Monthly Archives: April 2009
Catch 22 – Great even on the Umpteenth Reread
Been re-reading Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, and I just had to post this absolutely amazing snippet: There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, that specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy [...]
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) – Book Review
And yet another Young Adult Fantasy novel. I don’t know where I have got this sudden obsession from, but whenever I go to Eloor Library, I am drawn more towards the left- most corner where the children’s books are. So, when I came across “The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan in the Returned Books pile [...]
Another Fun Link – Frankenstory
Have you heard of this new digital game called Frankenstory? It is apparently a digitalized Chinese Whispers kind of game where one person starts a story, then sends it to another person who will continue it . The hitch is the second person can only see the last few words you wrote. Continue this for [...]
Father Attempting to Sell his Daughter
The father of Rubina, the star of Slumdog Millionaire is in the news for the past couple of days for trying to sell his daughter. According to various news reports (most of them conflicting with each other), he has been meeting people from the Middle East who want to “adopt” his daughter. This is so [...]
Want to Save some of the Green Cover in Bangalore?
BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) has demolished 500 feet of Lalbagh’s wall and has cut trees in Lalbagh, in order to build a station inside Lalbagh. BMRCL has also confirmed that 323 trees will be cut on R.V.Road (Nanda Road) for the metro. A protest walk (padayatra) is being conducted today (April 21) from [...]
Inkheart – The Book review
The success of the Harry Potter series seems to have created a spurt in the growth of Young Adult (YA) Fantasy literature. Numerous writers (some good and some not-so-good) have piggy-backed on this formula. And one of them is Cornelia Funke – author of the Ink series. The series consists of the following novels: Inkheart [...]
New Eating Hangouts in Indra Nagar
Lured in by the promise of a sample drink, we (hubby, myself, and snubnose) walked into the new Gloria Jean’s coffee outlet on 100 Feet Road in Indra Nagar. I generally love coffee shops and I always like to hang out and chill with friends and family. The focus is less on eating and more [...]
Is Nishita a bad Word ?
I always find it an amusing exercise when I find out the search terms that people have used to reach my blog. Sometimes, they are bang on target and my blog offers them exactly what they are looking for. And sometimes, they are so hilariously off-target. Yesterday, an enquiring mind had keyed in “Is nishita [...]
An Anti-Facebook Rant
I am going absolutely nuts with Facebook. Can’t believe I hate it so much. Here’s why I hate Facebook… Strike 1 – I absolutely hate the new messy design. Usually, I take my time to start appreciating new versions of products. Finally, I do get adjusted and start to like them. However, the new Facebook [...]
A quote from one of my all-time Favorites…
A Quote from one of my all-time Favorites Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World, ” said the Rat. “And that’s something that doesn’t matter, either to you or to me. I”ve never been there, and I”m never going, nor you either, if you’ve got any sense at all.” ~ The Wind in the [...]
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