Stats and Allergies (Zimah)

On Thursday night after I brushed up on my statistics I went to sleep but had a hard time. I tossed and turned but felt my right pinky burn like it was on fire. I ignored it but it was so itchy! Why the hell was it itchy and burning? I couldn't bend my fingers either. I examined it under my flash light and my fingers looked like it was bitten by a thousand ants and had swollen twice it size, especially my ring and pinky finger. It hurt and the skin was peeling off in some areas. I ran to my parent's room cradling my swollen hand. Okay in the light, it looked a whole lot worse. My mum said I touched something that cause my hand to break in rashes. I was given some funky smelling ointment and I had to take my allergy pills. That took me out in an instant and I woke up after 10 hours of sleep. Man, that drug was powerful. My fingers were still swollen though and my family was determined to find what I was allergic to. They couldn't find the origin though...

Friday night and I was left alone in the house as my parents had a function. I decided to cook up dinner since I wanted to take statistics out of my mind. Cooking was always a stress reliever for me. I searched the cupboards but didn't found any ingredients I could work with. I searched the freezer and found some leftover meat and I remembered we still had some potatoes and carrots. So in the end I made this:

Black Pepper Beef and Veggies

Yes, I am quite aware that I am being show off-y right now but I'm so proud of my creation. That totally took out the stress from my statistics. Cooking is fun. Wheeeee~ When my brother got home, he was eating the food like a hungry animal. haha~ He was tired from his badminton practice. However, my mum wasn't too keen on her kitchen being a mess. I had to clean it up later. =P

Well then after all things have been settled, I returned to my Stats but I was so tired. But then again; No pain No gain! So I studied until 3.30 in the morning. haha~ Then I slept and woke up at 5.30 for Subuh prayers. So only 2 hours of sleep but it was so worth it. Because I find the paper somewhat okay, better than my Pure Maths anyway. hehe~ Then I went to my Brother's house to catch some Z's. But with 1 kid, 2 toddlers and 1 baby in the house, I couldn't and I became Nanny for a day. =) I just couldn't say no. So I went without sleep but I rocked my EAS paper 2. At least I hoped so. haha~ I did an imaginative story about ME! It was a short autobiography of my childhood memories. I stretched the truth a bit to make it more interesting but all of my ideas were base on my own memories. Section B was a real toughie. At first I picked a speech but then... "A 600 word speech? NO WAY!" So I changed it and setteled for a magazine article about 'Dangerous Fools'- People who do extreme sports. I finished with plenty of time to spare and I checked my work. I went with Diviy to the canteen after that and brought some food. Then the day drawled on and I blogged about it here! hehe~

Catch you cool cats later~

And He Was Gone... (Zimah)

I had my EAS Finals today and on a scale of 1 to 10, it was a freaking 15! It definitely beat Mathematics who scored a 12 on the scale in the competition on which paper was harder. The topics were about the White Stripes, Titanic and novel about The Colour Purple or something like that... I couldn't remember. =P I chose the first two and the Titanic one was really tough... It had only a few figures of speech so there wasn't much I could work with. My exam ended at 10 and since I didn't have any more exams after that, I went home. Good luck to those taking Physics! But then I heard the loudest unimaginable growl from the pit of my stomach. haha~ I was hungry as I skipped dinner to sleep early and breakfast as I was late. My dad laughed but was tired to bring me to any restaurant but being a parent, he offered to take me to the Warung next to school.

There wasn't any students so it felt a bit weird being there. The guy who worked there, who was usually the biggest grouch on the face of this planet was being unusually nice... Okay. Weird. I think it had something with the 4 Pinoy Mamasitas sitting there. My rice wasn't prepared as soon as I ordered it but was pre made and was stacked on the counter. I guess their business wasn't as booming as before when everyone didn't have exams. So I entered my Dad's car, put my seatbelt on and opened the Styrofoam container. I was famished! My Dad said something about doing something tomorrow, Friday and I did a double take. Today was Thursday! Don't blame me for loosing track of time, I had a lot going on! I find it ironic that it was Thursday and that I went to the Warung. Why? Remember how I would spend my Thursday PS at the Warung? Yeah, that's why. The last time I remember being there with my PS mates was... The day before Saidi stopped school.

