*cough cough.
*clears throat.
*taps the microphone.
*looks around self~consciously.
wyehell lookee!
another month gone by...phooey.
another hazaar and one things that've happened and gone.
another hazaar and one things that seemed to matter a lot just a month back.
another hazaar and one things that dont seem to mean diddly_squat rite now.
another hazaar and one things that wont stand the test of time.
there are some things, though, that just might make the cut.
Like Malcolm Gladwell.
We're not worthy! I bought Gladwell's The Tipping Point at the Crossword inside the Andheri Shopper's Stop purely on Nash's recommendation... and the bloddy book had me from the word go! dint let me do no work at all in moombhai! {this is me externalizing the blame}. The subject of the book is fascinating for sure, but what's REALLY nice is the way Gladwell writes. For a non-fiction book, even for one that's dealing with admittedly fascinating topics, the writing stands out, being many notches superior to stuff i've been exposed to before.
I dont genrally go by blurbs, or by book reviews...but in retrospect, I see that all the reviews were rite and all the praise, richly deserved. So what do i do when i find an author l'this? I go out and buy another of his/her books...which, in this case, could only mean "Blink".
Blink. *phooey. Let's jes say that Gladwell has kiked @ss heah, bringing fascinating insights into the whys of the way we perceive the world. Things that really caught my eye were the chapters on implicit associations and the one on the cops. I'm all set to read it again this weekend...i'm crazy l'that :D
Well anyways, Blink's lovely.
I recommend. Highly.
Please to go out NOW.
And get yourself a {legal} copy.
i'm_done_
syko :-"
PS: the madness beginneth again...two more posts comin up...VERY SHORTLY.
STAY TUNED AND DONT YOU DARE GO AWAY.
*ok fine...mebbe for a few minutes...but COME BACK! hehehe :{p
PPS: the things that stick out from the month past would be some or all of da brief list below:
sittin next to the emergency exit on the way to moombhai,my discussion with nash on 'serendipity', meeting frends from ages past, messing up the quizzes and doin well on da review, fightin with da bosses over lonavla, meetin the_boys_from_gh3 and that unnamed_person in so many of my posts, gettin invited to the weddin and uncorkin the bubbly, aw hell...loads o' stuff. like always. :{D
{Endnote}
I just noticed how weird the term "Legal Copy" is.
Will title this post "Legal Copy" in honor of mine ability to notice truly inane thangs. :-"
Wait! I also noticed how weird the spelling of the word "weird" is!
Ok, i'll stop :D
Current Mood: Amazed
Current Music: Where is the love. Black Eyed Peas.
30 Sep 2005, 3:50pm
Where is the love?
Payne
30 Sep 2005, 11:23pm
it went THAT-a-WAY!
right THERE!
*oh well.
:-"
syko.
PS: WHERE IS EVRYBAADI!
1 Oct 2005, 12:20pm
Very interesting style of writing you have here.
1 Oct 2005, 7:50pm
Haan ji.
Why do I always write in para format? And lookat you, gone and made your own format... The intrepid explorer of new formats.
Tell though about the new haiku way of writing things. And I am going away until those TWO new posts.
Legal copy boletho the one that you will get for me when you come here?
1 Oct 2005, 8:01pm
#fa: yes! dat vonly!
legal copy ante adhe! :{D
and WAT new format??? {confused}
#cory: yello! we are
warmly welcoming new
readers to our blaag!
(wat the! so that makes
it a total of SIX ppl
who read this blog!)
bloddy!
but...uh, define interesting please.
thank_you_muchly.
syko :-"
2 Oct 2005, 2:17pm
Legal copy? Are you mad? Whatever for? Who will feed the tiny little needy kids of the people who pirate books then? Who I ask you, WHO? I go to footpath bazaar in Abids. I will do my duty by them little unfortunate kids.
2 Oct 2005, 6:06pm
dammit!
why WHY you complicate
it all, i ask you.
wai-hai?
{shakes_head}
syko :-"
4 Oct 2005, 7:42pm
Because my brother doesn't buy me books. I rest my case.
4 Oct 2005, 10:42pm
ach!
ich bin schroefer nachten!
:{D
5 Oct 2005, 2:06pm
Did you see???! I mean I know how those ad things work but it's still chilling to see the ad for "tipping point" on your sidebar :D:D
Spooooookay!!
8 Oct 2005, 4:55pm
endi mama what have u written???zara ardham aiyye la raayi.
8 Oct 2005, 11:57pm
antha maya m'dear.
26 Oct 2005, 9:32pm
hello there!bought "the tipping point" after reading this post of urs..really an amazing book!will now go and purchase "blink":D
10 Nov 2005, 10:51am
SERIOUSLY? :D
hehehe.
syko :-"