Day 1 of Challenge: Introduction to my challenge and 5 facts/anecdotes of my life

WOOO I'M DOING A CHALLENGE INSTEAD OF DOING WORK! I'M SO HAPPY!

Alright. So here goes.

Hello. My name is Zarin. This is my challenge. Seriously, could I get any lamer?
I'm Zarin and I'm doing this challenge because I have nothing better to do and other people are doing it and it looks cool and fun! I hope I get something out of this at the end, although I don't know what that could possibly be =='

5 facts:

1. I dream a lot - as in literally dream, in my sleep. They're always really, really crazy and often include people that I don't even talk to. One time, this guy I never talk to was defending me against one of my good friends. And my dreams are so realistic too!

2. I am Bengali! And a proud one at that. I haven't been back to my home country in years and years, but still, I love it! And if you ever call me Indian I will hit you. It's not that I don't like Indians but I hate that people don't recognise Bangladesh as a country. You will not believe how many people I've met that didn't even know it existed.

3. I am a writer. Uh, an aspiring author. Whatever you wanna call me, I write stories. I never used to write short stories but now I find myself getting random ideas out of nowhere that make me want to write. I almost finished a full-length novel but got angry at how crappy it was so I gave up on it. But I've learnt a lot from my mistakes and now I am writing a novel that is much better than anything I've written before. Yes, it may seem like I have no life, but give me a piece of paper and a pen and I shall be content :)

4. I love music. It's been one of those everlasting dreams of mine to make my name in music, be that playing an instrument, singing or doing both. I've always wanted to be in a band too. Two things stop me from making my music dreams come true though - 1) my parents, who are very academic minded, and 2) my absolutely horrendous stage fright. I am now teaching myself guitar, can sort of play keyboard and I also sing.

5. I miss Brisbane and all the people that I've left behind. I'm actually surprised - there were heaps of people that I despised but now I actually miss them too. I miss my best friends, who I hope are still my best friends, though we do not get to talk very much. I lived there for so long that if you just dropped me in the middle of a random suburb, I'd probably be able to make my way home. Eventually.

Wow, I actually wrote heaps! Well, I'm off now. Ciao!

Modern day fairytale? More like modern day melodrama!

I'm not quite sure what melodrama exactly means but it sounds correct.

I'm sure you've all heard that Kate Middleton is getting married to Prince William, yah? Well, I've heard it SO many times that I'm getting kind of pissed off now. Yes, the future king of England is getting married, yes it's a big deal for him and his family and the British government and what not, but I do not understand why a movie has to be made about it?!?!?!

I turned on the last night and there was a movie on called "Will & Kate: A Modern Day Fairytale" and I watched a few moments of it. All I felt was complete and utter embarassment for Prince William and Kate. Honestly, how would you feel if your whole relationship with the person you were going to get married to was made into a MOVIE and aired in a country on the other side of the earth? All the moments you wish you could forget, plus all the moments that people made up just because they felt like it. Cringeworthy or what? I mean, I would totally love to marry a prince and all, but I am honestly getting sick of this royal wedding business. Please stop and put on some interesting tv shows instead, capiche? I would not blame Kate Middleton for going absolutely INSANE at this very moment. Not that I've gotten married before or anything (or have I? o.O) but a wedding must be pretty hectic and stressful right? Add to that a million gazillion eyes watching you from all corners of the globe, ready for you to stuff up! I mean look what happened to poor Princess Diana! GAWSH! I swear, if Prince William and Kate get divorced, I will... I don't know. Something major. Oh, are they actually allowed to get divorced if they want to?

Well I'm not quite sure if that made sense, but, RANT OVER. Adios amigos.

- thelazydreamer

Hello, I like to procrastinate.

So I've seen Richie doing this thing, and now Durga's doing it, and now I wanna do it cause I'm bored.


Challenge 1: Day 1: Introduction to my challenge and 5 facts/anecdotes of my life

Challenge 2: Day 2: Meaning behind my blog name

Challenge 3: Day 3: My parents

Challenge 4: Day 4: A place I've travelled to

Challenge 5: Day 5: Qualities in a relationship that I believe are necessary

Challenge 6: Day 6: My Favorite tv shows

Challenge 7: Day 7: My Dream house

Challenge 8: Day 8: Something I'm afraid of

Challenge 9: Day 9 : Something that stresses me out

Challenge 10: Day 10: Things that annoy me

Challenge 11: Day 11: My first love

Challenge 12: Day 12: 3 of my wishes

Thank you, internet.

