I Hate Love Stories

Oh yes..This is the name of a movie that is going to be released very soon.But that is not what I'm going to talk about.This is very serious!!!I'm trying to make out why people write love stories.Not just this but also the different ways in which people write it.You got it right!.I'm throwing some light on the Novels written in this regard.Here is my story(Not a love story!!)

I read "PRIDE & PREJUDICE" when I was in grade 8.It was typically full of romance & drama and yet I liked it.Then plenty of books & stories came my way but I didn't lap them up with the same interest.Jeffrey Archer writes some the best stories which are pretty much okay.But when I read "TWILIGHT" I don't know why but I was frustrated with the author & started hating love stories!!(Justification of my title).It's true that I haven't read many & also that its not good I comment on these because I know few people who are crazy about these.But I can't help it.It gets on my nerves.There are mostly a few repetitive lines of "I miss You","I love you","I promise.." with loads of shedding tears of unhappiness,fidelity & something beyond.

But not all love stories are bad to read.A short story called "OLD LOVE" by Jeffrey Archer is sort of the best one I think I have ever read.Even Jane Austen wrote well and spared mushy stuff(only sometimes though!).Maybe there are a few good ones out there but my patience has worn out thin.I swear I will never read mushy love stories.How about you??..Do you "love" love stories or "hate" love stories???

The Radio Saga

Rewind to the year 2002.That was when I came to Bangalore to settle down completely.There wasn't much Radio exposure back in Hyderabad.My school van's old stereo blared recent Bollywood songs played by 'the one & only FM radio station in Bangalore-"RADIO CITY"'. It was a nice accompaniment for the dreary way back home.I was immediately addicted to it.It even had really super cool programmes such as Top 8 @ 8, Darr, Aparadhi kaun etc.It played nothing but Hindi & English songs which was too good!

Soon after the TV in my house burst,radio city was my only solace.It helped me remain updated with the latest music.My friends were awed when I sang a full song while they could only manage a few lines thanks to MTV Music videos.Somehow radio never seemed antiquated to me.

Years passes but my obsession with the "Undisputed no.1 Radio channel" never vanquished.However, a lot of new FM stations started some being Radio Mirchi, Radio One,S FM (now RED FM).All these proved to be tough competitors for Radio City as they all played played nearly same songs, the only difference being the number of commercials.This was beneficial to public.Unfortunately these stations started playing Kannada songs (No offence but most of these are bad).These outnumbered the other good songs.Fever 104 which was the last one to join the wagon was very promising at first catering to the teenage population of the city.It was back on the beaten track very soon playing cheap songs.I lost faith in my old friend-'FM Radio' which hasn't revived till date.With great difficulty I put up with this while I did my math ( I think maths helped me put up with it).By the time I entered 12Th std,Radio stopped completely ( Not that I was busy studying because I hated it & slept most of the time. But another radio of screaming mom blared non-stop!) .

Even today,I listen to it only when there is nothing else to do or to prevent myself from falling asleep.Flicking through channels is something I don't enjoy very much but I have to if I intend to have my ear & mind in their respective places.

Times keep changing..so do tastes,music & radio channels.I sincerely wish that some good radio stations with great music,less commercials, sane RJs & clean image spring up in the already crowded arena of frequencies to soothe the hearts & minds of Bangaloreans..What do u say??

Hows & Whys of RANDOM

Hi everyone!This is my first experience as a blogger.During Exams & even before that, a lot of ideas were running in my head& I badly wanted to blog.To my surprise when I actually sat down to create one there was a total void.These days getting ideas is difficult especially when many of your friends are blogging.Even a bigger challenge for me since I usually sit at home doing nothing(reading books is 'doing nothing' according to mom).
One gloomy( just the weather) morning while I was jogging,I immediately decided that I should blog about nothing in particular.Hence I named my blog "RANDOM".But please don't get the idea that I follow numerology or astrology because the name of my blog begins with "R"!You will probably never know how excited I was when I began to create the blog that I almost expected the message"Welcome Raksha,You are the proud owner of "RANDOM"to pop up.Sadly no such thing happened.
I had a hell lot of starting problems.When I had just begun to write a post,there was a power cut.The second time I switched PC on & was halfway through,some of my mother's friends dropped in & she constantly beckoned me to come out.Sheesh!I had to switch the computer off.The third time I came there were so many people online that I forgot to blog!I thought I should seriously blog at night but I slept-very seriously indeed!!So here I am finally! That was the story "HOW" it started.
Coming to "WHY", I don't think there is a particular answer.All I can say is Blogging has caught my fancy &I wanted to try it.I hope people will give me a chance.


So that is all for now & the subsequent posts will depend on my mood of the day.Keep commenting & correcting me.I am keeping My fingers crossed.