tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90103271027594636452024-03-12T21:32:26.868-07:00bittersweet symphonyThe Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-43951730658251581232015-05-22T06:05:00.000-07:002015-05-22T06:05:23.385-07:00My Favorite Delena Moments <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's amazing how we get so attached to our favourite shows. I for one most definitely do. It's almost as if we dread that time of the year when season finales are around the corner, crying our eyes out over a sad ending(if you're the type to let it all out) or bottle it up trying not to thinking about the death of your favourite character on one of your most cherished series. And after a period of this weird mourning behind the tv screens or this Idiot-Box-Fictophilia(if you may) we eagerly look forward to the next season!<br />
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Well one of my favourite on-screen pairs bid adieu and it got me really sad. Yes, I and the legions of Damon and Elena shippers were truly disheartened with the Season 6 finale because it led to their end. Then it got me thinking of all the times when I fell in love with them and why. All the scenes and coincidences that obviously NEVER happen in real life - no they belong to the very distant utopian world of entertainment. They happen because of good direction and hooking-you-for-life story lines.<br />
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I don't generally prefer writing listicles but sometimes they break things down so very well.<br />
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So here are my favourite Delena scenes from The Vampire Diaries.<br />
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<b><i>The Meet Cute</i></b><br />
The first time Damon and Elena meet! Hot mysterious stranger who is also a dangerous vampire flirting with you in the middle of nowhere! Okay, not if you put it like that but here's a hot guy telling you that you need "passion, adventure and even a little danger" in your life. It was almost as if he could look into her soul at that moment.<br />
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<b><i>The Secret Admirer in the Night</i></b><br />
Most people would be creeped out by a blood thirsty vampire sneaking into your room at nights after he got 'invited'. But no, not me. Yes I would love it if a sexy vampire kept his watchful eyes on me after I go beddy-byes.<br />
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<b><i>The Saving Elena From The Crash Scene</i></b><br />
When Elena gets herself involved in one of many accidents during her time on the show, Damon comes to her rescue. Yes the romantic notion of being saved is just so well.. romantic.<br />
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<b><i>The Drool Scene</i></b><br />
When Elena wakes up one morning to find Damon right next to her watching her drooling in her sleep(for God knows how long) and him teasing her about it - CUTE!<br />
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<b><i>The First Dance</i></b><br />
Ever wondered how every important milestone in Damon and Elena's relationship is always underlined with a dance? This was the one of the first dances on the series that have a dashing Damon(all suited up) and a nervous Elena in a very hot no-touching-only-eye-contact dance routine.<br />
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<b><i>The Get in Your Car Scene</i></b><br />
Imagine a hot guy telling you these exact words:<br />
"Listen carefully. Get in your car. Right now. Come to me."<br />
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<b><i>The Motel Stakeout Scene</i></b><br />
How Delena fans all over the world cheered over this very hot make out sesh before 'damaged goods' Jeremy had to pop up and spoil the scene. And the Florence and the Machine song playing in the background only added to it.<br />
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<b><i>The Kiss(es)</i></b><br />
Each kiss was special. It really was. Because it was like the end of the world. Even if it was the first kiss on the porch in season 1 where we think its Elena but it is Katherine and then again a kiss on the porch with the real Elena. Scorching!<br />
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<b><i>The Damon Wolf Bite Scene</i></b><br />
When Damon gets bitten by a werewolf and starts to slip away, Elena is by his side nursing him and trying to comfort him. Priceless.<br />
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<b><i>FINALLY</i></b><br />
After waiting for 3 and a half seasons when Damon and Elena FINALLY make love I think the angels above literally started singing at their union. And Delena fans rejoiced by watching it again and again exclaiming, "Oh my God! They did it! They finally did IT!"<br />
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<b><i>The Hot Damon Dance Scene (Close to you)</i></b><br />
I never thought that one could dirty dance to EDM. Well, Damon and Elena show you how in this one. While Stefan wants Elena to control her thirst when she becomes a new vampire, Damon wants her to embrace her vampirism and take a walk on the wild side!<br />
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<b><i>The Damon Trapped in Another World Scene</i></b><br />
Damon gets trapped in the other world/prison world leaving a very distraught and wailing Elena back in the real world. I cried, people. This brought on some pretty heavy waterworks.<br />
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<b><i>The Drug-Induced Damon Memory Scenes</i></b><br />
In order to cope with his absence, Elena starts taking certain drugs that make Damon come alive, if only in her head, for a little while. It was sad but she was happy.<br />
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<b><i>The Dance</i></b><br />
Oh this was epic! There were swirls and lifts, finesse and fine music, his crisp suit and her beautiful gown. Yes, just before Kai makes an entrance and screws everything up, just before all the bloodshed - Damon resolves to become a human being again and live a normal life with Elena because he loves her too much. Total tear jerker, this one! What a way to say good bye! Or not.<br />
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-47299062565546152382015-03-09T11:19:00.002-07:002015-03-09T11:19:42.787-07:00Of Daughters and Sons... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's been a few days since I saw the documentary titled India's Daughter. The one that has been creating a furore all over the world, sending the media into a frenzy and somehow impacting our government such that they want to ban it, which they did. The I & B Ministry made sure that it was taken off of YouTube and that people won't be able to watch it through any related searches on Google either. The day is not far when we would be defined as the 'Nation That Bans'. From food to movies we ban it all because we can't have our moral compasses going bananas. But it's alright if our hypocrisy flies off the charts.<br />
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However, the day and age that we live in does provide us ample avenues to find other options. This day and age also brings us face to face with unimaginable horrors such as the one documented in this 59 minute traumatic recount of the incident that took place in my country on December 16, 2012.<br />
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I sat huddled inside the safety of my home crouching over my phone's screen as the tears streaked my face. I know this to be true for all who may have watched it. All those who may have tried to fathom (though they would never completely understand) the tragic turn of events on that seemingly normal day would have cried. Some inconsolably. Irrespective of their state, country, caste or religion.<br />
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And it has been haunting me ever since. Not that I was unperturbed by matters such as this before. No girl or woman ever is. The most basic of defense mechanisms is to shrug it off. To keep it hidden in those recesses of our minds which we rarely visit. Try not to think of it everyday. We're all trying to get by. Trying to pass through life without any incident. But then something happens that jolts you. This was one of those things.<br />
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When I heard about the documentary being banned, I was intrigued like many to know why. I couldn't allow myself to blindly accept all that was being said and written. After watching it I really, truly am a lot of things.<br />
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I'm scared of the glimpse I got of such horrendous mindsets. And to think that I may be sitting beside someone like them when I travel or when I'm out with my friends or when I commute to work and return late in the night. Or worse - I may already know them as one of my acquaintances.<br />
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I'm appalled beyond measure for what happened. That I couldn't do anything. And for what happened after it. What continues to happen.<br />
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I'm ashamed that it happened in my country where we make deities out of women.<br />
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I'm ashamed that the law is my country is so weak and that we hand over whatever semblance of it there is to lawyers that themselves harbour cavemen mentalities.<br />
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What needs to be tackled more than the eating preferences of people, the movies they watch and the clothes they wear are the highly rotten mindsets that plague us today. We will never be fully emancipated until we find a way to curb this insidious and very mental malaise.<br />
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-53843176369451578212015-02-14T10:29:00.001-08:002015-02-14T10:54:20.571-08:00The Mean Reds... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was the kind of girl who loved spending weekends lazying in surrounded by books that smelled of times long gone. Plugging in her ear phones and tuning ths whole world out. Cooking a quiet meal and eating to her heart's content. Watching Breakfast At Tiffany's. For the umpteenth time.</span></div>
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"So are you going to ask me silly questions now? Hoping to gain an insight into mind, the way I think?" she asked still pacing the room.</div>
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"I was very astute as a child. I understood things that are not that easy to grasp. Embraced certain things that may scare the daylights out of a grown up. You see, they're there. With us. All the time," her voice dropped to a whisper.</div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-48976153944266582012014-11-25T09:37:00.002-08:002014-11-25T09:37:54.784-08:00Eyes That Dream... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Are the ones who betrayed!</div>
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Hiding there, waiting, </div>
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Preying on vulnerability, conspiring, </div>
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The impending deluge of hope reckoned.</div>
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Those eyes! </div>
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Those disloyal eyes!</div>
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Go on deceiving and conniving, </div>
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This painful cycle of yearning and desiring, </div>
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The heart doesn't comprehend wants and means, </div>
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Against the crumbling walls of uncertainty it leans.</div>
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Those eyes! </div>
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Those ruinous eyes! </div>
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The mirage seems closer to home, </div>
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Costing more than one can fathom,</div>
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To dream is a gamble too exorbitant,</div>
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Shards of the piercing truth, their remnant...<br />
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-8747060579670699092014-11-05T05:41:00.001-08:002014-11-05T06:26:02.105-08:00Will the Real ‘Real Woman’ Please Stand Up? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Off late, there's
been a lot of buzz on my timeline about 'real women'. A certain <b><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Victorias-Secret-Sparks-Outrage-With-Perfect-Body-Campaign/articleshow/44997892.cms" target="_blank">advertisement campaign</a></b> by a very famous
lingerie brand that some allege paints a wrong and unrealistic image of women.
That it makes women all over the world feel bad about the way they look when
they look at these models who are 'all of the same slim body type.' While it is
not right to set a standard of beauty (which lies in the eye of the beholders
that's what they told me) but it is also highly foolish to spend your precious
time and energy rallying a petition asking for the campaign to be removed. It is
times like these when I start itching for that time when we lived without
social media (remember the Stone Age?) Because really, while it has given us an
outlet to vent, it has also given rise to the irritatingly persistent 'Opinion
Fart.' It's everywhere –
“I didn't like my
coffee today so I will blog about it because that is my opinion” or “A certain movie/song/poster rubbed me
the wrong way - so I will design an online appeal for it to be pulled down urging
all to do the same because I have an opinion.” It is this gateway of creating
sensationalism without sense that we're all a victim of. Including me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somehow I was
reminded of the sneaky little stunt pulled off by another<b> </b><a href="http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682534/dove-canada-uses-photoshop-trojan-horse-to-shame-potential-body-shamers" target="_blank"><b>Real Beauty </b></a>campaign last year
to oppose Photoshopping of celebrities in magazines and setting unrealistic
standards of beauty and again aimed at spreading the word about 'real women.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who are
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Were the
girls standing in the row in the Ad campaign NOT actual women? Living,
breathing women? I'm not a crusader for the rights of models but they're people
too. Aren't they? And who decides the definition of real women? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never
really understood the whole hullabaloo about "REAL WOMEN" and
"RETOUCHED WOMEN." It still won't stop people from picking up a copy
of their favorite magazine just as it hits the newsstands or it won't stop them
from gaping at the women they see on TV. Larger than life portrayal and
unrealistic images of women isn't something that started a month ago. It is the
oldest trick in the book to package a product in a manner that stands appealing
enough to make the target audience want to buy it. They’re selling
lingerie, for God’s sake! And as people that lead the glamorous lifestyle, they have
a certain image to live up to, a certain way to lead their life if they want to
stay in the business, which is EXACTLY what these models do too, so why can't
you just let them be? Real women are smart enough to know what's real and what
is fake and EVERYONE, I repeat EVERYONE has issues with the way they look,
whether that person is a commoner making her way to the grocery store or a
supermodel that toils for hours in front of a camera to give that perfect pose!
