An exciting day

Today, my cousins came to my home to ask for help about how to choose the best college. They had passed the college entrance examination. I'm so glad that I could offer some suggestions and I hope they get accepted to a college that they like.

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I had planned to do my written driver's test at the end of this month. However, the government has just announced that it will need be cancelled due to severity of the coronavirus. It is quite difficult to make plans as a result.

The government hasn't cancelled practical driving lessons yet, so if I had finished the written exam, I could have taken my driving lessons in Hong Kong. The system here requires students to pass the written exam first, and then we can proceed to the practical driving lessons.

How do people learn to drive in your home country? What’s the driving certification process like? Currently, I’m stuck at the written driving test. I’m not sure when I will be able to take it; I need to wait for the announcement from the government.

This past April, I had planned to travel to France and the UK, however because of the outbreak of the virus, I had to postpone this travel. I have no idea when I will travel again. There are lots of uncertainties at the moment - not just for me, but for many people as well.

Whenever I feel a bit upset in front of friends or especially loved ones, I pretend that nothing is wrong. Deep inside of my heart, though, I don’t feel quite happy.

The unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 percent. A few weeks ago, I found a job which was supposed to start from 31 July. Again however, as a result of the seriousness of the coronavirus, my supervisor informed me via Whatsapp that the commencement date had been postponed. I had anticipated this would happen, but that doesn't make it any happier.

Today, stricter measures have been implemented. There is a ban on dining in restaurants and bars, the size of public gatherings will be limited to two people and it is now mandatory to wear a mask outdoors, in order to reduce the transmission of the Coronavirus. The extra-curricular activities at school and tutorial centre have been suspended. What are the safety measures in your country? Are they similar?

A great number of employees have stopped working at the moment due to COVID. If this was simply an extended holiday, it would be great. If the vacation lasts too long without being paid, however, people will begin worrying about the future and thinking about when the virus will be eradicated.

From a child’s perspective, they might feel care-free as they don’t need to go to school to learn anymore. In the long term though, I suspect that it will have detrimental effect on children as well, as they have lost the opportunity for interaction and communication with other children so as to develop their language and social skills.

Imagine the future

Today we had a interesting free talking topic about future.

The question was "do you think it's possible to have a happy family and a successful career at the same time?"

I think the answer to this question should be yes. For someone's personal growth, from graduation, looking for a job and getting married, there must be a possibility for a satisfactory family and a fairly good job.

Moreover, it depends on one's own goals. If a person has high ideals or very large aspirations, it may be more difficult to achieve what he wants. But for a very ordinary person like myself, in the next few years I hope to have a stable job to afford to support myself. If I had a loving family and a stable job, I think such a life would be enough for me.

July 29, 2020 Wednesday Sunny

My life in university is so busy that I wonder if I have enough energy. I divide my college life into four parts: study, student activities, general life and library visits. The most important aspect is studying.

When I first went to university, I didn't study hard and ended up I wasting my time. I made up my mind to study hard and pursue learning as much as possible.

Day-2 (practice my writing)

The place I want to visit after this pandemic over is Yogyakarta because it has many beautiful places that I want to re-visit. The last time I went to Yogya was in 2015 with my friends. On the first day, we went to Prambanan Temple by motorcycle and took many photos there. That night, we went to Alun-Alun Yogya for a bicycle ride and enjoyed the colorful lights. We also had a culinary tour. We spent the second day at Parangtritis Beach. We went to Malioboro Street that night for a culinary tour. We also went shopping for some clothes and merchandise. The next day, we had to head back to our home and finish our holiday. I would like to visit another place in Yogya that has never I visited. When COVID-19 is over, I think I'll need a short holiday and I want to go to Yogya.