Tyrranical Parents

This I’m sure most of us can relate to. Parents. We love them and sure, they loves us too and they do a whole lot of stuff for us…but sometimes, heck, why be nice right now…a lot of times…they can annoy us to bits. Admit it…it happens with all of us.

Top Parents’ most frequently used phrases list-

1. Please clean your room. It looks worse than a pigsty. If anyone comes in here…they’ll wonder how we’ve brought you up.

2. Do you ever do ANY physical activity? Do you know how bad it is for health?

3. How can you be so selfish? It’s always all about you isnt it? ALWAYS.

4. How lazy can you possibly get? You are abnormal!

5.Get off the phone

6. Turn it down!!

7.You cant watch TV in the afternoon!!

8. Get off the bloody laptop!!

9. DO NOT HIT YOU BROTHER!

10. Hurry up.

11. Take a sweater…take a jacket…

12. Take it anyway!

13.Im going to count till 10 and then we’re leaving without you. We are always late because of YOU!

14. I mean it! NOW!

15. If u dont go, we’re not going.

16. Give me a kiss!

17. Stop it this instant or we’re going home!

18. Set the table!

19. Dont give me the `it- not -my turn’ thing

20. Sit up. Dont slouch.

21. Push ur chair into the table.

22. How many times have I told you??

23. Move your glass it’s too close to the edge!

24. Watch it!

25. Is that yours??

26. Do you ever put anything back anywhere??

27. Just a minute…cant u see im talking??

28. I said..dont interrupt!

29. Go outside. It’s such lovely weather.

30. You have a superiority complex.

31. You dont know everything.

32. Read a book.

33.Go to you room.

34. You don’t always get what you wangt. that’s life

34. Don’t argue with me. I’m not discussing this any more.

35.Where did all the cookies go?

36. Is your homework done? Do you EVER study?? We are not spending so much on your tution for nothing!

37. Stopp yelling.

38. STOP YELLING. IF YOU WANT TO ASK ME SOMETHING, COME HERE.

39. I’ll think about it.

40. Not now.

41. Ask your father.

42. We’ll see.

43. Don’t sit so close to the television, it’s bad for your eyes.

44. Calm down.

45. Is that the truth?

46. Fasten your seatbelts.

47. Did everyone fasten their seatbelts?

48. I’m sorry, that’s the rule.I’m sorry, that’s the rule.I’m sorry, that’s the rule

49. Ask your mother.

50 Don’t we matter to you at all?

51. For the love of god, shut up sometimes.

52. You have no respect!!

53. Family is important. You must bond with your cousins. And no, you cannot call them` wierd’ or `lame’ behind their backs, even. Even if u hate them, try and be their friends.

54. Thats final.

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I’m sure if we really got down to writing this down…it could go on for pages and pages but sadly, I don’t have enough patience.

A typical conversation-

* Daughter/son is sitting on her/his bed…listening to music*
*enter mother*

mother- (whatever name)!!!
*no response*
*mother plucks out earphones*
kid- you mind?
mother- do you mind listening and taking those darn things out your ears when im talking to you?
kid- you were talking to me?
mother- see?
kid- whatever.
mother- dont `whatever me’
*kid is silent*
mother- have you done all your homework?
kid- um not quite. but iv started.
mother- do u plan on working on that instead of sitting all day and listening to music or watching TV?
kid- we have holidays!
mother- so?
kid- ugh. this is so unfair.
mother- u r impossible.
*kid slams door and leaves*

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mother- (whatever name) , put those glasses in the kitchen.
kid- why?
mother- because i said so.
kid- thats no reason.
mother- it bloody well is.
kid- but I didnt even bring them here!
mother- and so?
kid- so…why should i put them back??!!
mother- because you live in this house and you will do as I say.
kid- no i wont
*kid slams door yet again and leaves*
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girl- mom can i go to (whatever name)’s place wednesday?
mother- no (whatever name 2)..i thought I told you…you’re grounded.
girl- but mom!
mother- no but’s.
girl- It’s her B’day !
mother- I really don’t care unless you improve your behaviour.
girl- but I havent done anything wrong!
mother- God knows you’re grades are going down.
girl- can u lay off a little? cut me some slack sometimes??
mother- I will choose weather or not to ` lay off’ or to` cut u some slack’ .As of now, you’re not allowed.
girl- I really really really hate you!!!! you’re ruining my life!

