✽ Free Writing

I read a horoscope. The content was when you wanted to get a beautiful face you must put make up without seeing a mirror. Then I tried to apply it. After I finished, I looked at the mirror and then I was surprised because I missed my tooth. I read a horoscope again, I realized the exception stated in it that people couldn’t practice it at night because it could make you lost your tooth.

✽ Memoir

Got Injured

When I was a little, my parents built a new house in a housing estate. One afternoon, me, my father, my mother and my younger brother went to see our new home. When we got there, my father entered the house and went around to check what the builders were doing. A few moments later, we visited one of the neighbors who were very close to us. Once we got there, we were given a drink and some snacks. My parents talked to them while my brother and I blended in playing with their children, Diva who were at the same age as us. Then I borrowed Diva’s small two-wheeled bicycle. “Diva, may I borrow your bike?” I said. “Yes you can but for a moment, please.” replied Diva. “Okay, thank you.” I said again. Then I headed to a high place because their house was under a derivative road. While getting ready to glide I counted myself to three, then I was free to loose and when I jumped. I realized that it turned out that the bike I was riding had no brake. I remembered once at that time, I was wearing my favorite green nightgown which had no sleeve. At the end of the road there was a small gutter. I did not remember the time after I slid. I fainted at that time. When I opened my eyes, it turned out that I was in my old house and I was crying because my whole body felt very painful. Then I knew that I had a lot of wounds on my body: a tear in the right forehead, a wound in the right arm, and a wound in the chest. When my father and mother told me about the tear on my forehead, they told me that the wound must be sewn. I cried and I said that I didn’t want to be sewn out of fear. Finally, a tear wound on my forehead was only given medicine and covered in a bandage.

✽ Short Story

A Shocking Day

When I was in elementary school, after sport class, we took a break while changing clothes. Veta and I sat in front of dressing room.

“Veta, will you accompany me to the canteen to buy some snacks?”, I said.

“Of course, Gessa”, she said.

In the canteen, we bought snacks to eat in front of the dressing room. In one of the snacks I bought, there was a chili sauce.

“Can you help me to open the sauce?”, I asked.

“Of course”, she asked.

She exactly sat next to me and opened the sauce. When she opened it, the sauce hit my right eye. We were shocked. My eye was felt like burning. She panicked and looked scared. Then I screamed and cried while closing my eye. My mind frivolously thought that I would never be able to see again. My heart was beating fast like a rushing horse. I didn’t know where she went and I lost track of her.

“What’s wrong with you Gess?”, asked my other friends.

“My eye was affected by the chili sauce when I asked Veta for help”, I said.

 (My friend took me to the bathroom.)

“Open your eye, we will splash your eye with water”, They said.

It was hard for me to open my eye. Slowly I opened my eye and in a bent position, standing in front of the wastafel with my head tilted, my eye began to be doused with water by one of my friends. Farah searched for Veta because she left without any words. Apparently she was sitting alone in the classroom.

“Veta, why you are in class instead of helping Gessa?”, Farah approached and asked.

Veta didn’t say anything. Farah was upset and came out of class and met my other friends while expressing her frustration to Veta. Farah accompanied me in the bathroom while my other girlfriends approached her to class. Because they were upset, they questioned Veta in a loud tone while pointing a finger at her.

“Why you don’t care about Gessa? Why did you leave when you make her eye hurt?” they asked.

Veta just kept silent, still not wanting to speak. They got more annoyed with her and spoke with a higher tone.

“Why, Vet? Please answer, don’t just be silent. You have to care about her because you are responsible for this!”, They said.

(Veta got scared and started dropping tears.)

“Why did you go, Vet?”, asked the others.

(Veta soon cried and looked down while crossing her arms on the table.)

Break was almost over. All of my friends went to class except me and Farah who accompanied me in the bathroom. A few minutes later, my teacher came to continue the study. Then she saw Veta crying.

“What happen Veta?”, asked my teacher.

One of my friends told her what happened between me and Veta. Then my teacher calmed her and she stopped crying. After that my teacher went to the bathroom to see me.

“Are you okay, Gessa?”, asked my teacher in a worried tone.

“My eye is still poignant ma’am”, I said.

(My teacher saw my eye and she saw that my eye was red.)

“You need to go to the medic room to rest there, Gessa. Farah, you must accompany her to go there”, asked my teacher.

“Yes ma’am. I will accompany her to go to medic room”, said Farah.

