Exams are not yet over

Hurray ….the exams are over now. I will be having lots of free time. Now I can chat with friends for hrs and now I can spend hrs on facebook. In last two months my whole daily routines were crashed due to the exams. Neither I could update my blog nor could I chat long with friends….But now……wow…lots of free time……..While I was preparing for the exam I had made a list of to do things…..I can now complete them.

But how were the exams. Leave it man…………you have just completed them…the results will tell. But during the whole exam period one thing always hitted me hard “ ……..had I gone extra mile……had I read little more during the free time…….” I think this happens with all in every exam. You are never satisfied with your preparations……… you always regret in the last hours of preparations. “Why didn’t I go through detail on this chapter when I had lots of free time? Why I went to that party…….instead of that if I had gone through this chapter………? ” So and so……..You regret very much for each and every minutes you wasted. The regret becomes much severe if there comes a question in exam from the chapter you haven’t read thoroughly. You know on which book and on which handout answer of this particular question lies but you don’t know what the answer is. At that moment the only thing you can do by sitting on the exam hall is biting your pen and regretting the time you have wasted.

And another problem that I faced is when you are preparing for exams you feel like watching TV, you feel sleepy immediately after having dinner and you feel like going to movie with friends. And at that time you think if there were no exams………………… And today exams are over and guess what. I don’t feel like sleeping………… “Ajha jhan exam sakiyeko din nindrai lagdaina…….”. What to do…….I don’t have sleeping tablets. A good idea………….I went to my cupboard took out a book of epidemiology then started to read. Guess what happened……..I felt asleep in five minutes……………..A good replacement for sleeping tablet

But are my exams over………….? Oh no…what a silly thought I had. Still I have another six months to work on thesis. I think this will be tougher than my theory exams. Besides……….how can anyone’s exams be over just by appearing on a month long written exams ………….I still have many exams to appear ahead in my life………I will be having exams in each and every moment of my life. There will be someone, somewhere always evaluating me based on my performance, based on my language, based on my communication……so and so. Then how can I say that my exams are over. It was my foolishness to say exams are over……….finally I have reached the conclusion that exams are not yet over……………

Protected Child

“Protected Child” this is a phrase given to me by one of my friends. When she tagged this stamp on me then I thought “Am I really so?” Then I remembered my childhood days. Yes I was really brought up as a protected child. Though I was eldest son I didn’t have to do any household chores. Neither my parents urged me to do so nor did I show any interest on that. Till I was on tenth grade I didn’t know how to light the gas, how to boil water and how to make tea. My grandmother, mother, aunt and sister were always there to cook foods for me, to wash my clothes, to press my dress. I myself was also reserved and introvert. Whenever new guests used to come to our house I used to hide in my study room until they were out of my house. Speaking to new people was one of the most difficult tasks for me.

After I passed SLC I came kathmandu and joined plus two in one of the reputed college. Then my mum also came to kathmandu because my family didn’t want to leave me alone. She was here to do all mine household chores. I requested many time that I was not a child and I want to be independent and want to live alone. I also gave examples of my friends who live alone. But my family was not ready to leave me alone in kathmandu. My college life also passed in the same inert and inactive way. After I passed plus two I was in dilemma about choosing my carrier. There used to be discussions in the house everyday about my future carrier. MBBS, BDS, BE, BSC………..so many options………but not sure which one to choose. But for all the family members the first choice was always medicine. I was not determined to make my carrier in Medicine. With more interest of the family members and little interest of mine I did medical entrance preparation classes and waited for one year. But I never put my whole effort in entrance preparation, that’s the reason why I couldn’t succeed. If I could have studied with full dedication I could have easily achieved that. One of the lessons I learnt in my life from this is that be fully dedicated and make a complete picture of what you wanna be. With no proper carrier counseling and lots of options ahead I was really in dilemma to choose a carrier.

