Hello all, in light of my 25th birthday last week, I wanted to reflect on some important life lessons I have learnt thus far and how my experiences have helped shape me into the woman that I am today. There have many ups and downs but overall here are the things that stuck out to me. 1. Stick to your standards Let me tell you one thing I have learnt is to make sure you don’t waiver from the way you personally want to be treated. From friends to family to work and to relationships (and situationships sadly). If you know you want to be treated in a certain way do not settle for less than that because you feel like something better will never come along. My string of situationships has taught me this especially. I know deep down I am a serious person and the whole quick fling and casual sex doesn’t work me long term and overall. I had to get myself out of that way of thinking when I was considering settling for somebody and a situation because after a while because I felt like ...
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A Take on Sexual Assault
Hello all, today I wanted to discuss a sensitive topic that I have always wanted to discuss about on my blog but I’ve decided now is the time for me to speak about it and spread some awareness. “Sexual assault is when a person is coerced or physically forced to engage against their will, or when a person, male or female, touches another person sexually without their consent.” Crown Prosecution Services I feel that if anybody partakes any form of sexual advance/conduct without any given consent then you have assaulted that person and from what I know it's a punishable crime by law. People should learn how to respect the boundaries of others and not assume that it's okay for you to do whatever you are doing especially when one has made it clear that they are not comfortable with said contact and approach. One of my pet peeves is the art of victim blaming and trying to rationalise the action of the abuser and perpetrator by dissecting what the victim did to possibly provoke ...
New Year Blues
Hello all, first of all happy new year! I'm starting of 2019 with a post about how I've been dealing with this month of January. I won't lie mentally, emotionally and spiritually this month has been ever so draining where I’ve just wanted to be alone and away from everyone and everything. I don't want to come and be all happy-go-lucky when I haven't been feeling like that but I also want to share how I've been dealing with such feelings and how I move forward when I find myself in a rut like this. Since this new has started, I haven't exactly felt the most positive about it. I mean I've written down my goals and things I want to achieve but suddenly it was becoming overwhelming as to how I am going to achieve them. So I will be upfront and say I don't feel like where I want to be both financially and career wise with things have come to a breaking point where the two issues collide in terms of how I am supposed to fund a PhD that I have gained admission for starting in ...
My 2018
First of all I would like to thank God for allowing me to see the end to another year and bringing me through the year safely! Now this year of 2018 has been very interesting to say the least. I can say that 2018 was a year of small wins but also a year of humbling self discovery life lessons in regards to different areas of my life. Career I can say that the process and journey to finding a science/research related job was very up and down for me. I dealt with several application rejections and also rejections after attending interviews which to some extent made me question why did I bother doing a Masters to end up in the same kind of position I was in after my BSc job wise. This frustration lead me to write the article "The Truth About Some STEM Degrees" for The Move. However, after several rejections, the opportunity fort current job in pharmaceutical manufacturing come about and I was finally with a job that somewhat related to my degree. It was bittersweet me leaving my old ...
Solo Adventures in Copenhagen Part 3
Hello all, so here is the last part of my solo adventures in Copenhagen Thursday 25th October After one last fat breakfast, I checked out and left my stuff in the luggage room in order for me to squeeze in the last few attractions. Guinness World Records Museum and Mystic Exploratoire I managed to get to the Guinness World Museum at around 10 and similarly to Ripley's and HC Anderson Eventyrhuset, I would enter in the Guinness World Records museum and exit out through Mystic Exploratoire. It was a refresher to see some of the collections from Ripley's are housed in there. Of course, being Guinness World Records, there was a plethora of very interesting and mind-boggling world records held by individuals such as the world's largest afro and the most expensive perfume and chocolate. Now about the Mystic Exploratoire, sadly I didn't proceed further because of my jumpy nature when things catch me off guard so I had to take the L and just leave and the fact I was alone would ...
Solo Adventures in Copenhagen Part 2
Hello all, I'm back with the second part of my Copenhagen travels and my full day of exploring the city. Wednesday 24th October After a fulfilling breakfast, I decided to rent a bike from the hotel I was staying at for 150 DKK for the whole day since all the other bike rental places were shut and I wanted to get a head start on my itinerary. At first, I was quite shaky with stopping and starting but eventually I eased my way into it. It’s actually quite a thrilling experience and I really felt like a tourist being responsible for my transport. I set off for the Friedieksborg City Hall as that was an alleged attraction to visit however after arriving and looking around for what exactly there is to see to no avail I decided to leave and make my way to Copenhagen Zoo. Copenhagen Zoo I was super excited about going to the zoo in particular because I haven’t been to one in a very long time and I was curious to see the animals that Copenhagen were displaying. I spent ...