The scared squirrel.

It started this morning when I was doing my Sun salutations(I could have said Surya Namaskar but I guessed I'l Angrezify it.Enough of PJ then,I'l proceed with the tale.) that I heard the Squirrel chirping(am not sure if they chirp but you get the idea..).
I thought "Here we go again!!!Y do these guys(read squirrels)come down so often into the house and get lost?". I guess a little background is needed here...We have a room upstairs in our home(my uncle's penthouse if you should know)which is basically made for my cousins(with their inputs as to how it should be..Now that I have moved in with them since I started working i guess you could call it OUR room).We haven't moved there for the sole reason that its got Mangalore tiles for roofing & when the wind blows it howls like the room is haunted(U may laugh but I got goosebumps the first time I heard it, Freaky like a bhootbangla..).Now up there in those tile layering of the roof stays a family of squirrel..They often wander down into the room come down the stairs and get lost in the house..It was another one of those days..
I started wondering if I should post something bout those cute chipmunks who raise a hell when they get down into the house.The noise stopped and I assumed the noise maker had found a way outta the house.
I forgot all bout it, finished my yoga and went into my room, drew the curtains and turned around when suddenly something with claws fell on my neck!!I didn't know what it was and gave a cry of surprise(I was scared actually,not knowing if it was a rat or something else...I actually gave a lil jump too) and brushed it off my neck...
And there was the culprit!!!The squirrel which was lost and scared....So there I was scared outta my wits by the scared squirrel..If it could have spoken to me in my tongue I swear it wud have said "Who's the scared one now,girl??" (probably done a chicken dance too.Now I am exaggerating but again you get the idea.).
So much for me thinking the squirrel was scared...

A Story well narrated

Recently I received an E-Book version of Chetan Bhagat’s latest “2 states-the story of my marriage, from a colleague at work. After my tryst with Bhagat’s first novel “Five point someone”, I wasn’t all that keen on reading this particular book. Being a fan serious plot weavers like Brown, Forsythe, Ludlum I had found his work a little amateur.

But I was in for a pleasant surprise with “2 states”. The novel takes a look at the life (more precisely-love life) of the protagonist Krish Malhotra. It starts off with an unusual beginning with Krish at a psychiatrist’s office, having been sent there for a session with the Psychiatrist, as he’s been “GOOGLING” on ways to commit suicide. The reason being, his recent break-up with his long time girlfriend Ananya Swaminathan. We are taken on walk down the memory lane of Krish, next follows a typical Hindi movie style love story of Krish and Ananya at IIMA Ahmadabad-guy loves girl, girl loves boy but the parents don’t approve the match owing to the difference in caste (in this case the Punjabi-Tamilian differences).With a never give up attitude, Krish flies down to Chennai for his Citibank posting with his mind set to win over Ananya’s parents hearts. He succeeds and gets back to Delhi with Ananya in tow to execute the second half of the plan of Ananya winning over Krish’s mom. They succeed yet once again and decide to have a common holiday with their families so that the families can get to know each other better. The holiday turns into a fiasco when Krish’s mom insults Ananya’s parents and Ananya breaks up with Krish. The rest is for the reader to find out from the novel.

Bhagat shows a definite improvement with his new work, humor being an integral part of it. The humor is in the right amount and at the right juncture thus ensuring a good laugh.

I would recommend it to all serious plot followers as a light, one time read. I wouldn’t call it a must read but it is good enough to be read at least once.