5 reasons why you should move out

Okay, maybe I did not move out.

I was forced out of town, by my dreams, in a bid to pursue further education.

 

My point is, there should always be a point in time when you live on your own, at least once.

Well, maybe not literally (I live with my aunt),

but at least away from people you're dependent on.

Here's why.

 

1. Learn.

Being alone will 'force' you to learn, in a good way I hope.

And it's always the learning process that helps you become independent and responsible.

Not saying that I am.

Cause i'm still learning.

It's hard, but if you're learning, someday, it'll become part of life.

 

2. Responsibility.

Oh the R word which is heavier than it already sounds.

But yes, it's one thing you'll be forced to learn.

From filling up your car's gas tank, the dreaded car wash trip,

or even going out just to get some takeaways.

I will admit that I am a tad bit forgetful sometimes. Okay, maybe a little more than sometimes.

But nevertheless, oh how I've learnt.

 

3. Money!

Remember the days when you're done with your meal and

you just walk out feeling the breeze when your parents foot the bill?

Well, walk out now and you'll probably have to face the walk of shame as the waiter calls after you across the restaurant and escort you back to the cashier....

*well, don't ask me how I know, just don't.

Also, you'll start to wonder why are the RM50s in your wallet are vanishing

faster than Dominos can deliver your pizza.

 

4. Thankful.

Trust me, no matter how grateful you previously were,

you will be even more thankful now.
The mighty Internet or the brilliant invention of Skype,
the founder of telecommunications.

Especially if you've never said Thank God for Penang Char Koay Teow,

you will once you're reunited with it.

Not forgetting the people you've once taken for granted before this.
 

5.  Decide.
Decisions, decisions.
Finally, you will learn how to make em, and be responsible for them.
life is always easier when someone else makes the (major) decisions for you
and you can just flow along.
but then you'll reach a point in life
when you can't just tell the waiter
"i'll have anything",
*I mean, unless you're the reason why people hate working in the service line*
just as you did to your father when he asks you about dinner.

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Nevertheless, it's not that scary once you've tried it.
but like every life-changing decision,
it takes courage, something which I am still gaining everyday.
and so will you, if you're willing to take a leap and
follow the winds of life to wherever it may lead you to.

 

x

 

lots of love,