The Cool Kids

Honestly, I just realized that I write a lot about social issues that particularly teenage kids are faced with, and that is merely because, well, lets all admit, we experience way too much to share it all with our parents without the conversation becoming embarrassing. However, you all still need advice, so I am here to provide it. Today I have picked the topic "Cool Kids".

As much as we want to be a part of that group that has it all, cool cars, zillions of friends, great fashion style and amazing personalities. It is only fair that we understand these kids..who ride around on bikes even if they are underage and don't have a license.

A little fact that might burst your bubble, these people are also skin and bone.

To begin with, let me list down all the things positive about these kids.

• First is, their carelessness. These kids never bother of what is happening around them, they are really laid back, with their untied laces, peppermint chewing gum and loose pants and over sized t-shirts.
• Their confidence is the other thing that we love, who does not like confidence, and these people seem to be overflowing with it.
• The clothes, the guys always seem to look like the latest version of Justin Beiber and the girls look like Barbie dolls. And we want to experience that flawlessness.
• We love the fact that everyone knows them and they still have a world of their own. Even though, they don't know everyone who knows them.
• And, frankly speaking we all just want to experience a life that is slightly more than ordinary, that is in the spotlight, that is the center of attraction and that is on everyone lips and a part of everyone's gossip.

But, if I am asked of these people the only thing I will say is that they are brats! They are the most cliche kind of people who are happy when everyone around them is miserable. The only way they can feel good about themselves is by pulling the other kids' confidence down. They are all the same faces and souls. We believe that they stand out, but they really don't. The girls have the same skinniness, long hair, colored lips and the 'mean girl syndrome'. They think that they are socially acceptable if they wear revealing clothes! None of them is single, they all have boyfriends. These girls don't realize that these relationships are the ones that are destined to break. There is no long term stuff happening here. And, the only way you can become this is by knowing a lot of people and being hated by all those who know you.

The guys have the same hair, same sense of fashion, and same obsession with leaning against walls or inanimate objects while they run their fingers through their hair in a vertical motion. It is really frustrating honestly. I think it is some kind of a mental disorder. One more thing, these kids don't understand that they are in school. They are not twenty two, they are in school. These people dress up for every occasion as if they are going to some sort of a club or some pub or some adult place. Girls wear layers of makeup, honestly, I don't even know what their true skin color might me. Either they use the fake tanning products or use fairness creams. 

The worst part is their Instagram feed. Let me tell you, I know this girl who is younger to me who wears red lipstick, posts about winged eyeliner, has a boyfriend and has a picture of herself wearing her inner wear. 

I am also against the fact that to be socially acceptable such as these people you have to wear clothing that is revealing in obscene ways. NEWS FLASH: You are not a super model and don't have to make any public appearances! 

And if you think that these people are confident, then well, they are not, because if they were then, they would not be fidgeting with their clothes and wear them confidently, brands would not matter.  Clothes would be just clothes.

We all should know that there is more to us than the superficial. That people are more that their superficial flaws. Most Importantly, there is no such thing as "Cool Kids". That is a myth.  You are all perfect.

                                                                     

The importance of originality

I know that I am late with my post, and, I will justify it but  not just yet, today I want to talk to all of you about you.

When I said 'you', what did you picture yourself as? Did you think you look like some girl from your class or did yo think you are as smart as the topper of you class? Did those people even come to your mind? I guess not. So why is it that you find yourself comparing your amazing originality to them in any social situation?

I know right now, you are possibly thinking that this is one of those articles that tells you to not compare yourself to others or to love yourself but, it isn't. And I don't plan to make it sound like those articles. I am asking yourself to compare yourself. Compare yourself to that kid who sits alone in the class or the one who is surrounded by a million friends and is still lonely, compare yourself to such people if that is what helps you understand your self worth. 

I want you to get up every morning and examine yourself in the mirror. I want you to look at your eyes and if you are not happy with their hazel color or their brown, then  want you to picture yourself with blue eyes (if that is what you want) and try to picture them turn the breathtaking golden in the sunlight, would they like they do now? I am sure not. I want you to smile at your reflection, not sulk at it. I want you to look at your hair and for once hope it wasn't blonde or brunette, but the color that it is. The color that makes you, you. That gives you your own identity. 

I want you to stop thinking about all those people who you want to look like, and think of what you look like, the same you your family loves and will love even if you dye your hair purple the next day. You don't have to walk like the popular girl or have the same hair as her. You don't have to have the same way of talking, or the same accent because then, what is the difference between her and you? I mean other than the fact that she is an original and you are a copy. 

Why is it that you are trying so hard to look so beautiful? Is it because you want to look good for yourself or is it that you crave attention? Ask yourself this. Does the red lipstick make you look good or are you simply wearing it because the boy you like had a girlfriend who wore that color? I hope it is not the latter. I will be very honest and admit it to all of you, that I honestly used to care a lot about what people think about me. I was not half as lucky as all of you and did not have a good blog article that told me to stop bothering about public opinion and I was merely taught by this teacher I like to call experience. 

