A Games of Thrones - Jon 1 A feast is held in honor of the king. Jon expresses his desire to join the Night’s Watch. Chapter Summary Jon Snow sat near the back of Winterfell’s great hall during the welcome feast for King Robert. He observes the royal family’s arrival, including Queen Cersei, Catelyn, Robert, and their children. Ben Stark approached to see Ghost and praised Jon’s keen observation skills, suggested that Jon would be an asset on the Wall. Jon impulsively asked to join the Night’s Watch, recognizing that Winterfell held no future for him as a bastard. Ben cautioned him abou ..read more

A Games of Thrones - Eddard 1 King Robert Baratheon visits Winterfell to offer Eddard Stark the role of Hand of the King and propose a union between their children Chapter Summary King Robert Baratheon and his entourage arrive at Winterfell. Eddard Stark recognizes familiar faces but finds Robert changed after nine years. Robert insists on paying respects to Lyanna Stark in the crypts. Eddard recalls Lyanna’s death and the promise he made to her. Robert reveals that Lord Jon Arryn suddenly fell ill and died. Lysa Arryn withdrew to the Eyrie, refusing to let her son be fostered elsewhere. Rob ..read more

A Games of Thrones - Daenerys 1 Daenerys Targaryen faces the daunting prospect of marriage to Khal Drogo as part of her brother Viserys’s plan to reclaim their lost throne. Chapter Summary Viserys Targaryen is preparing his sister Daenerys for her presentation to Khal Drogo, hoping the marriage will secure an army for him to reclaim the Iron Throne. Viserys gifts Daenerys a silk dress from their host, Illyrio Mopatis, and warns her not to disappoint him. He reminisces about their noble heritage and their exile following the fall of their house. Daenerys recalls their hardships after fleeing ..read more

A Games of Thrones - Catelyn 1 In Winterfell’s godswood, Catelyn delivers news of Jon Arryn’s death to Eddard; King Robert Baratheon is on his way to Winterfell Chapter Summary In the godswood of Winterfell, Catelyn visits Eddard. Unlike House Tully, who follow the Faith of the Seven, House Stark keep faith with the old gods. He cleans the ancestral sword, Ice, beneath the heart tree—a great weirwood with a carved face. In the North, every godswood has its heart tree, unlike in the south where weirwoods have been cut down. Eddard mentions “winter is coming,” the motto of House Stark. Catelyn ..read more

A Games of Thrones - Bran 1 Lord Eddard Stark executes a deserter from the Night’s Watch; Each of the Stark children gets a direworlf pup Chapter Summary In the ninth year of summer, Lord Eddard Stark and his men ride out to dispense justice. They capture an old man accused of desertion from the Night’s Watch. Eddard executes him, adhering to the First Men’s belief that the one who passes sentence should carry it out. Bran witnesses this solemn duty for the first time. On their way back, they find a dead direwolf with five live pups. Jon insists they keep the pups, as their number and gender ..read more

A Song of Ice and Fire - Read along Hello fellow fantasy lover, If you are on this page, it means you are either joining us for this read-along or maybe you are just curious. If former, then welcome aboard on this epic journey. It’s going to be awesome. If later, then also I would urge you to join us because this is going to be one amazing ride. In any other case, if you stumbled upon this page in the middle of the read-along, then I can assure you that we might not be very far ahead as we are going to follow a very relaxed pace. You can still catch us, and all the previous posts are still o ..read more

I got interested in personal finance and investing after reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I invested some time learning things from Youtube and other mediums. But soon I start seeing burnout keeping it up with my work. And hence it chucked out. On reading this book, I realized how wrong my approach towards investing was and why there was burnout. I was trying to be actively involved in the market and busy with speculation. And these I feel is not a good long-term investment strategy. This book motivated me again to start looking into my personal finance and investment portfolios. It is an ..read more

Do you like the sky on winter nights? I love them Much more than the summer skies When the chill of winds try to creep through the layers of your clothes But you pull your jacket tight With a determination to beat the winds Because if you can beat that you can beat the coldness of any heart It’s nice if there is a moon in the sky But I prefer it when it’s not there It makes me way too visible Also, the moon always makes me kind of sad It is surrounded by so many stars And yet so alone in the sky I guess that’s why it becomes an object of affection for so many broken hearts It somehow assures ..read more

I am no connoisseur of words But I know its power To know when I have none When no strings of words Can touch someone's heart When to my own ears It sounds like a facade I am no connoisseur of words But I know its power Because once I wielded it high Now I listen in silence Echoes of distant voices Some were blunt Some in-between the lines The post Connoisseur of words first appeared on ThinkSync ..read more

I know that as a fellow book lover, this post comes as a surprise to everyone. But let me explain my point. 2021 has been an extremely good reading year for me. When I started this year, I set my Goodreads challenge for 52 books, aiming to read one book a week. But I was reading much more than that. And hence I was able to reach my goal in less than 6 months. For sure, I bumped my target to 100. And today when I am writing this post my tally stands for 112 with still 2 more months left in this month. So, when you are reading more than 2 books a week along with a full-time job, it is obvious th ..read more