Mira, 13 years old Stateless Child

Hi, my name is Mira. I am 13 years old and I live in Kampung Kagayan. In the Village, I always play tin throwing and fishing. And in my village there is a school. Normal school. But it's best even if it's simple. I can make new friends and be able to play with new friends.

I have 6 siblings and I am the 3rd child. My mother's job is a housewife. My father works as a construction worker and also a fisherman. I also like to play with my sister. While my mother cooks, I put my sister to sleep listening to music.

My hobby is playing basketball. Why can I be interested in basketball? Because I have a cousin who likes to play too. He told me that I was best at playing basketball, and I was influenced by what he said.

In my village, during the operation, my family and I ran to the field and I was afraid because I had seen my family get arrested. And also my family used to visit him (at the Temporary Detention Center). He said if there is another operation, run away. Don't ask to stay at home.

Hai, nama saya Mira. Umur saya 13 tahun dan saya tinggal di Kampung Kagayan. Di Kampung, saya selalu bermain baling tin dan memancing. Dan di kampung saya ada sekolah. Sekolah biasa biasa sahaja. Tapi best (1) walaupun sederhana. Dapat kawan baru dan dapat bermain bersama  kawan kawan baru. 

Saya ada adik-beradik 6 orang dan saya anak ke 3. Kerja ibu saya ialah suri rumah. Kerja bapa saya pula buruh binaan dan juga nelayan. Saya pula suka bermain bersama adik saya. Semasa ibu saya masak, saya kasih (2) tidur adik saya sambil dengar lagu. 

Hobi saya ialah bermainan bola jaring. Kenapa aku boleh minat bola jaring? Sebab ada sepupuku yang suka main juga. Dia kasih tahu aku bestnya main bola jaring, lalu aku terpengaruh dengan kata katanya. 

Di kampungku, masa operasi (3) saya dan keluarga saya lari ke padang dan saya rasa takut sebab saya pernah nampak keluarga saya kena tangkap. Dan juga keluarga saya pernah lawat dia (di Pusat Tahanan Sementara). Dia bilang (4) kalau ada operasi lagi, larilah kamu. Jangan kamu minta tinggal di rumah. 

Glosari:

(1) Best> Seronok

(2) Kasih> Beri

(3) Operasi> Ops Pihak Berkuasa

(4) Bilang> Beritahu