The place was full of people,a sea of black.They stood in groups,some made small talk.Some merely dabbed at their eyes.Adam killed himself.He slit himself.His once strong wrists were in a mangled mess.I vaguely remember yelling myself hoarse when my father walked into the room and said,"Honey..Adam's dead."Just like that.No prelude.No explanation.!8 years and 2 seconds.We come down to the same thing.Adam..who stuck his tongue out and yelled "you're a girl..boo" when we were small and played cricket.Adam..who punched me in my stomach, because i called him ugly.Adam..who fought with me because he knew i'd still be his best friend.Adam..who spoke to me at night on the phone,till i practically fell asleep.Adam my best friend for 18 goddamn years.Is dead.And all i can do is yell.
The priest is whispering something to Adam's dad.He signals to me and i walk up to him, my legs feeling like lead."Adam would have wanted you to talk."
I walk up to the altar,a churchfull of people looking up at me.their faces solemn.
i begin,my voice quaking so much that i cant understand what i am saying.i breathe and start again
"If it were upto Adam,now,id probably wearing a pair of old shorts and my nightshirt.If it were upto Adam,id probably be carrying his cricket bat.But its not upto him anymore.In the past few months,i lost my best friend.I couldnt get myself to talk to him.He scared me.He wouldnt talk.he never smiled.he'd brood all day long.I really dont know why.And the loser that i was i never asked.I gave him his space.But thats where i messed up.Because sometimes when people say "Leave me alone" they actually mean "im dying of loneliness.please come and hold my hand,because i cant face this alone." Adam was the last person who people thought would kill himself.Because when you're cricket team captain,class rep,the best looking guy around and have a wonderful set of parents, your life is perfect.Apparently not.Beneath all this Adam was just another guy,who watched FRIENDS and laughed and hoped that his best friend would call, when she'd just hung up on him.She didnt.Im sorry Ad.Im sorry,i was away fighting my own demons when you needed me to help fight yours.Especially since all my life,you have fought mine.Im sorry.It sounds cold,but really i am here for you.Its useless now.It really is. I was always there.just that i didnt make sure you knew it.What can i say?One day we'll talk it out,over a Chicken Sub and coke.And no issues,this time i'll pay for dessert.We'll talk it out."
I walked out of the church,crying too hard to talk.And if im not mistaken i felt the presence of a tall,handsome boy with a broad smile and a cricket bat.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
JLT
6:30am:Wake up long enough to snooze alarm.go back to sleep.
6:40am:Phone is making sounds.Think its alarm.Press snooze again.Apparently,its NOT alarm.
Its a wake up call from mother,who is away on morning walk.Cut the call.Go back to
sleep.
6:50am:Phone rings again.Talk gibberish to mother,who is sounding ultra-cheerful despite the
inhuman hour.Go back to sleep.
7:15 am:Finally,get up.Realise that its late and there is no time to wash hair,as planned.React to
the situation by hurling copy of the oxford mini dictionary that is lying around,across
the room.
7:30am:Major panic.Cant find ironed clothes.And the forces of the world decide that now is a
good time for the ghar ka iron to conk off.
8:04am:Waiting on andheri stn, with wet hair(plan was executed,not efficiently though)and
red shirt and red shoes.Close resemblance to Santa Claus.
10:30am:Happiness comes in form of break.Happiness vanishes in a minute,when some angel
comes by and informs of random meeting on the other side of college.
12:10pm:Run to library to xerox stats notes.Lib guy is a pain and says that i wont be allowed
because my lib card is torn.Words that are exchanged are not printed here to protect
sentiments.Monarch saved my life.Xerox at rs.50ps.Bless them!
1:00pm:Wonderfully over-enhusiastic girl from class informs about stats honours at 2.right,
when Im leaving college.Strong urge to faint.
1:03pm:Impromtu plan to visit McDonalds.Idea of coke float cheers me up.
1:30pm:McDonalds.Im Lovin it!
2:00pm:Stats honours.Realise for once,what it feels to feel sleepy,tired,flustered,bored,angry
and dazed out at same time.Spend time laughing at comments made from peers around.
4:30pm:Trudge to mess,for food.Mess is closed.
