Note: Please read further coz this is an updated post to include two more book reviews. A way for me to keep record of the few books I have read.
Veronika Decides to Die, a book I started late and finished soon. I picked up this book though I already had two books started and had gone quarter way through them LOL. And let me document that it is was a not a easy task to find this one. Sometimes small books bring in much insight and inspiration than big books. Though should warn you people initially it is more hospital stuff and not suitable for kids. The essence of the book is to bring back the desire to live.
Be crazy enough to go extents to follow your dreams and never care what others might think for all are equally crazy. A message to remind about living each moment, to not hide emotions, to never stop dreaming, to express love without hesitation, to never give upon dreams.. coz all this can cause mental sickness which may not surface immediately but will surely have an effect physically. Also do not back up because everyone will think you are different and act differently, that difference is the one thing that makes you unique.
Bridge to Terabithia is a cute fable of a boy called Jesse and his one and only friend Leslie. The characters which spread fragrance like that of a fresh blossom along with Jesse and Leslie are Jesse’s little sister May belle and Miss Bessie, the cow though does not interact much it silently finds a cool spot in your heart. How an imaginary palace you secretly create and rule can have a positive effect on your attitude towards your life is a pleasure to read. Reminds greatly of the nostalgic school days and how everyone’s life is altered in very many ways according to the school she/he goes or the friends she/he gets. The moments we crave for a friendly heart by your side. The moment when you first experience the death of close one. The moment when you become big enough to lead your younger ones. The moment you cherish when you are with your favorite teacher. The moments were you be yourself when around close friends. The magic of friendship. It’s all about magic, friendship and life. Recommended by my sweet friend *Minerva.
Eaters of the dead is most part about the observatios made by the 13th warrior Ibn Fadlan, an Arab who by fate happens to travel with the Norsemen or popularly ‘Vikings’ through North (present Russia) and eventually becomes one among them and fights against the most dreaded creatures ‘The Mist Monsters’ whom we presume as Neanderthals who might have lived till thousand years ago in 922 AD.
You never can guess the point when the facts shared by Ibn Fadlan blends with the authors’ fiction. Anyway, it does not forget to leave a long lasting impression upon your mind for so were the detailed descriptions and thrilling adventures envisioned as you read through the book. I am glad my friend Vishnu recommended this one more than twice.
P.S: Don’t have the illusion that I am an avid reader, the passion for books have just begun..
Aizwa was looking at the moon through her window. She wondered anything that has happened so fas was real! Eshwar came over and they both sat chatting routine stuff. Her eyes were glued to the lamp spilling rainbow colors to the entire room. A glimpse and she traversed to the Dreamscapes standing and looking at the spectacular vision of the field of roses. Mahe was with her as always and Nature Goddess – Mother Iyarkai approached them from behind . Mother Iyarkai continued telling what was happening in the “Swaboomi” as she names the dreamscapes. “This land was once Swargaboomi, Swarnaboomi and now it is ‘Swaboomi’ your swapnaboomi. This is a parallel universe though you may think it is absurd. Only a few can traverse to and fro this place. And those few are gifted souls who can interact with us here and sometimes even help us from the catastrophic events of this world. One thing you must understand though, that our universes are closely linked to the extent that when something bad happens in either universe it is a reflection of something bad happening in the other universe and so preventing one will save the other. And now I think something bad is approaching in fast pace.”
Ikcha could not believe her words and yet something was more than true in her eyes, of course she is a Goddess why would she even think of lying to a little soul like her. Mother Iyarkai continued “This time I am afraid it is going to affect this universe more than yours. I saw the consequences of some bad soul’s doings here, everything green and fresh turned to ashes in no time. I am afraid you must leave to your univ now. Use the ‘Seed of Nature’, it will bring back life. But remember there are always signs spilled around you which will remind you to come back here. It is the sign of the Rain Bird – ‘Vanshi’. You’ll learn to read the signs soon enough for you are the warriors of Nature.” Suddenly they could see brilliant colors flashing from outside, they all went out to witness the extra ordinary, the Rain bird with brilliant rainbow colored tail feathers and shining eyes like that of a star. The eyes winked and back in her room she found herself looking at the fountain lamp spilling rainbow colors into the dark room.
