The Journey Continues.....

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· Day 5: Favourite Book Of Your Favourite Series
 This is much more easier to answer....
 1 : The Plains Of Passage - Earth's Children (Fourth) by Jean Auel
2 : The Fellowship Of The Ring - LOTR (First) by J.R.R.Tolkien


Both these books in their series' deal with the journey. The Fellowship into a new unsafe world on a quest; Ayla's (the heroine of EC) equally hazardous journey through the glacier of ice into modern day France, to her mate's tribe and home.
The books reflect the decisions they have to take and the challenges they would have to face.
These two individual books  led the main characters to the crossroads  which would change their lives forever, whether they choose to stay back or go forward.


This is the Fifth part of the 30 day book challenge created by Polo at her blog Acotation Al Margen.

Do have a peek.

Older and newer entries here.

A Historical Tragedy Loved

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·  Day 3 : A Book That Makes You Sad

 The Dairy Of A Young Girl - Anne Frank

Another best seller, published posthumously by her erstwhile neighbour and translated into numerous languages.....

The story of a Jewish girl in Nazi Germany.....it relates her day to day activities in hiding; her interactions with her family and the other one who lives with them, her views on friendships and her crushes.

Though it may seem silly at times to an adult, one has to remember it was  a dairy maintained by a teenager and reflected life as she saw it..... 

The tragedy hinted at the end and the subsequent evidence that neither of the two families survived the concentration camps makes it a painful read.

One hopes that such books could in a small way make people reflect on their hatred of others' perceived differences.

This is the Third part of the 30 day book challenge created by Paulami at her blog Acotation Al Margen.

Do have a peek if curling up with  a good book is one of your favourite pastimes.

Older and newer entries here.

Philosophy Of A Book Lover

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Day 2: A Book That You’ve Read More Than Three Times

Footprints Of God - Greg Iles

A bestseller which sparked countless discussions between me
and my brother (who bought the book).

This book is a fictional, intriguing story of a secret U.S

government project "Trinity" that attempts to use MRI 

scans to map the brain. The goal is to create a super computer that not only has artificial intelligence; but self aware based on the brain model of the project head paving way for the so called immortality of man.

The hero is David Tennant, a professor of ethics - 

part of the project; he deals with sabotage and murder of 

colleagues while attempting to discover the sinister master

plan. In the process, he has miracle experiences himself.

I loved the premise of the book.... a lonely god who created

 the universe to find out the reasons for his existence; who also enters spiritually inclined (as distinguished from religious) to teach various lessons he has learnt.

The climax is unexpected, leaving us with more questions 

than answers regarding the origin of religion, ethics and 

unmonitored use of technology.

This is the Second part of the 30 day book challenge created 

by Paulami at her blog Acotation Al Margen.

Do have a peek if curling up with  a good book is one of your 

favourite pastimes.

Older and newer entries here.

Qué Será, Será - Whatever Will Be, Will Be.....

Makes me ponder...its it really okay to let things in the future be?...be complacent....a Zen like contentment...

Not sure, how would the stories end if the heroes and sidekicks let things drift on their own....

Where would our greatest love stories be if the feuding families adopted this philosophy?...

How different would our world have been if Thomas Edison had adopted this piece of advice and stopped trying?...candle wax on our hair and clothes most likely...not to mention this post wouldn’t have happened!!

On the other hand..it may have its uses...

If Colombus and Amerigo Vespucci hadn’t kept on searching for India in the wrong places, the Aztecs and Incas wouldn’t have literally vanished from the face of Earth.

The nuclear wars wouldn’t be a scary Damocles Sword hovering over our lives....

A simplistic conclusion, not quite ...but sometimes the ruthless pursuit of changing fate or the future leaves a green house planet heading its way to Mars- like barreness.

Hunger Strike - My Take

The occasion called and many rose to it...not all could tamper their schedule to represent...the ones that did, were splendid and articulate...bringing to its knees...an adamant, corrupt serpent of a government was no mean achievement...

They fasted under camera glare...I skipped my dinner in the unseen confines of my den...raised slogans, placards, held candlelight vigils...I applauded quietly forming the backdrop...

The goals achieved, the promise proclaimed before millions of witnesses...they parted, extolling the virtues of meeting again...

I wondered if things would indeed change how many of those raddled, weary denizens could withstand the urge to take the easy way out of bribe and scribe....or stay steadfast on the moral high ground they preached from, to one and all.

