I finally finished my second 'major' read of the summer, Exodus by Leon Uris, and it's absolutely fabulous. In a bittersweet way, because nice people die in the end. It is, as far as I can recall, the first 'historical fiction' I've read, and the story revolves around the struggle of the Jews in the post World War II era and the birth of Israel. I've been trying to research the factual accuracy of the book, and from what I've found, it seems to have done justice to the real thing, except maybe this.
Now it's my house that's turning into a zoo. Especially on rainy days. SPOTTED on Monday outside my drawing room: Huge Ugly Crow
and Baby Monkey
In fact, the monkey hung around all day. I rather thought he had taken a liking to me, but he's disappeared now. On second thoughts, I guess it's unlikely that he would like me because I took pictures of him and made faces at him. Oh well.
And (alas) college officially opened today, but we seniors weren't wanted (mwahahaha) so we stayed home. The anti-ragging laws show that DU does have some sense after all (DU is being personified here, obviously). Besides, the freshers don't have anything to worry about as far as I'm concerned, because (a) I firmly disapprove of the concept of ragging. I think it's dumb; and (b) I'm physically incapable of scaring anyone. Or atleast, that's what most people believe.
In fact, the monkey hung around all day. I rather thought he had taken a liking to me, but he's disappeared now. On second thoughts, I guess it's unlikely that he would like me because I took pictures of him and made faces at him. Oh well.
And (alas) college officially opened today, but we seniors weren't wanted (mwahahaha) so we stayed home. The anti-ragging laws show that DU does have some sense after all (DU is being personified here, obviously). Besides, the freshers don't have anything to worry about as far as I'm concerned, because (a) I firmly disapprove of the concept of ragging. I think it's dumb; and (b) I'm physically incapable of scaring anyone. Or atleast, that's what most people believe.
22 comments:
lol ... ragging can sometime be fun ..ofcourse not the type they do in IIT's and NIT's ..even sometimes in my college..
making someone to dance and all can be fun...
that baby monkey looks quite big :P
anhiti and I were amazed just today at how u did nothing these vacations and that u still don't want to go to college! also that u HATE college.. blasphemous!! :|
made faces at the monkey? college certainly IS better, we have much better and varied species of monkeys to make faces at!:D See ya tomorrow! ;)
In NIT-C, my college, ragging is totally banned.....so aravind dont give example of NIT :P.....
Aren't you ashamed in making faces at 'your' ancestor? ;)
after seeing the C & H strip, all i can say is that "The Days are Just Packed" !!!
new year in coll...sigh...The first Monsoon on the last 5 years that i am not spending at my college....sigh :(
hehe..i jus got 6 more days of bliss b4 i gebbac to coll :( And ragging..man!!You need to get into one of the IIT's or the NIT's for a taste of tht..tho its officially banned,it very well hpns indoors..and me too,am against this very concept of ragging..
You house will never beat mine, ok?
and yeah, maybe even i should go about with my summer 2008 list...
You made faces at a baby monkey. Jesus Christ. Whoa. Thats so not you. Especially when i'd told you to politely rescue it. Gawd.
They let us in yesterday. Funnily enough we didn't find any facchas. Sigh. And today when we did, the teacher HAD to call us in for a class. And then of course they all ran away. Chickens.
No, aw, you can scare people, you know. Which class was it when you slapped this guy??? errr....10th? LOL.
ah! cute monkey..
My engg. session has not started yet so i am looking forward to some ragging now... :P *still wodering ki "kaisi hogi"*
btw,which college are you in??
Oh no, of course that Monkey had not taken a liking to you. He was just trying to tell you that you can't just hate all of them because one of them (read Nadal) turned out to be crap. Yep, that's prolly what he was trying to say. And you, woman, made faces at him. You hurt his feelings. He must be sobbing somewhere. :(
And guess what, now they've named an asteroid after Nadal. I'm telling you future headlines - 'Asteroid Rafael Nadal strikes the earth and blows it up'. Write that down, and kill me if that doesn't happen in another 4 years or so.
Oh, btw, was that the monkey you were referring to when I asked you "Where did Nadal come in" over GTalk the other day?
