Life Starts at 20

As this life goes by, I gradually change some of my life's principles. Now probably it's a good time to say, "I can't certainly put my life on the same standard all over the time." 

This is to say that, I should probably be more opportunist with every opportunities that I have in front of me. I can't deny the taste of regret is absolutely bitter, and maybe somehow I have been being too deterministic with the financial thingy that becomes a major obstacle for me to run all of those opportunities instead of being more optimistic. But then I believe, if it's not me who spins the wheel, I will never know who and when this wheel would probably move.

All I say is about having myself enrolled on the student exchange and other overseas-related program, things which I have been wondering since I first entered the college life. 

I should say that, to me, this life is such an endless roller coaster. Yes of course to some extents you can easily predict what your life is going to be by easily measuring every efforts you have made. But it's rather difficult for us to know where you will be at the next day, and most importantly how you can get there (which in my case is extremely beyond my expectation).

Being recognized as one of the student exchange awardees is such a massive honour for me. I could not have imagined that the intention of enrolling myself to Malaysia was surprisingly sending me into "Persiapan Keberangkatan - 01"   to De La Salle University (DLSU), Manila, Philippines. Awesome, Isn't it ?  

I shall recall, it was a big surprise covered in solid words when I was being offered with this opportunity by the program director. 

What's crossed in mind soon after hearing that was the old dilemma all over again. I prayed to God, this time I had to be sure that there would be a way for me to go there. 

I eventually decided to talk to my parents about what I had achieved. The result of the conversation between me and my parents was simply making me play "It's a Beautiful Day" from Michael Buble for the entire weekend.

Some says that life starts at 30, I don't know if maybe mine would start at 20. I know that taking this decision means I need to hold bigger responsibility, but again if it's not me who spins the wheel, then who?

Good luck for me!

Iqbal Dwiharianto