Eshwar was sitting beside her and was talking something about the destruction plans of the nearby forest area for construction of multiplex. This brought her to the real world and she tried to connect the parts of puzzle and she could go nowhere without the many missing pieces. They both left the home to take a walk on the mud path when it started to drizzle and she realized may be if they can somehow stop the deforestation here, may be that would prevent the mishaps in swaboomi!! She wondered…
Mansi was waiting outside the closed shutters of a bank. It was pouring heavily and she was in no mood to get wet though she had a umbrella, it would be of no use if she stepped out as it was a really heavy downpour. And also there was knee deep water running on the roads sides. So she waited hoping the rain will slow down and she can leave as soon as possible. Few people were hastily running never minding the rain in a hurry to reach home, and other than that the road was deserted. Her Mobile ringed, and it was Manav. Thank God she thought and picked the call.
‘Hi Manu, Thankgod you called, I’m standing outside bank of baroda in Bandra. Would you come and pick me up!’____’Oh! you are also struck eh! where?’____’hmm.. what shall i do yaar?’____’ok do find a way to come and get me’____’love ya, bye’
She spotted an auto-rickshaw just after closing the cellular. By the time rain has slowed a bit and so she took the rickshaw and directed the route to the driver. After getting in she tried messaging Manav. Message delivery failed it said. Anyways he will be fine she thought and closed the phone after leaving a voice message ‘Hey Manu Darl, I got a rick, you don’t worry and come home safe, cya darl’ After reaching home by 4:30 she felt lonely without Manav. She stared at the water droplets gliding through the window pane and was sitting idly when the song ’saason ko saason mein…’ started to fill in the room. She tried calling him more times than she can keep count of and she prayed for him to be home soon. She got distracted from the chain of thoughts by the sudden and loud buzz at the doorway. She hopefully went and opened the door and she found only a parcel saying ‘To my ρяιη¢єѕѕ”. She was in no mood for anonymous gifts or pranks. She thought of leaving the parcel there itself when she heard something from within the parcel, It was Manav’s voice saying ‘I want to dedicate the song ’saason ko saason mein.. from hum tum to my dearest wife Mansi’ she turned and she could listen his voice on the radio as well ‘ She is home alone waiting for me and this is to assure her I’m fine and will be home soon, love you darl’ She felt relief spread through every cell of her body and automatically tears of happiness rolled down her cheeks when a hand from behind hugged her close and the warm embrace dissolved all pains and worries.
Never could think of anything more mysterious than Love. Just wanted to share this small piece of dialogue from the movie “10 things I hate about you”. A unique way to say “I Love You”. And dear people my twitter id is changed to aizwaikcha so find me and join me, the link is in the sidebar’s first widget and also here.
“I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car.
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots, and the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick; it even makes me rhyme.
I hate it, I hate the way you’re always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you’re not around, and the fact that you didn’t call.
But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all.”
Today saw the Tamil movie “Eeram” and yesterday night saw the Hindi movie “Race”. So here is my review towards both movies. “Race” was one for which I was waiting for more time as it was recommended more than twice by my dear dosth Zen. Saifu is so cute And an awesome awesome movie plot with a lot of twists and turns. Deliver the unexpected when not expected might have been their motto while making the movie and definitely they’ve succeeded. And also one song which takes your heart away is Pehli nazar mein.. by Atif Aslam.
“Eeram” is still eeram in my heart as I finished watching it just now. A neat making should say and this one was recommended by two of mine cousins ranjan and yagee. The linking of the signs before every homicide is an intelligent move. Though they don’t actually show the bhooth, they have succeeded in maintaining the thrill and tempo of the movie. Strange fact as for me is that the most favorite color of mine – red and my most loved aspect of nature – rain/water are the indicators before every death in the movie, pretty strange la!!! ha ha haaaaaaaaa…
[P.S - the names of my friend and cousins are coded so that only I can recognize and recollect it when reading back ]
Though Change is the one thing that does not change,
Climate is the one thing which earth wishes no change.
Meager changes does not matter
Major ones are always dreaded
Every step towards better future
Delays the dreaded the changes.
