After a month of dry spell, it finally rained. It looks lovely now with everything turning a little green again.
Emily came last week and just passed by. A few days back Dennis went by without even knocking on the door in my place. Last year it was, I believe, Ivan.
Well they do come and go and I am talking about the hurricanes that frequently visit US. A fleeting thought.. what if back in India we started naming the cyclones which visit us with equal frequency?
Probably the one that hits Gujarat might be called Shantiben or Keshubhai. So the news would read.. Keshubhai caused hundreds to be homeless and wrecked havoc in western coast of Gujarat.. not that it may be wrong when other puns are intended.
Shantiben disrupted the quiet and peace of rural and urban gujarat alike.
The one that hits Orissa would be innocently named Behra. The 9 pm news might sound...
An alarm has been sounded all along the Orissa coast as Behra is coming. People have been notified to seek shelter and remain out of the way of Behra to minimise threat to life.
And then this particular is the best. When some cyclone hits my native state.. the newsreader would need a glass of water on the table.
A high severity A.S.R.D.B.G.J.K.T.P.N. Subba Rao hit southern coastal Andhra yesterday night. It is believed that A.S.R.D.B.G.J.K.T.P.N. Subba Rao [glass of water] has wind speeds of about 200 km/hr. Fishermen are advised to stay out of sea as A.S.R.D.B.G.J.K.T.P.N. Subba Rao [glass of water] may still be strong in the region for the next 2 days.
As I mentioned before I was going to write about Harry Potter. But then there are damn so many sites that have almost the whole book autopsied. Hell......!! - The Potter mania.. Anyways, since I already have written a short non-spoiler, here it goes:
Harry Potter never ceases to excite me. The sixth book is no less. Ok, for those of you who feel I may reveal the story - there are no spoilers. Go ahead and read this post and the book too.
Though not as fast paced as the goblet of fire, this book, I believe, has one of the most well written build ups in the series. It has got stuff for everybody. Some excitement for the first time Potter readers, some romance to keep up with the teening protagonists, some dark magic for the seasoned and then some action in the end to pack it off in filmi style. But wait this has some deep emotions too. It would be surprising if you already do not know that somebody important is gonna die. Keep guessing till you read it!!
Also there are a lot of differences in this book when compared to the previous potter's [form and style wise]. Let me not write about that lest the beans be spilled.
A good book, a quick page turner; a sit-after-dinner-finish-before-the-moon's-gone one.
Enjoy.