4:34pm:Settle for vadapav,that is consumed in a minute.Eat more than half the packet of pure
magic biscuit that friend has purchased for herself.Aware that friend might be cursing
me in her mind,too tired to do anything about it.
4:45pm:Walk to washroom.Spend ages.First washing face etc.Then waiting for friend to finish
brushing her hair.
5:00pm:Walk to CCD, to meet more friends.Aware of sick feeling,that feels like my legs are
made of lead.
5:13pm:Settle in sofa,in CCD.Very very sleepy.Ignore friends who are making random wise
cracks.
6:30pm:Get up to leave,full of vegan shake and packets of sugar!
7:00pm:Reach churchgate stn,in a bad mood,for no apparent reason.Board stupid train and crib
to friend,who patiently listens to my tales of woe!
8:00pm Take a bus at andheri stn that is very crowded.Listen to music.Hear the song 'yeh ishq
haeee" thrice on different radio stations.
8:20pm:Reach home to see ghar ke lights off.Realise its that 'batii band' thing.Feel proud of
parents.
8:45pm:Go for bath.Come out with chattering teeth.Hurriedly change and crash into bed after
eating one and a half chicken sandwich.
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6:40am:Phone is making sounds.Think its alarm.Press snooze again.Apparently,its NOT alarm.
Its a wake up call from mother,who is away on morning walk.Cut the call.Go back to
sleep.
6:50am:Phone rings again.Talk gibberish to mother,who is sounding ultra-cheerful despite the
inhuman hour.Go back to sleep.
7:15 am:Finally,get up.Realise that its late and there is no time to wash hair,as planned.React to
the situation by hurling copy of the oxford mini dictionary that is lying around,across
the room.
7:30am:Major panic.Cant find ironed clothes.And the forces of the world decide that now is a
good time for the ghar ka iron to conk off.
8:04am:Waiting on andheri stn, with wet hair(plan was executed,not efficiently though)and
red shirt and red shoes.Close resemblance to Santa Claus.
10:30am:Happiness comes in form of break.Happiness vanishes in a minute,when some angel
comes by and informs of random meeting on the other side of college.
12:10pm:Run to library to xerox stats notes.Lib guy is a pain and says that i wont be allowed
because my lib card is torn.Words that are exchanged are not printed here to protect
sentiments.Monarch saved my life.Xerox at rs.50ps.Bless them!
1:00pm:Wonderfully over-enhusiastic girl from class informs about stats honours at 2.right,
when Im leaving college.Strong urge to faint.
1:03pm:Impromtu plan to visit McDonalds.Idea of coke float cheers me up.
1:30pm:McDonalds.Im Lovin it!
2:00pm:Stats honours.Realise for once,what it feels to feel sleepy,tired,flustered,bored,angry
and dazed out at same time.Spend time laughing at comments made from peers around.
4:30pm:Trudge to mess,for food.Mess is closed.
4:34pm:Settle for vadapav,that is consumed in a minute.Eat more than half the packet of pure
magic biscuit that friend has purchased for herself.Aware that friend might be cursing
me in her mind,too tired to do anything about it.
4:45pm:Walk to washroom.Spend ages.First washing face etc.Then waiting for friend to finish
brushing her hair.
5:00pm:Walk to CCD, to meet more friends.Aware of sick feeling,that feels like my legs are
made of lead.
5:13pm:Settle in sofa,in CCD.Very very sleepy.Ignore friends who are making random wise
cracks.
6:30pm:Get up to leave,full of vegan shake and packets of sugar!
7:00pm:Reach churchgate stn,in a bad mood,for no apparent reason.Board stupid train and crib
to friend,who patiently listens to my tales of woe!
8:00pm Take a bus at andheri stn that is very crowded.Listen to music.Hear the song 'yeh ishq
haeee" thrice on different radio stations.
8:20pm:Reach home to see ghar ke lights off.Realise its that 'batii band' thing.Feel proud of
parents.
8:45pm:Go for bath.Come out with chattering teeth.Hurriedly change and crash into bed after
eating one and a half chicken sandwich.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Aha!
Hey..Read this in a magazine.. Quite liked it, so thought i'll write something on the same lines..
