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Haruskah aku berlari...untuk sebuah cinta Do I have to run...to grasp love
Fourteen years ago, I am only an ordinary person, a teenager with no ambition. In 1995 immediately after graduated, the economy down turn at that time and it was so hard to find job. Graduates were chases job everywhere. I was stringing at one of the famous mainstream newspaper to fill my free time. As a stringer reporter, salary was counted based on the article that only published in the newspaper. However, at that time, my intention was to gain experience. As a junior reporter, so many things I had learned at that publication. I might be lucky because had that opportunity and befriended with senior reporter. They taught me a lot. Slowly, the skill of writing has increased. Deep down in my heart and every prayer that I prayed, I recited a doa and wished the newspaper company will appoint me as its permanent reporter. Unfortunately, fate might not beside me at that moment. Nevertheless I never regret for what had happened. I believed that every single thing that happened, there might have something that God wanted to give me.
I can’t remember how I started my writing career or realized the ability of writing a novel inside me. As a teenager, memories that had passed me by have haunted my life. Slowly I used my electrical typewriter and started writing the memories on the paper. The memories that I collected had become bigger and larger and it were more interesting after one to another. Finally, I managed to produce a complete manuscript of teenager’s story. In 1996, my first novel titled Diary Buat Rothman published. It was a very simple love story. The happier person of cause me because that was my greatest performance ever. From that moment, I continued producing more novel and books until now.
Still at this moment, I feel nothing has changed me much. Books that I wrote have increased from time to time. Besides creative writing, I am also writing general book. As a writer, what do you aspect much! As for me, I desire of writing a story that people will remembering me even after many years. I think, as time goes by, the skill of writing and editing has greater than before. I am pleased.
I do hope may God will give me strength and enough time to produce more books and sharing new knowledge with readers out there.
People who wanted to involve in this line should always bared in mind that this is not an easy job. Patience is the most vital factor in order to success as a writer. The only thing is that writer should write everyday to polish the ability to become a successful writer in the future.
Good luck my dear writer.
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I love the melody
Forgive me
Don't know where to start
I guess we've come to
The serious part
I need to find out
If there's a chance
For us? Don't give me that same old look
It won't win me over
Don't give me that same old speech
You don't have to speak at all
You can say you love me
That I'm your perfect crush
How it hurts to need someone that much
You can swear you mean it
But that ain't good enough
Cuz when a man loves a woman it is all
In his touch
I wish u could u see (yeah)
Just how simple
It's supposed to be
Cause now that we've come this far
We don't want to loose it
If you wanna win my heart
Baby just shut your mouth
You can say you love me
That I'm your perfect crush
How it hurts to need someone that much
You can swear you mean it
But that ain't good enough
Cuz when a man loves a woman it is all
In his touch?
Then words don't mean that much
I have been thinking of writing historical novel long ago but do not have the opportunity to do so because of time constraint. If I have to consider writing historical novel, I should know the subject, the event that was related to the entire history, the ideology of the main character and much more in order to satisfy reader with such details of the story.
Recently when the Yayasan Warisan Johor (YWJ) and the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka Wilayah Selatan (DBPWS) organized the three days workshops, I was one of the participant. About 60 participants had attended the workshop. The paper presenter has explained the do and don’t in writing historical novel, given me so much knowledge and open up my mind about the history of Johor. It is not an easy job. Come to think about it, I guessed one year is not enough to produce such an amazing historical novel. Anyway I have been thinking of writing the novel for the sake of challenging myself.
History means something that is true. True means everything that you write from the main character till the tiny one, should be true. No exaggeration. Description of the culture and custom during that period has to be considered as it will give a big value to the book. Writer cannot create their own character. All character must base on the true character. Writer who intended to write historical novel should understand the overall history before start writing. As a writer, I used to write all kind of genre and I realize that in this situation, I need to do some research and ask the historian in order to make to story alive when reader read it.
I once suggested to my organization to organize historical novel competition based on the true story. Unfortunately the idea has just flown away as it was not important to the organization though it was related to the mission and vision of its objective to enhance history to the heart of the entire society.
