High School is Coming Back

 

Thank you, would be an understatement, in this On Line opening ceremony last night, the one I wrote on my previous post, not only that I was introduced to a new beginning of writing path, but also come to my surprise, I was met with my Senior High School favourite teacher. Bu'Dwi that is how I always call her, when I propose a question on whether it is allowed to write the resume in English as a report to fulfill in this program, somebody chat me in the zoom meeting chat room, she sent a direct message to me, first question was " Assalamu'alaikum Bu Phia, dari sukabumi? " , I said yes then I asked her if she is from the same city, before she replied I noticed the name Dwi Pratiwi. Then suddenly it rings a bell in my brain, "Bu'Dwi? ", I curiously asked her back. " Ibu, dari SMA N 4 ? " When she replied "yes pantasan namanya kok familiar", that's when I am thrilled, goose bumps too. Ibu is my Senior High School favourite English teacher, as the conversation going, my mind was making scenes of high school memories with her. 

That time I was a third grade student, ibu was a new young and single English teacher who got my class as her first meeting. She spoke English as an introduction, "wow! " I said silently in mind, because in high school she was the only English teacher who really spoke  and asked students in English, and that was what amazed me so much, after I got a little disappointed from not getting enough space to speak English at school, the other teacher were Seniors, and they did not speak or ask or maybe start a good conversation in English with the students, while I was too shy to start. Yes, I was a little shy that time, funny how I am not that much of a shy person today ( I could even say I am too confident 😄). Back to the topic, Bu Dwi,  I found out that she was a cheerful, caring, happy and enthusiastic teacher, I believe she is still the same person today. She motivates me to speak more English and to be spiritful like her. She gave me a new colour, she is my board marker. 

Still in the old high school days,I join English competition, and when she taught English at my school, she was the one who always accompany me and the team in every competition. The one time that I will always remember, until this very day, Bandung competition. Me, my brother, and some friend joined an English speech competition for High School students of West Java province, and she was our escort teacher. The interesting part was not the competition, it was the time after we all finish our competition, I did Speech and poetry reading , my brother too and also the other friend from school. Bu'Dwi excitedly offer us if we would like to hang around the city since it was still early day, with her cheerful and spiritful style, and we took it, we took the offer. She then took us to a zoo, the fun part was that she was apparently a good tour guide too, she knows the city very well, maybe because she finishes her Graduate in the city, Bandung, she kept telling us stories how she used to visit places there when she was in university, she gossip a little too, I was overwhelmed, it was my first time to have this always Happy teacher, she made us all happy too, she then took us to eat and buy something from the street food seller, and she kept talking and talking and all of that made us all mesmerized. She can be my best friend and at the same time she is also my teacher. "I will be like her when I am a teacher" I thought. 

Still amazed, now I know really how a good program like Belajar menulis community can become, this program that was Found by Om Jay, has allowed me to empower myself with marvelous new ideas to write, to put things into words if essays, and the best things about this program is that it has brought me to be met with my favourite teacher that has changed my life, my mindset and my purpose, Bu Dwi. This writing is dedicated to her, ibu Dwi for being the best of teacher and best friend at high school, My favourite person and OMJay and team for having me as one of the participant. May all of this program run well, and still all of us become the agent of change and a trend setter in our own ways. 

Note : jika ada ungkapan dalam bahasa Inggris yg  terkesan kurang tepat dalam bahasa Indonesia saat di terjemahkan oleh google translate, feel free to ask me. 🤭Translate button is ➡️➡️

Writings on the wall

Sukabumi, July 11th, 2021

Ms. Phia