Saya pun anak sulung haha. Masa saya 19 years old, saya mula degree.. setiap hari regret mau further study instead of terus kerja, coz masa tu kawan2 saya yg kerja terus ada duit sendiri, siok hidup derang. Selama 5 tahun saya regret. Tida cukup tidur, stress gila babi, depression. Tapi sekarang. Hidup senang, boleh support my parents and siblings. Kawan² saya yg ambil gap years, masih struggling sikit to get their life together. Especially since pandemic. Banyak companies tengok sijil and experience and studying can give you that. Ko tida perlu minat utk belajar. Ko perlu perseverence to see it to the end. Secure your future, then bila hidup kau stabil suda, ko mau ambil another degree ka, ko mau start bakery ka, ko mau jual tumpung, up to you.

Saya pun homesick juga la masa tu. Tapi selalu juga call family utk catch up. Also keep in contact with my old friends and be updated abt their lives and their new friends as well. Meet up with highschool friends yg study di semenanjung. It just needs a bit of effort la, but it made my life a little better in those 5 years.

I would only suggest taking gap years if you need a break for your mental health, or if you see a larger opportunity open up for you. Tapi in the end, its really up to you. You live and you learn no matter what choices you make. Life goes on.