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FORBES AUGUST 2018 ISSUE NO. 17 Eat Clean: Easy ways to stay on track! 25 ideas to charge up your life Gorgeous, glowing skin FIQAH HALIM THE THOUGH COOKIE

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT - FORBES MAGAZINE NORAFIQAH BINTI MOHD NOR HALIMUDDIN D20181081953 GROUP A DR NADRATUN NAFISAH ABDUL WAHAB

FORBES MAGAZINE WHY THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MOLD A life story of Fiqah Halim There are billions of people on this earth, and each of us is different from others. Keep in mind that there is nothing without purpose in this world, even little tiny As I get older, I living things have their purpose such as insects, realize that all the struggle and mistake that I had bacteria etc. But, the been through makes me who creation among all the living things that Allah had I am. All the bad memories, the mistake seems like created, humans are the some kid problems to me best creation and each person have a value and right now. I am getting stronger and stronger day exclusive. Thus, I had like to by day because of what I went share a short story about myself, to express myself through and still go through. I am from a middle- what I see, what I experience class family from Malaysia, I and what I plan for my life. I want to show people am Norafiqah Binti Mohd Nor Halimuddin or you that life will always throw all know me as Fiqah Halim. I am curveballs but what truly matters are how you fight a 23-year-old woman that has gone through their and live through it. Put in fair share of struggles. mind that things will get better sooner or later if you Sometimes those struggle it is easy to forget but fight for it. Every life matters, and it might not seem sometimes it is not easy to like it but you are destined for something great. ignore and still haunted a bit of me. I had like to Always believe it! share some of those memories, it will help you more understand why I say that sometimes things bring you down but always pick yourself up and be brace!  |    01

I am will start with my childhood memories. When I still kid These are all the things which around 3 years until 12 years, most of the time I had to stay express me now and how I can start with the grandparent of my father side. I love my grandpa a business at my age. Though all the and granny so much but also sometimes make me wonder if struggles and curveballs that will my parent loves me fairly like my younger sister and brother. always come on their way, I will get The though had brought my inner rebellious since a kid until stronger day by day. Just remember teenager. I am only really staying with my parent when I am that difficult roads often lead to a 13, and the reason is that my grandpa had passed away. I also beautiful destination and every day had switch different schools since primary because of family is the brand new day. Don’t let your situations. But on secondary school, I had been a switch from past haunted your mind, you are a mixed school to girl school which is Canossian Convent good person just sometimes we because of I dig my own grave and the counselling teacher might go to a wrong way to learn a had given the solution of change school to my mom. My big life lesson. mistake when a teenager is a blind love. Love, something that is so strong that can give you strength or bring you down. I am start learned how to lie, stealing money even sneak out the house without permission. My grade from high school getting worse and worse every year until SPM trial. I also had failed Mathematics which never been like that before because I love Mathematics subject. My drama also had been worse at home. I tried to run from home, not once but twice. Almost get married at age of 17 because of instability to decide what is true love and what is fake love. But Alhamdulillah, after all those dramas, Allah has given me a chance to be better, He had open my eyes to see what is good and bad for my life. I am glad that I had almost 2 months to study all the subject before my real SPM examination and even I got a few D and E because of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Additional Mathematics, but I am so glad that it not been worse from my trial. So after all those bad memories of high schools that sometimes still haunted me and make me regret why I choose that path, I am still grateful for all the bad experience and realize that true love will never bring you down or make you choose the wrong path in your life. Parent, siblings and family is the truly true love that will accept you even you had done so many wrongs in your life and support you through the journey. After SPM, I continued my study in Polytechnic Merlimau Melaka on Diploma of Business Studies, try to improve myself and be a better person. I also had worked as a part-time worker at a few cafes to get my own money. I start to learn how to bake and I love baking. I start to learn how to open a café and all the step involve that business. After 3 years, I had finished my diploma with 3.48 CGPA and I start to open my café with the money that I save from my past works and also support from family. Now, I had 3 branches open at a different place which is one at Melaka and two at Johor and also continue my studies on Degree of Business Administration at Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim Perak. FORBES MAGAZINE  |    02