A campaign isn't gonna cut it! You're just reiterating a fact that has been
known all along in the worst possible way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes,
agreed there are women of all shapes and sizes. A slim body type being one of
them. So why does it ring alarm bells in our heads when we see a 'skinny' girl
on the cover of a magazine or on TV? Why does it MOVE people so much that they
concoct petitions for it? And a skinny person does not always imply an eating
disorder and is not a way to spread ideas of a 'negative body image' or lace
young minds with thoughts of skipping food or puking it out. And to all those
harping about the fact that these are not real women and that actual women are ‘imperfect
regular old dames’ being bullied and picked on by the big bad world for the way they
appear - well let me tell you it ain't that peachy on the other side. Thin
girls are also victims of some of the worst kind of criticisms that make them
feel awful about themselves. Because they feel. Since they are 'real women.'
Like you and me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And does anyone ever
realize that we're equating the term Real Women (an overly abused term I now
feel) with how a woman looks alone. Isn't it appalling that we're basing the
idea of real woman by quantifying it with appearance and the world's most
fickle concept - beauty? So there's nothing more a woman has to offer than a
pretty face and a perfect body? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thin or
fat, the girl next door or the supermodel - there are days when we feel our
best when we look into the mirror and days when we feel like we should crawl
inside a box and never come out. So ladies, why so serious? Because at the end
of the day, you cannot change their way of thinking. But you can change the way
you view yourself and you can choose to ignore the elements that disrupt your
piece of mind (which is what some people ought to do after reading what I
wanted to say). Why should we let 'Opinion Farts' and how somebody thinks what
real beauty and real women are define us and spoil our state of Zen? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"The winter is coming and I am off to where I come from but not before I say this to you. I came here looking forward to doing my work and getting the hell out of dodge but I can't say that that's all I did. Because I didn't. I couldn't. The brief time that I have known you has had a profound impact on my otherwise banal existence. Life has never been that kind to me to give me things unasked. It was always a struggle. It was because of this reason - precisely this reason that when I had the pleasure of knowing you( whatever little yet magnitudinal way I have surmised you) I thought that it was something akin to a Satan in a Sunday hat. That there was something to it. And if I gave myself in, if I budged, I would fall and hurt myself. Seriously. Because there's no way I could have ever come across someone like you and not think that it was a mirage. I have been going out of my mind trying to come up with some sane logic that would come to my rescue but I failed. </div>
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Many people would tell you that you are pretty or that you put the Heavens to shame with your beauty or quote the choicest of poets as they profess their feelings to you. But you are so much more than that. It is true that every minute I was with you, I thought of myself as the luckiest man to have ever walked this Earth - your presence made me so happy. It is also true that every time I was away from you - as I walk away from you now - each concerned beat of my earnest heart misses you. </div>
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I want to be there for you when there's a frown on your face. Whenever you're down and low, whenever you feel like crawling inside a box and never coming out. The colours that tint your myriad expressions, the hand that does away with that strand of stray hair from your face, the shoulder you can be rest assured against in times of dismay, the gaze that would put all those thoughts of worry in your mind to rest, that whiff of positivity that would turn all your doubts to puffs of smoke, the breeze that moves with you day in day out. I want to be your silhouette. That ray of silly hope when you have your head in your hands and you're exasperated. That hint of a smile metamorphosing into laughter. Every impatient bat of lash. Every breath. Every touch. That part of you that I see. That hidden part of your conscious that I am unaware of. Your darkness and your despair. Your light and your air. You. All of you. Because I love you..." </div>
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She stood there reading his flawless script again and again. Several minutes passed. Some people just hit you. All your five senses. This was one of those moments. </div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-61931668211341771792014-10-12T11:33:00.001-07:002014-10-12T11:33:13.955-07:00Of Creepy Dolls and Deadly Ghouls... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A month prior to the release of the movie 'Annabelle' I had a chance to get my hands on the book 'The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren' with a view to better equip myself before I watched the movie and also to satisfy the horror movie buff in me.<br />
Well, the book scares me more than the actual movie.<br />
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But that doesn't mean that it isn't a good horror movie. It definitely does not mean that Indian horror movie makers(or horrex as some pathetic movies might purport) can pat themselves on the back when it comes to churning out horrendously forgetful spine chilling tales. No. You still suck at it.<br />
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The movie is directed by John Leonetti not James Wan(The Conjuring, Insidious series). Joseph Bishara provides the score and he is once again good at it. It opens with the first scene fron The Conjuring where we see two nurses and a boy discussing their experiences with Annabelle - the doll who fools them into thinking that it is a little girl's ghost. The first half doesn't really have much to scare you. That's the second half. The first half sets base for the story to form in the latter part. Characters are introduced. We get to know a little bit about Annabelle Higgins. The real one. A living, breathing human being who joins a satanic cult. John and a pregnant Mia(the main leads) get somehow enmeshed during one of Annabelle's midnight parent-killing rituals. The couple survive but an inhuman spirit has already been conjured up by Annabelle before she dies of which no one is aware of until unexplained things start occurring in the house. Doors opening and closing on their own accord, the doll(yes, she isn't called Annabelle in the movie because she isn't) starts changing positions and places and a deadly fire that almost kills Mia. Again she escapes unscathed and delivers her baby, Lea. They throw away the doll and move to a new place as John completes his residency. The doll once again appears in one of the boxes even though she was thrown out. But this time Mia decides to keep her anyway.<br />
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Can I just take a few seconds to exclaim how incredibly adorable little Lea is?<br />
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The second half packs some very frightening sequences. My favorite being when she goes to throw away the trash in the apartment's basement and SEES for the first time the entity who haunts her life in the guise of the doll. And it is horrible. It isn't anything like a doll. Or a human being. It is black, has pointy fingers, has horns and fire in his eyes. It is a demon.<br />
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Then begins a series of attempts made by Mia to grapple with what is happening around her. She gets in touch with the cop who investigated the ritual killings to get more information about the purpose of all the bloodshed which she thinks is related to her supernatural predicament. She asks for help from her new neighbour who has a painful past of her own. She seeks out her priest who while trying to get rid of the doll gets knocked out cold by it and ends up seriously hurt in the very same hospital where John works. He warns John that his wife is in grave danger. The last 7 minutes or so of the movie are crucial but you somehow make out how it would end. Every character has a purpose, a role and is not there for complicating the story.<br />
In the end we are taken back to the point which shows us how Annabelle ended up with the nurses and in that way the movie comes full circle closing the loop.<br />
Decent performances by all. I don't know why but the lead actress, whose name is coincidentally Annabelle Wallis, reminds me of the movie Rosemary's Baby.<br />
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All in all not as scary as The Conjuring but a decent watch.<br />
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But do pick up a copy of The Demonologists if you can.<br />
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-38119772678572410292014-09-22T12:14:00.000-07:002014-09-22T12:14:35.160-07:00Entertainment Ke Liye...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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entertainment<br />
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When I Google the definition of the word 'entertainment' I am furnished with the above.<br />
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But do I enjoy watching somebody being insulted? Does it amuse me in any way to see someone being mortified?<br />
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All in the name of entertainment.<br />
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Maybe Google got it wrong. But Big G NEVER gets it wrong. We all know that, don't we?<br />
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One of the most reputed media house in my country definitely differs in this regard.<br />
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That one of India's leading newspapers has been loosing it's sanctity block by block was evident to me for quite a while now, but yesterday I felt as if it descended to a different level when a quite tasteless article about a popular actress which simply doesn't go with something of their stature was splattered all over their entertainment daily.<br />
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A week ago, the same faction of media had posted a rather disgraceful video online. It didn't go down well with the actress who was in the middle of it all and she retaliated with stern replies clearly indicating she was hurt. As is the case with that thing called Social Media, a flurry of comments followed the incident within minutes. Some of them in solidarity with the actress, some of them as mere spectators scrolling their smart screens with their fingers, and a major chunk of them composed of people that we have all been at some point - the voyeurs.<br />
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That gene we all possess that makes us get all worked up and crazy excited about something about somebody we may or may not personally know. But it sure is something we would definitely like to know. There was nonstop trolling, a dash of jeering with a sprinkling of uninhibited and undisguised contempt which flowed through the thread of replies.<br />
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An apology was demanded.<br />
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But a sleazeball explanation was furnished.<br />
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They wanted the world to know the actress's 'beauty.'<br />
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You see, awareness was their only motto.<br />
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175 years of alleged excellence explained in one brief moment.<br />
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The virus of voyeurism coupled with a fierce and adamant need to assume that it is what it is being served as - entertainment.<br />
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The question that arises is this: What exactly are we being served in the name of entertainment?<br />
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Because, from where I stand it looks like utter crap.<br />
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And it is highly dangerous that they publish such unseemly content in the newspaper just because they were accused of wrongdoing in the first place. Doesn't this raise questions on the use - or rather - misuse of power? Seniority in most places is misunderstood, misinterpreted and highly misused. This incident is an example of this. How low can somebody get to prove their point?<br />
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In times when we as a nation are grappling with the horribly disintegrating condition of women's safety earning us a spot among some of the most dangerous countries for women, why are we not focused on doing something about amending the required laws - making it more stringent so that the rabid rate at which these crimes are being committed can be eradicated?<br />
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Why are we so interested in somebody's vital statistics and making sure the world knows about it? What future does that hold for our journalism?<br />
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Where do we draw the line? Is there a demarcation about what is and what is not admissible as news material?<br />
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There was a time when teachers recommended reading newspapers to us students. Now when one peruses a newspaper, they just don't know what sort of un-newspaperly content awaits them.<br />
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And it just doesn't stop at the threshold of good old news. As long as you have content that would grab attention - be it of any kind, it is alright. In fact it is actually only better.<br />
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Even if it is a shady ice cream commercial dripping with innuendoes. Or a certain mango drink. And don't even get me started on deodorants.<br />
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In the end it is all about proving a point that we are a part of a sexually liberated society and that discussing it openly should not raise eyebrows. Because that is the modern thing to do. That is the 'in' thing. And if you are the one who does raise an objection to the same then you are tagged archaic. Regressive. A narrow minded individual. Or a hypocrite.<br />
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There is no denying the fact that people get influenced by what they see or read or hear in the media. There was nothing wrong when the Mumbai Police called upon leading filmmakers to curb the extent of sex and violence in movies. The trend of sexualizing things even when there's no scope for it just to get everybody's attention is just plain unnecessary. I was surprised to find that movies like 'Insidious' and 'The Conjuring' are aired on TV with significant chops even though there is no need for it while popular brands churn out advertisements that always border on being vulgar. Take the example of the daily delivered to my house everyday which divulges details about some peculiar celebrity couple in a faraway country that practice their yoga naked( why would I be interested in that little tidbit of information). Only to be greeted by cases after cases of rape - fresh and ongoing, in the ensuing pages.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">“We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us--that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.”