The flow, the vocabulary, the technique, the narration and the tiny bits of characters, lyrics, annotations, personalities etc taken beautifully from a lot of other literary works of that time and actual history itself makes it a wonderful experience to read and enjoy. The preachings elegantly mingled with the story for us to learn the moral while also taking pleasure in the reading. Every emotion beautifully expressed and there are a many occasions that ought to bring an unconscious smile and little tears along the way. The love for parents, the respect for elders, the purpose of work, the experience of travel, the lessons of life, the sweet love and even more sweet friendship everything’s so sweet. The wealthy use of language is worth a mention for we get a chance to learn a little bit of French and German and also a lot of English. The story travels to far off countries and places and yet every character stays as close to mother (marmee if I should say properly) as if they were at home. But yes, not did one character settle as I had expected them to be at the end: for I do not like the idea of settling with what we have got and not working and sticking to realize your dreams come true. And so, though i loved the work very much I surely did not like the giving up the dream part, not sticking to the first love part, and putting an end to one of the lead character.
Jo is my favorite not only because she is the lead character but also I have a soft spot for that name through some friends of mine, some characters and it is reinforced by this sweet Jo herself.
The heading has something to it which i’ll tell at the end. Now for the rest of the post.. After four months I posted one post last month and again gone with nothing to write or perhaps no inclination to write. See, being on and off is kinda natural thing to happen but be sure I will never allow my blog to stay stagnant. This recent Bing thing is awesome, everyday a kool new look and feel and a fabulous wallpaper. I’ve started collecting and it is really a gr8 collection. Here is a sample of which you would fall in love at once. And what! Here is a song from the movie Ullasam a very nice one to listen and dwell.. Music by Karthick Raja son of Ilayaraja.
And yea, I remembered what I’ve been waiting to share with you all. It’s a fabulous story for me and I think you people will like to know. We went to Mysore two months back and we went to the bird sanctuary there. It was a fabulous place and the breeze was so cold and refreshing for the summer. There were hundreds of varieties of flowers all the way to the sanctuary and boating place. The river was in between and many birds had flocked over the other side of the river. When we went the boating was closed for lunch and so we decided to stay this side and watch the birds till time passes. And see what we found…
“A crocodile”. My cousin sister was already not in mood for boating as she was afraid and after seeing this one, she totally declined and we left without going boating. It was a long shot and i tried my best. And yeah she was the one to see it first when none of us noticed it first. And yeah! hope to see me more often coz I’m not gonna give up. Thanks friends.
Heya Fellas! Its been a long time I know. Priorities often change and prioritizing tasks in life is as important as performing them. Now-a-days the only thing I’m doing is facebooking, a lot of games are out there /dun miss them/. And for life also many things happened and happenings continue… Shifted home to a new town, finished the final paper work for my PG, went to a few trips in and around my state, watched a random high number of English movies, watched a lot of TV series and sure enjoyed and laughed a lot /thanks to the creativity they exhibited/, read a book and started reading another one, spending time with my little nephew, rains started just now, listened to a lot /pretty high number/ of songs from three languages and may be a few from other languages as well.
TRIPS – to mysore, brindavan, tippu sultan museum, bird sanctuary, sri rangapatnam, banglore, a little of pondicherry…..
MOVIES – the perfume, 1408, the island, transformers, first row of class, mr.magorium’s wonder emporium, the village, signs, whispers are few that lingered more than others.
TV – 10 seasons of F.R.I.E.N.D.S and also the spin-off JOEY’s 2 seasons
BOOKS – read Angels and Demons and Vandhargal vendrargal, and now reading Little women
SONGS – backstreet boys, the corrs, trisha yearwood, enya, yanni, bryan adams, MJ, blue, coldplay, sting, strings, adnan sami, and an absolute lot of Rahman’s
Things were far more than real. She never ever imagined anything of such kind could happen in her life. What she was seeing is par imagination. Mika was in Pluto which once was called a Planet. And she never imagined in her wildest dreams of being able to even see Pluto, her favorite planet since childhood. Only one companion she had and that was a funny X-generation robot Vohai with the artificial intelligence to interact like a human.
Vohai for Voice optimized human-like artificial intelligence.
Vohai – This dwarf is kool don’t you think!
Mika – Dwarf!! mind you, Pluto is my fav planet ever.
Vohai – Oh! O! sorry babe. But they have excluded Pluto from the Planet group. Don’t you know?
Mika – I do know. But I cannot change my childhood beliefs.
Vohai – If your belief were that strong, then why didn’t it change the future?
Mika – who will talk to you!
Vohai – Me.. who else!! LOL
Mika – OMG.. where have you brought me with such a stupid companion. I cannot even enjoy the view here.
