Interrogation...

http://www.stanmore.ac.uk/news/1567-nick-boles-mp-interrogated-by-stanmore-students 

Here's a link to an article that I was mentioned in for interviewing local MP's. 

Perfect politics

On Thursday afternoon, I was given the opportunity to interview politicians, Nick Boles and Bob Blackman as they were coming to Stanmore College in order to see for themselves, education at its finest and too speak to students. 

After some research I discovered that Nick Boles is the Joint Minister of Apprentiships and Innovation so of course I was going to question him on how apprentiships and even vocational subjects aren't highly perceived in comparison to the dying out A Level qualification.  

Luckily for me as I live in the borough of Harrow (East Harrow) which Bob Blackman is the Conservation MP for, I received a birthday card on my 18th from him so I had some idea of who exactly he was prior interview. 

Below are the outlines of the questions I asked....

The interview went smoothly and I was also joined by members of the student parliament who also asked some questions in relation to the Joint Minsters educational route. 

I recorded the interview to be put onto the colleges radio station once I have edited it and I will upload a link as soon as it is finished. 

Ps: look out for the story in Harrow's local paper 

Tropical tea....?

After a long shift a work I decided to do some retail therapy just to end an evening off. I am a general fan of green tea (only the lemon flavour!) but not so much regular tea or flavoured teas in general. I'm strange I know. 

But whilst shopping I came across this little gem and I thought I'd be courageous and try something different as it is 2015 and all.  As soon as I got home I boiled the kettle and threw a tea bag in. 

As said on the box the flavour is tropical and that's really what it tastes like....Watered down tropical juice. It's surprisingly pleasing and enjoyable to drink. 

The benefits to drinking the flavour is that it helps with your immune system and is rich in vitamin c. I bought it from ASDA for £1 and to be honest, it was a great bargain buy. 

There's 3 others flavours that Tetley has released that are vitamin c and other healthy positives that look fantastic and might end up being bought! 

Mmmm tropical green tea. 

High hopes.

So this evening I sat down with my best friend who've I've known for nearly 12 years now and thought about what on earth we're going to do to make us look fantastic to universities and employers. Our plan is to basically team up and approach bands that are local to us and help promote them either by filming and editing a music video for them, interviewing them (which will then be posted on social media) or even simply putting up posters around our college in order for them to attract new fans. 

It's quite a big job to take on but if it's something that I want to do possibly in the future, then it's the jump I have to do. The media industry is so large and competitive that you have to stand out. 

If you want it, you have to go and get it. 

January blues

It's become that time of the year where I have genuinely given up with the majority of things in my life. From being on time to work to attending college, I have no motivation. 

This 'phase' or whatever you'd like to call it tends to be a yearly thing that lasts for a good few months. (At this current moment I feel like I'm the voice over on a documentary channel haha) Maybe this feeling is common throughout teen years, who knows it could just be me. 

I only have a few months left of college now but weirdly enough, time is going fast but at the same time, it seems to be dragging. It's a strange feeling and a even stranger feeling to try to put into words. 

The thought of spending a minimum of 3 years studying something an university seriously scares me. At the moment I'm just getting by but at university there's a lot more pressure than college or even 6th form.... But I'm keeping my options open and I'm going to look into other fields just so that I have a back up plan come August when university is a matter of weeks away. 

My entry might seem a little disfigured but these are my thoughts at 2am on a now Tuesday morning. I'm tired and my mind won't let me sleep. Apologies.  

A creation shot in under 90 minutes or so.

Does anyone ever watch a film and ultimately feel cheated out of last 10 minutes as the story line didn't go as you imagined? Well...if you don't then you're either not really watching the film or you're just plain boring.

See, I'm one of those people that become attached to the characters in both films and novels and I find it difficult to grasp a bad ending to either of them. It genuinely frustrates me to the point where I lose faith (in this case the author) in anything they yet to write. 

I just recently subscribed to another free trial from Netflix which is great for me as I never really get the time to a) go to the cinema to see films b) watch TV and c) find time to just sit down and do anything bar sleep/college/work. Yet as I have two weeks or so off from college, it's nice to just watch the occasional film that will help me sleep. So anyways, scrolling across Netflix's menu bar I came across a film called Like Crazy directed by Drake Doremus. 

At first I thought it would be one of those typical romantic dramas where they stereotypically fall in love and then one drama and boom, they're back together again.... Funnily enough, it was more or less like that. It starts off with minor detail about the characters, Anna was an exchange student from England and Jacob,  a local young man who met as they were both studying in Los Angelese. The story continued with them both becoming so in love with each other that when Anna's visa ran out, she decided to stay in the country unlawfully. Eventually, she had to return back to England for some distant relatives wedding ( as us British do) to then not be allowed back into LA due to the fact she breached the regulations the last time she was there. Yaddagh yaddagh yaaarh... The story then drabs onto the pairs emotional distress without each other and their flings with other people. 

.... I feel like I'm ruining the film

However, despite the conventional plot it was a good film minus the last 10 minutes of it which I wish happened differently. In my opinion, it was just silly and I can't think of a better word to describe it. It was just pathetic. After everything, they still drop everything for each other?! ITS NOT HOW IT SHOULD HAVE ENDED.

Don't get me wrong, I love a film with a happy ending but I think Like Crazy needed a twist in the ending to make it memorable. If you haven't watched it then I suggest you do and maybe, just maybe you feel the same as I did with the ending. 

Ginger is a way of life

So once again I've dyed my hair... I've become an addict when it comes to hair colouring as well as styling etc Yet, after cutting most of it off due to damage from heat styling products as well as a dodgy perm I'm finally taking care of it. 

Up to now, I've been pretty good with my 'no hair dye' ban but when it comes to ginger tones, I just couldn't resist. 

Whilst shopping I came across this gem which appears to be a new range from L'Oreal called Prodigy. 

As you can see the colours looks beautiful and I couldn't help myself. It claims to be ammonia free and uses micro oils in order to make such natural looking colour. 

It's pretty easy to apply like most hair colourants it comes all bottled up with instructions to which bottle needs to be poured into the other.... 

Whilst applying the colour, I was a little nervous for the outcome as in the bottle it was a salmon colour. I still ventured on praying for the best and I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. 

My hair before the colour was quite dark with hints of reds at the tips but the product has lightened it all to practically the colour on the box. I'm extremely impressed. 

It has also blended well with my natural hair colour (I have an undercut style) pretty well and makes it look like a professional job. My hair is super soft and doesn't feel damaged by the dye whatsoever! There's lots of tones that you wouldn't expect from a box dye but I would definitely recommend the product and 100% would use it again.