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things people tell you as a teenager
At the start of this year, I was showing my dad a video of me and my (new friend at that point) best friend singing together. I was so excited that I had found another girl who loved to sing.
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i accidentally turned myself into a lightning rod
Manila has been in full swing thunderstorm/rainstorm season. Floods, lightning, roads closed, the full works.
question
in desperate need of your book suggestions...
Hello and happy last day of August! I've got a quick question to ask my readers...
projects
I put my crappy childhood chatbot on the internet
Meet SadBot :) The crappiest chatbot you'll talk to in 2026. I built him in 2020 when I was 10 years old, back when AI chatbots were even crappier than the automated ones on government websites.
random
deluding myself into thinking mac n cheese is the 2nd healthiest food
Guys this is crazy. On Monday, I dreamt that I searched up the healthiest food on google, and there it was.
rant
"should've would've could've but I didn't"
This is saying from my brother when we were younger. My mum is asian, and part of being asian means she loooves getting the best deal.
experience
getting lost on the train + realizing why I believe in god
I went out on Wednesday with my new friend Rachael, she moved here in Manila from Ireland of all places!! It feels a little weird because her parents are replacing the exact same job that my last best friend's parents were in.
personal
wake up calls
if anyone read my writing from last year, they'd know I was obsessed with a guy 5 years older than me who was my closest friend. Sound shady?
life
my sister moved to London
Anyone who knows Kyla and I, will say we're incredibly close sisters. People often mistake us for friends with her blonde hair and my asian face, and the fact that we act like best friends.
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why best friends matter.
Honestly, I truly thought crazy exes only existed in Hollywood and sad breakup songs, well, as a part of amy tries life, Amy Tries Exes! I like peace a lot.
personal
thank goodness for personal growth
me and my best friend conversate by sending hours and hours of video messages to each other, so naturally my phone has been dying this whole year due to the loss of storage space. I’ve been too lazy to clear through it all, but today I finally got around to it.
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life is too precious
Maybe it's the music, maybe it's the feeling of achievement after a good day of work, or the feeling of freedom after a messy breakup. Regardless, somehow for the first time in forever, I suddenly feel an inexplicable resurgence of hope for life.
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June anyone?
Today I opened up my week planner as usual, put in my schedule, but paused as I went to close the tab. It read "2026-06-08".
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my relationship with red flags lately
You'd think that having a brain would be enough to alert oneself to a red flag. What should we do when we see red flags?
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dear viewer, life is yours for the taking
you could waste it, you could spend it, you could simple live in it ..... or you can take it and make it your own :)) (Note that this is not an April Fools joke lmao)
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cough cough, I'm sick + thoughts on being a young mormon
Either I have a terrible immune system, or the flu loves me, but I get sick every 3 months. I always forget about sickness, because it comes, and then it goes, and you forget again how absolutely wonderful it is to breathe normally.
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why i don't read old text convos :)
I actually just can't bring myself reread old text conversations. It's funny enough how half of your relationship with someone is all written down, recorded, right there for anyone to see.
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getting over him is like butter
Back in my home, New Zealand, they have the best butter I've ever tasted. I'm not talking about the fake plastic stuff, I mean the solid 500g butter block.
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let me just get this random embarrassment off my chest
Hardly ever do I get truly embarrassed to the point that thinking about it makes me want to die. I put myself out there a lot, so I'm confident in my social ability, and I'm a thinker so I don't generally say the wrong thing or mess up in my words.
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guys guess what! I'm not broken lmao
I realized this morning, I'm 16, and I've never truly had my heart broken. I've felt heartbroken before, but not actual heartbroken.
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The sun set over the horizon
You watch the sun, a glorious bright orange ball low in the horizon. It casts it's orange/pink streaks all over the sky, making the buildings glow with warmth.
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moving on + getting asked out by my gym crush
Sooooooo. It's the 1st of March, you know what that means.
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I choose life lmaooo
ok my take is I choose to be sheltered, there's always that curious part that sneaks out and wants to see parts of the real world BUT OH MY GOODNESS WAHAT IN THE WORLD. I'm 16, and now I realise that age is not a limitation for so many things.
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The future is alooottt closer than you'd think
So 6 months ago, I agreed to work for my dad's company again after a 3 month hiatus of physics studies. At this point I was adamant I wanted to start my own business and move out.
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The world's greatest tragedy ... love
The track "Love the way you lie" is a duet between rapper Eminem and rnb artist Rihanna. Both are well accomplished people, both have money to live any dream they wished, yet both have such anguish being their words.
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Goals for this blog
I'm gonna: Write about the effect of Malaysia Get a better theme and layout for this blog
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Draft of my church talk
Good morning brothers and sisters, My name is amy redmond, I'm 16, and I've recently moved into this ward a month ago from New Zealand, and i used to attend as a kid back in 2018 for those who may recognize the shorter version of me.
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Y'all shall we just go ahead and rename this blog the dumps
My bad guys, 2026 is great, but I can tell that to my friends. Y'know what I can't tell my friends?
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Friend? Nah Lover? Nah Rebound? Oh hell nah
Note from future amy:I wrote this through a lot of feelings, so cut me a little slack for all the hard feelings pls!! Note that this is very personal and was hard for me to write about.
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New years eve
Last time I'm gonna say I'm 15. Not to a boy, not to anyone, but to you.
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on a flight to Kuala Lumpur
When interesting things happen, somehow that's the time I don't write. Hello fam, it's been a minute.
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Pick your battles (also pick your kuyas better for goodness sake)
So, a normal person in my situation at this very moment may express their annoyance even when it's uncalled for and doesn't make sense. It's my last night here in KL, I knew the store would be closed by the time I got there but oh well.
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bruv, I'm going to Kuala Lumpur
Before you get too giddy, it's a work trip. But yes, I'm excited.
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So just a one liner to remember
You make yourself happy. Happiness is a self decision :)
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I can't freaking wait to grow up
Can you believe I am 15. I mean I'm not upset, but I'm just so excited to be 20.
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Bro life is wack
Ahhh one month left to 16. Honestly, 16 doesn't feel as monumental to me as much as others make it out to be.
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Crawlspace
I'm listening to Crawlspace by Valley. I'm smiling because I remember what this song used to mean to me.
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What in the actual how
It's been 3 days since I moved to Quezon City, Manila, in the freaking philippines. And if you can't tell, I love it.
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you never know the good you do
Today I held my best friend as she sobbed into my shoulder. It was the last time I was ever going to see her.
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lovesick: the continuation (friend's reaction)
little did she know I have already written a whole blog for future's reference
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lovesick
You know in saying that, I realise all of these entries are attached to my name and someone may be able to find it one day, but eh, I'll live. I genuinely believe that love generally brings the most joy, and brings the most sadness.
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straight A's make me a single bae
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my november 1st rant
There's an unspoken and spoken connection between me and my mum. She is so cute and small, and truly nobody loves me and knows me like her.
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reminiscing on early mornings
The fluttery alarm sound, mum still asleep on the other side of the bed as I hazely reach over to get my clothes for the day, it's still dark out. I turn the lamp on, but set it to the lowest setting, and in the low light, I curl my eyelashes and think about if I look cool enough for seminary.
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my skillz status
I think everyone has things they want to be good at. Strength, marshal arts, public speaking, etc.
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christchurch is an interesting hometown
I've lived in Christchurch for the past 3 years (2022-2025), and that's about enough for me. I'm not sure what draws people to live here, maybe the beach?
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my first blog - yay!
This'll likely be lost in the deep archives of blogspot due to the very generic title, but I'm trying to start somewhere. I think that'll be the main word of the blog "try" - and "trying".
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