Assalamualaikum Alia,

It was very interesting to read your letter about yourself and your hometown. I would really
like to be your pen friend.

Im 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 via 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, Im really into songs and music. My favorite singer is Yusuf Islam whose
former name was Cat Steven. Hes 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.

Im really into books. I like reading novels and short stories, mostly by Malay authors who
you probably havent heard of. I like some writers in English, like JK Rowling and
Indonesian writers too, like Andrea Hirata and Ahmad Fuadi. My dream, when Im older, is
to be a writer of science fiction books set in the distant future.

Id really love to come to Indonesia some day. I heard that it has the largest number of
Muslims of any country. A book that Ive 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?
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It was very interesting to read your letter about yourself and your hometown. I would
really like to be your pen friend.

Saya sangat tertarik membaca suratmu tentang dirimu dan tempat tinggalmu. Saya sungguh
sangat ingin menjadi sahabat penamu.

Im 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 via email.

Saya berusia enam belas tahun seorang pelajar dari Johor Bahru Malaysia. Sebenarnya saya
memasuki sebuah sekolah pesantren islam di luar kota akan tetapi orang tua saya tinggal di
Kuala Lumpur. Saudari perempuan saya adalah seorang doctor medis. Dia akan segera
menikah. Adik laki laki saya adalah siswa Sekolah dasar di KL akan tetapi dia sering
berkirim Email dengan saya.

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.

mata pelajaran kesukaan saya adalah ilmu Sosial. Saya sangat menyukai Sejarah; Sejarah
membantu saya untuk lebih mengetahui perbedaan Negara pada jaman dahulu. Di Sekolah
saya terbiasa menggunakan bahasa Inggris setiap saatnya, bahkan ketika kami di Asrama,
sehingga kami menjadi cukup lancar dalam berbahasa inggris meskipu kami kadang kadang
tidak sengaja mengucapkan kalima Malaysia, yang merupakan bahasa asli kami.

As for hobbies, Im really into songs and music. My favorite singer is Yusuf Islam
whose former name was Cat Steven. Hes 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.

Sebagai hobi, saya sungguh menyukai lagu dan music. Penyanyi favorite saya adalah Yusuf
Islam yang mempunyai nama asli Cat Steven. Dia sungguh keren! Penyanyi lain yang saya
suka adalah Maher Zain dengan lagu lagu religinya. Penyanyi Malaysia favoritku tentu saja
adalah SIti Nurhaliza. Saya sangat senang menonton Film, khususnya Komedi. Actor yang
saya suka adalah Tom Cruise.

Im really into books. I like reading novels and short stories, mostly by Malay authors
who you probably havent heard of. I like some writers in English, like JK Rowling and
Indonesian writers too, like Andrea Hirata and Ahmad Fuadi. My dream, when Im
older, is to be a writer of science fiction books set in the distant future.
Saya sungguh sangat menyenangi buku. Saya sangat menyukai Novel dan Cerpen, sebagian
besar oleh pengarang asal Malaysia yang mungkin belum pernah kamu dengar. Saya suka
penulis Inggris seperti JK Rowling dan Penulis Indonesia seperti Andrea Hirata dan Ahmad
Fuadi. Mimpi saya, ketika saya besar, adalah menjadi penulis buku fiksis yang berlatar di
masa depan.

Id really love to come to Indonesia some day. I heard that it has the largest number of
Muslims of any country. A book that Ive 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?

saya sungguh ingin datang ke Indonesia suatu hari nanti. Saya dengar bahwa Indonesia
adalah sebuah Negara dengan jumlah muslim terbesar. Sebuah buku yang baru say abaca
menyebutkan bahwa ada beberapa tempat menarik untuk dikunjungi, seperti Bali, Sulawesi,
Papua dan Kalimantan ! bagaimana denganmu, maukah kamu ingin mengunjungi negaraku.?