4 days left until I leave for my long awaited vacation. It's been a tedious countdown to D-day, but it's been totally worth it. The effort that has gone into the planning and decision-making has been unimaginable. I hope everything turns out well. I can't wait for the satisfaction to set in as I walk out onto the sunny (but not scorching) beach and head towards a lounger with a book in my hand.
Books...aaah! I thought I'd left them behind when I returned to Delhi. Mumbai had given me the perfect opportunity to catch up on my reading. The Mumbai local trains may have been a nightmare, but on days that I was lucky enough to get a seat, I managed an hour of reading one-way. 3 months into Delhi and I realized that I had barely read 3 chapters of a book that had been pending since Mumbai. Determined to get back on track, I visited my favourite hole-in-the-wall bookshop to give me a jolt of what I was missing out on. Mission accomplished and I'm back in the saddle!
But the real problem has now arisen. What book do I take with me on vacation? If I can see myself sitting on the beach reading a book, the problem is that I don't know which book it is. A discussion with Doodle has not resolved my problem and we continue to debate it as I type out this post. Bridget Jones would have been the best companion, but alas, I have already been down that road. No amount of searches online have come up with a decent solution. I have 4 days left, and my packing list is still incomplete. I'm still searching for the perfect book.
Books...aaah! I thought I'd left them behind when I returned to Delhi. Mumbai had given me the perfect opportunity to catch up on my reading. The Mumbai local trains may have been a nightmare, but on days that I was lucky enough to get a seat, I managed an hour of reading one-way. 3 months into Delhi and I realized that I had barely read 3 chapters of a book that had been pending since Mumbai. Determined to get back on track, I visited my favourite hole-in-the-wall bookshop to give me a jolt of what I was missing out on. Mission accomplished and I'm back in the saddle!
But the real problem has now arisen. What book do I take with me on vacation? If I can see myself sitting on the beach reading a book, the problem is that I don't know which book it is. A discussion with Doodle has not resolved my problem and we continue to debate it as I type out this post. Bridget Jones would have been the best companion, but alas, I have already been down that road. No amount of searches online have come up with a decent solution. I have 4 days left, and my packing list is still incomplete. I'm still searching for the perfect book.
3 comments:
may i suggest the following books:
(assuming you dont want to carry a fat book)
1. The Kite Runner;
2. Old Man and The Sea;
3. Jonathan Livingston Seagul
4. The Motorcycle Diaries
pick any one or more :)
Have a look at Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (if you don't mind a fat book)
Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
Something Happened - Joseph Heller
Narcissus & Goldmund - Herman Hesse
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