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A Beautiful Week in Malaysia.

So I visited Kuala Lumpur two weeks ago with uni and it was one of the best experiences of my life. If I was to describe it in one word: BREATHTAKING.

Being able to travel to a country I never thought twice about travelling to. Going on the trip with an amazing group of people becoming so much closer to them but also being able to meet some incredible people, was definitely one of the best parts. I was so ready to get some sun and visit so many places while being there as Malaysia has so many different cultures it was so nice to visit different places of worship and just be able to see the city. 

The heat was extraordinary on a normal day it would be at least 32 degrees. One of the days got to 35 but felt above 40 degrees and that had to be the day we all decided to relax by the pool from 11am till 3:30pm haha, but luckily I put suncream on that day I have now got a beautiful tan rather than going extremely dark LOOOL.

I think after visiting Malaysia I really want to travel and see the world because like I said visiting somewhere I never thought I would ever visit makes me want to visit countries that aren’t just on my list to visit. I’ve mentioned to a couple people that I want to go travelling and every single on of them said go, its awesome. Which makes me so much more excited to go and do it.

If you guys would like to see some amazing footage, check out my friend ‘Jamie M’ youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsybDyk9nrAjZe3VNlJ6nA/featured. There are already 3 vlogs out which look great!!

The Bottom of the Hindu Temple

The view was amazing

Dinner at the KL Tower 

Kings Palace

Chinese Temple

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My Favourite Things to do!

Sooo, I’ve just realised that I made a couple of mistakes in my last blog and I apologise that I have made these mistake as I’m such a perfectionist I usually notice :(

But on with the next..

1. Sleeping LOOOL.

2. Eating hahaha (I’m such a big foodie but I’ll explain that in another blog)

3. I love watching movies, and going to the cinema (latest movie: Fifty Shades Darker, great movie! Better than the first one!)

4. Going to the gym, as lame as that sounds I love working out. I mean if I want to reach my goal I have to put in the hard work. That’s just how life works.. I love going to the gym with one of my friends Ekow because he loves to push me to limits my body hasn't reached before! He’s  a great support system.

5. Just being able to chill with my family, whether its at a birthday party or just going round for dinner. I went home last weekend for nieces birthday and I loved being able to be with my family and I think I cherish it more because I don’t see them that often because I’m in Coventry most of the time.

6. Cooking. Not many young people love cooking, ask me to cook something I 9/10 I will be able to do it without a recipe or even know how to cook but I think that’s down to my mum and her teaching my brother & I how to cook from a young age.

7. I like being kept busy, because if I get bored I end up sleeping. I also love a good challenge (and I’m a bit competitive, not a bit, alot haha!

8. Listening to music, I can’t shower without music, I’ve done it for so long now if I shower without music or even if its not connected to my speaker I just find it so weird and quiet.

9. Singing, I’ve been told I have a decent voice but I don’t believe it. Regardless, I will sing at the top of my lungs and sound like a tone deaf walrus, if need be LOOOL

10. I LOOOOVE going to theme parks, anything adrenaline pumping I will do, rollercoasters, trampolining, bungee jumping, sky diving (I would love to do one day) supercar thrill ride. AND I want to do Tough Mudder or something along those lines soon!!

Hope you enjoyed reading about things I like or would like to do!

See you next week xx

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TV Shows I Miss

So I thought I’d lighten up the mood from the last blog post haha.

TV shows I miss:

- FRIENDS - I miss Chandlers sarcasm

- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - I just loooove this show with an absolute passion. I was more excited about all 6 season coming Neflix than I was about New Years hahaha.

- Hannah Montana - I genuinely used to watch this show religiously (even Hannah Montana Forever). Also, my house mate (s/o jazzy) and I burst into song randomly, because we can!

- CSI: MIAMI - I actually miss this show soo much because I love shows that keep you in suspense and guessing

- Wizards of Waverly Place - THIS SHOW USED TO BANG!!

- Desperate Housewives - my mum & I used to watch like 8 episodes a day, great show!

- My Wife and Kids - I have the same amount of passion about this show as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

And that is a few shows I miss watching and wish they would make more of.

Shows I would recommend now to watch:

- How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursdays - I think its on a 9pm)

- Scandal (ABC, Thursdays 10pm)

- Black-ish (E4, Tuesdays - 8:30pm)

- Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian (E!, Thursdays - 9pm)

- First Dates/First Dates Hotel (E4, I forgotten the time and dates oops)

- Suits (USA Network, Sundays - 10pm

All these shows are amazing!!!

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Religion & Relationships

One of the biggest problems Asians face nowadays is getting into relationships with a different race. Being Indian myself I know how a lot of people feel but I will never experience exactly how they feel because my mum has always said to my brother & I that we can marry and be with whoever we want, as long as they treat us right and they are genuinely a nice person. She’s always said if we are both happy then she’s happy because at the end of the day she’s isn't going to be around forever.

