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29 Sep 2011
Slyala
Not only did shye draw, Slyala also enjoyed to make little models of people and buildings, out of tiny sticks, such as tooth picks. Shye came up with some pretty creative designs, some of which shye would not of been displeased to live in. They were scattered around shyu room, and a couple were hidden in the rest of the house.
Slyala loved the visits from shyu father; chye always brought shyu presents from chyesh home: mainly little things, like clothing or jewlery, but shye treasured these things none the less. In fact, it came to the stage where shye seemed to only have clothes that shye had gotten from chya; clothes that were brightly coloured, with flared pants to match each top. Shyu favorite outfit, though, was a body suit chye had given shyu when shye was 21. It had one sleeve, flared pants, and was brightly coloured in purple, orange and aqua blue, all in a gradient, with the blue at the bottom, that shone in the light. Shye tried to wear it as much was possible.
Shye also enjoyed spending time with shyu mother as she got older. Shye enjoyed going with shyu to work, although sometimes shye found the people in the bar intimidating. At the bar shye loved to see what people ordered, secrectly trying to guess what it might be. At Grandma's shop shye could sit and stare at the jewlery as it got made, wondering if shye would ever be able to use any of these techniques in shyu toothpick models.
From both of shyu parents, Slyala loved to hear stories of their lives, both of now and when they were younger. Mum often had amusing tales to tell of when she and Aunty Leora were growing up, some of which reminded shyu of shyu and Pololena. Dad's stories weren't always as amusing, but Slyala just enjoyed to learn about what was going on in chyesh life, often curling up on chyesh lap as shye sat and listened. Chye'd bring pictures with chya sometimes, and these would help shyu to visualize cheyesh life, chyesh home, how shyu brothers were growing.
As shye got older, shye focused shyu creativity more into her school work, and because of this, her grades improved rappidly. Shye also discovered that shye had quite a talent for designing building - both inside and out. This was quickly picked up on by everyone else. Shye went to a college to study this branch of shyu interest in more detail, and, soon enough, shye graduated, and managed to find a job in shyu chosen career path. Architecture became a great joy for shyu, and shye was lucky enough to land shyuself a good job in it. Fair enough shye started with basic jobs - mostly paper work and such - but shye slowly worked shyu way up the ranks until shye was actually able to design buildings, not just confirm orders and watch everyone else create their 'masterpieces'. When shye saved up enough, shye'd finally design and build her own house, but untill then, shye was more than happy to continue living with shyu mum, while working shyu way to the top.