My First Marathon-- Part 3

I ran the first three kilometers coming second. By this time they were 4 of us who were leading by a huge huge distance than the others. The others had began to feel tired and woozy and most of them stopped by the water. I was the only one who hadn't stopped even once throughout. My leg had started to act up and this is the point where I really wished I had my ridiculously loud music to distract me. Problem number six wasn't too far away. My stomach suddenly hurt. Of course, halfway through the marathon mother nature decided to have a visit!
I went on. I finally reached the station where I had to collect my token. Problem number seven! They ran out of the tokens. I jogged on my spot and finally after about five minutes I got my token. By this time I realized I was coming third out of the thirty people in the group. Two more kilometers to go..I was losing breath. At this point, one of my close guy friends caught with me and he screamed at me to go on. I ran. My leg was at a stage where I could feel it cracking with each step. Took over another person. One more to go. I can't.
Just as I was about to stop and start walking my last kilometer that same guy friend yelled at me. I was too tired to hear anything, too tired to respond. He yelled again.
"WHAT?"
 "YOU HAVE TO GO ON COME ON YOU HAVE TO, ITS JUST ONE MORE PERSON. COME ON! MAN UP"
I sprinted the last kilometer.
Finally, it was over.
The teacher comes towards me.
"Glucose is that way, can I please have your token?"
"Sure..."
Wait a minute. Whats that? Problem number eight? I had lost my token.
I almost cried. I was so upset I remember how angry and irritated I was. I lay down on the ground and concentrated on the sharp, sharp pain I felt in my right leg. Was this all not worth anything?
While I was on the ground my hands rubbed against the grass and hit something unusual. I opened my eyes and realized I had found my token. I picked it up and limped towards to counter to submit my token. People were cheering...but everything felt hazy. I look down at my leg and see it covered in patches of purple. I could see my veins through my leg and a part of it covered in blood.
My sister comes running towards me and hugs me, she tells me I came first.
FIRST?!
Oh but we can never end the story without problem nine.
The guy who came second was throwing a fit. And so my 'slightly biased to rich students' school handed him the first prize and I officially came second.

And that's my first marathon story! No matter how pathetic it sounds it was one of my best experiences and I would never have it any other way. It made me so much stronger than what I was and I'm so so proud of myself and how my willpower was so solid.
That's all for this story!
Cya until another one.

My First Marathon-- Part 2

So it was the night before the marathon and I had happened to injure my entire right leg to the point where I couldn't stand. There was so much of a hype in my head that night that I couldn't get myself to concentrate on anything- among all that chaos, I forgot to charge my Ipod.

The next morning I wrapped the crape bandage on my leg and went to school with my head held high. I decided that I wouldn't go all out but the only thing I would do is finish the race. Even if I came last, I just had to finish the race. With that mindset I waited for my turn. When our group was finally called out and I walked to the starting point there were two boys who I happened to overhear. I would like to thank those two boys a bunch. One of those two boys was my ex best friend. I heard them speak- "Oh look, shes's participating! So sweet of her to be joining in the race, of course someone has to come last. ammiright?"

I wasn't angry. I was hurt. 

But those two made me strong, they gave me an instant boost to prove them wrong. I decided I didn't care how much my leg hurt, I would go on and on. I would go on until I literally couldn't move. I had to do this.

I put in my earplugs and of course here is when I realized my ipod was dead. Before I could react to the situation the gun was shot and everyone had began their race. I took a deep breath and comforted myself with phrases like "everything happens for a reason" I was leading the group alongside my best friend within five minutes which isn't too assuring considering there were 7 more kilometers to go by but still it encouraged me. Suddenly problem number six- my crape bandage was coming off. People stomped all over it and I can hardly explain how scared I was. I was considering leaving the race instantly. My best friend was in front and when she looked behind she saw me way behind everyone, on the floor, messing with my crape bandage. She ran back to me and told me I could do this. I nodded and unwrapped the crape bandage off. I ran the next 6 kilometers with the bandage in my hand. By this time my bestfriend and I were way behind, I looked at her and she smiled saying "aw go on. I wouldn't make it anyway." I patted her back and sprinted ahead. Without her.  

