Famous Last Words

This past week was very productive. I had a lot of things to do but I sat down and wrote out a schedule and got a lot of my work done on time. Instead of fooling around (lol), I finished all my homework in about two or three hours directly after class. Then, I took an hour break to eat and watch some tv or take a break. After this break, I basically sat down for six hours straight and studied for the MCAT and then once I was done with that, I hung out with my friends for about an hour and then went to sleep. This schedule was a very busy one but I was able to eat, sleep, study, and be social every day—which i learned is possible to do. The only problem was that I don't think I've ever studied this much consistently for a week straight so I got slightly sick and nauseous.

I know that it is going to get even more busy for me especially now because my mother is traveling to Pakistan to see her mother who isn't feeling very well these days. Being the oldest of three, I have to take responsibility of my little sister and drive back to the city to pick her up from school and take care of her since my dad has work and comes home in the evening. This is going to make me very tired, I know, but hopefully it won't be too bad and I'll live through. I'm still counting down the days till my mom returns, though. :D

When your mom is gone...

Source: Coacho

Reading Diary B (Pandavas 13th Year of Exile + Side Stories)

Buck's Mahabharata

Pages #139-189

• Arjuna doesn't really encourage any of Urvashi's attempts to get him making her mad. She then curses him to live a year as a eunuch. 
• Indra tells him that this is how he can disguise himself for the thirteenth year of exile.
• He also reached Arjuna how to use divine weapons.
• Mankana's story told to Yudhishthira is about him eating grass to where he the juices flowed in his veins. He danced for this reason and eventually got the whole world to dance with him until Shiva came to put a stop to it.
• Rishyashringa was born by a deer and the hermit Vibhadaka. He married Shanti in her city after she brought him there and he caused it to rain when it didn't ever before because of his pure heart
• Bhima retrieves lotus flowers for Draupadi.
• Arjuna finally returns in Indra's charioteer with lots of weapons.
• Yudhishthira's great heart of a leader is seen once again when he releases Jayadratha, sparing his life, despite how he kidnapped Draupadi.
• Savitri's story gets told by Vyasa (and Krishna) when they go see the Pandavas. Savitri Satyavan and helped him get a lot of things including more life.

Duryodhana: How I imagine him!

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Reading Diary A (Story of Nala and Damayanti)

Buck's Mahabharata 

Pages: 93-138

• Yudhishthira of the Pandavas had accepted the gambling match.
• The first time they lose everything, the king gives them everything back.
• The second time they lose, they are all exiled to the forest for about thirteen years.
• Indra, up in the heavens with Arjuna, asks for Urvashi to be summoned. She is madly in love with Arjuna.
• Meanwhile, Vyasa comes to see Yudhishthira and tells him the story of King Nala (who was very unfortunate).
• Nala was the king of the Nishada people and in love with Damayanti, the daughter of King Vidarbha. On his way there, he came across the gods Indra, Agni, Varuna, and Yama who all wanted to marry Damayanti. *STORY!!!*
• They sent Nala to explain to her what would that she must choose one as a husband and they all disguised themselves as Nala. She was able to figure out who Nala was and choose him as her husband.
• Kali, the evil spirit, decided he would take possession of Nala because he too wanted to marry Damayanti.
• And then yet another dice game occurred where Nala went against his brother Pushkara (who was told to do so by Kali) and Nala who was then possessed by Kali made him lose everything. Nala and Damayanti had to leave the palace. 
• Later he tried to abandon her while she slept, hoping she would go back to her father. She of course looked for Nala when she woke up.
• She eventually through some events came back to her father and he promised to help her look for Nala.
• After many events, the two were united again! Yay!
• Vyasa told Yudhishthira the science of gambling after telling this story of Nala. *Humorous story?*

Swan tells Damayanti about Nala

Source: Wikimedia