The internet, in my opinion, is such a great thing. Yes, the movies and the music and the games are great, but I'm talking about the massive creative outlet that it provides. If I'm correct, Justin Bieber became famous because of YouTube, right? Not that I'm too keen on using Justin Bieber as an example, but he demonstrates exactly what I'm talking about. Because of YouTube, ORDINARY people can be discovered by not only millions of people around the world, but also by producers and music companies. If that isn't amazing, I don't know what is. There are heaps of singers and musicians on YouTube that have gotten deals because of the fact that they've posted covers on the site.
Then there's DeviantArt, where ordinary people are posting extraordinary graphics and photographs and art that they've created. The talent on that site is absolutely crazy. 
The main thing I'm thankful for is writing websites, like Inkpop and Wattpad. Because of Wattpad mainly, sooo many people have read my work, more people than I thought was possible. People from England, Greece, Norway, America, India, Canada, New Zealand... they've read and commented on my work, and I swear, everytime I read those comments I can't wipe the smile from my face. I'm 15, and people all over the world are reading my stories and poetry and novels. IT'S SO AWESOME!
Even this blog that I'm writing on right now! To you bloggers out there, who knows? Maybe you could land a job as a journalist or a reporter in a top newspaper/magazine because of this blog that you're writing at this very moment.
I hate to sound like an adult, but it is true - the internet is overflowing with countless opportunities. Be thankful! And if there ever was a time for you to pursue your dreams, it's now.

- thelazydreamer.

Kumaaa's 16th!

Hello there everyone :) I'm in an extremely good mood right now! I just got back from one of my best friend's 16th birthday party, which she held at Rashay's. Since I'm so happy right now, I decided I better write about it while the memories are... fresh?

So we sat down to our appetiser (which Monica mistook for the main course) which was this dry pizza-ish thing. We all attempted to dig in to it with knives and forks, but ended up using our fingers like real curries :) Oh, Marija and Richie and Charis decided to be curry for a while too. Monica freaked me out by munching on this horrific looking baby octopus (I DESPISE SEAFOOD, except maybe prawns and certain fish) and  I made a fool of myself trying to eat pasta.

Us gaaals dashed to the bathroom to check our hair (well I watched people fix their hair) and at the last moment, KRISHNA CHARGED INTO THE GIRLS BATHROOM, AND YES THEIRE IS PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Ah Krishna, you know, sometimes I worry about you.

We ran around Rashay's like 'hooligans', attracting attention because of our insanely loud laughter and chatter. Mostly laughter. Everyone looked absolutely gorgeous. Richie was all suited up :D and Charis wore a dress for the first time, I think, and she looked beautiful. We took sooo many photos its crazy. Everywhere I looked there were camera flashes. When I blink I still see outrageously bright lights.

Chantelle, the birthday girl, looked incredible. It was pretty funny watching her fail at blowing out candles. It's scary to think that one of our friends has already turned 16. Is 16 really such a significant age? For me, it is. To me anything under 15 seems really young and 16 signifies 'maturity', so to speak. Thank you, Chantelle, for such an incredible night. I have realised tonight that I really love this bunch of friends :) I hope you're granted with happiness for the rest of your life. Being the kind of wonderful person you are, you deserve it.

Enough of this mushiness.

Tonight was fun :) Can't wait for the next 16th party!

- thelazydreamer

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

A couple of days ago I watched a movie called The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. It's based on a book by John Boyne, and is about a boy named Bruno and his friendship with a Jewish boy called Schmuel (pronounced Shmall). Because his father is a Nazi soldier, Bruno and his family move to a new home which is next to a concentration camp. Bruno's father is basically the boss of this concentration camp. But Bruno doesn't know it's a concentration camp and thinks it's a farm. Seeing people there, he secretly goes there in search of friends and meets Schmuel. He and Schmuel become the best of friends, even though they can only talk through a barbed wire fence. I'm not going to ruin the ending for you, if you haven't watched it.
I think the most amazing thing about this movie is how it has incorportated the innocence of children. Bruno and Schmuel are too young and innocent to even understand the war waging around them, but they're still subject to its cruelties. Their actions are controlled by the desire to have loved ones close to them, and to be friends with each other. The ending is really unpredictable and had a really major effect on me. I haven't been able to get this movie out of my head since I watched it. It's been haunting me for days.

Sometimes I'm disappointed by humanity. Think about it, this war was designd to exterminate a whole race? of poeple, just because of what they believed in. Christians, Muslims, Jews... they all believe in a God. Jews say 'shalom', Muslims say 'salaam.' Muslims say 'amin' and Jews and Christians say 'amen'. But these differences fuel people's need to KILL OTHER PEOPLE?! One thing I don't understand is how, in World War II, the Nazis had the heart to kill so many children. Had the children done anything to them? Heck no! They didn't even understand why they were being killed! These people were gassed to death! WHAT A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE! And now there are people sitting in their homes DENYING the holocaust!
Well anyway, sorry for this massive rant. It's just that this movie really made me think. My opinions don't have to be your opinions, but I'm just saying... I'm horrified by what happened to the Jewish people. Nobody deserves to die for the God they believe in.
-thelazydreamer.

Life.

I love the music in this video. I promise this is less weirder than the alien video.

-thelazydreamer