(Sigh) Today's exam had distracted me from Saidi's absence. I couldn't help but wonder if he's okay in UK. I bet he has jet lag. Then after finishing my rice my mind drifted to Tuesday. 26th August scarred me. I wasn't able to attend Saidi's take off. Things had gotten complicated. I was upset that I couldn't come, it killed me. Qieb called me that day, at around 6.20 asking if I was coming. I told her in a strained voice, no. Maybe it was for the better or maybe not... It was loud in the airport and I could barely hear what she was saying but I did hear her ask if I wanted to talk to Saidi for the last time before he goes. Now I wasn't sure about it, I was already on the edge, I could fall any time to the long drop below. I agreed anyway and I was very overwhelmed, tears started pouring. Qieb told me that it might take a while for Saidi to talk. That's good, I would have time to compose myself.

When I heard his voice, I tried to sound happy but my voice cracked and composure flew out of the window just like how my tears splashed uncontrollably down my face. There wasn't much talking on both sides as I cried and apologised while he just listened. Choking back a sob I told him to take care and he gave me a few advice before he hung up. Then when I could finally cool down, I texted Qieb to tell Saidi the message that couldn't leave my lips. The usual I miss yous and etcetera. Tears kept running down my face and I prayed hard for his safety. ...Don't look at me like that. =.= I do pray, seriously. I just do it in the sanctuary of my bedroom. I have a thing about praying in public places. As I glanced at the clock which showed 7.40, the dam burst open. It was torture not seeing him in his last few hours in Brunei. I called Qieb at 8 asking how it went. I could feel the hoarseness and sadness in her voice. She told me how it was a happy yet sad moment when he turned and waved to everyone for the last time. Everyone was crying without me to start the fire this time. I would have given anything to be there.

The next day, everyone was talking about his departure and the bitter-sweet moments. I just stayed quiet, I didn't have a say in anything. People kept asking why I couldn't make it. I just couldn't. Don't get me wrong, I would have killed some random guy for his car keys and driven to the airport if I could. I would. After Chemistry Finals, Qieb filled me in on everything yesterday. I just smiled a sad smile and wiped the lone tear. Then I was startled by my father who woke me. We had arrived at home and I thought it was about time that I blogged.

My Answer (Zimah)

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I'm Okay... (Zimah)

I went to school today, I didn't want to miss anything as we are nearing to our Finals. Maybe the teachers are dropping hints and tips and I certainly did not want to miss that out! Especially for my Chemistry...

Upon reaching school and dumping my bags, I did my routine. I waved to Asri who was at his usual place at the corridor and I visited class A.2.1 where Jazz and the others were waiting for me. Elaine didn't want to talk about what happened yesterday, claiming it wasn't fun without me. It was very thoughtful of her to try and not hurt my feelings. I must have looked really fragile this morning. Everyone kept their guard up and was careful to not mention his name. I told her it was okay and that I already knew but she just shrugged it off. The conversation about my absence yesterday ended there and Jazz and I walked around school. I met Sham and he asked if I'd been crying. haha~ No, Sham. I was ill.

Mdm. Ooi commented on how sickly pale I looked. haha~ She was dead on. The fever totally killed my appetite but I was always thirsty, as if I had been walking in the desert for months. My skin was all dry and even after 20+ of sleep, I was tired. Maths flew by and I enjoyed the revision, it was refreshing and I'm not being sarcastic. English was... Dull. Yes, that's the right word for it, I would have fallen asleep if it weren't so noisy in class. I spent my break with my girlfriends teasing Jeerah about a certain someone :P and did more revision during my Biology. After my last lesson of the day (Chemistry), which was full of helpful hints by Mr. Oscar, I had lunch with Jazz.