(My teacher returned to the class and resumed the lesson.)

The school bell rang, signaling that it was time to go home. Parents had gathered at the gate to pick up their children. There were also parents who enter the school and waited for their children in front of the class. When Veta left the classroom, her mother who was waiting for her in front of the class saw her.

“Why you look like someone who had been crying, what happen?”, said her mother.

“Because she hit Gessa’s eye when Veta open the sauce for her”, said my friend while bringing my bag and Farah.

And my teacher came to Veta, Veta’ mother and my friend. My teacher explained what happened between me and Veta.

“Where is Gessa now?”, said Veta’s mother.

“In the medic room”, said my teacher.

Then they hurried to the medic room. Coincidentally, we had not been picked up by our parents. Veta’s mother saw that my eye was red.

“Veta, you have to apologize to Gessa”, said Veta’s mother.

Veta was silent. I wonder what made her silent. Maybe she was so surprised and she was scared and she didn’t know how to deal with this kind of thing.

“Veta, you have to apologize to Gessa”, said Veta’s mother once again.

“I am sorry, Gess”, said Veta.

“It’s okay”, I said.

Then Veta’s mother wanted to take me to the eye doctor but I refused. Veta’s mother also apologized to me.

“Gessa, hopefully get well soon and please apologize for what happened today”, said Veta’s mother.

“Yes aunt”, I said.

Veta and Veta’s mother came home and a few minutes later my mother picked me up. My mother went straight to the medic room after being told by my friend that I was there. My mother ran toward me to the medic room.

“What is wrong with you, why your eye is red?”, asked my mom.

“No, mom, I just got hit by the sauce”, I said.

Then, my mother brought me home and the next day my eye was recovered.

✽ Poem

✽ Biography

Brightness of Mine

Emiliano Surendra Nagawatu or often be called Anyo was born in Ruteng, Manggarai Flores on June 7, 1996. He began his education at the St. Gabriel Leda Catholic Kindergarten, Cewonikit Ruteng Catholic Elementary School, Pius XII Kisol Seminary Middle School for a short time and moved to St. Fransiskus Xaverius Ruteng Catholic Junior High School, Setia Bakti Ruteng Catholic Senior High School majoring in Social Sciences and graduated in 2014. Then he continued his study at Atma Jaya University in Yogyakarta by being accepted into the Informatics Engineering major. When he entered college (Semester 1), he already felt tired because of the countings and he chose to live freely. His roommates, people from the same region, brought him into ruin and nightlife. At first, they took him to a cafe, in the Malioboro area where there was ‘Lucifer cafe’. There he drank and got drunk together with the new friends who were introduced by his regional friends. When getting drunk, he cried happily in front of the crowd because he felt freedom. From that moment metting drunk became a habit. Every day he was drunk. He also tattooed the legs and arms of his body. He lived a very bad life until semester 4.

✽ Testimony

It’s fun to study in creative writing class with try to remember events that have happened in my life. With the guidance Mr. Septa, I can write with imagination and write better.  Thank you sir.

Identical twins, a party invitation, and locked closet.

My friend just gave identical twins birth. She was so happy, and to express her happiness and gratitude she held a party. Of course she invited me too. Unfortunately, on that party I got a bad stomach ache and it made me go back and forth to the toilet. I did not know how could I be locked in that toilet. I really scared, I screamed and tried many ways to go out of that.  It useless. I stuck in the toilet for two hours until my friend finally come and helped me. The next day she told me that the toilet I used yesterday had not been used for a long time and she also wondered how I could find that toilet, which was located at her backyard.

YOU ARE ITALIC.

I AM BOLD

The Dilemma-Ben

In 2011, Ben already finished taking his bachelor degree in Meulborne, Australia. He decided to go back to his country and starting to build his career by working in an elementary school as a teacher. Marry is Ben’s mother. She was such a lovely and caring person. She really loved her one and only son, especially since her husband passed away. Actually Marry hoped that Ben would continue his study owing that they were good in financial, but it seemed like Ben already made his own decision to became a teacher. It made her a bit dissappointed.

Day after day Marry watch her son. She became talkless to him. Although she could see now that her son was considering to be a headmaster in the school but it won’t be enough to change her behavior. She became more unhappy knowing that Ben wouldn’t continue his study was because of his girlfriend, Anne. Anne was a woman who grew in the same countryside. Marry knew more about Anne than her son. He surely wouldn’t leave Anne and undergo distance relationship. Marry didn’t allowed their relationship. For Marry, Anne was such an uneducated person.

