Shouldn't Be Famous, Just Should Be Known

ME IS ME. So, who am I? Let me introduce myself.

                My full name is Fitria Budi Ananda, and you can just call me Fitria, or whatever you want cause in my previous school, I’ve never been called Fitria as main call. It’s so various call, Piti, Pitek (Javanese, that means chicken), and many unique call more. And I don’t really like to be called Fitri. I don’t know why, I just dislike it.

 My sister (left) and me (right)

                I am a girl who was born on Saturday, June 5th 1999 in Bandung. My mother is a number one hero for me, Hastuti Martiana, who has graduated from German Literature in Padjadjaran University (Unpad). And just like my middle name, Budi Nugroho Sudiarto is my wonderful father who has graduated from Electrical Engineering in Bandung Technology Institute (ITB). Both of my parents have graduated from Bandung Universities. But in fact, they both were not born in Bandung. Their hometown are not Bandung. They are totally Javanese People, my mother comes from Karanganyar, Surakarta, and my father comes from Salatiga. I have an older sister, Annisa Budiastuti (co-ass medical school UNS) and two older brothers, Taufik Akbar Abdullah (STEI ITB) and Muh. Rizal Abdul Aziz (MAN Insan Cendekia Serpong).
                I have some unsolved problems. I was born and grew up in Bandung, but I can’t speak Sundanese, even though I can understand a bit when anyone speaks Sundanese. And I studied about 3 years in Yogyakarta which has strong culture, but I can’t speak Javanese. It was shameful that I can’t speak both Javanese or Sundanese in my fifteen years of life.
                I studied in Luqmanul Hakim Islamic Elementary School Bandung (graduated in 2011), Islamic Boarding School Bina Umat YK (graduated in 2014), and now I study in 3 Senior High School Bandung. I chose to studied in Islamic school in elementary and junior high school for many reasons. Of course, I want to deepen my knowledge of Islam. But why I chose 3 Senior High School? Cause it was my dream since in elementary, to enter 3 Senior High School Bandung. Because dream is not just a dream. It was something that we really have to fight for.
                But in 3rd grade of junior high school, I have some doubts in SMAN 3 Bandung. And I changed my school direction to MAN Insan Cendekia Serpong (ICS). I studied hard to enter it. Although national exam score (NEM) is not needed to enter MAN ICS, as my mother said, “ Study hard for national exam as if you will enter SMAN 3 Bandung,” And when MAN ICS selection announced and I was not qualified, I was, of course, so disappointed. I cried along that day, but eventually I realized, Allah knows better. No. Allah knows the best for us. As Allah said in one of my favorite ayah that is so inspiring for me,

 كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئاً وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَى أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيْئاً وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ وَاللّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ
-البقرة:  216

“ Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.”

My schools : (left to right) SDIT Luqmanul Hakim, SMP IT Bina Umat, SMAN 3 Bandung

                So just believe, Allah has his best plan for us. InshaAllah, SMAN 3 Bandung is the best way for me. I’ll fight to reach my dreams. Du’a, effort, and tawakkal.

MAN JADDA WAJADA