The first day I entered the workshop, I have had not idea of what am I suppose to write. Nothing was inside my head. I used to read and write the history of Melaka in many of my speeches. However, it is bizarre when you have to write about other people’s history that is not belonging to your heart and place. The organizer had given a big discount on certain book that was related to the history of Johor. Unfortunately, though all the discounted had been given, I seemed had no heart to buy any of the book except the historical novel that once won the second and third place during the last two competition that took place the previous years.
I thought at once, I have no connected to the Johorian and the entire history. But I still keep on thinking of it after the workshop. Then on Monday morning, my hubby and I with two of my sister and brother in-law drove to Johor Bahru. We visited our aunt for discussing my sister’s weeding event this year. Coincidently her husband (my uncle) was the history’s teacher before he retired. All the history of Johor is in his finger tips.
As one of my colleague, Nisa ever said that if you wanted to write this kind of genre, you should have an important factor in your soul, before writing it. I guessed I had the factor once I saw my uncle’s faces that day I met him. Now I knew why I should continue with my intention to write historical novel. I will dedicate this book especially to him because he has taught me about life with all the books that he bought for me since my childhood.
I guessed some words that I need to write in this blog have lost long time ago. I do not know why or it might be because work load and the writing activities made me forget to update this blog everyday.
Anyway, 2009 has shown its faces and everybody should open new book and for me I should administrate my activities appropriately. Each and every day is a new life for me. And I always bear in mind that when you look something in a positive way, your life will be easier. So writers out there, please open up your mind and always think positive cause that is the only way to increase your spirit and achieve something out from it. Throw your negative thinking in each and every single thing that you plan to do. I am sure, you will find a way and life is more meaningful than before.
Each and every time new years arrive, people are busying updated their vision to fulfill through out this year. As for me, this year, I should finish up all my manuscript that still hang and I do not know how to do it but I hope the spirit still inside me, I will write and continuing my effort to write.
A biography book still pending and I hope can finish it up by end of January 2009. May Allah always shine and bless me with the ability that HE gave to me. I do hope I will still be me no matter how many book can I produce.
I am so lucky because still accompany with my hubby and children. They are my wealth and nothing could change it no matter how. Have a wonderful year ahead.
May writers out there will come out with new outstanding ideas this year.
Good luck and Happy New Year.
A romantic song that made my heart touching.
You changed my world
When You came to me.
You drove a passion,
In my soul down deep,
Lord, to follow You in everything.
I don't want to go somewhere
If I know that You're not there,
'Cause I know that me without You is a lie.
And I don't want to walk that road,
Be a million miles from home,
Cause my heart needs to be where You are.
So I don't want to go.
So come whatever,
(Whatever may come)
I'll stick with You.
(Right by Your side)
I'll walk You'll lead me,
Call me crazy or a fool,
For forever I promise You...
That I don't want to go somewhere
If I know that You're not there,
'Cause I know that me without You is a lie.
And I don't want to walk that road,
Be a million miles from home,
Cause my heart needs to be where You are.
So I don't want to go
Without Your touch,
Without Your love
Filling me like an ocean.
For Your grace is enough,
Enough for me.
Never want to go somewhere
If I know that You're not there.
No, no, no, no.
I don't want to go somewhere
If I know that You're not there,
'Cause I know that me without You is a lie.
And I don't want to walk that road,
Be a million miles from home,
Cause my heart needs to be right where You are.
So I don't want to go. No, no.
Oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Without Your touch,
Without Your love
Filling me like an ocean.
Your grace is enough,
I don't want to go.
I don't want to go somewhere,
If I know that You're not there.
I don't want to be there without You.
Without your touch,
(I don't want to go somewhere,)
Without you love
(If I know that You're not there.
I don't want to be there without You.)
I don't want to go. No, no.
(I don't want to go somewhere,
If I know that You're not there.
I don't want to be there without You.)
If You're not there.
Filling me, loving me.
I don't want to go.
Don't want to go.
(Don't want to go, don't want to go there without you.)
There without you.
(Don't want to go)
Don't want to be
(Don't want to go, don't want to go)
There without you.
(There without you.)