(#5)  TWO FRIENDS (COMPARE AND CONTRAST)

            I have a lot of friends. Since I was small, I like to make friends wherever I go. And after I moved here in Tanjong Malim to make a diploma, I get friends to be with me. They are all different members. They have different personalities and characteristics. Some of them are funny, and some of them are quite serious and strict. I love to be with them as they can accept me as myself and they do not ask me to change my behavior or else. It is neither them nor me. Friends who have different character always argue due to very small problems or misunderstanding of jokes. But, I have two friends that really contrast to each other. They are my best friends, Aman and Ali.

            They came from very different backgrounds. It is such one comes from hill and another one comes from the ocean. Aman, who is a son to a rich man, Datuk Zahid Hamidun, is really lucky, according to my sight. He is pleased and pleasured with money and comfort. He has his own car. He even gets his monthly pocket money as much as RM 1k. But still, he never feels too proud of his luxury life. He also shares his comfort with us. Meanwhile, Ali comes from an ordinary family, just like me. Not rich, and not the poor one. He just gets his monthly pocket money even less than mine. Hu just has a usual motorcycle that he uses to go to class every day. Therefore, he knows how to control his money from unimportant wasting things.

            Next, they are totally different from personalities, their appearances and the way they dress. Aman, suitable with his background, he is absolutely looks like a rich man. Every time he goes out, he will use his expensive snickers that he will change every time he goes out. Fit to his body, he uses his long sleeve shirt with skinny pants. Unlike him, Ali just dresses as a usual guy. Always with t-shirts, and sometime even just with pagoda shirt, he is a very col man. He will not get ready for ours before going out with us. And I never see him wearing a long sleeve shirt even when we are going to the city.  Besides, he only has a pair of shoes that he usually uses if he wants to go out. His appearance is really stating that he is just a usual and normal guy like others.

            Other than that, they also have differences in their attitude and behavior. Aman is likely to have a rough attitude. He uses rude words more than kind words. Scolding, bad temper is always the best way to define him. He rarely asks permission from us to use our stuffs. Moreover, he likes to hit us and makes things with us. On the other hand, Ali is someone who loves peace and always makes peace with everyone. He really respects our lecturer, and even to the cleaner that cleans the side walk. He is a very soft-spoken guy. He always smiles even though he has been bullied by us. Plus, he never uses high tone of voices or scolding us when he talks to us.

            For the conclusion, they are just like a dog and a cat, fire and water and whatever things that are contrast. However, I still feel like those differences as differences make things complete. Those two friends are the one who are completing our group. We will have a big laugh when Aman bullies Ali. But, we will have a bigger laugh if Ali makes sarcasm on Aman’s behavior.