Once upon a time, a girl was born and she was the youngest in her family. Some wanted her name to be 'Siti Ramadhan' and some wanted her name to be 'Aisyah'. Well, the girl was grateful enough that her name 'Nur Aisyah' and not 'Siti Ramadhan'. After six years living in this world, her father died and she witnessed her mighty father collapsed before her eyes. They were on their way back home from her father's village when her father started to feel 'sick'. She still remember when her father told the mother "Take over the car when I start to tell you that I'm having headache," while the truth was she's the only one who heard it. After hours of drive, her father told them that he was having headache so he drove to nearby oil station and after half an hour, her father started the car and continued.
A few minutes passed, her father told them that he was in pain so he pulled over the car by the road and paralyzed. Her mother pulled the hand-break to stop the car. Then, they tried to seek help from the road user but no one even cared to look back, curious or stopped their car and help. Her mother took over the car with her father sat on the passenger seat.
"Father, are you hurt?" She asked her father. Her father pointed his finger at his stomach and started to cry. The girl understood that her father was in pain but she couldn't cry. Her brother beside her started to cry and taught the father how to recite 'kalimah syahadah'.
The mother sent both Aisyah and brother to home while she stayed at the hospital taking care of their father. The next day, their oldest sister arrived from Ipoh and then she drove them to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. At 11 a.m, her father died and left the world for the better place. She heard a lot of crying and screaming. She saw a lot of staring blankly and tears. No matter how she tried, she couldn't cry. Until this moment, she kept asking herself 'why'.
Being born into a minority in today's world has shaped me very differently in comparison to the majority. Ever since I was a child I felt as if I was being pressured into things to make my family proud. ... In reality they were just being pessimistic. ... It's terrible that I think of myself this way. ... I just felt it being awkward. ...
This included my relationship with people •Gina made me realize the importance of being open-minded when I interact with other people, of accepting them the way they are, and trying to find something I like about everybody in order to create a pleasant experience for both sides. ... In this sense, Gina also helped me reconsider the way I viewed myself. Before I met her, I had always looked at myself too seriously and too critically. ... Gina taught me how to relax, how to look at myself with a smile, and be able to joke about my own weaknesses in order to feel comfortable with myself an...
It would be tough to travel this road at night without being familiar with it first. ... Looking at the child made me remember being that young with no worries or cares in the world. ... He said after that point, he liked being by himself. I then realized why I enjoyed playing by myself so much. ... I realized why I liked playing by myself at that age so much. ...
I never asked myself if there was difference. ... As I asked myself, I found that I believe that there are two extremely different bodies. ... It didn't just make me realize of other possible ways the earth and the universe became, instead of being created by God, but that I am not as close to God as I would like. I am very thankful that I enrolled in this class because I don't think I would have asked myself on my own if I am satisfied of how I live my life according to God. ... I would not have taken time for myself to evaluate the way I think of Him. ...
I can personally relate to Jerry in the sense that during the course of my life I have encountered challenging situations, pushed myself to face them, and overcame my fears. ... I always wanted just once to go with everyone down the tougher slope but I could never bring myself to do it. ... Encouragement from everyone wasn't much help either because them telling me how easy it was and how non frightening it was only made me feel ridiculous for being frightened in the first place. ... In the same way that Jerry "knew he must find his way through that cave, or hole, or tunnel, and out ...
Jane seems very morbid for her age, as she thinks about death and even considers starving herself, " never eating more, and letting myself die." ... In these first two chapters Jane shows her self to be quite rebellious, especially for a ten year old girl in Victorian times, and it is suggested that this is a new thing for her, "I resisted all the way: a new thing for me," Rather than being seen and not heard, as was the convention for Victorian children, Jane is heard, as she is outspoken about how cruel John is ("Wicked and cruel boy!") ... said my reason- Jane's thoughts of suicide in...
I thought to myself, "I"m not going to have the baby today. ... I was scared myself. ... "I have so many clothes that I should give away," I thought to myself. ... I felt as though my stomach was being scrunched into a small ball and then ripped out. ...
Religion In any nation around the world there is always one thing they all have in common : Religion. All countries have a religion or many religions from Christianity to Muslim. Most people believe in some kind of god but there is a small percentage of people out there that don'...
I would consider myself a very lucky girl. I had a mother who stayed home and raised George and myself until I was seventeen, and a father who worked his tail off so she could do so. ... I have been through a lot in my life for only being twenty-two, yes I have done my share and sometimes I have felt like I have done others share of crying, yet I am thankful to have such a strong foundation to pull myself back up. ...