Thesis
statement : My being apart from
my parents changed my personality
Theme : My turning point
Topic
sentence : I used to do everything
by myself
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I used to cook on my own
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I used to do the laundry by myself
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I did some business to ear n my own money
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Ii used to go to school on foot because
I have no motorcycle.
Topic
sentence : I could do whatever
I wanted
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I went to some places with my friends
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I used to go to the market every Sunday
morning
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I forgot to study
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I used to invite my friend to come to my
boarding house
Topic
sentence : I tried to
concentrate more
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I rescheduled my daily routine
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I
read my book in my spare time
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My rank increased in every semester
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I joined some competitions
Conclusion : It was a really precious
lesson. It taught me a lot. It has made me independent, free, and concentrated more.
Stay
Away, Live Better
Five years ago, I was a student of
SMK Negeri 1. I stayed in a boarding house because my house is so far from my
school. I felt so anxious at the first day I stayed in my boarding house
because I not used to stay apart from my parents. I thought that I couldn’t
stay away from them. I cried every day. I didn’t know what to do because I was
a spoiled girl. So, instead of crying every day, I tried to adapt with the
environment. After four months, everything changed. My being apart from my
parents changed my personality.
I used to do everything by myself.
In other word, I became independent. Every day, I cooked on my own. I brought
the rice from my house every month and I bought the dishes near my boarding
house. One day, my pocket was used up. I didn’t know what I have to do. I
didn’t have my motorcycle so I couldn’t go home. Afterwards, I asked my roommate
who is from Pancasari to lend me some money. Poor me! She also didn’t have any
money. She just has three pieces of potato left. Without thinking, I cooked
those potatoes for dinner. Even though I didn’t like it, I tried to eat in
order I was not sick. Besides cooking my own dishes, I used to do my laundry by
myself. It was so hard for me. I felt tired and sad to do that on my own. I was
thinking that I should not do that. It was my mother’s duty, I thought. Then I
realized that I have to be independent. I have to try to do everything without
one’s help, especially my mother. My parents told me to be thrifty. They often
told me to save my money, so that I tried to do a business. Firstly I join Oriflame.
I became a member of that MLM. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay along. I couldn’t
find any customer so I was out. Then, I tried another business. I sold pulse for my friends and my family. It
was successful. I got a lot of profit and I could buy my needs. Besides, I
could save a lot of money. Unfortunately, it was not as successful as my study.
I used to concentrate to my business so I never read my book. Because of that,
my mother asked me not to do a business any more. About money to pay my
scholar-p, it was their responsible. I just needed to study. As what I told
before, I have no motorcycle, so I went to school on foot. It was really fun. I
enjoyed it very much. Overall, it was a really precious experience. It taught me
a lot about independence.
I could do whatever I wanted. Every
Sunday morning, I asked my roommates to go to traditional market to buy
vegetables, traditional food, and sometimes clothes. In the evening, we used to
go to Buleleng harbor and also Hardy’s. We were not shy though we went on foot.
I was also free to invite my friends and my boyfriend to my boarding house.
Sometimes, they accompanied me to go to Banjar hot spring, to botanical garden
or to some places. I was very happy because they couldn’t prohibit me. No one
knew wherever I went. One day, when I was in Banjar hot spring, suddenly my
father called me. He asked me where I was. I didn’t know what to say. I
couldn’t think anymore, so I said that I was in my boarding house. He got
angry. He asked me to be back. After arriving in my boarding house, I found him
there. He advised me and threatened me.
I was not lucky at that time. I was fool. I just thought about my happiness
without thinking about my parent’s anxiety. I realized that I could not do
that. I should read my book in my spare time rather than going out which didn’t
bring any advantageous for me.
After that incident, I tried to
concentrate to my study. I read my book in every moment. I mean, whenever I
have a time to read, I grabbed my book. I also rescheduled my daily routine.
Every day after coming from school, I used to read my book for thirty minutes.
I also read my book every 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. I reduce my time to have fun. The
result was my rank increase every semester from sixth to the first rank.
Besides, my teacher trusted me to join an accounting competition. Even though I
join a lot of competition, I never became the winner. I remember when I joined
a competition in UNHI when my friends got the second and third rank. I cried
there. I was very shy because I could not give a trophy to my school. One thing
that I would never forget was when I join a national competition, my friend got
the first and the second rank and I got the fourth. Unfortunately, the
committee only looked for the first to the third rank. Oh my goodness! How poor
I was. I knew that it was my fault. One thing that I have to do was study hard
more than I did.
It was a really good lesson for me.
Being apart is not bad but it is very precious because it could change my
personality. I could be independent, free, and concentrated more. Thank you my
parents.
