Battle for Bittora - Lok Sabha Elections Just Got Sexy!

Battle for Bittora, the latest from Anuja Chauhan, of 'The Zoya Factor' fame (soon to be made into a major motion picture produced by Red Chillies Entertainment Ltd. :D) is everything you expect from her and more. :) I just read it over the weekend, started on the 25th, finished last night, reading like I was racing against time. It's bigger than The Zoya Factor, and in mine (and others') opinion slightly better as well! :D

I couldn't wait till the 14th of Jan (which is when my exams end) to read this book. So i figured, if I finish it fast enough, I could study for my exams properly after that. :D Written in Anuja Chauhan's unmistakeable style, this book was totally worth it.

Ok, so the main protagonist is this spunky, cool, and lots-of-fun Jinni Pande (short for 'Sarojani Pande') who hails from a poltical 'dynasty' so to speak. Now the story really, truly starts when her grandmother, Pushpa Pande (PP) of Pragati Party comes to request her to help with campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections in Pavit Pradesh (It doesn't take a genious to figure out the reference to Uttar Pradesh). Little does she know, Jinni herself has to end up standing for elections at Bittora, their constituency, and that too against her childhood friend "with whom she shares a complicated past" (in the words of the author). Zain Altaf Khan, the smoulderingly sexy and incredibly hot male protagonist is more than what she bargained for.

With beautifully real, inadvertently funny characters, this book was a VERY enjoyable read. It's so Indian. I'd say it was better than Zoya Factor, simply because it's deeper, not all fun and games. It just has much more to talk about, and more to offer. Zoya Factor is just about cricket. Battle for Bittora covers a diaspora of topics ranging from the dirty politcs in India, to social customs, prejudices, all the while keeping the light and breezy feel of a chiclit alive. :D All in all, I loved it. :D  I didn't cry until towards the end. But then I made up for that right at the end of the book. :)

As for the pertinent question, 'Who's better Zain or Nikhil?', I don't think I can answer that. My sister has no such problems though, she's says Zain without batting an eyelid. I like Zain, but I also like Nikhil Khoda. Though, I guess Zain is maybe a little bit cooler? :D Considering Nikhil's just a cricketer after all. Lol. I know this is probably the weirdest, strangest, vaguest answer to a question, but that's seriously the best I can come up with. Maybe it doesn't need to be answered.
Though, I have no such problems with deciding who's better between Zoya and Jinni. I like Jinni better! :D

Ok, now for what all i liked-->
Ammaji (her granmom) is really cute. :D What with the "Life is sort", and "Pleej Sarojini" she's just TOO cute! :D
Her mother is the usual funny, witty, sardonic mother of any Chiclit. :D
Zain...is awesome. Straightforward and just plain sweet. :)
Other memorable characters like "Awaar (Our) Pappu", Munni, Hasina Behenji, Jugatram ji (HILARIOUS, esp. towards the end), "Tawny", Gudia Aunty, Titu, Rumi, Nauzer have been brilliantly thought out and are very funny.

With all the political references that are so witty, this book made me lot of laugh out loud at dozens of places. Philosophical in parts, Speculative in parts, Witty, Funny, Smile-Enducing in others, and just plain FUN in the rest. I loved this book. Anuja Chauhan sure knows how to write her chiclits. :) I want to write books the way she does. I like her style.

I never thought campaining for Lok Sabha elections could be this much fun, but this book has opened my eyes. :) It truly is a passionate fight for the "elecsun."

It's a must read guys. :) And you'll love Zain. N Jinni. :D

This book made me so happy. :)

Christmas

It's Christmas Eve!!!

HEYYYY!! It's Christmas Eve, so let me just start off by sayin I hope all of you have a very merry and warm christmas (what? lol) :) :D. So...

I must say, it is incredibly hard work putting up a christmas tree, espcially if you have to do it all by yourself. (ok so i got the driver to get the tree inside, cause it was kinda heavy..*shrugs* :) ) I'm putting up a pic here, but the quality's not that good as my sister has taken the camera to her friend's wedding. :)

Watchin Die Another Day on Star Movies. Started at 11:05 pm. Hardly watchin actually, blogging and tweeting more like. But am waiting for the song...

I wanna read Battle for Bittora..If i finish it real fast, i can study for XAT later right? Hmmm..lets see.

