The Awful Truth

Assalamualaikum and hello. Good day to everyone.

So, I came across a tweet regarding interview and exam results. Well, I think I should give my opinion on this matter. Here it goes. Bismillah.

The awful truth is no matter how good you are in extra co curricular activities during high school, your exam results matter most. All those extra things you do are nothing if your results are bad.

You must put your academic achievements as your priority.

HOWEVER,

It's okay if you like to do sports or involve in public speaking or any other extra co curricular activities. It's fine! These things will build up your skills and it's gonna be useful in the future.

But, you really need to work hard in your studies too.

You see, nowadays, there are a lot of people who manage to get straight A's in SPM. For scholarship sponsors, of course they would prioritize those with straight A's (I'm not saying that you can't get a scholarship if you have a B etc, it depends on the course that you want).

So, when is the 'future' I said earlier?

After they sort students with good results, only then they will be looking at your skills, usually by interviewing you. If you have great communication skills or great social skills, that would be awesome.

In the end of the day, you need to have a good result first, then everything else will fit in.

But also, in the end of the day, rezeki Allah yang bagi, siapa yang tahu. Doa, usaha, tawakkal. If it is meant for you, then it will be yours no matter what.

My advice, play hard and work hard. If you spend a lot of time playing, then you should spend an equal amount of time on studying and working.

The truth is, throughout my years in high school, my exam results were not that good. But, I was satisfied somehow and I still am. Probably because I participated in extra activities a lot. I gained a lot from it. I also had fun doing all the things I did. And alhamdulillah, I'm not regretting it.

And alhamdulillah, my spm results were not that bad.

Hm kalau mak cik nak bebel pasal ni panjang ni. Hahaha.

Yang penting;

USAHA DOA TAWAKKAL.

May Allah bless us all. Amiin.

By,
Mierah Aziz

Dah ada kat kelantaaaan. Wuhuuuuu ;)

Movie Spoilers

Assalamualaikum and good day everyone.

I know the API readings are not good lately, so take care of yourself and drink a lot of water. You too, rasya.

-WARNING: THIS POST MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS YOU DON'T WANT TO READ-

One of the most anticipated movies this year was out a few days ago.

THE MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIAL.

I like this movie. However, I'm not gonna give you a review on that movie sbb mirah pun tak tengok lagi. Haha.

So, ape yg spoilernya? Haaa..

As I was scrolling Twitter, I read these replies... and I think I want to share it with you guys. Lols. Read the replies if you feel like it. But pls, ignore the swear words.

Hujung minggu ni balik. Yeayyy tak sabar.

That's all,
Mierah Aziz.

Currently.

"Letting go is okay" - anonymous.

Assalamualaikum and hello readers. Hi. Yes, it’s me, mieeerah.

IDK but I feel like writing something on my blog these days, so here it goes.

Warning: May contain rants and probably a waste of time for you to read. But, if you’re still reading this, I really appreciate it.

I’m currently in my third semester in IB program. So far, it’s hectic. Sometimes it feels like the time is moving too fast and I’m not doing anything. Do you get that feeling? When you have a lot of assignments to do, but you just don’t have enough time to do it.

However, I do think that it’s my fault. I’m not working hard enough. I pamper myself too much. Some people do their work diligently, way way diligently, that they don’t even bother to have enough sleep.

Me? I drank coffee and still able to sleep. Hah.

Okay, I know, not having enough sleep is not okay and the lesser time you spend on sleeping doesn’t make you a diligent person. It all depends on quality. But still, I think I have been wasting my time for this few weeks and it sucks.

Apart from me not being diligent, I also bought a book. Yeay. What book? Haaa… remember EnglishJer? I sent my short story to him for the HundredHundred event held last June at Publika. Guess what? He compiled all the poems and short stories meant for the event and made a book out of it. Yes, that book.

I can’t wait to see it. Really.

Last few weeks, I met my senior and my beloved chemistry teacher. They came to Kolej MARA Banting.

My senior came here because he wanted to take his examination results or something. He’s already in Ireland. It was good to talk to him because he experienced IB himself and actually survived.

Yes, we often refer past IB students as survivors. Haha.

Later on, my chemistry teacher, Teacher Aida came. We didn’t have time to speak long because I had classes to attend to but her advice was great. Simple, yet brilliant. It reminded me of my time in MRSM Pengkalan Chepa, which was great.

It felt nice to meet them. It’s like a motivation for me to stay alive and work hard to survive this IB program.

See the terms I use? Stay alive and survive. Haha.

Also, a few weeks back, my fellow taekwondo team and I helped my instructor to organize a taekwondo tournament. I had the chance to be a referee. It was brilliant. I have never imagined myself being one.

Oh and the tournament  was meant for kindergarten kids. They were so cuuuuuuute. Like really really cute.

On top of everything, I think I really admired their determination.  They were full of spirit and yeah, it was fun to watch them.

Hm, what else.

IDK, I just want to go home right now.

And I’m hungry.

I think that’s basically it. My life. Assignments, school, extra co curricular activities and pain.

Do pray for me please.

May Allah grant us his blessings. Amiin.

Yours truly,

Makcik Mirah.

To Rasya:

Good luck in USM. Love you. Hehe.