Yo folks,
Today let's cakap-cakap tentang gap. You know gap as in jarak. As in gap year. I first heard of gap year masa time sekolah, zaman tengok cita-cita omputih kat TV2. Boleh kata selalu jugak cita remaja-remaja omputih yang dah habih sekolah ni akan pi gap year dulu buang setahun baru lepa akan further studies lepa. At that moment, I tak faham dan tak realize betapa significant nya gap year ni.
Masa I habis sekolah, I cepat-cepat ikut kawan isi borang sana sini nak sambung studies. Tak terlintas pun nak gap year atau tak. Lebih teruk ialah tak terlintas pun nak ambik course apa. Main tibai ja yang macam agak-agak boleh masuk and score, dengan lafaz Bismillah tick ja. Betapa mangkuk ayun nya I at that time.
Then masa lepas diploma, pun masih tak teringat nak ambik gap year or what not. Masa tu umur nak masuk 21. Dah dok kecut perut fikir kalau tak cepat study, akan dapat kerja lambat, akan dapat degree sangat lambat dan akan kahwin masa umur 50. Kerana takut kawin umur 50, i applied for degree straightaway.
Lepas dah habis dengan degree I was 24. At that time I dah ada kerja and a stable plan for my future. Kiranya akan sambung Masters right away. But then after a while I started to hilang minat dengan benda yang I buat. I felt so empty. Tiba-tiba otak mai pikiaq "is this what you really want cik menon??" Then tambah pula hal-hal yang tak dapat dielakkan menambah lagi banyak soalan. So I decided to take a year gap. Gap dimana I don't want to have a permanent, secure job. Gap where I don't enroll in any Masters and gap where I can learn about me and my abilities.
It was tough at first sebab I still need a job. Nak kena bayar duit keta and so forth. So I took up a part time job as a language helper. Kerja paling interesting and super fun dalam dunia I have to say. Pi jumpa expats and assist them belajar bahasa. The job is the most exhilarating job I ever kerja. I made new friends and family, belajar banyak tentang budaya and most of all belajar tentang kehidupan as manusia. Before kerja as language helper ni, I tak pernah terfikir pun that I am capable to deliver a message or even guide someone else untuk mendapatkan ilmu. But it turns out pretty well. I realized that I can do it. I enjoy doing it. Then I know yang I nak deliver these messages to other people as well. To a bigger group.
So, after a year and a half here I am, in my journey to be an educator. And this is another different chapter from having a gap and self discovering of course... I'm sure there will be lots of obstacles and challenges along the way but that's okay because I sangat percaya kepada pegangan "orang berjaya akan tersepak, tersadung, tergolek dan tersembam dulu sebelum dapat berdiri tegak". To adventurous educating life, I say BRING IT ON BABY!
Jadi, I really believe gap membawa seribu satu perpuluhan tiga kebaikan to discover your real talent, skill, passion and most importantly, your true self. So go ahead take a gap, enjoy and live life to the fullest especially during the gap and be back as a wiser and stronger person :) All the best to each one of us!
Today let's cakap-cakap tentang gap. You know gap as in jarak. As in gap year. I first heard of gap year masa time sekolah, zaman tengok cita-cita omputih kat TV2. Boleh kata selalu jugak cita remaja-remaja omputih yang dah habih sekolah ni akan pi gap year dulu buang setahun baru lepa akan further studies lepa. At that moment, I tak faham dan tak realize betapa significant nya gap year ni.
Masa I habis sekolah, I cepat-cepat ikut kawan isi borang sana sini nak sambung studies. Tak terlintas pun nak gap year atau tak. Lebih teruk ialah tak terlintas pun nak ambik course apa. Main tibai ja yang macam agak-agak boleh masuk and score, dengan lafaz Bismillah tick ja. Betapa mangkuk ayun nya I at that time.
Then masa lepas diploma, pun masih tak teringat nak ambik gap year or what not. Masa tu umur nak masuk 21. Dah dok kecut perut fikir kalau tak cepat study, akan dapat kerja lambat, akan dapat degree sangat lambat dan akan kahwin masa umur 50. Kerana takut kawin umur 50, i applied for degree straightaway.
Lepas dah habis dengan degree I was 24. At that time I dah ada kerja and a stable plan for my future. Kiranya akan sambung Masters right away. But then after a while I started to hilang minat dengan benda yang I buat. I felt so empty. Tiba-tiba otak mai pikiaq "is this what you really want cik menon??" Then tambah pula hal-hal yang tak dapat dielakkan menambah lagi banyak soalan. So I decided to take a year gap. Gap dimana I don't want to have a permanent, secure job. Gap where I don't enroll in any Masters and gap where I can learn about me and my abilities.
It was tough at first sebab I still need a job. Nak kena bayar duit keta and so forth. So I took up a part time job as a language helper. Kerja paling interesting and super fun dalam dunia I have to say. Pi jumpa expats and assist them belajar bahasa. The job is the most exhilarating job I ever kerja. I made new friends and family, belajar banyak tentang budaya and most of all belajar tentang kehidupan as manusia. Before kerja as language helper ni, I tak pernah terfikir pun that I am capable to deliver a message or even guide someone else untuk mendapatkan ilmu. But it turns out pretty well. I realized that I can do it. I enjoy doing it. Then I know yang I nak deliver these messages to other people as well. To a bigger group.
So, after a year and a half here I am, in my journey to be an educator. And this is another different chapter from having a gap and self discovering of course... I'm sure there will be lots of obstacles and challenges along the way but that's okay because I sangat percaya kepada pegangan "orang berjaya akan tersepak, tersadung, tergolek dan tersembam dulu sebelum dapat berdiri tegak". To adventurous educating life, I say BRING IT ON BABY!
Jadi, I really believe gap membawa seribu satu perpuluhan tiga kebaikan to discover your real talent, skill, passion and most importantly, your true self. So go ahead take a gap, enjoy and live life to the fullest especially during the gap and be back as a wiser and stronger person :) All the best to each one of us!
2 comments:
Hmm.. I actually terpikiaq gak bende yg same.. dulu gelojoh je nak sambung sbb takut nnt lmbt sgt banding ngan org len.. and now I realize something I've actually noticed before, I like being an educator..
*sigh*
Mase dah tak leh nak rewind dah nii..
Oh, btw, you're tagged hahah.. saje gatal kaannnn
yeay! welcome back tukang karut i always enjoy ur writing piece and now it seems u r back in the game hooray!!
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