Speaking of exams, NMAT was pretty sucky...It's ok though cause I'm not serious about going there anyway. Will give CAT again next year, :)

Tweeting is fun.
I'm goin to have coke, to get myself in the festive mood, because apart from putting up the christmas tree, I've done nothing else. There's  no cake, cause my mom n sis aren't here. (ooh DIE ANOTHER DAY-SONG brb)
ok back- My granma shud'nt be doin so much work n i've never known my dad to cook, soo.....N i don;t know how to bake. :) But I'm thinkin of tryng tomorrow. :) :D Will keep you posted. :) Neway so i guess having Coke will make me feel atleast a LIL bit festive. As it is the whole family's not here, so it's kinda dreary..:) But I'm still kinda happy cuz it's christmas tmrw, even though I don't have any gifts to put under the tree...[i'll have to rummage thru the chocolates n candies already in the house liek i did last to last time...(last time I was at Chakrata, so no Christmas tree. Had asked a friend to put one up instead, but she forgot. :P ) n put them there. Stockings bhi nahi mil rahi kahin....] And the missing members are gonna be here tmrw, so it's all good. :) Anyway, so even though this christmas (eve) isn't like what Christmas eve's usually are, am still not altogether disstaisfied. :) Partly cuz my next exam is on the 2nd now, so i have some time. Yay! :D
So, here's to Coke!

Ok watching Roomies now, wanted to see this episode. Later. Bye! :)

Ciao-

I wish for a White Christmas. Lol..Hey, Miracles Happen!! :D

- Love,

N

Coke

I quite like the new Coke ad with Imran. Actually it's not really new anymore, but you get my drift right? I think it's better than the one he did with Kalki.

Bigg Boss Bigg Boss...

Bigg Boss Bigg Boss. Bigg Boss Bigg Boss.

I should've put up a christmas tree by now instead of wasting time on twitter, fb, blogging, etc.

Well, tomorrow's a new day. I'll get the tree inside in the morning. Decorate it when i come back after taking my NMAT exam. :)

Will post pictures.

Ciao. :)

Turning 21

There was a long list of things I was supposed to do before turning 21. And now my birthday's in a month, and I've hardly progressed.

Actually, the truth is the original list was 'Things to Do Before You Turn 18', my 18th birthday (C'mon, everyone has that milestone) came and went, and the list was re-christened 'Things to do Before You Turn 20' and then '21' last year. Now, in a month's time that milestone will be crossed as well and I'll have nothing to show for it. It's quite sad, how time just seems to be running.

It's like it slowly creeps up, when you think it's still a long way away, and rushes by you with a *whoosh* sound before you even realise what's happened.

It's like a sand glass (an hour glass) that's filling up.
[I like that image, one of my facebook statuses was-
"I can feel the sand slipping through my fingers", in an entirely different context though].

The clock is slowly ticking away, but in this case, it seems to be gaining time. It's scary how quickly time flies. it seems like it was just yesterday that I'd joined college fresh out of school, but somehow it also feels like aeons away. So much has changed, so much has happened. I have changed (hopefully for the better).
A bit Older, and a Bit wiser (that's a good title actually). People have changed. Relationships have changed. (My! That sounds so senti...No, 'deep' is better (and not lame) ..hehe)

Back to the question of how little time I have left. I haven't done so many things yet, and I'm becoming old! Well, not really Old,, 21 is still young. The Prime of Life. (Though some say the Prime of Life is in the 40s now).

I have to do so much, acheive so much, try so much. I hardly ever write. I was gonna paint. I've been thinking of doing a creative writing course from DU for almosta  year now!! (10-11 months..?)

*Sigh* Why must life pass us this way? Why can't we just freeze moments, times, occassions and stay in them, savour them for as long as we want? Sift through these little vignettes instead of sifting through faded memories?
Why don't we have that freedom?

Hey, just got an Idea of what to wish for. A Time-machine kinda thing that lets us freeze time at the junction we want to. Fast fwd the parts that aren't important to us. (I won't say the bad, unpleasant parts because they might be important too, more often than not)

I know what I'm wishing for this Christmas, what about you? :)

*Winter Solstice today?*                                          

                                                                                                                       Natasha

                                                                                                                       21/12/2010

                                                                                                                       12:55 am

sitting next to the radiator
It's warm
should sleep
Bye, world. :)

OFF twitter.

i shud be studyin- get off twitter get oFF twitter!!! grrr....
so random. :)

Brand Wars!