----part 3 coming up!----

My First Marathon--Part 1

Hey guys!
In the spirit of being able to run again I thought I'd share a very close experience with you today. My first Marathon. So it was a 7 km run and it was held in my previous school. There's something you need to know before I begin, at school no one really ever knew that I ran mostly because running was a thing extremely close to me and for some reason I didn't wish to share that with people. I was considered as that one kid who's as clumsy as they get and sort of that loser in the sports area. So when I first heard about the marathon, the idea of signing up scared me because I didn't know what people would say. I still remember in lunch time I was next to the signing up board and just as I was about to, I saw a bunch of guys coming towards me. I freaked out and walked away. Thankfully, my best friend who had no interest in the marathon  read what was on my mind and decided to sign up just to encourage me.
The marathon was in 3 days after I finally managed to gather up the guts and put my name in. But this is where the adventure started. This marathon story had it's own problems--other than being teased around in the corridors for the coming two days.
The first problem was that we were only allowed to wear shorts. I have a knee problem where I have to cover them before running or jogging. The second problem was that I had never in my life ran without music...in this marathon music wasn't allowed. However, my sister was sweet enough to plead the teachers and music was finally allowed for everyone.
Three days before the marathon I had an exam and so I couldn't go out to practice and I missed my jog that day. The next day in school I happened to fall off the stairs and then problem number three occurs- I had two muscle ligaments in my knee and ankle. However, I was way too scared to tell my family. When I reached home, I massaged it with hot oil and put on a crape bandage and decided to go out on a jog and ignore the pain. This was possibly the worst mistake ever. When I was done with my 1 hour jog and I stopped I felt a sharp pain in my leg. Before I knew it I couldn't even stand.
And there comes problem number four- it was the night before the marathon and I sat with a purple swollen leg with a crape bandage that went from my thigh all the way down to my ankle.

------Watch out for part 2! -----------

Blog Updates

Hey guys!
I finally got some free time to update my blog. I'll be leaving for the next two days for a little family vacation. Before I go, I was gonna write a few posts within today. Also, my leg is now completely okay and I'm sooo happy to be running again! ^_^
Anyway, I thought about it and I think I'll go with the 'Zodiac Girl' series. I'm gonna apologize in advance if the series is a fail because I tend to get distracted and bored before I finish all 12 signs. If that seems to be going well I'll follow it up with the 'Zodiac Boy' sort of thing. Also, I've been reading quite a lot lately so I'll share some of those books. Oh and and I have an entire list of movie recommendations too *_*
Ah so basically look forward to the homemade reviews, the zodiac girl, book and movie suggestions, winter recipes and random thoughts!

I'm gonna go get started now!
Cyaa :'D 

Homemade Review #1

Hey guys!
I'm starting this series where I give my reviews on some homemade stuff that I'm trying this vacation. Also, I was thinking about starting a "the zodiac girl" series alongside where I just go over each girl in each sign and talk about their different personas. Of course, the approach will be very basic stuff and the usual uptake because we can't really be precise without knowing the rising, the moon, the mid heaven and all that shiz. I don't know. Maybe. But I will be continuing with my usual babbling too :|
Gosh. I think I know why I only get like 2 views on this blog that being my mother and my sister :P
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The Oil Cleanse 

Method: Take a bowl and mix in one part castor oil and one part extra virgin oil. Apply on face before going to sleep. Massage in properly for 2-3 minutes and then put over a hot towel for about five minutes. Then take the towel and gently go over the face only removing the extra oil. Sleep with the slightly mushy face and wash off in the morning. Do this for like 3 days a week.

Purpose- To remove pimples, blackheads and brighten up the skin.

My Review- My face skin (is that a word?) is from normal to dry. I tried the oil cleanse for a month for 3 times a week. The first week I tried it, I actually really liked the results. I felt like my pimples were becoming smaller and slowing vanishing away. However, after a while I realized that the zits were actually having no effect on them. I don't quite know about how the cleanse works on blackheads because thankfully I don't seem to have any. Yet. However, the cleanse did really really work on my dull muddy skin. I've been getting the best compliments ever. My skin always looked tired and dull but the oil cleanse really brightened it up. Like really did.

Overall, I think I'd still use the cleanse but only maybe 3 times in two weeks. 

So that's my uptake on that!

Nighty Night (its 4am at the moment)

PS- I'm pulling an allnighter!...and updating my blog. yay. 

Hallelujah

If there's one thing I believe in; it is that the world is full of beauty, darkness, love and hate. It is overloaded with friends, fans, families and foes. They're people who love you, people who you love and then they're some who just don't get along. And then above everything they're things as the sun rise and the sunset, beauty and nature.
This is what the world consists of.
But the real world?
The real world, I have come to realize, revolves around one thing and one thing only; money.

A day ago I came back from my hometown after visiting my family. It was great we played cards, ate some of the most unhealthy butter loaded dishes in the world and most of all, caught up on stuff.
When it was time to leave I packed my bags and began to walk towards my car when I noticed something. My aunt had asked a security guard to help me with a gas cylinder which happened to be extremely heavy and had to be taken to the car. I watched as the old man's limbs trembled while he carefully carried the hefty load. After walking a couple of steps, he rested the cylinder as his hands rubbed his spine that probably hurt more than I knew.
He made it somehow, left it in the car and made his way back to the plastic chair that stood in the cold winter.
I thought about it all the way home. I wanted to help him. I wanted to give him a hand with that but I knew I wasn't allowed to. Why did he have to get it all the way across the road? Why did he have to sit out in the cold while we sat in the heated living room still surrounded with blankets and smiles on our faces. I wondered what was Christmas like to him. I wondered what he had possibly done wrong to have deserved that.
Oh and then it hit me.
I know.
He had been born in a mother's lap who cradled him, hiding her tears. She hugged him, held him close making sure the father didn't notice. He was born in a mother's lap who ate two grains of rice in a month herself but a mother who loved him too damn much that she couldn't stand losing him.
Not another one, not again.

