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MY SUMMER PROJECT

My mother has lost her marbles and has given me permission to draw on the wall.

Just one wall.

But a wall nonetheless.

Look:

More updates as this progresses.

Hope you're all well.

:)

back to the past

William, Hema and I went back to elc today to see who we could.

We're all leaving soon and haven't been back since we graduated. So we thought it would be nice to pop by and update them as well as check out how it's been since.

I'll admit that I thought it would have just been another part of my day.

But after meeting the teachers that are still there and walking the familiar grounds again, I found that it was something that I needed to do.

Just as closure.

And I'm really glad I got to share it with those two.

:)

toy story 3

Was so heartwrenchingly apt for right now.

Hope you are all well.

Goodnight.

this is cranberry juice in a buzz lightyear cup

wiener

Amanda Shiew: and he's a wilted wiener

Husna Qureshi: yeah pretty much

Amanda Shiew: i think i spelled weiner wrong

Amanda Shiew: actually

Amanda Shiew: i don't know

Amanda Shiew: actually

Amanda Shiew: i don't care.

Husna Qureshi: wiener

Amanda Shiew: oh

Amanda Shiew: well

Amanda Shiew: there we go

Husna Qureshi: weiner

Amanda Shiew: oh

Amanda Shiew: i get it

Amanda Shiew: go on then

Husna Qureshi: i dunno either actually

Amanda Shiew: oh

Amanda Shiew: well

Amanda Shiew: what a conclusion

Husna Qureshi: we are clever

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The. Exams. Are. Over.

Good grief.

It felt like this day would never ever ever come. BUT IT HAS.

I remember watching the second hand on the clock tick during the last minute. Well, not so much tick as sweep. It was one of those non ticky second hands.

I don't like them as much.

But it did the job and saved us from that horrible room.

And we are all now freeeeee.

Except Afifah. Who is doing her last paper on Monday.

GOOD LUCK, FACE. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. WHY ARE YOU READING MY BLOG WHEN YOU SHOULD BE READING ABOUT MOLES?

So yeah.

It's been a quiet day.

The odd thing is, that I've been doing all the things I used to do in between studying time but it's not as fun anymore. I suppose beating your high score in Bejeweled really has less of a kick to it when you don't have more important things to do.

Oh well.

I'm very content just vegetating here for a while.

Yeah.

That sounds really nice.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Hope y'all are well.

:)

last two papers and

eggs

Amanda Shiew: NOM EGGS

raelenetym: i have this friend who HATES eggs

Amanda Shiew: WHYYY?

raelenetym: i don't know

raelenetym: ahhaha

Amanda Shiew: that's odd

raelenetym: ahah i know right?

raelenetym: and then i have this other friend who hates mushrooms

raelenetym: and another one who hates cheese

Amanda Shiew: WHAT?

Amanda Shiew: ALL THOSE THINGS IN A PAN COULD MAKE AN EPIC OMELETTE

LEGO

I saw this today and it reminded me of the LEGO millipede incident that happened back in 2005.

Some people got together and decided that they wanted to build the longest millipede out of LEGO ever. So they picked IKANO as the location and dumped what seemed like all the LEGO in the world right in the main display bit and then threw a bunch of instruction booklets there on how to assemble the pieces to look like millipede body sections so that anyone who wanted to could be a part of the project.

So that was up for a while.

And then it was on display for a while.

It was in the newspaper quite a fair bit too, I think.

But that's not where the fun part is. The fun part is when its tenure was up and they were disassembling it.

For this purpose, they retained their 'free for all' mentality and anyone who wanted could come in and smash it up to help them along.

And of course, this happened on the day Alex and I went to IKANO with mahm. The second we saw it, we jumped at the opportunity. Smashing things?

Hello, speciality.

It was awesome.

Then, I think it was me that had the brilliant idea of jumping into the huge pile of LEGO that had collected.

Hello, mistake.

We both jumped right as far as we could into the sea of plastic only to discover that LEGO isn't as cushy as we had initially thought. The pieces did not part like the red sea and fall away like sand. They stayed put and stabbed us in whatever body part they could reach.

Stab stab stab.

We wanted out.

And the only way out was to wade slowly and painfully out of the pile.

