A True Friend

A True Friend

“Hey, she is on drugs. Do not get too close to her.”

That was the very first thing I heard on 18^th July, Monday when I reached school. When I heard that, I was also being cautious not to get too close to that drug addict that they were talking about. I thought things will go as per normal but it turned out the other way around.

It was the worst week of my life.

I was also looking for that drug addict but she was nowhere to be found. When I was walking at the corridor, everybody was glaring at me. People started whispering and looked at me as angry as a lion. I quickly ran to my classroom. Again, the same thing happened. Everybody was shocked when I was there. They started shifting places and went as far away as possible from me. Even my only best friend, Margaret changed her place. She used to sit right next to me. I thought she was sick and she didn’t want me to get infected but when I went to her table, she stood up and rolled her eyes at me.

I felt miserable. I didn’t know what I have done that is making everybody dislike me. Class went also very odd. My maths teacher did not pick me to answer her questions like she always did.

“Kraaaang!” it’s recess time.

Everybody hurried to the canteen. I was walking as well when somebody suddenly pushed my shoulder. I shouted at that insolent lady.

“Hey,you! Learn some manners!” I said.

She spit on my shoe and said, “Drugs are worst.”

I was surprised by what she said. I stood there for a couple of seconds and started thinking what was she really saying. I chased her. I asked her why she said that. She told me everything.

Beatrice was the mastermind. I was upset. She used to be my enemy. She hates me for my intelligence and beauty. She will always try to be inferior to me. She will do anything to make me feel miserable.I didn’t eat the whole day. I was trying to find Beatrice but I can’t find her.

Day by day, everybody started discriminating me. I was depressed. I cried in my room every night. Some of my friends pour a pail of water on me, put chewing gum on my chair, and locked me inside the bathroom and all sorts of evil things. They will also say ruthless words to me.

On Friday, a boy tried to pour a pail of water on me. I was prepared to face anything. Suddenly, a boy pulled me aside and told me everything’s going to be fine. I did not get a glimpse on his face because I was closing my eyes at that time. He made me sit on a chair and went away.

The next week, everything went back to normal. Everybody started being friendly. As if nothing happened. I was contented. I did not care why they did all those things to me. Iwas happy enough that I was treated nicely again.

                The strange thing is that how did all of them suddenly became friendly. Was it because of that boy who saved me? Who is he? Maybe he was my far away friend who came to save me. Nobody knows. I hope I could meet him again and thank him for everything for verily he is my friend, my only true friend.

Weekend !

People may like weekdays or maybe weekends.If you're me you'll ENJOY your weekend. I love weekends. I might have a lot of homework through out the weekend but as students we should enjoy our weekend. After FIVE days of studying, we must rest! That's the only time we can rest our mind from all the chaos that is happening in school.

I have plans for you :)

1) Sleep in

2) Have FUN!

3) Homework, as usual.

4) Go out, with my beloved family!

5) Eat out, no cooking during weekends, holiday for my Mama too!

6) or maybe I should cook. Pfft.. Let's think about that later.

7) Watch GREASE! Thanks to my friend, Fathiah for lending me her DVD :) Love you!

8) Read!

9) Sleep late!

Plans do change. We can only plan but we will never be sure it will happen. Enjoy your weekend and most importantly, 'Time is gold,' use your time wisely.

“For every minute spent in organising, an hour is earned.”

Love,

Uswah Mansor

Our life's getting shorter

When we were born in this lovely world, our mom was the happiest person on earth. She carried us right after we were born although we were drenched in blood. Then, comes our dad, azan at our ears and let us listen the words of the Almighty Allah. Islam our religion till the day we die.

When we were at about 3 years old, we started to walk and fall. This reminds me of the song 'Mother.' 

"Cause who used to hold you 

and clean you,

and clothes you, 

who used to feed you and always be with you.

When you are sick stay up all night,

holding you tight.

That's right your mother, my mother."

I can see that this only happens when we were young. It will be awkward to see your mom clothes you if you're old like me now.Very weird. But it rarely happen. RARELY I'm telling you. Maybe 1% of adults does that.

Year by year passed,

At the age of 15, the teenage life.

Our life will turn upside down.

