Tweet: The world is such a scary place. If you're different, you'll be criticised and laughed at. But how is someone SAME as the other?

That was my tweet because this afternoon while queuing for the bus home, these 2 students were laughing at how tall the army guy that passed us was. In my mind, i thought,"If you're too tall, you're laughed at. If you're too short, you also get laughed at. Then what do these people want?" They poked fun at that guy for a few minutes before proceeding to LOUDLY proclaim that they bully this guy in class everyday. And the fact that the whole class bullies the same guy too. These people annoy the hell out of me. Where's the honour in bullying someone? Have you ever put yourself in his/her shoes? What makes you so proud of being a bully?

Being different is not a bad thing, unless you are being different to seek unwanted/undesired attention. But what i heard today, is just stupid. I think it's stupid. To pick on someone for their height. (No, you don't get to have a say on this. Because i have experienced being bullied for my height. To a point where i cried terribly.) Whatever, i wish i could say this to him though,"You jealous is it?" Because the guy who laughed at the tall army guy was waaaay shorter. Shucks, i think it was jealousy that led him to laugh like that. *Rolls eyes.

I've always been someone who wants to be one of the normal people. But no matter what, i'm never going to be. Ever since i started wearing my hijab (tudung), many questions were thrown to me. It made me feel so different from others. But eventually i overcame all those obstacles. I suppose we as Muslims are different from everyone else because:

1) We eat only Halal food - So if you want to dine with us, you have to 'go Halal'. For me, i'm very strict on this. So everytime you offer me a sweet, i will check the ingredients and the halal sign first. Don't get me wrong if i decline.

2) We don't club/drink - IF you call this the norm for teenagers these days. I see almost every teenager proud of their drinking habits. But maybe it's partly because of my strict upbringing, i find no reason why you should be proud of that. You're losing yourself to a drink. You're so wasted. What's more, you're causing harm to your own body. No offence if you DO drink, but that's just my opinion. Why do you want to lose yourself? :/

3) There are certain activities that are prohibited - Like i've just mentioned, there are some activities that we cannot do/take part in.

4) For girls, the hijab - I personally think my hijab keeps me grounded. My religion and God keeps me grounded and disciplined. If not for the hijab, i wouldn't feel the need to carry myself properly in public. If not for the hijab, i won't feel like a complete lady. Truth to be told, it makes me feel like a girl. And i'm very happy to feel that way. It reminds me of God too. The hijab.. gosh where do i start? I had quite a rough period where i had to come to terms with what people were saying about it, questioning me about it, treating me differently because of it. Sometimes i because too conscious and ask my friends if they are ashamed to be with me. Because during a netball tournament recently, i was the only one there who wore long pants, long sleeves and my hijab to play.

Of course there are more. But i shall stop here for tonight because i actually have a lot of work to complete.

Just.. THINK before you speak or criticise someone. Especially for their image. You really don't know what sort of person they are behind that facade. Even if you can't find a reason NOT to laugh/criticise, it's best you keep it to yourself. Because if you don't, YOU might become the laughing stock instead.

Also, who cares if you're 'different' from the rest? Eventually, the Ultimate Judge is God. And what is considered SAME anyway?

PS: CNY is like... at the start of my study week. WIN. I won't have a happy CNY this year? ):
PPS: Oh how i miss you. There really is not a day gone by without me thinking about you.

, osn.

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