Hi!Now there’s just one more day left for school to begin again-today!Tomorrow,our extra classes will commence.I’m happy because I’ll be meeting my friends after quite a long time and I’m sad because I won’t get to read all the books I was planning to at a stretch.But I’m excited because I’m going to school after a long time.
Talking about books,I just finished reading ‘The Alchemist’,by Paulo Coelho.It’s about following your dream (a magical fable about following your dream)and has a theme similar to ‘The Secret’.The only difference is that the secret is a non-fiction book,more like a guide ,telling you how you can actually use the secret by ways like the power of visualisation,power of gratitude,the ask,believe,receive processes e.t.c.
But the alchemist is a story of a young shepherd boy,in the quest of a treasure.He meets many different people and goes through lots of situations,in order to fulfill his dream.It is an adventure story filled with magic and wisdom.The main theme is-If you want something with all your heart,the whole universe conspires to get it to you.The Alchemist is the kind of book which you don't want to leave once you start reading it.
On the whole,’The Alchemist’is a very inspiring story and worth-reading.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Life
Hi people!How's Life?Well,here's a poem called Life which I made some days ago. I wanted to post it since quite some time.So here goes...
Not chocolates or toys,
I give you a bunch of grapes
Some will be sweet;some sour
just like life
We don't know what will happen the next hour.
It is filled with different colours
Colours of grief,colours of joy
The sooner you understand this,
The better it is,my boy!
Just like grapes,some are violet;some green
You've got to wash them clean.
Playstations and toys,
don't make sensible boys.
The real lesson of life
lies in knowing there will be times of strife.
Just like a bunch of grapes,
with moments which are sweet and sour,
You don't know what you'll experience the next hour.
Not chocolates or toys,
I give you a bunch of grapes
Some will be sweet;some sour
just like life
We don't know what will happen the next hour.
It is filled with different colours
Colours of grief,colours of joy
The sooner you understand this,
The better it is,my boy!
Just like grapes,some are violet;some green
You've got to wash them clean.
Playstations and toys,
don't make sensible boys.
The real lesson of life
lies in knowing there will be times of strife.
Just like a bunch of grapes,
with moments which are sweet and sour,
You don't know what you'll experience the next hour.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Blink
Hello people!What’s up?I just finished reading Blink which I mentioned in the earlier post.To say the least,the book is very intersting and cleverly written.But why should I say the least?!It’s my blog so I can write as long as I want to(I guess you’re wishing me happy realisation at this point!)
Alright then,jokes apart,Blink-the power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell is a book about times when you instinctively know something without knowing why.
The book consists of real-life incidents in which people instantly know something or prove something which months of painstaking research couldn’t prove(in the case of the first example,when the art experts instantly spot that the kouros are fake.) This art of making snap judgements is known as thin-slicing.However,the book also mentions the dangers of thin-slicing someone only with their physical appearance which is wrong(the Warren Harding error)
There are lots and lots of examples and I won’t go on listing all of them on and on and on.The book is basically on psychology and lets you have a closer view on how the mind works.It has detailed descriptions based on research work about an autistic person’s way of looking at things and a normal person’s way of looking at things.
Not only this,but you will be surprised after knowing that how much psychological study goes into the selling of Pepsi and Coke and how much of a detailed study of emotions and facial expressions is needed to predict whether a marriage will work or not only after seeing a 15 minutes tape of the couple’s conversation.
Alright then,if I go on mentioning such small snippets of such extensive research then you won’t be able to make any head or tail of it.So,to cut a long story short,Blink is a wonderful book and should be compulsory reading for everyone!
Alright then,jokes apart,Blink-the power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell is a book about times when you instinctively know something without knowing why.
The book consists of real-life incidents in which people instantly know something or prove something which months of painstaking research couldn’t prove(in the case of the first example,when the art experts instantly spot that the kouros are fake.) This art of making snap judgements is known as thin-slicing.However,the book also mentions the dangers of thin-slicing someone only with their physical appearance which is wrong(the Warren Harding error)
There are lots and lots of examples and I won’t go on listing all of them on and on and on.The book is basically on psychology and lets you have a closer view on how the mind works.It has detailed descriptions based on research work about an autistic person’s way of looking at things and a normal person’s way of looking at things.
Not only this,but you will be surprised after knowing that how much psychological study goes into the selling of Pepsi and Coke and how much of a detailed study of emotions and facial expressions is needed to predict whether a marriage will work or not only after seeing a 15 minutes tape of the couple’s conversation.
Alright then,if I go on mentioning such small snippets of such extensive research then you won’t be able to make any head or tail of it.So,to cut a long story short,Blink is a wonderful book and should be compulsory reading for everyone!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Hi guys!My vacation's going awesome!Currently,I am reading a book called Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and I will write a full-fledged post about it after I finish reading it.You know what,I recently got my own laptop(sony vaio) as a birthday gift!My joy knows no bounds(sorry if I am
being very bookish-the way the write in novels and all)This is my first post I am writing from my laptop!
Alright then,bye-bye!and Happy Vacations!
being very bookish-the way the write in novels and all)This is my first post I am writing from my laptop!
Alright then,bye-bye!and Happy Vacations!
Friday, April 9, 2010
The Blogger has Returned...
The blogger has returned…dhandhandhandha Wow!What a dramatic comeback!So finally,I’m back.Today,our final exams ended and so I am free to blog , though I had not posted anything long before the exams started for no specific reason.It was just that…never mind.
I don’t have any vacation plans in particular but I do have some book plans(the books I’m planning to read this vacation)Actually,ever since I’ve joined IG we get our vacation in instalments!Now,this is our ten days vacation after which we’ll have extra classes on 19th April.But I’m not complaining.
Alright then,let me enjoy my vacation and you enjoy yours(if you have one!)
I don’t have any vacation plans in particular but I do have some book plans(the books I’m planning to read this vacation)Actually,ever since I’ve joined IG we get our vacation in instalments!Now,this is our ten days vacation after which we’ll have extra classes on 19th April.But I’m not complaining.
Alright then,let me enjoy my vacation and you enjoy yours(if you have one!)
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