If you ever lived with strict parents, we’re sure you’re all too familiar with this scenario!

A very amused sister posted a video of her brother asking permission to go on a trip with his friends, which has since gone viral. What struck Twitterverse the most though, was the length this boy went through to make his trip happen!

my brother made a whole ass POWERPOINT to convince my parents to let him go on holiday i cant— pic.twitter.com/3QKWsmvZlq

— browterfly (@latisyarizal) December 31, 2019

In the video, Muaz is shown all decked out in his blazer, explaining to his parents via powerpoint the pros and cons of him going on a trip to Penang with his friends. Some pros include; a good experience for all, help hone event planning skills, instils discipline and responsibility and the strengthening of brotherhood before ascending to the adult world.

We don’t know about his parents, but we’re convinced already!

Muaz was also heard explaining that he and his friends will move in a group for safety and avoid going out at nights. (We stan a responsible teenager!)

Another video posted by his sister, Latisya, showed Muaz all perplexed after his mother questioned him for praying in the dorm (all muslim boarding school students can relate). Complete with an illustration on his powerpoint presentation, Muaz was quick to defend that they will be praying in the designated praying facilities while on the trip.

SHDHSHDJANDJS PEAK ASRAMA ENERGYY pic.twitter.com/VuYKYnfuZi

— browterfly (@latisyarizal) December 31, 2019

Many applauded the extraordinary effort taken by Muaz:

A+++ for effort, man, what an icon

— chipmunk (@imanbamadhaj_) December 31, 2019

Your parent taught you guys well

— Nurman Mohamad (@nurman81) January 1, 2020

Muaz’s story also inspired other traumatised people to reminisce their time asking permission from their strict parents:

One Twitter user had to do a presentation every time she wanted to go out and somehow flags were involved:

abah i pun suruh buat presentation kalau nak keluar pergi mana mana. sampai satu hari tu, siap pegang bendera sambil berdiri pegang kertas 😭

— nurin budak sekolah spm 2020 (@nurinrozainix) December 31, 2019

… while another user had to come up with a proposal format email inclusive of budget plans!

My godddd i remember the time when i wanted to go on my first trip with my friends (penang gak 😹) then my dad told me to write a business proposal then i wrote him a legitimate email with a whole ass proposal format, terms and conditions and even the budget plans. It worked 😹🤟🏻

— saraheo (@Saralysis) January 1, 2020

In which her dad later replied:

anyway here was his reply, of course i pulled out the guilt card since im always in school whenever my family goes out on holidays hehehehe pic.twitter.com/AigRVpmqRf

— saraheo (@Saralysis) January 1, 2020

We definitely can relate to some of the struggles they had to go through but we’re sure our parents were reasonable to let us go in the end, as with Muaz’s parents, who gave him permission to go on his trip with his friends to Penang.

Thank you for setting the bar high for all of us, and have fun on your trip Muaz!

By: Siti Farhana Sheikh Yahya