writer's block,books and more

well, after a gap of about 15 or more days, here i am with my next post.well,this delay in posting is not for want of trying,you know(in my defence!).. it's more because, each time i started seriously putting pen to paper, i ended up with 1 or 2 paragraphs. while they might have been grammatically perfect, they did not really do justice to the thoughts or the feelings that i wanted to convey. anyway,determined to overcome my writer's block(perhaps,it really isn't writer's block.. only writers are afflicted with writer's block, right?!!?),here goes..

most people who know me also know that i am pretty seriously addicted to books.until i finish reading a particular book, it almost feels like my whole universe revolves around it, which is why i read them only during the holidays. but, point is, reading books transports you to another world and it is sort of refreshing to look at things from another person's perspective.

that brings me to a discussion i was having with my friends quite sometime ago. it was about a charcter from a popular book, who could read people's minds, or to be more precise, could hear their thoughts. we were thinking aloud on how interesting it would be to have that particular gift. but one thing we all agreed on was it would definitely not be interesting the other way aroud. i.e. to have your mind read by someone.. i think that is where books provide the perfect solution because they allow you to actually get to know for yourself the thought processes of all the characters.

but then, that is probably why movie adaptations of books don't do that well. the reader after having read the book would have formed a different impression about the characters, the settings and so on. but the movie being shot from the author's or the director's point of view would definitely disappoint die hard fans of the books. for instance, i had envisioned the hogwarts of the harry potter series quite differently and was sorely disappointed on watchng the movie. and the 4th movie especially looked more like a powerpoint presentation of selected scenes than like a full-fledged movie.

well, as i am running out of things to write, this is the end of this post. i sure do love the fact that i can write whatever i want. hoping the next post will be more coherent.

P.S. i should probably call this blog "mindless ramblings"!

my first post

As I sit in front of my keyboard wondering how to start... wondering what to write about, it strikes me that I don’t really have to write about something that will interest someone else. After all, it’s my blog. So, here goes.
Have just got my first assess marks today. I have scored miserably. Such things leave me wondering about the so-called power of hard work, about whether this means that I am capable of only scoring so much. Makes me think about whether I judge myself too harshly. After all, isn’t the whole purpose of education to learn something well and to enjoy the process?
It is worth mentioning here that my parents are fully supportive, they haven’t really scolded me for scoring low since about 7th standard or so. It is my own thoughts which keep torturing me, alternately inducing self-pity, anger, disappointment and sorrow. What did I do wrong? I completed my homework on time, reviewed my lessons every day, what more and what not. Hmmmm... Things always happen for the best. Maybe this is supposed to be an eye-opener. Maybe this is supposed to make me analyse my strengths and weaknesses and do better in the future.
Let’s see. Meanwhile, I think about the so many other blessings that god has bestowed on me. A caring, affectionate family, the best friends anyone could get, a seat in a good college in a course which I enjoy studying. (Let’s forget about the marks for now, shall we?!). Having started my own blog finally and having written about what has been bugging for quite a few hours now has made me feel better. Ah, now going to enjoy this weekend. Signing off for now. :)