#SUNDAY THROWBACKS WITH THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS..:)

I just cannot imagine my existence without books. They literally are my lifeline. When I have nothing to read , I try re-reading. Every time , I re-read a fiction , I always find something new in it. This week , back at "Srishti" , we were starting up with the reviews. Here , we have to write the book review by being a character of that particular fiction , or , in other words , we have to get under the character's skin. This review sessions leaves me emotionally and mentally exhausted , if there is too much trauma or drama in the plot. But I feel this supreme satisfaction after every review session. This Week I chose to be Laila of Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns". I was literally exhausted and felt sore and somber after the Session , but it was one of my best review and I swear I was on cloud nine at that moment..........:)
And this time , I'm sharing this few lines from the novel (which I think is the BEST part). If you have not read it by now, make sure you grab a copy as soon as possible , folks!!!!!!

"When they first came to Kabul , it distressed Laila that she didn't knew where the Taliban had buried Mariam. She wished she could visit Mariam's grave , to sit with her awhile, leave a flower or two. But Laila sees now that it doesn't matter. Mariam is never very far. She is here , in these walls they've repainted , in the trees they have planted , the blankets that keep the children warm , in these pillows and books and pencils. She is in the children's laughter. She is in the verses Aziza recites and in the prayers she mutters when she bow westward. But , mostly , Mariam is in Laila's own heart , where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns."

PS.
Thanks "K" for my first A in my Review Session.
Humbled and Honoured...................:)

LoVe MoRe & sMiLe OfTeN!!!!!!!!!!

This is Midnight girl signing out..................:D :D

MILES TO GO BEFORE MY SLEEP AND MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP.............:)

I agree , I'm not a great fan of poems. The way the fiction weaves its magic over me does not seem to work with poems. I don't have the enough patience to delve deeper and picturize the poems. Of very few poems I have read , I love Pablo Neruda , William Ernest Henley's "Invictus" - 'I'm the master of my fate and I'm the captain of my soul" , Kahlil Gibran for transporting me to nature's lap , William Shakespeare for "All the world's is a stage" ,  Emily Dickinson for "Heart , we will forget him , You and I tonight" and the list goes. But above all I swear by the works of Robert Frost - "Road Not Taken" , "Fire and Ice" and "Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening". His poems work for me when I want to snap out of the trance and be normal again. Of course , "Miles to go Before I sleep" have always been my personal favourite, So this time , its this poem I'm sharing.........(None of my creation , hopefully....:P)

STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING.

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep. 

Robert Frost

PS......"K"...Cut the poems out next time , okay? Definitely not my forte.....:P

LoVe MoRe & sMiLe OfTeN!!!!!!!!!!

This is Midnight girl signing out..................:D :D

BEWARE OF BACKSTABBERS!!!!!!

You know its sickening when people come to you and say , "Hey , What's all this I'm hearing about you ?". Its  worse when we ask them from where on earth they did hear all this , they just give this superior smirk and goes "Oh no , A little bird told me!!!!"...And its even more disheartening to know that the above-stated "little birds" are the ones you thought to be your friends , or worse your best-friends.

They call this as "back-stabbing" or "talking behind the back." Even Julius Caesar , the Mighty Warrior , was backstabbed ! ( Remember the famous "et tu brute?")  You had/have (or may have/had) friends who act all sweet to you and once you turn back , they start bitching about you quite vigorously. Or even worse , the moment they get to know something fishy about you , they don't have the guts to ask that to your face. Either they try their level best to know what is happening from outside and prepare a much more interesting version and will continue with their "back-stabbing". Or they have the usual "emotional drama". They go like "Come on! Spill the beans....We are your "best" friends. We won't breathe anything to a living soul!!!". And trust me , when I say you this , the whole town gets to know what happened in your life by the next day.

I don't believe friendship is updating your timeline with "friendship quotes" and tagging as many people as you can on Friendship Day. Neither it is the sweet talking and telling how much they love and care for you or miss you. Nor it is sitting with you , hanging out with you for 24x7 or cracking jokes. It is being there for you when you need them the most. If they are your true friends , the moment they get to know something about you , "you" will be the first person they will be inquiring about it. Or the moment something worth sharing happens in your life ( Be it a fling or a top-secret) , you will ring them up the next moment because you  trust  them more than your life. True friends always speak up to your face instead of beating around the bush and stand with you when you are about to fall.