A year went, November arrived and had more rainy days. The sky looked grey often. The growing-plants look more green in roadside park. Marry knew that Ben often met Anne. She became angry and jealous.

One cloudy evening, Ben met Anne in a cafetaria. They sat there together and talked many things happily. Ben returned to his house full of joy, his eyes were bright ad his heart full of happpiness. Marry already prepared the dinner. Ben sat down in front of his mother as usual. At first, he didn’t care of her silence.

Then he started speak. “Lately, we have eaten our meals in silence, mom. What’s wrong?”. “Nothing.” Ben’s mother replied, “But you know my reason exactly”. “The reason for your upset and silence is Anne. I know that,” Ben answered.

“And I know that you meet her and you are wasting your time, your life, because of her. If it wasn’t for her maybe you do not give up on your dream, you would be study in Aussie by now.”

“it is not like that mom,” Ben replied. “ I am not giving up on my dreams, I am just take another way to achieve it. And you know, Anne is kind and smart woman though she doesn’t have her degree. She can help me with my work.”

“She will be no help to you.” Mary answered. “She is lazy, unhappy woman. She has no interest in helping people. She thinks too much about herself. I know her more than you, Ben. You have no idea about her.”

“I don’t agree, mom.” Ben answered. “Anne could look after the students in my school, mom. I could see it in school and a with a wife like her I can..”

“A wife? A wife you said? Then you mean to marry her? O Ben, your love has blinded you! Anne is not a good woman. I must save you from this foolishness.”

Ben stood up angrily but with a still calm voice he said “I cannot stay here when you speak about Anne”. In a few minutes, Ben had left the house. When he returned, several hours later, his mother already gone to bed. The next day Ben tried to speak to his mother, but she refused to answer. He felt blue. He came home early, then put on his coat and left house.

Ben meant to meet Anne on a cafetaria’s rooftop that night. He wait for a few minute until Anne’s light footstep heard. In a moment she was in arms. Ben about into burst.

“Anne”

“Ben, dear,” she replied. Almost four months had passed and now the two were deeply love. Anne sighned.

“Ah, Ben, we shall not always like this!” “Why do you say that?” Ben cried, holding Anne in his arms. “Because I know more about love than you do, Ben,” “Anne answered sadly. “I love another man once, and now I love you.”

“Don’t speak like that Anne”

“Well, your mother will soon find out about our meetings. Then she will turn you against me.” “My mother knows already,” said Ben sadly. “And she hates me, I supposed?”. “Ben do not answer. The atmosphere became quiet.

“Hug me once more then!” Anne cried, “And leave me forever!”

“I will never leave you,” Ben answered. “I came here tonight to ask you to be my wife. Will you marry me, Anne? Give me an answer.”

“Let me think about it,” said Anne softly. “Tell me about living in Meulborne, Ben. I love about those busy streets, those beautiful..”

“Don’t mind Meulborne!” Ben answered with a bit hard tone voice. “Will you marry me, Anne?”

“If you take me there, and get a job there, we will marry.” Anne replied. “You really know that we can’t live our love-life here, right?” Anne exclaimed. “But I can’t. I had my own decision I want to work here. This is what I want, to be with my mother and live our story happily Anne”

“That plan will never come true, I am sure,” Anne said with a smile. “So I promise to be yours for ever and ever. But whether you will make me a good wife I can’t say. I do love you, Ben. To be your wife and to live in Meulborne is a pleasure for me.”

After the deep talk, the lovers parted, they walked back to their own house. Anne promised him to speak to her parent about their decision to marry.

As he walked away from Anne, Ben’s thinking too much, and his thoughts grow sadder. Did Anne really love him? Or was that Meulborne the only reason she loves him? Ben also began to see that his love for Anne was turning him away from his mother.

Ben really wanted keep and feel craved for Anne’s love, but he wanted the love his loveable mother too. He also planned to become a valuable and and a good educator in his countryside. He now realised that he could not have these three desires together. He reach home, seeing his mother sleep, made him felt bit guilty he then kissed her on forehead. He did not able to make a decision in this case. Guilty, worry, and unhappy attacked him.

Discovering Myself as a Master of None

            I imagine what if about three years ago I gave my best on doing what I really do nowadays. I meant I took the English course seriously, without always skipping the classes. I majored in English Literature Department at Respati Yogyakarta University. Subjects must be easier right now if I seriously learned English several years ago.

