My 'Foolproof' Gap Year Plan

I have mentioned once that I'm in the middle of my gap year. Honestly though, I don't know if I'll have a gap year, because whether or not I'll be having a gap year depends on whether I get accepted into uni for 2014 (not 2013 because I won't be old enough to live at the residential halls by then and I don't want to get in during the second semester). Getting in at the first semester is mainstream, but I want mainstream when it comes to uni schedules.

Gap years however are not so maintsream. A good friend of mine (let us call her Seesee Spongebob) once told me to use my time wisely. This was a simple yet precious advice. I don't know anyone else in my batch of graduates who are having gap years (I only know one or two souls who are keeping half a year vacant at max).

As for me, if I do get accepted into uni directly, I will leave for school in 2014. Which leaves me with a 1.5 year gap. If I don't get accepted into uni directly, I'll have to spend around eight months at a college for foundation. I would have to leave at 2013, and then I would have less than a year vacant. Even now, I do not know what will become of my fate in 2013. I have no idea if my documents have safely arrived at the university either (screw the mail tracking system for attempting to kill me by curiosity/nervousness overload). So right now is a very nerve-wracking time of my life. For the very first time my future will be decided by a third party :X

Until then, this is how the linguist rookie shall spend her gap year!

Translations: c'est moi (French): it's me; l'ordinateur (French): computer; mi sono perso (Italian): I am lost; 내가 제일 잘 나가 <naega je-il jal-laga> (Korean): I am the best (in reference to 2NE1's song)

Pretty legit, right? :D

So far I've had no major problems in following this schedule. Except for the fact that I am trying to write a trilogy, and am currently working on chapter 9 (out of 30? LOL) of the first book. I am a very, very slow person.

Sometimes, I get preoccupied by time-consuming things that arrive unexpectedly to my doorstep. I shall share the perfect example. Meet Zukkoke Sannin Gumi! (ズッコケ三人組)

When my mother was randomly flipping through channels on TV to see if there was anything interesting on, we came across this anime series by chance. What made me turn my head to the TV was the fact that it was not dubbed! It filled me with so much joy and intrigue that I continued watching it until the end of the episode. They put subs on, but that was it. All anime and drama series aired abroad should be like this :P

Raw or subbed Japanese anime/drama episodes are an entertaining and amazing listening practice for learners of the Japanese language. Even more, I found the characters and their kiddy voices too cute to turn away from. The story was rather entertaining as well, as I laughed a few times in some scenes where the kid in the red shirt and the cap, Hachibei, was getting too cocky. I'm going to ask my dad to download me a set of these episodes in raw, if they exist :3

Although this anime kind of ruined my plans to continue writing for the day, I was technically practicing my Japanese listening skills, so I guess that was a part of the gap year schedule too.

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Now listening: Love Sick - Sam Carter and Megan Lee (If there is one thing I dislike about this song - it's too short! I want moreeeeee X3)

Image source:

http://myanimelist.net/anime/11497/Sore_Ike!_Zukkoke_Sannin-gumi