My Twitter #Sixwordstories In Wordle

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Time to leave past baggage behind

I have never held a magic wand

Grind your teeth, make hair rise

Heaven/hell, to each their own

One for mind, one for soul "songsnwords"

 Was in thought, walk or not?

New year resolution, fulfil or not?

The winter season but not cold!

Beaches, breeze, sand, shells, mocktails, music

Health is wealth, says the doctor

Dreaming with open eyes, the best

This laughter style means the most :D

New walking shoes, await their turn :P

Only father time can definitely tell

Too late now, walking partner gone ;

This time around, pack my mouse

Bid goodbye, till you can revisit

Ciao, fare thee well, mes amies

 Have a Flikr Friday, my wish

A tequila if its your thing.

The Mischief I have Been Upto

Time to let out the talker in me...

I don't know about vous people, but I do a lot of blog hopping....

The world is a big fat oyster, how can I be satisfied with a few pearls of (not sure about the) wisdom (part)...

Anyway lets not dilly dally and move on to the Crux of the matter. As said above, I came across this fancy little badge in one of the writer's blog, Green monkey tales, me thinks...Your Badge

I write like

Chuck Palahniuk

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

Now being a Gemini and a Bombayite, how on earth could I refrain from checking out new things (and guys, remove your heads from the gutter) ??? 

So the curious, consequently, bad girl in me posted a few short stories (those few hapless souls who do venture and are forced to read would admit, they are shorter than average posts) from her microfiction blog into their track box and waited rather impatiently for the analysis....

Guess what happened each time that almost, well almost...the doctor says she has a pretty strong heart.... gave her a cardiac arrest!!

 Her first attempt at a true sad love story was written in David Foster Wallace style (a guy she has never heard of before, now dead) and whose titles go like Brief Interviews With Hideous Men and The Girl With Curious Hair.

More shock was when her humorous take  on ear piercing was in the style of Stephen King, the famous writer of horror fiction.

 Worse to follow was that her true emotional story on the loss of a close friend was in 

H.P. Lovecraft style. He was a leading twentieth-century American author of supernatural fiction like  Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre, The Definitive : 67 Tales of Horror   

 Last but not the least , her one attempt at a love story and a tale of 3 friends at the mall was in Chuck Palahniuk style, the author of Choke, Snuff and Fight Club, yes, the movie by the same name...in this case the chicken came before the egg I.e. the book came before the movie...

Anyway, what the hell Am I supposed to make of this....I write sad and funny stories like horror novelists or love stories in battle style...

Serves me right, some might say....just like placing your hand on a flame is not the smartest way to learn fires are dangerous things....just like a trying a fag for fun's sake  at 22 and coughing your lungs out and eating 3 bars of dairy milk to get rid of the ash taste wasn't one of the smartest thing to do...guess, some of us never learn and off we go where even vultures don't dare ....they are busy dying out is a different story all together...

This self professed writer is at her wit's end...she doesn't want to drive away her few followers with tales written badly... so does she continue to write as before and dismiss the tool for what it is. a lot of bullshit or stop writing....

In case some among you are wondering if this is a post to get readers for her other blog, please be assured she has other stratagems in place to garner comments traffic namely joining poetry and story meme blogs...he he to my ex hubby who thought I'll never get street smart...

There, my pessimist twin is murmuring already....what? that like other better posts before (in her humble opinion), this too will not be commented upon...

So, before I take my humble leave, the one among you who has time on his hands and bored enough do read and leave a musing back....reward? did I hear, well, I will add you to my blog roll and if you are already there, promise to visit regularly...

# 24 Random Musings For The Day

If everyone speaks at the same time, who will listen to what's being said??


By extension if all of us had the same level of intelligence, talent, skills sets or even plain hobbies, what then??
If all were expert painters, who will appreciates the fine nuances and the brush strokes....
If all were talented singers or musicians, who would be there to close their eyes, tap their feet, drum fingers along with the beats and get divinely involved in the song and melody....
If  each of us sat to write books, who will read them and let our pen strokes stoke their imagination and take them to new worlds....
If each one were expert chefs and bakers, who would sample the tasty morsels, loosen their belts and sigh in gastronomic delights....
If everyone was an inventor, who would laugh at first and then one by one use our creations and praise our ingenuity....
And so on....if all of us were well accomplished, masters of all the sciences and arts, who would be left to listen, question, appreciate, approve, enjoy, praise, utilise......
It is the ordinary one with limited talent, often few skills, average intelligence who sits back and watches the various masters at work..
Even a Guru is incomplete without disciples to preach....
Take heart those among us who can't create , spin words, wield a brush or a ladle.....it is You, the audience that makes the accomplishments worthwhile.....
For, every performer needs not empty seats but at least one pair of hands that clap.....