Things that are "oh-so-right" together:
~Your favorite grey sweatshirt and steaming hot chocolate.
~Sleepless nights and lame SMS forwards
~Freshly shampooed hair and flavoured lipgloss
~Faded denims and converse all star
~Your oldest pair of shorts and coloured socks.
~Kohl and a starched white kurta
~Leftover potato chips and unsolved crosswords.
~First rains and coffee.
~Stormy weather and horror movies.
~Heavy rains and your favorite book.
~Bryan Adams and crying over nothing at all.
~Curly hair and biting sarcarsm
~Soft blankets and smiling to yourself
~Cellphones and gossip
~Best friends and aimless chatter
~Ringing laughter and the college canteen
~McChicken and A medium coke.
~Chocolate and walnut brownie with warm chocolate sauce
~Raised eyebrows and "Damn you"s
~Hanging up on friends and calling back in a minute.
~Snicker Bars and Tom-and-jerry marathon cartoon sessions
~Buttered popcorn and a chick-flick.
~Newspapers and page 3
~Cheese-capsicum sandwich and nimbu paani
~Wooden bangles and a cloth bag
~Pajamas and 8am eco lectures
~Standard deviation and scientific calculators
~"Ahhh...Im Bored!!" and commerce classes.
~Harry potter and your very own Dobby :-)
~Hot water baths and warm towels.
~Siblings and in-jokes
~Colaba causeway and junk jewellery
Things that are "oh-so-right" together:
~Your favorite grey sweatshirt and steaming hot chocolate.
~Sleepless nights and lame SMS forwards
~Freshly shampooed hair and flavoured lipgloss
~Faded denims and converse all star
~Your oldest pair of shorts and coloured socks.
~Kohl and a starched white kurta
~Leftover potato chips and unsolved crosswords.
~First rains and coffee.
~Stormy weather and horror movies.
~Heavy rains and your favorite book.
~Bryan Adams and crying over nothing at all.
~Curly hair and biting sarcarsm
~Soft blankets and smiling to yourself
~Cellphones and gossip
~Best friends and aimless chatter
~Ringing laughter and the college canteen
~McChicken and A medium coke.
~Chocolate and walnut brownie with warm chocolate sauce
~Raised eyebrows and "Damn you"s
~Hanging up on friends and calling back in a minute.
~Snicker Bars and Tom-and-jerry marathon cartoon sessions
~Buttered popcorn and a chick-flick.
~Newspapers and page 3
~Cheese-capsicum sandwich and nimbu paani
~Wooden bangles and a cloth bag
~Pajamas and 8am eco lectures
~Standard deviation and scientific calculators
~"Ahhh...Im Bored!!" and commerce classes.
~Harry potter and your very own Dobby :-)
~Hot water baths and warm towels.
~Siblings and in-jokes
~Colaba causeway and junk jewellery
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
oh..how i love these!
oh my god..i love these..interview-rapid fire like thingis..someone sent me one,and i just put it up here,coz my blog is feeling lonely :) (i cant believe i just said that)
The first thing:
1.you do when you get up?
~ check to see if i have any messages/missed calls on my phone.
2.you say when you meet someone for the first time?
~how's it going?
3.you do when someone is mean to you:
~go silent.and thats impactful enough,coz otherwise i never shut up..
4.you do when someone's crying?
~ahh..thats a tough one.it depends actually.on who the person is.
5.you say when you're in a fight and you want to end it:
~hahaha..what made you think i end fights?i play till the end.and for keeps :P:P
6.you say when you're on the verge of tears:
~"ohh man..its all so messed up.i don't know whatta do yaaa"
You live for:
~a lot of things.
You wouldn't mind dying for:
~i dont feel for anything so strongly yet.YET.
when someone says FUN,immediately you think of:
~hanging out with pals.or those mad sleepvers.so many things.
the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says "comfort food"
~snicker bars!
the last time you hung up on someone:
~day before yesterday.on a woman who was trying to get me to register for a matrimonial service.i know its mean to hang up on someone,but come on i was in a lecture.
the last time someone hung up on you:
~i dont let people hang up on me.i blackmail,i plead,i shout,i do these weird things.you see im quite a phone-person :)
the song that's going on in your head right now:
There's a kind of hush-Herman's Hermit.
the song that makes you smile no matter what:
oh god,so many.but topping the list i think is:
maee ri-euphoria
have you ever really loved a woman?-Bryan Adams
American Pie-Don McClean
Favourite song of all time
SUMMER OF '69!!!!!!!!