And it was only a few days ago that I decided that I am leaving behind public opinion. That I will truly find myself, not by going to some pilgrimage to the Himalayas and chanting but by doing this really simple exercise that includes public opinion. I asked all my friends to describe me in three adjectives and list three things they like and three things that they don't like about me. Honestly, it was to know what others think about me, but as people started replying I noticed that most of the answers, I could not even relate to. There was this one particular answer that caught my eye it said "Who cares?" And this is when I realized that yes, it should not matter, I have to be me, my three adjectives matter not the people who will probably not even be in my life after the next ten years.

I have tried being a lot of different people, tried following in the footsteps,I have followed people blindly like a sheep in order to just "fit in" only to find that there is no particular way to fit in other than being you. Being an original.

I don't know how this may have motivated you but nevertheless I just hope it made you understand your worth. To end let me just quote the internet and say that "An original is worth more than a copy."

Empathising with the "evil" stepmother from Cinderella

So, lately I have been obsessing over villains of movies and stories and I strongly believe that some of them are misunderstood.
Maybe not all of them are evil, obviously some are, but not all. And one villain that I found really misunderstood is the Stepmother from Cinderella.

Maybe she was not evil as depicted in the story and the sisters not as wretched. Maybe the story has been exaggerated a lot than what it should have been.

We all know that Cinderella did "all" of the house work and how no one helped her.But, we often forget about the fact that she never really took care of Lucifer, Lady Tremaine's cat. And have you ever thought that maybe the house work was divided? Maybe the sisters took care of the cat while, Cinderella worked in the cinders. No one has given a thought to the struggles of  a single mother trying to raise three daughters and keep a farm.

Since, they had no source of livelihood, she could not afford rich clothes for her daughters, as there were three children. It was obvious that all of them felt a little neglected. Due to the fact that the family was poor, they had to dress up in poor quality clothes and rags, have you thought maybe, Cinderella wore rags because she worked in the cinders and it would not be economical for her to dress in rich clothes and fabrics.

The part where Cinderella is left at home while the other three go to the ball, is claimed to be the greatest evil that the Stepmother had done but, has anyone ever considered that she might have thought it worthy to get the older daughters married first.

Obviously, the authors made it quite clear that Cinderella was the pretty one. Consider for a minute that since Cinderella was prettier, which left her sisters feeling miserable and obviously might have affected their self confidence. And it is obvious that Lady Tremaine could not ruin the self esteem of the other two. So, it is justifiable as to why the stepsisters got more attention.

Since Cinderella worked in the cinders her sisters teasingly called her Cinderella instead of Ella, her real name. But don't we all give funny nicknames to our siblings?

The rules to texting

Firstly, I am so sorry for posting so late, I know I should have posted for the previous 2 Sundays, but was unable to as my dear laptop decided that he shall not work at all, so, I tried again today, and I think he had a good mood and he actually worked! So, I could not resist the urge of writing this article, even though it is not Sunday.

The reasons I have picked this topic are as follows

1. I thought it would be relatable
2. It might help people who fail to respond properly
3. I got really, really irritated and frustrated because of the certain people I chat with, and they have no idea as to how to reply.

So without anymore background stories, let me begin.

1) How to reply to 'hi'

  Always, remember, when someone sends you a 'hi', its not because they are stupid, its because they want to have a conversation with you. So, either don't open the chat or if you already have always reply 'heyyy!!!' with extra exclamations, to show that you actually want to have a conversation, instead of leaving the person either on read or replying with 'hi'.

2) How to reply to unrepliable texts

  No one likes being left on read, so, please by all means, if someone sends you even '.....' as a response, depending on the conversation that you were having earlier, it is safe to send the emoji that best suits the above conversation.

3) initiate the conversation

  If someone, texts you everyday, then probably they like talking to you, and if you reply, then you should probably sometimes bother to send them a 'hi' or initiate a conversation, it might make their day.

4) Never leave anyone on read

  Never leave anyone on read, it is the worst kind of insult. Not just insult it feels like, when you speak to someone and they don't respond and you keep talking, but they still don't respond. It is precisely that same feeling that the other person gets. 

Example:

Me: hi!

Xyz:

Me:how are you?

Xyz:

Me: I am going for a party wanna join me?

Xyz:

Exact description of what I feel, whenever someone does this to me I feel like going to them, grabbing them by the neck, and sucking the life right out of them like a vampire.

5) Act fast

  I hate the people, who read your messages and still remain silent and keep reading your messages but somehow fail to reply. And then they start typing, so you wait and don't say anything and after they are done typing for one and a half hour what you get is 'hi'. These kind of people are like the kind of math sums that have so much calculations and you have to use so many different formulas, but the answer you get at the end is either 1 or 0.