We'll start thinking about love. "Monkey love," I guess. Coupling, loitering, REMPIT-ing, bullying and a lot of other things. We will try to do things that is out of our mind. We can see most cases nowadays, such as, rapping, molesting or robbing are mostly done by teenagers. 

There was once an issue which is still an issue which is still occurring now which is "Peer Pressure." I once spoke on this matter. Very interesting. The title given was "Teenage Problem." Peer pressure is when a friend (A), did something bad, for example, smoking. The, his friend (B) saw the act. A tried to influence B but B doesn't want to follow A. Therefore, A discriminated B and asked his friends to also discriminate B. B does not want to be discriminated so, he started smoking as well. That is what we call peer pressure.

Sorry, I'm getting off topic.

I'm trying to state here that minutes by minutes passed by and we're not getting younger but getting older. Do beneficial activities rather than wasting your time! As some people say " Time flies." Make your time precious. Always think about others. Do things that are beneficial to other as well.

In conclusion, do not think life is long. You may die in a car accident, Nauzubillah. We don't know. Therefore, do more good deeds to erase you bad deeds before you meet Allah. May Allah bless you.

"If you frown for one second, you are actually wasting a second of happiness."

" Be happy, like this man down here!"

Love,

Uswah Mansor

Life is a turning wheel

Maybe I'm still too young to talk about life but I'm pretty sure that I had gone through quite a lot of experiences that I can share with you. Life is a turning wheel practically means that our life can actually turn upside down from good to bad or bad to worse. It is just a matter of how we handle that situation. Do not be grumpy nor sad when a test was given to you. Test here is not exams that we have in our school  or whatsoever but test here means the hard times that we are experiencing.


Let me tell you a story that is peculiar but fun to hear.


It's actually about myself. When the teachers announce the date of exams, I will start rushing and find books that are all messy in my room. The best part is that I won't sleep the whole night a day before the exam. I will stay up from 10 at night to 8 in the morning just to squeeze the whole book in my head. I know, I know, it's not good to do that. But actually it works, SOMETIMES. During the exam, my eyes will get smaller and smaller from time to time and at last, I didn't realise that I actually fall asleep and there's only 30 minutes left for the exam! I will start nagging to myself and start blaming myself. The truth is that it's not our body's fault not to be energetic enough on that day but because of our unbalance sleep and rest. That is why we will tend to be so weak. Aiyo, don't force yourself lah! Study smart. If you concentrate in class, you only need an hour to do revision at home. Right?


When the exam results are out, I will usually cry because my marks are bad. Very bad.
There was once, I cried in front of my teacher and said that I didn't do well and this and that. I told her that I slept at 4 in the morning just to read the textbook.


Guess what she actually told me:


Teacher: Uswah, did you only study last night?
Uswah: Yes, teacher.
Teacher: I didn't ask you to revise only last night. I asked you to study from the past two weeks.
Uswah: But I tried my best.
Teacher: You can do better. But your way is unacceptable. I know you can do it.
Uswah: I 'll try by best next time.
Then, I just realised my mistake. I was so ashamed of myself.


One of teacher taught me this 'petua' that can be used for studying:
the DUIT petua


D-Doa
U-Usaha (Effort)
I-Istiqamah(Continuously)
T-Tawakkal(Surrender) 


Like what the title says, "Life is a turning wheel." Exams is obviously a test that we need to undergo as students like me. Life will not stay the same forever. It will always turn and turn and turn and turn until the day you leave this world. Students are students.


"Patience is a virtue." :)


Love,
Uswah's World

Getting to know her World

My beautiful name was given by my father. He gave me the name Uswatun Hasanah because the meaning behind it is very interesting. It is ' The Best Example.' Although my teacher said it is grammatically wrong. I don't mind. My father hopes that I will be one of the leaders who will lead the world in the future, InsyaAllah.

I love watching korean dramas. I started watching them since I was Primary 4. Later on, when I was Primary 6, I started listening to korean songs or young people call it nowadays, Kpop. One of my favourite boy band is FT Island. I have a lot of favourite songs. One of them is Count on Me (Kor. Version) by Jay Park ( ex-member of 2pm). :)

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.  
~Douglas Pagels~