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</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"All I could
find that was worth looking is this diary," said a man dressed as a cop -
one hand held a flashlight and the other held an old and highly worn out diary. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Bag it. Tag it.
You know it," a second voice boomed from the other room. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was a slightly
chilly morning as two policemen rummaged the house of a woman who had died the
previous morning. She lived alone and had no one who could claim her body. The
police had been searching for clues everywhere. Her workplace wasn't much of a
help. It seemed that the girl, all of 24, was the meekest little thing on
Earth. Colleagues described her as a shy personality. Not much of a talker.
Sincere at work though. In order to find some link to her vague life, the
police ended up at her doorstep. It looked as if their search would be futile. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">********</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>...September 19, 2012
</i></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">..What is
up with the people these days? They become rabid in crowded places. Yeah, yeah
we all have somewhere to get to. So we become a herd. All of us. I think me
too. To some extent. Guilty. ;) </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I think
one day we would turn to robots. Killed on the inside by monotony. Routine! Ugh!
</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">September
28, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Saw a cat
in the middle of the road. Poor thing was injured. Picked it up and placed it
on the footpath. Was already running late for work or else I really
would've taken it to the vet or something. Strangely, it was nowhere to be seen
when I was returning in the evening. I don't want to think of what may have
happened to it. The world is too cruel. It doles out unspeakable horrors on
those that are able enough to raise their voice. I shudder to think what it
could do to beings that can't even speak up. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">September
30, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Agnes
from work suggested we go out for a bite at the new place after our shift ends.
I didn't go. Push people away. If people came along with signs, that is what
mine would read. She went anyway. Everyone. Even the new department head. He
is... He is sort of beautiful. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
15, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Busy!
Busy! Busy! Phew! I am up to my eyeballs in work. And that's not me
exaggerating. Have to stay back late sometimes. I am okay. Do I have an option?
Hmm. He is a hard worker. The new guy. It motivates me to see him so involved
in what he does. He really is something. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
20, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">One of
those days when everything just puts you off... There are so many faces in the
crowd which plaster a smile as they walk every day. Chances are they aren't
really that sunshiny on the inside. For them every day is a battle. A tedious
journey to embark upon. Whether they like it or not is another matter. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
23, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Thunderstorms.
Are. So. Scary. It doesn't help that I am all alone in this house. I miss my
mom. She would've been right beside me on nights like this. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
24, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Uh... New
guy at work actually stays in front of my apartment. Like I can actually see
him as he goes about his usual day. He's reading something on his phone as I
write this. Yeah. I can see him. He looks good in a suit. ;) </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
5, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Saw an
old couple walking hand in hand today in the park. Looked like he genuinely
cared for her. They kept looking into each other's eyes every now and then. It
was affectionate. The lady kept talking about something and then the older man
interrupted her midway with a comment that had her in splits. They seemed so
happy and content to me. I remembered my Mom. She never had that. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
18, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Static in
my head. Got no words... Nothing to say. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
20, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Why do
all the good people have to go away so soon? Its unfair. And illogical. I don't
know how or what procedure He follows while writing people's lives. Is there a
rule book for Him? The God Protocol. Ha ha ha ha! That was a good one. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
22, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sufa.
That's his name. It is so different. He is so different. It's so typical of
someone like me to start liking someone even if they don't really know the
person that well. But I really do like him. He is not like the rest. I have
seen him as he goes about his house each morning and night. I stand near my
window just enough so that I can see him and also conceal myself. I don't want
him catching me staring at him. Stalking him. God no! I just... I don't know...
</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i>November
25, 2012</i> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">A
homeless man died on the street today. They said he died in his sleep. And
there's no one that knows much about him. A loner. A nobody. I know how that
feels like. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
30, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He reads.
A lot! Every Sunday he goes up to the bookstore down town and gets at least a
dozen books which he devours really fast. I wish I could go through his
collection. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
4, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I see him
getting in his car every day - which is a Jaguar by the way - when I am leaving
for work. He is impeccably dressed as always. Our paths are so close to
intersection each day. Yet it never really happens. Half of me wishes it could
happen. Half of me starts palpitating at the thought of him near me. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></i><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
15, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He is
different when he is around people and different when he is all alone. And he
does live all alone. Which is strange because he really is a catch. I have seen
women swooning at the sight of him. But it's like he shuts that part of him. I
mean everybody gets lonely right? </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
25, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">It's
Christmas. The streets are decked up with lights! I love looking at them as
they twinkle. I could do that all night. His house is shrouded in darkness
though. But I can make out even through the darkness - his silhouette as he
sits on the floor. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Sometime
later in the night when all is quiet and I go out to the window, I can hear
strains of Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley streaming through his window. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
30, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He looked
tired today. There were shadows underneath his eyes. Maybe he misses someone?
Like I miss my Mom. Maybe he is as lonely as I am? </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
31, 2012</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Fireworks
galore! New Year in a bit! He is not at home. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">January
14, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I thought
I was going to get caught today as I got on the same elevator as him. Thank God
there were other people. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Now, when
I pen this down, I wonder whether it really would have mattered if he did see
me. He would look at me. He might have seen me. In the office. As I sit behind
my desk. But did he really see me? Even if he did, what next? He would walk
away. And I would be as invisible as I am behind that curtain from where I
observe him every day. I am living like a ghost. That scares me. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">February
5, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Drinking
iced tea as I cuddle up on the bed watching The Heiress. Love that movie.
Halfway through the movie I don't know why I get this strange urge to have his
arms around me. And I love that feeling... Even if it is in my thoughts. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></i><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">February
14, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Yeah I
know that whole speech that people give about the significance of this day (I
am not even going to say it) that it has been commercialized and all but
people still go cuckoo crazy over it. I mean people talk about it and if they
don't talk about it they definitely think about it. Which is even more awful. I
wonder if he has a girlfriend stashed away somewhere. Very hush-hush. You
know... An extremely beautiful woman that has the honor of holding his heart.
And nurturing it. I don't like the thought of him being with someone else. I am
going crazy. I have got to stop. Stop doing this to yourself. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">June 18,
2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I have
lifted my self-imposed ban on writing in my journal. I had thought it would
help me get away from him. His thoughts. In my thoughts. But it</span><span style="color: black;">’</span><span style="color: black;">s only
gotten worse. And it is worse because I want him and yet want to maintain a
distance. Because I know this is too unrealistic. Why would someone like him
want to be with me? Who am I really? No points for guessing! This is
frustrating. Living with two different ideologies in your head. Both potent and
strong. Both pulling you in different directions. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">July 9,
2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Two
teenage girls running around their father in the mall today. Hankering
him for something they wanted. He finally relents and they get what they want.
It always amazes me. Actually puts me in a daze. Whenever I see kids bothering
their parents for something - anything. A doll, a dress, a new bat, a phone,
pair of shoes, another pair of shoes. And how the parents get cajoled in the
end. And they let them have their way. I can't remember a day when I had done
that. If I wanted something I could look at it and sigh every time I passed it.
And then as I got older I had to work for it. Never had the luxury of people
buying things for me. Never had the autonomy of a choice. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i>July 27,
2013</i> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Silences
have such dual connotations. Sometimes they are so inviting - just what you
need. Sometimes they are so deafening - so hollow and solitary. I can discern
my own breathing pattern as I sit on my bed. My mom always said that there
would be someone. For me. She said, "He would really see you for who you
are and appreciate that. What the world fails to comprehend he would understand
and love you for it..." </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Mothers
always say the nicest of things to their children, don't they? :)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because we are their children. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">August
12, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Pouring
outside. Buckets. Cats and dogs. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">August
17, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I abhor
myself at this point. I am like a sloppy little puppy... And the worst part is
I know it but I still can't do anything about it. It is so irritating when the
object of your desire is blissfully unaware of your affections. Great! Now I've
spilled coffee on the table. Just great! </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">September
5, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Down with
a cold. Nasty one. And I have been prescribed all these ugly looking capsules.
They make me want to hurl at their sight. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">September
22, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I almost
thought he saw me at work today. I mean not just seeing but also recognizing
me. Almost. Wishful thinking. Heard another girl at work say that he isn't
married. And he doesn't really have a girlfriend either. Feel guilty for
eavesdropping. She said that his parents live separately and that his father
remarried. He is an only child. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
12, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">What is
it about broken things that makes you want to fix them? </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">October
26, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I laid
eyes on the most marvelous sight today when I saw him laughing. He laughed. During a
regular meeting, (where my presence was lost into oblivion as always) Jones
from Accounts said something about... Well I don't remember what but that
cracked him up. At first it started with a slow shy smile that then it broke into
a full-fledged chuckle of a laugh. He looked even more beautiful. My heart
unconsciously uttered a prayer to mend all that was broken inside him. And that
he always stays like this. Happy. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">November
18, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I pray
for him now. Every day. And I think its working. I think. Because I see him
beaming more often now. He seems happy. But is he? </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
9, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Saw my
Mom in my dreams today. Woke up sobbing in the middle of the night. Wished I
had someone to comfort me. To tell me that things will be alright. That it
would all work out in the end. Fool me by giving me something to hold onto.
Like that relentless thing called hope. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">December
25, 2013</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He's not
at home tonight. And it is late. Normally I would have gone to sleep but
there's this nagging thought in my mind that something's wrong. I wait for him
to show up. Maybe he's out to meet his parents. That could be it right? But he
doesn't show up for another two hours. And then the lights in his house flicker
to life. And I see him. But he's walking in a weird way. Almost stumbling at
every step. He's drunk. And then he plops down on his couch. He looks
sad. It's crazy but it</span><span style="color: black;">’</span><span style="color: black;">s like I can feel what he's going through. Am I going crazy? </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">That urge
bobbed its head up again. And it is so strong. Unlike
anything I have ever felt before. I want to go there. To him. I imagined what it would be like. If
I could go there and... Just sit beside him. Listen to him. Comfort him.
