This is the first novel by Khaled Hosseini, and I’d describe it as stunning. And I actually mean stunning – I’m not saying it for effect. Once in a while you read a novel where the prose is so clear, that each word has impact, and you can see the events unfolding before your eyes. […]
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The interview with God
A friend pointed me to this site. The words are true, and the pictures beautiful. Note that the presentation has audio, and takes a few seconds to load. Categories : _miscellanous
Read the rest of this entry »Tenuous tennis
Watched Sania Mirza’s US Open match this weekend. Unfortunately, Sharapova made short shrift of her. Mirza plays well and is a powerful hitter, but is erratic, and double faults like crazy. Of the few serves that do go through, the first one is faulty, and the second one is such a lollipop, that she doesn’t […]
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I am a big “review” person. Well, duh ! I read film reviews, book reviews and whatnot. I attempt to remove the chaff from the wheat before I eat it, or read it or see it. However, there is stuff out there which looks pretty attractive, but turns out to be just the opposite. A […]
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My favorite hang-out place besides my home, and the back-yard is the local library. I don’t have to speak or listen, I can just read. Walls of books and magazines surround me, and I can check out as many as I want. The service is great and the librarian actually wants to help. Best of […]
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Most recently, read “Citizen Girl”. Its by Emma Mc Laughlin and Nicola Kraus, the authors of “Nanny diaries”. The heroine of “Citizen Girl” is also called “Girl”, fresh in the job market, and looking for jobs in the Journalism/Feminism/Social Work Sector. The book details her travails when she gets a job at “My Company” (her […]
Read the rest of this entry »Hindi Music Downloads
Anyone downloading good quality Hindi music from the net ? Why do I ask ? Because I’d like to – but just can’t find the latest songs. Tried Emusic, and although they do have quite a few Hindi albums, and their service is quite good, ie; easy downloads and good search/browse capability, all music seems […]
Read the rest of this entry »Reading my green tea-leaves
I am a tea-drinker. Not too much. But when I do, its got to be that simmered, boiled, golden brown, extremely sweet concoction, which will wake the dead (if needed). So, when at home, will actually go to the pains of boiling this stuff on the fire, for my cuppa tea. This doesn’t actually work […]
Read the rest of this entry »You are what you sing
Been listening to Raghav’s debut album “Storyteller”. Out of the 16 tracks, I only actually like and listen to 4 over and over again : #1 – Let’s work it out#10 – Can’t get enough#11 – Angel eyes#16 – Teri baaton ne The other 12 tracks are interesting and pretty experimental, but not neccesarily earth […]
Read the rest of this entry »Two paths diverging in the woods
Ah, the eternal question ! What to watch, you know, filmwise ? I know which movies are on DVD, but I don’t know whether I’ll like them, hence end up seeing some real stinkers. I mean, the premise looks good, but whaddya know, the movie isn’t. So on my random movie-pick up sojourns, I recently […]
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