Favourite TV program:
Full House
Childhood hero:
Jerry.Belonging to mouse family.Of tom and jerry fame.
Favourite colour:
blue
People you admire:
they know who they are.
one thing that pisses you off in people:
a lot of things.sorry,but im not one the most patient people you've met.
Things in people you'll remember forever:
conversations.laughter.
Favourite Quote:
If you could have, you would have (jack nicholsan-"The Departed")
The last time you wondered why you were alive:
11:45 am,Commerce Lecture Novemeber 28th.
The last time you wished you were stil a kid:
im still a kid,you know :)
you end a phone call by saying:
Keep safe.Have fun.
the last time you laughed.Why?
a minute ago.cant quite remember the reason :)
Parting words:
umm..do what you were meant to do.and next time,trying to think things over in the loo.it helps.really.
The first thing:
1.you do when you get up?
~ check to see if i have any messages/missed calls on my phone.
2.you say when you meet someone for the first time?
~how's it going?
3.you do when someone is mean to you:
~go silent.and thats impactful enough,coz otherwise i never shut up..
4.you do when someone's crying?
~ahh..thats a tough one.it depends actually.on who the person is.
5.you say when you're in a fight and you want to end it:
~hahaha..what made you think i end fights?i play till the end.and for keeps :P:P
6.you say when you're on the verge of tears:
~"ohh man..its all so messed up.i don't know whatta do yaaa"
You live for:
~a lot of things.
You wouldn't mind dying for:
~i dont feel for anything so strongly yet.YET.
when someone says FUN,immediately you think of:
~hanging out with pals.or those mad sleepvers.so many things.
the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says "comfort food"
~snicker bars!
the last time you hung up on someone:
~day before yesterday.on a woman who was trying to get me to register for a matrimonial service.i know its mean to hang up on someone,but come on i was in a lecture.
the last time someone hung up on you:
~i dont let people hang up on me.i blackmail,i plead,i shout,i do these weird things.you see im quite a phone-person :)
the song that's going on in your head right now:
There's a kind of hush-Herman's Hermit.
the song that makes you smile no matter what:
oh god,so many.but topping the list i think is:
maee ri-euphoria
have you ever really loved a woman?-Bryan Adams
American Pie-Don McClean
Favourite song of all time
SUMMER OF '69!!!!!!!!
Favourite TV program:
Full House
Childhood hero:
Jerry.Belonging to mouse family.Of tom and jerry fame.
Favourite colour:
blue
People you admire:
they know who they are.
one thing that pisses you off in people:
a lot of things.sorry,but im not one the most patient people you've met.
Things in people you'll remember forever:
conversations.laughter.
Favourite Quote:
If you could have, you would have (jack nicholsan-"The Departed")
The last time you wondered why you were alive:
11:45 am,Commerce Lecture Novemeber 28th.
The last time you wished you were stil a kid:
im still a kid,you know :)
you end a phone call by saying:
Keep safe.Have fun.
the last time you laughed.Why?
a minute ago.cant quite remember the reason :)
Parting words:
umm..do what you were meant to do.and next time,trying to think things over in the loo.it helps.really.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Reasons..
Reasons why i believe that Junior college was nicer and simpler than senior college:
~ Everyone smiled at everyone,said hello and didnt look harrowed and close to tears,even on the day of exams!
~People discussed civilized enjoyable topics like the weird pink shrug some XYZ girl wore and who got chucked out in Hindi Tutorials as compared to now where people feverishly jabber about how long each answer has to be in the psycho paper!
~People didnt badger you by asking HOW many honours programmes you've signed up for and didnt go all narrow-eyed and shriek "ONE CREDIT?!THATS IT!!!???"
~There were no seminars,no research papers,no seperate attendance for each subject and NO 8a.m. lectures!