Anything to make him feel alright. My hands ached to touch him. To run my
fingers in his hair. Maybe words would get superfluous then. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">A tear
unknowingly rolls out of my eye. I sit there by the window until he passes out
on the couch. And then I spend my night watching him sleep. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">God, mend
what is broken in him. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">January
21, 2014</span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I don't
know why but I have this recurring thought in my head. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">What do
people think of when they die? What are their last thoughts?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">********</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"> It was a buzzing Monday morning. Just like any other day. Or so everyone thought. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">A young girl in her 20s was fast making her way through the busy streets. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Her gait interrupted as she saw something on the opposite side of the street. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The oblivious crowd failed to see her stop short as she saw him standing on the other side. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">A young man emerged from the apartment building and made his way towards his silver Jaguar. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">On any other day, he would've gotten in it in a huff and driven away. On any other day he would've been in a hurry. On any other day he wouldn't have noticed his surroundings. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">But this was not any ordinary day. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Not for these two anyway. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Something struck him. A vision. Something he thought his eyes had perceived as he emerged from the building. Something that he felt he just shouldn't ignore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He lifted his head before entering his car and his dejected eyes alighted on a girl that was standing on the opposite end of the street. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He had never seen her before but she somehow felt familiar to his senses. As if he had known her. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He looked at her for a good handful of seconds. Unbeknownst to his own self, a smile had spread across his beautiful features. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She was too nervous to move. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She had to remind herself to breathe as she saw him getting in his car and driving away.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">He saw her. He had seen her. Finally, she was visible. She wasn't a ghost anymore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She felt more alive in that moment than she had ever felt in her entire life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Her lungs were alight with new life. Her veins pumped more ferociously. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She felt as if she were floating. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She started crossing the street in a daze. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She didn't see the bus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">That's when it happened. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The crowd now awake from their banal routine gathered around a lifeless body. There was commotion. There was noise. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">There lay amidst them a corpse unlike any other. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Even in death her lips were hinted with a smile. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">She was finally seen. <br /> </span></span></div>
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<b>Hello my heart, my core, my old friend. </b></div>
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Muscle of endurance</div>
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Pumping life in my veins</div>
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Reason for my being</div>
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Edifice of vivacity</div>
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A child at play</div>
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Erudite at times</div>
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Temple of philosophy</div>
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Displaying surprising naïveté</div>
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Shenanigans galore</div>
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There you go running into trouble again</div>
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Innumerable times</div>
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Have you been broken</div>
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Still you refrain to grasp </div>
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The self centred core of the other's whole</div>
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Devoid from logic</div>
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You tread on a dangerous path</div>
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Looking for shadows long gone</div>
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Searching for things never to be found</div>
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Intent on recklessness</div>
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When will you learn? </div>
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Ages of anguish</div>
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Lust for peace</div>
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Quest for the truth</div>
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Desire to be loved</div>
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Eager to be seen</div>
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Packing bouts of hope</div>
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Object of marvel, worthy of awe</div>
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Rebel for life</div>
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A shield that protects </div>
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A vow of the soul... </div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-30761939932036495472014-08-15T09:06:00.002-07:002014-08-20T22:32:36.010-07:00At The Stroke of Midnight <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Somewhere between the overly sensationalised bytes of the newsreader and the innumerable tv commercials, I fell asleep. I was so tired I couldn't muster up the strength to drag myself to my bed as the first faint whisperings of my deep slumber started making their presence felt. So I dozed off on the couch with the TV still on and it's low sounds stirring me from my repose occasionally.<br />
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It must have been around 11:45 pm when I first heard it.<br />
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A slight sound.<br />
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A hum? No.<br />
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This was more than that. That sound roused me from my slumber like a mother does when waking her child. At first I couldn't comprehend it and my half asleep state prevented it further.<br />
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A few seconds later I realized that my house was echoing with a woman's sobs. I got up with a start. Grabbing my cell phone off the table in front of me I checked the time.<br />
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11:47 pm<br />
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I froze as it hit me that the sobbing sounds were emanating not too far from me. A spot on the wall right in front of me seemed to be the source. On rubbing my eyes a few times I could see a woman sitting there. She wasn't entirely visible to me in the dim light that glowed from the night lamp beside the couch.<br />
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I could make out a woman who may have been in her sixties, the luminance of her long white sari, her dark hair flowing endlessly to the ground where I assumed her feet would be.<br />
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It was something about her. Or the way she sat in front of me. Or the vibes she radiated. I knew who she was. But I couldn't bring myself to believe it.<br />
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"You... I... You're..?" was all I could manage.<br />
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"I am her. The spirit of the land you dwell on. The soil on which you lay your forehead in reverence. The embodiment of The Mother who has looked after you. I am India," and those words resounded in the small space of my room, my world.<br />
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Her words stifled by her sobs now and then.<br />
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"We're free!" I exclaimed in a whisper in a bid to stop her from crying.<br />
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"68 years," I sighed still hazy on what I thought I was seeing.<br />
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She was silent. I thought she would say something about it. All these years. The era before Independence. The taste of freedom.<br />
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"68 years and we are yet to be free," she uttered.<br />
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As if on cue, my attention diverted to the TV screen where a recent rape case was making headlines. Gruesome details about how the incident took place coloured the ticker space. The news anchor kept badgering the viewer with this sensitive piece of news.<br />
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I quickly found the remote and shut it off.<br />
Instinctively, my eyes alighted on the newspaper that lay within my reach that had another rape case headlining its front page wedged between another old case, whose unsatisfactory court ruling had left the public enraged, and a full page size advertisement of a new product launch.<br />
I quickly picked up the newspaper and folded it neatly before placing it under the table.<br />
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"You think placing it under the table or switching off the TV will make it go away?" she asked and slowly crept out of the spot where she sat and came towards me.<br />
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It was then that I saw her completely.<br />
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Her once beautiful face was badly battered. Her lower lip swollen and her right eye tainted by a nasty bruise. Her forehead a zoo of gashes and scabs. The rest of what was visible of her was either bleeding or covered in wounds some healing - some fresh as new. Her sari was tainted by spots of blood everywhere.<br />
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I stood up with a gasp.<br />
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I don't know how. I don't know when.<br />
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But my eyes started watering.<br />
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And I didn't realise that I was crying until I tasted my own salty tears as they made their way to my lips.<br />
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I saw her and it all flashed before my eyes. The many times I have been scared to venture out all alone at night. The many times I have been compelled to doubt the intentions of the stranger beside me as I travel in broad daylight, the many times my eyes rest on a piece of black and white lettering forming a news article in the paper about some incident of abuse, the many times I hear about the guilty being acquitted, the laws that continue to fail us, the promises made after the end of every five years and how little they are implemented.<br />
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And then I remembered the helpless parents. Their faces. The empty holes that their lives remain in the aftermath. Their hopes.<br />
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My legs turned to jelly as I pooled on the floor crying. My weak body bent towards her as me head rested on her lap.<br />
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And I cried.<br />
Like I had incurred the biggest of losses.<br />
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I wailed.<br />
Like I had nowhere to go to.<br />
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I howled.<br />
Like it suddenly dawned on me that this was not what India had dreamt of when she became 'free.'<br />
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My eyes fluttered open and I realised I had been dreaming. I woke up and searched for her where she had sat but she was nowhere to be found. The only tangible proof was the cushion on the couch that was now soaked in tears.<br />
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I looked up at the TV which was still running. It was 12:12 am and the news channels were telecasting the Independence Day specials. Words from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's midnight speech were being aired.<br />
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"At the stroke of midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom..."<br />
"...We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell."<br />
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A fresh bout of tears erupted as I sat on the couch my head hanging low.<br />
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-15616452972098257972014-08-08T21:18:00.002-07:002014-08-08T21:37:54.615-07:00Love Will Turn Back The Hands of Time... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5 year old kids. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hands filled with dirt. Nails caked with soil. Clothes with patches of mud. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scraped knees. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The pockets of his shorts weighed down by marbles. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A tiny edge
of her lemon yellow frock balled up in her fists to hide that portion of it
that was tattered while climbing the rocks by the sea. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mouths - a constant
chatter. Eyes - a mirror, a virtuous doorway to two innocent souls. Words
spoken - building castles in the air, puerile, careless, painting a comic book
world of red and blue. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their naive tones dripping with the kind of carefreeness
that those not belonging to their magical realm of age crave. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not wanting to go
further. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not wanting to grow up. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wedged in this nook of imagined timelessness. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The purest kind of love in this uncorrupted impasse. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5 year olds no more. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Limbs all perfectly fine. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Clothes tailored to follow the immaculate code of
banality. No speck of dirt visible. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But there's darkness in the heart. </span></span></div>
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scraped knees. But bruised egos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lips zipped up shut tight. Lest they say what
they really feel like saying. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their eyes a pair of glassy lances - regarding
each other with cluelessness interspersed with contempt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The innocence
disappeared like a myth. </span></span></div>
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sentences. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">No child like narrative alive with mirth. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Facts. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Declarations. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fallen into that inevitable abyss where all adults reluctantly
retire. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All grown up and yet thirsting for those carefree bokeh draped Sundays. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sanctity no more. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Love... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She broods over the
same thing he does. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How did we get here? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What if we could go back? Get a second
chance? Rewrite what has already been written? Undo all that wasn't meant to be
said? Erase the gunk of all the years? A do over? </span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can we go back to how
we were? </span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wishful thinking. </span></span></div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-70771302786002562892014-08-03T04:17:00.000-07:002014-08-03T21:25:53.601-07:00And It Rained That Night <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was gloomy outside. Grey clouds stagnant overhead though it was surprisingly and reasonably windy.<br />
<br />
It had been a month since it had rained. It seemed that the ashen clouds were playing a merciless game of tease with the gullible and cautiously hopeful people everywhere.<br />