@Nids: OMG, she..she slapped a guy?!
OMG
*runs away scared*
*blasphemied face*
College rules! and believe some freshers deserve to be ragged! Band of wannabe geese! (no offense)
anyway... i'm very intersted to see the blank sheet with the title-
'Why Summer 2008 Was Not A Waste'
LOL
Your college reopened? So soon? *smirks* I still have a week to go. Muahahahaha.
And you made faces at a baby monkey? Hahahahaha, I love that! I'm glad there's somebody else in this world besides me who's not acting her age. :P
so i heard this summer the weather was being very kind to delhi with no major heat strokes? that's good, monsoon is definitely better than summer :)
and seriously ragging is the lamest thing ever! :P
eh? i just commented here....it didnt show up? :(
ok this is the 3rd time i'm trying to comment here...it better accept it this time!
i heard delhi's weather is being very kind with no major heat strokes this summer? goodieee cause seriously monsoon is soo much better than summer for delhi :)
and i agree, ragging is seriously soo lame! :P
ah i just realized comments will show up after u approve them! hahaha....man, i'm soo dumb! :(
sorry for leaving u so many comments!!
Crows aren't ugly, they are just not attractive :P
Will read Exodus. I've seen the movie, which was decent.
If you liked The Exodus then take a gander at QB-VII, its based on court proceedings that took place at the Queens Bench 7 to prove the nazi war crimes.
@arvind: Yea well, I just don't like the whole concept of ragging as a first day ritual, but I guess the harmless kind is always ok (except, of course, if you're painfully shy like me) :D And thanks for dropping by!
@manavi: I did NOT do nothing. Anhiti and her tall tales, hmph.
@viajero: Lol, you can believe monkeys are your ancestors if you like; I shan't :D
Thanks for dropping by!
@thor: Yes *nods knowingly* :D
And aw, I hope after-college life is treating you well!
@multi menon: Oh so you don't (or rather, didn't) wana go back to college either. And you don;'t like ragging. *high five* :D
thanks :), clicked n edited tht header myself.
yeh, u shud definitely read shantaram first chance you get. its such an awesome book i cant stop myself from plugging it everywhere :P.
also, check out my other blog, that one's a bit, (er how do i put it delicately?), more fun.
http://perverse-engineering.blogspot.com
thanks :), clicked n edited tht header myself.
yeh, u shud definitely read shantaram first chance you get. its such an awesome book i cant stop myself from plugging it everywhere :P.
also, check out my other blog, that one's a bit, (er how do i put it delicately?), more fun.
http://perverse-engineering.blogspot.com
@nids: Bleh. And how could i rescue it? You never told me that. And why d'you have to act like 'fuchhas' are your prey or something? And oh, I kicked the guy, didn't slap him =) That makes it worse, doesn't it? :P
@sanchit: hehe, good luck!
@ish: LOL, nice theory!! And I made cute faces, ok? So no harm done.
AN ASTEROID??? What is this world coming to??
And yes, it was the same monkey, how many monkeys do you expect my house to be infested with?? (okay don't answer that!)
@bab: THE LIST IS NOT BLANK. Hmph. I did stuff, alright? HMPH. And right now, I'm totally satisfied with how i spent 'em. Considering the fact that I don't get a SINGLE holiday till October *sniffle*
@drenched: This is an unfair world.
And lol, yes, we're weird :P
@naita: LOL woman!!! This was hilarious, really!! Anyway I'm removing the moderation, so worry not.
And yea, the weather was better when we could sit at home with ACs on, but it's horrible now, when we have to sit in a class with 40 people and 2 fans. Life is SO unfair.
@ramit: Oh really? Crows...hmmm...never really gave them a thought before :) And ooh I wana see Exodus!!
@fah'd: wow sounds fun!! Will try it as soon as I get over my current reading overload :)
completely agree with you on your stance on ragging, i see no point in it.
last semester i actually had an argument with my professor in the middle of the class, when he said that ragging was just a way to interact with the juniors and that it was tradition. i got so hot and hyper about it, that i raised my voice to a pretty high decibel. Thank god, he was one of the lenient profs.
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