Race With Deadline

I had an exhausting week.  Monday, April 1^st 2013 was beginning from my exhausting week.  That week, I was busy as a beaver.  It became my busy week because I got a big task from Mr. Lala Bumela in writing class.  In the class, Mr. Lala gave task to change story Little Red Riding Hood.  Frustrated.  Compose were arduous, complicated, and tiring activity.  And the bad news, that task must collect on Friday, April 5^th 2013.  So, I just had four days to change the story.  Shocking.  I didn’t have much imagination.  Plus, I just had few time to change the story.  Stress and anxiety.  That feeling fill my mind.   I felt doubt I could do that . Panic was a word which could describe my feeling.

            On Tuesday morning in my home, around 10 a.m, I still didn’t have an idea to create story.  Stuck.  I began to think that somebody stole my mind.  So, I decided to share my problem with my friend. I called her and told about my problem.  After discussion with her, I felt free as a bird.  Great! I got an idea to write my story.  And I began to write.  I usually typed my task on netbook, because I could not write faster when used a pen and notebook. So, I wrote down my idea in netbook.  I didn’t want to lost my idea.

            On Tuesday evening around 7 p.m, I felt curious about the original version. So I decided to search it on internet.  Because I stayed in my home, and there was not wi-fi as my rent room, I took modem and opened internet. While I was searching in internet, I found many version of Little Red Riding Hood.

            Around 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, I tried to write my first paragraph.  I have tried my hard, but unless.  Complicated.  I had an idea but I could not write my first paragraph. Baffle covered my mind.  I didn’t know how to make first paragraph became interesting and from where the story must begin.  So, I decided to read another narrative story from my senior high school book.  After I read the first paragraph of that story, I got idea to write my first paragraph.  And then idea flow like a waterfall.

            In the end of writing activity, I lost my idea.  Tremendous winter could make water became ice.  That happened to my idea.  Stuck again.  I didn’t have an idea what ending would be appear.  Sad ending or happy ending.  And how to make the ending seems reasonable.  I gave in.  I prefer surfing to writing again.  So, I opened internet and went surfing.  For looking for an idea, I opened my social networking like facebook and twitter. After a few minutes, idea came to me.  I immediately closed my social network and started to write again. At 10 p.m, my eyes could not compromise.  Night is not a good time to write for me. My task almost finished. So, I decided to go sleep.

            Wednesday afternoon, April 3^rd 2013. After I returned from my Campus, I continued to do my task again. I didn’t know why laziness syndrome didn’t attack me.  Then I searched a reasonable title for my story. I thought, it would be easier if I share my problem with my friend, so I called him and asked his opinion about the title of my story. Victory! He helped me, and finally I got the title.  My task almost done.

            On Thursday evening, I felt worry about my grammar, so I asked my friend to check it.  He is a friendly and kind man, so he agreed.  Because he lives far away from me, so I sent my task to him via email.  Around 8 a.m, I received email from him.  Wow, my problem about grammar has finished.  Great!

            Around 9 a.m. on Thursday evening, I typed my task again in Microsoft word.  I was on fire. I tried to remember what should I put on my paper.  I won’t made mistakes.  After an hour, my task has done.  Glory! My task has done.  I felt happy and proud at the same time.  I felt like I won a quiz.  Amazing.  I could finish my task although my lecturer just gave few days.  Amazing! I could through my exhausting week.  And I could compose my own story.  I felt so happy that time. My doubt went away.  Evidently if we try hard we can get what we want. And also we must throw away laziness syndrome.

            On Friday morning around 8.30 a.m. I went out from my rent room. I wanted to print my task. After I printed my task, my friend told me something. The task collected in Endah’s place. And it is the same place where I stay too. Annoying. I must back to my rent room. After I came in Endah’s room, I gave my task to her.  Happy.  Blithe.  Cheerful. That feeling covered my day. Beat my peeved feeling.