My first amateur novel

Drop Out

First, napping. I will eliminate napping portion. I have spent most of my precious time in my tiny antique bed. I sleep even longer than polar bear. Can’t help it but I’m such a sleepy head. I yawn just looking at a spring bed advertising board. And what’s worse, I’m not that delicate in terms of beds. Any unoccupied place can be my warm comfy bed. From coach, dining table, bajaj, or even toilet seat.

Second, watching cartoons. I can spend the whole day in front of the TV to watch this particular show. It is time to stop. I am ten years too old to watch a talking dog. Even after I die, Tom will never catch Jerry and Tweety will keep on running from Sylvester. Ok, I must put watching cartoons in my not-to-do list. Should I also put gossip shows into my black list? It’s a hard decision. Infotainment is a longstanding competitor of cartoon when it comes to how I spend my time. I’m a bit hesitant to leave infotainment behind. Can I survive a living without fuss over other’s problems? No! I will survive, I must. God, please give strength to Your servant who is always tempted to meddle with other people’s business.

Third, Playing cards, or maybe I better use the term gambling. It is not only waste of time, but it also drains my money until it reaches emergency level. To be a gambler is bad enough but I worsen it by becoming a lousy one. I may have the style of Chou Yun Fat, the god of gamblers, but unfortunately I don’t share the fortune. I’m not a god of gambler, but god of gobblers, father of all losers.

Still a package with gambling, I really should stop drinking. What I mean is not drinking water or soft drinks, but alcohol. One function of alcohol is to clean tape recorders so the sound is clear. But if I put it in my stomach, I sound like a broken radio. People say I get really really messy and touchy. From this moment on, I don’t want to get drunk. No more.

I have written my top four Bad habits. Four is enough for the moment, I think. If I wrote all my bad behaviors, It would take seven years and seven nights. I guess I must give a big salute to the author of “Seven Habit” .

Now I begin to write down all good behaviors that I must build from now on.

I must wake up at 5. No , It isn’t realistic. I can’t do it. 5.30 sounds better. No, lets just make it 6, I can do a little exercise. Exercise? Maybe it is only good as a slogan, but it’s impossible to be done. I should only write down things that I can do, so orphanage visit and social work should be omitted.

Next, The habit that I must develop is reading. This is the biggest problem in my life. The genius who invented paper has cursed me with never-ending torment. I just hope there will be another genius who will end my suffering by inventing stuff like a pill of knowledge. Take it twice a day, than all theories and formulas will root in my brain. I just nod.

I think that is all good habits for the next morning. I review all the things written in my last. Ops! I didn’t realize I have written this much tonight. Much more than all writing I have made in my whole life. I’m not into writing, I write only if the other option is read.

But everything will drastically change from tonight. Reading and writing will take the largest portion of my time. If I did this a long time ago, instead of extending it to the seventh year, I will have graduated already.shouting,” adieu campus!”

This seventh year in school, or to be more specific, this fourteenth semester is my last change. If I still can’t make it, I will be dropped out. I must pass all fourteen credits this semester, the last nine will be taken next semester, plus business practicum and I will be a graduated student. Yes, I will be the eldest among students in the graduation so I must start facial and aging treatment so I won’t be that “obvious” among others in the graduation.

I bear the title, “the oldest student” in my major after Kid and Dodo left me. Kid moved to another university in the remote province so he can easily graduate. He is now a graduated student with bachelor degree behind his name. He wore his Toga and immediately looking for a cheap photo studio so he can took his picture. Maybe he was afraid his lecturer would take back his degree. Everyone knows, the only reason he was graduated was his lecturers were too sick to deal with his slow processing brain.

As Kid graduated, Jay left me even further. Unlike Kid who only moved to another university, Dodo moved to another world. Let’s pay our respects for a while for my beloved friend Dodo. I hope angels up there won’t ask him too theoretical questions. Jay got 5 for his religion subject. Dodo was actually a nice person ONLY if we can see him in a drug dealer’s point of view. Dodo died because of overdose. He was too depressed with the thought of being DO-ed, instead he died because of OD. Whatever he did on his life, I pray for the best. He suffered bad enough in campus, I hope he can rest in peace. Erghh, I think my last prayer is not necessary. He must be resting in peace since he gulped a bottle of antidepressant before he blew his last breath.

Kid and Dodo were only losers who are too afraid to face reality. Even if the three of us fought our way in the wrong path, I will fight my path back to the righteous track. I will struggle in my campus and finish these last two semesters. The key of successful is already on my hands,” leave old bad habits and start the new step.”

(Yawn…) I’m going to sleep now.