I Actually Passed It.

Assalamualaikum. 

It was just a normal day 

except the fact 

that I got stomachache 

and skipped the trip 

back to Perth-lis 

on the other day. 

(that's about three days ago, to be precise.) 

Till Umi asked me 

to buy some newspapers  

to read for the weekend  

and I come across this. 

Credits to Mingguan Metro.

This is the online version 

of the news, BTW. 

The full version on the papers 

has more written on it 

which later knocks me off. 

"Setiap mereka ada kisah tersendiri 

bagaimana boleh menjadi gelandangan 

dan hidup merempat. 

Walaupun kebanyakannya orang susah, 

tidak berpelajaran, tinggal sebatang kara 

dan tidak berapa siuman, 

ada juga berasal daripada keluarga berada, 

namun dibuang selepas keluarga 

tidak dapat menerima mereka." 

"Ada yang ingin kembali 

ke pangkuan keluarga... 

tapi disebabkan keluarga tidak dapat menerima, 

mereka terpaksa hidup sebatang kara..." 

"...golongan mualaf antara individu turut dikesan 

menjadi gelandangan di ibu kota..." 

"...A*** mengakui tidur di sekitar kaki lima kedai 

hanya berlapikkan kotak..." 

"Memang orang dengar tak percaya 

macam mana saya boleh jadi 

gelandangan di sini 

dan mengemis, 

tapi inilah cerita saya." 

(If you wanna read more, do get 

your own copy of the news. Heheh) 

At that very moment 

Those memories, they came back  

and I realize that 

I was, once 

nearly became 

just like those guys  

and among all those people 

I actually made it through. 

I guess so. 

Syukur. 

It may have been 

due to 

strong background of mine. 

It may have been 

due to 

my principles 

or 

the belief I've been into 

since little 

Then again 

I won't make it at the first place 

without the Lord up there, to be absolute 

my Umi's prayers, ultimately 

and others ---> siblings, relatives, friends, acquaintances 

Thank you. 

Hasif, Ariff, Faizran, Adilah, Fera, Iqbal, Jannah, 

Farhan, Tira, Sya, Faten, Anis, Afiqah. 

All of the comrades made back in foundy 

be it the housemates, neighbours, 

lecture mates, classmates, colleagues  

and some from the alma mater 

or even from the primary school. 

I owe all of you one. 

Seriously. 

I feel grateful 

for I may end up 

being another rotten apple 

yet in the end, I obtained something better 

I can continue to 

have dreams 

pursue them 

and live my life as a normal human. 

To those comrades 

I'll repay each and everyone of you 

God willing  

To the Lord 

I'll give it my best 

to live it up to You.  

Until then 

let's hope 

I'm spared some time 

so that I'm enabled to indulge 

the fruit of glory 

from the tree of efforts 

I've been planting. 

That's it. 

Gotta go. 

Assalamualaikum. 

P/S: Tomorrow, with my return to Perth-lis, 

I'm officially returning to my student life.
Let's do this! :)