6) React

  It particularly gets on my nerves, when you send someone a really long yet interesting forward and they just read it and don't respond... I mean, the whole reason for me to be sharing this is that

• It is for you to read and react
• I sent it cause I wanted you to react
• I sent it because it was good, and I wanted to know what you think of it

But somehow, for some reason unknown to me, these people fail to respond.

7) How to end a conversation

  Certain people don't know how to end conversations, they simply end it with 'gtg' and kaboom they are gone. But, they fail to realise while they somehow, manage to disappear in simply 5 seconds, I was typing a response to their previous message, which I now have to delete, and I have to send 'bye'.

8) Do not type, when you know the other person is typing.

  It is so frustrating, when you are typing and the other person is typing as well, and maybe you are writing a really long story, but this person, disregarding that still types and sends you something totally different, and you have to erase all of your hardwork to respond to them.

9) Always reply.

  This is similar to rule number 4, but, here it ,might be accidental that you don't reply, so to that you can later reply by apologising for the late reply, and continue with the conversation. It is a totally different matter if you are upset with them and leave them on read because of that.

That is all for today, hope they helped. I would like to apologise once again for such a late entry.

India's vibrant ethnicity.

Source: Well, I wrote it but, not for the blog, I actually had an extempore competition so, I wrote the article as a speech. My school is having a celebration for Independence day. Even though it was on 15th August, but the celebrations still continue. Anyways let me get on with the article.

[it might sound like a speech]

Before I begin, I would like to ask all of you, what do you understand by the term ethnicity? The etymology of the word is from 'ethnic', which usually refers to common cultural and traditional values (according to the english dictionary). When I think of the word, the definition that I mentioned before is not what comes to mind. The word sends a chill of excitement down my spine, I feel rich flavours in my mouth, I picture vibrant saris and earthenware with the most extraordinary designs, I hear the soft music of tabla and sitar as a background music.

India as a nation has so much cultural variety, from Ghoomar to Bharatnatyam. There is variety not only the dance forms but also in the case of food, languages and dress code.

So many regions are famous for so many different things, like when I hear the name of Maharashtra, the first thing that comes to my mind is the thali and vadapav. When I hear the name of Tamil Nadu, I think of Bharatnatyam, picturing a woman dancing with a lot f grace and vigour.

Does it not make your mouth water at the thought of dal bati or any other food that you like?

Apart from this there is also diversity in the vernacular , from bengali and marathi to tamil and telugu. There is also a huge difference in beliefs and legends of the people. As you move northwards you find a lot of people have a strong belief in Lord Rama, but to the south people have a strong belief in Lord Shiva. In fact, he is termed as the lord of the dance and known as Nataraja. The way the sari is worn also differs from region to region,there is a difference in the jewelry as well. 

I could go on and on about this topic as it is so vast. But, that would probably take me more than today,so, I would like to conclude by saying, that there are many leaves but, one tree. And in the same way there are many cultures, but all of them solve the same purpose. To give India  a rich culture and heritage. 

First impressions

Hi! I know I am late in posting, I'm really sorry. So, anyways I lately have been surrounded by a LOT of WANNABEs. And I really, really, really feel sorry for myself. Apart from wannabes I am also faced with mean girls, weirdos , creeps and many more. There are so many people judging you at every moment, and first impressions are really important. There are certain things that we tend to forget when meeting people for the first time, we must also understand that what might seem okay to you could offend someone else. So, I decided to list down the things I keep in mind and the times when I forget them.

1]Smile.

    It is very important to smile when you meet someone, it makes them feel like their company is appreciated by you. And to be honest who doesn't like that?

2] Eye Contact.

     Always maintain eye contact, not only does it portrays you as confident but also like you are really interested in the person you are talking to.

3] Inquisitiveness.

   Keep asking questions about the person you are talking to, you can ask them about their hobbies, favourite band, songs, artists,etc.

This also, makes them feel that you are interested in speaking to them.

4]Forget The World.

  When you are speaking to someone block out the world and don't get distracted by what someone is wearing or anything as such. Keep your entire focus on the conversation.

5]Compliment.

   Complimenting does not hurt, go ahead and compliment their clothes , personality, hair, physical appearance or anything as such. Let them know you appreciate their existence.

6]Cut The Sarcasm,

   Lessen the sarcasm, it not only seems rude but also portrays you as mean.

Apart from having conversations with someone for the first time,there are times when you have to speak in front of a crowd.

I know, everyone gets nervous. I surely do. I can feel my heart pounding against my chest. But none the less you have to speak.

Whenever you enter a room always smile, let everyone around you feel that you are happy to be amongst them.

After that always try to look at everyone, if anyone holds your gaze smile at them, and don't stare. Sometimes when in a really crowded place you can pretend to have an imaginary friend to whom you may wave from the crowd, this makes people think you have friends and are good at socialising. 

