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What it is like to go soul searching…<\/a><\/h3>
This blog makes me feel abnormally normal. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, I don\u2019t know. All I know is, the blank text box I see when I start a new blog post gives me a clean canvas. I can splat it with paint, I can draw a pretty rose and if I want to simply ...
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I’m halfway through my degree. I want to drop out and join Bollywood.<\/a><\/h3>
Second semester is a blur. I don't know where it went. The stress of constant deadlines, club nights to look forward to and the wisps of gossip here and there made time run faster and cut my degree shorter. I mean, that's the way it makes sense in my head, because I don't want this degree to be over. I'll ...
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Single: I am looking for a partner, life currently on hold??<\/a><\/h3>
Apparently, Oxford dictionary has updated the meaning of the word single. Here goes, single: I am looking for a partner, so my life is currently on hold, please try again later. Now, I'm that girl who always has a problem with things and this definition doesn't quite sit right with me. A lot things don't make sense to me but ...
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The guns of feminism.<\/a><\/h3>
Imagine a girl from any female empowerment movie and think of that scene when she gathers her fingers and crosses them together, stretching her arms out in front of her. You see her neck muscles tighten and when the camera zooms in on her face, she's serious, more serious than she's ever been and you just know, she means business ...
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Uni (2020 edition)= Online grind + pandemic monster + what is going on?<\/a><\/h3>
An equation to kick this post off seemed very fitting, just thought I'd throw in some online Maths and Stats degree skills, before I let the cat out of the bag and confess; it's been a very long time since I've processed these many words and sentences that aren't code, so bear with me if I\u2019m a little rusty when ...
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Thank god my parents didn’t put me in the Grammar School pressure cooker!<\/a><\/h3>
Eleven Plus. Grammar school. Tuition. In the Indian community, you will hear those words more than any others and everyone thinks they have a catalyst-like effect on their pressure cooker kids! Well, the truth is, unnecessary exam mayhem actually has an adverse implication and this post is dedicated to all those parents out there who love using their favourite topic ...
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Never Have I Ever been so displeased<\/a><\/h3>
Okay so, before I go off on one of my medium length harangues, I'd like to make it clear that I'm not unappreciative of the fact that Mindy Kaling was able to finally shed some light on South-Indian culture. In fact, it is commendable that a North-Indian girl like myself was also able to relate to a few things, meaning ...
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My Covid-19 breathing space<\/a><\/h3>
Lockdown hasn't been so tough on me and I swear I\u2019m not making that up! Here are a few reasons why I\u2019m relieved the world was forced to take a break from a never-ending marathon: A levels got cancelled. Trust me when I say I cried for about two weeks after Boris announced they\u2019re not happening. My mocks went terribly ...
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To those of you who think whitewashing your cultural identity is cool and classy<\/a><\/h3>
There\u2019s a way people have nowadays of stylishly hiding their roots and acting as if they don\u2019t even recognise their mother tongue. To those of you who think whitewashing your cultural identity is cool and classy, let me tell you that the cracks show through the best of acts as there is no way to cover up this caramel skin ...
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