Chasing the Monsoons

When I say Bling, you say King, Bling is King, Bling is King

Okay I just made that up using a line sung by Hard Kaur in Singh is Kinng's big-ass hit, Bas Ek Kinng.

The songs for the movie have made me want to go in to see the movie on the first day first show basis. Ofcourse, I cannot really do that as it's a working day and I'm not crazy enough to go for the first show @ 8:30 AM!

All said and done, this weekend I definitely intend to watch the movie.

Book(s) that changed your life/thinking: None really.. I do usually take a few things from most books that I read.

Book(s) that mirror(ed) your life: All I can say is that my life is pretty plain, I like watching the puddles gather rain.. no books mirror my life :)

Book(s) you’ve read more than once:
Aren't there enough books out there to read once?

Book(s) you’d take to a deserted island:

• Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
• Butter Chicken in Ludhiana by Pankaj Mishra
• Chasing the Monsoons by Alexander Frater
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Book(s) that made you laugh:

• Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur
• Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
• Me talk pretty one day by David Sedaris
• Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
• Time Flies by Bill Cosby
• Love and Marriage by Bill Cosby

Book(s) you were surprised you loved:

• Butter Chicken in Ludhiana by Pankaj Mishra
• A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
• Dabawalas by Shrinivas Pandit

Book(s) you wish you had written: None really.. I love to read :D

Book(s) you’re currently reading:

• Into thin air by John Krakauer
• One minute manager by Blanchard and Johnson

Book(s) you’ve been meaning to (re)read:
Too many to list here.. I usually buy 4 books at one time, so I am usually left with 3 remaining after every 1 read :)

Book(s) you’re embarrassed to admit you have not read: None.. why be embarrassed.. go out and read 'em!

Book(s) you’ve been meaning to finish: Again too many.. sometimes I start, and then I'm like naaah.. and so it goes.

Just today added another gem to my collection, to be used for future good: The art of war by Sun Tzu.

I really liked the quote on the cover, which goes:

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.....

Well said, Tzu, well said.