GEEC1052 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH (3)-merged

GEEC1052

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

TASK 3: DIGITAL PRODUCT

LECTURER: DR. AHMAD SABRY BIN OTHMAN

JABATAN BAHASA IPG KAMPUS KOTA BHARU

25 DIFFERENT ESSAYS
THAT ENDS WITH...



"...And kids, that's how I met your
mother/father."

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, we would like to praise and thank the Almighty God for
giving us strength and because of His blessing, we finally managed to accomplish this
assigntment. Without His blessing, we wouldn’t have gone this far.

Therefore, we would like to acknowledge with thanks to our lecture Dr. Ahmad
Sabry bin Othman because without his guide, our assignment cannot be done properly
like this. The success final outcome of this assignment required a lot of guidance and
assistance and we are fortunate to have him all along the completion of this task.
Whatever we have done is only due to his guidance that we would not forget to thank
him. We extremely grateful to him for providing such a nice support and guidance.

Last but not least, we would like to thank each other, all of BM4 students for the
co-operation that has been given during the completion of this task. We always work
hard to produce a good assignment with our full commitment and responsibility.

LISTS OF ESSAYS

1. Reminiscence
- By: Ameera Maisara binti Sukaini

2. My Support System
- By: Amirah Nurfarhanah binti Norhisham

3. Unconditional Love
- By: Anis Huwaidah binti Azhari

4. When Love Lasts
- By: Atiqah Maisarah binti Yahya

5. Virus of Love
- By: Fikri Alim bin Zulkifli

6. The Love of War
- By: Muhammad Afiq Aiman bin Abd Razak

7. Encounter Love
- By: Muhammad Aiman Nur Hakim bin Mohd Noor

8. Love of My Life
- By: Muhammad Fareez bin Md Yakob

9. Unpredictable Love
- By: Nur Azleyanna binti Sunar

10. Man In the Rain
- By: Nur Elyna Aqirah binti Muhamad Sukri

11. Destined Love
- By: Nur Hidayah binti Nawir

12. Something from Nothing
- By: Nur Natasya binti Fozilan

13. Best Friend Until Married
- By: Nur Wardini binti Zukri

14. Our Love Story
- By: Nur ‘Aliah Sakinah binti Faizal

15. The True of Love
- By: Nurhidayah binti Husin

16. Story of Us
- By: Nurin Afrina binti Norhanizam

17. Pure First Love
- By: Nurul Aida binti Hashim

18. Social Media Bring Us Together
- By: Nurul Farhah binti AB Fatah

19. Light in the Shadows
- By: Nurul Hidayah binti Zainudin

20. Hockey Girl
- By: Nurul Syahirah binti Hussin

21. Enemy to Lovers
- By: Rushiqah binti Rusli

22. Accidentally Fall in Love
- By: Siti Amrina Rusyaida binti Razali

23. Twitter Unite Us
- By: Siti Noor Aisha binti Hasan

24. Stranger Love
- By: Siti Nurasyifa Aini binti Mohd Sofian

25. Love at First Sight
- By: Wan Nur Adriana binti Wan Mohd Zaharim

Reminiscence

Written by: Ameera Maisara binti Sukaini

REMINISCENCE

Everyone is having dinner together in the dining room. I cooked our favourite
meal which is spaghetti bolognese to celebrate my son’s birthday, Danish. Just after
we ate, I found my daughter, Dania looking at something in the living room. It is our
wedding picture. I asked her “Is there anything wrong, Dania?”.
“No. I am just curious how did you and father meet,” she said.

We looked at each other and smiled. Too many things we have been through
throughout our time together. Love, grief, tears, and laughter we have gone through.
My husband and I decided to tell her our love story. My husband asked her
“Do you want to hear our story?” she nodded.
“Back in 2016…”

It all started when I was transferred to the same school as Amin. We studied at
one of the boarding schools in Perak for five years. Back then, he was known as a
naughty boy in our school. He loves to make a scene including teasing me. To be
honest, I am just a nerdy girl who prefers to be alone most of the time. For your
information, your father was an athlete in our school. He would try all kinds of sports
that are available at our school. I am not going to lie, every girl would have dreamed
to be his partner even though sometimes his jokes brought consequences to him until
most people hated him. I remembered he once hid my friend’s sports shoes until my
friend cried and told her teacher.

During our senior year, we were chosen to be the leader of the school
coincidentally. We would spend most of our time handling school programs together.
However, the longer I spend my time with him, the more I know about him. I figured
out that he has a personality that he rarely shows to people which is a caring and kind-
hearted person. That is what made me fall in love with him. One day, he had a hard
time with himself and told me everything about his problems including his secret. I
listened to all of his complaints and that was the beginning of our relationship. He told
me that I was the first girl with who he was comfortable to talk and understand his
situation.

Everything was just fine between us until one time we had a huge fight. One of
the reasons is that we lack communication. I misunderstood the relationship between
him and his classmate and I accused him recklessly. Furthermore, he did not like the
way I hid my problem with him. At that time, we realized that we had different
characteristics and did not perfect for each other. I admit that we are selfish and do
not know how to take care of each other’s hearts so we decided to break up for our
good. To be honest, it was hard for me because he was my first love. Everyone said
that it was hard to forget our first love and I admit that. Nicholas Sparks, author of ‘The
Notebook’ once said “The first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no
matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away”.

A few months later, I heard bad news about him from my friend, Hazim. He told
me that Amin got into an accident a few weeks ago. His condition was very bad
including his right leg and had undergone surgery at a nearby hospital. Hazim also
tried to reach him after he heard the news but there was no response. As soon as

Hazim told me, I tried to call Amin and he was right. No answer. I felt down in the
mouth because I did not know where is him and how did it happen. I was just hoping
that he was safe wherever he are. To tell the truth, I tried to find him all over the place.
I tried to find contact with all of his family members and relatives but failed. Week turn
into months, I decided to stop searching for him. All I can do is pray the best for him.