            I entered senior high school faced many choices. My mommy wanted me able to made my own decisions, especially about education. Maybe one of the crucial decision was about whether I should take social or science major in senior high school. Yeah I thought it must be such an important thing for my mommy, but the small-me at that time was like what the heck  I am gonna enjoy whatever the major. I really did not care about it at all.

            I end up taking social major in my senior high school, I thought it would be something new for me, since in previous school I already learned and used to interested in science, which made me able to join Science National Olympic. I thought social must be fun, mainly learned about people and their behavior. One thing really impressed me at senior high school was even tough I majored in social, but still I could participated in some biggest events in science. I was not the only School Students Organization (OSIS) member who usually and always take part in every event at school. I joined the organization like KIR club (Kelompok Ilmiah Remaja) where there was so much priceless and precious knowledge we could gain and rarely found in the classroom. Lucky-me, I got chance to join OSN again.

            In other opportunity, I also could join a lot of activities in Art hold at school. I joined it and did a lot of interesting activities there. Of course at that time, beside already having that hectic schedule at school, my mommy also other skills which I did not get from school. Yeah I decided to take English course, which at that time my mommy gave me choice whether it English or Computer course.

            I was not awared that having lot of activities at the same time failed me. I couldn’t manage my time well. In addition, my habit towards my schedule was like whenenver I lack spirit or got bored for a while I left it and tried other. It was like I just did other things to avoid getting bored. Also everytime I joined a competition, I couldn’t give my best. I couldn’t get any achievement owing of that bad habit. Until this impact also led me hard to make decision what major I should take in college.

            Now, I am majoring in English Literature. I think this is going to be easy if the last three years I focused myself on learning one thing that relatable with the major I would take. I should focus myself on learning English for instance. Remembering skipping the course anytime, regretted. I couldn’t focus myself on doing that really become my passion for my study.

            I didn’t aware, taking many activities made me disabled to focus on one thing. Now I have to study hard and enrich my experience. I learned that doing a thing inconsistently can’t lead me get a good result. Discipline is the key. Whatever you want to do and desire to get a good result from it, always be consistent, always be discipline on it regularly, and if you get bored, do not stop, just take a rest. Take time and do it later. But one more important thing we should notice is find your passion first. Then be discipline on it. Avoid multitasking if you feel hard to concentrate. Yeah remembering the things I have experienced made me think that here I am as a Master of None.

SITI MAESURAH

Siti Maesurah, the only daughter of Abdullah RB and Darma, was born in Watampone, August 18 1992. She has only brother, Umar Almuhtadi. Siti Maesurah or often called Rara by her friends has a bright and cheerful personality. She is sociable, easy going, and friendly. Having these characters of course makes her easily making friend with anyone. Since she was a child, she was such a smart student. She collected many thropies and tributes. Darma, her mother as a housewife, always educate and teach Rara and her brother to be confidence and brave in doing anything good.

Her parents upbringing, lead her grows happily and becomes strong woman whose able to overcome all issus in her life. She becomes  role-model for her cousins, her family, neighbour even her friend because of her positivity. Some of her teachers really like and glad to her, beacuse of her optimistic and positive vibes.

All the attitude, manner and her positivity characters of course do not come from whoever but her father’s nurture. Her father is also a lecturer at IAIN Watampone. Rara has finished her Junior High School at a boarding house which is famous enough in her hometown, Pondok Pesantren Al-Ikhlas Watampone SMAN 4 Watampone for her Senior high school.

Having many achievements since young, and until today getting a great job and many business of course cannot inseparable of her lot of patience, dedication, and hard work.

In 2014, she graduate from one of private colleges in Makassar. She got the bachelor degree as communication bachelor for 3,5 year, and then took her master at UNISBA (University Islamic of Bandung), Bandung majoring business communication.

Actually she just started her business when she took her master in Bandung. She opens a clothing store in her hometown, Watampone, and she expedites the cloths from Bandung while studying UNISBA. She named her clothing store as Kakara Fashion Store, which is located at Bone city. Before study in Bandung, she has ever worked at EIS Makassar (English International School) for some months, but her parents wished her to continue her study.

After finishing her master, she also develop a service for party’s room decorations. It grows rapid and be popular in her hometown too. She married on December 18, 2016 with one of a civil servant in Cirebon city.

