10 Steps To Inculcate A Reading Habit!

Well, many of us have a habit of consistently reading -be it novels or even articles for that matter! And there are also people who 'aspire' to read but unfortunately aren't able to either concentrate on it or don't know know how to start a reading habit.

Like all things which can be mastered with practice, reading follows suit!
So, here I have 10 do's and don't's that will surely help you to start the healthy habit of reading -particularly of novels and books! Let's start rolling :D !

STEP 1: Start by reading books with minimal no. of pages.

Well, who doesn't like procrastination? At times when you'll think of leaving the book, just check the number of pages left! Trust me it feels good when you get to count less!

STEP 2: Don't go straightaway for lavish vocab.
It's one hell of a swag to have an amazing vocabulary but it obviously can't be built by reading just a single book! Take baby steps on this front and you may even enjoy the story more!

STEP 3: It's not necessary to opt for books which others might have found interesting or intriguing!

Never blindly follow what other might recommend to you. As a different person, you have your own likes and can choose for yourself!

STEP 4: This one's cliche but always go for the genre that catches your greatest interest.

Now, you won't ever be able to complete a book that doesn't even interests you. It'll be just kept in your sight like a show piece :p

STEP 5: Always start with books that have a bigger word size.

Big words make it easy to read anything. You may don't want to put in that 'extra' effort by your eyes!

STEP 6: It's a good habit to keep your books handy.

Keeping your books handy makes it possible to read whenever you've got free time -travelling, in a boring lecture or even for passing time in your loo! :D

STEP 7: NEVER go for e-books in the initial days.

Just accept the fact that the present generation is a big tech addict and their ways of doing things have greatly changed. Reading e-books is just staring into screens which might take a toll on your eyes too. Also, it is a great probability that you might end up doing other things on your smart device instead of reading.

STEP 8: Use bookmarks (good ones)!

Bookmarks help you to remind that a book is waiting for you to read it. Nonetheless, it helps to mark the page where you have left reading as well (everybody knows this!).

STEP 9: Always decide on a specific number of pages that you'll take time to read everyday.

Fixing on this thing will make it easy for you to keep coming back for your book everyday!

STEP 10: And last but not the least -Don't procrastinate to read books in night-time! Go for the mornings.

Morning-time is the most active part of your day and so, it is best to initiate something which you might find difficult to start or carry on! Imagine having yawns while you get on with reading a book :p !

Book Review : AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED

This is a book from the well-known writer khaled Hosseini who mostly writes about the disastrous phase in the history of Afghanistan and the nearby areas and how these years have affected the lives of people living there in a horrendous way!
For those who haven't read any of his books, he has a special knack for telling stories with such stark realization to the mind; we get spell-bound and grief-stricken at the very same instant. The best part about his stories is that along with the art of story telling, he makes us learn certain life lessons with every character that he has established in the story.
No one can remain untouched by his stories as we tend to relate ourselves with one or the other character. It seems as if a little part of our own life's story has been taken and rewired into words by him. I have read all three of his books and my favorite will always and always be -The Kite Runner!

Anyways, enough about the background and other things.... trust me I can keep talking about these three books in general! :p

'And The Mountains Echoed' is a great book with many strong characters and written over more than 60 years of time. The book does great at capturing your interest as the author part by part tells you the story of people that are linked together by time and also by relations. The book starts with a mind winding story that is sure to keep you thinking for a while! And the message is evident -You have to cut a finger in order to save a hand!
This lesson is well explained throughout the book as how a single decision changed numerous lives. In general,  it holds true for everyone's life that a very important decision can alter the whole course of our life. You may regret or be satisfied with your decision but one thing is for sure -you'll learn from it!
This book has done exactly that! However, the story becomes a tad bit boring in between and you may want to stop reading it. This part lingers on for about 50-60 pages and then the story picks up his pace well. In the end my heart gave small gasps as the siblings who were torn apart in the beginning of the story met after all but their relationship could never be the same now! That -broke my heart completely! But since the book has a happy ending -Khaled Hossseini always manages to do that -I'm with happy tears!

It's a must read guys!

MAGGI MANIA!

Haven't we all grown up NOT sharing our MAGGI with anyone but ourselves! Well, there surely are such sweet moments from everyone's childhood and even now which we can reminisce fondly!

Let's take a peek into the list of dishes/handy-snacks that you might have made with the maggi!
They are sure to click some buttons in your memory registers!

1. Adding literally all the vegetables found at your disposal to make your "Vegetable Maggi".
2. Making a maggi sandwich out of your maggi noodles!
3. The no dish-ever-made-plate which is basically the impeccably clean plate after you lick off whatever is left of your maggi!
4. The maggi rolls! stuffed maggi in your chapati and voila! Ready to eat.
5. The crispy raw maggi that made its way straight to our mouths instead of getting cooked!
6. The butter fillllled maggi- basically a normal maggi garnished with loads of butter that made the maggi taste like heaven!

Got anymore to add to the list? Feel free to comment below!

Pasta Puzzle!

Do you get confused about the complex names of various shapes of Pasta? Well, I do that all the time! Albeit I love pasta but their multitude shapes and complex names always jumble up in my mind! So, if that's you too - here's a little help for you guys to remember some of the most commonly used pasta forms and the queer names! Have fun!!

Currently reading one of Agatha Christie's books- 'THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE' which belongs to the Marple series. As always Agatha succeeds in building an interest in the storyline without letting your mind astray. A nice one to turn the bearings of your mind into motion!!

Chooocoooolate!!!

This is the very first post of my blog and I am insanely excited for it!!!!! Starting with something sweet and the thing which almost everybody craves to treat their taste buds to - chocolate :D