Check this out guys-->

http://www.millwardbrown.com/Sites/mbOptimor/Ideas/BrandZ_Rankings/BrandZTop100.aspx

 The Fifth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking released on 28 April 2010. It's interesting, and if you're a business student, you mUst check it out...! :D

toodle-doo!!
:)

P.S- Next Update- Onion Prices! Onion Tweeting gone overboard!!! :D

Today- Cafe Mocha. (Review Later...)

Today was a fun day. it was my friend Tanya's birthday (I'm gonna start a  blog with her soon..:) ). We went to Cafe Mocha in Def Col. :) Twas cool :)
That's it.
Good night, and Bonne Nuit! :)

COugar Town!

Cougar: An older woman who has set her sights on a younger man.

Wonderwall

This is a song I really like, by a band that I really like--->

Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
- OASIS

Album: What's the Story? (Morning Glory)


:)

It makes me feel so nice...:)

Starlight

So here's this poem, the first two lines of which I'd written back in February, didn't know how to continue the poem, so left it there. But 3 days back i started writing again, n I finished it day before yesterday :)

So here it is-

17th Feb '10

When the soft beam of the moon
disappears behind dark clouds

and the shrill cry of the jackal                                                                                                     20/09/10

pierces the silent night
that's when he comes out
slipping in & out of the shadows                                                                                                 21/09/10
gliding like he's on ice
his whispers lost in the wind

Not knowing his destination
unaware of the start
working in the dark/dead of the night
covering up god knows what past

the leaves on the trees rustle
as he passes by
the water in the brook tinkles
as he steps over to the other side

black figures follow him
they have yellow eyes
little dragonflies hover around
scuttering about are mice

there's something in his arms
something that he's hiding
he's kept it close to his heart see,
wonder what's on it riding?

he's moving much faster now,
you can only catch a glimpse
through the trees
tearing through the shrubs,
stepping over fallen leaves

crackling through the woods
stumbling over roots
what's his hurry?
you muse

he's approaching a moonlit glen
earth strewn about
freshly dug grave
oh! the moon's blocked by a cloud

now you can hear him
puffing from the strenuous task
digging up dirt
he's finished at last

but just as you're about to find out
the real mystery
you step on a twig, it breaks
and he turns to see you through the trees

you're running for your life now
he's got a spade in his hands
but somehow you find yourself in the glen and-

you feel yourself tripping
over a loose root
you see the world turning
head over feet
you feel suffocated
you taste the earth
you see darkness surrounding you

            - Natasha :)

            21/09/10

Musings in the rain.

*Pitter Patter Pitter Patter*
The sound of the raindrops beating against the AC vent is lulling. The rhythmic thrum of the drops is like a drum beat to nature’s orchestra.
The cool night wind, the chill in the air. It doesn’t feel like September. Atleast not a September in Delhi. Not hot and humid and sultry and moist. Instead it’s chilly and cool and breezy and calm. Peaceful.

Almost midnight, and listening to the rain outside makes me feel calm, restful, at peace.
Though actually, I have a lot to worry about.
The house is quiet. Almost everyone has gone to sleep.
My eyes feel tired. I feel sleepy, I need sleep. My body’s crying out- Give me a Rest!
But I have to study. Instead, my thoughts are wandering elsewhere. The rain does that to you. Makes you think. Can’t let you concentrate. Distracts.
I can’t keep my books open for more than 5 mins. I end up wanting to do something else. Why is it that inspiration strikes when you’re nearing exams? I think it’s because you’re trying to study, you know you should, but your mind wanders off in search of more creative pursuits.
It’s cause you know you shouldn’t waste time, not watch TV, not go online, and that is exactly what you end up doing. And if not that, you delve into ‘creative pursuits’, like I mentioned before.
Like writing poems, blog entries, articles, stories.

There’s something about the rain. Always makes me wanna start my stories with a ‘It was a dark and stormy night’. Thunder and lightning are even better. I love thunder and lightning. Livens up an otherwise dreary day. Or night.

