Analogies+teenage brain = ?

I am a bottle.
A bottle of emotions ranging from sheer happiness to the lowliest form of misery.This bottle that I am has been shaken and thrown across the room with such great force that it is a wonder I haven't broken.I think it is this forceful journey that brings out the best in us but also introduces us to our most demanding time of life.Is there a break from this forced, unavoidable journey? - No.Is there an easy way out? - I think we would have found it out by now.We think there are cures but they are momentary and they fade.We succumb to the mere confusion that is so contagious. Are we children? Are we grown ups? Who knows?Do we fight this phase or do we surrender?I don't have any answers and I don't think anybody does. We are on a path... but the destination? - Unknown.So what do we do?You tell me.
Okay, I have literally NO idea where that came from.I swear, I'm not high.

Cyber-bully.

Yesterday I watched this movie - Cyber-bully and I didn't know what to say or think after that. Tina Meier was mentioned so, I Googled her and found out about her daughter's suicide. Megan Meier was 13. I never really gave much thought to cyber-bullying. When I made an account on Facebook, my parents and my sister gave me one guideline to follow - never friend anyone you don't know. I took this rule coolly thinking that why would I, I wouldn't know what to talk about with some stranger.....but when you don't have friends and you feel all alone, anyone would accept a request because no one wants to be lonely and it feels better knowing that there is at least one friend even if he is someone you have never spoken to or seen.
                                         The internet is universal. So is bullying. And cyber-bullying  is the most dangerous form because its all anonymous. You could be a bully for all you knew, posting a nasty comment on someone's picture or status, spreading rumors about someone - I'm not accusing anyone but what we might do or say thinking of it as a joke might actually hurt another person deep inside and could do some irreparable damage. Lori Drew thought of it as a joke but she drove a vulnerable 13 year old girl who was looking for a friend to the point of killing herself, Drew might not have meant to, but it happened anyway...all actions have consequences - think carefully about yours.
 P.S. - I f anyone wants to talk about this or any other type of bullying they might have faced, feel free to comment anonymously.

Diwali -2

Ok, so today the 13th of November is Diwali and before when I wrote all happy and cheerful things about this holiday, I forgot some absolutely crappy things.I promised to be unbiased and believe you are going to get just that....
                        Alright, now I posted a picture of firecrackers yesterday when I was teeming with excitement, I think that was partially because I had stuffed myself with ladoos beforehand and was jumped up on sugar, I wrote about how pretty they are and they sure are but its sort of hard to notice the pretty lights when a bloody rocket bursts outside your window! The morons lighting crackers on the field need to take a freaking eye exam unless they really want to set the building on fire! But my personal issues aside, all these cracker create a butt load of smoke and pollution which basically means that the next morning when I look out my window the city's covered in smog and that sucks!
                         And get ready for the most heartbreaking part, dog owners beware- All the noise from these fireworks are loud by human standards which means that to dogs its like rubbing glass on a blackboard.....I can hear them barking helplessly outside and I live on the 21st floor!?!?
                         And these crackers aren't exactly cheap, a lot of money on a rocket that whizzes up to the sky and bursts open showing you colours, sparkling a bit here and there and it disappears into the smoky atmosphere polluting it a bit more.
                        Man, I can actually smell the smoke from the crackers. A bloody good job we are doing for the next generation.....

Diwali! -1

So, you might be wondering, what the hell is Diwali? Whats this chick on about? Well, Diwali is a festival here in India. Here's how you pronounce it - Dee - waa (open your mouth!)-lee. Okay so, pronunciation aside its basically the festival of lights and at night it looks so amazingly beautiful. Out of the darkness little pops of light jump up and fight for your attention in so many colors, every balcony is draped in these lights and little diyas(lamps and lanterns) outside homes, are lit welcoming you  and don't get me started on the sweetmeats!!Oh, ladoos and gulab jamuns! Anybody who does not know what they are - Google them!  I'll add a few pictures too!

          So, the gist of the story basically goes like this -

 After Rama, a prince was unfairly exiled by his step-mother for 14 years, accompanied by his faithful wife, Sita and loyal brother, Lakshman.

In the midst of these 14 years the evil king of Lanka (present day Sri Lanka), Ravana kidnaps Rama's wife, Sita and Rama searches for her and while tracking her, he helps the monkey king's brother. Sugriva who was wronged by his elder brother, the king. While helping Sugriva, Rama also gains his friendship and the friendship of another important character in this epic- Hanuman. Hanuman becomes Rama's ardent devotee and even sets Lanka on fire while trying to take back Sita. So, in the end Rama and Ravana have a show down which results in Ravana's demise and the triumph of good over evil.

           As I mentioned before this is just a gist there are much much more details that I haven't mentioned like Ravana having  10 heads! Its very interesting and one of the most respected ancient works of literature in Indian and world history, the Ramayana . (If you want to read it, there are numerous english versions available)

So when Lord Rama (yes thats right Lord Rama because he was actually an incarnation of a very important God, Lord Vishnu) returns home after 14 years, his subjects lit lamps all over the kingdom to celebrate and thats how Diwali came to be.

These little diyas are so inviting!

Imagine a whole sky full of them!

Intro!

Hi people! My name is , well can't tell you that  but even if I did you would have a hard time pronouncing it! Call me A.P.R.! As you might have gathered from the blog name, I am an eight grader and i want to give an outlook from the typical eight grader's mind but don't worry i won't turn it into an online journal of conflicting emotions. I live in India and it is so diverse here whether it be the food, the clothes , songs, dance etc. For all of you who are pondering on the Eat, Pray, Love trip, I will be telling you about how India really is, not something you see in the movies cos lets face it, they could have shot it in Bangladesh and we wouldn't know the difference! So, count on a true outlook of India, unbiased and i also love food and DIY crafts so a few snippets of them too!
Don't be hasty to judge me, you never know what you might find in here! and i know i might not gather a lot of readers and thats okay but if you do like what i write don't be afraid to write a little something to help me keep it up or if you disagree with what I say you are still welcome to criticise!