Be Strong

Last month (Ramadhan 2009) was the toughest episode that I've ever went through in my life.

First of all, I was so bloody lonely cuz I'm spending the whole Ramadhan far away from my family and friends.

I had to pay a sum of money (banyak weh) because kereta sewa nak gi roadtrip kena tow.

And then I was short of money that I've only 10 pounds to spend for 2 weeks.

I had to get a job in order to survive.

And Alhamdulillah, I got a temporary job as a tukang pencucuk satay.

They paid me 7 pence (mcm 7 sen) for every stick of satay yang aku cucuk.

And yeah, I had to work my ass out so that I've enough money to survive here.

Nak dijadikan cerita, handphone aku rosak sebab termasuk rempah satay.

Nasib baik still bleh SMS.

I had to squeeze my time to find some space to study.

Nak tak nak I had to study on the bus during my journey to work and back home.

Sedar tak sedar Hari Raya pun tiba.

Seperti raya yang sebelum2 ni, aku bangun pukul 7 pagi.

But it was different this time.

Aku tak pakai baju melayu.

Aku tak sembahyang raya.

Aku terpaksa bersiap awal untuk pergi kerja bakar satay kat open house Kedutaan Malaysia.

Pukul 10 malam baru sampai rumah.

Now I know.

Now I feel.

Now I realized.

What they meant when they say,

"No matter how often life kicks you in the ass, and you stumble and fall, it is how you pick yourself up that matters."

Campak saja ku di mana, ku janji ku akan jadi lebih kuat dari biasa.

INI JANJI AKU