So, next time , you get to know the "back-stabbers" among your friends , never take the risk of trusting upon them....(again). They say experience is the best-teacher. Learn from your past mistakes and be careful upon whom you place your trust. The vase of trust that is broken once can never be the same again. And never get disheartened. If you are a victim of back-stabbing it simply means that you are two steps ahead of them. Make sure you give one hell of a time to your "back-stabbers" , folks!!!!!!!!!

PS. Keshav .....I'm sorry. Couldn't control the urge to give a proper reply to those who asked for it. After all , it was you who taught me..."If people talk about you behind your back , that would mean you are in front . So STAY AHEAD"......:) ;)

LoVe MoRe & sMiLe OfTeN!!!!!!!!!!

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HAPPINESS IS?!.......:D :D

When I was younger and didn't have a slightest care about this whole wide world , my version of happiness was different. Too many stars on the night sky used to make me happy. A new flower in my garden used to make me happy.That one toffee I get when I search in my mother's bag without her knowing , used to make my cup of happiness overflow. But as time went by , I was pushed into the swirl of books and exams ,where you can think nothing but a bunch of formulas and equations. Gone was the girl without the slightest care. But still I didn't want to leave my mantra of life , "You only live once , so make sure you make every moment count". The easiest way to be ALIVE each moment was to BE HAPPY. So , I began to seek pleasure even from little things that happened in my world. Sure , I too have my blue days , but I somehow find a way to snap out of it.

So , in this post I would like to share some of the things that make me HAPPY!!!!! (No people , I'm not out of my mind.........:D)

1.

If my life ends like Susie Salmon from "Lovely Bones" , this is how my heaven looks like. Loads and loads and loads of books and a steaming cup of tea while its raining outside. I'm pulled to another world created by the author with the "tip-tip" of the rain as the background. Oh! I'm a blessed mortal! Could I ask for more?

2. 

When I talk to my best friends , few hours seems like few minutes. Added to the fact that I'm a chatterbox , they have no choice , but to listen me. (You know , I'm eternally grateful to you for that...to name a few - Aparna , Drishya , Gayathri , Rasly....and the list goes..:D). But it feels so good. I just can't live without talking!!!!

3.

That moment when I finish all my exams I have this feeling to tear up all my question papers and throw it dramatically from the top of a roof. I'm free!!!! That feeling of not having to study a thing and nobody saying anything against it is just overwhelming!

4.

The songs which have loads of memories , the songs which once made you groove , the songs which once made you cry , the songs which give yo the feeling of deja-vu......have you tried listening to it in one go? You should definitely try it people , if you have not done it until now. The joy I get screaming along with Taylor Swift's "Love Story", 1D's "Best Song Ever" and Demi's "Neon Lights" is just awesome!!!! Old songs never fails to bring colorful memories .  And colorful memories always make one happy........:D

5.

I and my cousins have done umpteen movie marathons together. We sometimes watch 8 to 10 films in a go - starting from Rom-Com , Crime thrillers , Fantasy , Drama , Horror , Classics.....accompanied with instant Maggie-noodles ,chilled Rooh-afza , Chocolates and what not! We may be knowing the dialogues of that film by-heart , but still watching it again with your loved ones makes it worthwhile! (Vishal.......Do you still remember "The Exorcist" and what happened afterwards???..:D :D)

6.

When I don't have to set the alarm for the next day , I'm like Olaf during summer times. I love to sleep!!! If I wake up in the middle of the night and realize I still have 4 hours to sleep , I nearly die of happiness. People , world is dazzling if one can sleep enough....:)

7.

Chuck out the part of white wine , but , oh! it just gives me such a thrill at star gazing.Sometimes , I sneak out to my terrace and get lost in counting stars. I just love to draw indefinite shapes in the night sky , without a slightest care in the world and be free from all my worries.........:)

8.

After going through torturous 2 months of summer , I long for a heavy downpour. The moment the clouds begin to break and the first drops comes down to cool the earth , I'm eager to capture them in my hands. That smell of mud and raindrops of first downpour makes me feel on top of the world! 

9.

Happiness is fairy lights!! I always wanted blue and white strips of fairy lights in my room. That feeling when you are surrounded by too many fairy lights , that to at night makes me feel special. I'm content and happy all of a sudden.

