here are two more tags, the first from Shilpa AND Shankar, AND Kunu and the second from Avada Kedavra:
#1
Came across an interesting 15 Books Tag:
The rules are:
"Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag up to 15 friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what books my friends choose."
(Personally I read more science-NON fiction than standard fiction, which might be a little off-beat from your point of view, but in this list I have included just two of them. Secondly, the order of listing is not indicative of any personal preference)
1. The Day of the Jackal - Frederick Forsyth (a book in its genre yet to be bettered)
2. Angels and Demons - Dan Brown (thriller wise, I would rate this above the DVC)
3. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (insight wise, a groundbreaker)
4. The Doomsday Conspiracy - Sydney Sheldon (the only Sheldon book I liked, for its sheer speed)
5. the Road to PSingularity - my dad (still need a reason?)
6. the Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (a better crime thriller CANNOT exist)
7. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie (a better crime thriller CANNOT exist .. er sorry ... :D)
8. the Big Bang - Simon Singh (am reading it now, and am absolutely rivetted to it)
9. the Harry Potter series - JK Rowling (a phenomenal achievement by JKR indeed)
10. One, Two, Three ... Infinity - George Gamow (a brilliantly written guide to everything around us, from the chemistry of the DNA to Einstein's Relativity)
a couple of classics by Alexandre Dumas
11. the Count of Monte Christo and
12. the Man in the Iron Mask (beautiful and thrilling tales of the the 16th century. I especially like the episode in the Count of Monte Cristo, which depicts that protagonist's escape from a prison by disguising himself as a dead body, which is thrown into the ocean ... wow)
13. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne (as a masterpiece of great vision)
the list cannot be complete without mention of my favourite comics (c'mon make a guess ... its not hard!!!)
14. Tintin - Herge (i have read them all around thirty times each, and will continue to till the last day of my life)
15. Asterix - Goscinny and Uderzo (similar reasons as above, just change the thirty to twenty)
#2
Q: When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
A: never actually looked :(
Q: How much cash do you have in your wallet right now?
A: Rs. 450
Q: What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?
A: core, more, shore, wore .... bore
Q: What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
A: Linkin Park's Numb (have a new cell now :) )
Q: Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
A: my aunt from Puna
Q: What are you wearing right now?
A: an MTV vest
Q: Do you label yourself?
A: not really
Q: Name the brand of the shoes you currently own?
A: Bata Action :)
Q: Bright or Dark Room?
A: sometimes bright, sometimes dark
Q: What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
A: a Harry Potter maniac, with a great blog
Q: What does your watch look like?
A: Am not wearing one now, but all the watches I have, have black bands
Q: What were you doing at midnight last night?
A: watching TV (India-West Indies first ODI)
Q: What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
A: told you, have a new cell, purchased a day back with a new SIM ... no one knows this number now ... last text message was from Vodafone :D
Q: What’s a word that you say a lot?
A: Like
Q: Who told you he/she loved you last? (Please exclude spouse , family, children)
A: Fortunately, no one
Q: Last furry thing you touched?
A: .... hmmm... difficult ....my sweater last winter I guess...
Q: Favorite age you have been so far?
A: 15-18 (still to continue)
Q: What was the last thing you said to someone?
A: Jaiee ('I am coming' in Bengali to respond to the door bell)
Q: The last song you listened to?
A: was listening to Afterglow by INXS and Sona a couple of minutes back ... what a song!!!
Q: Where did you live in 1987?
A: no where, was born in 1990
Q: Are you jealous of anyone?
A: wish i was
Q: Is anyone jealous of you?
A: one guy IS ...
Q: Name three things that you have on you at all times?
A: my brand new cell phone ... which stores more songs than my iPod Nano (so don't need that now) ... and yeah ... pants, and specs
Q: What’s your favorite town/city?
A: Prantik (guess where that is?)
Q: When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
A: my uncle when he was in the US, nearly a decade back...
Q: Can you change the oil on a car?
A: Nope.. never tried
Q: Your first love/big crush: what is the last thing you heard about him/her?
A: never had one ...
Q: Does anything hurt on your body right now?
A: my stomach ... am hungry!!!
Q: What is your current desktop picture?
A: a face of Ma Kali, created by an artist friend of my dad's ... have it for more than a decade
Q: Have you been burnt by love?
A: NO!
I tag everybody reading this. Complete both!!!
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