I have been doing a lot of thinking these days. Days after days and years after years had passed and wonder what my teen-self thought what her future would be like? Will it be same as now? struggling to own some properties which I could proudly say I earned them and trying to pay off my tuition loan for my degree? Strange enough I couldn't recall what I thought of where would I be and what would I achieve when I hit 26 years mark. I could let the history repeat itself when I hit 27 or 28 years and still wondering am I where I thought I would be when I was younger. Therefore I'm dedicating this to my future self who will be 4 years older : i will be 30 years old by then.
I will be 26-years old coming May with 1 bachelor degree , a normal pay job and approx 20k of study loan to pay off. Ohh... it would be only 17k in May because I'm paying 1k per month . So hopefully if nothing go wrong, I would have already paid off all my loan before 30s. It would seems as tall order now with skyhigh properties price globally but I will try to own a house or land before my 30s. Hopefully , I earned one master by then. Education is always on top of my list. Plan to travel 15 countries before 30s . Since having traveled to 7 countries ( 1. Singapore, 2. Vietnam, 3. Malaysia , 4. Indonesia , 5. Cambodia, 6.Thailand, 7.Philippines) , I still have 8 more to go.
My most important note to you is this " always be a person who gives rather than being a person who always takes". I would like you to give and share with people who need , not with people who want. Always remember that you were young and you were at that stage when you encounter something and be considerate. Not saying you should be selfless but you should know there are others who are less fortunate than you are and never forget to help a little at each time. Life is unpredictable. I may not live long but I will try to make as many impact to the surroundings as I could in positive ways and I'm already doing some. My note to you is don't forget what I had started and don't immerse too much in work , family and all the social problem that you will have in your life. When Life give you lemon, make lemonade!!