Reminds you of mystery novels, hill stations or mysteries in hill stations. The best kinds.
There’s something about hill stations too. Quiet, serene, mysterious, foggy, misty, dark, chilly, silent, inspiring, scary...
‘Will o’ the Wisp’.
Hill stations are meant to write books. Novels, stories, mysteries. Tragedies. Thrillers? Fast-paced detective novels. Not any other kind. The traditional Agatha Christie- Feluda- Sherlock Holmes variety. Not the new age scientific, biotechnology thrillers that are licked up by many I know.

Not for me. I’m happy with my Hercule Poirots, Feludas, Byomkesh Bakshis and Sherlock Holmes. Even the Five Find Outers and Dog. :)

- Natasha

21/09/10

(12:15 am, so technically- 22/09/10)

The Voice of the Rain

It's been raining continuously man...there's something bout the rain that makes you wanna do smthn creative. or just not do anything. :) hehe. I remember reading 'The Voice of the Rain' back when I was in 11th I think....it's a nice poem. Different. And I like free verse. Rhyming is hard. Sometimes, when you try to get your poems to rhyme, they end up sounding so stupid!!
Speaking of poems, I finished a poem today that I had started back in Jan/Feb. Actually 'finished' is the wrong word, it's still not complete...I'll post it soon, when it's complete....Considering I cudn't think of anything to write after the first 2 lines when I'd started writing it, it's not half bad. ;) :)..well, i guess you can be the judge of that...:)
Ho hum..what else to say? Can't think of anything right now, more later! :)

How am i EVER gonna be a writer?! *dramatic sigh*
Looks like i can be a actor atleast...:)

oh, there was this other thing I had to mention. saturday night...late night, just as I was about to go to sleep, I heard someone singing and strumming a guitar in a neighbouring house...How cool is that? Like, really...:)..Maybe we can play the guitar together..Dunno who it was, don't even know the house no., but still, its exciting! :)....I mean, it was 1:30 am, n you can hear your enighbour singing...and it's not like the neighbouring house is that close on that side..Anyway, I'm pretty sure it wasn't music playin...:)
More later. :)
ta!

Today

Today is my sister's birthday. It's also Rakshabandhan. And with great difficulty, an off from college. ( :) )


p.s- thot id posted this on 24th August. Jus saw, it was only saved as a draft. :P

The CAT in the Hat.

Wow. So there's only like 2 months approx. left for CAT 2010. And I can't really bring myself to study. I mean, I keep thinking I'm gonna study, I really have the best of intentions, but somehow those intentions never materialise.
It's like I have this dark cloud hovering over my head perpetually, CAT CAT CAT CAT. But if I really want to crack the CAT, why don't I study for it? Is it my subconcious that's trying to stop me from really trying? Or is it just plain laziness. :[

Procrastination. The Root of All Evil.
Something I read on a billboard in London, in 2005.

Till we meet again...*sigh*...:)

Memoirs of a Geisha

Watching Memoirs of a Geisha. Should be studying. But actually my SIS is making me watch..:P
its interesting...names r confusing. lol. :)

Today

Today is my sister's birthday. It's also Rakshabandhan. And with great difficulty, an off from college. ( :) )

I-Day!

I went to DLF Promenade today to watch Despicable Me. It was awesome btw....Incredibly Funny, n Incredibly Cute! :D Anyway, so it was all decked up in celebration of Independence Day.

P.S- Sadly, it was 2-D..but still...incredible fun!! hehe...And that's one incredible too many...:)..hehe

Drenched!

Today, it rained a lot. And i got DRENCHED, when I should'nt have, owing to the fact that i had a fever recently, n still have a cold, + cough. neway, i tried takin these pics when the driver was racing the car thru the rain. oh yeah, abt that....i go for tutions in my car, but there's some 3 minute walk from the classrooms to where the car can be parked. n those 3 minutes were enough to effectively drench me. :)

So, that was my "delhi experience" for today...

Pre- Independence Day Dilemna

Tomorrow's Independence Day. India's 63rd to be exact. And I'm wondering what to do. How to celebrate. I thought of filming an I-Day video, and post it here tomorrow, but I have like, zero ideas. Dunno what to film. I thought I could interview a couple of people, and ask them what Independence Day meant to them. But again, no one who's willing to be filmed so far. And anyway, there's nothing too original about that. *sigh*

What really saddens me though, is that most people my age, just laugh at the idea of "celebrating I-Day". They're like, 'Are you serious?', n YES , I Am!!! Ok, so it's not exactly like I do something very great every year on 15th August, but ATLEAST i want to. Atleast I know it's important to. And that's half the battle already won.