By then, mahm was standing there looking smug at her idiot children looking slightly worse for the wear. We were all scratched up and bruised, but that didn't take away from the fact that we had had a good time.

I don't regret it one bit.

We left with stupid grins on our faces and two stolen LEGO pieces feeling like we had conquered the world.

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Hope you're all well.

:)

this car has testicles

Don't see them?

Have a closer look:

the exams need to die

Because if they don't, I will.

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Hope you are all well.

:)

to change a lightbulb

Today, I decided was going to be the day I got off my lazy bum and change all the fused lightbulbs in my room.

There were six.

Six bulbs to change out of the EIGHT that exist in my room.

It is shameful.

I've been living with three functioning lightbulbs for at least half a year. My my, what I have done to my eyesight.

(Three because one of them fused just last night, so I included it in the number of working lightbulbs.)

And now all eight are working perfectly.

While I remain a bit dusty, sweaty and sneezy;

It had to be done.

The main light fixture in my room is ridonkulously difficult to manoeuvre and I can't reach the bathroom lights without a ladder, but despite the inconvenience of moving the ladder both up and down the stairs TWICE, I am happy that I chose to change the lightbulbs.

Myself.

The lame part comes in the fact that I could not think of anything else the entire time except 'how many [...] does it take to change a lightbulb' jokes.

Which makes me stupid.

OH WELL.

Hope you are all having a nice weekend.

:)

delirious

Today, I fell asleep in the waiting room while waiting for my dentist to show up.

(Which reminds me that I have to blog about the dentist metaphor soon.)

So when I got home, after epically failing to study, I fell asleep on my bed.

Which is where I proceeded to have the most horrifyingly distressing nightmare I have had in a long time. It was a mixture of the world turning against me succeeded by the end of the world.

It's funny, what happened is that the world ends in a giant oily flood.

Yes.

The water. Had. Oil innit.

Go figure.

But yeah. It sounds funny now, but at the time I was forseriously horrified. Horrified like you would never understand.

There was a point in the dream where I was woken up, which is why I thought it was real.

Oh so real.

Cept for the fact that the water was blue and clear (bar the oil) which is not what the water surrounding this country is like.

When I did eventually wake up, I was overcome with a rush of relief that it was just a dream as well as shock with everything that had happened.

And I had a splitting headache.

I think it may have been a migraine.

All I wanted to do was stick my head into a bucket of ice cold water.

Or chop it off.

I had to call Rach to diffuse the situation. I was hysterical.

Like, hys.te.ri.cal.

Moral of the story:

Please drink water on a hot day. Dehydration makes you mental.

exam stress makes us all crazy: part ii

On the way back from the Law paper this evening, I was reminding Cheryl about the time she advised me about safe driving WHILE speeding and holding the wheel with one hand.

The funny bit lies in the part where she was instructing me to do exactly the opposite.

As I was recalling all of this, Cheryl was laughing hysterically.

But as she was doing this, she started choking. CHOKING.

Choking and spluttering and still laughing.

I was staring at her in horror, hoping she wasn't going to kill us by driving us into the divider.

And between the random sounds I heard three words.

"Hahahahatoohehehahahhackhackmuchhahahahahpffffhahahappinessheheheahahaha."

TOO MUCH HAPPINESS?

WHAT?!?!!

And then I thought about it and realised I felt the same way.

hi

today, i was sitting at the coffee table with my law notes

and i took a look around

and a deep breath

and realised that i've got so many things going for me

and that i am happy.

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hope you are too.

:)

good morning, sunshine

riiiiing riiiiing

riiiiing riiiiing

"Hello?"

"Hi. Were you the one that killed the cactus?"

*sigh*

"Yes."

I'm bad with plants. Judge me.

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This is basically a summary of my day:

Yeah, that's it.

Hope you're all well.

:)

exam stress makes us all crazy

Amanda Shiew: now i am drinking water

Husna Qureshi: hey snap

Amanda Shiew: SNAP

Husna Qureshi: well, i said it first so i win

Amanda Shiew: snap WHAT?

Husna Qureshi: snap i'm drinking water too

Amanda Shiew: OH.

Amanda Shiew: say, lah

Husna Qureshi: havent you ever played snap?

