Reflective Journal 8

It's been two weeks after Eid Mubarak did not meet one of my favorite lecturers and finally we met. I feel happy to meet her. Missing the life lessons she always told us. Maybe my other friends feel bored with the story of life that mam Rahmah tell but I didn't. At that time mam Rahmah told us about how to get a scholarship abroad. She said the way to get it is writing. Many students can't write including me. In Indonesia, writing is not as encouraged as in other countries. Plagiarism is still massive. The subjects are not just students, even many lecturers do that. It is unfortunate. At that time we also discussed the task of making biography book. Not out of the context of creative writing courses. She conveyed our duty procedures clearly even though it was a little fast for me and I had to get used to it. She told us to write what we had done on the task of making biography book and what had not been done. It aims so that we can manage time and care more about the tasks that have been given.

Reflective Journal 7

Making book biography is not as easy as making Critical Journal Review and Critical Book Review that I often get from my lecturers. It takes a lot of time to complete it. Like interviewing biographical character that we will make. Sometimes time becomes a barrier between us. After the information we get about the character is enough, it's time for us to separate it according to the outline we have made. And after that start drafting. The drafting section also takes a lot of time. Thinking of the words we will write and choosing the right words sometimes disappears in a short time. Or another case as we have thought about what we will explain in each chapter but we do not know how to write it down and make it into text even if we feel that one paragraph is difficult. It's true, mam Rahmah said at that time to us. She said writing is not as easy as you think. Need the right time to get best results. That's why mam Rahmah never let us complete assignments and writing in class with limited time.

Reflective Journal 6

The life lessons that I get from mam Rahmah are problems that make us stronger. I never got this lesson at school. Sometimes we feel hopeless and want to end everything with a heavy problem that God gives us. However, God does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. So, believe that every problem that God gives is sure to have a solution and we can pass it. I got bad news at that time mam Rahmah lost her mother. Besides, she also lost her husband. I can feel what she feels. Even like being stabbed by thousands of knives at one time. I feel so stupid maybe even an idiot. I feel that I am the saddest human being who weeps over the many assignments and busyness that can never be equated with the busyness that mam Rahmah has. I am weak. Yes, the word fits me better. Sorry, this discussion comes out of the creative writing's context. I think this is an important thing that needs to be written. With that problem it made me diligently complete my assignment especially the Creative writing assignment. Thank you so much mam Rahmah.