Dwelling on the Past

Did you ever start thinking about the past and wonder what you'd have done if you did what you really wanted to do, instead of what you did do? Like say someone was bugging you but you didn't have the guts to tell them off or say some witty comeback because of something, so just stayed passive when you could've done something?

Yeah, my familiarity with this situation is astounding...

But seriously. Have you ever made a list of everything you want to be, and tried to be that way before you realized it wouldn't work because everyone already thinks of you a certain way, and that's not gonna change anytime soon because everyone doesn't have room for change?

It's infuriating when you can't do anything about yourself.

Luckily, that's stopped happening, but it's not like I completely ditched my wishful thinking.

I find that when you're isolated by yourself, it's easier to relax and understand yourself. When you're with others, it just confuses you as to who you are, because everyone has an image of you that you almost feel you have to uphold for them. But you really don't.

Stop being the person that people think you are, and be who you really are. It's a bit complicated to find yourself in a sea of people that think they know you, but you'll feel a whole lot better about yourself this way.

Bollywood Movies and YOU

For the past three weeks, my relatives (or rather, family, since they are most definitely NOT distant) were visiting. They unfortunately, and sadly, left to go back home today. Awww...

But that isn't the point of this!!

Whenever I see my two favourite cousins and aunt of all time, what usually happens is that we suddenly get the urge to watch Indian movies - hence the title of this post. Bollywood movies usually don't interest me that much, but I find them fun to watch when I'm with family, so we watched maybe five movies together. Okay, no, more like two, only because the other three were us going through the songs and sort of half-watching the movie while doing chores like laundry and the dishes.

During their visit, we went to Toronto. Specifically, Gerrard Street - or Little India. We stocked up on some Bollywood films that supposedly had some really good ratings. This included 'You Me aur Hum', 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic', 'Billu Barber', and 'Marigold'.

So, maybe they aren't all that great, but that doesn't mean we didn't buy them anyways! I know that my mum and aunt wanted to see Marigold, but me and my cousin couldn't care less about a interracial love story! And maybe Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic was about to be totally written off by my mum, but she ended up thinking it was okay.

Some people find watching a movie in a different language confusing even if they do have subtitles, but it's easy enough for me even though I'm Indian and don't speak a word of Hindi or any other dialect. I've even watched Chinese films that had very complex and perplexing plotlines, but still managed to follow the story with little difficulty. Sometimes you just have to get past the traditional or religious aspects of the movie.

If you're interested to watch a Bollywood film, I wouldn't know which movie to suggest to you, but I would encourage you to try it out. The culture and music might draw you in, or push you away, but either path you go, you've still had an experience!

Till the next!

summersummersummer :D

So we're a couple week's into summer and I've had so much more time to write stories (fanfiction and original alike) that I've neglected this blog! But no fear, I'm still here :)

I've actually found a site with some writing prompts to get started on whenever I'm having one of those ever-so annoying bout's of writer's blocks, so incase you're interested, here are a few of my favourites from it!

Begin your story with this line: It was the one thing he coveted the most

List 20 rules you've broken (this one really gets me thinking because I don't usually break rules)

Think about a thing you feel should not have been invented

List the 7 worst things to say to a person who just got dumped

Write from the point of view of a knife inside a thief's pocket

If you want more from the site I found these from, here's the link:

http://www.creativewritingprompts.com/

Exam Time - No more time for fun!

Exams are exactly a week away now, and all I've been doing is studying. I get home and study, and eat, and study, and go to bed. It's really sad too because people keep telling me about all this stuff that I /just have to/ search up on Google. No time for that, just studying.

No more anime-talk, reading manga, cosplay-obsessing, and no writing - whether it's fanfiction or original works.

Though this is the last update I'll probably do until summer starts! And there'll be lots to talk about anime-wise and writing!

Till the next...

Spring Cleaning??

Today I spent at least three to four hours cleaning my room, because according to my mum it was a disaster zone. Now, I agreed, but I have this weird thing called an 'organized mess'. It made sense to me, but I guess not to her -.-;

So I cleaned out my room and it is now up to her standards :D isn't that great, now I won't have to clean that much for another week!!! (joking... I meant a month... yeah... :P)

While I cleaned out my room, I swear I found so many clothes I never wear anymore, and found that I had no hangers because I had so much due to the recent 'summer shopping' me and my mum did, so I threw out tons of stuff. We're probably gonna donate it to Goodwill or Value Village or something.

Come to think of it, while we were on that shopping trip, mum finally thought (and was relieved because of it) that I had a sophisticated style. That's when I found the cargo pants and begged mum to buy them for me. Well, needless to say, her bubble of hope was popped in a matter of maybe two seconds after she admitted I was sophisticated! Hehehehe :)

Well, until the next post!

Anime North Weekend!

Anime North 09 was so much fun :) we got it all together at the very last minute and went with the Con. It was intense. I'll post up the pictures I got from the trip onto the Gadget's side of the page.

We found so many cool cosplays, and we never missed a chance for a photo op. My friend cosplayed as Link from Zelda, and our quest was to find a Zelda cosplayer (ironic huh?) so we could get a picture of them together. We finally did, and people flocked to us so they could get a photo of them together, one even shouted out for them to kiss - but my friend Link was a girl, and obviously that wasn't going to happen.

We've already begun planning for next year, and me and Mizuki are going to do most of the planning for it. We're almost done and it's been less than a week!!

Well, until the next post :)

Zola Cosplay

So I finally decided on a cosplay (about a week ago) and it'll be the Zola cosplay from Blue Dragon. I really love her character, even before she first made her appearance. I've gotten most of the components, like her shorts, the stockings, the tube top, the purple scarf, and the bandanna. All I need now are the necklace, boots, earrings, wig, and the two pairs of gloves. And I've got a week to finish it because we're going to Anime North on Saturday (May 23rd)

It's going to be so insanely fun! :D

Till the next post!
And incase any of you have been following any of my stories on either fanfiction or fictionpress, I won't be updating until after my exams... so estimating the end of June!