Friday, December 26, 2014

Read 50 Books

62 done :D

here is the list - last finished is the first listed

1. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
2. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
3. Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
4. Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella
5. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
6. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
7. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
8. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
9. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
10. Divergent by Veronica Roth
11. Animal Farm by George Orwell
12. The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
13. Adultery by Paulo Coelho
14. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
15. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
16. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
17. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
18. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
19. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
20. Winnie Mandela by Nancy Harrison
21. Tuesday With Morrie by Mitch Albom
22. Rough Music: Blair Bombs Baghdad London Terror by Tariq Ali
23. The 2 1/2 Pillars of Wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith
24. 1894 by George Orwell
25. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
26. 2 States by Chetan Bhagat
27. The Firm by John Grisham
28. The Testament by John Grisham
29. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
30. The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs.Amusing Deceptions. and Dangerous Delusions by Robert Todd Carroll
31. The Second Husband by Louise Candlish
32. Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott
33. The Procession by Khalil Jibran
34. Dictionary of Common Philosophical Terms by Gregory E. Pence
35. MAde in Heaven by Adele Geras
36. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
37. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma
38. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
39. Village by the Sea by Anita Desai
40. The Sun in the Morning by M.M. Kaye
41. Bicycle Shop Murder by Robert Burton Robinson
42. The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat
43. Be Careful What You Wish For by Jeffrey Archer
44. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
45. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
46. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
47. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
48. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
49. And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hoseini
50. Retail Therapy by Roz Bailey
51. Windows in the World by Frederic Beigbeder
52. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
53. The Girl You Left Behind by JoJo Moyes
54. Home by Julie Myerson
55. When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
56. BestKept Secret by Jeffrey Archer
57. The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer
58. Tales and Legends from India by Ruskin Bond
59. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
60. Coming Up Next by Penny Smith
61. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
62. Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer

Sugandh

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Buy a Saucepan :P

why do i need to buy a saucepan? i have no idea, i just did - i don't cook or anything - i just wanted to own a nice cute little saucepan and here it is, i need to buy a frying pan though and learn to make pancakes!

my cute little blue saucepan :D


Sugandh

Make a Capelet

the picture is not very clear, but i think that you will get the general idea and the sad news is that my LYS is out of yarn, i fear that they might shut down and i have no idea, what i am going to do then???




Sugandh

The Last Post - What Would I Lose?

[this is not really a last post - it was a last post that i wrote before leaving my previous job]

Being a teacher is supposed to be a fulfilling job, but it is not always the case.

certain times, when my decisions as a teacher are overridden, i feel down and discouraged. Thinking what is the point of all the things. I go through to make sure that everything is proper.

For example, when checking the exam papers, I found that a child has left almost all the paper blank and as a result, he failed. I later discovered that he has flunked almost all other subjects as well. [we raised a great objection when he got the admission in this particular grade, because his entry test stated it clearly that he is unable to take the burden ... anyway] The reason he doesn't understand English.

Anyway, we decided to detain him [that is, we thought that it is best for him to repeat the class] and the parent of the child was called to discuss the matter.

Now, the father happens to be of some kind of the powerful officer. he came storming and threaten us to take to court and accused of  being biased and whatnot.

now after the sunday holiday, he came to office all tames and calm because he got what he wanted: he got his son promoted by asking the principal to do so. lots of reasons for principal to give in.

the point of this discussion is that I'll ultimately stop seething and thinking about the issue. but the problem will not go away, it will only grow compound for the father and the child. the child will not overcome his problems but keep ignoring them. he needs help with his basic language and reading skills, he needs motivation with his studies. he needs help with his social skills, he needs to calm down and feel normal not like the son of some high profile officer ... who could get things done his own way forcefully!

so, i'll forget the child; and the entire matter but the problems will keep growing and the father would use his power to get the child out of the problem . . . and then one day, the father would be tired and the son would be incurable. i'll be out of the picture, and the child and the parent will regret and nothing could be done!!!!

i still wish him all the best and i pray that his father sees the light that sometimes unnecessary support also becomes a burden and a curse for the children.

Sugandh

Setting Up A Kitchen

The most difficult thing that i needed to do when I started living alone was set up my kitchen. Living alone happened in two phases, once wh...