Catching up with Basten.
Hey, blog!!
I haven’t written anything lately, huh? I’m sorry. I’ve been very busy….writing…writing my assignments! D’oh. I promised that I would write more often, but things were very handful and I only got two hands and 1 small, old brain. 
But anyways, I’m back! I’m not promising that I will write more often, but I can promise you that if I have the time and the will (ehehe), I will visit you and post something. Seriously, like anything. Ooh, I’ve got something big I want to tell you, just wait and keep reading 
So, let’s catch up with my life. (YAAAY!) Ok, let’s start with where we left off. My last post was on January 10th. Okay, then. So, practically let’s start with my 6th semester. Yep, after that post, my 6th semester starts. It is done, now. It was VERY hectic. Again, VERY! On my last week of that semester, I still got FOUR papers to write! Three in Bahasa and 1 in Nederlands. How could I get through that? Well, i finished all three in three days by typing what’s in my head. Just rambling about things. And the last one, because I kinda enjoyed writing that paper, I really put my efforts into it. I mean like going to the library, read the books, and everything. It was really my pure work. Why? Well, because that paper is like going to be my future thesis so that I can graduate.
“But Basten, those wouldn’t take so much of your time?” Well, I know. But I also got other things, too. At the very beginning of that semester, I was chosen to be one of the candidates for “Mapres/Mahasiswa Berprestasi” and I was told to write a paper about Betawi culture in 4 days. And then, I got this event in which I was chosen to take part as the Documentation. And because of that event and me taking part in it, we need money and in order to get the money, we went ‘ngamen’ (it’s like street-singer, get it? I know you do) So my life during my 6th semester was somewhat like this : Mon-Fri, go to school until noon and then doing homework in the evening and then sleep. And on weekends, I go ‘ngamen’ at night.
Not only that, I was also chosen to go and have a workshop with a band from Belgium. Well, there was 12 students, actually. And for three days, we were like quarantined and during that time, we made songs and created a full performance which was shown the day after the last day of quarantine. It was a really great moment. Oh, btw, the band called Buurman. Actually the band have 5 personnels, but only two of them and their manager who could come. So yeah, again, it was a lot of fun. Geert (lead-vocal, guitarist), Stijn (vocal, playing all instruments), and Karolien (manager, Geert’s wife-they were both so cute together) were very cool and funny. We had a great time. By the way, Stijn could play every single instrument he brings! What a crazy man he is Their songs are also good. I loved their music, but not so much with the lyrics.
Still waiting for the big news? Not yet! And there went my 6th semester life. Full with studying, events, and assignments. It was frustrating but I could handle it good enough. I was very busy and without my knowing, I was already having my mid-term exams and final exams. It really went like a blink.
So that was my college life. My love life, you ask? Meh. Not so much. Nothing, actually. Nada. Niets. Nul. I was starting to believe that my love life is something I could leave and get on with my own life. I think I’m done with it. Not that I’ve found someone, let alone ‘the one’, but I’m tired. I’m already exhausted from my college life and everything else, so I really have no strength at all to struggle for someone who’s not worth my efforts. So, yeah, I’m done having my hopes up for my love life.
So, anything else to tell? Hmm, let me think. I guess no, except for my biggest news! Here it is! So, in the month of March, my teachers called me and my other 3 friends and told us that we got the chance to attend a summer course in the Netherlands or Belgium. HELLS YEAH! And it’s fully paid by the embassy. So, me and my one friend go to Ghent, Belgium, while the others go to Zeist, Netherlands. And I’m going to go on 30 July! Ooh can’t wait. It’s 10 days again from now. The summer course is for 3 weeks, but I get one week free after the summer course to visit other countries. And I’ll be going to Germany, French (Paris, to be exact) and of course, the Netherlands. Wooohoo! It is a dream come true for me. I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life and now it’s the time for me to enjoy all of my hard work. I’m really thankful for it, God. Oh and this will be my very first international flight. P.S : I’ll be transiting in Dubai for like 9 hours! Gaaah. But I don’t care hahaha 
So there it is, Ghent! Looks like a pretty city and I’ve heard so. So, yeah, I’m very excited!! See you! Wish me luck for everything
Bye for now.
