Updates n 2 states..
>> November 06, 2009
To start of with-2 states the story of my marriage....Normally, Im not the book review types- atleast not blog about it. But this book was so good, I couldnt help myself.I picked up 2 states…by Chetan Bhagat (5 point someone fame) The book has a very simple premise as mentioned in the blurb. ..Boy loves Girl, Girl loves boy, they get married, but in India ...the boy+girl+families from both sides gotta love everyone else ...remotely connected for it to work out. ...CB has played out the characters smartly with a role reversal ( Boy is from North –punjab & girl is Tam Bram) which well seems to be the opposite in most cases in reality[talking out of experience] ... From the meeting in a B School to juggling high flying corporate careers and weird families..Reading about the exaggerated stereotyping of South Indians was a little insulting [cb mentioned its nt to insult but still..]and amusing at the same time. I couldn’t help but agree with the observations made....‘Knowledge is what Tam Brams seek...Education is the highest honour’ to ‘ Dark and Mustached and Rajini worshipping’. The scenes of a punjabi struggling in chennai – autos/no non veg/no beer + ultra conservative had me smiling the entire time. ..there is a scene in Ratna Stores – the beloved wholesale utlity store,the loyola college location to the guindy iit...the karpagambal mandapam.. famous for the brams..mylapore.. thrown in to complete the Chennai experience...there has been an excess family drama thrown in for good measure, mother vs girlfriend will make the concerend reader squirm endlessly.... the romance between the two is brought out very neatly with of course the physical intimacy teasingly left to the readers imagination.[:P] i m quite imaginative..Girls would melt on antics don by the protagonist to win over the family of the his girlfriend.. Guys would be up the entire night having to listen to their girlfriends on the above. Boy takes tuitions for girls brother for IIT coaching at 5 in the morning..man what some guys do to get a girl..Id sacrifice 5 years of my life rather than getting up at 5 in the morning.... unless there was another book like this to read or something! I deliberately don’t want to give away the plot, its fairly simple... but wish to highlight that this book will closely connect to so many people out here in India who face the same issue that the couple face in the book.Sply ppl out der in my college... The beauty of the book is the way it is handled sply the english is simple...n i ve never laughed so much for a book..sply the part where the kasi yatra is done..n those mickey mouse dancing..lol.. ananya loves disney characters.. My god..My favourite book ever.. I actually found myself looking for clues on how to deal with such issues from the book ....like im sure a lot of guys in the boys place would..Highly engrossing and very lump-in-throat.... this book is a winner from the page 1. ....Would make a great gift to your someone special and a good hint hint book too .....Highly Recommended Reading. Dedicated to everyone who went through what Krish and Anaya went through Need I say more?Guess u guys understood i m so in love with this book.. n wit udhayanidhi stalin..he's so cute.. cant help myself..lol.. I drank bacardi..it just tasted like lemonade..heard its gt 20% alchohol though..n btw i gt a sound sleep after that waking up early heading to college to get my hall ticket wit a terrible headache.. I am so gonna get screwed btw...exams n havent touched my buks yet...i m supposed to b studying nw instead of blogging.. n theres lot to update here though..its been ages i miss blogging, i miss my frends,i miss my life..i dnt wanna sound all crappy but really wish everythng wud be normal.. how hard it is to meet ppl's eyes n talk when u have so much in your heart to tell them but you know you shouldnt n cant.. trust me..its real hard..n u run out of speeches.. hope it doesnt continue for long..u know i sumtyms evn get to thinking that ppl r betraying but then i m nt that bad chooser..everything has a solution n i ve decided time is the best solution for this.. n coming to updates..i got a psp.. dnt even know y.. by d way i m taking up driving classes..promised myself i wud get a car next yr.. hopefully..may b finally..lol.. n window shopping wit nisha..fun as always[thnks nish,luv ya]... Skywalk mall..its a real cool place..cant wait to watch a movie wit her der..n i like that food debit crds..its a lot easier..had a gud tym there. When relationships take a tym off n its tym to decide stuff..how d hell do u ve to understand that ppl r avoiding.. r they busy? or really avoiding? i dunno how to judge or even i hve to judge.. i never had problems like these before..I started missing bharath a lot..i wish he's here.. he always helped me wit my decisions.. n i miss him d most wen i need some one to tak to..n i am gonna stop complaining n i btr get bk to my dreaming session wit my buks... i am gonna try n be gud n cheerful..i m better than this... i can be better than this.. time is the best healer..!!!!
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