0f Literature (and other art f0rms) and Canvases …

The study of literature has exp0sed my mind to so many canvases.( More recently, the study of Hayavadana by Girish Karnad).  I was unaware of my mind’s capability to stretch into so many new dimensi0ns. For this I shall always be grateful to English Literature.

 Music , an0ther imp0rtant t00l that helped in widening of the canvas kn0ledge,has made a great impact on my mind. I hear music in the moving waters, in the trees, in my dreams and even in the m0on.. that s0unded crazy a week ago but 0nce y0u see artist, J0nathan Rhys Meyers’ canvas y0u start to believe everything he’s trying to say. At first Its hard to believe that such w0nders could exist. But after studying literature f0r almost two years, we n0w kn0w better.  We d0nt read things.. we see them and when we see things.. its alm0st like we’re feeling it.  Such is the p0wer of mind..

P.s : Here’s h0ping that 0ur eyes, hands and minds are exp0sed to newer and better canvases. And as we bec0me richer with 0ur experiences, we bec0me capable 0f understanding the imp0rtance of each 0ne 0f them..

- Parakeet F.A

class prsentation and differences

Oh, this cpe presentation. It appers tht this has caused a rift among our friendship! it is so embarasing,tht whn one of the groups, enters in a classroom, after formal hello, we move to another room. Come on, even Edward was nt that mysterious! i jst hope, we are friends even when we r at a competition level.

people...

there are so many kinds of people in this world..each so different from the other..some accomplish the whole world and don't know what the word arrogance mean..and some...THEY only know.. what they have achieved...

Addictive ads…

My father just cannot comprehend why I watch television! Since this show I watch is shown in exactly three instalments of five minutes and one instalment of two minutes with some variations in the timing and WITH ThIrTeeN MINUTES (or more) of AD BREAK.

Watching television is a tedious business. With thousands of ads or (if we go by the more formal mode of speech) advertisements running in the course of the day, we find ourselves immersed in a sea of manufactured products in fairy tale packaging… you just can’t leave any of them on the shop shelf. With every little dose of serials, talk shows, events, sporting events, even political speeches, news bulletins and these days LIVE showings are interspersed with a host of these adds.  A person unaccustomed with T.V. viewing may wonder why do we put up with this? Because undoubtedly it is our compliance that fuels the growth of the ever growing GIANT that we know as advertisements. The answer to this is… of course we cannot leave out those ads. WE LoVe THeM!!! Dad I love the ads more than I like the serial.

They run the nation. They control the psyche of the nation. They made the girls go BaBeLicIouS and the Eatables DeLIcioS. Miranda made us understand the importance of Pagalpanti (bhi zaroori hai) and Mountain dew told us “Dar ke aage Jeet hai”. Idea’s What an Idea Sirji! ads took the nation by storm and the Polio and  AIDS awareness campaigns were more effective than all the work done in the field before them.

The last decade saw some delicious ads, all fun and immensely creative. From the erstwhile  Hari Sadu to Big Babool ad where the mother hen’s adopted son a wingless tortoise is able to fly- courtesy the bubble gum Big Babool. Be it the zoozoos, or vodaphone’s Bulldog, The “Gol ki Boli bol” Dog (Rocky - for those of you who don’t remember – ‘wo jo meri har baat maane’) or Mr Lion who dances with his dear wife in a jungle clearing or the Shriringa!!! Polar Bear – all the cutest television beasts keep us more entertained than the tear-jerking/nonsensical/ melodramatic soaps.

We celebrate by eating chocolates- Kuch Meetha ho jaye… and we eat chocolates because -- Meetha Hai Khana Aaj Pehli Tareekh Hai, Khush Hai Zamana Aaj Pehli Taarikh hai.

So here’s to ads and chocolates njoy and keep ROFL bcoz of your(and perhaps also mine favourite advrts)!!

Parakeet Meg.

a possible new topic to discuss?

Hey everyone I am thinking creating this brand new blog… and here the parakeets are supposed to pratter about all the new books they read. As well as books of topics we do in class. How about if we write about our take on the topic or book or novel whatever you are will read/are reading/have read.

I thought this would only be appropriate… what say?

P.S. creating or not creating the blog will be completely based on your response… this is just a nascent idea so anything you would like to add is very welcome.

Girls Day Out…

Parakeet FA asked me whether I could write about our recently concluded tour to the Floating Restaurant on the Ganges… and so… um… well… okay let’s begin the reminiscence session over a glass of mock tails

and what would it be without thinking about all those weeks when we -the parakeets- were anticipation the real event… (close your eyes and relive those weeks) –--- the subtle threats from friends “if you don’t come I’ll not go either” the nonstop drive to collect the money for the trip and most importantly the permission letter with the clause “any mishap is not the responsibility of the college”…. thousand sighs!!!