But if things were different. What if he was to be born in silk sheets, what if his first drink was a henri jayer. Would he still be trembling in the cold while his muscles screamed at him to stop?
I think not.
So when it comes down to it, is your life really all based on luck?
If you're lucky enough you'll be born rich and the rest of your life shall be full of laughter, happiness and comfort. If not, you'll manage. Right?

Homemade Hair Spa -- Curly Hair Edition!

Hey Guys,
Here's a homemade hair spa thing I tried yesterday!
It worked so well and my curls feel so hydrated in this cold winter.
And so here I am sharing it with you guys!

Step One- Apply almond oil only on the tips of your hair and keep it in for the next 25-30 minutes. At this point you could gently brush your curls out but I decided not to.

Step Two- Shampoo with your favorite product! I used Tresemme climate control.

Step Three- Make a little liquidy thing with one part Apple Cider Vinegar and one part filtered water. Put this on your scalp, roots and ends. Basically everywhere for the next two minutes and then wash it off with plain water.

Step Four- Condition using any conditioner. I used Dove Intense Repair. Leave it in for five minutes.

Step Five- While the conditioner is in, use a wide comb and gently comb out your hair. The ACV and the Conditioner act like a detangler at this point.  Make sure to not pull your hair as wet hair is quite weak.

Step Six- Wash it off and apply a hair mask. I used the Lo'real hair spa for dry and damaged hair.

Step Seven- Follow the instructions of your hair mask and wash it off.

Step Eight- Apply a leave in conditioner. I made my own, this is what I used-
1 cup of distilled water
1/2 cup of aloe vera juice
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
4 vitamin E capsules
20 drops of Tea Tree oil
1 cup of coconut milk
Put this all in a spray bottle and apply on hair.

Yay! And that's all! It did take me about three hours in all but it was all worth it!
I can't wait for school to start so I can flaunt my curls :D

Merry Christmas Eve!

The Other Person

Dear Dad,
I write this to you because after years of watching the two of you argue over everything, get hurt on the things that seemed silly to even the eight year old me. I think, I think I get it all or at least a part of it which seems more than enough for me to swallow on.
You know how you say she hurts you with every time she decides to blame you for every taxi that arrives late or for every pound she gains? The way she makes you feel as though you were for granted all the time. How you hate the way her clumsy steps arrive to give you a hug before you depart for a good long vacation alone.
Dear Dad- I think I understand something you failed to learn all your life.
She loves you.
She throws the blame on you each time because she feels that you are the only one that's ever stayed, you feel for granted because you know it's true. You will always stay.
The love you two share is out of bounds. You feel an electric vibe around, each time you meet each other, you two never, never, ever have gotten used to the way the other person is. I say your love is quite literally out of bounds because your love is much, much more than what our society allows. Than what our own culture may ever allow.
And this is why, this is why I feel the two of you find it so freaking hard to wrap yourselves around it.
Your love is much more than you two ever anticipated, much more than what you believed was true. I know the two of you, as individuals, are a mess. As individuals, you both need help.
But together...together you need each other.
The other person is what really keeps you going.
You live fighting one another, you live for each other.

Love,
Your Daughter

Running Boosters...?

NOTICE- You might see alot of running/jogging posts..Yeah. I broke my foot because I didnt warm up properly! :(
I miss running so much :|
Also, I'll add a post about the ideal warming up and cooling down method. Don't want more of you to injure yourselves.
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Hey guys!
In this post I'll be sharing some of my running boosters that have worked for me and have shown amazing results! Give it a try next time?


1) Beetroot juice
A cup of beetroot juice does wonders to that jog!

2) Coconut oil
Don't ask me how I know, but just add a bit of it to your oats?..or something. I promise though, it works :D

3) Cherries
Yummy! Just pick up a handful of them and get ready to run your best run ever!

4) Bananas
Again, a simple one with amazing results! One should be enough, don't over-do it!

5) Chia seeds

ALARM! ALARM!- Only one spoon at a time! and make sure to chew them really well or it will go to to waste. If you plan to have half a spoon at a time, then you could get away by having the seeds three times a day. If one spoon, two times a day is all you can have!