~ALL MY FRIENDS WERE IN MY GODDAMN CLASS..!!!
~French classes were fun,laid-back and not friggin drill sessions with people yelling "Madame Trente-six..Madame,i missed my attendance..Desole..je suis..arrgghhh"
~Projects mean loads of MMR lectures where people cheered and smiled and we watched movies every opportunity we could.
~We were still the kids..
~We still had 3 full years to go in college..time flies..*sigh*
~we knew exam marks would be okay..if not great..NOW..well..no comments.
~I didnt even have to make a library card..now i have to actually USE it..
~we had textbooks that catered to our needs..now,text books are for light-reading.. or you might have these manic children breathe down you r necks hissing," didn't you refer H.L.Ahuja..are you joking..the text book is bullshit..i did Ahuja thrice" yeah..THANK YOU.
~there is no misery-in-company coz all my friends have different subjects.
~Different subjects means hardly any co-ordinated studying..man,i actually have to make my own study schedule.
~SIP..SIP..its the bloody bane of my life..how much social service can an average 18 year old do..JUST TELL ME...i hope to the heavens above that,the dude who decides whether you go to heaven or hell when you die,is watching this..coz this social service had messed up my social life.
thats it for now,will crib more later.Merci beaucoup!
~ Everyone smiled at everyone,said hello and didnt look harrowed and close to tears,even on the day of exams!
~People discussed civilized enjoyable topics like the weird pink shrug some XYZ girl wore and who got chucked out in Hindi Tutorials as compared to now where people feverishly jabber about how long each answer has to be in the psycho paper!
~People didnt badger you by asking HOW many honours programmes you've signed up for and didnt go all narrow-eyed and shriek "ONE CREDIT?!THATS IT!!!???"
~There were no seminars,no research papers,no seperate attendance for each subject and NO 8a.m. lectures!
~ALL MY FRIENDS WERE IN MY GODDAMN CLASS..!!!
~French classes were fun,laid-back and not friggin drill sessions with people yelling "Madame Trente-six..Madame,i missed my attendance..Desole..je suis..arrgghhh"
~Projects mean loads of MMR lectures where people cheered and smiled and we watched movies every opportunity we could.
~We were still the kids..
~We still had 3 full years to go in college..time flies..*sigh*
~we knew exam marks would be okay..if not great..NOW..well..no comments.
~I didnt even have to make a library card..now i have to actually USE it..
~we had textbooks that catered to our needs..now,text books are for light-reading.. or you might have these manic children breathe down you r necks hissing," didn't you refer H.L.Ahuja..are you joking..the text book is bullshit..i did Ahuja thrice" yeah..THANK YOU.
~there is no misery-in-company coz all my friends have different subjects.
~Different subjects means hardly any co-ordinated studying..man,i actually have to make my own study schedule.
~SIP..SIP..its the bloody bane of my life..how much social service can an average 18 year old do..JUST TELL ME...i hope to the heavens above that,the dude who decides whether you go to heaven or hell when you die,is watching this..coz this social service had messed up my social life.
thats it for now,will crib more later.Merci beaucoup!
Monday, November 12, 2007
to B or not to B
i was fooling around with a friend on the phone and she was reading some we-reveal-your-future type horoscope and she said my lucky alphabet is B! i wonder why,but owing to immense boredom and zero inclination to study,i sat and listed all the stuff from B that matters to me..
it rambles off too much midway..my apologies!
~brownies
~Bryan Adams!
~best friends
~banana boat (thats the name of the sunscreen i use)
~Bumblebee..
~Blue!(both the colour and the band!)
~Braces!(i meant the teeth ones!)
~Billybob
~Bangles(both the accessories and the band!)
~Batatoes..thats what one girl said for batata+potatoes
~Bass kya!
~Bob the builder
~brown girl in the ring
~BASH!
~bhulakar(anush..this one's for you!)
~Better Together!
~Bijuri(Ashi..tu samajh gayi na)
~BP(Buddhi Pradarshan!)
~Baba
~Bungee Jumping!
~Blaaaaaah!
~Biryani
~Barista!
well,thats about you.i told you.the matter's dangerous to the sanity of most.
but since i associate with the ones who aren't included in 'most'..i guess im safe.love all of you.
it rambles off too much midway..my apologies!
