TOKOH NILAM 2021 -NUR JANNAH ADNIN

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NUR JANNAH ADNIN BINTI MOHD AFFANDI

CONTENTS:

PERSONAL DETAILS
BOOK REVIEW
CURRICULUM

C0-CURRICULUM
CERTIFICATES
APPENDIX

PERSONAL DETAILS OF
TOKOH NILAM

NAME : NUR JANNAH ADNIN BINTI MOHD AFFANDI

DATE OF BIRTH : 12 MAC 2009

PLACE OF BIRTH : HOSPITAL USM

FATHER’S NAME : MOHD AFFANDI BIN HASSAN

OCCUPATION : PEMANDU GRAB

MOTHER’S NAME : RASHIDAH BINTI SALLEH

OCCUPATION : GURU

HOBBY : MEMBACA & MELUKIS

IDOLS : NOVELIST TEME

POSITIONS IN SCHOOL : PENOLONG KETUA PENGAWAS SEKOLAH

: PENGERUSI TUNAS PUTERI

: NAIB PENGERUSI KELAB KITAR SEMULA

: AJK BOLA JARING

BOOK REVIEW

TITLE : The Weight of Our Sky

AUTHOR : Hanna Alkaf

YEAR OF PUBLISH: 5 Februari 2019

PUBLISHER : Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

LENGTH : 277 pages

BAHASA : Bahasa Inggeris

GENRE : Remaja, Sejarah, Fiksyen

INTRODUCTION

The Weight of Our Sky is a fictional story, but based on actual historical events that took place here in
Malaysia. The story is about Melati, a teenage girl who is unknowingly battling Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD), which she believes to be a Djinn living inside her mind in the 1960s when she is caught
in the middle of the 13th May racial riots in Kuala Lumpur (an actual event that happened in Malaysian
history).

To provide a little backstory, 13th May was a historic and notorious incident in Malaysian history that was
sparked by racial tensions between the Malays and the Chinese after the 1969 Malaysian General Election.
The ruling coalition, the Alliance, had lost the majority of parliamentary seats to the Chinese-majority
opposition party. With racial tensions at a high, the Chinese and Malay communities took matters into their
own hands and sparked clashing in the streets, causing days of death and destruction in the town of Kuala
Lumpur, which ended with an official total death toll of 196. It was extreme to the point that a National
Emergency had to be declared by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and a twenty-four hour curfew imposed on
the citizens.

Back to the story shortly, everything happened when a trip to the movies after school turns into a
nightmare when the city erupts into violent race riots between the Chinese and the Malay. When
gangsters come into the theatre and hold movie-goers hostage, Mel, a Malay, is saved by a Chinese
woman, but has to leave her best friend behind to die.

On their journey through town, Mel sees for herself the devastation caused by the riots. In her village,
a neighbour tells her that her mother, a nurse, was called in to help with the many bodies piling up at
the hospital. Mel must survive on her own, with the help of a few kind strangers, until she finds her
mother. But the djinn in her mind threatens her ability to cope. Helpless and surrounded by violence,
Melati has to overcome the merciless Djinn and find her way back to her mother in the midst of the
dangers of the riots.

THE ADVANTAGES OF THE BOOK.

The writer had mention clear information of cultural, mental health and religious belief. All of the cultural
references in this book will make Asian readers’ heart burst of happiness. Non-Asian readers mightnot
notice these references since they’re tiny and seems like just a random explanation. Details such as going
to market with your best friend after school and buying local snacks and ice-cold drinks because we’re
living in a tropical country and it’s burning hot during the day, visiting small shops just for the heck out of it

and not buying anything, Melati’s favourite food and drink, the mention of a woman devil who sucks blood,
and many more. All of these are something that most Asian readers familiar with.

As for the mental health representation, this book summaries it all together. Anxiety and OCD is a big part
of Melati. The inner conversation between Melati and the so-called Djinn and the description of Melati’s
tapping as a way to cope with her anxiety/OCD was well written by the author.

And lastly, the Muslim representation in this book was spot on. The mentioned of Djinn, going to Ustaz for
seeking medication, and Melati’s confused thought about the using of ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attacks
instead during the prayers. We do believe that Djinn existed, and even some Muslims still believe that when
you’re not being faithful and close enough to God, that’s the cause of your anxiety, depression, and
stress. Being a Muslim herself, Alkaf delivered all of these intricate perspectives from Muslims and made
the best sense out of it in this book.

THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE BOOK

The book doesn’t have much spoiler except it is a tough reading for those who like a light and simple story.
As for a teenager like me, I have to blend all the information that mention in the book including the
history which is the real fact, the mental health description of OCD person which is really new for me
and the supernatural or the djinn that related with the religious belief. But all the aspects made this
book remarkable and won’t be very easy to forget.

CLOSURE
I would recommend this read to all Malaysians and Non-Malaysians alike. If you’ve studied your history,
you would know that many policies were put into place following the events of 13th May to avoid anything
like it from ever happening again. But policies or not, the decision ultimately lies in the hands of the people.
Fighting is incited by the people, but so is peace. It all comes down to whether or not we want to see each
other as Malaysians, as people, and whether or not we are willing to hold up our sky together, no matter
the forces that try to drive us apart. This is our country, our Malaysia, our home.

Note: a Djinn is believed in Malay culture and Islamic folklore to be a genie-like spiritual entity

CURRICULUM
&

CO-CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM & CO-CURRICULUM

BIL TAHUN AKTIVITI JAWATAN / PERINGKAT
( PERSATUAN / KELAB ) KEDUDUKAN ( SEKOLAH / DAERAH /
NEGERI / KEBANGSAAN )

1. 1-23 DIS GIFTED’20 PESERTA PERINGKAT NASIONAL
IKRAM TEENS NEGERI
2020 PERTANDINGAN MELUKIS
JOHOR
KOMIK NASIONAL

2. 25 DIS PERTANDINGAN MELUKIS PESERTA INSTAGRAM@ UNI-
2020-1 JAN FAN ART KAREKTER UNI- K_OFFICIAL
2021 K

3. 23 OKT- PALESTINE WINTER ART PESERTA KOMIK GAZA
IMAN PUBLICATION
15 NOV CONTEST
2020

4. 18 NOV KELAS TAMBAHAN PESERTA SK JELAWAT
2020 PERCUMA SAINS IS FUN

5. 2019 TILAWAH AL-QURAN (P) SAGUHATI PERINGKAT PPD BACHOK

6. 6 -8 NOV PERKHEMAHAN BADAN PESERTA SK JELAWAT

2019 BERUNIFORM 2019

7. 6 OKT ENGLISH VILLAGE @ PESERTA SK CYBERJAYA SELANGOR
2018 CYBERJAYA 2018
SEKOLAH KLUSTER
KECEMERLANGAN

8. 17 NOV SRORY TELLING LEVEL 1 PESERTA

2018 COMPETITION PERINGKAT KEBANGSAAN
SK CONVENT (1) KLANG
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SEKOLAH KLUSTER
CARNIVAL & KECEMERLANGAN

PERTANDINGAN GEMA

SENI

9. 17 NOV PERTANDINGAN SK NAIB JOHAN
2018 KLUSTER
PERINGKAT KEBANGSAAN
ACTION SONG Di CYBERJAYA & KLANG

10. 2018 PERTANDINGAN SAGUHATI PPD BACHOK
BERCERITA BAHASA

MELAYU

11. 18-19 KURSUS KEPIMPINAN PESERTA UNIT BIMBINGAN
APR PEMIMPIN MUDA KETIGA KAUNSELING, PENGAWAS &
2019
PUSAT SUMBER SEKOLAH
12. 15 JULAI KARNIVAL BAHASA
PPD BACHOK

2019 INGGERIS

13. 31 JAN KURSUS KEPIMPINAN PESERTA SK JELAWAT
2018 PEMIMPIN MUDA

POSITIONS
IN

SCHOOL

POSITIONS IN SCHOOL

BI TAHUN AKTIVITI JAWATAN /
L. ( PERSATUAN / KELAB ) KEDUDUKAN
1. 2021 PENGAWAS SEKOLAH PENOLONG KETUA

2. 2021 UNIT BERUNIFORM TUNAS PENGERUSI
PUTERI
3. 2021 TIMBALAN
KELAB KITAR SEMULA PENGERUSI
4. 2021
KELAB BOLA JARING AJK
5. 2018-
2020 PENGAWAS SEKOLAH AHLI

6. 2020 UNIT BERUNIFORM TUNAS AJK
PUTERI AJK
7. 2020
KELAB KITAR SEMULA

8. 2020 KELAB BOLA JARING AJK
9.

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APPENDIX

3rd place
Storytelling
Competition

Congrats,
Jannah!





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