Fast forward to the next five years, I went to the lake nearby which is our favorite
place back then. I was stunned when I saw a familiar figure at the bench I used to sit.
He turned around and saw me. We were stunned. I saw tears in his eyes. He told that
he tried to contact me but he lost his phone. He said that he wanted to start our
relationship again. He express his feeling and said that since we broke up, it was hard
to forget me, and tried his best to change himself to be better. He also stated that I
was his first love and all of his prayers were finally answered.

I hold my children’s hand and look at my husband who is holding his crutches
and both of us smile. “My love story might be cliche, but I found the love of my life and
kids, that's how I met your father.”



MY SUPPORT SYSTEM

One fine day, I and my kids are relaxing in the living room. We did a lot of very
enjoyable activities together such as painting, singing, dancing and many more. After
we got tired of playing and having fun, we decided to watch television together to
relieve fatigue. Since I was watching with the kids, I decided to watch a family-oriented
movie. So, it will be more appropriate for their age and have no scenes that cannot be
watched by them. We can enjoy each storyline together equally. When in the middle
of the story, they see a scene of parental love. Suddenly, they asked me about my
love story and how I and their father met in the first place. All of them became so
excited to hear my story until they ignore the ongoing movie that we watched at that
time. After seeing their excited faces, I became enthusiastic and started storytelling. I
told them that I and their father were classmates from primary school until secondary
school. But we did not know each other at first.

As long we are being a classmate, we only greeted each other a few times. It
is only because we had to complete some tasks given by the teacher. But at that time,
he had already dared to start a conversation with me. Although still shy, but we can
talk to each other as usual compared to the first time we met. Day by day we got
closer. This is because we always get the same group when given a group task. So,
we always meet and talk about completing the task. He was a very intelligent student
at the school. All the teachers will ask him to participate in various academic
competitions to represent the school. If he participates in any of the competitions, he
will bring victory to the school. While we were in standard 6, we need to sit for an exam
to decide which secondary school we would enter for next year. The examinations are

called ‘Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah’ (UPSR). When the results of the examination
were announced, he was the student who obtained the most outstanding results.
Surprisingly I also got the same results with him and my name was called right after
his name. I was very shocked at the time. It is because he was a very excellent student
in the school, and I was just an ordinary student, but we got the same results.

Next year, when we had to enroll in high school, I was very surprised to see
that he also enrolled in the same school as me. And even more surprisingly, we were
placed in the same class and be a classmate again. After a few years of being
classmates, we started to get close and get to know each other. He was a very famous
guy at the school. And again, he was also known as the clever guy in the school. No
wonder too many girls love to see him and have feelings towards him. After a few
years, we were in secondary school, we were asked to represent the school in
participating in a debate contest. And more interestingly, we had to participate in the
competition as a partner. From there, we started communicating and talking more
often to each other. This is because we need to discuss and find suitable issues on a
given topic and get good chemistry to win the competition. So, we will meet every day
until the day of the competition has come.

After the competition is over, we keep in touch and started being very close. He
will always be there if I need him. I never thought we would be this close. He became
very caring to me. Whenever I was in trouble for sure he would be there to calm me
down and help me to solve my problems. After we became very close and created a
variety of sweet memories together, suddenly he needs to change school when we
formed 4. I was very surprised when he told me about it. He always told me not to be
sad. But the fact is, we are very sad about it. This is because possibility we will not

meet each other anymore. Finally, what we expected happened. We just contact each
other only at the first few months. Then, we lose contact.

In the following year, I was asked to represent the school again in the same
competition which was a debate. But this time I was only asked to participate in the
solo category only. All these things reminded me of the memories as we struggled to
win the competition. When the day of the competition have come, I feel very excited
to fight and win the competition. While I was waiting for my turn, suddenly I saw a very
familiar guy is walking on the stage. It was him! I was very excited when I saw him.
Then I shouted his name. He was very shocked when hear it and turned towards me.
We are very happy looking at each other. When he realized that I also competed in
this match, he was very excited to support me. He looks and hears my point from
beginning to end.

After both of us had done our turns and just waited for the results, we sat
together and share too many stories that happened when we lost contact. Then, after
all these incidents we always keep in contact with each other until we finished our
studies and get the same workplace and course. When we are ready and have stable
financial resources, he confesses to me and we decided to marry. After all, he will
always be my support system. And kids, that’s how I met your father.



UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Love is the definition of everyone’s needs and almost every person has been in love
with someone or something. Each person also experiences the first love and
remembers it for the rest of their life. First love is one of the best experiences I ever
had in my entire life. An interesting thing was that the person I like also had an equal
feeling for me. There were lots of nice moments that I had with him which is just a
memory now, and I like to share these memories. That is the first thing that I
explained to my beautiful daughters after our family finished watching movie at night.
Since it was still early to go to bed, I told the story of my first meeting with their father.
They waited with interest when I wanted to start the story while being listened by
their father.

At first, one of the best memories is when I saw my love for the first time. I met
him at the National Library of Malaysia, which is a sentimental choice, the place
where we had spent a lot of time around books. The story begins when I saw him
sitting reading a book devoutly in the library. All of a sudden, he came towards me
and asked me what I was looking for. In the blink of an eye, he helped me find the
book and said that he likes this book as well. We both exchanged opinions about
books that were worth reading. Not to forget, we exchanged phone numbers at that
time. After that, I thanked him and went to the counter. And I just found out that he
was the librarian.

