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Name:  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck! Author: Mark Manson Published by: Harper Collins Number of pages: 210 Genre: Self-Help Honestly, I bought this book after seeing it on my sister's Instagram story and I happen to ask her for her review on it. She said that never has she laughed so hard while reading a book which is under the genre of "self-help". The very next moment, I was on Amazon, placing an order of this book! As soon as the order was delivered, I couldn't help but open it and start reading, almost immediately. The book is goddamn amazing! It is not like other books under this genre and it instantly connects with the reader and you realize, "Damn! This is so me!" The instances given in the book are so amazing and realistic. There is a lot of FU*K used in this book that whilst you read the sentences in your mind, there's a constant grin of the face, because, we too, use this word so very often on a day-to-...

Name of the book: How to Stop Time Author: Matt Haig Genre: Romance, Fantasy Fiction Published by: Canongate Books Ltd. No. Of Pages: 325 Off lately, I am glad to be reading fewer but some great books. The Sunday times bestseller and the Winner of the 2017 "books are my bag readers" award for popular fiction, How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, is one amazing book! When I say the word “Amazing”, it ought to be no less than it. The story is of a man who does look like any ordinary 40+ years old, but has a dark secret to share; he lives not in years, but centuries! He is Tom. Tom Hazard. Born in 1800’s this man lived for almost 440 years! The story is his journey on the survival of all these years – how he lost his mother, how he has been living, changing his identity every few years, from England to Paris, from New York  to America – Tom has seen a lot; lived a lot! After being alive for so many years and staying “ undercover ”, T...

Bored and nothing to do, I was randomly checking my Facebook account, when I got a notification of a school friend ‘liking’ my profile picture. I check her display pic from the notification and could see that she has put on some weight; curious, I check her   account and saw that she has indeed put on a lot of weight and her face had heavy make-up. I scroll down to check more pictures and saw an album where her husband is kissing her beautiful baby bump and I had a twirl of emotions inside my heart. Indeed, I was delighted to see that my school friend is expecting a baby! I check few more photos and saw how happy she looks! And suddenly, I was lost in the reverie of memories. Few years ago, when we were in school and later in high school, I still remember, they were one of the cutest couple I had seen. Holding hands, kissing in empty lab room, stealing glances across classroom, and those little fights! Later when the girl and I were in same degree college, s...

Courtesy: http://www.kaifineart.com/carolinarodriguezfuenmayoralterlier When the stars sparkle in her eyes; When the joy gleams in her smile; Is the time in her life When a woman loves a man. When she compromised her time To watch over her child, Is the time to realise That a woman loves her man. When she finds the rainbow in the rain Lets nobody find her in pain, Be it anytime anyday; She loves him everyday. Stays up late to watch him sleep Reminds him what to eat It is something that she cares When a woman loves a man. And even when he has his flaws But she never dims her love Finding him back to where she stand Because he's her special man. She came here as a child Growing up; not being wild Let him in her heart stay Gave birth, bore the pain Loved the offspring, a bit too mild Hair's grey; she retired But still with him she stands Because that woman loved her man. Courtesy:  https://goo.gl/images/cChpgt...

All Classics Last month I told you guys about this amazing website – www.thebigboook.com . They have some astounding combination of books and goodies! After receiving a more than amazing box in the month of October (Theme: No Strings Attached), I decided to go with another box from them. However, this time, I went for their Quarterly Subscription; 3 amazing months lined up with good books and loaded with extravagances! Not only that, they also have 1 exclusive Harry Potter box free as their 1-year Anniversary celebration! I received my December box just a couple of days ago, and its loaded with amazement! The theme for which was – All Classics; which looks like below: Contents (minus candies) It contains: ∞      4 books (2 hardcover, 1 paperback) – Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, a  Penguin Drop Caps Classic – Middlemarch by George Elliot, and The Valley of Fear from Sherlock Holmes (final book...

It was a weekend and I was watching some videos on YouTube, when a friend of mine sent me a message on Whatsapp . 'Can I ask you a question?', he asked. Lately, dreaded by this question, I was a bit sceptical  to revert. But nevertheless I replied,  'Sure. Go ahead’ 'How do you feel when you see the person you love, with someone else?', he asked There! That one! The one I literally didn’t want to answer, but I did. 'I feel nothing.', I texted back. 'I know you do feel something for sure, I just want to hear it from you.', he texted 'I don't feel anything; apart from being happy for him, I feel nothing.' 'How come you feel nothing? You loved him!', he asked. I winced at that message. It suddenly made it sound so in the past! 'Not loved, I still do!', I replied. 'Then how come, you don't feel bad or sad or anything seeing him, putting his arm around someone else's waist and...

Life is not for a day or two, at least not for the billions and zillions of us! Life is not just made up of one single ingredient; it has a little bit of everything. From happiness, to sadness, from victory to defeat, from tears of joy to tears of sorrow, it has to have everything, only then it can be entitled as LIFE! I believe, sometimes, it is okay to not be okay. It is okay, to not have won a prize you were expecting. It is okay to not get married to the person you were deeply in love with. It is okay to lose something. It is okay to opt for an easy path. It is okay to eat a calorie-rich food when on diet, once a while, or cheat in on gym for that matter. Life cannot be planned. If it is planned, then it's not life! Once in a while we come across someone, who we love utterly, whose happiness matter to us the most, who even though they hurt us, we smile and keep loving them more! Maybe he/she won’t love us back. Maybe they will. But I guess it is okay! You won’t hav...

It’s the birthday of someone special person. This post is for you, like my previous one and the one after this, and many more! The co-author & co-owner o this blog - Celesta Mathew !! Very less than often, we meet someone, who is so lovable, so crazy and so understanding. Who stands through thick and thin, who makes time even when they don't have time! Who being 6 years younger than you, gives you inspiration. Inspiration to live, to love, to write, to be as you are, to be one hell crazy person and to take life as it comes. I met one such person, 3 years ago, on Instagram. Yes, you read it right. On Instagram! When I first saw her Instagram profile, it was @cbabylovesall and the 1st thought came to my mind was who the hell is this girl? Some weirdo, maybe! Who knew, this weirdo would later become an inseparable part of my life! We started texting through DM, and in no time we talked like we knew each other for ages! We tagged, we talked. We tagge...