<br />
Inside one of the edifices on the edge of a sleepy town on this dreary day were holed up two people. Two unfortunate people.<br />
<br />
"What about this? Is this important?" she asked looking at the worn out title of a dusty old book as she held it out.<br />
<br />
"It could be," he said from the far corner of the room.<br />
<br />
Their eyes met as he walked towards her.<br />
<br />
He took the book from her hands deliberately grazing the pad of his thumb against the exposed part of her palm that held it.<br />
<br />
She looked up at him for a millisecond before resuming scouring through the pile of books in front of her.<br />
<br />
She shifted and straightened her back as she felt him sit beside her.<br />
<br />
There he sat in that cramped up space amidst the old books close to her.<br />
<br />
Too close, she thought.<br />
<br />
"Have you looked through all the volumes there?" she asked hoping to get him back in the other corner of the room.<br />
<br />
"Yes," he said breathing an adamant sigh as he revelled at being perched beside her.<br />
<br />
She tried to ignore the undercurrent vibes his curt replies carried as she busied herself with other books. She turned herself so she now sat with her back against him. It was better because she didn't have to look into his eyes now.<br />
<br />
If she gazed into them too long then she would be in trouble.<br />
<br />
Lot of trouble.<br />
<br />
A few minutes later she remembered something crucial to their search as she flipped the pages of a book in her lap. Her eyes still focused on that page, her other hand reached out beside her, fumbling for a book she had just perused.<br />
<br />
In one of those unbelievable stroke of coincidences her hand fell on his as they reached out for the same book.<br />
<br />
At the same time.<br />
<br />
Their fingers intertwined for a few meagre seconds before she jerked her hand back.<br />
<br />
"Why do you do that?" he asked dropping his voice to almost a whisper.<br />
<br />
"What?" she feigned ignorance.<br />
<br />
"Whenever I look at you, you look away, whenever our hands brush you... It's as if you don't... When you know that there is something... Between us," his words flowed in a rush as if a carefully built dam broke.<br />
<br />
Still her back to him she hung her head low thinking of something to say.<br />
<br />
He had given up hope of getting a response from her when she spoke slowly.<br />
<br />
"Why do you keep on doing it then? Pushing me. Deliberately?"<br />
<br />
"Because I know that you know. And I know that you like it," he said as he ran his fingers through her long hair, touching the tips of the strands that curled at the base, ever so slowly.<br />
<br />
"You intrigue me," he breathed.<br />
<br />
"And that scares me," she uttered as her heart fluttered at his touch.<br />
<br />
"Why?" his hand stopped.<br />
<br />
"Because people are only interested in intriguing things as long as it intrigues them. Have you ever seen somebody hold onto a puzzle after they have solved it?" she quizzed him.<br />
<br />
"What if someone never thought of them as a puzzle in the first place? What if it was always more than that?" he answered.<br />
<br />
She was silent.<br />
<br />
"There is something. Amidst us. Around us. It envelopes us. I know it. I see it," he said.<br />
<br />
"I know. I feel it too. It is so strong and potent. Like a scent that refuses to wear off," she said.<br />
"But we do nothing," she continued.<br />
<br />
At this he fell silent.<br />
<br />
"The thing is - we both are quite the same. You are just as twisted as I am. I am just as broken as you are," she propounded.<br />
<br />
"How does that help?" he asked, now touching her arm coaxing her to turn around.<br />
<br />
She did.<br />
<br />
"It is an endless cycle of pain. We try to fool ourselves into thinking that we can be happy. But we won't. Pretty soon we would be just like any other two people out there. Keeping secrets. Hiding. The lies. Worse. It would be like holding our breaths to see which one of us falls first. Which one of us hurts the other first," her voice trailed as she got lost in his eyes.<br />
<br />
He raised his hand to touch her cheek.<br />
<br />
"I've seen it too. You're not the only one who has you know. I am a sceptic just like you waiting to be proved wrong. We all are," he said as his thumb caresses her lips.<br />
<br />
"You would hurt me. We would hurt each other," she whispered.<br />
<br />
"It is inevitable," he said.<br />
<br />
She saw the shadows underneath his eyes and the years of gloom that they hid.<br />
<br />
She wished she could kiss them away.<br />
<br />
"I would be in a lot of trouble if I act on my impulses," she said, her voice barely a whisper now as she felt the lascivious warmth that penetrated her where his fingers came in contact with her skin.<br />
<br />
"We both would be in a lot of trouble," he said as his eyes burned an unknown color. She would never forget their intensity for as long as she was alive.<br />
<br />
And just like that the place where his fingers were became vacant. Leaving a void. A cold draft touched her face bringing her back to reality. The warmth was no more.<br />
<br />
His fingers ached at the loss of contact. He ached to feel her skin again. He dove into the pile of books once more.<br />
<br />
That evening, the heavens above saw two people coming back from a sleepy old town. Quite on the outside. Tattered from within. Not speaking a word to each other they resumed their respective paths.<br />
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And it rained that night.<br />
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"A funny thing happened on my way to the book store last
Sunday. And it got me thinking. About manners. Simple courtesies. Basic
etiquette. A code of conduct.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Do we even have a code of conduct? A sense of what is polite
and what is outright rude? The definition of good behavior? </div>
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<br /></div>
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I encounter people who make me question my belief in good
behavior while I’m out – walking on the street, buying groceries, standing in
long queues, travelling in the bus, crossing a heavily congested road. People
who are the connoisseurs of pushing and shoving others for no reason. I’m
sorry. Is pushing and shoving or being mean to people an activity that requires
a reason? I think not. These so-called ‘busy bodies’ have got all the world’s
work and burdens loaded on their shoulders. Poor souls. They think that being
impolite is justified and is a byproduct of their demanding and hectic lifestyle.
They don’t wait to think that the person on the other side is, like them, a victim
of challenging times. And just like that empathy goes down the drain. </div>
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But there she was! The one who would refute my crumbling
belief in the existence good manners. All of 60, draped in a cotton sari, a
tiny clutch (not the designer kind but the old school purses I saw my Mom carry
ages ago) wedged beneath her arms, and she was making her way just like the
rest of the harrowed people on the street. Our paths crossed carelessly. I was
looking ahead towards the bookstore with pulsing excitement and she probably
had pressing family concerns on her mind when it happened. </div>
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She stepped on my toe. </div>
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I winced and looked up. </div>
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Her reaction to the ‘incident’ shook me. From the inside. It
astonished me. </div>
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<br /></div>
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She bent down and started touching my feet, not with
reverence, but with sincere atonement. As if I were her child who came home one
day hurt with a gash on my foot and it was her onus as a mother to heal it. To
make it go away. </div>
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<br /></div>
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She looked up at me with earnest apology radiating from her
eyes as she uttered those two words. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><b>“Sorry dikra.” </b></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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Endearing. Appealing. Powerful. </div>
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<br /></div>
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I pulled myself out of the emotional limbo her actions had
plunged me in. I realized that she was at my feet and immediately bent down wrapping
my hands around her arms as I persuaded her to stand up. She did.</div>
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I said something about how it was alright and that she didn’t
have to do that. </div>
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<br /></div>
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It doesn’t matter what I said. </div>
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<br /></div>
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It mattered what she did. </div>
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<br /></div>
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It resounded. </div>
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<br /></div>
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A buzzing sound reeled in my ears as she left, a smile lighting
up her wrinkled countenance." </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The above incident which I narrate is true and actually took place a few years ago. I still remember her whenever I come across people who
are too ill-mannered to ever notice the other’s feelings or state of mind. There
may be some for whom this isn’t a big deal. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘You come across
imbeciles like that every other day, so what?’</i> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At the risk of sounding preachy I would say that it is this
attitude that makes it ‘OKAY’ for others to be disrespectful towards us. Just
because we’re strangers. Because we don’t know each other. Because it is a passing
incident. Because we will forget about it the next day. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">She </i>didn’t know me
either. I was no one to her particular. But she stopped in her tracks to apologize.
Even though she was older than me, wiser than me, she knew better than to stoop
down to a stranger’s feet. </div>
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<br /></div>
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It’s amazing how a few seconds can influence you in different
ways. </div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s funny how strangers can compel you to think. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<b><br /></b></div>
The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-55768257844626681772014-07-21T03:45:00.002-07:002014-07-21T03:52:58.475-07:00My Book Review - Gone Girl <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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since I had read a book so amazing that it stays with you. Good books never
leave your side. The characters and their stories are forever etched and
continuing in your head. </span></span></div>
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Girl while perusing the internet. It got me interested when I read its summary.
It got me even more interested when I read that it was to be made into a movie.
And here I am writing why I loved Gone Girl by Gilliam Flynn. </span></span></div>
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one day to find his wife, Amy Dunne, missing. That day happens to be their five
year wedding anniversary. After the usual drill, he finds that he is becoming a
prime suspect in the investigation. The fact that he appears disinterested (and
he is) only adds to this. And he also has a very young mistress. And the neighbors
heard them fighting like cats and dogs the night before. And there is a very
incriminating diary that belongs to his wife in which she has chronicled every
little detail of their life together. Crucial details. Like when he shoved her.
Or when he told her he didn't want kids. Or when he started becoming so cold
and distant that she wanted to buy a gun for herself, just in case. Slowly,
everyone around Nick start suspecting him, at one point, even his twin sister. </span></span></div>
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reader starts getting accustomed to the life that was when Nick and Amy had
just met, how they fell in love, got married, all hell broke loose, they
drifted apart, started living like strangers, she went missing, police
investigations taking place in full swing, Nick's affair being revealed, Nick
is the bad guy (oh! I hate him).</span></span></div>
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Halfway through the book, and bam! I was in for a surprise when I found out
that Amazing Amy wasn't really missing. She's alive and kicking and far away
from Nick. The reader comes to know of the highly elaborate, intricate and full
proof plan that Amy had set in motion a year ago as she set out seeking revenge
on Nick for his infidelity. The ways in which she has covered her tracks,
paying attention to the minutest of details is commendable and what makes her
truly Amazing Amy. And it only helps that she reads a lot of true crime novels
to hatch her plan. She is manipulative, cold, and methodical and that is what
makes her dangerous. She keeps herself updated about her husband's miseries
through the TV and/or internet. She anticipates everything that happens to Nick
after her disappearance and even leads the cops to her carefully planted clues
and evidence by giving tip calls every now and then. Everything goes as per her
meticulous planning, until some things change her course of direction. All this
as Nick tries to come to terms with the fact that he has been duped by his
wife. And I mean royally duped. You almost feel sorry for the guy. Almost. Then
Nick hires a smart lawyer and doles out a few smart tricks of his own by
projecting himself as the lovesick puppy he is who screwed up and wants to make
up for his mistakes. Sincere Nick. It hits bulls eye when Amy realizes she still
loves him and needs to get back to her darling hubby. </span></span></div>
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(or Vice Versa): </b>These final chapters of the book is where the story takes a whole
new turn because Amy coming back was definitely the last thing on the reader’s mind. We imagine her driving into the
sunset leaving Nick to deal with the problems she cooked up but she comes back.
Then begins an ultimate game of cat and mouse between husband and wifey. You know
by now how the book might end but when you get to the last page, it still
haunts you with a magnified effect. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Style of writing:</b> It
is sheer brilliance. This book is extremely witty. The way Gillian Flynn adds
humor in the darkest of scenarios is just amazing. I found myself chuckling a
lot of times as I devoured page after page. And the descriptiveness. I like it
when a writer pays attention to every detail and incorporates it in the book in
such a way that it doesn’t
exhaust you. It gets you even more interested. Her observations of people,
varying depending upon their age brackets, where they come from, their
behavior, the nuances of marriage, the ups and downs of a relationship, how a once-in-love
couple starts living like strangers –
that is the most unsettling thing to me. That you could get so indifferent towards
the one you love. </span></span></li>
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the first time I read a book where you get to know the point of views of both the
central characters <i>simultaneously. </i>Yes,
the chapters keep alternating. The writer once again has done such a great job
with this feature which might have otherwise turned highly confusing for the
reader. But that doesn’t
happen. So we start developing a heart for both of them – the cheating husband as well as the calculating
wife. </span></span></li>
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the characters have been so perfectly etched that there are no loose ends or
any loophole that the reader can point out. A topic as complex as this needs to
be dealt with a lot of detailing and that is what the book narrates. From the always
emasculated, not-so-perfect Nick Dunne to the cunning, psychotic Amy Dunne,
they’re all very well
planned, well understood, well written people. And the fact that they are both
in more ways than one broken and twisted in their own light only emphasizes their
fabulous character arcs. </span></span></li>
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best and worst thing about a story that you read, see or hear is that it is
happening somewhere in reality. If that is the case then I truly feel sorry for
the Nick Dunnes of our world. Yes, the occasional feminist in me bobs her head
up to give a thunderous applause to Amy Dunne, her spellbinding mind, her
techniques, her mind games, her much validated revenge and her talent of fool
proofing everything –
thinking and planning about things to their last detail, but I do believe that
no man, NOBODY deserves to live a life trapped and helpless. </span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’ve been
40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black.”</span></i></b></div>
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir</span></i></b></div>
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Black is not a color.