*girl leaves room*

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father-(whatever name) did you get your math paper?
kid- no dad! will you quit pestering me about it?? I’ll show it to you when the thing comes!
father- I’m sure you’ve got it by now. It’s been 2 months since the paper!
kid- Dad!!! for the last time today, I have NOT GOT MY MATH PAPER!

*next day……..
dad gets a call from the school*
principal- mr.(whatever) , this is just to inform you that (whatever name) hasnt come to school today. this is the second time he has got into trouble since he got an F on his math paper.
father- they got their paper?
principal- Oh, of course! Quite a few weeks back!
father- Ok thank you mam. Let me deal with (whatever name) myself.

*(whatever name) comes home from school.*
father-son, i had a talk with miss.(whatever) this morning and I found your paper in your wastebasket..which I might add you have not emptied!
son- what are you talking about?
father- How much can you defy me you stupid boy? Useless!
son- Fine. Don’t trust me. I hate you.

*son leaves room*
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LOL

Yes, we fight and argue. But ah well, in the end family is family.
Love them or hate them , u cannot ignore them.(trust me i’v tried!)

A**
M*( contribution)

Sisterood and Us

Geetanjali’s version

So, the Sisterhood of Traveling Pants is a book which, as most of us know is about four friends who are nothing alike. There is Bridget- the bright haired blonde, Tibby – the rebel, Lena – the calm one and Carmen the tempered one.

And the ‘us’ part of the title. Well, while reading the book I noticed a lot of things which we have in common with the Sisterhood.

Arushi and Lena: Like Lena, Arushi is mostly pretty calm and underestimating.

Arushi and Carmen: Carmen and Arushi share a bad temper (that is, the few times they get angry) and of course, she loves us all like Carmen loves her friends.

Malavika and Lena: Like Lena is passionate about art, Malavika is passionate about her music.

Malvika and Carmen : Carmen is the baby who loves her friends but loves being pampered the most! Much like Malavika!

Malvika and Bridget : These two share nothing other than the fact that they are extremely reckless and instinctual. They both do something first and think about it later.

Naina and Tibby : Naina is really hard to place in the sisterhood. I would say she was most like Tibby. On top, she hates hugs but inside would love one. And though she is like only one of them, Tibby is the most interesting and complicated sisterhood character.

Geetanjali (me) and Bridget : Ah, me. There are only two things that I don’t have in common with Bridget – her bright hair and the fact that I am not in love with a guy named Eric. Otherwise I’m pretty much same wacky chick who loves soccer (in my case only playing i am not patient enough to sit still long enough to watch a full game)!

Malavika’s Version

Now normally, I wouldn’t go near a book like The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants with a ten-foot barge pole, much less write about it. This, however, is an exception. Arushi left the books at my place accidentally, and since I had nothing better to do, I read them. And then, I read the post by Geetanjali.

While Geetanjali is entitled to her opinions, I’m entitled to thinking they’re stupid. I almost completely disagree with her on how we relate to the Sisterhood girls.

Arushi: I feel that Arushi is like Lena. She prefers to watch rather than participate. Lately, however, Arushi’s getting crazier about her ways and starting to take more and more risks. Kind of like Briget I suppose. The only thing she has in common with Carmen is that she loves everyone unconditionally. Tibby and Arushi have exactly nothing in common.

Geetanjali: Bridget and Geetanjali share a mutual love of athletics and football. Of course, Geetanjali is also kind of like Carmen, always being happy with what there is. And when she’s not happy, you’d better watch out.