Soon, we became friends and inseparable. It is because I always come to the
library. So, people could tell that we were best friends by the way we acted around
each other. One day, he decided to take me out to watch a movie together with his
sister who is technically your aunt. As soon as the movie finished, we even stopped

at a restaurant to eat. Out of the blue, when we had already eaten, he confessed his
feelings towards me, and I’m over the moon when I heard that. Without hesitation, I
also expressed my feelings to him. We both were shocked when we had the same
feelings.Officially, we both declared that we’re in a relationship.

Unfortunately, life is not always beautiful, there are happy times and occasionally
tested with patience and hardship. During our relationship, I got the news that he
was diagnosed with cancer.They were shocked and disbelieved when they found
out that their father had cancer. At first, when I heard the news, I was saddened by
his condition but he reassured me not to worry about him and to be strong for his
sake.

Day after day, I felt he distanced himself from me because at first, he didn’t want
me to accompany him to the hospital. Not only that, he didn’t want to talk to me at
all. With dissatisfaction, I confronted him about this situation. He replied that he did
not love me anymore. Out of that, we had a big fight and broke off our relationship.
A month after the incident happened, her sister suddenly came to my house to talk
to me. She explained that her brother his brother still loves me cause every time he
says that he misses me. She also didn't want to see me hate his brother because of
this breakup. Furthermore, she told me that his brother was worried about not being
able to take care of me because of cancer he was having. It answers my question
of why he has stayed away from me all this time.

After that, we decided to continue our relationship by forgiving each other. Without
wasting time, he proposed me to be his wife. And I am gladly accepted him. Not long
after, we got engaged and married three months later. Every month, I would
accompany him to the hospital for chemotherapy. But the miracle happened when

we were expecting our second child, Amelia which is 10 years ago, he told me that
he was cancer-free. We are so thankful for the news with the presence of new
people in this family.

Little did I know that he would later have a place in my heart and become an
intimate part of my life forever. As the saying goes "there is someone right that will
wait for you at any time in this life" and I knew for sure that this is so true. This
wonderful man I am speaking of is my husband, and the strength he has given me
has revived my hope and faith that I may have finally found love and peace within.
He has made me feel like I am special. And kids, that’s how I met your father.



WHEN LOVE LASTS

by: Atiqah Maisarah binti Yahya

The full moon was obscured by a thin layer of clouds, which cast a blue glow across
the room.

“Dad, why are you smiling?” my 12-year-old son, Aryan asks me with a puzzled face.
“What makes you so happy dad? Tell us,” the voice of my third child, Sabrina.

They can't stop themselves from speculating. They get up from where they are seating
and making their way towards me. I smile and start telling them how I became the
happiest man in the world.

It all started when I was in Form 3. I met her at orientation when our mothers
recognized each other from high school. Her previous school had closed therefore,
she was transferring to mine. I had no idea who she was, and I wasn't interested in
finding out. I already had a group of buddies. As our mothers talked and reminisced,
she and I just stood off to the side as two awkward teenagers would. Finally, our
mothers threw out the ‘you two should be friends’ idea. We just agreed with smiles
and said bye, going on our ways. I could remember my mom talked to me in the car
about branching out, making more friends, being open to other people especially the
new people. I was listening, but really just let the idea went in and out of my head. She
was stunning, and I couldn't deny it. Her hair was midnight-black and it flowed over
her shoulders but like I said, I didn’t need any more friends.

On Monday, I had mathematics as my first class. I was looking forward to class
because I loved the teacher and knew it would be a fun class. I entered to see that girl
once more. She’s in my class. We cordially say hi and then I proceed to talk to my
other friends in the class before the teacher starts the lesson. The minute the bell rang
for recess, I dashed to the canteen because I had been starving since class began.
She abruptly asked if she might join me. At first, I was tempted to say no but I
remembered that she was a new student. She barely made a new friend. Thenceforth,
we would have our lunch together and when the school was over, we went to library
to study. As time went by, we would have our lunch together and when the school was
over, we went to library to study. In exchange for proofreading her English writings,
she would teach me Science. That's when our emotional bond grew stronger and I
decided to confess my feelings.

“I'm too shy to say it in words, but I think I’m falling in love for you. I know we've
always been really good friends, but lately I've been thinking about more than just

friendship,” I mumbled, my gaze fixed on my shoes.
“What? I can’t hear you,” she replied playfully. The smirk on her face made my face

became as red as a beetroot.
“Sorry, I’m just kidding. I have feelings for you too,” She grinned.

Fortunately, we shared similar feelings, and we have been lovers since that day. Time
seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye. We succeeded in school with flying colours but
eventually drifted apart. Even though we were at different universities, we remained in
touch. Sometimes, we had misunderstood but no matter how many fights and

tribulations we went through, we always came back to each other. We strived to make
the world a better place and we made our worlds better for each other.

Everything was fine and lovely until she informed me that her family had arranged for
her to marry Alex. Alex was a son of her father’s business partner. Because of her
father, she couldn't say no. Finally, after much deliberation, we ultimately chose to end
our relationship for her sake. Honestly, it was hard for both of us but we did not have
any choices. Once that first tear broke free, the rest followed in an unbroken stream. I
began to cry like there was no tomorrow. I never imagined my life without her. Slowly,
I attempted to increase my strength and concentrate on my studies. It’s hard to turn
the page when you know someone won’t be in the next chapter but the story must go
on.

