Life is never flat

                5 April 1996 is not a special day for anyone but it was a special day for my parents because they welcomed their first child birth. They gave me name Gede Sumantara Adi Pranata. People say life is never flat but for me my family life is almost flat. There is nothing special about my life, it’s only internal conflict as usual. No luxurious life but the experiences I got are priceless. Internal conflicts have made me understand more how to act to other & become more wise.

Since I was at 10 grade, my mother suffered for breast cancer. My father can do nothing except taking care of my mother who can only lied on bed. It has given my father more burden. He becomes more busy. He must manage his time between his profession and to take care of my mother.

Now almost 1 year my mother can’t to leave bed (She died March 2013). Several months ago my brother got an accident when he was buying food for my mother. That accident broke my brother bone, no surgery were done for my brother because the cost are expensive. The first time I heard that news I did not believe that, I only laughed. I believed the news when I saw the photos of my brother current condition. My mother Cok Istri Wahyuni cried for 2 days and did not want to eat. It made her health getting worst. I knew my father’s feeling when my brother got an accident, but he hid the sadness to the other and kept smiling. I knew that was only a fake smile. My father I Wayan Santa wanted to give me example to be tough and strong.

The scholarship in SMA N Bali Mandara are very helping. It lightens up my father burden to be more focus on my mother and my brother health now.

            I was only an ordinary student when I was in Junior High School at SMPN 1 Bangli. Almost no competition I joined. The only competition I joined only OSK and got 2^nd rank in the selection. The chance to join competition was so limited. The school only featured the big three in the school. The other students’ chance are being limited to show their potential in academic.

SMAN BALI MANDARA (Sampoerna Academy) has different atmosphere. When I study here, I am free to find my academic potential. I join Physic Club and now I’m in Science Class and get many chance to join competition in regional, province level. I am proud to join almost all physic competition in 11 grade.

The first experience of competition was in Ganesha University, the first and the worst rank I got. I got 64 rank in that competition which was province level. In the next physic competition in Udayana University I improved myself and got 17 rank. Then I got chance to join another Physic Olympiad which held by Malang University. In this competition, there were groups consist of 2 person. My partner was Made Gita Narendra Kumara, who is expert in Physic. The preparation for the competition was very serious there. I am proud to be one of Physic Club member of SMANBARA. Many competition, I can join in this school. I got many experiences by joining Physic competition either in the competition atmosphere, strategic and preparation.

            This school is multicultural; I like to know other friends who are from different regency of Bali. Different regency, different behavior. We need to know each other’s character. Live together there has helped me in academic. We can share and learn from others. The area of school that large school is other thing that I like. Sometimes I just walk around with some friends to refresh and hunt fruit there. I enjoy every single time in this school: singing together, laughing, studying, etc. I found my second family there. Teacher there, are friendly and they understand us as a teenagers. They are like my friend to tell what I feel, they are always listening to us. It will be unforgettable moment in SMA N Bali MAndara.

            Like another teenager, I always change my dream. Be an engineer is my dream, because my passion is physic. Ambition? I’m the person which sometime just let it flow. Some say I’m a pessimist person, but I feel I am only realistic oriented. I do not want to expect too high because when I expect too high, I will feel disappointed. I hope I can take Mathematics, English, Physic and Biology A and AS level exam and get good mark. Another wish is I can join OSN (National Science Olympiad).