And then, there’s me. Like Lena, I have mixed emotions about most things. If you asked me to pick A or B, I’d always choose C. It’s just the way I am. I have difficulty following my emotions. Rather, I justify and rationalize incessantly and over-think everything. Then again, I have an ability to love and trust freely, like Bridget. I’m confident, and flaunt it. I’m not afraid to be who I am, sometimes to the point of recklessness. Yes, I do impulsive things sometimes, but I do regret them afterwards. But Tibby is the one I’m most like. The rebel. Slightly sour, very cynical, very self-judgmental and extremely moody. And of course, we have a mutual love of the camera, the dream to go to NYU and a plan for a future making movies. And like Carmen, I’m protective slightly towards the side of selfishness, confused but mostly happy to love my friends and family.

And Naina, well, she’s not really human. She’s a mutant, and so she doesn’t relate to any of these characters. I still totally love her though. I mean, when I’m not cowering in fear in front of her.

,
M

Men, Boys, Lads and their Unfortunate Importance

 

This particular post is written by me,Naina.

Most of the people we know and who are reading this would expect this post to be written by Malvika and not me.

or anybody for that matter.

I never thought boys were a matter of life and death.Until that faithful day arrived when I sat and saw ‘Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone’.

I sat down on my beanbag and turned on the television as I had nothing to do,and had finished all of my Enid Blyton’s (I was seven). While watching Power Puff Girls on POGO,a little ity bity ticker appeared that said ‘Watch Harry Potter on POGO,this may’.

I had heard a lot about this Harry Potter thing and how the books were great,yada yada yada.Never actually got down to reading it.So i thought that I might as well sit and watch the movie and not bother reading the book.Until my mum came.

She said that I can’t watch the movie until and unless I read the book.Now its not like a small, innocent,harmless seven year old has the guts to stand up to her own mother.So anyways moving on from my traumatic childhood,I read the first part of the harry potter saga,and loved it.

Its just as simple as that.

-and now living to the ripe age of 14,I am still obsessed with it.

but that has nothing to do with this-

-my obsession did not decrease,as in a few years time I fell…well not in love…but sort of stopped breathing ever since I saw the third Harry Potter installment,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Containing within it ,what seemed like the only living male in the entire universe to me,was Daniel Radcliffe.

I was completely………well……..I don’t know, it was that funny feeling most girls get when they see a cute blue eyed,messy haired male human being.

Out of all of my friends I am the only one with this ‘feeling’ for the Daniel thing.

Mali (Malvika) on the other hand has sort of had her share at guys.sadly their all(I’m being polite) different.

Probably the most effective one would be Pranav Kuc…….well…..lets just stick to Pranav.

-Mali could write more on him.

Arushi is in love with the Jonas Brothers,Chase Crawford and Robert Downey Jr.She does like Daniel ,but its just that she doesn’t need to show it at all ,as I do all of that for practically every one.

But in the case of Robert Downey Jr.,she’s not alone.I kinda like him too.Courtesy,Iron Man.

*god,I love that movie*

Geetanjali….I don’t think she like anyone….but wait a moment….that cant be right.

…

Ah well,she can do her bit on the guys she like’s.

But for now
Bye,
Naina

Rain

It comes all of a sudden. You’re going about your business as usual when you hear the faint tip-tap of the rain hitting the windows. Soon it changes to a headstrong pit pat. Before very long, you’ve ditched your work, flung the windows open and thrust your arms out into the gusty wind.

Rain is something magical; Something unreal; Out of the world. It makes you forget who you are, what you’re doing, all your cares and worries. The rain doesn’t discriminate. It comes to all – rich or poor, sick or healthy, young or old. It brings with it a sense of freshness. The wind flying through your hair, the green trees, the smell of the earth. They all mark a change. In a sense, the rain cleans us out. It washes away the worries, anxieties, faults and sins. It lets us start anew. It gives second and third, fourth, fifth and sixth chances.

Rain drenches us all in goodwill. Standing wherever you may be, letting the raindrops soak into your clothes, the wind blow through your hair and your toes curl in the earth is something completely unique. There’s nothing like it.