4 years later, my friends and I went to Pantai Klebang. Suddenly, I was startled to see
a familiar face. The moon’s delicate light had just turned the world a-flame with silver
when she turned around. She looked surprised for a second then she smiled at me. I
waved at her but the thing in her arms caught my eyes. There was a baby who slept
peacefully. After that, I found out that she divorced Alex after she gave birth. I felt sorry
for her but at the same time, I also saw it as an opportunity to make her mine. Since
we broke up, not a single day passed by without thinking about her and that was one
of the reasons I proposed to her. Thank goodness she said yes. I would accept her
situation as it was especially about her baby. After 15 years of marriage there has not
been one day where we were not part of each other’s lives and kids that’s how I met
your mother.



VIRUS OF LOVE

My daughter just come home from school and brought a bunch of flowers. The
flower just reminded me of my first love. I decided to sit down next to my son and told
him an interesting story about my love story with her beautiful mom. My daughter has
been thrilled to hear the story. First feelings are always special for me. I told my son
that love is something that every person needs and almost every person falls in love
to someone. It may sound ridiculous, but the first time I felt that I’m alive, was the
moment I felt in love for the first time. It was long time ago, at the Hospital of Kuala
Lumpur. My love story is closely related to the pandemic of Covid-19.

27 October 2020, the most memorable date of my life. My love story started when
I was sent to Kuala Lumpur for visiting the work area. At first I was disappointed with
the decision because I had to go there during the pandemic of Covid-19. Kuala Lumpur
was the area with the highest infection rate of the disease. I had hoped something
good would happen in Kuala Lumpur.

After a few weeks, I did a self Covid-19 test. The results have shown that I was
infected. It was the first time I was infected with Covid-19. After that I was taken to the
Hospital of Kuala Lumpur for a treatment. At first, I was only infected with the disease
at a mild level. After a few days, my health condition became increasingly worrying.
During my time in the hospital, I was treated by a beautiful nurse. The first time I saw
her, I decided that she was the most perfect human being on the earth. I can saw her
beauty through her eyes only because she was wearing a mask. It was first-sight love.
Each patient has been treated by a nurse who has been prescribed by the hospital. I
was also destined to be treated by that beautiful nurse. I have ventured to take the
decision to ask her real name. His name is Syafiqah. The nurse has spent a lot of time

looking after me. We spent much time together, we had endless themes to talk about.
She also provides me with nutritious meals on time to make sure that I can recover
from the disease. Other than that, I spent my time to help the nurse to clean up the
hospital area. I saw that the nurses has been treated badly by other patients. The
nurses remain patient with the patient’s behaviour. I was amazed to see attitude shown
by each nurse. I also learned a lot of new things during my time with the nurse.

After a few days at the hospital, I got the news that the rate of Covid-19 infection
is increasing. The rate of admission of patients to the hospital is also increasing. Every
staff at the hospital has become increasingly busy to treat new patients. I can’t spend
time with her as usual because she’s been busy. There were many patients who need
more rigorous supervision from the nurses. My health condition has also improved. I
have chosen to respect his work and not interfere with his duties. We have understood
each other’s feelings. The next day, I have been confirmed by the doctor that I have
been tested negative Covid-19. I have been allowed to go home. I have been allowed
to return home after completing quarantine period at the hospital. I felt very sad to go
home because I had to part with the nurse. On the last day before I left the hopital, I
thanked him and gave flowers. I wanted to express my feelings but I’m embarrased

After a few months, the rate of infection of the disease still does not decrease. The
still has to work without enough rest. I felt sympathy for him. So, decided to become
volunteer in the hopital. I’ve been able to accompany him while managing patients.
We spent time together and the relationship between us become closer. I have begun
to have feelings of love for him. After several months of treating the patient, the
infection rates have decreased. The nurse was awarded an award for her
contributions. The nurse has also been promoted. I have decided to propose to him
on stage during awards day. She felt very surprised. She was so happy and agreed to

marry me. Every guest present at the ceremony gave us a standing ovation. I think
that this is the best decision for my life.

I still can’t believe that I’m married a nurse. Everything that happens is like a
beautiful dream. Suddenly, my son reprimanded me because I was dreaming with a
smile. I started to wake up from the lamentations. I told my daughter that we need to
appreciate every contribution of your mother because she has made dad happy. The
pandemic of Covid-19 has given me a sweet memory. After a long story session, I
ended the conversation by saying “and kids, that’s how I met your mother”.

MUHAMMAD AFIQ AIMAN BIN ABD RAZAK

TITLE: THE LOVE OF WAR

“Alpha team, mission success, let’s go home”. Five years ago, I was one of
the special force teams under the United Nations before I retired. My friend and I were
on vacation to recover from a minor injury sustained during the mission in Somalia.
During the holiday period Pablo, who is one of the special force members, invited me
to get some fresh air and help him find a gift for his girlfriend. Unfortunately, on our
way to the mall, Pablo heard some noise in a small underground tunnel. So, we
decided to find out what happened inside the tunnel. “Pay or die”. Hearing that sound
from the tunnel showed that someone was in danger. “What happen here” say Pablo.
In the tunnel, we meet a group of gangsters who are trying to collect the loan from an
old man.

“Wow..wow, look at here. We have two boys who trying to be a hero”

“Don’t judge a book by its cover CHILDREN” I replied.

I knew that my words had made them angry. Looking at that situation, Pablo and I
started to fold the long sleeve t-shirt because we needed to settle this like a man.

After the fight, the boss of the gangster group got an injury to his head, while
Pablo and I only got some wounds. We were heading to the hospital. At the hospital,
one of the beautiful doctors came to give a treatment. But she did not treat me well
because she thought that I was one of the gangster group members. “Do you think I
am a gangster?” She has not answered my question, but gave a sign that she not
interested in me. But I will not give up. I tried to confront her by inviting her for dinner.
So, I could prove her that I am not a gangster. I do not have an expectation that she
would like to join me for dinner tonight. Surprisingly, she said yes.