In 2019, she registered CPNS and pass it successfully, and now she works as a lecturer at the same university with her father, IAIN Watampone.

Testimony

“Creative writing class kinda awesome. I really into it.”

The first day of school, a love note, and a recipe with a significant mistakes

When Rima was in the first day at junior high school, she met someone who made her uncontrolled herself. She felt like he loved her so much in that time. She always wrote in her note about him. She called it a love note. She felt happy at that time. Finally, she was shocked when she saw him was hugging woman behind the class, and apparently she was his girlfriend. After that, she felt that she had already made a significant mistake loving someone who already had a girlfriend.  

Poem

Theater!

Who says the world is a shelter?

Who says the world is a place of happiness?

Who says the world is a full of beauty?

Who suppose the world like venom of snake!

What to be proud of?

What to be expected?

What to look for?

And what is gained?

Luxury always comes without stopping

It is like the shining of sun

Lightning

Then, dim again

Wake up!

This is only a temporary stopover

Mortal

Then, disappear

 Short story

The reciprocated kindness

“Dear! Today my merchandises are not sold out and just sold very little,only this I can give to you”. Heri said to her wife while giving the money for daily needs. “What? Just this you can get? Do you think this is enough for us? Not dear, this inadequate! Please, work harder! If it happens again in the future I can`t live with you anymore”. Heri`s wife said. “I am sorry dear. Please, forgive me! I promise to work harder tomorrow”. Heri said to his wife.

The next day, Heri went to work  bringing all the merchandises to the market. In the middle of way, he met an old woman that looked confusing. He tried to approach her. “What happened to you?” Heri asked to her. “I want to go back to my home but I don`t have money, may I ask for your money? Please, help me”.  The old woman asked for heri`s money. “I am sorry. I only have a little money. For eating is also difficult, but it is okay,  I believe that our sustenance already set by God.  “Heri said to her while giving the money. “Thank you very much son, I will never forget your kindness. May you have a happy life forever and your God will give easy sustenance for you”. The old woman prayed for him. “Amiin”. Heri said. “Let me accompany you to the bus station”. Heri said while accompanying her. When they arrived at bus station, the old woman said thankful to heri. Heri just smile while facing up her. After the bus came, the Old woman entered it and the bus left that place. Heri hurried up to the market to sell the merchandises.

When he arrived there, he started to sell. Unfortunately, he felt sad because he waited so long but no customer came to him. All the merchandises were intact. He confused, what he would say to her wife. “How is this God? Why is no merchandize sold today? What will I say to my wife?” Heri said in his heart. After that, he decided to go back home because the time was already 05.00 p.m. When he arrived at home, he looked for her wife. “Where is your mom, son? Why she is not at home this time?”. Heri asked her son. “I don`t know dad, when I came back home until now I haven`t seen mam”. Heri`s son said. “Are you sure? Have you eaten before?”. Heri asked him. His son only shook his head. “let`s go to kitchen, I will cook some food for you”. When Heri was cooking at the kitchen, his wife came. “Where are you from? Why do you go back home overnight? Why you didn`t cook for us before you went  utside?”. Heri asked her. “Why did you ask me like that? Have you ever taken me outside like most of my friend`s husband did? If you want me to cook where is the money? I will ask you now, how much money do you get today?”. Heri`s wife answered angrily. “I am sorry. No merchandize is sold today”.  Heri answered.  “Hallo stupid man! Poor man! What can you do? A partner that is not reliable!”. She said while leaving them. Heri`s son cried while leaving Heri in the kitchen. At that time, heri felt really broken heart knowing his wife talking like that to him. He cried in the middle of night while pray to God to strengthen him facing up her wife.

The next day at a morning, Heri couldn`t wake up from his bed. He felt sick. He called his wife to help him go to toilet. Unfortunately, his wife didn`t want to. “Please help me! I want to go to toilet”. Heri said. “Go by yourself! Do you have feet? Use your feet! I will never help you, I want go to my friend`s party. You only can validate me!”. Heri`s wife told like that while leaving him alone in his room. Heri attempted himself sucked on the floor went to toilet. Unfortunately, heri fell in the toilet until he passed out. No one realized it. After an hour, his son entered the room and shocked because his father already passed out. He was panic, and he looked for his mother but she was not at home. He straight away went to his neighbor for asking for a help. After that, the neighbors came and brought heri to the hospital.