Fortunately I planned to do my Bachelors in Public Health. Till this time I was not sure what actually this field is. I just jumped into it. I appeared in entrance examination and got successful as well. Immediately after the results came there was Dashain and Tihar Vacation, I went Pokhara with two books “You can win” by Shiv Khera and “How to influence people and make friends” by Dale Carnegie. These two books brought lots of changes in me. I followed the principles given by the writers in the books. The books written in simple language are really worth reading. Then I began to plan my future and promised myself that I will be an extrovert and multidimensional.

I don’t know how fast those three years of Bachelors degree passed. The public health, the subject itself was different from other sciences. So once I began my student life as a public health student, it automatically changed my way of thinking and way of behaving with people. I don’t know how it happened but it all happened automatically. I became extrovert, more confident and bold. I was no more a shy and reserved person. I began enjoying the discussions and argument with people. I became interested in what’s going around the world as well. The books (not course books) became my best friends. Besides these there were lots of helpful colleagues around me always. This boosted my confidence. Lots of presentation assignments in class, lots of exposure in the field helped me in further enhancing my presentation and Public speaking skills. The hostel life, window shopping, hanging in the garden and partying every last Friday of the month added more romance to the college life.

And my dear friend now I’m a grown up boy……..

पोखरादेखि तातोपानी सम्म

एम. पि. एच. मा नाम निस्केपछि नौलो घुम्तीमा मैले राजिनामा दिइसकेको थिएं । अब काठमाण्डौ जान एक हप्तामात्र बाँकि थियो । हुन त काठमाण्डौमा पढाइ शुरु भैसकेको थियो र लगभग पन्ध्र दिन जति मेरो पढाइ छुटिसकेका पनिे थियो तर म अझै पनि काठमाण्डौ गएर पढ्न तयार भैसकेको थिइन । वास्तवमा म काठमाण्डौ जान अघि शहरको कोलाहालबाट टाढा, घर परिवारबाट पर, कुनै रमाइलो र शान्त वातावरणमा गएर केहि दिन बिताउन चाहन्थें । काठमाण्डौ गएर फेरी ठेलीका ठेली किताब पल्टाउन र लामा लामा लेक्चरहरु सुन्न अघि मैले बिगत दुइ वर्षपोखरामा काम गर्दा संगालेका तिता मीठा अनुभवहरुलाइ यतै बिसाउन चाहन्थें म । एक दिन युवा अभियानको अफिसमा भेट भएको बेला साथी जीवनले म्याग्दी हुदै नागीसम्म ट्रेकिङ्ग जाने प्रस्ताव ल्यायो । मलाई त के खाज्छस कानो आखो भने जस्तै भयो । मैले तुरुन्तै जीवनको प्रस्तावलाइ स्वीकार गरें र हामीले ट्रेकिङ्गको योजना बनायौं ।