The woman doctor and I decided to have dinner at the Four Seasons hotel
because we wanted to eat on the roof top. After we got our table for dinner and ordered
some food. Suddenly, I received an emergency call from the headquarter.
“Commander Afiq, UN needs your team for a mission in Lebanon. Please activate your
location. The helicopter will pick up there as fast as possible. Roger and out.” I did not
have any choices except to cancel the dinner. But I cannot tell the truth because, being
in the special force platoon, all the missions are secret. She was mad at that time and
thought I was a liar. Plus, she needs to pay for all the food.

I knew our dinner was not going well, but I needed to do this. After a week in
Lebanon, I as the leader of the platoon received an order to invite the medical team
from the airport. The medical team from Malaysia is also helping our army medic here.

“The face of the medical team leader looks familiar to me, isn’t it?” said Pablo.

I am starting to recognise the face. Surprisingly, she is the woman doctor whom I dated
a week ago. I hope she comes here not to claim the money for the food. Both of us
were speechless because of our mistake. At the camp, I am trying to explain
everything. She still did not want to forgive and told me that I did not trust her. At
midnight, I go to the river alone to get some fresh air. Suddenly, the sound of the bomb
came from the west of the camp. The camp has been attacked. I started to get my
team together and find a solution. I find out my team and the doctor have been
kidnapped.

All my friends’ lives depend on me right now. Waiting for the backup will take
so much time. I have been trained in this for five years. The only solution is to sneak
through the ceiling. From the top, I use P18C to get the shortest range from the enemy.
All doors and windows will be installed with landmines in case the enemy from outside

comes in. I had four enemies in the room and two P18Cs in my hand. In two seconds,
four headshots were done. I came out of the ceiling and rescued the hostage first. The
enemy comes from the door. Luckily, the bomb kills all of them.

After three hours, all the hostages have been saved and the UN backup team
has arrived. When the enemy came in through the window, I was shot in the stomach
with a 5.56mm bullet. The woman doctor was trying to give an early treatment. I was
in a coma at that time and woke up in the hospital. I noticed she was still standing
beside me, waiting for me. After the doctor in charge made a minor checkup, she
apologised for her arrogant. “I still alive because of you, thank you my commander”.
After I recovered, we decided to be more than friends and kids that how I met you
mother.

GEEC1052
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH

ENCOUNTER LOVE

written by : Muhammad Aiman Nur Hakim
Bin Mohd Noor

Once upon a time, on a quiet night, it was the best time for me to get my rest as i tired of
working that day. At that time, I took a rest while reading a newspaper on my sofa in the
living room. While I read calmly, suddenly, my son, Azman, runs towards me while
bringing a photo album in his hand. He seemed excited to ask me a question. Then, he
asked me about the whole album. I was shocked and laughed because he had never
asked me about this album before. The album was about our family day in 2008. And
then, he showed me a picture of his mother when she was young. Too many questions
he asked me, and I never expected that he could ask me “papa, when is your first time
met mama? I smiled and I told my lovely wife, Syaza. I think I should tell the true story to
my son and then I sat between my wife and my son. I begin my unforgettable story.

“Azman, actually our first magnificent met was at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan
Bukit Tunggal as we were studied the same school”. I was 17 years old and she was 16
years old . Before that, I already knew about her as she was my junior back then. Although
her personality is so interesting ,i felt nothing towards her. Perhaps, I’m still not ready yet
in romance. But one fine day, during the rest time, I went to the canteen with my lovely
friends to buy some foods and drinks. There was an unexpected moment that I
accidentally bumped into her. She looked and smiled at me and that quite attracted me
at the moment and i reacted the same thing towards her. My heart beat hardly when I

saw her. Then, I thought to myself why my feelings felt like this. I ashamed of my friends.
I ignored about it and proceed to the canteen.

I was wondering why she always running in my mind. Perhaps, it’s about the
moment that occurred. So, I asked my friends to get her phone number. Actually, I do not
know my purpose to get her phone number. But, I would like to know more about her. As
I reached at home, I started my conversation with her through Whatsapp. I’m afraid if she
ignore my messages.. A few minutes later, she replied my messages.. I’m so happy and
nervous at the first time. At the beginning, we just talked about learning. Day by day, we
started to know each other. I was shocked because she was brave enough to tell me
about her family’s life. So I remembered my friend’s advice, ”if a girl starts to tell you about
her family’s life, it means that she trusts you”. After that, we became closer. She is a
caring person. She always ask me to eat. And who knows that one day, I fall in love with
her. I confessed my feelings towards her and she accepted. What a beautiful day. We
decided to have a relationship after 1 month of knowing each other.

A few months later, the SPM examination was around the corner. I know that I’m
not an intelligent person. I need to improve myself. Too many subtopics that I do not
understand yet. So, I decided to focus on my study. I asked her to accompany me to study
every day after the school hour and she agreed to do so. We study near the school hall.
When we study, too many sweet moments occurred between her and me. She always
finds the point to give me a pickup line about love. She also taught me a lot as she was

a top student in that school. The thing that I like about her is she constantly treats me with
food and drink during the study. Usually , men treat girl but i’m not the one like that man.
Her effort really made me in love with her even more.

After the SPM examination, I got the result. Alhamdulillah, my hard work paid off.
Therefore I also thanked Syaza because she had been my backbone. It’s been a long
day since I got the SPM result. One day, my phone was broken. I lost all of my friend’s
numbers including Syaza. I followed my parent’s decision to further study at University
Malaya for 3 years in an accounting course. I want to focus on my studies but sometimes
I tried to get her phone number and failed. After I graduated from University Malaya, I
went back to my village. Finally, my wish came true. I got a new job offered by my dad’s
company. I want to find my future wife after I get any occupation. I still haven’t forgotten
about Syaza. I hope I can find her back.

