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Hola readers!!

Greetings from Soumya Manvi, happy holidays, with new year celebrations around the corner I can imagine how busy and happy you must be preparing family dinners and hosting your guests. As of me, we don't do these celebrations at my place. but I happened to have studied in a convent, so my Christian friends share their celebration with me. I go the Church with my friends and light up candles and make sure my greetings reach to all my dear ones. my pen pals all send me Christmas cards and I always love to imagine what a wonderful time everybody must be having around baking cookies, setting up the Christmas tree, wrapping gifts for their loved ones and so on.. I have got a new job and it is keeping me quite busy..but amidst that i have been using instagram and I come across these beautiful books and coffee pictures.. and i just want to share them with you...

My first harvest

Hello readers,

remember reading about my old posts? where i used to keep writing about my gardening hobby? well guess what? I recently harvested ginger for the first time. though i actually hate eating ginger lol... well basically it was my moms idea.. what happened practically was, we planted some raw ginger in some plantation pots and forgot about it. you know the ginger shoots take a really take a long time to shoot up. like literally a month. so after few days like for  a month or so the shoots came and then i remembered i had planted ginger and we waited for few more months and then came up thick shoots of ginger. which kind of looked  that they were ready to be harvested. and then i pulled up the shoots and out came beautiful ginger so fresh and fragrant. my mother loved it so much that she prepared ginger tea. it was nice to have it on a rainy evening.  i tell you guys do develop the hobby of gardening it is a simple art that teaches you patience and discipline the rewards are numerous like satisfaction and harvest, if you guys ever try out some thing do tell me about it. i would be so thrilled to know your experience.

 picture of my first harvest,

my favourite twitter page

Recently i came across some memes on Instagram. It was dog memes. like how dogs think. i became  obsessed with them.The owner of the page beautifully scripts what his dog might be thinking. they are both humorous and well thought. you should definitely visit that page. here are some glimpse of those beautiful tweets.

1. i brought my stuffed fren sebastian. with me on our walk this morning. but then i found a really nice stick. and i couldn’t carry both. so i kept sebastian. and let the human carry the stick. they seem annoyed. but actually they love me

2. there’s a super cozy blanket. that the human and i. both really like. i think i should get to use it tonight. and the human thinks. they should get to use it tonight. so we comprimised. and now i’m super cozy

3. we had a big adventure planned for today. but the sky droplets just won’t stop. so i think we’ll watch a movie. and cuddle so close. we become. a single entity

4. i had a long talk. with my fren. about how to spot. a fake ball throw. the optimal strategy. is to follow the ball. with your eyes. instead of your heart

5. the small neighbor human. is hanging outside with some ice cream. and it is melting. way faster than it is being eaten. the only real solution here. is for me to trot over and help

P.S: the link to the page

https://twitter.com/dog_feelings?lang=en

Best novels for beginners to read

A lot of people have been asking me, which novels are best to begin with. I suggest little women for most of the people irrespective of their age and gender. But recently I have been pondering over that thought a lot and i have come up with some good books for the beginners to cultivate the habit of reading. I hope you readers agree with my suggested book list.

1. Little Women
    Set in 18th century of America, this story is of four girls Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy. along with the main character Teddy.



2. Robinson Crusoe

    the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)—a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra", now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.  

3. The night ferry

     This is a investigation thriller written by Danish authors Lotte and Sherman Hammer. where detective Konard Simon investigates a case where fourteen people are murdered on a canal boat.

4. Famous five

    This book is one of my personal favourites. though these series of 21 books are suggested for twelve year old i encourage people to read it. the adventures of Julian, Dick, gorge, Anne and Timmy the dog are so fascinating. 

A coffee picture

I took this picture of coffee at a coffee shop and could not resist sharing it on my blog. Isn't it simply picture perfect 😄☕

A beautiful flock song.