In the hospital, when the neighbors and Heri`s son were waiting for heri, her wife came. “What is this? Why your father could be in this hospital? We don`t have money to pay all the cost”. Heri`s wife said to his son. “I don`t know mom, suddenly when I entered the room I saw him already passed out on the floor. I straight away asked our neighbors to help me”. Heri`s son answered. “Your father only can bothersome me!”. Heri`s wife said that while leaving thee hospital. Two days Heri was in the hospital, finally doctor said if he was allowed to go back to home. Finally, Heri went back to home with his son who had accompanied him two days in the hospital. Talking about a hospital cost, actually all Heri`s  neighbors helped him to pay all the cost, because they felt pity with him. The neighbors knew that heri was a kind person, so they willingly helped him.  According to heri, this was a help from God. He believed that all our kindness to people would be back again to us.

When they arrived at home, heri was suddenly shocked because he saw his wife together with another man at home. Heri was really angry, but he couldn`t do anything because he still felt sick. “Enter to your room please, son”. Heri told to his son. His wife and a man were also shocked and wondered why he could go back earlier from hospital. “What are you doing here?”. Heri asked while holding his chest in pain. Unfortunately, his wife ordered the man to leave the house. After he left the house and Heri`s  wife scolded him back. “Why do you back home? I think you will stay forever in the hospital. If you are here, you can only bother me”. His wife said while angry and left the home. “Oh God, what`s wrong with me? Why my wife treated me like that? Please God. Give her awareness to know of her mistakes”. Heri said that while crying.

Actually, two days had passed after she left the house and didn`t come back. Heri felt fidgety why his wife didn`t come back until now. He looked for his wife anywhere he knew. He went to his wife friend`s house to look for her, but he found nothing. Unfortunately, at the middle of way when he went back home, there were many people there. He felt curious and tried to approach it. Finally, he was shocked when looked his wife laid down with bloodstained. Heri and the people there tried to bring her to the hospital. When they arrived at the hospital, she was immediately handled by doctor. “Oh God, help me please! Give me a power to face this disaster, save my wife please. I hope from this disaster she became a better person”. Heri said while praying to God.  5 hours had passed as he waited for his wife in the hospital. Suddenly, the doctor was out off the room and looked for the family of the patient. “Where`s the family of Mrs. Suryani?” the doctor asked. “I am her husband, doctor”. Heri answered. “Ok Mr, Let me tell you about your wife`s condition. Now, your wife is in a critical state and we need two bags of AB blood, find please it immediately. If you cannot find it I cannot help your wife”.

                “Actually, what is your blood type”? the doctor asked heri. “My blood`s type is O doctor. Actually, I will try hard to get the blood and you must promise me to will help my wife”. Heri told to the doctor. “God willing Mr, all our life is already set by God. We are here only try to do our best by the permission of Allah.” The doctor answered. “Ok doctor, I will try it and thank you for your helping”. Heri said. “Actually, I will simplify your way to get the blood. In room 231, there is an old woman that always donates her blood for the patient who needs it. She is a rich people, but she is a very kind person. Maybe, you can try it.” The doctor said to Heri. “Thank you very much doctor, I will try it now.” Heri ran to that room.

“Excuse me.” Heri said while entering the room. Finally, heri was shocked knowing the old woman that was told by the doctor was the one he had helped before. “What can I do for you, son”? The old woman said while smiling to heri. “I am sorry before, I don`t know if you are here. My wife is in a critical state, and she needs two bags of blood and I don`t know what will I do now remembering that you are the old woman that I had helped before, and I cannot bear if you can help me.” Heri said while crying. “I will help you, son. I will reply all your kindness to me, and your wife should be healthy as before in order to make your family happy.” The old woman said while smiling. Heri was really shocked, he never though if he would be in this condition. Heri cried while praying.

After that, he went back to the doctor bringing the blood. “Doctor, I got the blood and I hope you can heal my wife now.” Heri said. “Ok mr, I will do it now. Please pray so that your wife can be well.” Doctor said. 3 hours had passed as the doctor in the room handled heri`s wife, but there was no sign from the room. Heri was really panic and afraid if there was something undesirable.

