Under the Blanket Covers

Without going out of my door, I can know all things on Earth.
Without looking out of my window, I can know the ways of Heaven.
The further one travels, the less one knows. The less one really knows.
-The Inner Light, The Beatles

Lennon's malaise crooning can as well be my anthem. You know, now that the shivery season is here, we begin to appreciate the warmth in blankets. So if I have time, I just bask under the covers as long as I can. It is annoying when my mom opts to differ, saying it's a waste to sleep the whole morning off. She is right in many aspects, I give her that. But then, who can refute the pleasurable under-the-blanket experience?

Someone has said that you live your life by the moments, meaning that if you waste a moment, you're as good as dead then. Someone (my mom) also said that lazing under the blankets is wasting time. But I do not think so. I do not need to get out of bed to prove that I am alive. I can let my mind wonder and wander. I can at the gate of Dreamplace linger longer. I can stay at one place and be around the world at the same time. I can just blink an eye and realize that half an hour just sped past. I can enwrap myself in my realm and notice time whiz by and not affect me. I can feel cold try to discomfort me but just manage to deliciously chill my nose tip. And I can drown out my mom's becks and calls by turning to my other side. And I can drown out the light of the day by pulling the blanket to cover my eyes.

I like to test how long can I capture the warmth, the moist, the comfort, the dark, the womb. It is a domain where I forget my love unto others, my role in this world, my homeworks, my chores, my responsibilities, day's agenda, world peace. I will be in my world, and there will just be I, me, and moi.

King Kong

The name King Kong reminds me of childhood days. We were unexposed to the hypes outside our locality, let alone outside of the country. However, a few cult icons slipped into our realm. Like Bruce Lee, Pele, Amitabh Bachchan, and the like. And King Kong. I mean, it would have been heretic to have referred to him as a monkey. It would be as sinful as referring to Godzilla as a lizard.

It was unfathomable as to how big this ape really was. We had not seen any video, picture, or any formal definition of his physique. I guess that heightened the formidability of the picture that we conjured up mentally.
Anyway, Peter Jackson is directing a King Kong movie... due this december. For those who dont know, he directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Just so you know.

What if King Kong were to have a showdown with Pawanputra Hanuman? I meant, one on one. Mano-e-mano. No divine interventions. I think Hanuman will win hands down. How? Well, let's see. Didn't Hanuman allegedly try to swallow the sun when he was a toddler? That automatically meant he can also fly, and... Hanuman is the oldest superhero... it was even before the Cape eras, so Superman, Batman... that all came much later. Although I would like to point out that his name is a misnomer. Yeah, he isn't a man, apparently.

So where were we? Oh yeah. So we see that he has some awesome supersimian powers. Just to recap- he can fly. He also has herculean powers. And, he has this really cool retractable, yet prehensile tail. It is a very handy tool, if you think about it. It can be used as a whip; In case you run out of ropes, you can lasso and tie up thugs; you can tarzan from one tree to another to move quickly and efficiently, even in the urban jungle (much like Spiderman); you can perform an endoscopy, organic style; you can light the bushy end of the tail to use it as a torch when you're hunting for criminals in Afghan caves; you can even swat at flies when you're idling about; if you're going to be flying frequently, the tail can also serve as a rudder so as to change directions; so you see, the caudal contraption is something of a multipurpose tool.

What does King Kong have? He's got an attention deficit disorder (remember that woman by the window?), raging hormones, unrequited love, and a mad temper. He is far from agile. In fact, he's quite clumsy, as he thumps about among the dwarved skyscrapers. It is hard not to imagine him slipping as he steps on trucks- much like our slipping as we step on rollerblades. Besides, if Hanuman is a force of nature, King Kong is a freak of nature. He escaped from some prehistoric island. He evidently hasn't caught up with evolution.

Well, there's no question. Now that I've proved it. But that does not mean that I will let the movie go unwatched. In fact, I am very willing to watch it :)

Dear Reader

I must apologize for my infrequent posts these days. I have not been in the right frame of my mind as of late. But the last thing I need to lose my precious few readers, so please bear with me. I will definitely make it up to you :)

I am trying to at least run an economy print, though. I will post snippets from Annapurna Post. As you know, it is in Nepali. The hilarity part is the movies section, where the list of movies scheduled in HBO, Cinemax, and Star Movies are written in Nepali. Some of them are butchered to teh extent that they're barely recognizable. I hope you like this exercise. Although I am not too sure on where to display these snippets... I dont want to put it as a regular post. Your suggestions are most welcome. Yeti bhandai ma yehi dui-char sabda yehi tungyaunchhu.

Milan