हाम्रो योजना मुताबिक भोलिपल्ट जीवन र म बिहान सात बजे नै यवा अभियानको अफिसमा भेट भयौं र जीवनको बाइकमा म्याग्दी तिर लाग्यौं । शुरुमा त जीवनले मलाइ बाइकमा जाने भन्दा अलि डर लागेको थियो तर जीवनको बीचमा एक दई ठाउमा काम भएकाले र गाडीमा जादा ढीला हुने हनाले हामी बाइकमा नै जाने सहमतिमा पगेका थियौं । पोखराबाट हिडेको डेढ घण्टामा हामी लुम्ले पुग्यौं । खाना खाने बेला भैसकेको थियो त्यसैले हामीले लुम्लेमा नै खाना खाएर अगाडि बढने निर्णय गर्यौं र सोनाम लजमा पस्यौं । लजको साहुजी खुशीमान दाइसंग जिवनको पहिले देखि नै राम्रो चिनजान रहेछ । लजको टेरेसमा बसेर हामी थकाइ मार्दै गफ गर्न थाल्यौं । “सरकारको नेतृत्व माओवादीले नै गर्ला त - यदी माओवादीले नै गर्यो भने नेपाललाई अन्तराष्ट्रीय स्तरमा कस्तो सहयोग प्राप्त होला - माछापुच्छ्रेलाई पर्वतारोहणका लागी खुला गर्नुहन्छ की हुदैन - अरवीन तीमिलसेना किन सगरमाथाको त्यती नजिक पुगेर पनि शिखर चम्न सकेन - के वास्तवमा नै उसलाइ मौसमले साथ नदिएको हो वा उसको शिखर चुम्ने सपनालाई असफल बनाइएको हा - झलक दाइले बनाएको डाडाघरे वाइनलाइ किन राज्स्व बिभागले स्वीकृत नदिएको होला -” यिनै बिषयमा छलफल गर्दागर्दै खुशीमान दाइले भात र सुकुटी लिएर आउनुभयो । यहां पहिले नै खाना बनाएर राख्ने भन्दा पनि गा्रहक आएर अडर गरे पछी मात्र खाना बन्दो रहेछ । खुशीमान दाइले बनाएको सुकुटी साह्रै मीठो थियो । बि. पि. एच. पढदा मैले बफ मःम, सुकुटी वा सेकुवा सबै खान छाडीसकेको थिए । तर पछि जागिरको शिलशिलामा पोखरा आएपछी “ टिपटप र मम किङ्गले” गर्दा फेरी बफ खाने बानी बस्यो । मटन बफ दुइटै चल्ने हुनाले हामीले खुशीमान दाइलाई के को सुकुटी हो भनेर सोद्धै नसोधि खायौं र वास्तवमा सुकुटी साहै मिठो थियो र हामी पर्वत हुदै बाग्लुड पुगुन्जेल यस्को धेरै नै चर्चा भयो । हामी लगभग तिन बजे तिर बाग्लुड पुगेका थियौं त्यहां एकदुइ ठाउंमा जीवनको काम सकाउदा चार बज्यो र हामी चार बजे बाग्लुड बाट म्याग्दी तर्फहिडयौं ।
