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So for the purpose of this post, I'm going to give a little context first. I have a twin sister. Let us call her R.

R and I have two best friends, G and S. We have known G since school, and we got to know S through college. We're all very close. So now to the issue.

G is a makeup artist and a content creator, but she herself has told me, that she doesn't do bridal makeup that much because she's mostly involved with the content creation work, so she finds herself really busy doing that. So as a result, she does not have that much experience doing bridal make up, and the experience that she does have comes mostly from putting makeup on Muslim brides.

S and her parents aren’t totally aware of the bridal/ wedding scene as they only returned from the US in 2015. S is getting married next year, she will be a Hindu bride. There was a meetup that happened where R, G and S talking about S's wedding, and S asked G if she would be available to do makeup for her for her wedding. G happily agreed, and everyone was happy with the situation.

During a sleepover at S’s house, I was sitting and I was talking with her parents, and they were asking me questions about my brother's wedding, which happened about 2 years ago, and they were asking me questions about where we bought our clothes and all that. In a passing comment, S told me that my sister-in-law's makeup was really good on that day and that she looked like a goddess. So I told her that I can give you the details of the makeup artist, because in my opinion as well, she did a great job and was very affordable as well, and I knew that this was a very important point for S, that she wanted to make everything in her wedding very cost-effective and affordable. And she said “Yes! , send it to me on Instagram and I'll look through the MUA’s profile” . So I sent it and she, her mom, and I were looking through the makeup artist's account, and we found this girl to be very experienced in doing Hindu Brahmin brides as well. And also in that same vein, I told her that when you're looking for a makeup artist, maybe it is better if you call a couple of makeup artists first, go through their work, and ask for quotes from a couple of makeup artists from our city, so that you can decide which is more cost-effective and which is better for you in terms of the look that you're going for. She did say she did not even think of that and thanked me for telling her all this. I did not harbor any bad intentions towards G when I said this. G does good makeup but I thought it’s important to look through options as well. If she decided to go with F after a research, I would absolutely have no qualms about that and I’d be happy as well. I just told her that since she is not really familiar with the makeup artist scene, she can probably go and ask for a couple of opinions before settling on a makeup artist. Her mom and her both agreed with me. In fact S told me that if G doesn’t end up doing her wedding make up, she’ll definitely have her do the sangeet makeup.

When I came home and told R about this, she got really mad and she said that I betrayed G as a best friend, and that I was very nosy and I got in to this conversation unnecessarily, and that I should not have suggested that S ask for another makeup artist and should have just gone with G instead, and that I should not have interfered or involved in this matter. We had a big fight because of this.

I genuinely did not harbour any ill intention . AITK?

This is keeping me up almost every night. I gave my AAA on the September attempt. This was my 3rd attempt of the exam. I have never actually completed the paper in all my attempts. I feel like I manager my time a bit better this time. I’m just worried though. I completed section b (I think) and in sec a I finished the ethics portion, the materiality portion, the sec a structure , about 3 business risks and 3 ROMMS and I didn’t even touch procedures. Is this enough? Will I pass? Has anyone passed despite not finishing this much? Please give me some hope 🙏

This might sound like the stupidest question ever asked on here, but can someone help me find some YouTube Videos where Mr. Dossani solves any past papers. I did try searching for them myself, but the search is not showing any videos with clear titles. Just something like “SBL Game Changer Webinar” or something like that. I’m new to his videos and I don’t really know which one to select. Can someone please help me navigate his videos? Maybe link one of them? I’ll take it from there.

Thank you so much in advance.

Just to give some context; I failed my previous SBL attempt. I scored 43. I can tell for sure that the problem was me, I didn’t use any tutoring platform nor did I practise the previous exam papers. I did the pre exam mock and one past paper, that too not at timed conditions and just read through the answers for that. I applied the models to my pre seen and read through that. I’m trying to do better now.

I’m done revising all my notes and have already started timed question practice, but I want it marked by someone, not me.

I just want to know if investing in ChatGPT plus is a good idea for this. I could input my answer and ask it for honest ACCA level marking. Has anyone done this before? Has it worked?

Also while we’re at it. Any tips to pass this time would also be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

It’s my friend’s birthday next month and I have absolutely no idea what to get her, please post the gifts y’all got for your friends. It can be anything. So that I can get some ideas and inspiration!!. My work is keeping me so busy these days, I hardly even have time to think. Please help a girl out.

Thanks in advance 🫂

So just for context, I started watching The Mentalist in 2021 and obviously finished the whole thing in a couple of months. I loved the show and I’ve never seen anything like it. I always loved reading thrillers, so this show grew on me so quickly. Absolutely loved Simon Baker’s acting all throughout the show, especially seasons 5&6. It was so raw and beautiful.

But my dad, he was the total opposite. He had the attention span of a goldfish, he would never sit still during movies, never watch TV shows because the lacked the patience for it. So one day he was randomly looking for something to watch, I suggested The Mentalist. I did warn him though, that it was a long commitment, and he was like “Just put it on, I’ll probably skip through the whole episode anyway”. So I did, and when I tell you, this man was SAT throughout the whole episode, ended up bingeing 3 episodes the very same night 😂 It became kind of a ritual for us every night, we’d finish dinner and put on an episode or two and I’d watch it with him like I was watching it for the first time. Needless to say, he was addicted to show and finished the whole thing in about 2 months. I feel like we bonded a lot during those months. I’m still so proud that I got that man to sit still and watch an entire series ☺️