It’s a statement. </div>
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To write about the 5 black
things that I would want is not just a mere wish list.
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It’s a “crave list.”</div>
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So I am going to go
ahead and be unabashedly vain. </div>
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<b>1967 Chevrolet Impala </b></div>
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One of the most
classic muscle cars of its time, this dreamboat (yes, dreamboat) is a four door
hardtop and is an entity of its own. I daydream about driving it. Picturing me
behind the wheel, the wind whispering through my hair as I drive this beauty. (Sigh)
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<b>A Black Leather
Jacket</b></div>
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I remember ogling the
black leather jacket as Miranda Kerr strutted in an advertisement for Mango. Every
day on my way to work, I used to indulge in window shopping as I shot a glance
at the same leather jacket propped up on the display window at their store near
my place. That was the only time I was envious of the mannequin that was
dressed in it. </div>
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<b>A Black Sheer Outfit
by Zuhair Murad</b></div>
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Nobody, and I mean
NOBODY, does sheer better than Zuhair Murad. This Lebanese designer who has
dressed celebrities the world over and whose beautiful creations adorn models
on the runway has defined style in a whole new different way, giving it a unique
perspective altogether. A black sheer lace outfit spells a killer combination of sensuality and an unmatchable elegance! Me
likey! </div>
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<b>A Dell Inspiron 15
3537 Laptop </b></div>
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A graphic designer
should have the best of all systems, right? Hence, I would like to have this 4<sup>th</sup>
Gen, 15.6 inch screen size, with the latest Windows OS for all my designing and
writing needs. I can even imagine myself sitting in a coffee shop somewhere working
the keys. </div>
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<b>A Sony BRAVIA
KLV-32R422B 32 inches LED TV</b></div>
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idiot box is so deeply ingrained that it even governs my moods. On any given
day, I’d love to curl on the couch in front of my TV catching up on my favorite
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clock kept ticking as slowly as ever. <br />
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A tired and lonesome me looked up at the bottom right corner
of my computer for the nth time as the hours dragged. My eyes drooped as it
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I need a vacation. A holiday. A day where I could just pack
my bags and leave to go to a place that I want to go. Away from the burden of
deadlines, the tensions of bills to be paid, the stresses of everyday life. All
things mundane. All things <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">meh… </i></div>
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My eyes alighted on the desk calendar. Looking at the mirage
of numbers that represented the days of the month, I tried to remember when was
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Not in a million years. </div>
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A sigh escaped my lips. I wanted to get away from it all for
once. To not be on the receiving end. I wanted to be pampered. To indulge.
Hell, even over indulge a bit. To be spoilt. To be treated like a princess.
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Every girl dreams to be regarded as one. To have someone
cater to your every whim. To be able to forget your worries and just breathe.
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Whenever I think of castles and dreamlands, my head
envisages the <b><a href="http://www.kempinski.com/en/abudhabi/emirates-palace/welcome/" target="_blank">Emirates Palace Hotel</a></b> in Abu Dhabi. Is it possible to fall in
love with a place? In this case it is. The land of sand dunes, sunset, Arabian
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An iconic landmark of Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace, a castle
much of which is made of marble and gold – yes! Gold, boasts of landscaped
gardens, a private pristine white sandy beach, rooms that make you feel as if
you’re a part of your own fairytale, amenities that make you feel like royalty.
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As if an answer to my yet to be uttered wish, a pop up from
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tempted Aladdin. </div>
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I clicked on it and woke up from the daze I was in as I
realized I was being given the chance to pick a dream destination of my choice
and fly away and hold your breath… with a budget of Rs.1 Lakh! </div>
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All I had to do was select the place and I
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I picked the weekend around my birthday to treat myself and
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That's it! The coming hours can only be defined as the
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A breezy airplane ride and we landed in a different time
zone. We couldn’t contain our emotions as we saw the grand structure standing
majestically as we made our way down the long road towards the Emirates Palace.
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Oh and one more thing, the entire Palace has the fastest
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On arriving, we were greeted with a flower bouquet by some
of the most polite and helpful staff who helped us get settled. They welcomed us
with such warmth and helped us in every way, from unpacking our luggage to
advice on local customs and traditions. They knew all about the must see places
and where to buy the perfect gift, and were always willing to assist. </div>
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Our rooms were spectacular! Something right out of a book or
a movie. A large comfy bed, the bathroom – Oh God! Such a spacious bathroom and
a balcony that offered a picturesque vision of the sea. The softest of pillows
accompanied by the lullaby of the waves lulled us to sleep. It was the most
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We had planned to do as much fun things as possible so we
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Though an adrenaline charged session of ‘Dune Bashing,’ in
which you drive over sand dunes in an SUV at high speeds, was not possible due
to time constraints we made sure that we indulged in some very important, never-to-be-missed,
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So, first stop: Free camel ride at the beach. It felt as if
we had travelled to someplace surreal. The rising sun colored the blue waters a
sparkling hue as we strolled along the shore. The salty air combined with the
panoramic view of the Arabian Sea took our breath away. It was perfect. It was
our little piece of heaven on Earth.<br />
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Next on our list: Kayaking and Snorkeling! And it was free!
We spent a while getting the hang of the snorkel and learning to float on the
surface of the water and getting instructions before diving in. Once inside the
water, everything just stopped! The sounds of our own breathing only amplified
the calm that is under the forever moving sea. Simply floating around and
observing the vibrant variety of marine and coral life and engrossed in the underwater
scenery provided an escape from our everyday life.<br />
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Wouldn’t a trip for two girls be incomplete if there was no
shopping? To keep that situation in check, we drove to the Marina Mall and
spent the amount Skyscanner had left in our kitty.The mall has nearly
everything that you can think of! Cafes, restaurants, 9-screen multiplex
cinema, a car showroom, ice rink, and a bowling alley. </div>
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We came back just in time to have a scrumptious early dinner
followed by a leisurely round around the hotel’s periphery and were elated to
find a surprise chocolate cake waiting for us. Who knew my belated birthday
would be celebrated at one of the most palatial hotels one day?<br />
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the opportunity to have lived a fairytale for real and giving us an
unforgettable experience! We came home relaxed, rejuvenated, floating on a
cloud – all thanks to Skyscanner. </div>
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Smart planners, Smart solutions! </div>
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The above post is entirely a fictional account<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My eyes dart in all directions.
This is the only time when I felt like a chameleon. Being able to look at
diverse places at once. I have to as a recurring thought nags my head. It’s
late and I'm alone in this auto rickshaw. There is more than one route to go
home from work. Today the driver has decided to take a different route. One
less congested and devoid of traffic. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I sit back reluctantly and look
around. Few people on the streets. Fewer cars on the road. A thousand scenarios
gallop through my mind. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What if someone were to get in
forcefully? What if this auto driver has an insidious agenda of his own that I
am unaware of? What if I'm whisked off to some secluded place? What if he has
others like him hiding? Waiting patiently. He is a stranger after all. What do
I know about him? Nothing. Would things be different if I was with someone?
Someone I knew? Would it have made a difference? He/she could've been easily
overpowered or rendered helpless. Or worse. He could've been a part of it.
Someone who I may have trusted only to have it broken in a million shards. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did it really matter? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My fate hung in the air of
uncertainty. I got nervous. But I didn't want to show it. I snaked my hand
inside my bag searching for my phone. Finding it I quickly call my mom. I hear
her voice and I relax minutely. She inquires about me in a concerned manner.
There's worry painted all over it though she tries to veil it failing terribly.
I speak to her in a much louder tone than I usually would trying to scare away
all the frightening thoughts in my mind. And maybe to show the driver that I'm
not alone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did it really matter? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For all I know I could be
speaking to my mother for the last time. She might never be able to hear me
again. Today morning could have been the last time when I saw her. Hugged her.
Did I even say goodbye properly before leaving? What were my last words to her?
A flood of memories from this morning trickled in. She was her usual self. Running
around the whole house, assembling things for me while I perused through my new
phone. I kept pestering her that I was getting late and that I needed my lunch ready
and packed soon. She was warning me against the dangers of texting or listening
to music while I’m walking and not paying attention to the vehicles on the road. I wasn't giving any heed. Just the semblance of it. She had been wary
of what I was wearing. It had been a button down shirt I'd bought for myself for
my birthday. My mom thought it was too sheer. I bade a hasty adieu and scurried
out shaking my head at her reservations regarding my clothes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Did it really matter? </span></span></div>
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sting at the back of my throat. One that beckons incoming waterworks. Isn’t
this what every girl in my country goes through? Aren’t all the mother’s here
as helpless and harrowed when it comes to their daughter’s well being as my mom?
And the most important question that bugs me – does it really matter? Does it
really matter what I’m wearing? Does it really matter what age bracket do I fit
in? Am I a 5 year old child? A woman in her twenties? Or a lady nearing old
age? Where do I come from? Where do I live? A metropolitan and allegedly progressive
city? Or an never-before-heard tiny village filled with regressed minds? Or a stranger
from another country just visiting? What job do I have? What time do I get
home? Do I go out at night? Do I go out alone? Do I hang around in clubs? Do I follow
the rule book and be somebody else’s definition of a good girl? What do I eat?
Do I drink too much and invite unwanted incidents? Do I smoke and give the
impression of being <i>that</i> girl? Do I provoke
someone? Do I elicit such reactions? Is it all me? Is it my fault? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because no matter how horrendous
his crime is, at the end of the day he might be sent to correctional facility.
Or he will be declared a juvenile just 1 month shy of reaching 18 years of age.
