My Life

My name is Raka Ibrahim Anshafarie. I am 11 years old. I had a rather interesting family. I am the biggest child in my family and had one younger brother named Sulaiman Deli Ramadhanie, who is 7 years old. My mother is 34, and her name is Anastasia Rima Hendrarini. She prefers to be called “Lovely”, though. My father is 36 years old, and his name is Arie M.P Rachmadie. Unlike my “explosive” and expressive mother, my father is somewhat more introvert, really. My father comes from a religious background of family originated in Medan and Central Java. To be precise, my father’s mother comes from Medan, but my father’s father (what?!) comes from Solo. My mother’s background, however, is somewhat different with my father’s background. Both of her parents come from East Java, and her family may not be the most religious of families. On the other hand, my mother’s family does have an interesting history, considering that her grandfather from her mother’s side, who, sadly, died in 2006, struggles with the nation in the battle against Dutch and Japanese colonization era. Moreover, my mother’s grandfather (who I usually call Mbah Kakung) is the descendant from one of Prince Diponegoro’s most trusted person. Don’t believe it? Come to my great-grandmother’s home in Surabaya, she kept maybe 4 of Prince Diponegoro’s weapon. The family of my mother’s father also has an interesting history. Particularly because my mother’s father (my grandfather) is the son of Dr. Soegiri, whose name is said to become the name of Lamongan’s hospital, and also the relatives of Abdurrahman Saleh, one of the national hero. My grandfather said that his father (Dr.Soegiri) was the, if I’m not mistaken, cousin of Abdurrahman Saleh. About my father’s family, I don’t know very much about them. But I know that almost all of the member of their family had done the Haji, proving that religion is somewhat precious to them.
Well, that’s my family. But what about my hobbies? I’ll tell you this, I loved soccer very much. Whether it is playing it for real, playing it in games, or just watch a match, I love soccer. My favourite clubs includes Chelsea who, I believe, had experienced a troubled start this season and will soon recover, the German national team and Bayern Muenchen. Though lately I’ve grown rather fond of Ajax Amsterdam and the Dutch national team, the first two teams and the one national team are my favourite. Playing games and watching film is also my favourite, but reading books is almost an incessant habit to me. My favourite books include the Max Remy Superspy series by Deborah Abela, Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, and, my personal favourite, the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer.
I don’t go to school, really. Instead, I study at home or, more frequently known as Home Schooling. There, I experienced something I would like to describe as pure eden. I decide what to do everyday, how long should I do it, the projects for this week, and more importantly, I have the most flexible of times. Because I have a part in making the weekly schedule I regularly use, I can adjust the schedule so that if our family plans for a recreation, gathering, etc, my schedule wouldn’t be ruined despite the fact that I went away for a recreation. Cool, eh?
I have a big ambition to be a writer when I’m older. Not a non-fiction writer, hardly. I desire to be a novel writer, much like Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the writer of the Incredibly famous Harry Potter series. In fact, I have already written a book. It’s a spy story, like James Bond, Alex Rider, or Max Remy. I must confess, I’m a lover of spy stories. Though my parents forbid me to read James Bond because of the “Adult-ish” contents, I have read quite a lot of spy stories and decided to make one. It’s not finished, but I’m working on it and the prototype has been submitted to Mizan, and I hope they like it.
There’s only one word to describe my life,
Wunderbar! (German for wonderful)