Najwa Assalamualaikum WBT dan Salam Sejahtera kepada Slide 1

Yang Berusaha Encik Mohd Hanafi bin Samad, Pengetua SMK Dato’
Jaafar,
Yang Dihormati Encik Zainal bin Yusuf, Penolong Kanan Pentadbiran
Encik Tukiman bin Sarmin, Penolong Kanan Hal Ehwal Murid,
Tn Hj Abdul Karim bin Masiran, Penolong Kanan Kokurikulum,
Pn Aminah binti Hamid, Penolong Kanan Tingkatan 6,
Ketua-ketua Jabatan, guru-guru dan para pelajar sekalian

Sebelum saya meneruskan ucapan saya, izinkan kami berbahasa

dalam bahasa Inggeris.
Sanjeef A very good morning to the Principal, teachers and fellow friends. Slide 1

Today, Sharifah and I will be conducting the ‘Lend Me Your Ears’

session entitled ‘Friends’

Video1 Sports Day Slide 2

Najwa Sanjeef, I never knew we had the capability to scream that loud ever Slide 3-12
in my life. The way I see it, I appreciate my friends and my friendships
through appreciating the moments I make with them. Let’s start with
this school. This school have met me with lots of incredible friends.
I’m not from JB. I’m from Puchong, Selangor. I’m a Form 6 student
and SDJ is my third school. I’ve entered two schools in Puchong
before coming here and moving to JB was at first, A BIG NO FOR ME.
But I thank God every single day that my family and I decided to
move to JB and I’m studying in this school.

Sanjeef I agree with you Najwa. However, I might have a completely different Slide 13-21
story than yours. Spending almost 8 years here, I spent most of my
adolescence here. I practically grew up here and everyone who’s
been here has impacted my life. Over the years, I’ve seen many types
of friends come and go, I’m grateful I still have someone of them with
me till today (who’d give up 14 years of friendship right?) But I’m glad
that every year, I’m creating more memories with new friends that I’ll
be able to cherish forever.

Najwa To me, a friend is someone who can be trusted, believed in and Slide 22-30
looked-up to at all times. Simply put, a friend is someone who
understands you for who you are. Personally, I regard a friend as a
place I seek happiness and someone for me to share my problems
and secrets with-someone whom I feel safe with.

Sanjeef Friends are also very emotionally supportive. This is probably the Slide 31-34
most important element of any adult friendship. Best friends refrain
from unnecessarily criticizing each other and tend to be
nonjudgmental.

Najwa And what better way to show the effects of therapy if not with SLEEP. Slide 35-38
Trust me, every time I call or talk to a friend before I sleep, I have
pretty wonderful dreams and also a good night’s sleep.
Sanjeef A best friend will listen to you and thoughtfully respond rather than Slide 39-49
react to what you’ve said even if you have triggered something in him
or her. The ability to hear what another is truly saying is one of the
best parts of friendship.

Najwa Best friends accept you and all your flaws. They don’t expect Slide 50-79
perfection. They are simply obsessed with all your imperfections and
love you for the crazy being you already are. When you aren’t at your
best, they are understanding rather than critical. If you’re having a
bad day, someone who cares for you will ask if they can help or if
they should let you be alone if that’s what you need.

Sanjeef Thoughtfulness is a quality that deepens and strengthens any Slide 80-99
friendship. Being able to see someone else’s needs—and to do what
you can to fulfill those needs—enables bonding experiences. Our
best friends do things for us no one else would think of.

Najwa A strong friendship defines you both and help each of you navigate Slide 100-114
this thing called life. Your friend is a mirror who reflects back to you
who you are to them. In other words, your best qualities shine, and
those pieces that need improvement are not judged but understood.

Sanjeef Also at times, friendships come with responsibilities. But good friends Slide 115-130
are able to work together and cooperate with one another. They
understand the needs of another friend and go out of their way for
the people they care about, to provide their friends with what they
can offer.

Najwa Best friends have your back (and in this case, every other body part of Slide 131-148
your’s too). Knowing you can trust another person with your well-
being allows you both to explore and enjoy more new things than
you would on your own.

Sanjeef It's hard for some of us to cry alone. Instead, we might need a Slide 149-152
shoulder to cry on, and having a friend you feel comfortable doing
that with is a gift. When facing difficulty, having someone you can
really let your pain out with can be invaluable.

Friends are the people we build our memories with-they are the
people who build us and keep us strong. They support us and make
us feel comfortable being in our own skin. A friend wouldn’t want
you to change who you are for anyone. Instead, they accept you for
who you are whole-heartedly and will always be there for you.

Najwa In these few months of me being in SDJ, I’ve learnt that friendship Slide 153-157
comes in many ways. One being, you’re simply put in a group with
them and over time, you foster a bond with all these people till you
become inseparable BFFs. They may be our classmates, teammates,
tablemates, it can even be the person you sit next to during recess.
They’re all our friends.
All in all, having good friends is truly a blessing. And having them
paint your life with wonderful memories you’ll remember for the rest
of your life is beyond the work of God. That person may be your
mother, father, brother, sister or anyone… but still Frienships exist
among us all regardless of our gender, race and religion.

THANK YOU. 158