So here goes, 10 things you didn’t know about lil kunj:

1. First and most importantly my name is Kunjshri, and literally no one calls me that (apart from the odd teacher at school), not even my parents. Can you believe they have never ever addressed me as Kunjshri, like ever!

2. I can’t ride a bike. My parents never bought me one, hence I never learned. On the other hand I had an awesome tractor tricycle thing from John Lewis and it was literally the best. It had a little trailer and everything and I could put all my toys in it and ride it around the garden in the summer

3. When I was younger (around 7ish) I really hated being a girl and I just wanted to be a boy. Not because I’m confused about my gender or anything, it’s just that I hated the fact that girls were seen as weaker and I wanted to be totally kick ass like Rocky. Also boys toys were way cooler, like cars, guns and Action Man. Boys sports were cooler, like football and boxing. I guess I’m a bit rough, tomboyish and love being competitive and ballet just didn’t cut it for me to be honest. Anyway just to let you all know, I’m not confused about my gender and now absolutely love being a girl. In fact I’m probably a really girly girl however I still love Boxing etc and if I could be an actress I would go for some role like Lara Croft Tomb Raider, as that’s totally sexy but has the whole strong, fearless woman thing going on. Yay to Girl Power!

4. When I was 11 I had just discovered sports clothes, and thought I was totally the height of fashion and epitome of cool donning a neon green Rebok jacket and bright orange Kappa shorts. Yep, massive cringe.

5. The most difficult moment of my life was saying goodbye to my grandfather. I was 15 at the time. He lived in India and the last time I saw him was in summer 2002, at the time he had stage 4 prostate cancer and only had a couple of months to live (sadly he didn’t have treatment as he only started showing symptoms in the final stages). I spent my summer holiday with him in India before starting year 10, knowing it would be the last time I would see him. I remember hugging him and saying goodbye to him and getting on the train to Delhi. I cried my eyes out, because I knew that would be the last time I would ever see him. Sadly he passed away 4 months later. To this day as soon as I think about this moment, it instantly brings tears to my eyes. I always say to my friends cherish all your family, make time for them, laugh with them and learn from them as you never know what the future holds.

6. No guy fancied me properly till the age of 17, so I spent my teenage years convinced that I was a minger and that no one would ever find me attractive

7. I can squat my old housemate who weighs 96kg on my back and do at least 10 squats, even when intoxicated! Everyone thinks this is amazing especially as I only weigh 44kg

8. I found out the other day that my great great great great great great great great grandfather from my dad’s side lived in a village called Shahpura which now falls under modern day Pakistan. So as a result I’ve gone and purchased a Pakistan flag, which I can now add to my collection of India and England flags! When it comes to cricket I can be a bit cheeky, carrying all three flags and wave the flag of whichever team is winning!

9. I hardly wear any make up. The first time I wore foundation was when I was 20 only because I was in a fashion show at uni that my housemate organised and she insisted on experimenting with make up on me.

10. I really like snakes, yeah don’t ask, but I just think they’re really cute!

Need I say more! Hope you’ve all had a fun filled and lovely weekend!

I thought I’d get back into the swing of things on this blog by sharing some artwork by Japanese artist Hideyuki Nagai. The 21 year old is pretty fly when it comes to using his pencil and uses tricks of perspective and creates his pop out images by having a play around with where light and shadows would fall if an object was really coming out to meet you. This technique is professionally known as anamorphosis. Have a peek at his work.

So as this 30 day challenge ends, a new one begins tomorrow. The next challenge is to exercise every day for 30 days. The plan is go to classes 3 times a week and exercise at home 4 times a week. One of my goals this year was to get fitter, but also at the end of the month I’ll be seeing someone after a whole year. This person hurt me deeply and this time last year, all I wanted to do at the time is find a way somehow to hurt them back. As a result of this over the past year I’ve been finding ways to channel my anger and frustration, and let me tell you boxing and boxercise is an amazing way to do it! I made a promise to myself the best way to get revenge is to be healthy, happy and successful! I’m no angel, I do actually want this person to be healthy, happy and successful too, but I want to be healthier, happier, more content and more successful than them, that would make me very happy! Yeah, I know that’s a bit bad and selfish, but I’m human! So here’s to the next 30 day challenge of getting into shape. I would post photos of my abs, to see the change after 30 days, but I feel that may be a little bit inappropriate!!

Well apparently this is one of the very good looking gentlemen! His name is Omar Borkan Al Gala, he is a poet and actor and isn’t he just dreamy! I wish my problems included being too good looking.

This is a selection of my favourite responses. I was almost tempted to do this to my parents, but I live with mine, so it wouldn’t really have the same comedy value. Go ahead and have a chuckle!

My personal favourite is the kangaroo!

Photo by Graham McGeorge

Photo by Chris Schmid

Shadows in dust: A herd of wildebeest kick up dust at sunset, revealing their shadows. Photo and caption by Max Seigal

Another perspective of the day: The fisherman at Bira Beach in Indonesia. Photo and caption by Dody Kusuma

Photo by Graham McGeorge

Door to Hell: Standing at the edge of the Darvaza Crater in Turkmenistan. Known as the Door to Hell, this flaming crater has been burning for decades, fueled by the rich natural gas reserves found below the surface. Photo and caption by Priscilla Locke

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