When speaking in public always introduce yourself with a smile, and use expressions in your speech instead of talking like a robot.

Well, that is all for today bye!

The ideals of Beauty

Hi everyone! So, for this article I will be telling all of you about the ideals of beauty, and no, it is not a pretty face or a particular body type. There is way more to it. The inspiration for me to be writing this is a friend of mine, who posted a picture on instagram which said  " makeup makes girls better and break up makes boys better".

I was seriously offended by this. And I was really hurt when I read the comments, as lot of my friends thought the statement held true.
And this is when I realised how messed up the ideals of looking pretty are.

So, I decided to write an article to inform all you girls and guys out there that beauty is definitely not about anyone's physical appearance. This leaves us with the question "what is beauty?".

In my opinion, it is not a particular skin colour, body shape, length of hair, waist size or anything like that. It is more than that. Way more than that. It is the kind of person you are from within. You cannot call someone who looks like a Barbie doll on the outside and behaves like the wicked witch of the west pretty. They are not.
Beauty is not what pleases the eye but what touches the heart. People think that girls who are thin and have poofy lips are pretty but that is not true at all. Infact the only reasons these ideals are so messed up is because of all the posters and the celebrities. They literally paint themselves in makeup, they are faker than the wolf from little red riding hood. They make fantabulous appearances on red carpets and in movies and inspire girls all over. Infact the amount of makeup they wear completely covers their true skin. Infact what is disappointing is that the girls who are able to look like the ideal "pretty girls", keep ridiculing the girls who don't. No one is fat and ugly. Society is messed up if they believe in such stuff. 

Beauty is about the behaviour and personality of a girl. It is no use if your beauty is only skin deep. If people hate you then what is the point of looking like a doll? Being pretty is about making the other people want to spend time with you, about your aura and how people feel when they are around you. Infact makeup is not a way of looking like someone you are not, it is to make you feel good about yourself. How can anyone be satisfied by looking like any other barbie doll, when they know that all that makes them look like that is nothing that is their own, not their contacts,extensions, lip colour or the skin colour which they try to change using fairness creams. 
If you are truly good at heart you are beautiful. And you are way more than those girls who are like stick figures and poofy lips.

The day you see you in the mirror instead of seeing a girl who cannot look like Barbie, you will realise you are way more beautiful than Barbie.

 

Best Friends : who can you call your best friends?

Well to begin with, your best friends cannot change every day/month/week/year. If someone is your best friend they will remain your best friends as long as the circumstance allows.

I will not say that your best friends are the people who you don't fight with or who doesn't betray you, because they cannot be your best friends if the two of you don't go through rough times and come out of it stronger, if the situation can rip your bond apart then it was never meant to be in the first place. 

It is usually a misconception that best friends are the people who make you laugh and keep you happy and always listen to you. But, how can they be termed as your best friends if fake friends also treat you so as well? In my opinion best friends are the people with whom you fight, and fight for you. Who sometimes lie to you and lie for you. They are the people in whom you can confide in. And they are a source of comfort and affection to you. They are the people, whose memories bring tears to your eyes, with whom you share even though the most insignificant moments and still manage to turn them into memories.

Now that, I have given you my opinion, the question is how do you find someone so perfect as mentioned above, and if you did find someone then who is it? Let me help you with the answer.

They are definitely not the people who forget about you, or who never include you.

Not the people who you have minimal conversations with. Not  the people whose company makes you feel lonely.

Not even the people who you cannot be on an equal stance with.

It is okay if the two of you are completely different some notable people who have had best friends who are totally different from each other

• Sophie and Agatha from the school for good and evil.
• Jennifer and Needy from Jennifer's body
• Dory and Marlin
• Mike and Sulley from Monsters inc.

It is okay if you are alike as well. 

The kind of people with whom you share a mutual understanding with and they respect you as much as you respect them. 

Sometimes it may take a while to find someone who cares as much. It has happened with me many a times that I sometimes misjudge certain people and they are either not meant for me or we are meant to be together forever.

The bond you share with  your best friend is not like any other friendship. Infact I think you just know when you come across certain people that they are meant for you. In my past experiences it has happened that when I come across certain people I just know that we are meant to keep each other's company forever. It is this unique spark that you feel, usually you just know. The first few moments are enough to tell you. But, when you don't feel that spark, it is sometimes necessary to find yourself a best friend , the reason behind this is because human is a social being and needs someone who will look out for him. 

The people that you have to find can never be as close to you as your actual best friends, they are more like supplements or Plan B.

You can just spend time with them to fill up the empty holes in you. They can however also be a good source of comfort and support and stand by you. But, there are chances that they may break away from you  when faced with a situation where it gets difficult for you to understand each other or if you are faced with fight. Over all friendship is nothing but balance, if you know how much and where you stand, both you and your friend will remain on the same level, no one will be left behind.