On a cloudy day, I sent my mother to the hospital to get her important treatment. I
do not know why my feelings are so different. I felt like some miracle would happen to
me. While I pushed my mother with wheelchair, out of the blue, I saw a familiar person
mopping the floor. I looked at her twice to make sure that she was really Syaza. A few
minutes later, I noticed her and she was shocked. And yes! I found her . Apparently, she
is one of the staff at the hospital. I thought that she had someone special in her life.
Nonetheless, she was still single and I’m so grateful. I introduced her to my mother and
she invited Syaza to come to our house.

Lastly, it was her turn to introduce me to her family. Her family looked like they
could accept me into their life. And we know about our family. After that, I boldly decided
to propose to her in front of our family and they agreed with my decision.” We got married
after 1 year and kids, that’s how I met your mother”

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LOVE
OF MY

LIFE

WRITTEN BY:

MUHAMMAD FAREEZ BIN MD YAKOB

LOVE OF MY LIFE

I was performing my bedtime routine when both of my princesses storms into
my room through the door. They were convinced there are monsters underneath their
beds. I told them it was just myths and proceed to put both of them under their fluffy
blankets allowing them to snuggle their way to dreamland. They demanded me to read
them one bedtime story and I couldn’t say no. I sat between them and start reading
their favourite folktale, Cinderella. Sarah and Mia thought the love story was so
romantic that they wondered about mine and their mother’s. I can feel a sharp pain in
my right shoulder as I tried to scribble my words in my head, but it only ended up in
silence. It wasn’t a secret, but I don’t want to ruin their purity. It would be too much for
six-year-old kids. I figured out that it may not be the right time but keeping away would
make it worst. So, I began.

It was one normal morning and I got ready for work. I went to my car and drove
to Angsana Holdings, ready to propose the project tender that I spent three months
preparing. I parked and made sure my car was locked, then I saw something
suspicious. A few men were surrounding a black Honda HR-V. One was grumpy
looking, covered with dragon tattoos. I was skeptical but I ignored it. He suddenly saw
me as he stashed something into the trunk of the vehicle. I tried to turn a blind eye,
thinking that I watched too many series of Criminal Minds. I walked a few steps away
and as they drove away, I look back, and that was when my heart sank. I tried to get
my thought off my mind. Something in my gut tells me that was human hair, stuck from
the inside of the trunk.

I didn’t think for long before I hastily drove after them and tried staying in the
blindsight. It was an immersive action, but I did keep myself lucid and called the police

and reported the suspicious situation. My chase lasted for 30 minutes before they
finally pulled up in a ghastly space in between tall dilapidated buildings. I parked my
car a little farther to avoid any suspicion. I walked out and peeked for a look of them
in between the bushes. To my worst nightmare, they were dragging a woman, an
actual living human out of the trunk. My knees were wobbly as I pray for the police to
arrive sooner. “There’s only one thing left to do to you, Lisa” said one of the abductors
as he held her on a gunpoint. Right before he pulled the trigger, I jumped out of the
bushes and pushed her out from his aim. The last thing I recalled was being on the
ground, blue and red lights were glimmering as my eyes blur followed by sirens while
I bleed to my death.

Well, as I’m taking now, perhaps I over-exaggerated the whole dying episode.
After the whole situation, I found myself laying in a hospital bed. My right shoulder was
wrapped and my arm hurts so bad as I tried to lift them. As I turned my head to the
left, there was a woman I barely recognized. “Hey, you’re awake? I’m Lisa, the girl you
saved” she said with a curious frown on her face. She explained that she was
kidnapped by her father’s former business partner who is also her uncle. Her father
was the initial founder of Angsana Holdings, but his brother let resentment take the
best of him. Only at that moment did I realize that I lost a huge collaboration chance
with the company and probably my job too. I couldn’t care less as the shot wound
pains me horribly.

After I was discharged from the hospital, she set up a personal business
meeting between me and her father. She told me to take it as a ‘thank you’ gift from
her. We started hanging out more and got closer. She always reminds me that my
action was dumb but courageous. I knew I fell head over heels for her when I just can’t
get over her laugh. I could easily get lost in her starry eyes. I rented her favorite sky

view restaurant for a day to celebrate our third year of dating, and I knew it was the
perfect time for me to get on my one knee. I purposed to her and it was one of the best
days in my life.
I am blessed that I still get to adore some of Lisa’s beauty.
It felt like yesterday Lisa passed away after birthing to our twins.
While tears spilled down on my cheeks, I ended my love story and told them
“Mia, you have your mother’s eyes and Sarah, you have your mother’s smile, and kids,
that’s how I met your mother”.

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TITLE : UNPREDICTABLE LOVE
BY : NUR AZLEYANNA BINTI SUNAR
We started our day with cleaning the house. We just move into a new
house. Our cutie child, Puteri, also give a hand in cleaning the house, but in
her own way. My husband, Irfan, and I just focused on our work. Suddenly,
Puteri called for us loudly. We hurried up ran to her, worrying something bad
happened. But then, she showed us a big smile. “I’ve found this picture. It
looks like the picture of your wedding” We exchange a glance and
nooded.”Such a lovely couple!”. Irfan and I laughed. Puteri wondered“ Is there
something historical between your love story?” asked Puteri out of curiousity.
We walked to the sofa. “Do you want to hear our story?” Puteri nooded.
“So, it starts when we were destined to be classmate. But, we were a
competitor, because we were the smartest one. We were even bickering just
for helped teacher to carry their things.” three of us shared laugh. “Since we
were the smartest one, we always bumped into each other because we need
to participate in every academic competition.” add Irfan.
“As we’d always been together, participate the competition, and joined
prefect meeting since your dad was the president while me the secretary, I
think I developed a feeling towards your dad.” “Really mom? So did you
confessed?” asked Puteri. “Of course not. I have my pride. I don’t even tell
anyone about it. I just graved it myself.” “But, it such a coincidence because I
also had a feeling towards your mom at the same time. But for your mom, it’s
about pride, while me, I just afraid of the one-sided love” said Irfan. I laughed
out at him. He pinches me as to make me stop laughing. “One day, there was
a rumor has spread that I’ve doing some bad things like stealing and treated all