So, I happened to hear this song in my childhood.It is in Kannada, Which is the state language of Karnataka and Karnataka is a state in India. It is written and sung in north Karnataka style. The origin of the song is unknown. But it was used for a T.V series called Mudala Mane. Which roughly translates to, East-side house. The lyrics describe, how the shadows play on the walls of the house and in the end they invite strangers into the house saying they are family too. I personally don't exactly know what the song means. but I have tried to jot down each stanza and its meaning. there is a link which takes you to the you-tube channel, I hope you readers enjoy it ☺️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwNnICi4y44

The song lyrics and its meaning.

first stanza-
Haadi beediyalla tampa nerala, soonki....
rembi kombi ya melya gud kattidava rekki balita hakki
goodi naaga maligyava mari hakki...
doora deshada valasida hakkigu iti jaga olaga
banniri, neevu namma balaga.

Meaning-
Let the roads and the streets absorb the cool shadow
birds have built the nests on the branches of the trees
and little birds are sleeping in them
we have place for the migrated birds too
come in, you are our family too.

Second stanza-

Haleya bhaviya talda neerinaga hasira chigurtava...
haleya bhaviya talada neerinaga hasira chigurtava
berina moliki odiya tava
bootha preta ala, O bhotha preta ala jhota bavali myala toogatava
bootha preta ala jhota bavali myala toogatava
maradaga karaga kuniyatava

Meaning-
Green sprigs are growing inside the old well
the roots are germinating..
ghosts, belial and bats are hanging on
and they playing karaga...

Third stanza-
Marada yeli neralu, maniya gvadi myale aadatava aata...
Marada yeli nerala maniya gvadi mayle aadatava aata
moodyava togala gombi aata
Maaarada yeli neralu... maniya gvadi myla aadatava aata..
moodiyava togala gombi aataaaaa...

Meaning-
the shadows of the leaves from the trees are playing games on the walls of the house
and they are depicting a play of leather puppets .

Some pictures relating to song


Sorry for the bad picture quality, this is the best I could get. the picture says Modala mane in kannada.



The shadow of the puppets.



The shadow of the leaves on the walls of the house

Books and coffee

A motivational playlist

Feeling down in the dumps for some reason? Dull sprites or feeling like you have hit the rock bottom? yeah, been there few times. Some times you cant even explain those reasons. I personally think the best way to get out of it is to do all those things you love to do. like gardening. Just get your gloves on and the spades out and go out in the garden and start working you feel so much better when you naturally sweat. Or take your dear pet out for a walk or just go and simply hug your mom.. :) She'll know the best remedy for you. If you feel nothing is working out. Just get your phone and your earphones and find a quite place, close your eyes and play these beautiful songs. And witness the magic of music yourself :)

1. Someone special by Coldplay ft Miracles

Cold-pay is such a beautiful healer. His songs have the capacity of healing any heartbroken soul. Among his wide variety of healing songs. Someone special stands out. All the lyrics are beautifully stringed and are accompanied with beautiful melody. Big Sean raps a verse in between which is so meaningful, it goes something like, I trusted statistics more than me, Get a degree, get a job 41K but I am trying to turn K's into M. And then further down the song Chris says don't go to war with yourself, just turn it on.

2. The climb by Miley Cyrus

this song is a powerful ballad, where Miley embraces falling down. and confesses how she is lost and and the cruel voice in head is saying you cant make it. But then powerfully narrates how she is getting up and pushing on. and she says she will fight that uphill Battle and make it to the top. the chorus will sure lift your sprites.

"There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

Always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there

Ain't about what's waiting on the other side

It's the climb 

3. Fight song by Rachel Platten

Its another song that describes how one has been unsuccessful and still wants to fight. and light up the fire inside. Rachel sings comparing herself with the small boat out in the ocean, big waves and motion. Its helps you to understand that you are not alone and gives the spirit to fight back and stand up.

4. Mean by Taylor swift

This beautiful country song has so many levels, its an anthem against bullies. Taylor actually wrote this song about a mean critic who was way too harsh about her. And it won two grammy. this song soothes you and gives you a hope of living in a big city one day and all those pathetic people will always be mean. drunk and talking about a football game alone in the bar. this is must hear song to stand up against mean people

5. Roar by Katy Perry

Katy describes how she lost her control and made the boat a mess. how she let someone push her past the breaking point and loosing everything because she did not stand up for anything. But then later in the song she tells how she picked up and dusted off her dirt and realises shes got fire like tiger and also she is a champion. 