And you may also not realise but, you give a part of yourself to your best friend and take a part of them for yourself.

And no matter what type of a best friend you have, I suggest you cherish it as long as it lasts

Are examinations actually solving their purpose?

Before I begin, let me clarify the purpose of examinations and assessments.
The original purpose of examinations was to:

1. To understand whether or not the concepts taught to students in class are clear.
2. To understand the true calibre of the student.

Apart from the two mentioned above, one more purpose is to understand what the child is good at and helping in making the right choice for the career.

But in the current generation, exams are all about getting the marks and grades. No one cares about how much you understand the lesson that has been taught. It is all about mugging up the answers and writing all of it on the paper or answer sheet. The teachers have come up with a more lazier and easier way of correcting the papers by making an answer scheme, according to which they check the papers. Which in my opinion is wrong. Because, if the example of multicellular organism is written as dog/ape/fish by the student and the answer according to the scheme is human, the answer is marked as wrong, but is it still not correct?. However, this was just an example, hope you can relate, because it has happened a lot of times that the answer the student writes does not match the answer scheme, so, it is marked as incorrect, while the answer still may be correct.

Not only this, the present generation also faces a lot of pressure from their parents, and many, I am not saying all, but many parents still have that old fashioned mindset and think that their children should either be engineers or doctors. They believe that there is no future in any other field, it should only be Maths and Science. 
And because of this they keep  pushing their children towards the fields mentioned above, and the child is forced to study a subject that he/she has no interest in, because of which, stating the obvious they don't do really well. And the fear of 'what will my parents do to me?' develops, because of which they start resorting to unfair means in examinations. Now, you tell me, how is the student benefiting if he/she is copying their entire paper from the student sitting beside them? How does it help in judging their calibre?
The answer is simple, it is not.s

The present generation also faces the college cut offs, again, the parents start nagging the children. Apart from nagging they also pressurise the children. And I have seen many Indian parents say these very common lines "Arey, voh kumar saheb ke bete ko toh IIT mein admission milgaya. 97% laya tha, tu bhi padh liya kar. KYA BOLENGE KUMAR SAHEB VARNA!" which basically means that Mr. Kumar's son got admission in a very good college, with 97% marks, you should study more, what will people say if you don't.

What people do not understand is that the college cut offs exist for a  reason.
Maybe they create the cut off based on the potential of the students, 
if the student is capable of getting 97% in boards then he will be able to cope up with level of study they have in that particular college.

And this is the reason that so many coaching classes manage to earn so much money, when someone goes for admission in such classes, they don't guarantee that the student will pass with flying colours or top the class, because deep down they know that it is all based on the student's potential and his dedication and will to study the subject. So, the parents who don't bother asking their children on what subject they like, and send them to some coaching class and don't get the desired result, in my opinion are just wasting the precious time of their kids and their own hard earned money.

The coaching class is also a reason why students cheat in examinations. The pressure of proving yourself to your parents, teachers,and tutors is really difficult to deal with.
Also in my opinion the examinations should not be conducted once the chapter is taught and done with, and even if it is, they should be held once more, after the explanation of the chapter is done once again, so that the students who did not understand the chapter the first time, can understand it the second time. But instead the chapter is completely forgotten and the teachers move on. So, what exactly are they taking an examination for? To know how well the students can mug up the pages from the chapter? Or is it to know how well they understand what the teachers expect as an answer?

Therefore, I would like to conclude by asking you one last question, are you really satisfied with the pattern of examinations now? Is it enough to understand the calibre of students?



Disclaimer: all if the above is in my opinion and is not intended to violate or offend anyone. All of the above matter is original.
And once again is in my opinion and I do not intend to hurt anyone who reads this and their opinions and mindsets.

How to deal with new friends

Many of you might think that there is no need to deal with new friends. I mean why should one, they are your friends...
But are you sure? Sometimes when we are new to certain people, we tend to want to know more about them, but believe me, that is not such a good idea. The term 'acquaintance' is very important. One must learn to keep a distance, what many of us don't realise is that while we know more about them, get more familiar with them, we tend to know more of their flaws, sometimes we don't like what we see, sometimes they don't  like what they see, because of which you slowly drift away and become practically strangers. Sometimes they are sort of traitors, they betray you and you are left alone, thinking what you did wrong, why did it come to this, but in reality it wasn't your fault. So, I decided to help you to deal with this by giving you a little bit of advice on how to prevent situations like these.

1. Judge.

I know it is not a good habit to judge people, but by judging I don't mean, judge them on the basis of their looks, I mean judge their behaviour, ask yourself, "Do you really enjoy their company?"
If the answer is yes, then pursue them or else, just limit the conversations to simple 'hi' and 'bye'.
Apart from this also judge how much they talk about their other friends, what they say about them, is it something good or bad, because if they talk bad about them what gives the false hope that they won't say something bad about you.

