The Free Magpie

Eight More Months in Hell… or Longer

It’s been a while since I felt so trapped, and cursed. There is pressure from every possible direction, and no one is seeing me getting crushed by it.

My 3-Week IELTS Academic Preparation: 8.0 on First Attempt!

Miraculously, I somehow managed to get an 8.0 on my first attempt at the IELTS Academic exam with just three weeks of preparation! I had such little time to prepare because I registered for it around that time and didn’t realize it is going to be a difficult test. So many people told me that it is not so hard of an exam and anyone can get a 7 in it. Believing them, I didn’t bother that much initially.

However, when I started to find out more information about the exam formats and their scoring methods, I did get a little intimidated. Even then, I could not start studying right away because of some work pressure. So I eventually started the preparation around 7th August when the exam was going to be held on 1st-4th September!

Here are the steps I followed even though there wasn’t much planning involved.

A Marvel Fan: Why I Loved The SnyderCut

It’s been a long time since I watched a movie from the DC Universe and it made me genuinely love the product. There were many lukewarm movies sporadically spread throughout the last half of a decade. However, nothing came close to making me rewatch it immediately.

And then, came the SnyderCut.

And yes, it was a 4-hour-long epic.

An Unloved Child

I have been dangerously close to insanity the last few days.

Like every other month, I was deeply optimistic and excited about the new month of October. In fact, I probably took a bit too much on my plate for this month. I decided to put some life on this blog again (sorry for being absent for two months btw), learn to draw or paint for Inktober and FINALLY meet the work deadlines since I do need money for my other bigger plans.

Little did I know, this month too will kick me in the curb just like its other predecessors.

What if you die tomorrow?

I never realized how much I love my life until this pandemic happened. Sure, the first few days were extremely hard because of the misunderstandings and toxic nature in my house – both of which have been pretty prevalent in these surroundings since my teenage days.

However, as time went on and people started dying for real in our locality, I started pondering over these questions: “What if I die tomorrow? Or the end of this month? How content would I be with my life and the choices I have made so far?”