A letter from Sep 26, 2022

Time Travelled — about 1 year

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, By the time I'm writing this it's around 21:00, 26th of September 2022. You are currently studying for your tests for 3 subjects for tomorrow and I guess I'm not that concerned about it because I kept on procrastinating, I still have Drafting and Music to study, and I hope I'll ace them or at least have a passing score. The laundry is running with my uniform inside, I need to dry them later, but I want to sleep and just don't give a care about the 1st quarter exams. I'm looking forward to the 3rd of October 2022 because in God's Grace, hopefully, I'll be getting my Student Permit because I really wanted to try driving, my lifetime savings since 3rd grade was wiped out because of the course I took for this Student Permit, it would be really great if you've recovered the money by the time you are reading this. When you encounter any struggles then the best way to care is not to care. Just think about it for a minute and forget about it for the rest of the week, continue to be greedy of pleasure but please IN A GOOD WAY! Find hobbies that you are deeply interested in! I am hoping that you had learned coding even just a tad, you are 18 for Pete's sake. Wew that's a little cringe for a non-native English Speaker like me. You always wanted to travel around the world especially Europe and your dream vacation was Venice, Italy. Well considering the time and the situation we have now you are still probably dreaming of visiting Europe! But that's fine, dream and daydream if that's what keeps you going. It's still really far and a lil bit impossible to achieve anyway, I guess. By the time you are reading this I would want to have a decent paying freelance job that allows me to buy unnecessary things and purchase the in-game cosmetics that you've always wanted! I am expecting you to have decent knowledge in website development and maybe data analysis. Still, I know that paths change but I honestly cannot see myself other than working for the field of technology. I just hope you are being productive as day goes by, compared to myself now, I did not really do anything besides sitting and playing all day. -I'm not proud of this. So, I'm addicted to Valorant since 2020 but I haven't been really able to play because of classes and school activities. Plat 2 was your peak rating as of this time! But 2 years ago, you always wanted to go higher than that, well, I've realized that games are not that fun when you are busy with something outside of the screen. In spite of that, they are stress relievers for sure! AS OF THE MOMENT your friends and family are doing good, well it's just sad that Lolo is not there to send us updates about our relatives anymore, and Lola is living with Auntie for the time being. I know that a lot can happen in a span of a year, but I pray that I'll be able to cope with the changes. In case if I DIE, well.... That's really unfortunate considering I wanna grow old and travel (even though no cash) BUT it cannot be avoided. Always wondered about what is life after ***** and it's a pleasure to experience that welcoming feeling? Will I be able to meet deceased flowers that withered before us, or will it be just pure darkness? I hope heaven is real, yeah, definitely real right? I am optimistically hoping and praying for a great turn in our lives, may it be a business or something even greater that God allows to share with us. I hope you are able to acquire a non-pro license and road trip around your place. I hope you gain friends that are a good influence to you. I hope you earn money and be able to buy things like your last to the minute wish: drone, a MTB, a DSLR, a 144 HZ monitor. But you cannot buy them as of the moment because your savings are erased because of that SP. Plus, 1 year is a bit short considering I'm to lazy and I really wanna break this habit man. And you areee being a lil bit materialistic. I hope you'll have good and strong teeth. I hope you'll grow taller; I'll accept even an inch! I hope you'll spend time with your mates. I hope you'll learn to speak up. I hope you'll be productive I'm sleepy but I still need to study. In my 4 years of studying in that red school I've never ever gotten a perfect mark on a test. I would really love to try being that person for once but idk. I lack understanding, I guess. And don't forget to update me of the marks you got! (prob. forgotten by then) Happy Birthday! and update me about that golden dog and that chip dog, i mean, just things about life Sincerely yours, You @ 16

Epilogue

about 18 hours later

Hi 16-year-old self, your 18th birthday just ended an hour ago. First of all, you are now in senior high, the curriculum is a bit hard, and you have trouble...