I wasn't really planning on eating as the very thought of food makes my stomach do back flips but I had to if I was to take my medicine. I got my usual Milo Ping and... Spring Rolls! New menu~ After eating one, I downed my antibiotics and paracetamol tablets which tasted icky... I drank half of my Milo and weighed if I should eat another Spring Roll. "For energy.", Jazz said. Fine but after eating half of it, my stomach lurched. Ugh, bad idea. The third, I thought will be my dinner. A strong gust of wind blew the flimsy plastic top of my Milo and I was forced to drink it like I would from a cup. I had a laugh about it releasing the tension clouding the atmosphere. Nesh kept looking over at me and I assured her that I was okay. "But your post was so sad and so emotional." (Sigh) Now, I got everyone worried... Sorry guys~ "I'm okay."I assured her, like I did to everyone else today. "You must have practised saying that yesterday." Nesh joked. Okay, maybe I did. But really, I was holding up, I made a promise yesterday and I intend to keep it this time.

I stayed back during my PS block, accompanying Jeerah to the Library. It was like a walk to memory lane when Jeerah lead me to a very familiar table. It was the very table that Saidi and I used when he taught me Mean and Standard Deviation for our first assessment. Awww~ My breath hitched and I sat at the same place I sat many months before. I shivered, the place I sat was cold and Jeerah offered to move but I stopped her, saying how this table had old memories. I didn't want to move. She had accidentally mentioned his name and quickly looked over at my expression, apologising. My mouth was a thin line and I sucked back air and let it out again. "It's okay, I'm fine." I wondered it I was assuring Jeerah or myself this time.

I took out my Biology and did some revision but then there was a whole lot of a commotion as both seniors and juniors rushed to every available computer and laptop. That distracted me from my work. What the blazes was going on? It was like everyone was going bonkers. I kept hearing 'AS' and 'O Levels' and then it hit me! The results were out! I thought of my friends back in KB and texted them. The Library was so emotional... There was lots of crying and groaning, only a few were happy and excited. I then wondered what Khairul's results were. I was crossing my fingers for him to get a B and above for English. He'd worked so hard on it and I prayed silently for his success. Jeerah and I decided to find out what Khairul's grades were and we hunted for free laptops amongst the jungle of eagerness but to no avail. In the end, we finally got one! Yay~ The senior was kind enough to help us search for Khairul's results and he got... (drum rolls) A B for his English! Alhamdulillah! Good job, Khairul! I texted Saidi to share with him the great news, I just couldn't contain the happiness. He too, was ecstatic! We are so proud of you Khai!

Then I saw Qieb enter the Library and not a second after that, Khairul! I ran over to him telling him the great news. He wouldn't believe it and I gave him the Scout's Honour and swore that I wasn't lying. That smile on his face was brighter than any Sun. We sat down talking about O Levels and Zimo's awesome AAB grades. He got a freaking A for his Chemistry, I was beyond jealous and vowed to work harder on my Chemistry. Khairul was still bummed out about getting just a passing grade on his Maths though even when I convinced him that it wasn't worth it as he took the 3 sciences. But Khairul, as stubborn as a mule kept nagging on how he wanted a credit for Maths. He said he was going to retake it next year and asked Qieb to join. Qieb voiced out that she's planning to take her English O Level next year for fun despite having a C. "I want a B." She said. Come on Qieb, aim for A! I kept telling them it was a waste of money and time but they both said it will make our grades look nicer. "Fine. I'll retake all my subjects (except for English) and turn them all into A's!" I proclaimed. Then we planned to retake our O Levels next year. I bet that little statement will be long forgotten by next year. =D

So, we exited the Library at 2.30 and spread the word on Khairul's success. Don't be embarrassed about it Khai! It's your time! =)

See Sai, I'm not going to post up sad things for you to read. I'm perfectly fine so no need to worry about me but that doesn't mean you should forget me! Thank you for yesterday, I really appreciate it. In case you've forgotten... I miss you and I love you, Sai!