Carlo Williams

"That man will be mine," said Soorpanaka. Soorpanaka was the wild and deceitful sister of Ravana. She was given her own forest to rule and Soorpanaka made sure to greet her guests with open arms. There was one major problem with Soorpanaka. She greeted people by eventually killing everyone who entered her territory. One man caught her attention though. Someone she may have just loved and no it is not Rama. That would be such a predictable story. That is a different story. The man she wanted before Rama was named Kabir. Kabir had built a house within her forest territory. Soorpanaka was quite displeased because she that people cut her trees down and built houses. She was on her way to kill the unwanted guest until she who built the house. She saw a handsome man, Therefore, Soorpanaka transformed herself from an unwanted hideous creature to a beautiful woman. She went up to the man and welcomed him. "Hello, how are you doing today?" said Soorpanaka.  ...

For the 2nd part of the reading I continued watching the Epified videos of the Mahabharata. The first thing I noticed when watching the videos is Sage Durvasa. I found it so funny that Sage Durvasa is known for putting curses on people because for Week 7 I wrote about the Churning of the Ocean and how Sage Durvasa was one of the causes of that event due to a curse. WHAT! I forgot that Sage Durvasa left a blessing for Kunti. I am honestly so surprised. The whole situation surrounding Karna is sad. I wish Kunti did not give Karna away. I liked how the sons of the Pandava family were introduced. They are gifts from the gods! I am definitely team Pandava. In the future, they will prove why they are great rulers. In addition, I like how Drona observed that each of the brothers were skilled at different things. For example, Arjuna was the most skilled with weapon making the perfect warrior. He was exceptionally great at archery.                   ...

For this reading, I decided to watch the various videos by "Epified" concerning the Mahabharata. I like this alternative to reading a novel or a graphic novel as I have done in the  past. Watching the people narrate the stories while drawing them out helps me understand the Mahabharata in two different ways. Watching the Epified version I forgot various things that I had read from R. K. Narayan's version of the book. Watching this refreshes my memory and helps me understand better what happens within this ancient epic. I felt bad for King Satanu's son. He sacrificed so much to make his father happy sacrificing marriage, a family, and finding true love. I like how Bhishma was happy to take care and help his younger half brothers, rather than feeling salty that he would not be getting the throne. In the end. I really enjoyed getting to watch these Epified videos. It bring a refreshing take on the Mahabharata bringing it to life through its black and white drawings.    ...

For this tech tip, I decided to do a typing test using keyhero. I was determined to do decent on this because I think I am a decent typer, but who knows, I could be really slow. I ended up getting 85.97 WPM. I could do better. That is a challenge for me. I remember back in elementary school all the kids would try to see who was the fastest typer back in computer lab. This brings back fun memories.                                                                   Me typing. Source: MakeAGif