Home sweet home!!!

Although my home does not smell as sweet as how they always claim it should be, it is always the best place to be rather than anywhere else. Moreover, when I’m in the middle of facing turbulences in my everyday lives, my home is my everything. Nothing feels better than being able to sleep in my own bed, eating home-cooked meals while catching up with your loved ones at the same time. Well, probably not for most people. But any homey person like me could never agree less. For me, my definition of a perfect getaway would be watching movies from pirated VCD (since original ones cost more..) at home in my ‘kaftan’ eating rice with my mum’s famous ‘gulai ayam cili padi’(the dish I’ve been eating since as long as I can remember (pfffttt!!). Someone’s home is a place where he/she can be everything that he/she is not outside. A place where you keep all your childhood secrets and memories in a box written ‘my birthday box’ on it? Yes, unfortunately I’m one of that people who did those miraculous things. But actually I still keep all the things I want to be reminded of in the box sometimes. So that should be ‘do’ for present. Not past. Perhaps, a home might not be that sweet for certain people due to bad childhood memories. But I don’t think that we are capable of denying that a home is a major part of our life cycle on earth. Whether in a positive or negative way, it gives us unforgettable experiences to treasure. Spending most of my days here in Londang, looking at the same faces, solving the same mathematical calculations (and yet, I still confused 2x4 as 2+4????) and stressing my day out with tons of if-you-want-a-bright-future tasks, I always look forward to spending a nice, cozy weekend at home. It is no wonder why my roommates always say “it is the end of the world before she thought of spending a fortnight in MMC!”

A role model? Who’s yours?

A role model in my eyes is a person whom you adore and admire in many aspects. In other words, a role model is a person you want to emulate. Commonly, each and every human have their very own role models. But as for me, I couldn’t find a SINGLE person on earth that deserves my reverence. Instead, I found MANY! It sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? How can you possibly have many role models right? Actually, I really do. This is so because I’ve been learning from every single person around me my whole life. From different aspects obviously. Be it in the form of admiration or a lesson to learn, these people influence my changes and my development in many great ways. I’m not saying I possess many great values here, please don’t get me wrong. (Also not saying that I don’t have any). It’s just that, without them realizing it, these people have contributed a lot in refining my incompetence as well as my perspectives towards matters. My sisters for example, unconsciously accommodate me with a path of learning quite mane deals of life from their distinctive behaviors. From the taste of fashion, to cooking, up to the do’s and don’ts to survive this world of rivalry.(I sounded just like King Leonidas in ‘300’ with a very, very apparent set of ‘muscles’ on my chest don’t I?? :D) Back to the topic, so apart from my three angels, my friends have been a good example as well. Learning from my peers in this college especially, they thought me to be a hardworking and motivated student instead of being a professional procrastinator. Not forgetting, my lecturers who indirectly instill confidence and faith in me through their memorable words. Even the ‘mak cik cleaner’ thought me that a single penny demands for excruciating hardwork. My parents who raised me to be an independent and a realistic young lady just by doing exactly the opposite also taught me that nothing in life comes easily. Now my entry suddenly sounds like a piece of acknowledgement for a research paper. Great! So you see, this is why I can’t manage to find a particular role model. Why settle for just one when you can have them all? However, no matter how much you adore someone, be sure not to imitate him/her by changing everything about yourself. Because the last thing you want to do is to be someone else when each and every one of us are born special.