My new writing nook

I have finally created a writing nook for myself. Here's a dekko at it. The table is from Fabindia, the table cloth from the same place, the knick knacks from Happily unmarried, IITF - 2010, Dubai, etc and the bookends also from Hapily Unmarried. Yay ME!

The uncanny similarity between books

Deja Vu, the feeling of undergoing the same experience again. Very weird but there you have it.
I had this horrible feeling of Deja Vu when I was reading Maeenakshi Reddy Madhavan's "Confessions of a Listomaniac" - The similarity between this book and Meg Cabot's iconic "The Princess Diaries" is beyond uncanny.
I had this increasingly horrid feeling of reading through a car crash between Meenakshi's early blog posts and the above mentioned books by Meg.
If it's unintentional then it's probably excusable but I had this sinking feeling that the whole thing had been done quite intentionally. I'm risking being sued for Libel but hello, the books totally, totally read the same - only difference Meenakshi's protagonist is not a Princess but a Delhi teenager and really bizarre Delhi teenager.
Am I the only one who sees this?

5 things I hate about Indian Gyms

1. U can't wear shorts and not get stared at, even a guy in shorts gets stared at!
2.Gay guys touching you on the pretext of teaching you the "correct way" to do an exercise
3.Self proclaimed gym instructors and their whacky outdated fundae
4. Stupidity and ignorance compounded by the fact that no one has heard ofMen's Health
5.The presence of a female, no matter how stupid turns it into a testosterone factory!

Of Goodbyes and Hellos

Why is it so hard to say Goodbye? When it's so easy to say Hello? We simply trot out the words -"Hi! How're u doing to any and everyone." Then one thing leads to another and Bam! They are a part of you life. And before you know it, you're chattering away nineteen to the dozen and then? Then what? One fine day - it's time to say good bye.
The day dawns bright and clear and then the sky is overcast with bits of white fluffy clouds and you think, Oh hell, I have to say goodbye! The tears fall faster than the raindrops, tissues don't suffice.
You mope, you be depressed and then...... " Hi! How're u doing?"