म पोखराबाट बाग्लुङ्ग त धेरै चोटी आएको थिएं तर म्याग्दीको मेरो यात्रा भने यो पहिलो थियो । म्याग्दी जानकोलागी मालढुङ्गाबाट कालीगण्डगीको तिरै तिर हुदै एउटा कच्ची बाटो जादो रहेछ त्यहीबाटो हुदै जान पर्नै रहेछ । कच्चीबाटो भएकाले ज्यादै डर लागेको थियो । कतिपय ठाउमा त मैले बाइकबाट झरेर बाइक धकेल्न पनि परयो । लगभग एक डेढ घण्टाको बाटो बाइकमा हिडेपछि म्याग्दी आइपुग्यो । जीवनले खोलावारी बाटै त्यही हो म्याग्दी शहर भनेर देखायो । टाढाबाट हेर्दा म्याग्दी शहर ज्यादै राम्रो लाग्यो । साथै पोहोर साल माओवादी र आर्मीको दोहोरो भिडन्त भएको ब्यारेक पनि जीवनले मलाइ परबाटै देखायो । हो त त्यो ठाउ त मैले टिभिमा देखेको थिएं जहा सयौ लाशहरु देखाइएका थिए । अझै पनि सम्झंदा पनि कहालीलाग्छ त्यो दृष्य ।
हामी ठिक्क छ बजे म्याग्दी पुग्यौं । म्याग्दीमा कान्तिपुरका सम्वाददाता घनश्याम खड्कासंग भेट भयो । घनश्यामजी, म र जीवन कालीगण्डकी नदीको छेवैमा रहेको माइ क्याफे (My Cafe) मा बसेर खाजा खायौं । दिनभरी पोखरादेखी बाइकमा हिडेका हामी म्याग्दी आइपुग्दा ज्यादै थाकेका थियौं । कालीगण्डगीको छेवैमा बसेर चिसो बियर र मःम खांदा ज्यादै रमाइलो भयो । घन्ाश्यामजीको लेखहरु त कान्तिपुरमा धेरै पहिले देखिनै पढदै आएको थिएं तर आज वहांसग पत्यक्ष रुपमा भेटेर गफ गर्दै बियरको चुश्कि लिदा ज्यादै रमाइलो भयो । क्याफेमा बसेर गफ गर्दा गर्दै झमक्कै साdm परेछ हामीलाइ त पत्तै भएन । त्यसपछी कता बस्ने भनेर कुरा हुनथाल्यो । केहीबेरको छलफलपछी गलेश्वरमा बस्ने नीधौ गर्यौं हामीले र त्यतै तिर लाग्यौं । गलेश्वर भन्ने बस्ती म्याग्दी भन्दा अली माथी एकान्त ठाउमा कालीगण्डगीको तिरैमा रहेछ । हामी बसेको “प्याराडाइज होटल” सांच्चै नै प्याराडाइज नै थियो । शान्त र एकान्तमा रहेको होटेलको कोठामा कालीगण्डकीको कलकल बगेको आवज प्रश्टै सुनिन्थ्यो । हामीलाइ होटेलसम्म छोड्न आउनुभएको घनश्याम जी पनि हाम्रो धेरै अनुरोधपछी हामीसंगै होटलमा बस्नुभयो ।
भोलीपल्ट बिहान उठेर जीवनको एक दुइ ठाउमा रहेको काम सकायौं र तातो पानी तीर लाग्यौं । वास्तवमा पोखराबाट हिंडदा हाम्रो योजना नागी जाने थियो तर म्याग्दी आइसकेपछि हामीले आफनो योजना परिवर्तन गरेर तातो पानीसम्म पुग्ने योजना बनायौं । हालसालै नेपाल आर्मीले म्याग्दीदेखी मुक्तीनाथसम्मै मोटरबाटो बनाएको रहेछ तर बषर्ा याममा भने गाडी नजांदो रहेछ र बाटो पनि साहृै हिलो हुनेरहेछ । हामी बाटो हिलो छ भन्ने थाह हुदा हुदै पनि जहांसम्म पुगिएला पुगिएला भन्दै बाइकमा नै हिंडयौ । पहाडलाई खोपेर बनाइएको बाटो कालीगण्डकीको तीरै तीर र पहाडै पहाडको बिच भएर जादो रहेछ । कतै कतै बाटो राम्रो भएता पनि धैरे जसो ठाउमा एकदम हिलो र चिप्लो थियो । यदि केहि गरी बाइक चिप्लेर एक इन्च मात्रै छेउमा गयो भने सिधै खालामा पुगिने डर । तर जीवनले कत्ति पनि नहडबडाइ राम्रैसंग बाइक चलायो । हाम्रो यात्रा ज्यादै रमाइलो भएकोमा हामी ज्यादै खुशी थियौं र हाम्रो यात्रालाई घरी चे ग्वेभाराले “मोटरसाइकल डायरीमा” गरेको यात्रा त घरी Into the wild भन्ने मुभीमा हिरोले गरेको साहशीक यात्रा संग हाम्रो