10. 

I'm sure most of you have done this. If you see your friend's crush approaching , primary goal of your life is to tease her till her cheeks becomes hot with embarrassment. You call her all sorts of nick names and mocks her , while her crush enjoys the show bemused. (I know this well , because , I , of all people have gone through this.........Courtesy to my darling friends.:P)

11.

Happiness is buying more and more books!!!! (at least for me!) . I know my shelves is in the verge of breaking down and it can't hold any more books , but still I can't resist the temptation of buying more books. It comes to a point when my father has to literally drag me from the bookstores. But folks , the pleasure of writing , "This book belongs to MALAVIKA" with a Deathly - Hallow symbol is just unfathomable.....:)

12.

Forget homework , the moment we get to know teachers are on leave , its like Summer Vacations that came 4 months early. We play the world-famous "Truth or Dare" (Yes , that's right , we are in  class 12 and the super seniors of our School.....:D) , create complete chaos in our class till the teacher from the next class comes to shout at us...:D :D

13.

When I know I have too many people to love , care and worry for me , I feel safe and secure. ( I really miss you guys and I just can't wait to see all of you!)

14.

I was in my Physics Class when I burst out laughing remembering something I did that was so stupid 4 years back. All of my fellow mates were looking at me like I was completely crazy and don't even ask me about the teacher. But that gut feeling after it made me happy folks. I was happy and I was glad that I did something stupid that was worth remembering.....:D

15.

And finally thinking about all the happy things make me happy. The silly things I did together with my friends , jokes we cracked , our hang outs , happy times with my cousins..........all this makes my life worth living............:)

While you are busy chasing your bigger dreams , never forget to seek pleasure from little things in your life. Because that's what makes one's life worth living.

Till the next time , lovely people!!!!!!!!

LoVe MoRe & sMiLe OfTeN!!!!!!!!!!

This is Midnight girl signing out..................:D :D

#LET IT GO..............

Have you heard the theme song "Let it go"  of the animated film "Frozen"? Of course , you have! Who hasn't , right? In your life , at some point , you have to let people go from your life. Not only people , sometimes you have to let their memories fade away instead of dragging it back from your memory attic. Sure , it would hurt like hell. You think of all excuses of not letting them go . But trust me , that would never work in anything - be that a friendship or a relationship. Sometimes, its all about letting them go.

Let it go because things between you and them are not same anymore. People grow apart and you realize that both of you want different things from your life , no longer understand or connect with each other. In such a case,  let them go instead of forcing them to stay with you. It will do nothing but suffocate both of you. 

Let go because the trust and loyalty between you isn't there anymore. If you know in your heart that you can't trust this person and he or she cannot be loyal , then you need to ask yourself why this person is in your life. Without any doubt, loyalty and trust are the backbone of any relationship or friendship. If it lacks both , it feels like nothing but a mere contract. 

Ask me , I know the pain of letting people go. I had this awesome friend and we swore to be the best of friends for the rest of our lives. But as time went by , we began to grew distant. Of course , I didn't complain and thought we both needed a break. But then , when she began to hang out with others and started avoiding us completely , it did hurt. It did hurt a lot. It was like an intuition , a haunting dream. And the saddest part was I couldn't do anything to save that broken friendship. No matter how much I try to forget , how much I try to forgive , that old warmness in our friendship can never come back.  It was frozen with time , I couldn't retrieve it back. So the choice with me was to let her go. And I did that. I just let her go. Unceremoniously. Without looking back. Without any words. It was as easy like cutting a chord.

But it did teach me a few things. It did teach me to be in the company of someone who is proud to have you in his or her life and will make that known to you and rest of the world. Be in the company of someone who won't gamble with your heart and mind simply because he or she knows you are not going anywhere. If someone is putting you down , competing with you , not paying attention to you , embarrassing you in front of others , remove the negativity from your life as soon as possible. Respect yourself enough to be able to walk away.

Find someone who makes you feel worthwhile and worthy. Find someone who fights to have you in his or her life. Find someone who feels how lucky he or she is to have you. Find someones who acknowledges everything you have done and will do. Don't waste your time on anything less.

PS. Yes , I just did take my frustration out and it helped!!!!!!

LoVe MoRe & sMiLe OfTeN!!!!!!!!!!

This is Midnight girl signing out..................:D :D