2. Understand

In order to make your friendship work, you are supposed to understand what is expected of you, by which I mean if your new friends don't like certain people, make sure you don't praise those people in front of your friends. Well, that was just an example, there are many more things. Understand their personality and change your behaviour when you are around them, so that you are compatible.

3. Be a listener and talk less

The less information you share, the easier it is to deal with, if things don't workout. Since you would not have shared a lot about yourself, there is no scope for betrayal. Also listening helps in judging the other person. Of course you should talk but don't mention certain things that you would like to keep only to yourself and your best friend.

4. Never give an opinion

Never give an open opinion about anything. No telling what you think about others, no telling what you think about maybe some celebrities, or anything. Just don't give an opinion. Mostly no giving opinions about other people.

5. Lower the sarcasm level

Some people just don't understand sarcasm, and some find it rude, so just as a tip, don't be sarcastic.

6. Always greet them with a smile.

Make them feel comfortable when they talk to you,make them feel like you are interested in listening to them, like they are important to you at the particular time, like you want to know more, make them feel like their presence is valued.

These are a few things that I take care of when I make new friends, but sometimes, I don't follow point number three, which is why I will tell you that it is very, very important. I have spoilt a lot of the 'could-have-been-wonderful'  friendships. But, I think if you refer to the points, you will surely make a good first impression on your new friend, and if things work out, then you two could become more than acquaintances and it will give roots to your budding friendship.

The Twilight Saga review

I know that there are literally thousands of people out there who love the series and all, I agree that it is a very good book. I tried reading the series, the first book was AMAZING! The second book was okay, and the third book I could not read, I mean, I got so bored. It is only repetition, Bella keeps getting into trouble and Edward keeps saving her.

This is very important, if you are a fan and get offended easily, I suggest you don't read the complete article.

The first thing that I will say is that I find their relationship really, really shallow. Edward loves Bella's smell and she loves Edward's face.
None of them actually care about the fact that their partner might be boring, or embarrassing , or stupid.
Bella does not care about the fact that Edward thinks Jacob is a pathetic creature, even though, Jacob was really good to Bella ever since she came to Forks.
 It is like reading the first book again and again, there is more than necessary mention of the Volturi and Victoria.
 I mean, alright, Victoria seeked revenge and all, but, she was an adult and maybe was a 100 years old, did the hundred years of living not teach her that she is not supposed to obsess over people that are impossible to deal with. Her obsession with killing Bella is almost as annoying as reading a language you don't understand, and then being tested on it.
Could she not live with the fact that her beloved James was dead? Is it that hard?

Bella keeps getting into trouble, and that girl has no guilt as to the fact she ruined Edward's life ever since she came in it. Everything was fine for him, then she came into his life, she kept getting into trouble and he kept saving her, because of which he kept getting into trouble.

Bella is also really really stupid! She keeps loving Edward because he is beautiful and all, and forgets Jacob, who helps her at all times, who always watches her back and ACTUALLY LOOKED AFTER HER WHEN EDWARD LEFT HER TO FEND FOR HERSELF.
Bella kept putting herself in trouble to hear Edward's "voice" after he left her. She did all the possible reckless activities.
If you compare it with the Harry Potter series. When Harry breaks up with Ginny for her protection,she still fights at the battle at Hogwarts and not put herself in danger purposely for attention.

Apart from that, she is never really brave, she never tries fighting for her boyfriend when he is in trouble, She just keeps making life difficult for Jacob and Edward.

Also the book Bella is nothing like the movie Bella, the Bella in the book is a very happy girl, and has human emotions. She is seldom very serious and has MAJOR mood swing, while the movie Bella is serious, boring and practically emotionless.

Another thing I would like to mention is that, it is NOT romantic for someone to crawl up in your room and watch you sleep, it is CREEPY.
And it is not nice for people to sparkle, it is not a sign of them being vampires, it is more like some fairy princess threw up on them.
The part of vampires being pale is still logical, because they don't have blood in them.
But the part that they don't have fangs. And giving them no bat powers was merely disappointing.

And why was Edward's hair like a cockatoo's head.

Overall, I would sum it up by saying that the first book was amazing, sort of amazing, the second book was stupid and the third book was too boring to complete reading. It was a huge disappointment and I expected way more from the author and all the fandoms!

types of gasps

Since there are a lot of different kinds of gasps and the art of gasping is underrated I thought of making a list of all the gasps that I have come across so far.

1: The clever gasp

When the friend who usually does not understand clever jokes or puns actually gets the one you don't. And well this is usually a rare sight, so whenever this happens be sure you have it written in your diary.

2: The-she-is-so-mean gasp

When the person you hate walks to you and says something so mean that only reaction that you can give them is a gasp.