यात्रालाइ तुलना गर्थयौं । सांच्चै नै त्यस्तो अप्ठयारो र जोखिमयुक्त बाटोमा मोटरसाइकलमा गुड्दा त घरी घरी आफु नै चे ग्वेभारा भएर मोटरसाइकल डायरी भन्ने डकुमेन्ट्रीमा चे ग्वेभाराले गरेको यात्रा जस्तै लाग्थयो तर Thanks God जीवनले उक्त डकुमेन्ट्रीमा झैं बाइक चाहिं पल्टाएन । लगभग आधा घण्टा जति बाइकमा हिंडेपछि बाइकको चक्काभरी हिलो भरिएर बाइक गुडाउनै नमिल्ने हुन्थ्यो । त्यसपछी हामी बाइक रोकेर बाइकको चक्का र बम्परमा टांसिएको हिलो फाल्थ्यौं र पुन अगाडि बड्थ्यौं । यसरी कहिं गुडाउंदै त कहिं घिच्चयाउदै लगभग दुइ घण्टा जति बाइकमा हिंडेपछि हामी यस्तो ठाउमा आइपुग्यौं जहांबाट बाइकमा अगाडि जान असम्भव प्राय थियो । त्यसपछि त्यहीं छेवैको घरमा बाइक पार्किङ्ग गरेर हामी हिंडन थाल्यौं । हामीले यहांका स्थानीय मानिसंग बुझदा त्यहांबाट हिडेर तातोपानी पुग्न अझै चार देखि पांच घण्टा लाग्ने थाह पाए पछि हामी कस्सिएर हिंड्न थाल्यौं । तातो पानि पुगुन्जेल बाटोमा ज्यादै रमाइला गफहरु भए । तातोपानी पुगेपछि हामीले तातोपानीमा डुबुल्की मार्यौं । मैले शुरुमा त सोचेको थिएं तातो पानी भन्ने मात्रै होला पानी मनतातो मात्रै हुन्छ होला तर त्यहाकेा पानी त मैले सोचेको भन्दा ज्यादै नै तातो हुदोरहेछ । तातो पानीमा नुहाउनाले बाथ लगाएत बिभिन्न छालाका रोगहरु निको हुन्छ भन्ने मान्यता हाम्रो गाउघर तिर पाइन्छ । तातो पानीमा लगभग एकघण्टा डुबुल्कीमारे पछि हामी होटल खोज्न लाग्यौं । ट्रेकिङ्ग रुट र मुक्तिनाथ जानेबाटो भएकाले यहां पनि राम्रै हाटेलहरु पाउदोरहेछ । हामीले कटेज स्टाइलको एउटा होटेलमा बस्ने निधौ गर्यौं र त्यहीं बस्यौं । कोठामा केहिबेर आराम गरेपछि हामी तातो पानि बजार घुम्न निस्कियौं । यो एउटा पुरानो बजार रहेछ र यसको आकर्षा भनेको तातो पानी नै रहेछ । प्राय जसो हिडेर मुक्तिनाथ जाने यात्रीहरुको लागी म्याग्दीबाट हिंडेपछिको पहिलो दिनको बास बस्ने ठाउ यो तातोपानी नै हुदोरहेछ त्यसैले यहा प्रशस्तै होटलहरु थिए । तर अफ सिजन भएकाले होला विदेशी पर्यटकहरु भने फाट्टफुट्टमात्रै देखिन्थे । बेलुका खाना खान अगाडी मैले मार्फ चाखें तर ज्यादै कडा भएकाले एक गिलास पनि बडो मुकिलले सकियो । तर जीवनले भने दुइ बोतल बियर खायो । खाना खाइसकेपछि त्यही होटलमा बसेका एकजना ब्राजिलियन पर्यटक र होटलकै साहुजीसंग लगभग एक घण्टा गफ गरयौं र सुत्न गयौं । लगभग दुइघण्टाको बाइकको यात्रा र चारघण्टाको पैदल यात्राले गर्दा साहृै थाकेका थियौं । कटेजमा आएर आ आफनो बिस्तारामा बसेर हामी गफ गर्दा गर्दै कतिबेला निदाइएछ पत्तै भएन । भोलीपल्ट बिहान सबेरै उठेर जीवन र म पोखरा तर्फहिडंयौ । यसरी हाम्रो पोखरादेखि तातोपानि सम्मको यात्रा ज्यादै रमाइलो र सफल रहृयो ।