Or he will never get caught, move to another city, get a respectable job at a
bank only to commit this atrocity once again. Or he would exercise his powerful
influences and walk away scot-free. Or he would be sentenced to a minimum
sentence of a few years while the victim has it etched in her mind, body and
soul for life. Or he would become a part of an ongoing trial that goes on for
years while the victim’s parents live with and face the horror every day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, words of courage would be
spoken. Motivational speeches will be given. Tears would be shed. Crowds will
gather. Candle light vigils would be organized. We would all grapple with changing mindsets. Sensationalism would prevail. It
would all be politicized. Mudslinging would take place. Countries would jump
at the chance to point out each other’s weaknesses. Jeer at them. All the while forgetting what
has really happened. Discounting the little voice nobody heard. It would all be
painfully analyzed. Scrutinized until they find the faults. <i><b>And the crown of
liability would always be worn by the woman</b></i>. She would be called names. She
would be viewed as the culprit who incited others. The one who asked for it
because of what she did, said or wore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-minister-defends-mulayam-akhilesh-over-badaun-rape/article1-1226343.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><br /></b></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-minister-defends-mulayam-akhilesh-over-badaun-rape/article1-1226343.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>And all that would remain would be a social crime. Which is, apparently, sometimes right, sometimes wrong. </b></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">One </span>fine day I stumbled upon that precious comment left on my blog post by <b><a href="http://storykaar.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Pawan Hegde</a> </b>informing me that he had just awarded me the Liebster Award. I didn't know what it was. But the thought of being awarded something by a fellow blogger was both unique and endearing to me. After a few minutes of much needed R&D, I found out that <b><a href="http://wordingwell.com/the-liebster-award-the-official-rules-my-first-blog-award-and-a-few-personal-secrets-revealed/" target="_blank">The Liebster Award</a></b> is an award given in the blogger community as a way to appreciate other fellow commendable bloggers and also to get to know them better.<br />
This being my first ever blog award, I was on the moon! Thank you Pawan for nominating me for this award. I sincerely admire the eloquence that your writing possesses and I also admit that I'm a little jealous of your vocabulary. :D<br />
Thank you once again! I'll be proudly displaying this one on my blog for all to see!<br />
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The Liebster Award Official Rules:</h3>
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award <i>AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT</i>, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:<br />
<ol>
<li>Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.</li>
<li>Display the award on your blog — by including it in your post and/or
displaying it using a “widget” or a “gadget”. (Note that the best way
to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it
to your blog post.)</li>
<li>Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.</li>
<li>Provide 11 random facts about yourself.</li>
<li>Nominate 5 – 11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have a
less than 1000 followers. (Note that you can always ask the blog owner
this since not all blogs display a widget that lets the readers know
this information!)</li>
<li>Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.</li>
<li>List these rules in your post (You can copy and paste from here.) Once you have written and published it, you then have to:</li>
<li>Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been
nominated for the Liebster award and provide a link for them to your
post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of
it!</li>
</ol>
Following are the answers to the questions that I was asked: <br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why do you write?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Writing for me is cathartic as it is
for most writers I’m sure. I write because it is the only place where things
are the way I want them to be. That does not mean that I’m a control freak :D
It provides an escape. It is an alternate reality. My pen takes me places where
there are no limits and I’m not bound by anything. I run free.</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you have a procedure that you follow when you write
a story or a poem?</span></b></i></li>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">'There is nothing to writing. All
you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.' - Ernest Hemingway </span></u></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Those words ring true. For poems, I
usually write whenever I have a dark cloud hanging overhead. Whenever I’m
dejected. The pen just yields whatever mood I’m in. However, sometimes, for say, a WoW
post, there is no particular road map that I follow. My imagination is quite
hyperactive so I write whatever comes to mind.</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you enjoy reading? If yes, what do you like to read?
Poem? Fiction? Comic Books? History of Medieval European Blacksmiths?</span></b></i></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes! I love reading. Reading and
collecting books. I believe once you get a book you shouldn’t give it back.
It’s like you’re returning the knowledge you gained through it. I love reading poems<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </b>fiction, it’s been a long time since
I’ve read a comic book though. If given a chance I’m sure I’d devour a good
comic too. Early teens saw me reading a lot of Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Famous
Five. I love reading classics as well. Once on a bus trip I saw a girl reading
Robin Cook (yes I do that), so I picked up Abduction and loved it. I’m a fan of
Stephen King for life.</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you were a character in a book, how would you
describe your appearance?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some lines could be taken from a li’l
something I had written on a post as a <b><a href="http://www.manrepeller.com/minor_cogitations/how-would-you-describe-yourself.html">comment</a></b>
;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although that was written from an interviewer’s
perspective I would like to be portrayed as someone not too heroic. In other
words, the same imperfect, human me. (With a pinch of healthy boasting :D) </span></div>
<ol start="5" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">How do you think people view you?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Understanding me is a task in
itself, believe me. Sometimes I really feel like I belong to another century. The
way I think doesn’t sit too well with most people and hence I have very few
trusted people in my life. I prefer it that way too. People who don’t know me usually
think of me as a highly reticent creature who doesn’t mingle much. Myths dispel
IF and WHEN they get to know me better. Because people who do know me, know
that I love clowning around. And then there are people like my folks who think
I’m a little girl and will never grow up. EVER. :D</span></div>
<ol start="6" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If your life were a movie, which one would it be? And
why?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’d always pick some classic. Like
the movie version of Jane Eyre or something. Precisely because then I’d be
paired with Michael Fassbender. ;) </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What do you see yourself doing in 3 years?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m currently working as a Graphic Designer
but I have been realizing slowly and steadily that my true passion seems to be
writing. So I hope to be a good writer soon. Get some of my work published. God,
I really want to do that! </span></div>
<ol start="8" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you could change one thing about yourself, what
would it be?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My inability to express verbally. Definitely.
I’m not too vocal about how I feel. That has always created some irreversible
blunders in my life. </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Can you change the above mentioned thing about you?
Have you tried?</span></b></i></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have. Or maybe I haven’t tried
enough. I carry around with me an orb of twisted logics concocted by me. One of
them states that letting people in and showing how you feel makes you
vulnerable and weak. So I tend to bottle things up. </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Which is your favorite language? Why? (Expect more than
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m not saying it just for the sake
of it but I really love all languages. This feeling stems from my mother. My
mother tongue is Urdu and thanks to my mom I can read, write and speak decent
Urdu. She inculcated in me the respect I have today for all languages. I find
myself being curious if I hear an unknown dialect and don’t shy away from
asking those around me for its meaning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For e.g. I remember I was quite taken
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">“Lili limbudi re, leelo nagarvel no chhod<br />
Parbhu parodh na re<br />
Maar gher uttaara karta jaao<br />
Utaaro nahi karun re<br />
Maar gher Sita juve vaat<br />
Sita ekla re<br />
Juve ram-lakhan ni vaat”</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I asked my team leader to translate
it to me. Then there is this verse that is sung in Tamil in the song Titli from
Chennai Express. I’m proud that I’m surrounded by such diverse languages living
in one country. I have also been very eager to learn Spanish. Hoping one day I
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<u><b><i>11 Random Facts About Me</i></b></u></div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>ALL the WoW posts that I write are written in those precious 30-40 minutes that I get during the one hour lunch break at work. As soon as the new prompt comes out, the wheels in my head start churning and I have to challenge myself to come up with something unique. Fast. </li>
<li>I love The Walking Dead. Although I haven’t seen
the most recent seasons but I still love it. If ever the world should end, it
should go The Walking Dead way. Zombies, blood and gore, guns – I'd like that! </li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Two of my most favorite poems are <b><a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171940" target="_blank">The Highwayman</a></b>
by Alfred Noyes and <b><a href="http://www.mihaieminescu.ro/en/literary_work/poems/what_is_love.htm" target="_blank">What Is Love</a></b> by Mihai Eminescu. </li>
<li>As a school going kid, I used to eagerly wait
for the day my Dad would bring home the new books for the new syllabus as I got
promoted every grade. I used to be the only kid in class who would’ve finished
reading all chapters from the English and Hindi textbooks before they were even
taught in class. </li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Is it possible to fall in love with an edifice?
In my case it is. I really feel an indescribable connection to a building near
my house. It is a quaint place which gives a very different vibe to me. Weird
much? :D</li>
<li>I love engaging in debates provided the topic incites me. Since school I loved
participating in debating competitions. A good debate always gets my adrenaline
pumping!</li>
<li>I believe you haven’t really seen anything till
you’ve seen ‘Lost’ – the TV series. I fall in love with it every time I watch
it or hear about it. </li>
</ul>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>I’m a Twihard. And I hate it when people make
dumb jokes about it or create stupid memes revolving around it. I just love it
all - the books, movies, soundtracks. I had a phase in college when I used to
carry the books with me and read out my favorite parts aloud much to the
irritation of my friends. </li>
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<li>I’m not a major auto junkie but I love <b><a href="http://editorial.autos.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=1182735#4">muscle
cars</a></b>. A Camaro, Mustang or a 1969 Dodge Charger. I daydream about owning
the Chevy Impala 1967 that the Winchesters drive around. I keep searching for
stores or shops that make custom car models. If any of you know, please do tell
me! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></span> </li>
<li>I’m an ardent believer in admiring things from
afar. Because getting closer might mar its beauty. (Another one of my twisted
logics<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span>) </li>
<li>I can’t finish this without mentioning my dear
friend <b><a href="https://twitter.com/bobskeaff">Robert Skeaff</a></b>. He’s someone I’ve
never met. Just my Canadian friend (that’s what he used to call himself). He
was the one who really motivated me to write more often, everyday sending me
links on how to write better and focus on my passions. Bobby, I really miss
your words of encouragement. Hope to see you tweeting again soon. May you be
happy wherever you are! </li>
</ul>
Gah!!! That's the longest I've spoken about myself!<br />
Phew!<br />
Let's get to the bloggers that I'd like to nominate for The Leibster Award.<br />
<br />
<b><a href="http://storykaar.blogspot.in/" target="_blank"> Pawan Hegde</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://midnightscribbless.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Midnight Scribbles</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.factfiction.in/" target="_blank">The FactFiction</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://taleoftwotomatoes.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tale of Two Tomatoes</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://anmolrawat.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">Anmol Rawat</a> </b><br />
<br />
Dear nominees, here are your questions.<br />
Hope you enjoy answering them as much as I enjoyed framing them! :) <br />
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<li><i><b>Tell me about an incident in your life that moved you</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>When was the last time you cried?</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>When was the last time you laughed so hard your belly ached
and why?</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>What song describes you best?</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>What do you do AND do you love what you do? </b></i></li>
<li><i><b>You would write an ode to …? (Could be a person or a thing)</b></i></li>
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<li><i><b>One dream destination you’d want to visit and why</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>Love or Lust and why</b></i></li>
<li><i><b>A book/movie that got it all wrong and your advice for the
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-47189278453102092782014-06-06T02:19:00.001-07:002014-06-06T02:20:10.310-07:00Stationery Tales... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“It is way too overcrowded in here,” chimed the neon rubber
band. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“Oh lord, it is unbelievably hot,” chipped the eraser as it glanced
around the constricted area of the pen stand in which it shared space with a scrawny
looking pencil, an irritated sharpener, a chilled out adhesive, a sick blue marker
pen, and an old stapler. </div>
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<br /></div>
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The elderly looking stapler looked at him and rolled his
eyes. </div>
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“Yes, erasers feel hot too!” it said trying to shrug out of the
paper skin that covered more than half of its body.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Will you simmer down?” chuckled the adhesive. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“Excuse me?” the sharpener broke its silence.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“It’s your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">job </i>to
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<br /></div>
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“Nobody’s taking away your freedom. It’s just a little while
before she comes back and we’ll be free. No need for theatrics. Learn to
adjust,” advised the sagely stapler. </div>
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“This is not fair. We can’t live our lives as per the whims
of someone!” rebelled the eraser.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Yeah, they only remember me when they need to sharpen their
pencils! Blunt edges and all! Speaking of edges, your sharp and pointy nib is
poking me where it shouldn’t!” exclaimed the furious sharpener looking at the
pencil beside it who seemed lost in deep thought.</div>
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“Are you even listening to me?” it yelled.</div>
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“Why would he listen? He’s busy ogling shiny Miss Parker out
there!” said the adhesive bursting into peals of laughter.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Seven pairs of eyes diverted their attention - first to the
pencil and then to the Parker pen that lay languidly on a sheet of paper on the
desk. Two talkative binder clips tried making small talk with it. </div>
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“Look at him! Watching her with puppy dog eyes!” added the
adhesive, this time everyone started laughing breaking the pencil’s reverie. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“I was not looking at her with puppy dog eyes!” the pencil
finally retaliated.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Yes, you were,” said the adhesive.</div>
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“Was not!” argued the angry pencil.</div>
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“Pipe down you two!” the flustered rubber band screamed.</div>
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“She’s way out of your league man!” the eraser chortled.</div>
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“Yes, you’re a whiny old pencil. Sure you may have been the dreamboat
during your days but this is now. I mean look at her! She is magnificent!” the
adhesive declared eliciting uproarious laughter from the occupants of the pen
stand.</div>
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“You need to shut the hell up!” the enraged pencil shouted. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“Admit it you like her!” the adhesive winked. </div>
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<br /></div>
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The sharpener, eraser and rubber band all hooted in unison. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“Maybe I do, maybe I don’t,” smiled the pencil in a coy
fashion looking down at the floor. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The old stapler moved his head from side to side reproachfully.
