Freedom!

Oh hello, all. It's been a little while since I've last come on here but I swear I have a good reason. I've been finishing my degree! So let's chat.

2016

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had an amazing 2015, and I hope you have an even better 2016. 2015 was one of the best years of my life, it had ups and downs but for the most part, it was filled with happiness and love. I think one of the main reasons why 2015 was good for me was because I tried to have a positive outlook on everything. Finding the silver lining is always worth it. I said yes to more things, opened up more, loved more and saw more of the world -  I wrote an email to myself via FutureMe and told myself to do these three things and I did, mainly because I said yes and because I had someone to do this with.

So, here is what I am expecting from 2016:

Finding The Good in Everyday

Sometimes it's easy to forget just how lucky we are. We let the small stresses of life get to us and it clouds our vision, it stops us from seeing what's right there in front of us.

14 Things In 2014

14 Things To Do In 2014

Hi guys, so today I thought I'd jot down 14 things I want to do in 2014 and in 2015 we'll see how many things I can cross off my list.

2013 Memories

Like last year I thought I'd round up my favourite memories from 2013 so letsa go!

Photo Diary - Stirling, Scotland

Over the weekend Chloe and I went on a very long bus journey to see our dear friend Emma. The journey was ridiculously long, I don't recommend sitting on a coach for almost 11 hours (with no breaks may I add!) but Stirling was very much worth it.

Don't be put off by the look of this pint, it's just it was the last of the keg so we got smoothie-cider, still good though! Their pints aren't actually like this usually, ha.

We took a trip to Emma's university's student union the first night and when the clock hit 12 we started Chloe's birthday celebration, we then met two of Emma's interesting friends who kept us up till around 5am, thanks guys, not like we just had a 11 hour journey ;)

The next day we visited Loch Katrine which is absolutely beautiful, we then took a quick trip to the village of Callandar and bought some fudge and Scottish shortbread biscuits, yum. We then got some yummy fish and chips and ate them with a raspberry cider at the Allanwater Brewery where they brew the most weird beers, marmalade beer, yup, mango beer, you got it, whiskey beer, of course! I'm not a huge beer lover so I stuck with a raspberry cider and mulled cider which was so good.
The next day we spent resting because we were all just so tired, ha, so we spent the whole day in Emma's room with about 100 other people and then it was time for Chloe and I to head off back to London and endure another long journey with stinky, snoring men and guys who like to listen to their top 40 music very loudly. Charming.

But we had a lovely weekend, I do recommend visiting Scotland, we only visited a fraction but from what I saw, I know I'd love to go back and explore some more. But this time I'm catching a plane!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

-Kiran xo

2012 Memories

1. Freezing my butt off - waiting around for 2 hours after a gig at the back door at the HMV Apollo hoping to see The Maine - we didn't, but we met a few members from ALT and WATIC!
2. Pinkberry with Thomas before another gig!
3. Foster the People with Thomas! This is the day we spoke to Zach Braff!
4. The day Marta and I got renamed to Mat and Karn.
5. Same day, but on the train to go see Ron Pope!
6. Hugs with my monkey, Martha, at a little gathering at my house.
7. Got my make up done at Benefit for my head shot photo shoot :)
8. Bye bye, London!
9. First Arizona drink in Orlando!
10. First full day in Orlando, Disney World, Hollywood Studios!
11. Hello, just about to go on stage to showcase!
12. After the awards ceremony for the talent competition (it was a ha-uge competition, over 1000 contestants from around the world!)
13. Last full day in Orlando, why not go to Magic Kingdom? :)
14. Bye bye, Orlando!
15. Well, hey there, Miami!
16. Time to get my tan on. First time on a proper beach! Yup!

17. Passion fruit iced tea with raspberry and lemonade at Starbucks in Downtown Miami!
18. Mmm, red velvet cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory, nom, nom.
19. Last night in Miami, midnight walk on the beach.
20. Back in London, and I got Loki'd by my best friends, thank you Emma, Martha and Chloe!
21. Happy 18th to me! Loki'd cupcakes, courtesy of my Booba. I got to stand on a chair in TGI Fridays while the whole restaurant sang to me, awesome.
22. Avengers hat and Booba after a day in smelly Camden Town.
23. The day we became superheroes.
24. No Sleep at a hat party celebrating Booba's birthday. Lots of crying followed this. Mostly from Chloe and I. Hey, our friends were leaving us for uni!
25. Back in TGI Fridays for a night of a thousand cocktails. Purple Rain, anyone?
26.  Chloe and I after attending a Illamasqua Beauty School Drop In Session, and of course, we're wearing our new Illamasqua lipsticks.
27. I got a tattoo! First bad ass move...it's kind of bad ass?
28. Saw The Maine with Thomas! Yup, that's John surrounded by adoring fans ;)
29. Saw Swan Lake at The Royal Opera House, it was stunning.
30. Marta and I at the O2 Arena waiting to see Florence and The Machine!
31. On the blue carpet for the London premiere of Life of Pi :)
32. My best friend and I *attempting* to cook Christmas dinner.

Okay so those are some of the highlights of my year, it was a fairly good year, the Summer was the best I ever had because of my amazing friends, but I also got my first job, got my braces off, passed my AS with decent grades, got to go on holiday to America for two weeks, did a whole load of shopping, experienced something different... No regrets.
Bring it on, 2013.

Thanks for reading, it's 2013!!

-Kiran xo

Life of Pi Premiere!

Zara Dress - Topshop Clutch - Office Shoes - Apricot Jacket

So today I got to go to the premiere of Life of Pi at the Empire cinema in Leicester Square! It was such an amazing experience, I got to dress up (think I was a little over dressed for just a guest, but oh well ;) ) and I got to walk the red, whoops, no blue carpet! It was amazing! Some of you may know, I want to be an actress, so walking the carpet, seeing the photographers, TV crew, presenters and actors (and director!) was just so incredible for me. It was like a slice of what my life could be like and I loved it. I felt so amazing walking down the carpet, a lot of people probably thought nothing of it really (my mum, who I took as my plus one, said she felt pretty 'normal') but for me it meant a lot.

I got to see the director and main actor, Suraj Sharma and a few celebrities (including my ultimate favourite actor, Tom Hiddleston (sorry John Depp, dear, I still do love you a lot) - it was just all so incredible. The Empire is a lovely cinema, I've been before but the auditorium for the premiere was something else! It was absolutely huge! I walked in and just had to take it in before I went to my seat.

Now, the movie, oh gosh the movie was just stunning. I have yet to read the book, but I'm still going through The Song of Ice and Fire series, but after seeing the movie, the book is on top of my reading list. For an actor who hasn't done anything professional before, Suraj Sharma did an absolutely amazing job. Ang Lee captured each scene perfectly and there were some scenes where I as just in awe by the beauty. I loved the movie and would like to go watch it again in the cinema as it was just so beautiful. Maybe it was the whole experience of being at the premiere that made me love the movie so much (or maybe it was due to the fact that I was breathing the same air as Mr Hiddleston) but the movie is a must watch.

I had such an incredible night, it was definitely something I will remember for the rest of my life. My first red (blue) carpet experience. And I got to sit in the same room as Tom Hiddleston. Ahem.

Keep an eye out for my next post where I will go through my make up for the night!

-Kiran xo