               

scribbled thoughts

Last night while preparing for exams, I scribbled few lines in my little notebook about a brave girl who is delicate and brave. I didn't have anybody in my mind while writing this but yet i scribbled it. here are those few lines.

As calm as the Kali river 

As fierce as the lightning bolt

As tender as the morning shine

As delicate as a flower petal 

As strong as a Promise 

As humble as monk

She is everything

the star and the souvenir 

P.S: Kali river is a river in Karnataka named after the Hindu goddess of the same name. This river is calm, wide and beautiful.

good times

We have already dived into the sixth month of the year, and i have already got good things piled up to share. these years have been like warm sunshine on a green meadow, pleasant and beautiful. It was all about catching up with lost contacts. we connected over social media and we are keeping in touch. its beautiful how unexpected friendships bring so much joy. i am on the verge of completing my studies. instead of brooding over the end i decided to make a list of all my happy things. here are few that i intended to share.

* remember i posted about my gardening hobby? well my plants are basking in sun and bathing in the powerful monsoons. In my place, May is the month of flowers blooming. and not even a single plant disappointed me. they gave pretty flowers. And i finally planted my favourite white bougainvillea it has come up really well.

*i really made a lot of friends this year. Not only that! we hung out, laughed and shared or stories. we drank coffee together, went to malls and movies. it was great to hang around in college when classes were not scheduled.

* I completed my project work and assignment work on time, which is such a great relief. I hope I do my viva real fine :) ( fingers crossed)


* For the first time in my life I participated and won an on line contest for writing about my favourite Investigation thriller, As a prize I won A novel called "Midnight ferry" (which is also an investigation thriller). I had never felt that excited and happy about something before. they even sent me a little broach for that.

* And more importantly I started a new hobby called post crossing and I sent my first post card to Germany and received one from Taiwan.

* I finally met up with my Junior-friend Sharadha on a movie date. she is such a super cute and sweet girl. and we both are so like minded. I enjoy her company a lot.

* I became friends with a techie after accidentally bumping into each other at the hall way, we spent so much time together sitting on the stairs and talking about random things. too bad we couldn't make dinner plans.

* I was about to delete this blog, but an anonymous comment me going. thank you anonymous. <3

these are somethings that kept up my sprites in this half of the year, hope I find yet more beautiful things to share :) 

A new hobby

Hi,

From this summer i started a new hobby, "Post crossing", Its a beautiful thing where the website gives you random postal address and you visit their profile and choose a Post card according to their likings. the first postcard I got was a girl from Taiwan. She sent me beautiful postcard with bougainvillea flowers with a beautiful hand written note. I was not sure of this hobby like weather to continue this hobby or not. Because its quite expensive. but when i got postcard i felt so excited that i was sure to continue it. And the first one I sent out was a fort postcard to a girl from Germany who was curious about cities and forts. After that i am sending out postcards to Germany (again), USA, China and Russia. I also updated my profile regarding my preferences. I hope my mail box will have interesting postcards :)

funny puns

 Trying to be a  "Pun-dit" 🤣
If you know what i mean ;)  

Choo Choo!

My boss yelled at me the other day, “You’ve got to be the worst train driver in history. How many trains did you derail last year?”
I said, “Can’t say for sure, it’s so hard to keep track!”

Oh, Man!
A man sued an airline company after it lost his luggage. Sadly, he lost his case.

Just Can’t Trust ‘Em
Atoms are untrustworthy little critters. They make up everything!

This Is Intense

The past, the present, and the future walk into a bar…
It was tense.

Atomically Lost
An atom loses an electron… it says, “Man, I really gotta keep an ion them.”

RIP
Did you hear about the man who was accidentally buried alive?  It was a grave mistake.

Waste of Time
I had to clean out my spice rack and found everything was too old and had to be thrown out.  What a waste of thyme.

The Very Best Time, Hands Down
6:30 is the best time on a clock… hands down.

Picture puns 𝨾

The drought of thought

its really bad when you have so much in mind to write but cannot put those thoughts into words..in a week i'll finish writing a story which i have been dying to do from long time. I hope it comes out nice and post it on my blog as soon as possible :)