1st Of September Is Like The New Year To Me

work experience (pt 2!)

on my third day i had three new supervisors! the main one was the owner of the law firm who turned not to be not very intimidating like i thought he would be! he was very fun and nice! and he bought everyone in the office food which was really nice but i couldn't eat it because it wasn't halal :( he offered to go out again and buy me something but there was no way i was making my boss do that. he knew everyone in the magistrates court and i was supposed to see some of the clients with him in the cells but they denied me because i'm too young :// thursday i wrote letters to clients, did some general paperwork, looked at case files and made everyone tea and coffee. the main task that day was a review from a teacher at school which was generally favourable! and my supervisors gave us good reports aswell! i had also gone to youth court that day but it was mainly sitting around since i wasn't allowed inside the court - there was lawyer who was 70 years old who i spoke with in the waiting room, he was actually not far into his career as a lawyer as he decided to become one around the age of 40 which i thought was really coolll. then once all the youth cases were handled my supervisor and i got locked out the office so we played squares in the rain on my notepad, then i drew phoenix wright and thumbtacked it to the main board on the wall!. friday i went on a trip to leamington with another supervisor! leamington is really different to my town, i almost walked into a police station because it looked so done up i thought it was the crown court building! they had soo many good songs on the radio that day, i think i spoke a bit too much though, my supervisor was quite sad from something personal that had happened to her so i just kept talking and trying to cheer her up because she looked like she was constantly on the verge of tears, i think she's really amazing for still coming into work despite everything happening to her. the crown court in leamington is really different to the magistrates court where i live - in the magistrates court the public viewing place is just a few chairs at the back of the room but in the crown court, its a whole seperate place with microphones and a tv screen - i got let off early that day because there quite literally nothing for me to do, i wish i had just stayed there anyways for a few more hours because i kinda miss it, i'm really thankful i had such a good placement! sorry this post is a week late, i thought i had queued it but it turns out it's been sitting in my drafts, since that was the most eventful thing that happened in feb i think i won't make a february roundup since i've already told you everything until next time! Amina

an adjourned august abridgement

when it comes to alliteration thesaurus.com is an angel.

i realise this post is incredibly late, it's simply slipped my mind. to be completely honest, not alot went down during august, i visited bradford to reunite with my lovely younger cousins! i went shopping in cannon mills, which i'd like to think is the bengali/pakistani equivalent of a farmers market, and went shopping, and went shopping, did i mention shopping?

we did facemasks, enjoyed a vibrant funfair! went to the park to push around my cousins on the swings, visited my grandmas old house with my favourite cousin, visited my cousins new house, lots and lots of arguments between cousins and being told off and lectured for making the younger ones cry and visited other cousins (take a shot for every time i said the word cousin(s) ) in terms of schoolwork, not a whole lot occurred but towards the end of the month, (as in the 31st of august, the day of the deadline) i entered for the Immerse Essay Competition! in the film studies category! that was an experience in and of itself and after the results are announced (which to be honest, i'm not very hopeful for) i'll be sure to post about the competition in detail along with my essay! that's all for now! until next time! Amina

work experience (9-5, feeling alive)

this post has been a bit delayed, i've been so tired i've just been lounging around this past week since its half term holidays (which by the way, we came back from christmas around jan 5? the half term should not be this short). writing this post to get my brain working as i actually put thought into what im doing/writing lolol. so i did my one week of mandatory work experience in a law firm, the initial information sheet i'd been given had described my role more like being a receptionist? i ended up doing all sorts of things though. i imagined the building i was going to work at as being really big and formal but when i went there it turned out to be a medium-sized office with its entrance quite tucked away around the back of a big building. on my first day of work, i ended up wandering around for half an hour being lost and i walked into like 5 different wrong law firms that would tell me the general direction which i would follow and still be lost. that day there ended up not being much for me to do, other than try to read up on basic knowledge. i got walked to the magistrate's court for the last 2 hours of the day and made notes, it didn't seem like much though, mostly because i didn't understand too much of what was going on. my second day was more eventful! my supervisor was on police station duty that day but he didn't get called for any cases. i mainly attended court that day and observed 5 cases which were very cool!! i would love to tell you all about that but because many of them are still ongoing it would interfere with them and so i am sworn to the utmost secrecy. i also got to read real case files and was asked to say what i thought, guilty or not guilty and to argue my side oh! did you know that the magistrates court is open to public? anyone can come and sit in the back as observe as long as it's not a youth case. this post is getting long so head on down to pt 2!!