the riches boy just to have their money, as I am from a non-wealthy family. I’ve
been on hiatus for weeks. My close friends start to leave me. The depression
started to take over me. One day, when I really want to commit suicide, then
suddenly someone approached me.

While I’m crying at the roof top of my school in the evening, I can felt a
piece of clothe covered my head. Then a horse voice start to speak “Just cry. If
you’ve stopped, you need to stand back, raise up your chin, and face them.
You need to solve it” I thought that I recognized the voice, but I cant afford to
think about it. I really convinced by it. When I’ve slowly relaxed, that boy take
his sweater back, and actually it was your dad. Then I started to clear out my
name, with your dad’s helped. For the first time, we were not being a
competitor. Thanks to your dad, I got my name cleared after a few days.

One day, your dad asked me to meet him at a cafe. Unexpected thing
happened when your dad asked me to be his girlfriend. Since I’ve also had a
feeling on him, I just accepted it willingly.”

“So we stay in relationship for a long time. After SPM, we got the different
universities but we manage to stay in relationship for 5 years. After graduate,
we got engaged. Thanks God, I got a work offer at overseas. So, we need to
be in a long distance relationship, since your mom already got an offer at a
well-known company. For a first year, our relationship just went well. But
suddenly, one day I got a call from your mom, said that I’ve been cheating on
her. Just imagine how I felt. I don’t have time for a nonsense thing like that, I’ve
already busy with my work. She called me, crying, saying that she has got a
prove. I need to appraise the accuser, he/she make a well photo-shop picture
of me hugging with an unknown women. We were dealing with trust issues

when we need to be apart. Misunderstanding went all over her. I tried to
explain but she refused to it. The worsen thing, she asked me to break our
engagement. I don’t sit comfortably. I don’t want to lost her, just for the petty
rumor. Fortunately, I’m having my break, so I back to Malaysia to convince her.
I’m willing to make everything that could make her believe me. After a few days
I’ve been convincing her, explain the misunderstanding, and ask my closest
work friend to prove I’m being a hardworking one with my work there. Then she
decide to believe me. She said that she can see my honesty when I’m willing to
back to Malaysia just to make things right.” add Irfan.

“So after things have been sorted out, your dad back to overseas and
after a month he got promoted to an upper post in Japan. Before he started the
new position, he took another break and back to Malaysia again, because he
want to propose me, and want to take me with him to Japan. Since I loved him
so much, I’ve just accepted his love willingly and we started as a newlywed in
Japan. Despite his busy work life in Japan, we managed to become a lovely
couple until a precious life was given to us, and kid, that’s how I met your
father”



MAN IN THE RAIN

“Mum! Look what I have found!” My son happily exclaimed. My daughter and son ran
towards me with a photo album in my daughter’s hand. I smiled at her. “Yes honey?
What did you find in the album?”. He flipped the photo album and showed a picture. A
picture of me with a huge teddy bear. “Mum, where is the teddy bear now?” she asked
me with her gleaming eyes. “Oh... actually I have thrown away the teddy bear a long
time ago,” I answered her while patting her head. “But why mum? I want a huge teddy
bear too!”. She sulked. I laughed and hugged her dearly. “Your dad asked me to throw
away the teddy bear. He is jealous because my ex-boyfriend gave it to me.”. “Huh?
You have an ex-boyfriend? Who is it? Why did you leave him?”. Endless question
came out of her mouth. “Come, sit with me and I will tell you a very long story”. I replied.
They sat beside me on the sofa and started listening eagerly.

My story began with me telling them about how I met my ex-boyfriend. “We met in high
school, we often saw each other at the school field because he was a rugby player,
and I was a netballer.” I explained to them. “Then, how did you two become close?”
she inquired. “Well, there is an accident where he sprained his ankle during the game
and I had to help him since I was a member of the Malaysian Red Crescent,” I
explained. “After that, we became close to each other. Even after we have graduated
from high school, we always went out together and exchanged gifts. The most
expensive gift I have ever received is that huge teddy bear. Then after we graduated
from university, we were destined to get a job at the same company. He was the most
determined, hardworking and committed person I have ever met. He became busier
as he has a higher position in the company than me. So, we communicated less than
usual. But I tried to understand his workload.” I stated.

One day, I went to a restaurant near my office by myself to buy lunch. After choosing
a meal, I went to pay for my food. I opened my purse and realized I was doomed. I did
not have enough cash to pay for my food. I offered to pay using a card. Unfortunately,
their credit card machine is malfunctioning. Out of the blue, a man appeared beside
me and offered to pay for my food. At first, I hesitated to accept his kind gesture but
he assured me he had good intentions. I asked for his telephone number to pay back
his money but he refused. I thanked him and went back to my office. In the evening, I
attended a company meeting and a new staff is welcomed. It was the man that helped
me during lunch hour! To my surprise, he will start working immediately in my
department. After the meeting ended, I approached him and he was surprised to see
me there. Since then, we become a friend. He is a well-mannered man. Everyone likes
him around because he likes to help his co-workers. My boyfriend started being overly
jealous after he saw him helping me with my work. He become hot-tempered and
threw some harsh words at me. I explained everything but it did not cool him down.

