Assalamualaikum wr ab.
It was very interesting to read
your letter about yourself and your hometown I would really like to be your pen friend.
I’m a sixteen-year-old school
student from Johor Bahru in Malaysia
Actually I attend an Islamic boarding school just outside the city but my family live in Kuala Lumpur.
My eldest sister is a medical doctor. She will get married soon . My younger
brother is an elementary school student in KL but he often writes to me email.
My favorite subjects are social
sciences. I like history very much, it helps me know more how different
countries existed in the past. At school we are supposed to use English at all
times, even when we are in the dormitory, so we have become quite fluent
although sometimes we slip back into Malay. Which is our mother tongue.
As for hobbies, I’m really into
songs and music. My favorite singer is Yusuf Islam whose farmer name was cat
steven. He’s so cool! Another singer I like is Maher Zain with his religious
songs. My favorite Malay singer is of course Siti Nurhaliza. I also like
watching movies, especially comedies. The actor I like best is Tom Cruise.
I’m really into books. I like reading
novels and short stories, mostly by Malay authors who you probably haven’t heard
of. I like some writers in English, like JK Rowling and Indonesian writers too,
like Andrea Hirata and Ahmad Fuadi. My dream, when I’m older, is to be a writer
of science fiction books set in the distant future.
I’d really love to come to
Indonesia some day. I heard that it has the largest number of Muslims of any
country. A book that I’ve just read mentions that there are some magnificent
places to visit, such as, Bali, Sulawesi, Papua and Borneo! What about you, do
you want to visit my country? Wassalam, Saidah.