The rain is something magical, unreal, and out of the world…

Mali*

OC vs. Gossip Girl

I (Arushi) will not deny that I was extremely upset when the OC ended. And even though nothing can replace good ol’ OC…Gossip Girl isnt that bad. As Mali pointed out a few weeks ago- `Gossip Girl is just like OC with designer clothes.’ I guess that could be said. But lets all dig deeper. I noticed some similarities bewteen the characters. Hell, everyone did. But mine may be a bit different.
Check It-

Serena Van Der Woodson V/S Marissa Cooper
This It girl shares more than just an uncanny
resemblance to resident O.C. downer Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton, left). Serena (Blake Lively, right) seems to have it all, but in addition to a party girl reputation, dark family secrets and a disregard for high society, Serena one-ups the sulky Coop with a history of BFF betrayal.

Summer Roberts and Taylor V/S Blair Waldorf

Everyone else is comparing Blair to Summer without a second thought, but what about Taylor? Yes, Blair and Summer are rich, brunette, effortlessly chic and dressed-to-impress 24/7. However, Taylor and Blair share similar family situations. They both have the pushy, over-bearing mother who pretends to want the best for her daughter but really just gets off on the power. But Blair’s mother is way nicer than Taylor’s was.

Where Summer and Blair are concerned,–
Blair is like Summer – the Queen Bee (Or Queen B, as it may, er, be), with the designer clothes and riches to her name. But what she doesn’t have is Summer’s loyal following: Blair’s boyfriend Nate has already cheated on her, and the return of ex-best friend Serena is putting her crown in jeopardy.

Ryan and Seth V/S Nate and Dan

I figured these four boys had a little similarity circle (or square, I suppose) thing going on, therefore they’re all in comparison with each other. Ryan + Marissa, Nate + Serena; Seth + Summer, Nate + Blair and squeeze Dan + Serena in there somewhere: a complicated love hexagon to boot. All four of these boys were turned into instant heartthrobs after their shows became IT, and none of their characters buy into the lifestyles that they were born into/brought into.

Julie V/S Kirsten V/S Darla

Both Julie and Darla can be nasty and downright evil, as well as putting a lot of pressure on their daughters; but deep down (in Julie’s case: really far down) both are good people – hence the Kirsten link.

Anna V/S Vanessa

They’re practically the same character, really. Quirky, friends of the outsider guy who’s secretly in love with him at one point and try to express this by giving him advice on his love life. But, as far as I know, Vanessa never actually gets with Dan, unlike Anna with Seth

Sandy V/S Rufus

Both are seen as uncool dads, but give some of the best advice on the show. Sandy’s wife Kirsten used to date Marissa’s dad Jimmy, and Dan’s dad Rufus used to date Serena’s mum Darla.

Luke V/S Chuck
The similarities here seem obvious, but when you really get down to it, they’re not all that similar. At first, Luke is Newport’s resident bad-boy (aside from Ryan) as with Chuck in the Upper East Side. But Luke redeems himself once his vulnerable side is shown, but as far as I know, Chuck doesn’t get a chance at redemption…yet. All Chuck wants is approval, from anyone, this being the deep down motivation for all his wicked ways; but is it the same for Luke?

Transitions.

The summer vacations are nearly over, and the time for change is fast approaching. It’s time to grow up. To ‘fit in’ in high school. It’s time to say goodbye to those leaving for college. Time to say hello to their replacements. Time to stride ahead, and not look back.

In a way, the new year begins at this time. We leave the past behind, and walk into the future. Yesterday is really over now. And there’s a tomorrow to be thought about. Times like these scare me. I don’t like change. I’d rather stay where I am. And this time it’s even harder. This time, high school’s starting, and that scares even me, Miss I-Can-Take-Anything-You-Throw-At-Me. And Pranav’s going away to college, of course. Iowa City. And that is SOME distance. I don’t actually know how much and nor does google apparently. Even so, it’s not like he can just drive down to see me any old time. And then, there’s friends. This summer, I’ve learned who my real friends are. And the end marks the transition from the old to the new.

Despite all this, I’m going into the psuedo-new year with my head held high. I’m not going to let this stuff daunt me. I’m going to be strong and win this thing.

Anyhow, the reason I started writing this post was to let everyone know that we’ve switched from http://www.thequadruplets.blogspot.com/ to http://thequadruplets.wordpress.com/. I don’t know how I got into all the stuff about change.

Well, that’s that.
Malavika*