#adyani

I have asked enough friends to say that General Paper is not a crowd favourite, of with the dreadful feeling that comes with writing essays and rereading, reanalysing and more rereading passages to work out a 3 marks question. Of course, general paper is not just about writing essays and practicing exam paper questions; there are other lessons when we would watch videos, brainstorm ideas, public speaking, debates, etc. But beyond all that, what I enjoyed most was your stories - stories of your personal experiences, stories of others or news you have come across in the media. With every personal stories you have shared with us, you always end with a positive note and that every struggle and tribulations ada hikmahnya.

You always keep us updated and aware of the news; exposing us to both sides of the media seeing past discrimination and bias. Thus, allowing us to have our own developed, uninfluenced opinion. But more than that, you have taught us the importance of being humble - that a positive attitude can get us far and no matter what grades we get; it does not define who we are. You showed me that wisdom and intellect are not achieved through A’s or wins; it is our failures and our comebacks that does.

I hope in the years of your teaching journey, you will continue to inspire students as you did to me. You probably will not remember me in the next few years and I probably would too in several years to come but I will always be truly grateful for your dedicated hard work, your stories and the impact you’ve left on me. Many teachers say that the success of their students is enough but it is never enough for us students to repay you.

I still remember when you were on maternity leave and we were under Cg Ahmad’s teaching. My first impression of you was wrong after all, because you are my best teacher so far. 

Most students would love to drop GP, but I’ve stopped thinking about it ever since you taught us about a lot of things. I would have never grown this mature without you. You have given me the gift of being able to think from different perspectives, and taught us to be the best insan that we could be. 

I will never ever forget you, and I will always love you for being like a mother to me.

You have an ingenious way of teaching, and it’s called being fun. You incorporate it in every lesson and turn a usually ordinary studying class to one that’s extraordinary. Has anyone ever told you you’re magical? Because your mere presence lightens up the room.

Being an adolescent and not knowing how the world works, the best piece of advice that I’ve ever received is your life lessons and I will always cherish them.