Someday, my car broke down in the middle of the road during on my way to my office.
I was about to call my boyfriend to ask him for but I was afraid. After a while, I decided
to go to work by taxi. After I reached my office, I started to accomplish my work as
usual. However, I was feeling uneasy but I tried to shrug it off. Later, my phone rang.
It was my mum. “Elyna, Come to the hospital right now! Your sister was involved in a
hit and run accident!”. At that moment, I feel like my world is falling apart. I rushed to
the bus stand to hail a cab but there was no cab in sight. It started to rain cats and
dogs. I have no choice but to ask for help from my boyfriend. “Hello? What do you
need from me? I am busy right now”. His voice pierced my ears as soon I called him.”
Can you help me?”. He ended the call before I could finish my sentence. I decided to
call my friend shortly after. He picked up the call immediately and rushed to pick me
up after he heard me crying in the rain. After a while, we arrived at the hospital.

After I visited my younger sister, I told them everything and introduced my friend to my
parents. My parents praised and thanked him for helping me. Suddenly, my phone
rang. It was my boyfriend. I inhaled deeply and answered his call. “Where are you
going with him? Are you cheating on me?” He yelled. I tried to explain but my
explanation was cut midway. “Let's break up.” He said coldly and ended the call. I
bawled my eyes out. How could he easily end our relationship that took years to bulid?.
“After a few months, he confessed his feelings to me, but I did not give any answers
as I am still not ready o be in a relationship again. A week passed, I said yes to him
after thinking about it thoroughly and we got married after a month. He asked me to
throw away all the gifts from my ex-boyfriend, including the huge teddy bear.” My
children nodded their head after listening to my story. “And kids, that’s how I met your
father.”

TITLE :

WRITTEN BY:

Nur Hidayah Binti Nawir

Last week,which is a beautiful day,my family and I went to our favorite place for a
vacation.We started the trip at 8:00 a.m. and my husband drove our car.We started
the journey happily and played some games.My kids were extremely happy and
excited to go for a vacation.While on the way to a vacation destination,suddenly one
of our kids asked me how I met their father and make me felt shy.Their father just
smiled and laughed while drove the car.

Then,I started the story.Kids,actually we were schoolmates and also classmates,but
we didn’t find out about it until one day,your father was playing badminton with his best
friends.Then,the shuttle hit my bag and he came to me,and he apologized.Then,I told
him that I had forgiven him,and he was very happy at that time and started asking what
my name was.In addition,from that incident,we started getting acquainted,became
friends and usually study together in a group.He was also a humble and also the best
student at the school.Suddenly,one of my kids said that our stories was very
interesting and I just smiled at her.Then,I continued my story.On the other day,he
always waited for me and my best friend to buy our foods at the canteen and he also
knew my favourite foods.Then,I knew that one of his friends was jealous with us and I
just kept it quiet.

Plus,there was one thing that kept me and him getting further apart and make me
felt very sad.It starts when he represented the school in a badminton match and won
that match,but suddenly his leg sprained.He had to be absent from school for several
days,but when he returned to the school,we rarely met because he already had more
friends,be more popular and we became further apart.After a few weeks later,my
classmates and I were too busy because we were going to face the SPM examination
and we had to study overtime to get an excellent result.After a few beautiful months,we

needed to attend our school to take our SPM results and thank god that we all got
good result in this exam.Apart from that,we were also needed to split up to continue
our study to the higher level and then,we lost contact.

After a few years later,I was invited to attend a school reunion at our high school and
I was extremely happy because I can meet all my friends there.I attended the reunion
by bringing special gifts for all my friends and I really hope that they will like it.When I
got there,I was really surprised,because all my friends also brought gifts for each other
and we also talked about our lives after finishing high school.I looked around and I
realized that all my friends and I were successful in their lives and I was so grateful
and happy for them.All of sudden,your father looked at me for a long time and started
opening up stories of high school time and other friends also having fun telling stories
together.After a long chat with my friends,I went to the food area to pick up some
foods,but suddenly he showed up and apologized for ignoring me after he recovered
from his leg injury during the high school.He tried to explain the matter over and over
until he started want to cry and he also said that he tried to meet me but there was no
chance.Besides,he also told me that he has liked me since school days,but he had to
hide that feeling because he wanted to focus on exam and want to achieve our
ambitions first.In fact,at that point I was so overwhelmed to hear his explanation and I
told him that there was someone better than me for him and at that time,I left him there
alone.I saw him from a distance and he looked very sad.Actually,I said so because I
knew that one of my classmates was also liked him for a long time and I had to stay
away from him for his happiness.

Moreover,after a few months later,we were destined to come across at the mosque
near my housing estate and he was the one who started a conversation.Then,day by
day,we started getting closer,became good friends and spending time together.All of

the sudden,on my birthday,he expressed his feelings to me for a second time and
hoped that I could accept him as his partner and he also promised to make me happy
forever.But,I asked him to give me time to think and he agreed with an overly happy
face.After thinking for a long time and after the istikarah prayers,I told him that I would
accept him as my partner.He was extremely happy and wanted to meet my family as
soon as possible.After meeting the both families,they blessed our relationship and they
were very happy with our plans to get married.After that,we started making
preparations for the engagements event and after a few beautiful months,we got
married and destined to have three good kids.Then,Adawiyah asked me,” who are
they?”.”It’s you,Adawiyah,Arif and your little sister,Husna,” I replied.In the end of the
story,I said,”And kids,that's how I met your father”.