#TendyDanBekasi - The Lady
Last semester, I took a course called Interpersonal Relationship. The course was really famous among students because of its pop. and light topic, especially about friendship and love. Despite, some of my friends told me that I wouldnât be able to get a good grade if I was taught by this one young, beautiful, and passionate Lady. Thatâs because she is well-known of her high standard.
In the class, I saw The Lady like a tigress. Nobody couldnât even mess with her, although she was quite enchanting in terms of being a lecturer.
In her class, I was really motivated to do my best in order to impress my crush, another student who took this class. One day after the mid-term test, I sent an email to The Lady and told her that I liked this girl (fellow student) then asked The Lady, in terms of teacher-student of Interpersonal Relationship course, psychologist-client, and as friends (yes, by making such disclosure, I believed that we were already friends at that time), what can we do about it (re: my liking). My motivation brought me beyond my limit and raised my academic self-efficacy, because it had resulted me getting the best score in Interpersonal Relationship course (theoritically).
Later that time, I got the fact that The Lady lives in Bekasi, and really near to my house. My friends and I were invited to her childâs birthday party, I met her husband (he is really friendly!), her child (who is really cute! Can I take her home, please??), and her big family. I felt like having my new sister! (some details such visiting the hospital, break fasting, and accidentally meeting you while âbayar zakatâ are omitted knowing that this isnât blog EDIT: because this writing is too long to be put on Instagram, I put it on my BLOG)
Knowing that sheâs becoming one of the judge of AMKB16 was so surprising. I knew that she had some many experiences being a judge in some pageants, but finally she âcame backâ to her hometown.
In that final night, there were two moments making me felt like âYou?â and âYou again?â The first one was the QnA session, where I got a randomized question from the fish bowl and I got it from you. âIf you had to choose one character from a Betawinese movie, who would it be? And why?â That question was the first time ever for me feeling grateful to answer first in order before the four Abang(s) in my wave. The second one was the moment I got the title âAbang Persahabatanâ, an attributional, honorable mention of friendship on the pageant, and you were the one who got the opportunity to give me the prize. When you walked up the stage, I shaked my head (and this picture taken by @anakbekasi caught my look at you walking up the stage) while thinking âYou.. Again, again, and again? Really?â I unconsciously lost my manner at that time. I forgot that you were the judge and I was the participant, not like we were friends/youâre my sister. You congratulated me, gave me the trophy, and then the sash. I felt like it was the time I had to practically apply what I had learnt from you on the Interpersonal Relationship course, to my hometown, our hometown Kota Bekasi. You said that my smile was weird. Yeah, this title gives me the urgency to me to learn my best version of smile to fulfill the expectation of people that think that I am âfriendlyâ. Thanks, Lady.
(Note: you might be thinking that thereâs a nepotism knowing that The Lady and I are relatives, right? I can guarantee you itâs a big no, because I believe that I was the real underachiever here. If there was nepotism, I would be able to achieve something way more greater that this honorable mention because of her so-called help)
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