Sidney Sheldon, Mills & Boons, Danielle Steel have one common factor that makes some parents squirm to  watch their teens read it, and these books are also some of the top selling ones amongst the tweens. It is a fact that in between the 300 odd pages of a book lies around 5-10 pages describing... Continue Reading →
Frustration
The gun smokes; I take off Sprinting away ahead of a crowd I push myself; leave some behind Overtake a runner; rejoice silently Watch some stumble yet stay on my path And as I come around the final bend And as the finish line becomes clearer The ribbon becomes a floating mirage. (Beep) I've been a... Continue Reading →
Oblivion
"He sought the great oblivion of sleep, and doubts all wakefulness now." The tiring mundane Monday had forced me into bed early at 10. But I couldn’t sleep. Hell with it, let’s get to some chicken soup for the soul writing stuff. Skeptic flashes of vivid memories. Fully remembered these half-forgotten for long now. Grabbing a... Continue Reading →
Existential Crisis
Why? What? How? Where? When? ... Those five constitute the five fundamental pillars of the philosophical conundrum of life. Everybody seeks answers to these questions. And nobody finds an answer to these questions. Some formulate their own answers that satisfy their limited world-view and which seems to work reasonably well when applied to the limited... Continue Reading →
Thankfulness
Most people dedicate their thanks to God or spirits. As I believe in neither, this thankful note is to a kid who through his act of random kindness left an indelible mark in my memory and conscience. I request those reading this note not to expect the regular dose of puerile sarcasm or cynicism. These... Continue Reading →
Disappointment
Letting down happens... in unopened-unanswered letters. under a stormy sky when the roof’s broken. inside "just one" chocolate for recess. Letting down happens... in the mistrust in a lover’s touch. when life turns out to be what they said. stalking you like that past that’s dead. Letting down happens... in the coldness of a friend’s... Continue Reading →
Oh yeah!
On November 14, 2011 when Sameen Borker announced that it was her blog anniversary- Blogoversary, I was really excited. Coman, I know what a blog means to a person! So, the Bermuda chaiangle team (Raka-Sameen-Calvin) quickly hurried to the chai tapri where some of the most crutial world changing discussions take place. And this time... Continue Reading →
The Songstress
To drift each night with loneliness Embark on a journey of solitude and walk into live dreams of times I rued. Oh! What a delicate life and such distress! Yet I wake each morn; a petit songstress to flutter and sing songs in multitude. Each day a varied perch and altitude, and a will to put myself... Continue Reading →
Faith
Prologue: Please read the footnotes, they are an integral part of the article. It wouldn’t be an understatement if I were to say that faith is perhaps the most abused human attribute. A cousin of trust1, faith is often used by men controlled by greed for their own benefit. But what exactly is faith? Why... Continue Reading →
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