Blog about Yoo, but me

Today I thought I would write about something different. Taking a break from writing about Japan.

Well sometimes I think to myself what it would be like 10 years from now. But let me tell you what it was like 10 years ago.

I am in highschool then. I’m beginning to settle with the new friends I’ve made. My marks are slowly dropping as all you want to do is have fun. In my last year of high school, things are good. You have your friends established. Everyone knows you. Life is good. But you realize you have to focus on your marks for university. Well for me, I still half-assed it. I still got above average marks in most of my classes. However, due to my laziness, all I wanted to do was finish school and start working. So I decided to go to college despite getting accepted to most of the universities I applied to. All I wanted to do is make money so I could buy myself a motorcycle. lol.

Well I’m in college now. Most of my friends are in university. At first, I didn’t care. All I was thinking about was the $$ I would be making after I graduate. College felt like high school again. And what made things worse was the lack of girls. “Whatever!” I thought.

So after graduating, I had trouble finding a decent job. I had a good GPA but had little to no experience. I eventually got a job. A below average paying job. Thinking, “Wow! What a waste of time and money going to college to get such a sh!tty job. However, I was still happy that I got my first real job.

I finally bought the motorcycle I always wanted. Most of my friends are still in university while I’m working. So I was having fun with the motorcycle. But at the same time, I was still lonely. We moved to Burlington to make things worse. I was far from all my friends.

I eventually got layed off after working 6 months. Life got pretty stale from then on. I was living off EI and basically took a good 3/4 months off. Well it wasn’t so bad. I was getting paid to do nothing. lol. At that point, I told myself I was going to go back to school. I applied but found out I was too late in registration. And I couldn’t start school in January. I had to wait till next September if I got in. I wish I had a applied earlier. I applied anyways.

At that point, I wasn’t sure if I would get accepted or not. So I decided I would find another job. I still didn’t have much experience but I found one company that would take me. It was very low paying job. I didn’t care. I just wanted to work. I had to travel around Ontario. Like Toronto, Niagara Falls, Barrie, Belleville, etc. I really enjoyed it. It really put me of my comfort zone. I had always talk with people. So it was an awesome experience.

During that time, I also got an early acceptance to the University of Toronto for Computer Science. I was super excited. As crazy as it may sound, I was looking forward to going back to school.

School was soon to start so I had to quit my job. Unfortunately, I had to sell to sell the motorcycle. It was sad moment. But hopefully, I’ll buy another. It was first year and I was older than everyone. It felt awkward at first but I fit in just fine. I met new people from my classes and also at KCF. It was a good year. Everything was new. Things were starting to pick up again. Why didn’t I go to university first? I ask myself this all the time.

2nd year was a breeze. Well not really. Failed my first course in my entire educational life. It was a depressing moment. However, I moved on. That wasn’t going to stop me from moving forward. 3rd year was better. I was enjoying a lot of the classes I was taking. They were difficult but I enjoyed the challenge. I also had PEY applications, resumes, interviews also to worry about. I was keen on going to Japan to work. I wanted a challenge and prayed really hard for this job. Well, thankfully, I got the job. I was not expecting it at all. I guess the college and the work experience paid off in the end.

So here I am in Japan. Doing an internship with Epson. I’m half way done and it feels unreal at times. I know I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t go through all of what I went through. It was long journey thus far. I look back and I have no regrets. Well maybe a few but I’m thankful for where I am.

The next 10 years of my life will be exciting. I know it. I look forward to so many things. I’ll be finishing up school, starting up my career, buying another motorcycle, and of course finding a girlfriend. lol. It will be exciting times. Not only for me but for all my friends too. I’ll probably be going to a lot of weddings and seeing a lot babies. It’s a new chapter in life and I am excited. Are you?