About Me

This is my essay that I wrote in order to obtain my scholarship.

Of course I would like to think that I am wonderful and naturally, I would like others to see me as wonderful too. But I think I would be kidding myself and I certainly don’t think anyone else would be fooled very long. All right then, I am not wonderful. So what am I then?

My name is Faiz. I am 21 years old this year. I was born on 6^th December 1987 at Hospital Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. I stand 175 cm tall and I’m not particularly of heavy build man. So now my physical appearance is out of the way, Personally, I am an easy going, friendly, determined and ambitious type of person. I guess because of my determination, therefore I always manage to do well at school. I believe that hard work will be paid off. Now, I am studying at some college majoring in electrical engineering.

I came from a very small family. I have three siblings and I am the second children. My sister is still pursuing her study in a university whereas my younger sister is in secondary school. Both of my parents work in some company in the Human Resource Department.

I love doing things - things that matter. From young, I had decided that I was going to makes difference in this world. It may seem that I’m indulging in some romantic fantasy but I’d like to assure you that I’m not. I may not be Yoshitaka Amano or Valentino Rossi but in my own way, I know I can make a difference.

I enjoy my life. I love playing rugby and video games. I love company and have numerous friends of both sexes. Presently my interest is reading books. I love to learn new things. In fact I have this great thirst to learn new skill every year. I join English Language Society where I hold a position as one of the committee member of the club. I’ve done a community service this year which I help to clean school and gives educational clinic to the secondary student. It had been a wonderful experience because the activities suited me fine, considering that they were service-oriented. In a way it satisfied my desire to serve others.

Now that I’m pursuing my study of higher education, I would like to give serious thought to my future career. I want it to be meaningful to me as well as my family and people around me. I would like a chance to prove to this world that one can lead a fairly average life and still help others. Goodness must come out of ordinary lives and this I believe is something I can do. However, deep in my heart I knew that it is not a smooth and easy road to travel. I need to overcome various problems especially financial problem in order to support my study. Having the opportunity to apply for this scholarship is such a rare opportunity that I knew I must grab and give a try.

Thank you for your time of reading my ordinary story. Hope it tells you a little bit about me.

That’s all…thank you.