I feel very sorry for people who have to go through this because it put such a strain on their relationship not only with their S/O but with their parents and no one should have to go through the pain of having to pick. 

The way I see it and other people might not agree but this is just my opinion and I don’t mean to sound harsh. A lot of parents who are like this are very old fashioned and think back to how it was when they were thinking of getting married or even just how it was back in the motherland but at the end of the day its the 21st Century now, so much has changed since our parents were young and they aren’t going to be around forever and you don’t want to have to marry someone your parents wanted you to and you know you aren’t going to be happy with them.

I genuinely want anyone in this situation to just think about who they’re with and whether they see themselves with this person forever because if they don’t its not worth ruining your relationship with your parents. However, if you do, reason with your parents, try and get them to meet with your S/O to show them they shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Talk with your S/O tell them the situation you’re in because the longer you leave it, the worse the situation is going to get and if they want to be with you regardless it just says it all, even if you hit highs and lows throughout that time, it happens not every relationship is 100% perfect.

I hope anyone who has this problem is able to resolve it because everyone deserves to be happy and be treated like a King or Queen.

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Ambitions/Goals

I always have goals and dreams as it motivates me to work harder to reach them. My main aim in life is to make my mum proud, I don’t really care about what anyone else thinks, as she means the world to me (you can read my last blog post to find out how much she means to me). I want to be able to pay off her mortgage one day, to buy her car of her dreams.

She deserves everything because of everything she has sacrificed for us and done for us.

Another goal in life is to own my own business, I currently work with my cousin who studies photography at uni and as we know event planners and photography goes quite well together. Check out her website: http://shivanipatel.squarespace.com/  and instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/shivaniphotography/ but dont forget to check out our page that we have together: https://www.instagram.com/focusevents_/. Not to mention if you do manage to browse through her pictures on her website I am in some of the pictures ;).

I think having ambition makes you want to succeed and actually want to get somewhere. Reaching your goals makes you feel like you have achieved something and makes you want to work harder to reach the next goal. 

Working hard is the the only way you will be able to achieve those goals. One thing I have learned from first year of university is that I needed to work slightly harder. Not that I didn’t work hard but I need to push myself, now that first semester has past of second year and have completed my exam I can tell how much harder I have been working and it makes me very happy as well, especially with some of the results I have been getting. 

Even if it isn’t to do with work, things like the gym I would get really annoyed at myself because I wouldn’t be able to see a difference in my figure but because I have been working harder I have seen a difference and I want to reach my goal in the next couple months.

So advice for anyone who wants to do well and achieve their goals, work hard and you will start to see progression.

A couple quotes that help me: 

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Who I look up to..

I believe having a role model in your life is important, someone you aspire to be, someone who makes you want to do well.

My mum, she is my inspiration to be a better person, to do well in my degree, she is my bestfriend, my world, my rock. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without her. I can tell her anything and everything from the stupid things that happen to me in a day to boys. Don’t get me wrong she can be the biggest pain in the ass, and we get into arguments but at the end of the day, your parents will be there for you no matter what.

The back story to why I look up to my mum so much is because my parents got divorced when I was 8/9 (I can’t quite remember) so that would make my brother 6/7. We have moved about so much since then and had the support from family & friends along the way.

For her to be able to bring up 2 children who were at a moderately young age on 1 persons salary is amazing, and I commend any parents who have had to do that, I have the up most respect for single parents. She has had such a hard few years and at the same time she has bought up 2 children who have the greatest respect for her and would do anything for her. I would describe myself as a grounded person purely because of everything we have been through, it helps you grow as a person and I thank my mum so much because without her, my life wouldn’t be what it is today.

I love this quote because sometimes I think it is really good the way I look out for people and I am such a mother figure towards everyone at uni. Everyone even says it and I’m actually so proud, I take the title with great honour.

If I am half the woman my mum is when I’m older I would have succeeded in life.

Don’t take your parents for granted because one day they wont be here and you will regret not being able to spend so much time with them and creating great memories.

I love you mum.

Thank you for reading

See you soon X

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Who am I?

Hi! *waving*

It took me ages to try and find the brown girl emoji online but then I gave up :(. 

ANYWAY! I’m Kajaal (pronounced kar-jewel, if that helps haha) also known as Kaj and Cashew.

This is my first blog and I’m very nervous. I am an Event Management student, currently studying at Coventry University. I wanted to make this blog because I want to express my mind about anything and everything. How I feel about certain things, my fitness routine/motivation, different fashion trends and just generally expressing my opinion (so please don’t get offended by anything I write, I’m just saying what I feel).

I will be hopefully posting once a week, I may increase it once I find more ideas to talk about.

Thanks for reading, see you soon X