Amanda Shiew: yes

Husna Qureshi: ITS ASSUMED

Amanda Shiew: but i don't randomly go around SNAPPING things

Amanda Shiew: IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

Husna Qureshi: BUT PPL DO THIS

Amanda Shiew: WELL "PPL" NEED TO GET LIVES

Husna Qureshi: its like when someone happens to be doing or have the same thing you are you say snap

Amanda Shiew: right

Amanda Shiew: because that's real life.

Husna Qureshi: IT HAPPENS

Amanda Shiew: NO IT DOESN'T.

Husna Qureshi: I SWEAR I"M NOT IMAGINING IT

Amanda Shiew: YES. YOU ARE.

Husna Qureshi: I AM NOT

Amanda Shiew: YOU ARE.

Husna Qureshi: AM NOT

Amanda Shiew: ARE TOO.

Husna Qureshi: MY COUSIN SAYS IT

Amanda Shiew: YOUR COUSIN DOESN'T COUNT

Amanda Shiew: MY COUSIN THINKS HE IS FIRE

Husna Qureshi: AND I SAW IT ON TV

Amanda Shiew: DOES THAT MAKE IT REAL?

Amanda Shiew: NO!!

Husna Qureshi: IT IS REAL

Amanda Shiew: NEVAH

Husna Qureshi: it might be a british thing come to think of it

Husna Qureshi: BUT IT IS REAL

Amanda Shiew: whatever

Amanda Shiew: i have delusional friends

Amanda Shiew: YOU INCLUDED

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The longer I think about this, the more it makes sense. But I still feel justified in being confused.

Hope you're all well.

:)

osteomalacia

Long day, I'm pooped.

Leaving you guys with a slice of cool I stumbled upon today.

Hope you're all well.

:)

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P.S. I'm really really hungry. :S

today i

had an impossible conversation with Mahm because of the heavy rain:

hung out with Alex:

almost died of eating too much at dinner:

and met a beetle.

I named him Ringo.

Get it?

:)

nom monster

I told Iqa she was a nom monster.

And then I told her she wouldn't understand what I meant until I drew it for her.

Which I did.

Hope you are all well.

alright

A monster has been unleashed in my house.
Don't get me wrong. When it first showed up, it was cute and fuzzy and fun to have around.

But as the weeks have gone by, this thing has been fed and watered and is getting to be slightly out of control.

This monster goes by one name:

Alright.

Now, the idea is if someone was to say 'what?' or 'huh?' as a result of not hearing a question, the person they are talking to should punish them by saying the word 'alright' instead.
This had the good intention of stopping a rude habit from developing further.

Right?

Wrong.

Because the monster has reared it's ugly monster-head and has become a trap.

Both Alex and Adam have started luring people into saying those words in order to use the monster.

You probably can't understand why this is a sport in my house and in order to understand it, you must understand how it is said.

It is not said like this:

Rather, it is said like this:

Note the double chin and flailing arms.

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Here is an instance where it happened today:

Alex: *is talking to me*

Adam: "Kor."

Alex: *keeps talking*

Adam: "Kor. Kor. Kor. Kor. Kor. Ko-"

Alex: "WHAT?!?!?!"

Mahm: *claps* That was classic, Adam. Well done.

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The monster has eaten my family.

I AM VERY STRESSED

Mostly because for the first time ever, I actually want to spend my day studying.

And I can't.

Because of external factors.

And then, I got accused of not studying at all. Which was kind of understandable but not very nice to hear all the same.

Getting yelled at is not very fun.

This is magnified because I've been running on an empty tank these past few days as a result of last week.

I am very, very tired.

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Me. Cheryl.

"Do you know how caffeine works?"

"It goes into your body and assumes the shape of unicorns, then gallops around emitting sparkles of joy."

*beat*

"Yeah. That sounds about right."

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Hope you are all well.

gah

If Mahm came home one day later, I would have died.

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Hope you're all well.

most people start with rock. just sayin'.

"Again I tell you, I love you so much."

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Econs paper tomorrow.

I needed a lot of coffee to get through today, but I managed it.

And Mahm's home.

With a reminder to wear pants tomorrow on my wrist and a good night's rest, tomorrow is SO ON.

Hope you're all doing well.

:)

mountain dew: for a good night's sleep

There is Mountain Dew in that cup.

