Myself

Sunday, 29^th of March 1992 was the day I was brought into the world. I was given a beautiful name, Nurhidayah ‘Aliaa binti Che Zulhaimee which means ‘guidance towards the right path’ by my parents and my grandmother. I was born on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. I am my parents’ first child and my grandparents’ first grandchild. My family consist of four members; my father, my mother, myself and a younger brother.

My father’s name is Che Zulhaimee bin Abdullah. He is 44 years old this year and was born in Kedah on the 17^th December 1967. He is the second child of four and is the only child who graduated the first degree overseas, Midwestern States University, United States of America to be exact. He completed his masters degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM in business and now working as Assistant General Manager in Human Resource department in TM. My father is a very kind and patient man. He respects people especially the elderly and never turns them down for any reasons. He treats people nicely, even his staffs can joke with him because they are comfortable with him. I admire him so much for his kindness and dedication towards his job. My father always buys things I need and things I want but he does not really show his love. However, deep down inside I know he loves me so much. He is the best father and always the number one in my heart and prayers.

My mother’s name is Suraya binti Che Othman. She is also 44 years old this year and was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Like my father, she also is the only child to graduate from overseas. My mother went to the same university as my father. They met and got married in the States. My mother is an English teacher and currently teaching Form 3 and Form 4 students at SMK Abdul Jalil, Hulu Langat Selangor. My mother is a very good teacher. Her students love her so much because she is very sporting, caring and fun as she always knows how to approach and handle her students. She is also a perfectionist. She will do her work as neat, careful and as perfect as possible. To her I always turn to for neither good news nor bad news, for happy and for sad moments, she is the one who I share most of what I experienced in life. She’s a good listener and the best companion. She supports everything I do and always motivate me whenever I fall and when I need it. I love her so much. She is the best mother anyone could ever have.

My one and only brother is Muhammad Alif Ashraf bin Che Zulhaimee. He is 16 years old and will be taking SPM this year. We are pretty close as we don’t have any other siblings. With him I befriend, and with him too I fight. He is a very good brother. He always offers help and always accompanies me anywhere. We share the same interest that is watching movies. Sometimes we would go to the cinemas to see movies, sometimes we watch at home together. Nowadays, we are not as close as before because I am busy with my studies in UiTM Melaka and my brother is busy preparing for his SPM. He really worked hard for it and I hope he will excel with flying colours and are able to further his studies to university.

As for my education, I started with kindergarten. My first primary school was Treacher Methodist Girls School in Taiping, Perak. I went there for three years from Year One until Year Three and then moved to SK Jalan Empat Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor from Year Four to Year Six. I graduated my UPSR with straight A’s there and continue my secondary education at SMK Jalan Empat, Bandar Baru Bangi. I completed both my PMR and SPM there with straight A’s in the PMR and 7A’s and 2B’s for SPM. I completed my SPM with science stream taking biology. Then, I went to UiTM Puncak Alam to do Asasi Kejuruteraan for one year. I completed Asasi Kejuruteraan with CGPA 3.20 and now I am studying Human Resource Management at UiTM Kampus Bandaraya Melaka. Many people wonder why I am here and taking business instead of engineering or any other science branches. I actually applied for this course in the UPU for my first choice. There are many reasons but one of it is that I believe that fate has brought me here and that everything happens for a reason. It is difficult for me to cope with what I am studying now as I have no basics in business subjects at all but I do believe that if there’s a will, there’s a way. I will not give up and will strive to get good grades in every examination and graduate with the vice-chancellor’s award.

My vision for future other than graduating with good CGPA and vice-chancellor’s award are to further my studies to masters degree and doctoral degree, able to be a leader in an organization, to work with big companies such as TM and later have my own business. I want to buy a house and get married before the age of thirty. My dream car is Volkswagen. I love adventures and I want to climb Mount Kinabalu one day. I want to go travelling around the world for holidays and gain more experiences. Last but not least, I want to perform hajj at a young age.