An adieu to my much-loved

I thought I would release at least 3 blog posts this week, but I haven’t released even one till now. I perhaps got too much into the ‘relaxation mode’, and felt too lazy to do anything.

I’ve been moody for the past two days, the reason being I had lost something which was extremely near and dear to me. I should’ve expected something like this to happen this year, as I already mentioned in one of my previous blog posts, this year isn’t that great on the personal front :(

What I lost was one of my precious, sweet and cute star-shaped ear studs- presented to me on my birthday 9 years ago.

Since then, the ear studs and I were inseparable…the only exceptions were when I had to attend weddings, when I used to grudgingly replace them, though only for a few hours (no other lesser occasion could detach me from my beloved ear studs).

Once, a friend in engineering happened to notice that I always have the same ear rings on me and asked me if I ever change them. I said no and even joked that they were my ‘kavacha kundalams’. So just imagine the plight of losing one of my ear studs, which I held dear for the past 9 years. And also, this happens to be the first expensive item I lost in my whole life.

Hopefully, I should be out of my depression by the weekend, although I’m sure I’ll have little drops of tears whenever I look at the stars or for that matter, anything star-shaped :(
Sigh!

Book Review: The Lost Symbol

When I saw this book in the bookstore, I was thoroughly overjoyed at the bulkiness of this book. If the comparatively tiny Da Vinci Code could incite marvel in me, just imagine what this book had to offer! :D :D

I had enjoyed reading the Da Vinci Code; the thriller like narrative, and the startling secrets it revealed- a perfect cocktail for an enjoyable book.

I expected the same and more from The Lost Symbol...the book seemed to promise a more enthralling experience.

I must say that after finishing the book I was a tad disappointed. The book hit the bull’s eye when it came to creating nerve-wracking suspense with its gripping storyline, but the book did not rouse any ‘omg!’s or ‘wow!’s or ‘awesome!’s, when it came to revealing secrets as was expected.

The book does make for a good reading; make time for the book when you are absolutely free, coz it may be hard to set the book down once you start reading it. I must say it was one of my ‘read without eating-sleeping-doing anything’ kinda books.

The book falls a bit short of its expectations only because it did not reveal any controversial and unknown facts; otherwise, this book is definitely a must-read for its plot and is much much better than many other best sellers.

P. S. : I found the last few chapters a bit senseless though. After all that the characters in the story have been through, they leisurely discuss about paintings and buildings as if nothing happened :P