My life has turned into a drama. Well, not exactly a drama. More like a cheesy daytime soap opera. If things could turn better for me in the next few days, then it could be a reasonable primetime drama. If things got really good in the next few weeks, it could be a reasonably good drama about a struggling university student.

Cue soundtrack by Clint Mansell. Focus the shot on my face, soundtrack erupts into a climax, wait for it, wait for it..

Wait until the protagonist smiles, then cue overhead shot, slowly tracking the protagonist through a wide open space, leaves falling, cut to black. Bam. Roll credits.

In a couple of months, if nothing bad happens, and providing that I don't lose my legs, arms and sex organ during transit in Malaysia, I will be sitting in a Kijang, driving to Semarang, listening to a mixtape of Iron and Wine.. and waiting for the sun to set so we can stop by the side of the road and smoke kreteks while looking at the passing cows. Boy, that's a long sentence.

The scene is thus set for a kickass coming-of-age movie.