Andaman Trip !!

Hey fellas ! It has almost been a year since my last (and only) blog entry but I’m back again. And it’s not because the coaching people say it’s good to write, not because people around me are writing, not because some of them have even started mailing me their blogs (:P), not because I HAD THE MOST AWESOME LAST WEEK and am dying to tell you guys about that but because my net and my pc both are down, IPL sucks and when I’m writing this the relatives staying in my house would think that I’m studying and would therefore not bother me.


So coming back to that awesome week, well picture this; getting up early – hitting the beach – spending hours tackling the waves – visiting places like kaala paani (cellular jail), limestone caves, newer and newer islands each passing day – riding through dense untouched forests – catching glimpses of the real tribal caveman type people – switching islands in magnificent cruzes and steamers – getting steered at very high speeds through mangroves in motorboats – hitting the beach again – snorkelling with jellyfishes all around and at the same time being thrilled by the very beautiful and exotic corals and of course getting clicked in all the possible (unobscene) poses in the places mentioned. So all in all it was all about oscillating between a beach and a fantabulous location. And of course to put the cherry on the cake, there were times when the eyes were given a solid treat by the parading Kingfisher air hostesses (long live Vijay Mallya) at airports. In fact such an awesome vacation could have been even better if the govt. didn’t had the policy of not financing an employee’s air tickets unless he travels by Air India or if somebody like Vijay Mallya was managing Air India (:P).


Well now I’m back to a very hot Bhopal, and have no idea where I’ll be doing my intern, know nothing about handling the oncoming campus season and also am having zilch preparation for the competitive exams that once I aspired to crack but what the fudge, I just had a fabulous week and it’s gonna stay with me for quite a while. Anyways I’m not going to bore you further, may be some other day; till then take care. And by the way some jellyfishes don’t sting you but when they touch you, it itches like hell. ;)

Lord Archer

Well guys, I am starting my blogging career with my views on my favourite author Jeffrey H. Archer. In his own words, “There are two types of people in this life my friend those who can tell a story and those who don’t”. No need to comment on his type. To begin about this man, he has been in the British parliament and he has been in a British prison, he is 70, and there is nothing stopping him.

Those who have been lucky to enjoy his works might agree with the coming lines and for the unlucky ones, my effort might help them to attain what they are loosing in the wonderful world of reading. What places Archer miles ahead of his contemporaries is his sumptuous plots. Sheer hard work in research is reflected, be it Adam Scott’s exhilarating journey through Europe in ‘A Matter of Honour’ or the life stories of separated twins in ‘The Sons of Fortune’ or the tale of charismatic ‘Kane and Abel’ ….. the list is long. (Actually Archer ha written 15 novels (fiction), 3 vols of a prison diary, 6 collection of short stories and 3 plays). You can’t help yourselves but to turn the pages until the very end.

The Archer’s novels that I had read are Prisoner of Birth, A Matter of Honour, Kane and Abel, Sons of Fortune, Shall We Tell the President, Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less and First Among Equals. Anyone tasting Archer for the first time; I would advice to proceed in the above order. Actually I thought I could fill pages if I write about this great novelist and may be I could, but the fact of the matter is, the euphoria experienced on reading his wonderful works can hardly be verbalize.