~brownies
~Bryan Adams!
~best friends
~banana boat (thats the name of the sunscreen i use)
~Bumblebee..
~Blue!(both the colour and the band!)
~Braces!(i meant the teeth ones!)
~Billybob
~Bangles(both the accessories and the band!)
~Batatoes..thats what one girl said for batata+potatoes
~Bass kya!
~Bob the builder
~brown girl in the ring
~BASH!
~bhulakar(anush..this one's for you!)
~Better Together!
~Bijuri(Ashi..tu samajh gayi na)
~BP(Buddhi Pradarshan!)
~Baba
~Bungee Jumping!
~Blaaaaaah!
~Biryani
~Barista!
well,thats about you.i told you.the matter's dangerous to the sanity of most.
but since i associate with the ones who aren't included in 'most'..i guess im safe.love all of you.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
you pick..
can i call you?
i realised you hung up,
and not nicely too.
will you speak to me,
if i say i wont argue?
we can talk about anything you like.
i wont snort,if i think its too mundane,
i wont groan if i can't understand..
will you walk with me?
we dont have to go somewhere pretty..
we dont have to go somewhere nice
i wont walk too fast,
i wont get distracted,
and i promise not to wave at random people on the road.
can we sit on the porch together?
i wont keep cutting across what you're saying..
i wont tap my feet impatiently..
we can just be,
silent if you feel like it..
and if you want,
i'll keep my opinions to myself,for once..
feel like an icecream?
i promise not too get all giggly,
and i wont laugh too loud,if you spill..
we can just walk through,
and if it melts,
and that made you smile,
i wont pull a face and ask why.
we can have a mean game of squash,
and if i lose,i wont get angry,
and if i win,i wont rub it in,
we can just be ourselves,
and if it gets too much,
there's always chess :)
but can i ask you once?
after all this,will you still like me?
because,if i do become such a good girl,
i wont be myself..
i realised you hung up,
and not nicely too.
will you speak to me,
if i say i wont argue?
we can talk about anything you like.
i wont snort,if i think its too mundane,
i wont groan if i can't understand..
will you walk with me?
we dont have to go somewhere pretty..
we dont have to go somewhere nice
i wont walk too fast,
i wont get distracted,
and i promise not to wave at random people on the road.
can we sit on the porch together?
i wont keep cutting across what you're saying..
i wont tap my feet impatiently..
we can just be,
silent if you feel like it..
and if you want,
i'll keep my opinions to myself,for once..
feel like an icecream?
i promise not too get all giggly,
and i wont laugh too loud,if you spill..
we can just walk through,
and if it melts,
and that made you smile,
i wont pull a face and ask why.
we can have a mean game of squash,
and if i lose,i wont get angry,
and if i win,i wont rub it in,
we can just be ourselves,
and if it gets too much,
there's always chess :)
but can i ask you once?
after all this,will you still like me?
because,if i do become such a good girl,
i wont be myself..
Sunday, November 04, 2007
thats what made me happy..
apologies for sounding self-obsessed in the post below..but yes books make me happy..so i am just gonna ramble about the books i love and treasure..
1.Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini spins magic with this one..hit me as hard as it could have. brilliant,moving,exceptional use of language.Its never ceases to amaze me how he described Baba so perfectly.everyone actually,but i was in awe of Baba by the end.truly,"you cant love some people,without hating them a bit."
2.To kill a mockingbird:This book is life-changing..at the end of it,you just go down on your knees and thank God,if he is listening,for Atticus.
3.Anne of the Green Gables:People found it syrupy,i loved it..very imaginative,very earnest!
4.The God of Small Things: not so much for the plot,more for the rambling..and it also helps that she is curly haired :)
5.Not without my daughter: Brillliant brilliant brilliant book.and there comes a point when you're like..i couldnt get safer than this!!
6.Can you keep a secret?:Kinsella is chick-lit galore..loved this one..quick read.good laugh
7.To sir with love: You probably missed it on the book shelf,but this one's totally worth a read..
8.Five point someone: who doesnt like this one?!i like Ryan the best though..pretend-tough eh?
