Hey guys, how was your May 2020? Yes, we are already six months into 2020 and it has been a difficult year, to say the least. But on the brighter side, we are surviving it and proving ourselves better? So that is good right?
No? Okay I am giving up. 2020 sucks and how was May any different?
How are you all doing? I am grateful that the whole of March 2020 is done now and we are into a new month. Despite everything that is saying in the contrary, I am excited to step into April. And it is just not about being my birthday month, but also because.. Okay I am lost. It is definitely only about my birthday!
I know. I know. The world looks grim and futile, in general. And mostly my birthday is gonna be super ultra low key, but still that is the only thing that is helping me face the day and continue to hear more morbid news. So let me have it. Please.
Also let us talk about some of the good things that happened in March 2020. Or at least try to.
Quick May’19 updates
Just before the social distancing fervor started, I took a trip to the beach and had dinner at one of my favorite places.
And guess what? I think I have not stepped out after that, other than the one time I had to buy grocery from a store. Well, there is a thing called door delivery, so I have not stepped out of my house in 15+ days now. I should get an award, y’all.
We had some rain in Dubai. And the clouds looked really scary. Photos for reference.
Well, nothing else happened in March, okay? I give up.
What I read this month:
March 2020 was an average reading month for me. I read 5 books and no 2 or fewer stars among them. Good right?
Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon
Bride Test, The by Helen Hoang
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
And I am currently reading The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie.
That gives me a chance to show where I stand on my 2020 A to Z reading challenge now.
What I watched this month:
Here is a list of my top pick of movies and TV series I watched in March 2020 in no particular order.
Shutter Island (I know I had missed out years on this)
The boy 2
On my block S2
Sherlock (Rewatch)
Brooklyn 99 S6The
Outsider
Mr Mercedes – S1
I am currently catching up on Jane the Virgin, the new season, 5 I think. In case you had missed reading any of my recent posts, here is a quick recap.
How was your week and the whole of March 2020? What are you currently watching and reading? Are you happy with your country’s steps towards controlling COVID19 virus? let us talk.
What better way to meet you all after a long gap than a monthly update post? So here I am with the October update.
While I feel like have to search for words to type and things to say, I am sure it is just that I feeling a bit rusty and it would get better soon. Here we go.
I flew to Macau, China for getting my recovering cousin back home to India. Thanks to the flight schedule and the time zone changes, I went about 33 hours without sleep, my longest ever.
I also traveled down to Langkawai and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a well deserved holiday after the hectic and emotional months.
Got out of the stupid reading slump and I am currently on a reading spree. (More on that below.)
And last week I joined a fitness gym and am hoping that I would hit it often enough to get my money’s worth.
I am holding the best for the last. The summer in Dubai is long gone and we are hanging on to that shortest period between summer and winter which means the weather is pleasant and the sky is blue. And am loving it.
This week has been hectic for me, even though I am unable to recall what exactly I did. I am sure it consisted of planning for my visit to India this week and tying up things here before we left. But I am sure I have not got them all.
And you heard it right. After almost six months I am for my visit to India and I am swamped just thinking about the logistics. There are many places to visit, people to meet and friends to catch up. And of course meeting and spending time with my family is the main goal.
Also, you can consider this as a heads up that I may not be able to post as regularly as I am now, but I am planning to try my best. As I mentioned in my last Sunday post about my blogger burnout and the drop in blog engagement, I am sure this trip to India will help me get over it, especially if I take a break during this time.
Quick June’19 updates
During the Eid long weekend, I took a little trip to Musandam, Oman to enjoy a relaxing pool side getaway.
We had another interesting book club and even got into a very passionate argument over non bookish stuff. I love the gang.
I got to hang out with my friends and work on a secret project that we surprisingly not abandoned.. Yet.
And oh the summer is here and as much as I try not to complain about it, the weather is killing us. Like we say, it is not the heat, it is the humidity! And I am so happy that I can visit India for a while during this season.
What I read this month:
On the whole the month was really good in terms of reading and I caught up six books which is fewer than May but a lot more than my general reading. So here we go with the list.
I watched Spider-man on the Cinemas last week and I should say the current cast are the best Spiderman team ever. I stan by this, it is even better than Toby Maguire team.
I am also slowly rewatching How to get away with murder. I am not binging it and I am enjoying it.
But on the whole I think I didn’t spend too much time on watching television or movies this June, which is somehow good, I guess.
Alta Mar or High Seas
Cube
Murder Mystery
Jessica Jones Season 3
Two Worlds – Korean Drama
Brooklyn nine nine – re-watched S5
On my blog
In case you had missed this week’s post on my blog, here is a quick recap for you.
How was your June? Have you read any of these books? What are your plans for the month of July? Have you been to India and if so, how was it? Let us talk.
The holy month of Ramadan is coming to an end and that means we have a week long holiday starting today. Initially I had planned to take a trip back home to India during the holidays, but then I almost had a heart attack just seeing the sky rocketed ticket prices. So now I will have to find things to do at home and about.
Not that it is very difficult but the fast approaching summer calls in for a quick holiday as a last hurrah (or not). So we are taking another beach staycation for three days. I will share more details in my next post.
Since this was a sudden plan I am yet to pack and there are a lot of things on my to do list for the day because we are leaving tomorrow at the dawn. So let’s get on with it, okay?
May’19 proved to be a great month in terms of my reading habits and I read about eight books which is like the best in since ages. And unsurprisingly, I read so many good ones at that.
Since we kinda expected the temperature to rise up sooner than it supposed to, we hit the beach more than what we do usually.
I think watching the entire Game of Thrones in less than three weeks should count for something right? So ya, I did that!
Between the TV marathon and reading good books, with occasional beach trips I think my May’19 was more spectacular than I would have imagined.
What I read this month:
Since I already screamed out enough about my reading month, shall I get to the books I read directly shall we?
I had a blast catching up with a lot of blogs (finally) last week and here are some of my favorites
Nicole captured the confusions with the little checkboxes on blogs that we leave omments on and started an interesting discussion. Why do we have so many anyway? It doesn’t make commenting any easier.
I am gonna totally catch up on the books from Women’s Prize 2019 longlist, many are already on my TBR, and Pace Amore Libri’s post made it so much easier. How many are on your TBR?
How many of these books have you read? How was your May’19 and what are your plans for the new month? Has the summer reached you and if not, when does that happen?
