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1-2- Three Tagged

I was tagged by three bloggies on the same day with this tag:
Neeku Satish Jaggu
Honestly I am not reading a lot these days except some magazines. So Neeku - I dont have any architectural books that I read on a regular basis....
Few week back g-man eluded to a book 'kafka on the shore' by haruki murakami - this reminded me to read the original Franz Kafka - the author.
If interested here is an online version in PDF of one of his few completed works A Short Novel: The Metamorphosis
So just in time for the tag I received the book yesterday that I had ordered :
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories - Franz Kafka

Now the Tag Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (since it just arrived - it was the nearest one)
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge the person who tagged you.

So here's what it says...
I stood all ready to go. but the horse was missing - no horse.
My own horse had died the night before from exertions of this icy winter.
My maid was now running around the village trying to scrounge up the horse, but it was utterly hopeless.
I knew it.
Now the 5 people I would need to tag -
Any 5 people who read and are interested can take this up from the blogroll....

60 comments:

Ankur said...

I didnt understand the meaning of this tag yet... or as aneri said... ki har cheez ka jaroori nahi hai koi matlab ho!!!

but yes... i liked the cover of the book, so may be will pick up a copy to read... do temme how is it!!! :)

Cheers!!!

Satish Bolla said...

sounds interesting. tell me how the book is.

so, u need a horse. i'll find one for u? but u know how to ride????

Gunjan Aylawadi said...

wat a tag....seems purposeless to me!

aneri_masi said...

hahahaha :)
I am just imagining this scene...

Hero ekdum new clothes pehenke, perfume maar ke, date pe jaane ko ready. But no car. Well, car is there, but it is snowed in, and wouldn't start...its winter you see. And this modern day hero has no maid, so he calls the rental car agency to arrange for something.

Hmmm...now that I set it in this day and age, it doesn't sound so funny :)

Neetal said...

Ceedy: Thanks for doing it :) .... the book seems interesting ... I think I might get it this summer for leisure read..!

@Aneri: haha... funny interpretation :)

Pavi!!!! said...

read.'coz i dont hv anything else to say!

Anonymous said...

m blogrollin you sir.

Sam

Jaggu said...

Cool..:)

Impressionist said...

now thats Interesting!
why wud anybody start this type of tag?

-I

kyamaloom said...

Not being a reader et al, still
I so want to read Kafka man.
I had read some parts of Metamorphosis some time back and loved it.

Btw, which master-mind churns out the origin of 'these' tags?

--xh-- said...

metamorphosis is a brilliant wrk by Kafka... am sure u will love it...
i hv alreday tagged for this.. will take it up soon... :)

g-man said...

hey bro...lol, i still have to go to the lib and get a kafka book! it wasn't there last time around

Hiren said...

1. how can one travel on horse if the weather is icy winter ... which I suppose imply lots of snow :)

2. arey yaar apna ghodha mar gaya hai toh thoda shok manao ... bahar ghumne ke liye nikal pade dusre hi din :p

KP said...

I second hiren.....lol

Pri said...

what is the book exactly about??
those lines intrigued me...really! :D

Lakshmi said...

i like kafka's short stories

Lakshmi

ceedy said...

@ankur

Ok will let you know....

and haan "Har sawaal ka jawab nahi hota"...

ceedy said...

@satish

Yes - i know how to ride a horse very well...have done it manny times...so please find me a nice horse! Arbi nasaal ka!

ceedy said...

@gunj

the purpose I guess is to share what books one reads

ceedy said...

@aneri

see this little tag and few lines made you creative..... so its worth doing this tag...

bechara hero and usme suddenly barish and a song sequence you forgot :)

ceedy said...

@neeku

No problemo!
But mind you this is not a leisure read...try out the story I have linked here or read it in B&N before buying it....

ceedy said...

@pavi!!!!!

acknowledge the read!

ceedy said...

@buzzz

shanks and you already are rolled here!

ceedy said...

@jaggu

yeah we need it with temperatures soaring into 100's

ceedy said...

@impressionist

so that book sales go up and people know what each other are reading....and maybe find another bloggie with similar tastes

ceedy said...

@sutta

read it - you will like it....

and the mastermind that churns out such tags is probably a book company employee

ceedy said...