9.Interpreter of Maladies: Jhumpa Lahiri at her best,liked this better than Namesake.
10.A fine balance: Tragic.But sad stories make brilliant books.this one couldnt have brought out the statement better.one of my favourites.Mistry makes you think,and HOW!
11.O Henry short stories: i loveddddddd them!!!!!!
12.Animal Farm: Clever.very very very clever.
13.James Herriot Series: by the end you'll love animals.or atleast reading about them.no pretences.no hang ups.just a whole lot of 'feel-good' happening.'Coz in the end,he sets it all right!
14.The flying chair series:Enid Blyton should be honoured the world over for making children believe that magic exists..you just have to look hard and in the right places. Clue:if you walk around looking at shoes..chances are you wont find magic,and might get your skull cracked by being run over by a truck.
15.Windmills of the Gods:Sidney Sheldon's best,in my opinion.Nothing lasts forever came very very close,but this on is very well written.no loopholes,as far as i looked.
16.Princess Diaries: chick-lit again..but i loved this as well..its a good thing,to read chick-lit once in a while.
1.Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini spins magic with this one..hit me as hard as it could have. brilliant,moving,exceptional use of language.Its never ceases to amaze me how he described Baba so perfectly.everyone actually,but i was in awe of Baba by the end.truly,"you cant love some people,without hating them a bit."
2.To kill a mockingbird:This book is life-changing..at the end of it,you just go down on your knees and thank God,if he is listening,for Atticus.
3.Anne of the Green Gables:People found it syrupy,i loved it..very imaginative,very earnest!
4.The God of Small Things: not so much for the plot,more for the rambling..and it also helps that she is curly haired :)
5.Not without my daughter: Brillliant brilliant brilliant book.and there comes a point when you're like..i couldnt get safer than this!!
6.Can you keep a secret?:Kinsella is chick-lit galore..loved this one..quick read.good laugh
7.To sir with love: You probably missed it on the book shelf,but this one's totally worth a read..
8.Five point someone: who doesnt like this one?!i like Ryan the best though..pretend-tough eh?
9.Interpreter of Maladies: Jhumpa Lahiri at her best,liked this better than Namesake.
10.A fine balance: Tragic.But sad stories make brilliant books.this one couldnt have brought out the statement better.one of my favourites.Mistry makes you think,and HOW!
11.O Henry short stories: i loveddddddd them!!!!!!
12.Animal Farm: Clever.very very very clever.
13.James Herriot Series: by the end you'll love animals.or atleast reading about them.no pretences.no hang ups.just a whole lot of 'feel-good' happening.'Coz in the end,he sets it all right!
14.The flying chair series:Enid Blyton should be honoured the world over for making children believe that magic exists..you just have to look hard and in the right places. Clue:if you walk around looking at shoes..chances are you wont find magic,and might get your skull cracked by being run over by a truck.
15.Windmills of the Gods:Sidney Sheldon's best,in my opinion.Nothing lasts forever came very very close,but this on is very well written.no loopholes,as far as i looked.
16.Princess Diaries: chick-lit again..but i loved this as well..its a good thing,to read chick-lit once in a while.
17.Catcher in the Rye: builds such a nice picture, and i love books that dont have plotS!
18.HARRY POTTER!: wokay,i love harry potter and those who don't..HOW!?!!!!!!*falls in shock,like petrificus totalus!*
many others,which i will add eventually..as of now.. sleep beckons..
so now..good night.keep safe.and dont worry.the world wont end between now and tomorrow.so worry tomorrow.sleep well :)
Saturday, October 27, 2007
you say crazy,like its a bad thing :)
its been so crazily long..good lord,i dont believe the speed at which this year flew..and when i say flew,i swear i mean it.
What do i say?so long,so much..I am already through 1/6th of my degree college(that is,assuming i pass all my first sems :P)and its scary..college is meant to last forever,not to zoom past over your head while you bent down to lace your allstar!!well,okay..i wont complain..
things i re-discovered in the past few days:
1.i love and absolutely love talking to people about the books i like,and i love spoofing..
2.i love playing pictionary and there is nothing better than sitting on the terrace with your closest friends,and eating and clicking pictures which make you laugh.
