TWILIGHT V/S CRITICISM

I watched Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part-1, 2 both!! I’ve watched these movies before but watched them again on the T.V premier. I love this book. I’m not saying it’s the best literary piece but in terms of creating a whole new world that too without really changing the time period and setting is quite remarkable. It’s not like Game of Thrones or for that matter Harry Potter books wherein it’s absolutely a different time and setting. It’s happening in a high school. Nothing is extraordinary about the setting. But, still the way the author fits this whole story in a high school biology lab is amazing in itself.

Like seriously, giving the good old scary Dracula this type of turn is magnificent. Dracula was the symbol of fear not a romantic character but this makeover of vampires with the twilight saga was not what I had ever expected. I’d never thought that vampires and werewolves would ever be the object of romantic fantasies. The more shocking thing I find is that it has a lot of critics as well. I know that everything is criticized but the way some people criticize and pass derogatory comments even after not reading the book is downright hideous and awful. I mean if one has read the book and know about it and then didn’t like it, its okay. I know some people who just can’t shut up. They just think that if they don’t like a certain book then the person is committing a crime by even mentioning the name of that book or movie!!

But, I guess these jerks couldn’t dampen the impact that this book had all over the world. I can surely say that Edward Cullen is one of the most romantic characters ever written in the history of literature and in the 21^st century as well. I’m not saying this because I’m a Robert Pattinson fan, I’m bitten by the so called “Twilight Bug” or I’m one of those girls who have not read any novels except the Twilight Saga. I’ve read the classics as well the hunger games types of books too. I read extensively(my approaching Board exams have kind of put a full stop to my reading these day but otherwise I’m a keen reader).

I’ve read hunger games trilogy and seen the movie but, honestly I don’t like its movie adaptation even if its lead is an Oscar winner. Moreover, I just don’t understand this obsession people have with Oscar winners. How can someone assume that if a particular actor got Oscar for his/her performance in a certain movie then surely in every movie that actor is great? As far as I know they don’t get the Oscar for a lifetime. They only get it for that particular performance!! And also, Oscar doesn’t mean that it’s mandatory for everyone to like that actor. There are people who would give killer looks if you’ll tell them that you don’t like that Oscar winning actor/movie and straight away tell you that you’ve absolutely no taste in movies and the non Oscar winning actor that you like is some C-grade actor, playing the bad goon who gets badly beaten by Salman Khan!!

I love Twilight Book and if anyone would tell me that it’s a horrible book and its movie is bad just because Jennifer Lawrence or some other Oscar winner is not its lead then, I’m really sorry dude!! It’s not my problem what you think but, I’m not changing my choices just because someone doesn’t give them an Oscar or some geek critic thinks that it’s a bad book and movie. I’m damn sure that if more than half of the world’s people are reading that book then it’s not the book that’s at fault but you!! Even if you don’t like the book I don’t think so it gives you the right to loathe, make fun of the people who like it. Moreover pass bad comments about it!!

THE LAST CLASS PHOTOGRAPH!!

Today finally my pre-board exams got over but still I’m not feeling any joy. I’m having this mixed bittersweet experience. The subtle hints are there. I keep on ignoring them. Telling myself that eons of time is left. Whenever someone exclaims that school is getting over, I just tell them that I’m glad that after 14 years I’m getting out and all the nonsense. But, somewhere deep inside every waking moment this realization is slowly seeping in my mind that this long journey is coming to an end.

Yesterday, I opened the newspaper and saw that my school .i.e. Bal Bharati Pitampura, New Delhi is ranked first in North Delhi. I felt really proud and was truly happy and then again someone reminded me that after 3 months I would pass out of this school. Like seriously, I never thought that I’d feel bad about leaving this school. I mean I’ve never really thought about leaving it. It had been like my second home. I’ve grown up at this place and I guess have taken it for granted as well.

I had my last class photograph today at school with all my subject teachers, Principal and Vice-Principal. My Principal gave a very nice speech or I should say that she talked to us like a friend. I’d like to mention that back in 8^th grade my then principal retired after giving 25 years to our school making it what it is today. But, I’ve got to say this that my now principal is awesome. No one could’ve led our school better. They said back then that no one could replace Baveja sir but, what I think is that it’s not about replacing someone it’s about doing what you want to do. One can’t hope to be like someone. It’s not about being someone. If you try to fit in someone else’s shoes then you’ll definitely fall. One has to make their own place and work the way one knows best. Change is important and necessary in life.

I’ll always remember today’s day. I’ll always remember my classmates and this chilly winter morning with all the jokes that we’d cracked today standing in that badminton court. Whenever I’ll see this photograph, I’ll remember how everyone couldn’t stop laughing while the camera was clicking. It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words but today I know that whenever in future I’ll hold this class photograph well, words…won’t be there to describe that moment. I’ll keep those 2 minutes of this photo session with me all my life. I’ll miss my crazy class!!