The Pursuit of Happiness

There are only a few movies which have touched deep in my heart. One of the latest movie i watched "The Pursuit of happiness" was also able to touch deep in my heart....so i couldn't stop myseld from writing its review. Thanks to my friend who recommended me to watch the movie and provided me its DVD.

This movie is the story of a man struggling in his life. It's also a story of a loving father. Christopher (Will Smith) the lead actor of the movie is a seller of bone density scanner (a portable medical device). He works hard and lives with his wife and his son. But their life is in misery as the income of both christopher and his wife Linda goes on paying the taxes and bills. The both couple are struggling hard just to solve their hand to mouth problem and providing good care to their son. One day on seeing the stock brokers and their luxurious life style Christopher also wants to become a stock broker "a high paying job " . But for a high school passed person like christopher being stock broker is not easy. The film is all about how he becomes stock broker. The struggles done by christopher to become stock broker is very impressive. I would love to.....but i don't want to......narrate here how he struggles and achieves his dream because if you have watched this movie you already know it and if you haven't yet watched it then, I recommend you to watch it

The struggle of christopher and his love towards his son are two of the things of the movie that touched me deeply. The director has well portrayed the father son relationship in the movie. When i was watching the movie i felt like how much do people can struggle. And behind the story of every successful people in this world there is another hidden story of struggle with life. But when we see them we only see their successful part. If we could see the struggle and understand how they overcome their difficulties then it would be a great lesson. The only lesson i learned by watching this movie is.....struggle hard if you want to be successful in life.

Early to bed................Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.

Oh shit again I forgot that today is Monday and today the class begins at 9:00 AM. Oh my god ! It’s already 8:45 and I’m still in bed. I’m in dilemma should I keep on cuddling in bed and miss my first class or...... No No No……..how can I miss Dr Onta’s class yar…….I should attend it at any cost because if I miss a class it will be very difficult for me to cover up. I’m talking about class………even missing few minutes of his lecture would be a great loss. I hurried to the cupboard, took out my pullover from hanger, put on my Versace jeans. These are the easy outfits. Then I went to the bathroom washed my face and brushed my teeths.

Oh it’s already 9:00 by now Dr Onta must have entered the class and I don’t want to be scolded again for being late. What should I do now ? I can’t rely on "Kantipur Yatayat" because it takes more than thirty miutes to reach the college from here and even not sure whether it will come or not. Even if I walk it will take around 25 minutes at minimum. No No No......…these both are not the good options. I should go on bike………but how do I get the key from dad and what should I tell if he asked me where I was going. I can’t tell him I’m going to college to attend class because if I say so he will surely scold me for sleeping till 8:45 in the morning despite having class at 9:00 am. Oh no….one more lie again............I have to make one more cooked up story again………… “Dad, I have an urgen call from my friend and I have to go to meet him. I will come on noon for launch. I will take the bike please……..” That’s how I get the key. It makes me laugh because my friends tell lie when they have to run from college…but I’m telling lie even to go to college. It’s all due to my nasty habit of sleeping till late in the morning.

Thank’s god the lecture was not yet started when I entered the class at 9:15. Onta sir has just set up his laptop and LCD and was just about to begin the lecture.

I’m one among those stupid fellows who had read many times “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” but never practiced. I can work till midnight in the night but getting early in the morning.........No way…………..Now the winter is coming and imagine how pleasant is it to cuddle in the bed till the rays of sun enter the room through the window…………

Oh ! it’s already 12:45 in the midnight and I’m still blogging. I have to go to bed otherwise again I will get up late tomorrow. But why should I worry........tomorrow is not Monday and still I have lots of work on the computer.

Review of "The White Tiger"

I first read about Arvind Adiga and his book "The White Tiger" in news in Kantipur when he won the Booker Prize. At that time I was in Pokhara and enjoying my Dashain and Tihar vaccation. After reading the news I made my mind to read the book after going to Kathmandu. After coming to Kathmandu one day I went to a bookshop to buy the book and I almost came out of the bookshop without buying the book after seeing the price. Then I console myself by saying “No. Mr Sanjeev You must buy and read this book. Don’t be deterred by its high price. You can decrease your other expenses but you must read it at any expenses. It’s not an ordinary book. It’s a winner of Booker prize…….” Then I came out of the bookshop with the book.

In the evening after seeing the book in my study table, a question asked to me by my brother made me laugh. “Dada is this book the English translation of Nepali book Seto Bagh by Diamond Samsher”. I just laughed and said “first let me finish this book then I will say whether it’s an English translation of that Nepali book or not”.

