I have 3 siblings in my family who are : My step sister(Jomina Magay) who has 3 kids, My second brother( Bobby Magay) who is in high school & my little brother (Alejandro Magay) who is only 4 months now.They live in Tembagapura.
I'm the second oldest & I love my family so much. Addition, I'm Damalenese & my hometown is in Beoga. Honestly, I never been to Beoga & I would like to visit my siblings there & see what does my hometown look like oneday?
***Before came to Aussie
Since I was in grade 4, I had an ambition to come to Australia,,that was my dream & I never knew whether it was going to happen or not?. There is a program called Asrama Tomawin which organised by a department called QMS (Quality MAnagement Society)& every year they send Indigenous kids to continue their High school & university in Australia or Java. One of the schools in Australia where they send these kids is St John's College, the school that I really wanted to go at the time...Anyway,I used to meet these kids from Aussie when there were on holidays & my dream was more increased every time, they talked to me about How great australia is. I used to express my dream to my parents but they said it is too way expensive & I understand that. I thought what a stupid dream,only rich people can be able to go to Australia.
One day My father invited this man (unknown) to come over & have dinner with us, he's a good friend of my father. While we were having dinner, that man asked me where am I going to continue my high school after finish middle school. I told himt hat I might go to Jakarta or Jogjakarta but it depends which school will accept me first. Then the man said to my father "why don't you send your daughter to Australia as what I have done to my daughter". My father was just laugh & told him that it is too expensive.
The short story is: that man said he was going to give me a scholarship cox he is the one who gives scholarship to indigenous kids. With the condition, I need to get a good mark for my english subject.
So, over the 5 years I have been worked hard & tried my best to get a good mark like what he has expected. I was very happy & excited, finally my dream was going to happen, I thought. My father used to remind that man about the scholarship & the man kept telling my father that he doesn't need to worry, he definitely was going to give me the scholarship after year 9.
In the end, my result came out & let say that I got satisfactory marks especially for english. At the same time, the principle from St John's College came to my school & presented about the school. I was registered my name down cox I had no doubt about the scholarship. Me & my parents took my result to the man & he suggested to my parents to pay my first payment & after that he was going to pay the rest off. At first, my parents did not agree but after the man convinced them finally they agreed. My parents did exactly what he has told & I completed all the requirements needed to obtain a passport & a visa. For the 4 weeks I didn't sleep & eat coz I was tring to get everthing done as quickly as possible. I did everthing such as the medical check up, translated the report & printed out all the forms needed to be filled in.
The 11th of August of 2008 was a historic day for me, I flew leaving my family, homeland & everything behind with 7 of my friends mander about to kangaroo land.
If you like, Please have a look at my first day of school in kangaroo land page under..!!
*** My life in Aussie
While I'm studying in Darwin,various efforts have also been done by my parents in order to obtain scholarships to several institutions. One of them is demanded assistance to the regent (Bupati) & the legislature (DPR) but they suggested that I need to bring my school reports every term so they can have a look at the reports. We thought that they were going to help me because the both leaders of the instutions are our relatives. In addition, we also tried to apply scholarships to one of the well known institution which called Correctional institutions Amungme Kamoro (LPMK).***
It has been 3 & 1/2 years now & the scholarships from the man or neither from the institutions NEVER came to me. I have no ide whether they were making around with me & my family or they just lied to us. Only God knows the answer!!!. They said I'm not the indigenous of Amungme or Kamoro, I'm a boss daughter, I'm not worth & many other reasons. OMG...I don't know what to say...These are stupid reasons that I ever heard. PLeaseeesss,,, Give me a break,,how are you going to develope your country in 5 years or 10 years time when you get your freedom if you treat your own people like this. Why are you rasist to your OWN people? I'm black, you black, you have curly hair so as mine, we talk nearly same languages, I'm Papuan, you are papuan, I get education to develope my country, you give scholarships so that one day they can come back & develope papua. As a papuan,I also have a RIGHT to enjoy production of gold and copper in PT Freeport Mcmoran company because God didn't create it just for yourself. Do not think that I am a local native tribe so you can do anything without considering others people around you.
Honestly, I'm very annoyance & despair over the 3 & 1/2 years but I guess everthing has to be done this way. I don't know why people are so selfish,,, I mean, come on what's the problem by giving scholarships cox the point is we all want to develope our own country (Papua),right?. So, can they just give the freakin scholarships to everyone I mean EVERYONE no matter where do you come from, black, white, brown, yellow or whatever. Seriously, this is one thing that always annoyed me this whole time. God gives aboundant natural resourcesto Papuanese such as the biggest gold company which called PT Freeport. I think He doesn't give it only for one tribe but it is for general, It should be enjoyed by everyone.
The 2 of my best friends who came here with me went back to my country after 1 year cox their parents couldn't afford to pay their school fees anymore. It made me very sad & sometimes I tell my parents if I want to go home but they just tell me to be patient. Sometimes, I feel quilty cox I decided to come here but there's nothing I can do ,everthyng it's too late to rewind again. Even my parents, I have no ide how they manage money to pay my school fees. They are not a billinonare or millionarre or trillionaire but they just hard workers. Milliions, billions, trillions words of thank you go to both my parents who are amazing, incredible, fantastic & gorgeous people I have ever had. I'm the luckiest person that God ever made cox having them. I love them SO MUCHHHHHHH....!!!!
I'm going to tell you something that It is not easy to live in different countries, far from your families & learn new languages. We need to adapt with new environment & trust me it's really hard. It's not like when we live with our family, now everthing has to be new & we learn how to be an independent person, do everrthing by ourself.
Since I came here there are many problems come & go like wind. My mother always says: “never give up, be convinced & believe that everything must have intent & purpose, you just need to wait for the right time to get the answer”.
These words always raise my spirits. I don't care what people think coz I believe that God would take me to the beautiful plan that he has made for my future. All problems I face patienly because I know that I'm strong, like my parents who are also strong to earn money for me. Let people talk & gossip about my family, when my mother sells food to the comunities, & let them talk about my father when he helps my mother by called him"AIBON" , but U know what... I don't Give A Damn SHItt... For me everthing that happens in my life is a gift & I will take it whether I like it or not....If we want to accomplish somethin in our life we need to get a shame & work hard cox there's nothing you can get easily in this world, you gotta make it happen.
This is my story & thank you for reading^ here, i'm not judging anyone but I'm just expressing my opinions & my angers. Sorry if there are words that are not pleased..!!!