ONE MORE LEFT!!

Well, I didn’t write after my last exam which was English because I was truly exhausted after it. All those writing skills and that literature section literally sucked out of me my desire to write anymore. I like English as a subject but I don’t like its textbooks. In middle school we used have a great textbook called INSIGHTS and it was the best. The stories were great and everything didn’t just revolve around social stereotypes.

All I’ve seemed to read in my last 2 years is not English but about the social stigma’s that our society is facing. I know what’s happening in the world. I read newspaper everyday as well but, always reading about the sad things is somewhat now changing me into a cynical person. I think they should add some real funny and happy stories. Like seriously, I personally don’t like the stories and poem. I know everything around us doesn’t end with a perfect happily ever after but at least stories should be remotely pleasant. Moreover, I think it’s high time that they start putting some modern literature and extracts from the books that recently written by new, young authors. I know Shakespeare and Robert frost are some great writers and poets of their time and their literary works are quite exquisite but exposure to new literature is also important.

After this English exam, today I had my biology exam. Biology is a nice subject and I like it. Today’s exam was good. It was very simple and whatever I studied in 1 day holiday didn’t actually come in the exam. All the answers that I wrote in the exam today were actually extracted from my listening in the class not what I memorized. Sometimes too easy exam is the most difficult because we tend to overlook the easy things while preparing in order to focus on the HOTS topics.

So, I guess that as I’m nearing my last pre-board exam i.e. chemistry, I’m understanding my mistakes as well as the fact that leaving anything is not an option even if it’s the most easy thing in the world. If I want to score good in my CBSE BOARDS then, I’ve to study everything!!

2 DOWN, 3 MORE TO GO!!

Well today I gave my physics exam…an exam I must say I’ve been waiting for!! I really like physics and I guess I’ve already written a lot about my love for this subject. Today’s exam sort of opened my eyes in the sense that it made me realize my mistake. It made me recognize the fact that I’m not lagging in my preparation but in practice.

I’d heard it from my friends that they knew the answers in exam but due to lack of time they couldn’t finish it on time…honestly I never really understood them!! I always thought that they were somehow consoling themselves for the less marks or better making excuses.  Today the teacher took my answer sheet and I’d not finished writing my exam. I felt very helpless in that moment and was truly annoyed by my speed of writing.

After coming back from school, I took out my question paper to see what had exactly happened today? Where did I actually waste all my? Was it really a lengthy paper as they say or was it just me being slow? And, finally the answer to my question was the one I already knew deep down. I knew the answers just right but what I lagged in behind was the practice of real questions, the so called sample papers. Today I realized the true meaning behind the song that all the teachers seem to be singing every day these days and i.e. “practice the five year question, set your time and do a sample paper”.

I’m in 12^th grade and this is not my 10^th exams where just after completing the full syllabus you manage to get the so called 9 CGPA or above. This is 12^th board exams and to score good in these, completing the full course would not help!! So, I’ve to push myself a notch higher and start practicing as well.

I’ve never left an exam other than English but I never felt bad about it because I always scored really well in it even after leaving a 2-3 marks question. I always end up writing more in answer than it requires. English is the one subject in which I truly get carried away. I like English and love reading books. I know it’s a bad thing to go haywire with one’s opinions in English exam. I should strictly limit myself to what is asked in the question and not to think too much and write the so called cliché answers to those typical questions.

My next exam is English and therefore I’m quite at ease right now. Kartikeya said once that, “English exam in the middle is like a vacation from studies and a fresh change” and I totally agree with him. After giving two high voltage exams like maths and physics my mind is shrieking for a break and English exam is just that for me!! A welcome holiday!! So I guess now I should better relax in this time while I’ve it because after this I’ve my BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY  EXAMS…

THE PRE-BOARD MADNESS!!

OMG!! What a day it was and what an exam...Phew..!! Finally my maths exam is over. Today’s day started with 3-D, a horrible chapter I must say and I find it quite boring. I like integration and differentiation much more than vector and 3-D, even though I belong to science stream. I find calculus very interesting even when it sometimes gives me nightmares.

Today’s maths exam was not an easy one and if I’ve to judge then it was quite lengthy and somewhat difficult but what can I say? I know they say that when you don’t study properly for an exam then, you find it difficult only!! But still, everything aside it was at the end of the day not a type of exam that we’re likely to get in CBSE BOARD!!

One of the best things that happened in today’s exam was that probability 6 mark question. In the morning only I had just read that question and as soon as the question paper came into my hand I saw that question and felt that strange happiness run through me. But that happiness didn’t last much longer because I couldn’t solve a 6 mark 3-D question!! Like seriously, all I studied for this exam was vector and 3-d and during exam I couldn’t solve its questions. I’m really annoyed about it.