3: When -you -say -something-mean gasp

When you have the best comeback ever, so you begin your dramatic dialogue with a gasp.

4: The dress gasp

When you see a really pretty dress. Or a really bad dress.
Either way it makes you gasp this gasp.

5: The-scary-scene gasp

This is when you see something gruesome or totally horrifying, you gasp.

6: The pretty girl gasp

When someone who looks 100 times better than you, passes you.

7: The gasping for breath gasp

Common when drowning or choking. Also if you have a blocked nose.

8:The crush gasp

When your crush passes you.

9: The horrified gasp

When someone says something really offending or unexpected.

10: The calm before the storm.

This is when you are on the verge of crying, but gasp to hold your tears in for a few more moments.

11: The total fangirl gasp

Self explanatory

12:  The post fart gasp

After farting a really nice and loud fart in public, you gasp and pretend that you are utterly ashamed of your unicorn's unworthy behaviour!

13: The technology gasp

When you realize that you are getting old and five year olds know more technology than you.

Those are all that I could come up at the moment, if I have missed any feel free to tell me in the comments section.

Haters gonna hate

I thought of this article when I was listening to someone talk mean about me, to someone else, in front of me, and then have the audacity to turn to me and say "you might have not noticed,but we were talking about you". Now normally I would get mad at such kind of situations, but in this particular situation I was too lazy and also the thought of giving those people the attention was not necessary. 

So, I just ignored them and walked away.

I know I shouldn't have walked away, but I was too lazy to give them a reaction or listen to more rubbish from their blabbering mouths.

Also another reason for me writing this is, that today I was speaking to my friend about this girl who keeps telling everyone what to do, what not to do, how everyone looks, how no one is better than her.  It is so irritating to listen to all this, especially when someone keeps talking on and on about themselves and does not give the other person a chance to speak. So as I was talking to my friend we kept discussing the other girl's awful manner of living, while doing so I realized that we were giving her more importance than she deserved.

So here's how you can deal with haters.

Step 1: stop listening to them.

There is this quote "what people say about you, is none of your business". This is so true because it  happens so many times that we tend to listen to our haters, bout what the say, we get so distracted from the real world because of them, we want to know everything they say about us, and not only this, we also want to know what they say about everybody else.

Step 2 : stop talking to them.

It might sound pretty dumb, but yes, you should stop speaking to your haters. Not only does this make your life easier, but also make life easier for the people around you. You might wonder how it makes their life easier, you might not know , but you subconsciously keep obsessing over your haters and cannot stop talking abouy them.

Step 3 : consider them as your fans

Consider your haters as your fans, don't worry about how your haters will react about your present. Live the moment. Act as a celebrity, like how celebs don't care about negative criticism, even you should not. And if you are like me then you might even enjoy the loathing glare haters give you when you pass them, I certainly love the attention.

Step 4 : remember the importance they give you.

Remember when your haters talk bad about you, they took time out of their lives to think about you. Always keep this in mind, the people who talk behind your back are behind you for a reason. You are certainly better than them, your life is certainly more happening than theirs, that is why they are giving off their comments and opinion about it.

Step 5 : Do not be your hater's hater.

Never criticise your haters, because you should not stoop down to their level and do what they do, they don't deserve your attention or time. Do not hate them, use them as your inspiration. Never become a hater, because you don't have to follow their footsteps or the their trodden black path. You don't have to speak about them, you don't have to keep their very blip of an existence in your head. All you should care about is you, yourself and the ones who love you.

the end

Notice regarding the latest article

Well, turns out that my story is really long.... and is not reaching the end....
So I think that I will be posting it as a page, you can access my page in the "other than the rain" section.
The reason behind this is because the story is taking REALLY long and my blog is going to be empty till the time i finish.

Chewing gum stuck to my hair

You never know when disaster can strike. But when it does one should be prepared, even though I have no idea how one can prepare for chewing gum getting stuck in your hair,  God forbid it happens to any girl.

Anyway yesterday was the official bad hair day. I was well chewing gum which again I have no clue why. So well I had to spit it out and my hair well are extra poofy and I have no clue how, while I was spitting the gum did it manage to get stuck in my hair.

But however, the gum still found a way to get stuck in my hair, The first thing that came to my mind was to wash it off by water to probably manage to dilute it. It did not work.
I then tried using shampoo, but to no avail. Then a failed attempt at trying to use hair conditioner. I tried combing it out but no, again to no avail. Irritated and anxious, I tried using hand wash. Nothing happened. My mom by this time got worried (I hadn't told her that there was chewing gum in my hair). She pounded on the bathroom door and I lied that I was taking a bath. She believed it. I tried the soap as well. Finally after all this, I gave up and told my mom. She laughed! The disappointment in my face must have been clear because she stopped. She said she will help me later and made me eat lunch first. I stuffed as much as I could and rushed to the bathroom to attend to my tresses, my precious tresses. My dad called at the time and told me that nail polish remover also helps. It didn't help. Finally when I could do nothing else I gave up and chopped the locks off, with tears in my eyes I threw them in the garbage can. I knew I shouldn't cry over it and it was my fault, because if I hadn't eaten the thing in the first place it would have not happened. I tried hiding my sorrow in music and well I succeeded and that is all I wish to say about that incident.

