Ernest Wong

Super Teen Holiday Camp

I have known him for about 2 years. He is a trainer for a motivation camp called Super Teen Holiday Camp. He has traveled to many places for teaching many students. Some of his students have had great success in their study or their life. In the camp he teaches us how to be a good student. Maybe you think that’s easy but it is not as easy as you think right now. He also teaches us about a relationship with our parents, friends, and also ourselves. But the most important one, he is not only teaching but he makes me realize something that I have forgotten about. 2 years ago I became something from nothing. I know my world and my world is in my hand. I didn’t care about anything around me. In December 2005, I joined the camp and that is the first time I met Mr. Ernest Wong. In the camp he told many stories about his life.

Dr. Ernest Wong

He makes me realize that I’m rare and valuable. People in this universe are unique. They are one and have unlimited potential. They are worthy. I am worthy. I’m unique and in this world there isn’t a person like me. He makes me believe that I have abilities that I haven’t known about before. I can improve if I want even though there are a lot of people out there that have more than what I have but surely I have some more other things to offer compared to them.

He is a Malaysian. He teaches in the camp that all the students are coming from Indonesia. He cannot speak Indonesian as well as us. He teaches us with English. But one of his promises is he wants to teach us with Indonesian. He wants to learn Indonesian so he can teach us with our language. The next year after he had promised about that, he still taught us with English but sometimes he practiced Indonesian. And I agree that now he has improved his skill in speaking Indonesian.

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Ernest told a story that has inspired me. Since that time I realize that I am not too late to make an improvement too. He has promised to himself that he wanted to have a good and nice body with some muscle. So he promised to get it. So everyday he came to the gym for fitness. He told us that for him one day without going to gym, he feels that something is missing. So everyday he comes to the gym. and I think he has succeeded. I saw a picture 2 years ago that first time I met him, he looked fatter than now. For me that’s really-really amazing. It has inspired me. Then he told us to make some notes for ourselves. He told us to write 5 things the most that you want to change and 5 things that you want to make an improvement. Then I write what I have written 10 wishes then from that time I have tried to do that although the result has not come up that clear in the present. But every time I feel hopeless, I remember about the notes that Ernest has told me. Then I try again and raise myself. I remember about the story that Ernest has told me. He wanted to speak Indonesian and lose his weight and make some muscle. For me he has success to do that. I'm really impressed and I want to succeed like him and I hope that my 10 hopes that I mentioned above might come true although the process might take a long time.

In the camp, Ernest often plays the song “Hero”. He wants us to realize that in ourself, we also have a hero. We are our own heroes. Sometimes we forget about that.

“And Then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on. And you cast your fears aside and you know you will survive.”
And then a hero comes to me. Maybe not all the people know about him. He is Mr. Ernest Wong. Dr. Ernest Wong. He comes to my life, comes to my mind and indirectly, he has made me realize that I have a power to handle my fears and I can survive it. He is my hero and he comes to help me to find my hero in myself. He has helped me and realized me and inspired me to make an improvement, little by little.