@-xh-

waiting to read yours :)

ceedy said...

@g-man

welcome back :)

ceedy said...

@hiren

well even if it is icy there are horses that have insulated feet with more hair that strut there

and bhadde ka tatu hoga...

5 lines and so many questions...I like this tag somehow

ceedy said...

@kp

seems we gujjus think alike....aama faydo shu che!!!

ceedy said...

@pri

when I finish reading it will let you know....

if intrigues follow the PDF link - that is his one of the best stories

ceedy said...

@backpakker

cool!

Mysterious Mia said...

am so not into reading....
:(

g-man said...

thanks! good to be back :)

A said...

what a wierd tag!

actually speaking....useless....

Prats said...

How was the book??

KP said...

@ceedy....agreed! more realistic thinking....almost everything works on faaydo and nuksan (there mght be few exceptions)....:)

ceedy said...

@princess

Ok :)

ceedy said...

@anjuli

why?

ceedy said...

@prats

still reading - will let you know

Anonymous said...

sahi photu sir. where r u ? online nahi dikhe....something for u at my blog. come check it.

and i m taking the tag

Cinderella said...

I second Ankur here. I dont think I understand this tag.

But yeah, I have tagged you for one tha I full well understand. Check it out, wouldja ?

Cinderella said...

And oh lol @ Pavi's comment !

ceedy said...

@ashu

thanx!

I am busy @work...and you can take the tag - sure!
I think Satish Bolla has already tagged you on this - check his blog

ceedy said...

@cinderella

its like "har sawaal ka jawab nahi hota"

I will check out what you have in store for me...thnx

Anonymous said...

I have passed this tag up before, because all I was reading was school books!! I want to hear more of the book also!!!!

And yes you are right, this is Friday!! So yes Shabbat Shalom to all that sabbath on Saturday!!!

Ne.

Anonymous said...

thanx at full flow, ouch!!!!

Compassion Unlimitted said...

//and the mastermind that churns out such tags is probably a book company employee//

Absolutely true,like brothers day ,sisters day and every sundry day invented by gift selling guys ( or Girls )!!
well the picture of the bird,(Is it eagle) was fantastic
tc
cu

Anonymous said...

just noticed the dove in the background. looks nice!

how goeth the weekend?

Ravi Kapoor said...

Hi buddy :)

Sorry for not being a regular on your blog network, pal.

Its just that nowadays am totally tied up with office work + long working hours, so hardly any time left for "blog socializing"!

Today had some free time, so thought of dropping by and I must say, your new blog theme is absolutely RoCkInG :)

PEACE! This word comes to my mind when I look at that white bird in the back gound.

It also signifies the fact that you're a calm, focused person who also happens 2 be a nature lover (just like me!)

Keep it up dude :)

Take care!

Cheers!

The Furobiker said...

hehehe
confusing tag..
btw m also obama fan..

kyamaloom said...

Bhai, just wanted to let you know.
I cleared the interviews in Whistling Woods. Sessions start July onwards! :)

ceedy said...

@cinder-single (nane change yet?)

We all go thru this - hell with school books....I can totally understand...

ceedy said...

@ashu

to aur kya kahe!!!

ceedy said...

@compassion unlimited

yes...the so called pretentious make believe events garnered by the emotional needs of everyone....


it is a dove!

ceedy said...

@abreysham

shanks...weekend was busy...so commenting back in the last few hours b4 the monday blues begin

ceedy said...

@ravi

dude you dont have to be sorry...I can understand....

you keep up the good work at your blog and satiate our appetite for bollywood....and that is more than thanks enuf...

and about the peace and bird...thanks man...in real life I am calm at taking desicions but very jittery and want to do things all the time....

ceedy said...

@abhishek

yes...its like doing all for nothing ....

ceedy said...

@sutta

comment on your blog!

Anonymous said...

i tell u it is a boring tag :D

but.. i would search for something real funny if i were to do it ... which i think i m supposed to do too :D

to dodo todo todo do

:D

ok I m sorry for being the mean girl and not replying to u.. I aplogize!

:D

but then cme to my blog and see... y it was that i was so away from my fav place ;)

hope evrything is goin good at yur end :))

Hope i have not missed much :))

but u knw i will read it all up soon :D

have fun!