All of us just treat I-Day as an off from school. college, work, whatever. Sadly, this year it falls on a Sunday, n therefore, no luck there. And yes, i have to admit, that's what I always saw it as too. N yes, watching Gandhi on television. I mean, I-day, republic day, Gandhi Jayanti is not the same without Gandhi being aired on TV. N Set Pix/ Sony Pix is taking care of that.

But I-day's MORE than that. What else? It's not ONly about wearin the tri-colours (which I sometimes try doing), watching patriotic movies on television, watching news programmes about india's freedom struggle, issues we're facing, listening to patriotic songs, etc. There's something else that needs to be done. And I'm trying to figure out what it is. We can't ALL change something, express something, do something. But we can atleast make SOME difference during the course of the day.

I'm trying, really trying, to think of something. But alongside, I'm waiting for your ideas.

p.s- watchign DESPICABLE ME tommorow. 'Udaan' wudve been more appropriate, but I guess it's not on in too many places now. n Peeple [Live], i dont wanna watch, I know it's good n everything, but still.


I'll end with an overused quote-

"Be the change you want to see"

THE PROS & CONS OF FALLING SICK

Aah! Don't all of us just LOVE falling sick? No, don't get me wrong, I'm not some twisted person who derives pleasure from being unwell, but for a while atleast, isn't it kinda fun? I mean, haven't we all at some point or other, faked..or maybe exaggerated our illnesses in order to bunk school when we were kids?

I just fell really really ill this week, so was thinking about this. So i compiled a whole list of Pros & Cons of falling sick...:)...[that's what you do when you're bored..:D ]

I'll start with the PROS first-

1. You can laze around...yay! :D

2. You get royally pampered, and short of having a butler wait on you hand and foot, all your little whims and fancies are (mostly) taken care of....this is a BIG pro!

3. You can think up of blog entries when there's nothing else to do...*wink, wink!*

4. Um...You get to take an off from school/college! i can't say work, cuz you have limited scope of holidays, and then there are a 100 repercussions...like worrying abt how to get the work done on time....

5. You can watch all the tv you want, read all the books u want to, basically have a blast..:)

6. You can sleep all day if you want, n no one can say anything!!! :D

7. You get Chicken Soup, n what not...:D

Now, for the CONS-

1. Well, there's only SO MUCH lazing around that you can do, and after a point, you start getting bored....and don't forget, ou're sick, so u have your limitations.

2. When you start reading a book, etc....or even watchin tv...people keep coming n telling you to 'GO TO SLEEP'...now this would be a boon for anyone who loves sleepin more than half tha day, but for the rest of us, seriously, how much can you sleep??...I mean, what if u just CAN NOT fall asleep??!!...*sigh*....

3. If you're REALLY sick, you just sorta lose the will to do anything....:(....

4. Like right now, my cold is on again, n it feels TERRIBLE!!!...and you eyes get all dry and stuff, n u need tissues like ALL-the-freakin-time, n u basically end up sayin things like -"can u please just cut off my nose?" to your mom, out of Sheer Irritation, n Inconvenience.

Anyway, I'll add more later. Gtg now.


p.s- ooh! mom just gave me chicken soup. :)....

'Hippo'-crite!!!

Ok, so this is something I wrote on 17/03/2010. Just got a lil late in putting it up. So here goes-


Some people just don't let others be. I mean, they poke their (big fat) noses into everything. They ask incessant questions about things that concern them in no way. At all.
They give their "high" opinion when & where it is neither asked for, nor needed.
They butt into conversations that do not involve them. They crack jokes at other peoples' expense. They derive joy from bringing others down.

Such people are also very hypocritical. They pass judgement on other people, but when it comes to themselves, they have double standards like nobody's business.

They pass comments on others' attire, accent, pronunciation, beliefs, actions, when they themselves are nothing to write home about.

Their opinions are more often than not, based on half-baked information.

Such people never fail to irk me, and I have the deepest loathing for them.

My Name Is Natasha, and I Love SRK!

12 Feb '10

Till last night, i was glad i wasn't in Mumbai.Today, I wish I was. :) My Name Is Khan released today, and yes it DID release in Mumbai, thank heavens! I wish i was in Mumbai, so that I too could stand by SRK. Like all those brave people out there.