In short, the doctor came out off the room. “Congratulation, your wife is saved”. The doctor said while smiling. “Are you sure? May I see her?”. Heri said. “I am sure, please see her”. The doctor answered. Heri rushed to the room to see his wife. Who knew, at that time heri`s wife asked him, why she can hold on until now? Who helped her? In short, heri told all to her wife about the old woman that helped him. She was the old woman that ever asked heri’s money so that he didn`t bring money home, and she was the one that donated her bloods to his wife. Heri tried to convince her wife that all our kindness to other people would go back to us. Suddenly, heri’s s wife cried and felt guilty to his husband that always tried to make her happy but she never assumed it. She awarded if she had many mistakes to his husband, she felt inappropriate to live because of her mistakes. Heri tried to strength her if she could be better and erase all her mistakes, God will achieve her kindness.

After that, his wife promises to heri and herself to be a better person. She was really lucky to have a husband like heri. They started a new life with his son and tried to make their own happiness. Finally, their family live happily ever after and they always did a kindness. She believed if they gave  kindness to other people, it means they gave kindness to them selves. 

Memoir

The first time loosing all my luggages when come back to Java

When I was in Islamic junior high school, I went back to my village for holiday. After two months, I came back again to Java Island to continue my study.  I usually went back by myself, but at that time my father accompanied me. The trips usually needed three days because we took bus.  Actually I never felt this accident before. I called it such an accident for me. My father and I put all our luggagein the bus luggage room, while we brought nothing inside the bus. Actually we really believed that all our luggages would be safe in their place. At day 1 we arrived in Palembang, the bus stopped and we had a break. All the passengers in the bus were out from the bus. They prayed, ate, took a bath and had a rest. After thirty minutes, we continued our trip. At day 2 we arrived in Lampung, actually our activities were the same liked the first we stopped. We continued again the trip, six hours from the place that we had a break in Lampung, we arrived in Bakauheni harbor to cross the sea that separated Sumatera Island and Java Island. After three hours, we went out from the ship to continue our trip. Actually we arrived in Merak harbor in Java Island. I still remember that we arrived there at 1 p.m. After going out from the ship, we entered again to our bus to continue the trip. Actually at 12 a. m the bus already reached java “Cilacap” it was our destination. However, we were really shocked knowing that our luggage were lost. I was really stressed at that time! “How is this come dad? My clothes, books, foods, all are lost. I don`t have anything anymore dad! What should I do now? How can I say to my teacher that I can`t enter class because I don`t have books and clothes”? My father said “calm down dear! Everything will be ok, trust me!” “How is this sir”? My father tried to talk with the driver. They said,” why? What should we do sir? We don`t know anything that happened to you. I am just a driver. We still have many to do. The passengers are waiting us. Then, we can`t take responsibility sir. Please feel free to contact our office”! After that the bus left us.

My father was really angry to them that treated us like that. None of them was responsible for that. However, we tried to be patience. I cried along the way. We stopped at a bus counter and took a bath. After that, my father tried to sooth me. He said, “let us buy the new uniform, shoes, and books before coming back to your boarding school using this potluck money first. Be calm dear! God will change them later! After that we went to market to buy my necessities. However, in the market all the seller asked us “sorry dear, where is your school? What will you buy? What grade are you now?” I answered them, “I am in the 2^nd grade at Islamic junior high school at Darul Qurro”. They were shocked, “what? You are 2^nd grade? Why do you just buy the now dear? Instead of you have already studied for a year? All a seller in the market looked at me. My father answered, “we got an accident in our trip, all my daughter`s luggage was lost. We don`t know how it can happen to us”. They said, “Oh my God! Be patient, dear, God will change them later. Actually, that was the disaster from God to test your patience in your study. Keep strong dear! We all pray for the best solution for you.

In short, all my necessities like uniforms, shoes, books, pens, and so on, were in discount until 70%. How lucky I was at that moment. Meeting people who really cared of me even though we didn`t know before. I believed and learned one thing from that accident.  My God will change anything in the appropriate time. It also taught me to be more careful, and also never be careless.

Bioghraphy

A. Khawarizmi Siregar

Aidhil Khawarizmi Siregar or often be called “Regar” is a magister student at Gadjah Mada University studying in Islamic Economic Department.  He was born in Tanjung Medan, North Sumatera on January 13^th, 1994. He was originally batak tribe, and also his parents. His father is a farmer, and his mother is a tailor. He has three little sisters and he is the eldest child in his famiy. Talking about his family, he lives in full of warmth family. His father is a hard worker person. When he was a child, he lived in common family. So that, from this condition he tried to be a successful  person without bothering his parents. He studied hard from child until now. Finally, he can make his parents proud of him with his achievements. As we knew, batak tribe is one of the tribes in our country that is famous with their rudeness in language because of their accents, but here we must consider that batak tribe is also hard in his life. They always embed  hard work and never give up to reach success in their life. It  also happened in regar. He was a  very ambitious person that I knew, and he never gave up to reach something that he wants.

