A Special Girl

By Debby Zunta Being an ambitous girl makes me so tired. Compounding it, I am a perfectionist. These characteristics may cause me unpleasant anxiety.   I realize my life is not only for academic pursuit .   I have a family, friends, hobbies and maybe a relationship. Going to new places is always a good thing. It is a sedative for me.   Especially, if you go with your best friends.   T hree of my friends, Aida, Zizil and Sela, have the same interest as me -   vacation. After the e xam of the recent modul e we decided to go to a very well known place in east Java, Ijen.                   O n this trip, Sela invited her high school friends to j oin. They were boys: Fachril, Jimplek, Cekak, Satriyo, and Irsyad. It is da n gerous to go only by ourselves as girls. It needs about two hours to go there.            ...

Scientific Competition in Djakarta – an added bonus; my first flight in a plane Debby Zunta I am a poor girl. I admit it. My parents are only farmers. I never lie about my parent’s occupation. There is nothing I can hope to get from my parents. If ever I have dreams , I have to endeavor by myself to realize them. Even I  need my parents’ help, they are in no position to give me.  Everything is in my own hands. However I regard myself a lucky girl, because I am able to get what I want through my    effort. I am a girl who has a lot of dreams. But I know dreams can only remain as dreams; if  I don’t make them   becom ing realities.    Flying in a plane is one of my dreams. I want to fly for a reason, not for holiday leisure.   But maybe going places for persentations, scientific meetings and attending seminars. It sounds really great. One afternoon after the pathology class, Ana asked me, “ Deb , would  you join a science compet...