A Tag Post...A Little About Me....Rather A Lot About Me

          10 9 8 7 6 5.... U may/maynot know what I'm talking about, 

Found this post in one of the blogs I visited....I looked around ...

 I saw that quite a few people have done this tag!

So, if you haven't done this already and you like what you read - 

Then you are tagged!!! :D :D :D

TEN HOW'S:

Was in  weheartit....liked it...borrowing it....

1. How did you get one of your scars?

Fell down as a 4 yr old, racing against my bro. 

2. How did you celebrate your last birthday? 

With my parents, home delivered pizzas and lots of wishes...

3. How are you feeling at this moment? 

Happier than in a decade

4. How did your night go last night? 

As most nights go...achingly slowly....

5. How did you do in high school? 

I was an above average student with A grades in all but Physical training & Drawing...

Unfortunately, like many Indians, TB's have to study to avoid social/family ridicule ; /

6. How did you get the shirt you’re wearing? 

I stopped wearing shirts the day I weighed 58 kgs....and kept on increasing....

7. How often do you see your best friend(s)? 

On Facebook .....

all in Mumbai while I am lost deep in Tamil Land

8. How much money did you spend last month? 

I was in Bangalore so obviously I blew some money on 

clothes, movies, restaurants, gifts for nephews...

9. How old do you want to be when you get married? 

Been married, at 26 , 

now blissfully (not always...who am I kidding) single...

10. How old will you be at your next birthday? 

Older than most of my readers I guess....

will make it to the 40 plus bloggers in a few years

NINE WHAT'S:

1. Your mothers name?
In Sanskrit it means Delicate

2. What did you do last weekend?
Played and fought like a child and broke my back and brain
entertaining my little devils...phew...

3. What is the most important part of your life?
No one to shred my dignity anymore ....that safe feeling

4. What would you rather be doing?
Eating chocolates since I am almost giving them up in the New year! :-)

5. What did you last cry over?
When my divorce decree was handed over...

tears of joy over freedom and peace.

6. What always makes you feel better when you’re upset?
Sometimes tears, solitude listening to emotional songs...
 talks or hugs with loved ones and then chocolates .

7. What’s the most important thing you look for in a significant other?
Looked for equality and respect...didn’t find it...
no more monkeys jumping on my bed...
I love to hog the whole space now.... :D

8. What are you worried about?
The future and parents health

9. What did you have for breakfast?
Kellogg’s Cornflakes...chocos...*sheepish*

EIGHT YOU'S: 

1. Have you ever liked someone who had a girlfriend/boyfriend? 

*Thinking cap on* ...  basically admired guys from far....so no way of telling...

2. Have you ever had your heartbroken? 

Very sensitive, break easily.... 

its healed now and patched from

 future viruses by doctor resilience....

3. Have you ever been out of the country? 

Not Yet, hope to get atleast 1  stamp on my brand new passport

...*if dreams were flying horses....* *sigh*

4. Have you ever done something outrageously dumb? 

What else will Miss clumsy do....??? 

Tell me, Tell me, Pray tell me... ;P

5. Have you ever been back stabbed by a friend? 

Not exactly but I was always the substitute till better came along...

reason why I keep in touch with the few bestmates even after 2 decades....

6. Have you ever had sex on the beach? 

My Ex preferred the Idiot box to me...

beaches...not my style anyway...

7. Have you ever dated someone younger than you? 

Never dated...wanted too...hope my family never reads this....

goody two shoes...said yes to the first guy my family liked.... 

prefer guys 2/3 years older than me...need to look up to them...

8. Have you ever read an entire book in one day? 

Only time I’ll put the book down is when I have to....you know....

can’t stand people who malign books by taking them to the loo... 

SEVEN WHO'S:

1. Who was the last person you saw? 

A lady with an umbrella in a blog I read....qualify???

2. Who was the last person you texted? 

 My cousin to see if she reached home safely...

