Me and the Un-relatable Characters.

Hey guys,

I recently returned from a trip, and it was a really good experience. So, maybe i should be writing about my experiences from the trip, but I won't. Instead of it, I want to write about something I thought when I read Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Paper Towns. Speaking of it, I finally finished "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan.

The book was nice. Actually, I couldn't really make sense of it in the starting. Turned out, alternate chapters switched POV's between the two different Will Graysons. The story became interesting when the two Wills meet. 

On t the next book-

So, when I finished reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson, I started Paper Towns. It's a nice book, I like John Green's characters, they seem real. Quentin and Margo are interesting characters. I'm still reading the book, though I've finished 3/4th of it, already. 

Another book, I had read in January, but I felt like writing about-

Looking For Alaska is John Green's first book, but I read it after reading TFIOS. So, the reason I thought about it was that I was comparing myself to John Green's female protagonists. If anyone knows me, even slightly, they can tell that I am nothing like "Alaska Young", the female protagonist of Looking For Alaska, or like "Margo Roth Spiegelman" from Paper Towns, or even like "Jane" from Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

 I won't go as far as saying that I am not at all like "Hazel Grace Lancaster" from The Fault In Our Stars. Please don't take me as a narcissist, because I am not saying that I am like Hazel. But I am as obsessed with The Fault In Our Stars as she was with An Imperial Affliction, and I like metaphors as much as she did. I would go on and on about the more things we have in common, but I think you get the idea. 

Now, about Alaska and Margo. They are like "VERY" different from me. They are eccentric, outgoing, adventurous and insane. I mean, I am insane too, just a different kind of it. I am neither adventurous nor mysterious, and that was part of the reason that John Green's other books didn't appeal to me as much as TFIOS. I sure liked them, but not enough to be obsessed with them. 

On the other hand, Jane from Will Grayson, Will Grayson is different too. She has this quite extraordinary taste in music, that "I" don't. Infact, I like the songs that more than half the girls of my age like. Well, maybe that is not my field to be unique, and I am Okay with it. And, she's really intelligent too, in science and all. I on the other hand, prefer literature.

I always like characters I can relate to. Everyone does, actually. But for me, it is a kind of necessity to have relatable characters to love the story. I hope one day John Green creates a character like me (Yes, John Green, not any other author.), but I highly doubt it. After all, "The world is not a wish granting factory".

But, "Hope is the only thing stronger than fear".

                                                           John Green (:

Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to write a blog post, but couldn't come up with a topic. I still haven't come up with a topic I can write much on, but it's something atleast.

I'm currently reading "Will Grayson, Will Grayson", written by John Green and David Leuithan. I am a member of a "teen book community" on Google+, and we had to nominate books, so that we could vote and read a book and then discuss about it. I nominated "Will Grayson, Will Grayson". And guess what? It got maximum votes. (:

I had it on my shelf and on my TBR (to-be-read) list since January, I bought it just becuse my favourite author is John Green, and according to me, one should read all the works of one's favourite author.
I have already read The Fault In Our Stars, Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. I have an ebook of Paper Towns, but since I prefer paperbacks, I'll buy one and read it. There was also a book coauthored by John Green, which has short stories.

So, now I've been reading the book, and one of the things I liked was how "Will", hates abbreviations like 'lol' and 'rofl' , because it's kinda true, no one's "rolling on the floor laughing" and Will says-
"Rofl? What? Are you really rolling on the floor laughing? Well, please stay down there a sec while I KICK YOUR ASS." ;D

And, one more thing he says, that's probably relatable to some people is-

"I could spend hours setting up a particular wish-and every time I'd be met with a resounding wall of complete indifference."

That's all, I'll write more about the book when I finish reading it.
Thanks for reading!

Love,
Punya

Watersong series

Hey there!

I recently finished reading tje watersong series by Amanda Hocking, and I can say it was "really" addictive. I had to stay up till 02:00am or so, reading it. I'm not going to include any spoilers in this post, so that anyone who decides to read it, can get their enough share of surprises. This series has 4 books-
1.Wake
2.Lullaby
3.Tidal
4.Elegy





Genre- Paranormal Romance (though, it's more like fantasy)

Rating- 4/5 stars.

Conclusion- I would totally recommend it! You can read it this summer, and the story also has its backdrop in a summer, so I guess that'll be a plus point for anyone who (like me) likes to relate to the story. (:

Happy holidays! And, Happy Reading!

Love,
Punya

JMS's Founder's Day!!

Hey!

Right now I am in D.dun, at my cousin's home. Yesterday was my masi's schools's 65th Founder's Day, and it was AWESOME! Here's the list of the programs with a little description-

1. Lighting of the Ceremonial Lamp- This is an essential part of every function (atleast in India)

2.Invocation- The choir of JMS is simply amazing. They sang Ganesh Stuti.

