Or so the story goes

New Year, New Me,Or so the story goes;I'm tired of waiting for the Perfect moment to Erase the slate and startAfresh. I'm meandering aimlessly,Wasting moments of livingBy just existing in some bleakMindset where I'm craving toReinvent myself.I scam myself of progress,I steal time away from self-growthAnd sabotage the presentWith alluring thoughts of Future me holding …

Reviewing Pinocchio – SPOILERS

PLOT Pinocchio is a K-drama that follows the story of a family affected by the lies of corrupted reporters. Ki Ho-sang was setup to take the blame for a factory explosion that resulted in the deaths of the entire firefighter squad. Instead of uncovering why the explosion occured, the media, led by Song Cha-Ok, fixtated …

june 2020 – monthly wrapup

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 june treated you so do swing by in the comments! moments i’m proud of: i applied for a volunteer writing role within a newspaper close to my heart and roots. …

book review: the undesirable by david boling

BACKGROUND || This book is a historical novel that relives and educates us about the Boer war from the perspective of a fourteen year old girl. SYNOPSIS || While the vastly outnumbered Boer commandos fight in the field, half a million British soldiers torch a flaming path across the South African veld. As they go, …

the thing about life

life is too unpredictable to be complacent, and too beautiful to have to waste time burying regrets. we often wander around wearing masks that cloak our personalities, and speak in tongues that betray our authentic opinions. we settle for less because we want to please strangers and acquaintances, and cater to the envy, spite, gas-lighting …

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 …

unresponsive

i stay offline aeroplane mode pattering keyboard fingers dead, vibrating buzzes of messages silent the flickering light of notifications resting the battery sleeping, voice calls not going through network disconnected´ the person you are trying to call is unavailable welcome to three voicemail, one tick last seen 27/10/15 unresponsive uncaring not fearful of shoving people …

april 2020 – monthly wrap up

sup! welcome to my monthly wrap up post where i look back and reflect on the shenanigans of life! i would love to hear what you got up to in april too so do stop by in the comments! moments i’m proud of: been posting piano covers quite consistently and had a few features on …

Q&A WITH KIYA

hi all x so today's post is a little bit out of my comfort zone. it gives you more of an insight into my character, and hopefully leaves you feeling a little more connected to me. i'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you who sent me questions to make this …

Exploring Education: In the Life of Kiya

Hello! Today I thought I'd kick start a series I'm going to be hosting on my blog called Exploring Education: In the Life of X. In these series I hope to feature a bunch of lovely bloggers who are going to be sharing what their chosen education path looks like. (If you're interested in taking …