Okay. To talk about a person who have a significant impact in my life, uh, the name I first remember is my friend named Fatima. Well, she is not just my ordinary friend. She has been my friends since childhood. So we have a long journey together of our life, though we have a journey in separate ways. And she lived abroad and I live in my country, so it was quite a long distance friendship for a while. But still, somehow she have a lot of impact in my life, um, starting with the fact that she inspired me in my life. I love the way she do everything, how she managed herself, how she manage her time, how she keep herself concentrated in a certain thing that she really won. So those are the things that motivate me to also gain in myself. Uh, I learned how to burn the midnight oil from her, and it doesn’t happen in two to three days. It take a lot of time for me to realize my mistakes. Even when I’m, um, my lowest point, she’s the first person I can share my problem. And she has never judged me for anything. Rather, she has all. Rather than that, she always used to suggest me something that would be helpful for her. Uh, for me, especially. Beside that, she always encouraged me to accomplish my dream. We used to, like, have this dreams in our childhood where we have. Where we used to plan that we’re gonna live together when we grew up, as we weren’t able to, uh, spend our most of our childhood together. So it was one of the most, I think, crucial thing in my life to have a motivation or a determination for which, or something about that you’re running into. So, yeah, um, I’m really lucky to have her in my life.
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Okay, to talk about a person who has had a significant impact on my life, the first name that comes to mind is my friend Fatima. She's not just an ordinary friend; she's been my friend since childhood. We've shared a long journey together, even though our paths have diverged in some ways. She lives abroad, and I live in my country, so for a while, our friendship was a long-distance one. But despite the distance, she has had a profound impact on my life. She's inspired me in so many ways. I admire how she approaches everything, how she manages herself, her time, and how she stays focused on achieving her goals. These qualities motivate me to strive for personal growth. I learned from her the importance of hard work and dedication, the kind that requires burning the midnight oil. It took me a while to learn from my mistakes, but she's always been there for me. Even at my lowest points, she's the first person I turn to, and she never judges me. Instead, she offers helpful advice and encouragement. She's always pushed me to pursue my dreams. We used to have these childhood dreams of living together when we grew up, since we couldn't spend much of our childhood together. Having that shared dream, that sense of purpose and determination, was crucial for me. I'm truly lucky to have her in my life.
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