                  Basically, he started his education in islamic constitution. The first, he studied in state islamic school  tanjung medan. So, he continued his study in Irsyadul Islamiyah islamic junior high school tanjung medan. After that, he studied in Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah islamic senior high school Medan. After graduating from islamic senior high school, he subserved in islamic boarding school Nurul Iklas, Padang for a year. He also got a scholarship in islamic senior high school, the scholarship was only intended for fourteen students from three thousands students with the best score, and he was one of them. So amazing! When he was in university, he was an active student in and outside university too. Why I said like this? Because I saw his achievements.

1. He was a chairman of HIMALABUSEL Yogyakarta 2016-2018 and 2018-2019, it counted three years in two periods. For further information, HIMALABUSEL is one of student districts associations in Yogyakarta from Labuhanbatu Selatan, Medan. 
2. He was a chairman of the youth organization Ngelo & KKN UIN 2017.
3. He was a secretary of research development PMII commissioner UIN 2018.
4. He was a minister of finance of student executive board UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA 2018.
5. He got a best scholarship in Ar raudlatul Hasanah islamic boarding school 2010.
6. He got 3^rd place in English speech contest in level of student & student of college in North Sumatera Province
7. He got 3^rd place in English speech contest in level senior high school in North Sumatera Province
8. He got 1^st winner in quiz of history of islam in North Sumatera province
9. He was a PMII Korp Brilliant`s chairman in lifetime.

He told me, “Actually, this position really helped me to learn to be well organized”. The most important thing was Regar`s friends agreed to vote him to be the chairman in this position for lifetime.

                Actually, I only wrote the biggest achievements he had got. There were still many achievements that he had got when he was in islamic senior high school, but I didn`t write them. There was one of achievements that he got and I thought that was really inspired me. He was a writer, and his book was sold in gramedia and toga mas. Not only that, his book was also through the level of national. I am really proud of him. The title of his book is “Sepilin kisah dari kami untuk semesta” with a help from Prof. Musa Asy `arie the Rector of UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA.

                Regar has a good personality, he never give  up in his life. He has a strong determination to reach what he want and always keep continuing his life`s motto. “Bii Qodri Maa Ta`tanii Tanaalu Maa Tatamanna” which means “Your big efforts will return as big as your success”  then, from this motto he tries so hard in anything  in his life.

Actually, that`s why I choosed him to become a person that I wrote the biography for my project, because of him I also learn how to be more ambitious person to reach all that I want in my life.

                 He told me, “I am a person that is hard inside, but soft outside”. It means that he always imposes himself to do anything, because he knew if he pamperes  himself he will not be like what he is now. In other side, when in organization he became a leader,  he also applied this things. Before he commanding his member to do something he did it first.  That the ost  important thing is that I should be like that.        

                 He also told me that, “We can`t choose from what family we are from, what religions we are with and what tribes we are from, but we can determine and create how our future will be. Actually, I am not from a rich family, so that I really considered my parents cannot give me more facilities for my education, and from that I tried to study hard to get scholarship to continue my study without bothering my parents. My parents don`t have treasure, their treasures are their children”. It was the deepest expression of him, I thought. He planned his life to be more useful andall the possibility had been already prepared by him, because he believed that God will determine the way we success. Good luck!

Testimony

Before starting my testimony about this subject during this semester, I would like to say thank you very much to my lecturer in this subject who helped me finishing my last project.  Writing is the basic subject in English literature and I think my writing is not good as the other, so that from this subject I learned many rule how to write better than before.

First of all, we would like to thank God because of His help, we, from Batch 2018 of English Literature Study Program at Respati Yogyakarta University, could finish the creative writing tasks compilation via blog. A special thank goes to Tri Septa Nurhantoro, S.S., M.Hum., as our lecturer in this subject, and Elah Patimah, S.S., our senior, who also had patiently guided us in finishing the project entitled “Creative Writing Blog”.

Through this project we could freely explore and express our imagination and creativity. This blog is created to help anyone who wants to learn, improve, or search for references related to creative writing.

Many mistakes in our works may easily to find, but we hope the readers can feel free to give any comment to us for improvement.

–Batch 2018