Progress ?? HA ha !!

So like i said yesterday , i dutifully studied a few reading comprehensions and i was so happy with myself for actually having followed my plan ( not completely , but i did get SOME work done at least !! ) that  i decided to treat myself to 4 episodes of K-On !! I'm absolutely in love with this anime , i could watch it for hours and  hours and not get bored ! I like it so much that it's even my current phone wallpaper!!
 Okay ,coming back to my study plan , i was supposed to do some math after watching k-on but it was dinner time and after that i was all sleepy and decided to take a good night's rest and wake up real early and study ! ( easier said than done ) .
I even downloaded the Suprabhatam and set it as my alarm tone ! Well , the alarm rang at 6 and i heard the Suprabhatam ( sounded so refreshing ! ) but i still didn't wake up. I  kept hitting snooze. This song  is even supposed to wake up the gods but i just didn't budge and slept like a log ! I finally woke up at ten and decided that  i would study at 11:30 , after watching an episode of k-on at  11 !
So i brushed my teeth , showered bla bla and switched on  Animax at eleven , only to discover that  they won't be playing k-on from now on ( boooo hoooo ! ) . So in utter despair , i logged into youtube and yayy , there it was !!! ALL the episodes !! Ah , the joy ! I watched  like two episodes and finally decided enough was enough !! So here i  am ,  blogging !
Right , I'm gonna do two chapters in maths today and a  few more RCs and 5 word lists ( I will not slack , i will NOT ! ) . Here's hoping that i stick to my plan ! Ta ta <3

oh , oh before i go , a pic of  my favorite anime :)

Muuuah muuah !

GRE alert!!

Yes , I'm going into nerd-mode. I have decided to take up the Graduate record examination (GRE , for short ) on a whim !!
The pros are , well , i get to go abroad next year and be all freee and independent !!! But there are cons as well - if i  am to go next year , i need to take up my exam in the first week of October !! So that leaves me with just 40 days of prep time :( ( I know people who have written it after months of preparation , so yup this looks like a challenge ! ) .

Before i start preparing i need to make a really good time table and FOLLOW it !! Planning well is the FIRST step . I need to keep it real and make it efficient ! ( Fingers crossed that i don't start slacking again ! ) .
I have already wasted the morning watching anime ( I absolutely can't resist K - on !! ) . Right , I'm gonna do some Reading comprehensions and basic math today . I will also complete 5 word lists  :P
I have to do this !! I must give up my laziness at least this once . I will not slack , i will NOT slack !
I have my notebooks and my Barron's book ready so , off i go !! I'll report my progress day by day
 ( hopefully i progress :P ) Bye ! :)

Old world is the best !

It's been quite a while since i blogged (I  really should start being more regular! )..The thing is, i was out of station for a week on a mini pilgrimage to a few temple towns of Tamil Nadu ( and then i got home and viral fever struck me :P ..maybe i angered the gods with my laziness and frequent procrastination .. hmm ... must give that some thought LATER! ) ... Anyway, we stayed at this gorgeous restored 1896 Tanjore village ..it was very peaceful and it reminded me of my own native place quite a bit (the smell of cow dung especially :P ). The reception was the best . We walked to the reception room amid drum beats ( Haha that was a bit too much but fun though ! ) .We were given  cold cloth wipes for our face and some refreshing fruit juice. After that  , it was time for some quick foot massage with some thailam ...Ahhh it felt sooo good !! Then we were escorted to our room and fell asleep and woke up just in time  for dinner .The food was simple fare - rice and bland curries (I'm so used to eating spicy food that i felt like i was on a patient's diet !! ) .After dinner , we walked around the resort . Everything about the place felt very pure .. no pollution , just clean air and lots of trees !!! Even the rooms have this nice feel to them that modern homes don't .. Roof tiles made of clay , no artificial paints , floors made of stone and red oxide .. Ah! I want a house like that ! What's more, the River Cauvery flows through the resort ! It was wonderful staying there , i just didn't feel like leaving !
Anyway ,a few  random pics below!

The reception  room 

The massage place at the reception :)

Got the most AMAZING foot massage with a herbal thailam as soon as we arrived!  In two minutes , all the weariness was gone and i was excessively jumpy!

Our room! :)...It's actually a thatched hut! Everything was so old and familiar :)

Artifacts on the  bedside table :P...the slate and the 'balpam' or chalk was my fave!

Self explanatory! :P

A cosy nook!

Even the bathoom was rustic :)

Entrance to the restaurant!

Random terracotta horses somewhere in the resort

I don't really know what purpose these pillars serve but they look beautiful :)

 Okay, that's all for now ! More pics later ! cya :)