may 2020 – monthly wrap up

hey!

welcome to my monthly wrap up post where i look back and reflect on the shenanigans of life! i would love to hear how may treated you so do swing by in the comments!

moments i’m proud of:

• i started studying again as soon as april ended. and i’ve stuck to my routine which consists of weekend mornings, and weekday evenings studying. and i’ve covered a lot of content, and am proud of not slacking off. and even managed to cover more of my tax syllabus that i thought i would be able to which is great news
• i started a bookstagram account called bookishxbabbles, and the bookish community is so welcoming and creative
• work ethic and productivity levels is great that i’m always on top or ahead of stuff at work. got taught how to process claims and had fun clearing some backlog and logging it all into the system. it was really interesting (yes, i’m weird like that)
• starting doing tamil piano covers and had to resort to using youtube tutorials and memorisation since sheet music isn’t readily available for that
• took time to post an insta story about my roots (which will be featured on my blog soon) and it opened up conversations with many people which was warming
• my room had a lil makeover thanks to my mama dearest. my walls are now purple and white (after a decade or so of being green). and i had some shelves put up for my books, and also hooks for my instruments annnnd i got a new friend (aka a lil house plant – he’s really cute)
• i’ve come out of my comfort zone a lot thanks to the blogging world. i’m more outgoing virtually, have made many new connections with people, collabed, had deep convos, fangirled, and have friends in so many different countries. it’s hella cool and mind blowing to think on. i’ve gone from being super reserved to letting my authentic weird self shine through whilst also maintaining a level of anonymity that i’m comfy with. and weirdly, this is something i’m proud of – never thought i’d see the day where i was this socialise (virtually).
• also i’m nine followers away from 600. was kinda hoping to hit it today so i can include it and be like OMG SO COOL but regardless imma be like OMG SO FRICKING COOL!!! and thank you so much for choosing to follow and interact and support me. means the world ❤

books i read:

things i watched:

i watched the second season within two days, and the pace picked up, and i fell even more in love with this show. however, they dropped so many bombshells and loose endings before wrapping the season up…

geetha govindam: the ending was super cute and funny and adorable and made me smile so much. also vijay (the actor who plays govind is pretty cute)

K.G.F: okay this movie is very moving and heart wrenching and i can’t wait for chapter two to be released

thoza: I LOVE THIS MOVIE! it’s so heart warming, and cute, and funny and teaches you many important lessons. don’t rewatch many movies, but this is definitely one i will.

i was so gassed and hyped to watch this show. cause this was the first english show/movie i’ve seen where the main character/any character be TAMIL LIKE WHOOP WHOOP YOU GO GIRL! this show was so relatable at times, and some scenes (mother daughter moments) got me all teared up

heartbreaking. sad. amusing. funny af. loved it. and the doggy, the way he protects tony every time his mind goes to dark places. and some of the characters are so lovable like sandy, pat, daphine.

pokkiri: this made me almost cry with the mistreatment of women and girls. like it was hard to watch those scenes, but other than that, good plot and moral. and all my childhood fav songs of vijay were from this movie. and it had my fav comedy actor in it too, playing the idiot as usual. so yup, loved this movie!

mr local: so lighthearted and fun to watch. made me laugh with the corny, idiotic jokes and punchline.

something something unakkum enakkum: the most adorablest, cutest, funniest romantic comedy ever with some badass fighting scenes. i don’t really laugh out loud or crack many smiles watching ish, but gosh this movie had so many ridonkulous moments, i couldn’t help but laugh

current song obsession:

piano covers:
(do swing by and say hi on insta @kiyax_x)

• en jeevan – tamil
• pirates of the carribean
• let you down by nf
• hall of fame by the script
• kutti story – tamil
• verithanam – tamil

super amazing people i met:

so i recently connected with a really sweet blogger with a wonderful personality. and her name is anna! she’s so down to earth and posts really funky posts, and is new to the blogging scene, so do go ahead and shower her with love and support!

a post i read this month that i adored:

let’s talk about: feeling comfortable in your own body

i just found this post super genuine, and refreshing with it’s blunt honesty. also fell in love with a new quote shared in the blog post:

“no one is born ugly. we’re just born in a judgemental society”

creative posts this month:

who’s the villain
he traded us
unresponsive
there’s this sadness gnawing away
hostage
he said i was perfect

memories:

little note:

i’ve decided to amend my posting schedule slightly!
weds & sat – blog posts
weekend – reading all your lovely posts, supporting you all, responding to emails ect

what are you proud of?
what have you been obsessed with this month? (book/movie/song/anime ect)
your favourite memory or highlight of the month?
tell me what content you’re proud of posting this month so i can check it out!

kiya x