Syafiq is and was a shy boy. He was unsure of himself, a little introvert and lacking in confidence to socialise and quite dependent on his elder brother. He was afraid of unfamiliarity, new places, people he seldom met or anything that was outside his comfort zone. He took time to warm up to people and get used to new surroundings. His brother, Akmal, gave his opinion that Syafiq should not stay at a hostel. Being a boarding school student, he felt that Syafiq would not make it in hostel. Thus, when he was offered SM Teknik in Pendang, I went to see a friend and had him transferred to SM Teknik Alor Setar. Thus, he travelled with me to and from school until he completed form five.
I was glad when he was instructed to go for National Service in Perlis. He was apprehensive, scared and nervous as usual. We gave him confidence and told him to make the best of the situation. National Service was where he became more confident and learned to mix around. He enjoyed the shooting experience and had made new friends out of his school. He enjoyed the stint and it helped to build up his confidence in facing people and new situation. When he was accepted into UTM for his diploma course, he was also quite nervous because nobody from his school got it. When he registered at UTM and he met a few of his National Service friends, he became more confident making me relieved of leaving him on his own.
Now, when he registered into UniTen (Universiti Tenaga Nasional), he had three of his UTM friends and some seniors making him more stable and sure of being left alone again.He continues his degree here courtesy of his father. Otherwise he has to wait for a year to apply through UPU as his convo will only be in late October.
Syafiq is the only son who lived with us until form five compare to Akmal and Ikram who went off since Form One to boarding school. He is very "manja" and would prefer to tag along with me whether to the market, shopping, visiting ... When he was home for the semester break, he would always messaged to ask how my day was and what was for dinner. During fasting month, he would be the one who requested special dishes. Syafiq is mechanically inclined and not academically inclined like his brothers. The three brothers may be poles apart in interest and in physical appearances yet they respect each others' unique abilities. Arguments among them are tolerated and handled with tact and patience. They are more friends than brothers. I must have done something right with these guys.... ;-)
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| Fooling around with Akmal (with sunglasses) before registration to calm nervous nerves ... ;-) |
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| Registration with Noor looking on |
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| This place is called "sunken" where 10 freshies at a time are sent to register online. They fully utilise the technology.. |
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| His room (single) for the year in an apartment of 4 rooms. |
So, I left Syafiq, in his own new world at UniTen. InsyaAllah, he will be able to fend for himself and do his best for his own future.
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