a Bit Apprehensive

apprehension sets in as e clock counts down 2 departure for Australia..Newcastle dat is..hmmm, on a quiet nite i realli can look at e benefits n disadvantages of studyin abroad..

studyin overseas allows 1 to broaden horizons indeed..by forcin us 2 clean up after ourselves n cook edible dishes, in addition 2 jugglin uni work sometimes with a job n handlin profs from a completely different culture n race dat many times clashes with our own (becomin downrite rascism)

n we realise its not all bout e rat race...there truli r so many better things den juz studyin n gettin a job n strugglin 2 climb e corporate ladder...grades n studies r very important, but not evrythin...

but of course, we leav our frens n loved ones behind n those we care about...n all e things dat matter a damn 2 us..n e temptation 2 go in2 stuff like binge drinkin n Mary Jane(dats code for Mahjrihuana)n 2 stay on, bum aroun n bcome a bloke who forgets where he's from, mistakenli thinkin, "i'm local too"..n of course e whole loneliness issue(esp for frens who're havin long-d relationships)

i think in such a world, we're forced 2 grow up pretty quick n become self-sufficient but God-dependent..n we develop our own strong worldviews n moral systems...n we sometimes get a little eccentric...those not given e opp or not choosin dis so-called overseas experience can't see many things e wae we do..dats alrite...but we need to clear up dat we aren't snobs or jia kantang or lousy n can't get in2 local universities or dat our parents hav tonnes 2 fritter away..

many of us self support or hav limited support from parents..i mix mainli with e ex-polytechnic guys n gals who pay their wae thru uni overseas thru e sweat of their backs n brows..truli noble n i salute them forever...we all want somethin better man...dats y we're on study attachment overseas as i call it.... see u guys soon