The Pushup Guy

    About one and a half year ago, life was going about like normal. I could go to school every weekday and meet with all my beloved classmates and teachers. I could go outside my home and ride my bike, sometimes hanging out with some of my friends. I could go to places with my family; sometimes on vacations with the car being loaded with lots of heavy stuff like baggages, skateboards,  laptops, plants (you heard me right, plants!), Gallons of water, and so much more. I went everywhere without even having to worry about putting a mask on my face.      Suddenly, the world turned into a nightmare. A deadly virus from China had spread to every corner of the world. If I'm not mistaken, the first countries to have a lockdown were China and America. Other countries followed suite.      When my country was in for a real lockdown, I can't tell you how bored I was for having to stay at home 24 hours straight without even going outside onc...

   A day after my birthday on 25th July, my mom informed me that night about a story-writing competition for teenagers, from age 14 - 17. She allowed me to use her phone so I could see more info about the competition. The competition was hosted by Voice Now Indonesia, and the announcement was posted in their Instagram account. The theme of the writing should was about tips for self-improvement at online schooling / daring and how to be more productive in this pandemic. The total of grand prize were about a few million rupiahs (hundreds of dollars). I told myself and my mom that I would participate in that competition. But as I read further, the deadline for submitting the script / writing was tomorrow.     I decided that I wasn't going to give this opportunity up just like that. Anyhow, I'll finish my script and submit it to their site. So, I started to work on my story around 10 PM that night. One hour went by, and I decided that I would get a good nigh...