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Veritas

@Veritas

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#821

Originally posted by: immunoblot

Smita ji, we have to do this... to justify the name of the thread... but not for long I think...

What is your latest news??
Mine is that I tried to ensnare two new recruits, but they were both cunning enough to see through my evil designs... 😛😆😆

Blot ji Most of our recruits are MIA..even Pinks has stopped coming,guess there is a limit to her charity.
We should stop discussing alchemist and just talk about books in general.
I for that matter would like to know what everyone likes to read..their favorite books...favorite characters....and has any book affected them in particular...and what they did about it.

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

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Posted: 15 years ago

#822

Originally posted by: immunoblot

I didn't actually like book 5 at all... Sirius Black dies in it, and the book is based on a rather flimsy premise... Why go through all the trouble to get hold of a prophesy... Whatever it is, is meant to happen... EVEN I know that, so I couldn't help but wonder how silly the Dark Lord really is to commission such a futile chase...

Besides I think JKR really stretched it too far... The story could've been told in fewer books... 😃

It was quite sad, but I love the pace of the story. If it was told in a fewer books, I wouldn't have enjoyed all the moments. Cedric died in the fourth book and the Dark Lord comes back. I guess he is naturally interested in the prophecy because it concerns him. It was one of the reasons he seeked to kill Harry when he was a child, and so met his downfall. He would have wanted to hear the actual prophecy to know exactly what it said.

Ah, whatever happens will happen. If Voldemort really believed in that, he wouldn't have done things in a hurry and tried to kill Harry when he was just a child. He would have waited, but alas, he doesn't.

You even read Harry Potter with so much criticism. 😆😆

Actually, it has a lot of moments that I loved. When Harry fights the dementors, and their discussion that follows in the kitchen; when Harry arrives in Grimmauld Place first time and starts shouting; the Ministry hearing; Hermoine's woolen socks and hats for the house elfs; Dolores Umbridge and her evil tactics; formation of Dumbledore's army. Well, that's the chapter I am currently reading. 😉 I love the book for all the moments and it's beautifully written. Even though, Hogwarts does not exist but the whole world of Harry appears to be so real. 😃😃

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immunoblot

@immunoblot

Rocker

Posted: 15 years ago

#823

Originally posted by: Veritas

She made a billion dollars in the process and bought the joy of reading back in fashion...That absolves her of everything.

What absolves her: the billions, or the bringing back of the joy of reading??
The former hardly absolves her if you ask me; the latter does that to an extent; but would you be equally forgiving when we talk about K-Ekta, and her daily soaps, which revolutionized telly-viewership, to the point that decent, sophisticated, balanced teenagers stopped watching telly and started studying because of her?? 😛 Bolo! 😆😆😆

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#824

Originally posted by: immunoblot

Smita ji, we have to do this... to justify the name of the thread... but not for long I think...

What is your latest news??
Mine is that I tried to ensnare two new recruits, but they were both cunning enough to see through my evil designs... 😛😆😆

Mohit ji, who are these two new recruits? Share karo, hum se bhi.

p.s. Ignore my PM, I am paranoid. 😳😆😆

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#825

Originally posted by: Veritas

tis good to finally talk to you (have heard a lot about you😉)

Abt the posts ab kya karein .....Blot ji here was going all serious and looking in to the meaning of life.I had to come up with bollywood numbers to put a stop to that.

Btw I love fantasy and children's books too.
Other than Hp series which books do you like?

All good things, I hope. 😆😆

LOL, yes Bollywood is a good thing to discuss because Mohit ji does not like it too much. 😉😆

I read Spiderwick Chronicles over the winter break and I LOVED Series of unfortunate events. I have read many children books earlier, but I can't remember all the names. I have read most books about Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. 😆😆😆😆 They were fun read at the time. 😳😳

I'm not much of a reader, though. Though, I am quite the bookworm, according to all my friends. 😆😆

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Veritas

@Veritas

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

#826

Originally posted by: immunoblot

Yeah... this is convenient... blame the blot!?😛😆

Who was looking through reading group guides for questions, Smita ji?! 😆

😲 You were the one ..who gave us the option of doing guided questions...I just wanted to know what we were dealing with.