The bus ride was a complete package with the initial surprise of having Sidhi ma’m with us and then a ride full of songs and masti… The bus ride to the Ganga ghat near NIT Patna was indeed the noisiest ride I’ve ever had. The restaurant was not a restaurant but a cruise which took us to a white sand fantasy land… a delta in the middle of the Ganges… I remember the exited rush on the deck of the boat… everybody running helter-shelter to get as many pics clicked as possible… and some beautiful antics better only not recounted in words (I don’t want my neck wringed by my classmates!!!)

We all loved loved the sands but there was not much time to revel as well as have lunch. The lunch was preferred and at 3:00 PM we left the delta on our way back. Here I must talk about the great game of anonymous gift exchange… which was called “playin angel” by our HOD Sr. Jessie. And so true it was a beautiful game and perhaps the highlight of the trip.

As the trip to was all noisy the chief feature of the trip back was silence … silence which is unheard of in class as all the girls sat in their seats after exhausting day out.

and what else was there? only a lifetime of memories.

-Parakeet Meg

sweet shopping

SO, FINALLY, FABULOUS FIVE went to thousand miles away, mahila udyog mela! It was such an achievement, really, NONE OF US DITCHED AT THE POINT OF DEPARTURE! AND whats interesting is no one knew the ADDRESS! But finally, we reachd there,poor Meg had to bear my weight, in the auto on our way to Mela. It was really good. especially, bcoz merchandise were at reasonable rates and we didnt have to shell out more money!

OF COURSE, IT WAS OUR SHOPAHOLIC, MISS Farheen, who with her small brown eyes,hidden behind her new TITAN EYE GLASSES x rayed each and every shop and loaded herself more than she could carry!

Poor, Meg, lost her TITAN WATCH ( i don't know why my friends are so much affectionate towards TITAN brand) and she did not buy anything. Vasu had sacrifed her shopping plan to come with us(i told u it was such an achievement).though she went to some PAPAD AND PACHAK shop but i think she did not like them. COME ON, who likes PAPAD? 

i too shopped, but nothing very trendy. it was such a disappointment, that there were hardly any FOOD STALLS.

IT WAS FULL ON MASTI!

Aunty's Slippers ...

Bindaas bol, 0kay :)

i d0nt kn0w if we are t0 f0ll0w chr0n0l0gy 0r s0mething. But i d0 kn0w that i'm n0t foll0wing it. :| Bah, this isn't millitary sch00l or s0mething ! Anyways, i cant wait f0r two years to pass before i can p0st this . Bas.

Right, here g0es..
Five parakeets 0f the "Prakeet Pratters" went 0n an unexpected sh0pping spree t0day. :D :D :D (with parakeet Meg, agreeing after we put a pistol under her kanpatti .)



Hand Bag

0n an auto-rikshaw with one parakeet 0n t0p of another :P (disasterous for clothes and hairstyle.. but we D0NT mind ! )

Trusting autowaalah with 0ur lives, haggling with him, paying him less and then walking for a hundred th0usand miles.. we reached 0ur destination ! Hurrraaayy.. Three Cheers for parakeets :)))

Things b0ught - Hand bag, Candles, c0in bag, kurtis, water-b0ttle bags, papad =))) , utility bag, bangle.

Things L0st - Parakeet Meg's wrist watch :(( --she was g0ing t0 give it to me any anyway :)) :|--

Had a good time, though i still dont understand why that shopkeeper-guy was flirting, a&$##&$ m0r0n. >:P

The 0ther guy was g0ood :) :">

Gosh, I l0ve you fellow parakeets. :*

and i l0ve bags, and dresses and sh0es, and jewellery.. and everthing !!

tHis feeling you get after buying what y0u always wanted to, ever since y0u were b0rn, no mean thing, is TrUlY fAnTaBuLoUsLy DeLiCiOuS.. :D :D

We must invite other parakeets the next time. THen, it would be as good as Our FlOaTiNg tRiP ! :D D

P.s. - Dont mind the title.. Its just maent to rhyme with Crispy Critters.. Heeeeheeehawwhaawwhawww !

F.A



Welcome

English Department at Patna Women’s College. July 1st, 2009. I remember the day we sat for the exam and then the viva… well the viva was scary!! It has been one and a half year since we came to this class as first year students, now we are on the verge of our final year and so we have started this journal, an online presence… a place, we as a group, can visit regularly and share with each other our thoughts and experiences. And one more thing before I close this… Don’t Hesitate… Bindaas ban and post your heart out… This ought to be home.

  So that’s all for the first post and welcome…