After saying that, my ideal meal before a jog consists of - A cup of beetroot juice, a banana with (If I'm hungry) 7-8 spoons of oats with 1 spoon of chia seeds. (If I'm not so hungry) one spoon of chia seeds. All of this to be had at least 20 minutes before the jog. 

HAPPY RUNNING!

PS- Make sure to have at least something before a jog. Going on an empty stomach is really really unhealthy. 

My All-Time Favourite Quotes

I've always been the kind of person to fall in love with a certain way a few words leave huge impacts on you. In this post, I would like to share some of them!
Hope you enjoy.

1) "Forget the risk take the fall, if it's meant to be it's w.o.r.t.h it all!"

This quote has been my absolute favourite! Since I'm not one of the risky kinds, I make sure to repeat this quote several times in my head before taking an unexpected step!

2)  "What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."

I have this quote stuck in my cupboard as it never fails to motivate me into a good competition. I dont know how exactly, but it sure does give a boost to that willpower!

3) “Fear is nothing more than a feeling of uncertainty."

This quote makes me feel more confident and always helps me overcome my weaknesses by looking at the positive side.

4) “All our faults are equal in greater eyes.”

I use this mantra when I'm angry. Weather you're religious or not this quote always calms me down and makes it easier to let go of that hyperness in my head. Because in the end, we all make mistakes and it's all equal right?

5) " What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

This quote describes love in its most beautiful form, I feel. What else could describe that electric force that runs each time we share a look?

Okay, thats it for now guys!
I hope these quotes helped. For me quotes are the most beautiful boosters ever! For times I feel low, happy, angry or demotivated.

What are some quotes you live by?

My UPDATED Jog Playlist

Excuse my obsession with Imagine Dragons. They're perfection kay? kay.
Oh and even if these may seem a little odd, give them a chance. They're amazing while jogging, takes you to another place *_*

1) Ho hey - The Lumineers
2) Good Life- One Republic
3) Secrets- One Republic
4) Use Somebody- Kings of Leon
5) Yellow- Coldplay
6) Lose Yourself- Eminem
7) On top of the world- Imagine Dragons
8) It's time- Imagine Dragons
9) Demons- Imagine Dragons
10) If I Lose Myself- One Republic
11) Wake me up- Avicii
12) Little Lion Man- Mumford and Sons
13) Sweater Weather- The Neighbourhood
14) Let her go- Passenger
15) You Found Me- The Fray
16) Rhythm of Love- Plain White T's
17) Rape Me- Nirvana
18) This is love- The Script
19) Radioactive- Imagine Dragons
20) Bleeding Out-Imagine Dragons
21) Monster- Imagine Dragons
22) Apologize- One Republic
23) Intro- The XX
24) Try- The XX
25) Give a little love- Noah and the Whale
26) Smoke- Moddi
27) Pretender- Sarah Jaffe
28) Diamonds- Rihanna
29) Monster- Eminem
30) Flowers in your hair- The Lumineers
31) Drinking from the Bottle- Calvin Harris
32) Hall of Fame- The Script


I could also post my previous playlist if you would like to have a look.
Anyway, I'm gonna head to bed now.
*yawns and crawls in bed*
Night Night.

It's pretty

Before I start, I would just like to mention that it took me a lot of time to decide what the 'first post' should be. Because the excitement levels are high and often people base their opinions on the first few posts but then I realized that this blog was supposed to be me. And unfortunately, my first impressions are always pretty crappy anyway. With that note, Lets Begin!

Two weeks ago, I decided to act upon a realization that hit me probably like a year ago. That being my daily routine was really boring and not 'me'. I would wake up in the morning like ten minutes before school, get dressed in anything that first brushed against my fingers and then head to school with almost all my work undone. I would then proceed to a day full of broken promises and lame excuses. After arriving back home, I would sit on facebook and youtube. And then, you ask? Well, time would slip by and before I would know it, it was 3am.
Believe it or not, this isn't me. It's what I became. And so, I decided to deactivate my accounts for awhile and switching off that phone that doesn't help but buzz every two minutes. I decided to spend time doing stuff I actually need to focus on. Or...stuff that sound like fun! :D
I spent these two weeks trying new facials, completing all my homework, finishing off canvases, going on late night long drives, writing poetry, trying new sandwiches, waking up early enough to watch the sun rise and most of all-jogging.
Oh and starting a blog ;)
I also make sure to sleep by 11pm and improve my diet with salads and chia seeds (new blog post on that) This makes me feel so much more prepared for the day and I feel confident instead of feeling clumsy all the time. I'm trying to keep up the "no facebook, no phone" thing till February so I can spend my vacations continuing with my art. Shouldn't be too hard because..I dont quite have more than two friends..
Anyway, the point of this post is that I'm not saying that block away your social life but just try to also fit in time for yourself. You need it. And trust me it really works and you know why?
Because believe it or not, it's pretty out there.