The Person I Am Today: A Reflection on My Experiences and Beliefs

Humans are the most superior creatures amid all the creatures in the entire universe. Being a part of this universe makes me feel small and minuscule in a world where there millions of humans like myself. Although everyone is quite unique in their own way. I try my best to be humble, kind and respectful of everybody I meet regardless of their age, gender, family background, nationality or race. It is not an easy task to write about one’s self because one may tend to either over exaggerate or fail to give succinct descriptions and commendations where necessary. It is with this background that I introduce myself.

I am Loshini ap Seakar. I am a Malaysian and I live in Banting, Selangor. I am 21 years old. I come from a family of five and I occupy the third position. I am the youngest child in my family. I have one elder brother and one elder sister.

My father is a excavator driver while my mother is a full time housewife. We are very close in my family and I can tell my parents just about anything. I really love my siblings and parents and they love it too. Although, my parents monitor my every move which is sometimes quite annoying. Still, I knew they always turned their backs on me whenever I had a problem.

Before this when I was 7 years old I studied year 1 to year 6. After that, I entered Form 1 and managed to finish my studies and got good results during SPM. Then I decided to study even though STPM is a difficult subject. I challenged myself and managed to get good results so as to be able to enter continuing studies at a public university. Now, I am currently studying a new media communication course at Universiti Malaysia Perlis. I am a focused and hard working person that reflects my grades. I’m really excited to be in college, which is a completely new phase of my life. I look forward to having some fun, making friends, and learning key skills in the next three years.

My Strengths and My Weaknesses

In compare to studies, I was always obedient and I had good grades, even if they were not excellent grades. I had a positive outlook towards life. I am a sociable person with a good sense of humor and I am easy to make friends with. My friends say that I am funny and fun to be with. Sometimes I try hard to be kind to others and help them. Friendship and family mean a lot to me. I can do my best for my friends and family and they know that. I think this is why I have had the same set of friends over the years. We have moved from friend to family. I am always looking for ways to develop my skills and learn new things. I share ideas with my friends, we learn interesting things about each other, and most of the people I associate I meet while looking for ways to advance my skills. Moreover, The advice of my parents had a keen effect on my habits. I believe to speak the truth and try my best not to lie. My parents always advised me that if I commit a mistake, I should admit it. I try my best to do so. I know how to remain happy in every condition. Because I believe that: “Happiness is not out there; it’s in you.” In addition, I am a very adventurous person too and like to take the risk. I like to do a creative thing besides doing old stuff again and again. Learning new things is one thing which I always enjoy. I always update myself with the news. Along with this, I fond of reading a few children magazines in which different motivational stories are there. They taught me a high moral lesson. I am a very confident person and know how to talk. I always try to speak to every person according to his requirement so I understand people.

As every man have weaknesses, so have also. I am a little bit lazy at some places which I do not like. While playing time and using social media, I pass my lot of time there which is not a good habit, but I try my best to overcome my weaknesses. I’ve never been really good at any sport, and there are a lot of sports that I don’t like. There are some traits that disrupt the flow of the learning process. These traits can be worked on and mitigated with some effort such as lack of focus, fear of failure, Procrastination and others.

Everybody has an ambition in life. Aim or ambition is the inner aspiration of man. No man can do anything in the world without aim. So, all of us should be very determined about our aim in life. Without good career planning, right from the start, one can’t be on the right track. One has to set the goals in accordance with his or her broad career goals. When I was fifteen years old, I began listening to the radio. I liked how the journalists worked and I thought it was a very good job because you can quickly be a famous person. I would like to be famous and that is why I like this job. If you are a journalist many people know your name and who you are. All people respect you and they believe that you work for them and that is true.

My Hobbies

• Listening to Music

Music gives me the needed refuge whenever I feel like my head is spinning and I just want to shut out everything around me. The good thing about music is that there is music for every occasion and feeling. Whenever I feel depressed, I listen to sad songs. They guide me and keep me company during those trying moments. Whenever I’m happy, I have a collection of party songs that I dance to for hours to amplify the good feeling.

• Traveling

Travelling is one of those few activities that has a kind of reset button in our lives. You go away for a few days or weeks and come back fresh and ready to take on challenges of life head on. Traveling has always been part of our family tradition. My parents have taught us from a young age the meaning of a vacation at least once a year. While they hoped we could travel a lot each year, we were not financially wealthy and my parents would work hard and make savings for travel purposes. For instance, we would drive to our destination instead of flying and we would carry my mom’s homemade meals. Therefore, most of our vacations were during the December holidays. Those were the best days of my life. They were also the days that our family bonds were strengthened. We would fight and quarrel, but in the end we always came back together and worked things out.

• Reading Books

There are many reasons why I love reading. The first reason is it gives me a level of fulfillment. That is, books rejuvenate me. After reading a book, I feel like a whole new being and my outlook in life changes. The second reason is books make my mind sharp. It is a known fact that books improve our brain muscles. They make us think better and improve our decision making abilities. I find it funny that whenever I utter a clever quote from a book, everyone around me would be dumbfounded. Furthermore, books are very wide and detailed. It seems like there is a book for anything you can think of. If you want religious books, there is the Bible, the Quran and other spiritual books. There are financial books, inspirational books, cooking books, business-related books, biographies, fictional and non-fictional- the list is endless. Reading is actually among the few hobbies that you learn while doing it. Due to my widely acquired knowledge from books, I find it easy to jumpstart a conversation with a stranger. I realized that people are more responsive when you engage them in topics they are familiar with. This is where I have an upper hand over other people, because I’m quite knowledgeable in many sphere of life thanks to books.

• Watching Movies

The hobby I like most is watching TV. When I have free time, I love to watch Television. It never interferes with my study. First of all, I like to finish my school home task and then start watching TV. I think it’s a good habit because watching TV brings a lot of knowledge in any field. Generally, I watch the news and other channels such as discovery channel, animal planet or another informative channel. Sometimes, I watch very good cartoons that provide me creative and new ideas to make cartoons and arts.

• Painting and Drawing

There comes a time in everybody’s life when they are feeling at a loss for words. There are moments when people want to communicate their feelings but can’t find the words to explain those feelings. At those times, painting or drawing is the perfect way to communicate your feelings to the world. My hobby is drawing and painting. There is nothing more in the world that I enjoy more than drawing, painting and filling colors in the sky that I drew up myself.

I developed this hobby a few years ago after we were assigned to paint a picture book for our summer vacation holidays. Naturally, I thought I am not good at painting but as the days passed I practiced and became better at it. Colors, lines and the strokes of paint brushes made me feel like I am doing something great. I started exploring painting and drawing more and creating paintings on different things such as cards, mugs, and even my keychains. It makes me feel relaxed and anxiety-free.

Conclusion

These are all the things which express me. Though nobody can be described in a few sets of sentences. One needs to have yet command of oneself before going to write something about his life. Life is meant to be lived avidly and with visualization to do good for your fellow beings. Keeping this aim in mind, I have always desired to serve my people in whatever capacity I can. I have every intention to make the world a better place. I know I’m not a superwomen and I don’t have a concrete plan right now, but I’m heading towards discovery. I knew I was on the right track and soon I would be close to where I wanted to be.