Look at this question Aladin ji,

Paulo Coelho once said that alchemy is all about pursuing our spiritual quest in the physical world as it was given to us. It is the art of transmuting the reality into something sacred, of mixing the sacred and the profane. With this in mind, can you define your Personal Legend? At what time in your life were you first able to act on it? What was your "beginner's luck"? Did anything prevent you from following it to conclusion? Having read The Alchemist, do you know what inner resources you need to continue the journey?🥱 🥱 🥱
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No one in their right mind would talk like that except maybe Blot here😛
For the general well being of all I posted this question as a fair warning...that we shouldn't go down this route.

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immunoblot

@immunoblot

Rocker

Posted: 15 years ago

#827

Originally posted by: -Aladin-
Mohit ji, who are these two new recruits? Share karo, hum se bhi.

p.s. Ignore my PM, I am paranoid. 😳😆😆

They are not coming... Had I managed to trap them, everybody would know by now...
@PM... Gosh!

@Smita ji: Pinki was here yesterday... If I may point out: You were MIA. ☺️ Things will get better... bella will come as soon as her work-pressure declines. Ekta will be back... She is in santiago-land and some expensive cities in Europe. And, RW is here everyday... she showed up even today... You noticed didn't you?
She posted a smiley, but she did something... so, we're doing well! 😃

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#828

Originally posted by: immunoblot

What absolves her: the billions, or the bringing back of the joy of reading??
The former hardly absolves her if you ask me; the latter does that to an extent; but would you be equally forgiving when we talk about K-Ekta, and her daily soaps, which revolutionized telly-viewership, to the point that decent, sophisticated, balanced teenagers stopped watching telly and started studying because of her?? 😛 Bolo! 😆😆😆

Oh GOD. There is no comparison. Kahan Ekta's never ending sob stories (rip off of all previous serials) and Harry Potter. 😆😆

Mohit ji, I hold you in contempt. 😡😆😆😆

I'm actually glad the way it was told, so no complaints on my side. 😉😃😃

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immunoblot

@immunoblot

Rocker

Posted: 15 years ago

#829

Originally posted by: Veritas

😲 You were the one ..who gave us the option of doing guided questions...I just wanted to know what we were dealing with.

Look at this question Aladin ji,

Paulo Coelho once said that alchemy is all about pursuing our spiritual quest in the physical world as it was given to us. It is the art of transmuting the reality into something sacred, of mixing the sacred and the profane. With this in mind, can you define your Personal Legend? At what time in your life were you first able to act on it? What was your "beginner's luck"? Did anything prevent you from following it to conclusion? Having read The Alchemist, do you know what inner resources you need to continue the journey?🥱
No one in their right mind would talk like that except maybe Blot here😛
For the general well being of all I posted this question as a fair warning...that we shouldn't go down this route.

Smita ji, you were the one who got it. Period.

But of course, you did also come up with the "most" discussion-worthy questions... So, that one gem of a question will stand forgotten from public memory... Please just be careful about blaming the Blot again... (We're on the same team, for heaven's sake!) 😆😆😆

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-Aladin-

@-Aladin-

Inactive

Posted: 15 years ago

#830

Originally posted by: Veritas

😲 You were the one ..who gave us the option of doing guided questions...I just wanted to know what we were dealing with.

Look at this question Aladin ji,

Paulo Coelho once said that alchemy is all about pursuing our spiritual quest in the physical world as it was given to us. It is the art of transmuting the reality into something sacred, of mixing the sacred and the profane. With this in mind, can you define your Personal Legend? At what time in your life were you first able to act on it? What was your "beginner's luck"? Did anything prevent you from following it to conclusion? Having read The Alchemist, do you know what inner resources you need to continue the journey?🥱 🥱 🥱
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No one in their right mind would talk like that except maybe Blot here😛
For the general well being of all I posted this question as a fair warning...that we shouldn't go down this route.

😆😆😆 Are you suggesting that Mohit ji is 'not in his right mind'. 😉😆😆😆

Well, Mohit ji. You are just smarter and more cleverer than us. Is it nice to rub it in??

😆😆😆 (Inspired by my favourite book) 😆😆😆