All in all I gave the exam and I don’t if I passed or flunked in it but I know that I gave the exam and it was an enlightening experience. It certainly did tell me that I’ve to go a long way in maths and work a lot harder if I really want to score well in my Boards!!

Now, my favorite exam is there on 9^th December 7, 2013 and i.e. PHYSICS!! Yippee…I really love this subject and a lot of people around me think that it’s because my physics teacher and the way he teaches but they’re just halfway correct. He’s a great teacher and I’m unlikely to find a better teacher in whole New Delhi I guess but it’s also the subject in itself. I find physics fascinating. Like right now while writing this blog on computer I’m thinking about dual core processor, P1,P2,P3,P4 and P5 computer processor and reverse and forward biasing. The whole semiconductor is sort of getting revised in my mind.

And now, on the note of semiconductors I’ll stop, put my computer in a reverse bias and put my mind in a forward bias to start studying for my physics exam and truly rock this exam!! I know I’ll do great in it!! 

ThE CrAzInEss BeGiNs...

So finally the countdown begins!! It’s 1^st December and from this day only about 3 months are left for the so called most important exam of my life- THE CBSE CLASS 12 BOARD EXAMS!!

My school has already finished and it’ll officially be finished after exams. I’m 17 and out of these 17 yrs my 14 years have spent in my school i.e. Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, New Delhi, one of Delhi’s best school. I love this place and I know I’ll miss it a lot but now it’s time that I leave this place and go out of it because change is important.

I’ve Medical with Maths in 12^th class and I want to become a doctor, engineer, architect, designer…god what to do!! I’m totally confused but for today I guess I want to a doctor since today is the day when AIPMT forms are out.

Career is important, I don’t know what to do and all the people around me have their ideas about what I should do. They’ve thought about it. It’s set in their minds. But, for me at this point all these things are not my priority. All I’ve in my mind is to pass in my first pre-board exam that’s Maths and then score good marks in my other exams. I suck at Maths. It’s not my forte. But, I’ll do it because I know it’s not impossible and in my opinion the most difficult things in life are always the most rewarding one’s. The thrill of solving an integration problem when you’ve tried it for a lot of time…it’s great!! So, I’ll study Maths, even though sometimes it truly stresses me out.

Well now, I guess I should stop writing and start studying and score really good marks in my boards. Let them make plans, once I just give my boards then I’ll think about what I want to become. What I really want to do in my life. 

mY BiG SiStEr!!

My Anubha Diii...!! :):)

She is one of the craziest people that I've ever met in my 16 years of life and it’s truly unlikely that I’ll ever meet someone like her. She’s very lazy. Like very, very. But that’s not all. She loses her calm quite easily. Sometimes her temper problem kills me. She can’t wake up early in the morning but still every night she’ll definitely dream about waking up early!! She has the most beautiful handwriting. I appreciate it. She really likes texting, like big time!! Just now she exceeded her message limit and for that she’s sulking.

She definitely has her faults and sometimes those faults irritate me a lot. Even I feel sometimes that my achievements are overshadowed by hers. Also, my image too is influenced so much by hers that people start comparing us. They assume that if she was perfect in something that I’d automatically be like her and if by chance I’m not like that then, they take it as one of my drawbacks!! Like seriously, why is it so important for people to make assumptions? Why can’t they see that at the end of the day I’m an individual who can’t be made to be fitted in someone else’s shoes!!

But most of all I’m writing about her because had she not been there I don’t think I would've come this far. She may be lazy or loses her temper, but she always helps me. Even she puts my work before her own assignments. She helps me in every way that’s possible. She never says NO to me. It’s as if, such a word doesn't exist in her dictionary when it comes to me. She’s quite emotional but that’s alright I guess?? I wouldn't have wanted a Hitler like big sister!!

She is pursuing teacher as her career and I know that she’ll be a GREAT teacher. I can say it with so much assurance because she had first taught me. She has guided me through all my 16 years. She has helped me to cross each hurdle and most of all she has made sure that she doesn't let me make the same mistakes that she has made or her friends have made. She plans everything about my life and does it perfectly!!

She’s soft hearted and loves animals a lot, too much that she got bitten by a stray dog twice but still feeds him as if nothing happened. I know that she has her faults but I think all of us have them. No one can be PERFECT. But what’s important here is that she loves me for who I’m and the same way I love her unconditionally. Without her in my life, this world would turn into a mighty stranger.

P.S: Dear Anubha, your name means sunlight and just like sunlight brings light and hope into world everyday, you too light up my life!! This is for you;

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You'll never know dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away

I'll always love you and make you happy,

If you will only say the same.

But if you leave me and love another,

You'll regret it all someday!!

-Johnny Cash