3. Who was the last person you hung out with? 

My cousins...they visited us today...

4. Who was the last person to call you?

My Aunt

5. Who did you last hug? 

My Cousin sister

6. Who is the last person who texted you?

Same person who I last texted!

7. Who was the last person you said “I love you” to? 

My nephews...I tell them all the time ;))

SIX WHERE'S:

1. Where does your best friend(s) live? 

In my heart, online and in Mumbai

2. Where did you last go? 

Jewelery shopping....not for me....

3. Where did you last hang out? 

Pizza Hut

4. Where do/did you go to school? 

5 schools 3 cities... Trichy, Chennai, Mumbai, Mumbai, Mumbai....

2 schools were only for a year....happens when your dad has a transferable job...

5. Where is your favorite place to be? 

Lost in books, music, around my sweethearts and lost in my thoughts

6. Where did you sleep last night? 

*shocked* bad, nosy, naughty people ..Tsk, Tsk..

My bed I made myself.... :D

FIVE DO'S:

1. Do you think anyone likes you?

I have been quoted lovable and sweet..

.I have cards and letters to prove it, you know....hmmph...

2. Do you ever wish you were someone else? 

When I was a teen I wished to be a boy as my brother never had curfews like me....

in my youth : a prettier, intelligent, successful, street smart, confident,

 less impulsive, less clumsy, less shy, less stubborn and less hot tempered version of myself 

and now a less childish, less overweight, less cynical self...

3. Do you know the muffin man? 

I know the cookie man....

4. Does the future scare you? 

Nothing scares me anymore

5. Do your parents know about your blog? 

They do...mom faithfully reads my stories and poems, views my photos....

that why my blogs are never above PG rating... ;D

FOUR WHY'S:

1. Why are you best friends with your best friend? 

We connected, were similar yet different...

never gave it any thought seriously...as it is, I think too much...

2. Why did you get into Blogging? 

My Twitter friend Aditya liked my poems and asked me to start a blog...

he was my my first follower...

god bless him and may the devil kiss him...no...that’s his Gf's job....

3. Why did your parents give you the name you have? 

My mom was upset with my name that Grandpa(her dad) gave me..

its custom...she changed it to Rekha 

4. Why are you doing this survey?

Bored...surveys are my thing...

years of filling various forms...you see :P

THREE IF'S:

1. If you could have one super power what would it be?
Shape Shiifting/ Telepathy! Is that  a bird, a tigress, a dolphin, a snail?...

no, that's just our Rek showing off again....

Shit...she heard me .....

2. If you could go back in time and change one thing, would you?
Yes, a lot of big ones ...quite difficult to choose.

3. If you were stranded on a deserted island and could bring 1 thing, what would you bring?
Never plan to be...maybe a walkie talkie with undying batteries...

TWO WOULD YOU EVER'S:

1. Would you ever get back together with any of your ex’s if they asked you? 

They are EX for a reason...

besides I had only one and good riddance if you ask me...

2. Would you ever shave your head to save someone you love?

Yes, if it saves their lives and helps me get curly hair in return... 

One last question:

1. Are you happy with your life right now? 

Happiness is elusive...contented yes....

I hope I wasn't that boring...if I was...then its just being me!!

Rajni Effect

Couldn't resist posting this.....

 For those who don't know, Rajnikant is a South Indian Actor who has a fan following in Japan And Germany.

Just read how gr8 Rajini is......................................................

1. Rajinikanth doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.
2. Rajinikanth has already been to Mars, that’s why there are no signs of life there.
3. Rajinikanth killed the dead sea.
4. If you spell ‘Rajanikant’ wrong on Google it doesn’t say, “Did you mean Rajinikanth?” It simply replies, “Run while you still have the chance.”
5. Rajinikanth can play the violin with a piano
6. Rajnikanth once wrote a cheque, the bank bounced!
7. Micheal Jordan to Rajini: I can spin a ball on my finger for over two hours. Can you? 
   Rajni: Rascala; how do you think the earth spins!?
8. Rajinikanth once ordered a plate of idli in McDonald’s, and got it.
9. If Rajnikant was born 100 years earlier, British would have fought to get independence from India.
10. When Rajnikant logs on to facebook.com, facebook updates its status message.
11. Rajinikanth knows Victoria’s secret.
12. Rajinikanth can divide by zero.

(Post/link courtesy...a forwarded email by my cousin sister)