Stay Away, Live Better

Thesis statement          : My being apart from my parents changed my personality

Theme                         : My turning point

Topic sentence            : I used to do everything by myself

·         I used to cook on my own

·         I used to do the laundry by myself

·         I did some business to ear n my own money

·         Ii used to go to school on foot because I have no motorcycle.

Topic sentence            : I could do whatever I wanted

·         I went to some places with my friends

·         I used to go to the market every Sunday morning

·         I forgot to study

·         I used to invite my friend to come to my boarding house

Topic sentence            : I tried to concentrate more

·         I rescheduled my daily routine

·         I  read my book in my spare time

·         My rank increased in every semester

·         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.