16th of June

16th of June, 21 years ago, approximately 10:27pm night, a baby boy was born. He is so different than his elder brother, which already 4 years old. Brother was born with parent’s skin-whitish. This new born…He inherited most of his Thai grandfather’s gene-big forehead, less hair and tanned skin. He is given the name yen yao-everlasting shine.

He is. The 2nd sons after his sister were born next year. He became the ‘youngest son’ in the family.

As the ‘youngest son’, Grandma’s over-spoiled-love misshapes the child personality, more care is put onto him and whenever he did mistake no punishment would be given. With no law applies on him, the child becomes disobedience. Since primary school parents been getting complaint from teachers, principle even schoolmate’s parent, he is famous for being the worst student ever in Chung hwa primary, from fighting to thieving, he done it all. Children are warned not to get close to him, for he is a bad influence. He and 2 other fren, yew wen and sze wen, made an infamous gang in the school. When the principle retires, he personally told the new principle, to ‘pay extra cautions on this kid’. All hope seem lost in saving this kid’s future, for he ain’t gonna change, until…in year 6, new class teacher, Miss Tan. She separate that ‘bad influence’ from all others children, personally supervise him, force him to do homework and stuff. She done something that all other couldn’t achieve. For merely 6 month, this child became her best student, especially in Chinese essay writing. He got 2 A for Chinese in UPSR. Everyone’s shocked.

13. Age of starting puberty. He enter Bukit Mewah high school (infamous school, once was), for 1 year he gain back those bad influence, from party-mouth to fighting, it’s all back to basic. Then next year his parent transfers him to Chan Hwa high school. Still the same, he screwed his school exam, and he was dump to the ‘last’ class. Then he meets the girl name Wani. She’s in the 2nd class. Even in that environment, he strife hard, while everyone’s is ‘partying’ everyday. He is trying to score into science class after PMR, so that he might be ‘on-the-same-level’ as her. Thanks to her influence, he succeeds in the end. Good things never last long. His close-fren cheated on him, in fact most of his boy-scout fren all did. Great misunderstanding occurs between him and the girl-from fren they becomes foe. The girl never talks to him no more, fact she hates him. She never listen to his explain. Along the way to recover he made some mistake as well, only worsen the situation and hence the relationship between them are so far gone. From an inspiration the girl turns to be his source of misery, he gave up his life from that time and so as his SPM.

Life goes on, he enter form 6. Broken hearted. He trusts no one else. He, hates his new class because his old-enemy is there, and that person is the main heart of the class. Looking for ‘sanctuary’, he found other new frens. Best Frens that influenced him to learn English and being his ‘only’ frens during that time. Even though they are over, he never forget the girl. He is still desperate in saving the relationship of them. Even all hope seems lost he still think the girl as his inspiration. But cold reaction from the girl breaks his heart, she never wanted to listen. And the negative thought and misery of losing the girl from his life almost kills him. For 2 years, he lives in total misery, he has turns negative in the end. Although fren he has, but few. He dislike the way of father’s teaching, he thought most of the family member are giving up of him…he’s now filled with hatred and misery, with no support from fren and family. As predicted, he screwed up his most important exam, STPM.

When the result’s out. He’s a sad man…he always wanted to become a Vet, he loves animals since childhood. But because of the result of him and eventually the government said No. He reaches his lowest point of his life. Bad temper, always he is. Fren calls no more, father seems like always scolding him, and sister looks down on him…Early morning wakes up he just wanna sleep longer. Negative thought filled his mind, all things seem unjust and he is lost. He tries to forget the miseries by consuming more foods. He once thought of ending this endless misery…but halt by the small part of sanity that left in him.

With one last hope, he prays to the Almighty. God gave him the chance. To make a big different in his life. He got the chance to be doctor, even after all these.

In the new world. Chances are given but he is still haunt by his past memories, and he is negative for the time. Then he met another person that inspires him for the whole years-belle. Throughout the year many thing he has learned. Thanks to belle, he tries to change, and learn to walk out from the past. Although during the year great misunderstanding occurs between them, but eventually it’s resolved. Although wasn’t perfect, but least now, thanks to belle, he is much different than his past-side. The time when he left Medan on May 2nd, he’s healed.

As with all human on earth, fate is so different from time to time. It is up to the person how to handle and goes on with their life. Looking back to the past 21 years of life the boy has experienced countless events and found out that many mistakes he has done especially to his family. Family never give up of him, and fact those that still stand with him even during the darkest stage of his life are family, and he is grateful. Plus, along the road he met a number of persons that change, guide and shape him. Without all these key maker, he would never able to find the way to his future. Infinites thanks goes to all of them. For they shape his life onto perfectness. Same as his name, his future, although unseen but he is sure, it’s bright.

The phone alarm rang at the exact time telling him, it’s 16th of June. He is now 21.

*This article is mostly based on the author recent major events and featuring major characters, mostly is incomplete because these are taken from the flesh brain’s memory.