Its Time for a Blog Marathon !

So I am at it again! I have been neglecting this blog again and just posting pics and a few book reviews lately – so much so for the promises to myself and to all you faithful readers to be more regular on my blog. I have decided that the only way I can get rid of this combination of Bloggers block and procrastination is by taking extreme measures. So in a fit of madness I have decided to do a Blog Marathon (or a NaBloPoMo as you might call it) in the month of March !  So wish me luck guys and as they say a blog is nothing without comments I hope you all will keep popping in with words of encouragement, and also a huge kick on the butt...

Thursday Challenge #1

My first Thursday Challenge ! The theme for this week is "MOVEMENT" (Shaking, Falling, Bouncing, Jumping, Curling, Sagging,...) What better way to describe movement than the swirling,lunging,whirling sea ! The following pics of whirlpools were taken at Awaji Island, that falls between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Its very famous for its huge and magnificent whirlpools known as the Naruto Whirlpools. These whirlpools are known to have a radius of 30 m at times. We took a specially powered boat deep into the sea to see these whirlpools, and even though we were at a safe distance from them, it was scary and exhilarating...

Wordless Wednesday #9

 Gandhiji ke Teen Bandar - Sabarmati Ashram ...

Life is What You Make It - Book Review

Author-Preeti Shenoy Publishers-Srishti Publishers Price-100/- Life is what you make it is Preeti Shenoy’s second book. Her first book, 34 Bubblegums and Candies is a lighthearted book about the journey called life and the bittersweet experiences that we get out of it. It’s delightful and it’s peppy. Her second book however, is in a totally different league. Life is what you make it is a story about Ankita Sharma, a regular college kid. Her life is like that of any youngster, revolving around her friends, studies, with a few romantic swings thrown in as well ! She is smart, intelligent and very sure of what she wants out of her life....

Bala Takes The Plunge - Book Review

I was a bit surprised when Melvin Durai sent me his book to be reviewed so many months after it was published but never one to miss reading a new book I readily agreed. Besides I have been reading his blog on and off for quite some time and was curious to read his first book. Synopsis: The book is about Bala, a mediocre student, who would rather direct Rajnikant movies than become an engineer. His parents, not surprisingly thwart all his dreams of becoming a movie mogul and he finds himself studying engineering from one of the lesser known colleges in South India. Soon he finds himself working in the Golden Land for engineers – America. He...

55 Fiction - Cafe Ginger Chai

This post is published as an entry for the KING AND QUEEN OF 55F CONTEST – The first ever unique, challenge for the coveted title in micro fiction category. To catch the crowning moments and also be part of future editions and other contests, visit and register at Cafe GingerChai The rules of the contest are: •You have to write a set of three 55F. •The first two sets should be a story on its own •The two stories should climax / conclude / inter-twine in the third set of 55F. •The story could be of any genre i.e, love, crime, mystery or thriller etc.   Hope Rain mingled with tears on his cheeks at the funeral. Nothing to...