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Soon all of them were looking at Miss Parker. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“What are those two losers doing over there anyway?” the sharpener
said looking at the binder clips. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Kissass,” muttered the pencil.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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“Trying to suck up to the newbie in town,” the rubber band proclaimed.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Suddenly they were interrupted by a gasp.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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“Hey man! You’re leaking all over the place! God!” snapped
the eraser staring at the marker pen who had been quietly recuperating in the
corner all along.</div>
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“I’m sick,” the marker pen admitted sheepishly.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Now look what you’ve done! I’m blue! Do you know what that
does to an eraser’s livelihood? My life is finished!” it cried. </div>
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“I’m sorry. I’ll be alright soon I promise. I’ll make it up
to you,” the marker stated guiltily. </div>
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<br /></div>
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“And how exactly do you plan on doing that Einstein?” the
eraser retorted.</div>
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<br /></div>
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And they started bickering.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The din was soon disrupted when the one they’d all been
waiting for entered in the room. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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She came in like a storm throwing her backpack in one corner
and her phone in the other. Then she made her way towards her desk in haste. </div>
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Everyone waited with bated breath as she walked towards
them. </div>
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“How much long are you going to take?” someone bellowed from
downstairs. </div>
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“In a minute!” she screamed at the top of her lungs. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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The next few seconds were chaotic. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
With one swipe of her hand she sent the pen stand flying. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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“Free at last!” yelled the eraser while still airborne. </div>
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<br /></div>
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Each one of the tenants inside found themselves in diverse
places in the blink of an eye.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She searched and found the stapler she was looking for. She
picked it up and hurried outside.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The rubber band hung from the knob of one of the drawers of
the desk. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The adhesive lay on the floor still recovering from its
flight.</div>
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The sharpener fell on the chair and rested dangerously close
to the edge. </div>
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“Don’t look down!” the sharpener repeated to itself continuously.
</div>
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The marker had somehow ventured into the Bermuda Triangle
that was the pile of clothes on the bed. </div>
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Still leaking.</div>
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The pencil had surprisingly landed beside Miss Parker. His
happiness knew no bounds.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Suddenly the sharpener asked, “Where is the eraser?”</div>
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“I’m here,” came a muffled sound from the waste paper basket.
He was wedged between weeks of reeking trash. Grumbling.</div>
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A round of uncontrollable laughter ensued. </div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>This post is a part of <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/category/write-over-the-weekend-wow" target="_blank" title="Write Over the Weekend">Write Over the Weekend</a>, an initiative for <a href="http://www.blogadda.com/" target="_blank" title="Reach out to the largest community of Indian Bloggers">Indian Bloggers</a> by BlogAdda.</b></div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-26379515771866512962014-05-30T04:14:00.000-07:002014-05-30T04:16:37.156-07:00The One Who'd Save The Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="st"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"The great gift of human beings is that
we have the power of empathy..."</i></span></div>
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<span class="st"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> - Meryl Streep</i></span></div>
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<b> </b>Superheroes. Wow!</div>
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Aren’t they something? When we were kids, we were all
fascinated by superheroes. I know I was. Still am. Mention one person who
isn’t. There was a time when I even gave some serious thought to how I could
turn into Batman. </div>
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Or Batgirl in my case. </div>
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If I was to be made into a superhero, I’d love to be a mixture
of so many superpowers. Like Milo Ventimiglia’s character on Heroes. </div>
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Then I would snuggle close to all the X-Men characters that
I’ve cherished ever since I was a kid and absorb their powers too. Can you
imagine what it would be like to be able to change your form like Mystique,
possess telekinetic powers like Jean Grey, be a telepath like Professor Xavier,
and rip bad guys apart like Wolverine, all at once? Or I could just chat up Spiderman or
Superman, befriend The Invisible Woman and have their respective powers! But I’d
never get too close to someone like Sasquatch. Orange and furry is not really
my style. Or even Hulk for that matter (I’m sorry but a guy who turns into a
giant and still retains his underpants is a LITTLE too preposterous – even for
a superhero). </div>
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Okay MAYBE I’m asking for a little too much.</div>
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But seriously, like most people I’ve always been fascinated
with flying. The thought of having wings and being able to fly is so tempting. The
ability to be able to soar to places known and unknown, to glide over blue skies
and explore the world in all its glory. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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Like a pageant winner I would say that I would make a
difference to the world. Isn’t that what superheroes are for? </div>
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<br /></div>
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I think the first mental sketched of a superhero would have
definitely been the result of a vent. He/she may have wanted to create an
alternate reality where good triumphed over evil and with aplomb, a world where
good begets good, and where one could proudly say that No! Bad things DO NOT
happen to good people! And that damage done CAN BE REVERSED. It would’ve
provided an escape from the harsh reality that we bear witness to every single
day. It opens a doorway to the possibility of a better universe than ours. Because
at the end of the day we humans are the sole creatures who rely on that uncertain
glimmer of hope. </div>
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Ever the hopeful… </div>
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<br /></div>
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This post is a part of <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/category/write-over-the-weekend-wow" target="_blank" title="Write Over the Weekend">Write Over the Weekend</a>, an initiative for <a href="http://www.blogadda.com/" target="_blank" title="Reach out to the largest community of Indian Bloggers">Indian Bloggers</a> by BlogAdda. </div>
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She couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw what was in front
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Her happy place.</div>
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The long lost lagoon she had visited a long time ago. No, eons ago.</div>
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It was just like she’d seen it. It hadn’t lost its sanctity.
It was still the purest and most beautiful sight she had ever laid eyes on. She
was afraid the place would never be the same. It would be encroached by her
kind the next time she ever visited the place. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">If </i>she ever had a chance to visit. </div>
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But its beauty remained intact. It wasn’t exploited as was
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Her feet were bare and she smiled as the sand tickled her
soles. Her irises mirrored the vast blue-green expanse in front of her. The
water seemed calm like it had been the day she’d seen it the first and last
time. The endlessly azure skies reflected in them and she marveled as the
breeze first greeted the trees surrounding the pool of water before meeting her,
caressing her neck. She’d tried in vain to travel to this place in her mind
whenever she was alone but always failed. Miserably. And now she was here.
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As if to confirm her suspicions, a knowing hand stroked her
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where he rested his chin. His arms curled around her waist as he stood behind
her watching the exquisiteness that Nature had bestowed there. </div>
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They stood there for a long time. Not saying anything. There
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sometimes they’re just not necessary. This was one of those moments. And it was
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This was magic indeed. She was on the most magnificent place
on Earth with the one who held her captive. He was right there, with her. She
could touch him, feel the warmth that he radiated, she could hear him breathing,
humming a song - she hadn’t heard but liked instantly - in her ear. It was all
she’d ever wanted. Then in the slightest and softest of whispers he said what
she had longed to hear for years. The words that made her heart ache every time
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A loud honking from a car speeding down the road awoke her from
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“A nightmare?” a concerned voice probed. </div>
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“No, it was a good dream,” she uttered as she ran towards
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It was a magic, indeed. The most beautiful trick she had
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<b><i>“Those eyes,</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Those treacherous eyes,</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Giving wings of capability to incapable envisioning…” </i></b></div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-82959449431094517052014-05-16T06:23:00.002-07:002014-05-16T06:23:34.305-07:00Someday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They tell me about that one day, </div>
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The day synonymous with someday, </div>
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Filled with hope, </div>
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Devoid of gloom, </div>
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They keep dispersing this myth away, </div>
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Coaxing you to keep up the reverie,</div>
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To carry on this futile
company, </div>
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But it's a mirage, </div>
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A hoax, a con, </div>
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Sprouting inside helpless musings, </div>
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Creeping up on life's turbulent affair, </div>
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Making love to our despair, </div>
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Lives spent searching that elusive day, </div>
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Hollowed out by its inviting edge, </div>
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They still don't understand, </div>
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Nobody does, </div>
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That day, someday, never comes. </div>
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The poor man yearns for a penny, </div>
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The blind man thirsts for sight, </div>
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Means to quench needs, </div>
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Darkness to make way for light, </div>
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The lost girl awaits to be wanted, </div>
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The stubborn boy curses his fate, </div>
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Both holding their breaths, </div>
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Turning blue for a change in their sorry state,</div>
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A mother looks towards the skies,</div>
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She prays before dawn all through eventide,</div>
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To see the morn of that intangible day,</div>
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That someday will bring
respite,</div>
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All strung up by a dubious prospect,</div>
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Dreaming of stars after the deepening sunset, </div>
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But it's the cruelest joke, </div>
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Nature's charlatan,</div>
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In its wake seizing the lives that we endure,</div>
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Draining us disguised
in the expected future,</div>
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But they still don't understand, </div>
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Nobody does, </div>
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That day, someday, never comes. </div>
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The Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17329859357692326999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010327102759463645.post-64852843526384816062014-05-09T06:12:00.002-07:002014-05-09T06:12:57.133-07:00A Mother Understands Another <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A mother reclined on a chair comforting her daughter who sat
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"Everyone keeps telling me that I was utterly helpless
when I had to hand over the custody of my son but I can't help feeling guilty
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"Will he know the truth one day Mom?" she asked
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"Will he know that it wasn't in my hands and that
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that I love him - so much," her voice cracked at the last words.</div>
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