Warm Bodies (7 Days 7 Movies)

because sometimes watching a movie about the undead can make life feel worth living again. Warm Bodies (2013) takes place in an apocalyptic world filled with your typical brain-eating walking dead. Starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer as R and Julie, ) the horror/romance (a combination of genres that sounded quite odd to me at first but works so well within the movie) takes on a love story in a comedic, dark way I haven't seen before. I first took interest in this movie simply because of Nicholas Hoult after seeing him in Skins as Tony Stonem but I ended up really liking this movie for a lot more than just the casting. If you haven't already caught on by the obvious character naming, the story is loosely based off of Romeo and Juliet and does well in referencing Shakespeares' tragedy here and there, within not only the obvious obstacles of love between zombies and humans but the persona of Julies' father and more significantly, the balcony scene - which was by far my favourite although I won't describe too much as I'd like you to watch it for yourself. In terms of writing, the dialogue and narration are witty and fun, R's inner monologue was one of the most enjoyable parts of the film, and I loved the contrast between his thoughts and physical actions. I also liked the added background, the reason as to why the undead act how they do, eat what they do, and so on. Subtle details across the board are so well done (To give an example or two: R not blinking until the water scene, colors becoming more saturated the more he becomes human) and the visuals are so damn pleasing. The soundtrack too, makes the movie what it is, after watching I was listening to Midnight City on repeat. Although not as typical, it's one of the best romances I've seen.

I hope you liked this post! be sure to let me know your thoughts and i'll be sure to take your feedback into account when writing next time! I thought I'd post this one a bit earlier than the others, and depending on the response I'll adjust my writing. until next time! Amina

movies (for when you want to cry)

believe it or not, my blog was supposed to be all about movies and film (thus the name filminah, innovative i know) i don't know if i enjoy torturing myself or what but here are some movies that made me cry. when marnie was there (anime 2014) - follows teen anna sasaki through a journey of self exploration that takes place due to a mysterious girl she meets named marnie. now, this is definitely not the best ghibli film ever, a little awkward at times especially in the dub but yonebayashi hiromasa does not know how to make a bad movie. the twist was kinda expected but it's ghibli and it's so damn charming you can't help but get attached to anna and marnie and feel everything the way they do. i want to eat your pancreas (anime 2018) - the title is weird, i know. an introverted boy, haruki finds out the secret of his very popular, bubbly polar-opposite-of-him classmate named sakura. she is affected with a severe pancreatic disease. the way they build the connection between the main two characters is so so good to watch, fulfilling what you know will happen in the most unexpected way and showing the aftermath of the movies major events. a silent voice (anime 2016)- this was the first movie i ever found sad enough to make me cry actual tears. ishida shoyo bullied a nishimiya shouko in middle school. shouko is deaf. now a highschooler, after being unable to commit s**c*d* he finds himself becoming friends with shouko, helping her get better and maybe himself along the way. imo this film is one of the best representations of a lead with struggling mental health and they show that incredibly well in both visuals and dialogue, kyoto animation always impresses with their work and the sound work is impeccably done with the way they establish an atmosphere or put you in a characters shoes, embodying them. link to pt 2 (to be added)

me who hasn’t posted in an annoyingly long time

sorry bois, bros, girls, people, guys, cats, dogs,otherkin and aliens - i’ve been more focused on school and mosque lately - especially with ramadan - i’m gonna try and make posts bi-weekly and que stuff up so my 42 besties have something to work with lol   feeling kinda shitty and wanting to squeeze something and watch the life drain out of it’s eyes - Amimi

bonfire night (with the bastard of the barrel)

watching shadow and bone while waiting for the fireworks to go off and lowkey wishing the crows were from the UK omggggg because blowing up the house of parliament but actually getting away with it would be the most kaz brekker thing ever.

just realised i don't know any female artists other than frida kahlo, in all my time of studying fine art she was the only woman. if that isn't crazy idk what is

june jingle

exam season ended and i have officially finished secondary woah, however i'm going back for my schools sixth form so while it won't be the exact same i'll still be in the same place. i don't know why but it doesn't feel like everything is over, i still feel like i should be revising or something and i can't shake the feeling. it's super weird. i need to buy clothes for sixth form and ncs, kinda stumped i wont be going to prom but that shits rigged anyways so whatever, i'll probably go somewhere with my bestfriend which will be super cool. i should really get to cleaning my room since guests are coming tommorow so i'm gonna go do that that's all for now! - amimi

october onslaught (obstacles and others)

01:01 - Friday 28th October that title does not make sense but i spent a good however many minutes scrolling through synonyms on thesaurus.com to come up with it and i refuse to waste those efforts.

so sixth form turned up a notch in the past month, it's been flashing by really quick, i'm unorganised and flustered by every little thing - not to mention how thrown off i am by not only the sheer amount of work, but how much i have to try and catch up on due to sick days. now that i don't partake in anything other than school (as i've dropped my religious studies), i find myself growing really restless. i'm considering getting a job? but i'd have to make a cv and figure out how to make a bank account and tons of other things before even considering applying. idk i feel kinda dumb for not knowing these things already. it's half term holiday! well, almost the end seeing as i have the weekend and then have to go back to school. i plan on somehow plowing through all of the work i've missed (particularly sociology) and being fully up to speed by friday. wish me luck! i'll probably be doing tons of school posts to motivate me so i'll see you soon. until next time! ~Amimi