The news is out! (Part 2)

So, the news is out. I'd be teaching till the end of July. I'd finish all the syllabus that is needed for your CA2 in Term 3 (Must be responsible!). I'm sad to leave everyone but hey, some sacrifices have to be made.

In fact, my last blog entry of the 'Gap year' entry is pretty relevant. Usually, the gap year is a period of time between graduation and the next step of work. It gives many youths the chance to get away from jumping straight into the rat race in the work place from the rat race in school.

For me, my year away in London will serve as a period of time between work and more work. *laugh* But it serves the same purpose of being a journey of self-discovery. I hope to be able to reflect on some important decisions that lie ahead regarding my career.

Since I am old enough to work, I have been doing some part-time work. I know what it is like in the service sector, financial sector and, of course, the education sector.

I have travelled, pretty vastly, I must say. I've always had the wander-lust in me. I 'blame' this on my grandparents who brought me around to various parts of Malaysia when I was 4 to 6 years. They were wayang performers and hence, the travels with them had trained me well for my backpacking trips to Asia, Europe, New Zealand (just haven't gone to the States and Australia yet). In fact, my grandfather is still performing wayang and will be going on a trip in 2 weeks' time. I do miss watching wayang and hope there'd be an opportunity for me to follow him on a wayang trip before I leave for London.

Through my overseas service-learning (OSL) trips to Vietnam, India and Cambodia, I hope I have made a difference in the lives of others through community service. I also hope that I have made a diiference in my students' lives when we bring them on the OSL projects.

During the year ahead, I hope that it will provide me not only the chance to further hone my IT skills, but also a chance to challenge myself. The combination of taking classes, managing my LIMITED finances, coping with a totally different weather system and environment, and being alone overseas will be both physically and psychologically exhausting. Will I be able to handle the ups and downs of this experience?