I began reading this book through the comments on its jacket (I do same with most of the books). The words written inside the jacket made me excited. “The white tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balaram’s journey from the darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success……………… “. I was happy to read that this book is about entrepreneurial success. In last two years, after my involvement in Altertnatives and reading a book “How to change the world” by Bill Drayton and reading life histories of many other social entrepreneurs, books about social entrepreneurs had become one of my favorites. Fortunately this book was also on entrepreneurship so I was too excited to savour it.

When I was almost halfway through the book I didn’t find it interesting. I don’t know whether I had expected more from the book as a booker prize winner or I was not able to grasp it……. the book was not able to produce any excitment in me. After reading the comment on the jacket I was expecting some stories on entrepreneurship but it didn’t appear till I was almost 3/4th finished. Sometimes I felt like giving up reading it….but still I kept on turning the pages hoping there would be some interesting story a head. And it was there in the last chapter.

This book is a story of a driver of a master turned to Master of drivers. The hero of story is Balaram who works as driver in a very rich businessmen’s house. He kills his own master Mr Ashok and runs with a large sum of money his Master was going to give to a politician as a bribe. Mr Balaram then starts his own business with the stolen money in Banglore and becomes a famous entrepreneur. His new business is to transport the employees of Call Centres to and from their office to work in the midnight. Thus the same Balaram who once used to work as driver to Mr Ashok now owns twenty six vehicles and employes other sixteen drivers and becomes their masters. The way Mr Balaram handles the situations as an entrepreneur and promotes his business is interesting. It was hard to believe that such a naïve driver became such clever and tactful entrepreneur. The writer has very successfully portrayed the life of a very poor Indian and a very rich Indian through his character “Balaram”.

I don’t know why but the chapter in the middle of the books are too insipid. When I was in the middle I thought like “How did this book got the Booker prize yar ?”. But once I read the last chapter and started reading the entrepreneurial success of Balaram……I didn’t like putting off the book. Even when I was finished I felt like the writer has written more and novel would never finish. So I read the last chapter twice.

Though I found the book boring somewhere, in overall I enjoyed reading the book. If you don’t have time and you are afraid of its size don’t worry I will give you a simple technique to finish this book faster. First read the first few chapters and then directly jump to the last chapter. You can easily understand the whole novel.

The Magic of Magik

I was never impressed by the promos of the movie “Rock On”. When I first heard the songs, they were also not good to my ears. I had always thought like “this type of movie is not my cup of tea.” So after seeing the promos of “Rock on” I had made my own perception about this movie which was like this “this must be a musical film and there is no any story …….. so I’m sure I wouldn’t like this film”. Due to my own false perception I didn’t watch the movie though I had many opportunities to watch it in my computer as well as in Cinema Hall.

But today when I went to Jiban’s room, just before I was about to depart he offered me “lets watch the movie Rock On together”. Jiban also had the same perception like me about this movie. And lately he had grown desire to watch the movie as he had heard lots of positive feedback about the movie from his friends. As I was also free, I accepted the offer and we together watched the movie in his laptop.

I have now realized how wrong was my perception about the movie. The movie is so good and I developed such perception without watching it. It reminded me one quote “Never judge a book by its cover”. And I did mistake by judging the movie just by it’s promos. This movie is about four young guys and their band Magik. The movie is also about friendship, misunderstandings, scuffles and reunion. The way the film has presented the story is very good. It reminded me of somehow of the movie “Dil Chahta Hai”. I can’t count how many times I have watched this movie (Dil Chahta Hai) and I will watch it many times in the future as well. Dil Chahta Hai and Rock On have many things in common but still I enjoyed watching the movie Rock On very much (but not as much as I enjoyed while watching Dil Chahta Hai). Fahrahn Akhtar (The director of Dil Chahta Hai and one of the lead actors in Rock On) is marvelous. I envy him. How do these guys become so talented yar…………

I don’t know what magic is there in the songs played by the Magik, the songs which were not good to my ears in the beginning are now pleasant to my ears. I have all the songs of Magik in my mobile and I play them at least once in a day.