Oh the irony.

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I think we can call today Super Stressful Saturday.

GOODNIGHT.

secret potatoes

This evening, Grandma cooked dinner.

With the usual stuff, she made stir fried pork. As I sat down to eat, I noticed something sitting on the plate with the pork.

There was a tiny pile of nommy potatoes.

No one else was touching them, and it seemed like I was the only one of Alex, Dad and I who could even see them.

Instead of sharing, I just continued to scarf the secret potatoes throughout.

I had a great meal.

My Grandma is awesome. :)

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Rach came over early this morning to

a) wake me up with breakfast and

b) teman me

After eating and a short nap on the couch, I joined Rach in the battle against the books. I sat still for about twenty minutes. Then, I started toddling around the house between every two or three pages of notes alternating between menial tasks and going to the bathroom to pee.

"Can you please sit down?!"

"I told you I have a short attention span."

"Yeah, man."

"Like a kid."

"Like a BOY."

"Is there a difference?"

*beat*

"Guess not."

Hee. :)

Loveher.

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And this is a conversation I had with Sna over Skype the other day.

Husna Qureshi: charcoal drawings

Husna Qureshi: are great

Amanda Shiew: CHARCOAL

Amanda Shiew: YUM

Husna Qureshi: you really shouldnt eat it though

Amanda Shiew: no

Amanda Shiew: but it's smexy

Husna Qureshi: true

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Hope you're all doing well.

:)

txt msg: a conversation

Me.

Mahm.

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I was tired just now and instead of coffee, I washed the dishes.

The world is coming to an end.

*sounds of suffering and minor implosion*

Haha you have become me!!! Good for you.

Congrats!!

BUT YOU'RE A CRAZY LADY!!

You will become one soon... Don't worry...

CHANG TUNG!

D:

*DESPAIR*

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Note: Chang Tung is the name of the child my mother wants me to have. She still thinks this is funny. Worse still, that it's actually going to happen.

cantaloupe

This morning, I was awoken by a sharp knocking on my door.

"Mmphgcomiggg," I grunted as I rolled out of bed.

Sure enough, there was Cheryl all fresh and awake. She took one look at me and burst into laughter.

"What?"

"You look funny."

"What are you talking about?!"

"Well, you're wearing boxers with a . . . fitting, cashmere jacket thing."

I looked down at myself, and indeed that was what I was wearing.

Funny stuff. I should have changed before going to bed, but I was so cold I couldn't be bothered.

OH WELL.

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"There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together."

- Harriet Ann Jacobs

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By Sunday, I hope everyone in the house will realise how much we need Mahm to keep the rickety thing standing.

Hope you're all well.

:)

good day

Adam had a drum lesson today.

He's learning how to play along to that awful Taylor Swift song.

Coincidentally, today is also the day that my Grandma is down to hang out with us.

And Adam said something that had me almost wetting my pants in the middle of the living room floor.

"When Por Por hyess (hears) me playing the Love Stolly, she will see how extreme I am."

I almost busted a gut. Isn't that bloody hilarious? I thought it was so funny that I asked him to say it again. He obliged happily. Kid thinks he's extreme. Hah. Brilliant.

This reminds me of the time I was in Year 8 and we had to come up with a product to sell for Malay class and we came up with the:

Starbucks Xtreme!

We also made some coffee and stuck it in a Starbucks cup and served it to our teacher to make it more believable. I had some of the stuff beforehand, and I tell you:

You have to be pretty darn extreme to drink THAT stuff.

It was like mud and sewer water in a cup.

Yum.

ANYWAY.

Adam had his class and Alex had his little drama queen headache and everything was as it is normally in the Shiew household.

On top of allllll this, Mahm's off to Miri tomorrow.

Wheeeeee, Mahm!

She's on a mission trip, bringing VBS to a church over there. It's kind of awesome.

Have a safe trip MAHM!

Don't worry about the kids. Everything is under control. :)

I've had a good day.

The whole internet thing that happened yesterday had completely drained me completely of any energy I could have had. It's a good thing my today was rather non-demanding.

And we're back on Maxis.

Which is brilliant for me because now I get to sit at a table again. Yei.

And as Mahm so eloquently put it,

"TM can go die in a hole."

Hope you're all well.

:)