I am so happy today. The only time I watch the News is when SRK's on it. ;D hehe...and he's been all over the news the past week, and especially today.
I love his interviews, they're the best! He's so real, and charming and funny and witty. And his one-liners are awesome! Anyway, it was so nice to see SRK's fans in Germany...Berlin to be exact!

I'm gushing now...and so was he!! (Check out his tweets...they're awesome btw) :D :D ;D

*Noor-E-Khuda*
   [jus came on channel [v]]

i was teary eyed on so many occasions today!! *sigh*
          :'(      :)                           *wipes off a tear* lol


(i love the way he says 'i'm smart' in the promo! :) )
         im so obsessed. [its a bad thing.
                                  [Or Not!! :D

I'm so glad the Shiv Sena was shown what their worth is today. But they're such sore losers!
They're not willing to admit they've been defeated. (By SRK...and also by the people of Mumbai...and India!)

Today was especially revelating [check UrbanDictionary] because i discovered just how many fans SRK has and what the guys impact is. And I'm very happy/pleased that the film is doing well.

                                                                                                                          :)

                                                                                     natasha

                                                                                          -

For your Reference- http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Revelating

P.S- As you can see, i wrote this little piece back when MNIK released, on 12th Feb. I was gonna post it on my blog, just never got around to doing it. Guess it took longer than i'd thought...hehe..:)
Don't mind my SRK Obsession! lol...:)
Read On! ---

I Hate Luv Stories

(No, I (emphasis on) don't)
I sincerely doubt Sonam Kapoor's Acting Prowess in I Hate Luv Stories. Parts of the trailer are nice. (Like Imran Khan looks cute in a few scenes) Some parts i don't like. Like her mushy-mooning-swooning parts. lol. I like the beginning. But not the book she's reading- Erich Segal- Love Story. Like, Yuck. :P. (i Haven't read it thoh...seen parts of the movie. mush galore. :) ) I don't see the point of the latter half of the trailer. Just them dancing, etc in scenic locales.... I think they're ADs in the film, which is kinda cool! :D i wud like to be an AD for a movie...:)...i know its hard work n all that, but i still think it would be fun. Plus, Film-making fascinated me....:) :) :)

Ozymandias....."The lone and level sands stretch far away"

OZYMANDIAS


I met a traveller from an antique land

Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone

Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown

And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command

Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.

And on the pedestal these words appear:

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare

The lone and level sands stretch far away


- P.B. SHELLEY


I recently had a Reading Comprehension class in the CAT coaching institute i go to, and this poem was mentioned in a passage. The name was familiar, but it didnt strike me at first. After a while though, when we were discussing the passage, I suddenly remembered doing this in English class in 9th or something. Got nostalgic. Goolgled it. It's quite a nice poem. :) And very profound too. As well as a little ominous, but i think it's more of how time just goes on and on and on, its eternal, but lives are transient. So this statue...with just the legs remaining...in the desert is eternal, and has witnessed civilisations live and die. I donno, the image this poem creates in my mind is very...well...profound? Sorry, I'm at a loss for words. Lol. :D :)

P.S- someone is telling me that i'm just copying poems n posting them on my blog, but tis not like im Taking CREDIT for them or anything...They're just poems i really like, n id like to share them with the world...:)

The Catcher in the Rye

I recently read The Catcher in The Rye by J.D Salinger (I really liked it btw), and so it thought i should read the poem that has inspired the title as well. So i googled it, and found out its a poem about a woman who has an extra-marital affair- metaphorically- "rye". So here goes-

Coming Through The Rye

Coming thro' the rye, poor body,

Coming thro' the rye,

She draiglet a' her petticoatie

Coming thro' the rye.

O, Jenny's a' wat, poor body;

Jenny's seldom dry;

She draiglet a' her petticoatie

Coming thro' the rye.

Gin a body meet a body

Coming thro' the rye,

Gin a body kiss a body—

Need a body cry?

Gin a body meet a body

Coming thro' the glen,

Gin a body kiss a body—

Need the warld ken?

Robert Burns

Life.

Life is so Complicated. So Unpredictable. So Temporary. So Dynamic.  Nothing Lasts Forever. Things Come and Go. People Change. Situations Change. And you cant do Anything about it. You Go With The Flow. You learn to Live and Laugh along with it. You Just Exist alongside. And then One Day, you might just Conquer It. And Emerge Victorious. Or Die Trying. :)