I never get busy all the time. But, uh, if sometimes I have any occasion at my home or sometimes any function. So I easily get busy. So here I’m going to describe a time when I was busy. Actually it was during my. During the anniversary of my. During the 18th anniversary of my parents. And I had to do the preparations along with my sister. So during the period, uh, during that day, I wake up early in the morning at 05:00 and then, uh, my mother and father wake up and I congratulated him, congratulated them. And then uh, uh, me and my sister started planning about how to organize party for them. So both of us decided to give her price to my mother and father. And then we started, um, uh, preparing the list of the things that we need to, uh, buy. So, uh, after that, my sister went to the local shop for purchasing some, uh, items such as decoration materials. And my brother ordered the cake for the party. So I told my brother to take mother and father out of the house so that we can make arrangements and decorate our house very well. And gave them this, um, precious surprise. So my brother did that and uh, he take m my mother and father to uh, to the nearby shopping um, mall to purchase things for them. So this period was busy for me as me and my sister was alone at home. And we had to decorate all the home by ourselves. And it was very u ah, it was very busy period because at the same time, my teacher called me and told me that you had to send your assignments now. But I was unable to send. So I managed that time and I sent sen here the assignments at a time. And then, uh, within that time, my sister was decorating and my brother called me that, uh, mother and father are coming. So I, uh, immediately called him again and told him that you had to stop her, stop them at any moment. So this experience was very tiring. And moreover, uh, its result was positive because our decoration and arrangements were proper and uh, ready.
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I don't always get busy, but when I do, it's usually for a special occasion. For example, I remember being incredibly busy during my parents' 18th wedding anniversary. My sister and I had to handle all the preparations. I woke up early that morning, around 5:00 AM, and congratulated my parents. Then, my sister and I started planning the party. We decided to get them a special gift and began making a list of everything we needed to buy. My sister went to the local shop to get decorations, while my brother ordered the cake. To give them a surprise, I asked my brother to take my parents out of the house so we could decorate. He took them to the nearby shopping mall to buy some things for themselves. This period was very busy for me and my sister because we were alone at home and had to decorate the entire house ourselves. It was a whirlwind of activity. To make matters even more hectic, my teacher called and reminded me about an assignment that was due. I had to manage my time carefully and send the assignment while simultaneously helping my sister with the decorations. Just as we were finishing up, my brother called to say that my parents were on their way home. I quickly told him to stall them for a few minutes. It was a tiring experience, but the effort was worth it. Our decorations and arrangements were perfect, and the surprise was a success.
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