3.after you talk to your friend and laugh and crack lame ones,by the end of the conversation you forget why you were pissed off.and glad to have forgotten.
4.that women in the train are freaky and they ask me if i am madhuri sinha from badlapur(what the..?)
5.i have a pet who is called Dobby.Dobby is nice and Dobby coughs and wears red oshos.
6.Dobby doesnt have TB.
7.that it is humanly possible to sleep for more than 15 hours at a strech.
8.Kunal Kapoor is cute..really.
9.rickshaw drivers can get freaked out if they see that the 18 year old in orange pants sitting in their richshaw has started a conversation with another 18 year old in the neighbouring rickshaw.the other 18 year old seems to have last bathed in 2002.
10.that i am like they say, "random,eccentric and curly haired"
*wonders why i was among the ones,out of almost a thousand babies born that day,chosen to have hair which when i spend half an hour on it,and i think it looks passable,make people look sympathetic and ask,"Bad hair day eh?".
the random and eccentric part i agree with.and not without pride*
What do i say?so long,so much..I am already through 1/6th of my degree college(that is,assuming i pass all my first sems :P)and its scary..college is meant to last forever,not to zoom past over your head while you bent down to lace your allstar!!well,okay..i wont complain..
things i re-discovered in the past few days:
1.i love and absolutely love talking to people about the books i like,and i love spoofing..
2.i love playing pictionary and there is nothing better than sitting on the terrace with your closest friends,and eating and clicking pictures which make you laugh.
3.after you talk to your friend and laugh and crack lame ones,by the end of the conversation you forget why you were pissed off.and glad to have forgotten.
4.that women in the train are freaky and they ask me if i am madhuri sinha from badlapur(what the..?)
5.i have a pet who is called Dobby.Dobby is nice and Dobby coughs and wears red oshos.
6.Dobby doesnt have TB.
7.that it is humanly possible to sleep for more than 15 hours at a strech.
8.Kunal Kapoor is cute..really.
9.rickshaw drivers can get freaked out if they see that the 18 year old in orange pants sitting in their richshaw has started a conversation with another 18 year old in the neighbouring rickshaw.the other 18 year old seems to have last bathed in 2002.
10.that i am like they say, "random,eccentric and curly haired"
*wonders why i was among the ones,out of almost a thousand babies born that day,chosen to have hair which when i spend half an hour on it,and i think it looks passable,make people look sympathetic and ask,"Bad hair day eh?".
the random and eccentric part i agree with.and not without pride*
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Of dining tables
For a long time,we didn't have a dining table..'cos nobody wanted one.We never ate at the same time,so it seemed only right.And then one day, we got one!and for the first few days,all of us fussed over it,like it were our new pet.We sat around it and wiped it every two hours (we still do,but i won't say willingly)and then we used all the mats and coasters in the world,so that our beloved wouldn't catch any stain. And eventually..the excitement wore out.the table aged and our enthusiasm fizzled off. .Now,i just pile my plate with food and sprawl on the floor in the front of the TV,or with a book,much to the irritation of my mother.
The dining table has been a friend..it has borne the weight of our fat books and our wrath during exams.It has stood strong in times of pain..when we plopped our tired feet on it..and banged our bursting bags on it.Its stood witness to endless crosswords solved, witty comments made, and jokes cracked.Its seen a whole lot of tears and seen those swollen red eyes up close.
Its been more than a friend.Its been more than glass and wood.Its been more than mealtimes.Its been more than most dining tables go..
Its a part of us.And i think now we do need a dining table.and when i say this,i don't mean we eat at it now.We still eat on the floor :-)
The dining table has been a friend..it has borne the weight of our fat books and our wrath during exams.It has stood strong in times of pain..when we plopped our tired feet on it..and banged our bursting bags on it.Its stood witness to endless crosswords solved, witty comments made, and jokes cracked.Its seen a whole lot of tears and seen those swollen red eyes up close.
Its been more than a friend.Its been more than glass and wood.Its been more than mealtimes.Its been more than most dining tables go..
Its a part of us.And i think now we do need a dining table.and when i say this,i don't mean we eat at it now.We still eat on the floor :-)
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