Thoughts I have when I am going to a new grade.

It was clear that I no longer would be able to see my friends from my previous class, anymore. Sure, we promised each other that we will still be friends but, a part of me knew that these kinds of promises don't last long. 

The report card day is the most terrifying day for any student as everyone is scared of what result they might get. But sometimes when the grades are perfect what terrifies is the fact that they will go to a new class. With new people, new faces and a new everything.

I was terrified not because of my grades, but because of the new class that I was assigned. I wouldn't have been this terrified if this were my previous school because I wasn't new there. I was in that school for seven years and knew nearly everyone. I was anxious. I am not like the other girls in my class, they seem to have no problem in socialising, its just my problem. I find it impossible to socialise. I have a friend from my previous class in my new class as well but I know she will know most of the people in our new class and I'll be sitting alone  in some lonely dark corner where no one would be interested in talking to me. Apart from the fear of socialising with new students, the pain of not having my last year's class teacher also hurts. The thought that I will have new teachers leaves me feeling like a hollow log. 

I still remember the last day of school, it did not feel like such a great deal of having a new class,but now, when I'm so close to going to my new class I realize how much I don't want to go.

Our previous class was known for our misbehaviour, and the entire year I had prayed to be promoted to a new class without any student from that class and well, God answered my prayer. I don't recognise anyone in my class.

My best friend is not in my class nor is my worst enemy. I will have to find a new rival to compete with in class for the first position and the fear inside me is like an endless pit in which I keep falling, not reaching the bottom just falling. Falling into nothingness. 

The new students don't scare me as much as the new teachers do.
I fear losing my math teacher the most. I also have the anxiety of whether or not will I get to be a prefect, I cannot afford to have someone I dislike being a prefect. It scares me even more to think that what if people who hate me get to be the Head boy or Head girl, how will they use their position to revenge against me. The study more part does not scare me that much, but the thickness of the books is frightening. The effort of trying to fit in is worse. 

I guess I will be staying out of the crowd and will be labelled as creep, in bold red letters. I think that is all I wish to say about the matter and will also promise to post more frequently.

What sense? Nonsense.

   Hello people of earth!! Today I am going to be posting a story written by me, Ayushi and Janushi (who happen to be some pretty amazing friends)

Well, the story is........ supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. 

It was not written using brains the origin of this marvelous piece of writing dates back to 4th of this month. Also I think I should tell you how it was written.

Well it was this game, where you have to write a sentence with the word limit being only 5 words per chance, it is okay if you are not able to complete the sentence.Then whatever you have written is passed on to the next person and so on...

This is like a loop within the people who are participating. The loop does not end till "The End"

Another thing is I would like to introduce you to 

the writers of this exceptionally well written piece of nonsense.

Ayushi

Janushi

Me (Annie)

  Also it is colour coded, I am red, Ayushi is black and Janushi is blue

       

                            The Fault In Our                                                  Thoughts(not a parody)

Once upon a beautiful morning, Raina woke up and looked at the chirping birds outside and found something really fishy. There was something gross lying, it was her dead cat. She stood there crying and all the memories came flashing,stabbing her mind like knives. However, she freshened up with water and prepared to mourn for the cat had died on her 18th birthday. She was frustrated, how did her mom kill the cat. Her mom stood there as if nothing had happened....... How,the room reeked of blood....that flowed out of the body. How can she do that?

"Lady! How could you?!" yelled Raina at the top of her lungs. She fell on the cat and the blood was all over her body. Tear stains were on her cheeks, she instantly clicked a picture of the cat in her mind,which will stay forever......She wanted revenge......She wanted her wild dreams to be shattered. 

"I won't kill my mom, I'll ruin her reputation in front of dad."

She remembered how rude stepmom was, she had to kill her negative thoughts for her. Stepmom always favoured her stepsister, She removed all positivity from her daughter and Raina became good friends though. Raina loved her cat, she forgave the sins her mom did. All her life she spent miserably, now Karma did good to her future life. She thought that teenager life will be nicer, fate WILL change, sun will rise and bring new hopes. She missed her cat.

MORAL: Never kill your daughter's cat because she'll get angry. Just keep your thoughts intact and to yourself.

                                    

                                The End

DISCLAIMER: I humbly apologize for the irritation/frustration/dissappontment this article may have caused you. This is totaaly fictional and no cat has died that belonged to Raina, infact we don't even know who Raina is. Thank you for withstanding the mental torture<3.