Snndnteuadgri ni aslu-uelcrcp. Twih etsim airvdes sjtu semo at nief ouy ahev sesh' uyro doobl tcmceopdila ,tho asuulyl btu abd aols. .
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Untepdecex rttsa tath ot ,dneo f,fo yrou itno fiel ot aemc het snfride see wrdol 1th0 bslseoomd onit wne graed si tiipounorepts yflnial. Ikd ylfnlia emac iswh onit rteu looc opurg ouyr a fo ignleognb. Eht eht tgrih kdis opleep to hmte rewe uoy mte eb uyo oloc ardnteepi won hte asemewo omts utb htey heyt ni ear lw,el ont psat. .
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Rrsi'ved uyor eth onyl hwit i a oyu mnaet ti a ikle e!ivb mtepri aevh dvieits yoru ttse icn!eesl itfeorav fcsssuulyecl teh uoyr sceapl mcuis nliayfl nad nurret, ,rcboote kenw samek ertulft a,dmn imte ssdape tol het yromcotecl sired ryou swa w!esn ym of teh 'tndid tasl lsao enyercs ewer i tog esit!dxe usch tihw year, reyev nutestd ouy good hcihw aobkudgrnc tth,a you a nda enve tno dna hpta ehrat in nmoeidcb wne tub het bnanggi rac vrdniig. .
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I i'm awht orsuicu oyu fi era did oyrsr otlhae i it ll,we tub oyru ni otabu 81,ht. I dsee ot nlapt eyar yrrecntlu ym gnyapri esebcau gae ont etrhda a of am lwil ttah rsdyoet ehlwo for thsi. Lhaf psdlyuesop teh othmre idugnr tnwe we ril,ysft rhucch eat og nhte twhi lyrale retdtas depnhepa enog tino and ehnt our af,m rhe eht to or mablgin ftuals meolbrp hda to adm gnntiho us si irtsf adn yrou. Tsgsu,e tfsoao-df eth 2, ewtn otehr nlyo rfo a to endf ot ew hes nmyeo aneasrurtt to fetl and saev. Hes us skhatn $35 im' adlg tlfe hitw t,ho. Oofd enymo eht ,gsa asw for diddevi efe toll teh car adn. The oingg udlyr,e fo a rtafe mirbslgna inesligtn oemh her hdbrait,y lil spnet aws ot dan your ysorr me ainewngsr erh erts. .
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Oofrtg rypwseasxe grouhth etll saw y!ou lsoo it tirfs i uor onlg ot reve rdie nda uroy aifvorte. For iinnrga tlhsgi hrad us yelrla so saw cyit on t,ho ti. Tredi tepns gsues tbu it's imlf i pd-outebts" tsi sa pdceruo serits re,orcd "l,mif ebst soal shcu heig-ndh to of tnrceur ruoy nwo not itme tbauo tleusrs a cara,em to dveoi ot omnuat okwn drecor the tbu rhe prtdeu-eb daellc twih uyo gueva i pmale do a ouyr. Ahtt asw nda royu eerihnslos, so oury tswee asrsaetuntr ti tohs eht sdetta ceak lnaog iosvde iwht om,m ssa uyo ilke omrf it tahdiryb. Htkan hto.
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Duegess leik o,jb ouyev' of arecefeln yruo ubota lelw deram a. Aevdheci mi' intoneemtcp hmsaaed vrene i be azyl hist and ,it to. Taht a to ardnou enwh trecnru iarhecndn it cosme usestid rof si i,tb to gtnriipn a lootcian ytr ddi dna niusbsse but engamaemtn mtie elph oyur ew the. .
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Espts tevnra,igl sa ktangi ear fro ew atht lasml well adn nito. Nalflyi htta ithw to it niodemcb tbm apc,lse you nda town olsa anuodr wne oceltrcmoy an ouy the osvpredi dan have dire tofomrc. Uyo ouy ot uckyl are ithsgn rondua alvrte euebsac aehv htees it heepld. Sa edsi htgsni, fro i yfmlse of escienc nglakic ehat you ,ikllss ni hte era orutpecm ltlis. .
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Htat ton lkei ydsa od games layp irngud ouy adecorhr ,myrneao meti lylicscanooa aveh dysa,lhio od old uemcoptr het utb oth oyu tno for. Woh noksw leki scabeeu uoyr if dgpaesru nkow ti nad i ot lunit bke,i o-ixesnttnen nd'to rea vere tisll onw rgniapgdu 'lil ,ti ensde awtn uryo vngsais oyu sotp. .
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Tbu to ihwt to era iefl teh estvnaiddsag,a you da,y tbeetr edn eth ta fo tasavgadne a sway etshe genaid omvienpertm aveh. Orf do oru can tebs erttma the smnoetm i yrt beettr nda we ahtt pheo. G,iaan ot u!s phpya yrabhdti.
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Dna god rltil(a)e tbw istll rlfae si lsilt yoru oenmsdha dan ctue -.
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Lycp,fetleurs.
18 ); uyo ta.

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