3.Life at JMS- This was divided into three parts
a. Primary: It began from the first day of a child at school, and the day progresses further, and the child starts enjoying school, makes friends and learns new things. My cousin sister Vedanta (or Veda) was a part of this presentation, and she looked really cute. (:

b.Middle-This part showed how in middle school, we depart from childhood and try to find our own identities My cousin Vinayak, was a part of this presentation, he was supposed to ask questions from a student in a quiz.

c.Senior- Here, the students enacted the carefree attitude we seem to develop once we enter high-school.
And how our friends become the most important part of our lives. The tension of board exams hovering over us was enacted too. This part ended with the depiction of the farewell party we get as we depart from the school. My friend Ranjana, was a part of this presentation.

4.Principal's speech- This was a speech by my Aunt, who happens to be the principal of JMS.

5.Yuvaan- In the words of the comparer it was "the most ravishing performance of the evening". This was the actual theme of the function. This consisted of a lot of performances-

A. Acroyoga- This was Amazing. The positions they formed seemed virtually impossible.

B. The divine light of Mother Nature- This consisted of dance with diyas, all the movements were really graceful.

C.Hoola hoop- The song on which this was performed was absolutely awesome! It was sung by children. the main dancer of this presentation was in 6th standard, and she danced amazingly.

D.Locking, popping, and contemporary (fusion)- This was probably my favourite performance of the evening. It was performed on a mix of various songs, but i liked "Whistle" by Florida the most.

E.Aerial- This was almost breathtaking. The stunts were dangerous, but they were worth it.

F.Rythm and Motion- This was utterly graceful and full of elegance.

G. Bhangra- The Punjabi folk dance. It was really nice, and full of energy. It was performed by students of Class 11th.

H.Beboing

I.Dandiya

J.Classical fusion- I liked this one a lot. I figured out i like fusions. :P

K.Contemporary- My friend was one of the main dancers in it. So i obviously liked it. I like contemporary dance form, actually. And the costumes consisted of black tops and flowing skirts, which looked really nice.

L.Wadia-South Indian Dance form: This was performed by students of class 6th, but they danced Amazingly!

M.Contemporary- This one was performed by Shubhashish Dey, the choreographer of all the dances of Yuvaan. I had never seen such a performance live. It was AMAZING.

N. Finale- This was the conclusion. where all the dances were performed at once. Words can't do justice to this one.

O. Speech by Chief Guest.

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The function was really awesome, and missing school for a day was worth it. :)

That's all

Love,
Punya

Deception: a poem.

I wrote this poem yesterday. And, I titled it "deception'.

DECEPTION

No matter how hard we try,
The price of one's actions has to be paid.
There comes a time, when lies come undone
And so does the veil of façade.

People smirk and snarl,
At other's grief and sorrow.
Not even giving a thought,That the same fate
might greet them tomorrow.

They offer sympathy,
Appear kind and affectionate.
While they rejoice on the inside,
Revelling and giving hate.

They must know,
A future full of regrets awaits them.
And, instead of being envied,
They will be condemned.


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Holiday Home..

Hey there!

I usually don't like holidays, but I enjoyed yesterday and today. Yesterday I went to Dehradun, which is my second home. (; there's a big piece of land that my masi owns, which happens to be adjacent to a shallow river. A new house has been recently built there, which had its house warming ceremony a week or two ago. I have only one work to describe the house-"AMAZING!"

It is like my dream holiday home! The house is large and spacious and has a retro feel to it. Unfortunately I am not able to upload pictures. :(
Yesteray was my uncle and aunt's anniversary. So we had a treat! :D
I finished reading "the notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. It was a really nice book.

In the morning we came back to home (my masi owns a school in Dehradun, the house is in the school campus). The children were practicing for an upcoming function- 65th Founder's day! (:
And, now we're finally back home.

My Playlist- part 1

Hey there!

I didn't write anything on my blog, as I was running out of things to write about. So, today I thought, that maybe I should write a post about somthing I haven't written before- "Music!"
This post is going to be about some of the songs that are in my playlist nowadays(on constant repeat);P. There isn't a single day for me, that passes without music. May it be listening to songs, playing piano on my tab or singing (while annoying others ;D) So, without further ado, here's the list-

Ours by Taylor Swift
I loved this song ever since I heard it on VH1. The lyrics are adorable!

One Love by Jennifer Lopez

I was looking for one love by blue, when I found this song. And I love it.

You and I by One Direction

this needs no explanation. The video just came out, and I got addicted to the song once again.

I knew you were trouble by Taylor Swift

I love this song! I know how to play Iit on the piano, so I guess that's a plus point. (;

I think that's enough. To be continued... (;