A sparkling thing falls into the plutonic surface a few miles away. Mika reaches to see what it was and Vohai follows..
Mika finds brilliant sparks of light and could not find from where it was coming. As she reached close the sparkle went down slowly to reveal the thing. It was a little cupid with his sparkling arrow.
Mika – Haa! what day is it!! I see surprises one after other! Hi Cupid! How are you? And How come you are here? (with a suspicious look)
Cupid – Lady! I was fulfilling my orders to aim the cupid arrow on you. And unfortunately I being too small was carried here along with the arrow leaving my bow up there.
Vohai shows abnormal signs of malfunction hearing all this.
BANG.. bow falls over Cupid’s head.
Cupid – oh my God! Thank you! But don’t you have intentions saving me by pulling me back up there! He started crying.
Mika – Don’t cry Cupid.
Cupid – May be he thinks that he’ll pick me up after I finish the task assigned. Let me pull the arrow and aim at you. He pulls the arrow.
Mika – Stop.. Whom do you think would become my partner after you finished targeting the arrow on me. Only this Vohai and I’m here. Oh God! Are you thinking of binding a robot to myself. This is against the laws of nature. I’ll not allow it. Please stop.
Vohai – Oh! I am in love with this girl already. Blinks and goes off again seeing Cupid.
Cupid – That I cannot say lady. I’ve to fulfill my orders. He release the arrow upon Mika.
And quicker than the ray of light he vanishes from wherever he came from. Mika stood speechless. Vohai opened his optical lens and sees no Cupid and feels normal as before.
Vohai – Mika babe! wake up. We need to leave. Signals have come for us to close down the venture and depart asap.
Mika – No I can’t my love is here. I cannot leave my love here and reach home.
Vohai – What? Are you nuts? There is no one here. Let us quicken up. I am setting myself to launch from here.
Mika – no my love… she faints
Vohai picks her up. They reach the blue planet Earth. Mika was lost in herself. She was lovestruck and her love was not near. Mika left her love of life in Pluto there. When can she see him again. She cried and cried and cried. Night came and she drifted into sleep without her knowing it. Suddenly someone hisses “I Love You My Lady”. She wakes up and sees no one near except the glass window by her side. A twinkle. And she sees her love there among the million stars. She sees her love “Pluto”.
Veronika Decides to Die, a book I started late and finished soon. I picked up this book though I already had two books started and had gone quarter way through them 
LOL. And let me document that it is was a not a easy task to find this one. Sometimes small books bring in much insight and inspiration than big books. Though should warn you people initially it is more hospital stuff and not suitable for kids. The essence of the book is to bring back the desire to live.
Eaters of the dead is most part about the observatios made by the 13th warrior Ibn Fadlan, an Arab who by fate happens to travel with the Norsemen or popularly ‘Vikings’ through North (present Russia) and eventually becomes one among them and fights against the most dreaded creatures ‘The Mist Monsters’ whom we presume as Neanderthals who might have lived till thousand years ago in 922 AD.
The flow, the vocabulary, the technique, the narration and the tiny bits of characters, lyrics, annotations, personalities etc taken beautifully from a lot of other literary works of that time and actual history itself makes it a wonderful experience to read and enjoy. The preachings elegantly mingled with the story for us to learn the moral while also taking pleasure in the reading. Every emotion beautifully expressed and there are a many occasions that ought to bring an unconscious smile and little tears along the way. The love for parents, the respect for elders, the purpose of work, the experience of travel, the lessons of life, the sweet love and even more sweet friendship everything’s so sweet. The wealthy use of language is worth a mention for we get a chance to learn a little bit of French and German and also a lot of English. The story travels to far off countries and places and yet every character stays as close to mother (marmee if I should say properly) as if they were at home. But yes, not did one character settle as I had expected them to be at the end: for I do not like the idea of settling with what we have got and not working and sticking to realize your dreams come true. And so, though i loved the work very much I surely did not like the giving up the dream part, not sticking to the first love part, and putting an end to one of the lead character.
And what! Here is a song from the movie Ullasam a very nice one to listen and dwell.. Music by Karthick Raja son of Ilayaraja.
And yeah she was the one to see it first when none of us noticed it first. And yeah! hope to see me more often coz I’m not gonna give up. Thanks friends.
