"Well, Jack, looks like the village of Lavenham will be witnessing its harshest blizzard ever, if the weather forecasts are anything to go by," said the television weatherman.
"Oh dear," Grandma Wilmer said softly, as she walked past the living room, and into the kitchen. She placed a kettle on the stove, and took out a large metal tray from the cupboard. Grandma Wilmer was well past the age of 60, with wrinkled skin and a frail body. Yet she had surprisingly agile hands, perhaps the result of 40 years of devoted service to her late husband.
Though it was still snowing heavily outside her cottage, Grandma Wilmer decided to bake her usual batch of Sunday butter cookies. Pity no one else would taste them...
25 May 2010
18 May 2010
Four Wars...And Counting
Recently, my brother - in - law and I were having a casual chat about everything under the sun, when he said: Canada and U.S have the longest undefended border in the world.
That, along with facts like you cannot lick your own elbow (Seriously, you cannot,) were tucked away in the Trivia section of my brain, until he said something else as well. "Look at us, fighting between the border of India and Pakistan."
Naturally, I replied the same way any Indian or Pakistani is expected to reply. "But its different in our case," I said, hesitantly.
That, along with facts like you cannot lick your own elbow (Seriously, you cannot,) were tucked away in the Trivia section of my brain, until he said something else as well. "Look at us, fighting between the border of India and Pakistan."
Naturally, I replied the same way any Indian or Pakistani is expected to reply. "But its different in our case," I said, hesitantly.
15 May 2010
"Threshold? What Threshold?"
Odds are you've been in this situation yourself. A friend, colleague or relative is crying about something horrible that happened to him. And into this scenario walks in another fellow, delivering the cliched yet necessary line that goes something like this. "What're you crying about? This is nothing. There are so many worse things that could happen to you..."
Like most of you reading this, I've heard this myself. I've been told so by my parents, friends and teachers. In fact, you might have even read posts of mine declaring that the pain we suffer is little compared to that of people all around us.
Yet, recently, I had....you could say, an epiphany, though it wasnt all that dramatic. More like an apple-falling-on-the-head moment. And that's how I got this post.
Like most of you reading this, I've heard this myself. I've been told so by my parents, friends and teachers. In fact, you might have even read posts of mine declaring that the pain we suffer is little compared to that of people all around us.
Yet, recently, I had....you could say, an epiphany, though it wasnt all that dramatic. More like an apple-falling-on-the-head moment. And that's how I got this post.
26 April 2010
(Re-re)Introducing The Kidnappers Private Limited
Two years ago, during the Summer of 2008, I decided to write a serialised story called The Kidnappers Private Limited. My only intention was to write something that would serve as a 'filler' for my blog, so that I wouldnt end up losing my readers.
To make a long story short, I stopped after writing about four chapters. Then, an year later, I restarted the entire story from a different angle, this time writing about two chapters before stopping again.
Which brings me to my third and hopefully final try. This time, I intend to complete the entire story, all 15 - 20 chapters of it.
I've made a separate blog for The Kidnappers Private Limited. If your interested in the story, I hope you'll subscribe or follow (which makes it easier to catch up with the latest chapters). Also, I am looking for a critical analysis of the story. One day, I hope to turn this into a novel. For that, feedback will be crucial.
And finally, Laptop Diary is back again, this time hopefully for good!
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To make a long story short, I stopped after writing about four chapters. Then, an year later, I restarted the entire story from a different angle, this time writing about two chapters before stopping again.
Which brings me to my third and hopefully final try. This time, I intend to complete the entire story, all 15 - 20 chapters of it.
I've made a separate blog for The Kidnappers Private Limited. If your interested in the story, I hope you'll subscribe or follow (which makes it easier to catch up with the latest chapters). Also, I am looking for a critical analysis of the story. One day, I hope to turn this into a novel. For that, feedback will be crucial.
And finally, Laptop Diary is back again, this time hopefully for good!
If you're a new comer to Laptop Diary, please read the Introduction...
If you are a new reader to this blog, check the Top Rated Posts, as well as the Best Posts of 2008.
To receive the Latest Posts in your Inbox, Enter your email address below:
If you haven't visited here for quite some time, take a look at the latest posts...
07 January 2010
Death of A Blog
If you're a new comer to Laptop Diary, please read the Introduction...
Blogging is a simple enough process, you could say. An aspiring writer types out whatever he or she wishes to share, creates a Blogger/Wordpress Account, and then simply hits the Publish button. After that, people read the blog through the Internet.
If only it were that easy. There are two kinds of people who blog. The ones who care, and the ones who dont.
I salute the ones who dont give a damn. Because sometimes, I wish I could be more like them.
Blogging is a simple enough process, you could say. An aspiring writer types out whatever he or she wishes to share, creates a Blogger/Wordpress Account, and then simply hits the Publish button. After that, people read the blog through the Internet.
If only it were that easy. There are two kinds of people who blog. The ones who care, and the ones who dont.
I salute the ones who dont give a damn. Because sometimes, I wish I could be more like them.
25 December 2009
Not Today...
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I was on the phone with Irfan, and since we'd just finished our 10th Grade Board Exams, I had all the time in the world to talk. "Did you see the match the Arsenal - Liverpool match?" I asked.
"Hold on a sec," He said, and before I could ask him why, I heard the sound of muffled coughs.It wasnt the type of cough you hear when someone's clearing their throat. Nor was it the kind where someone's chocking on something. Instead, it was a continous, hoarse sounding cough. And I immediately understood.
I was on the phone with Irfan, and since we'd just finished our 10th Grade Board Exams, I had all the time in the world to talk. "Did you see the match the Arsenal - Liverpool match?" I asked.
"Hold on a sec," He said, and before I could ask him why, I heard the sound of muffled coughs.It wasnt the type of cough you hear when someone's clearing their throat. Nor was it the kind where someone's chocking on something. Instead, it was a continous, hoarse sounding cough. And I immediately understood.
17 December 2009
Three Men And A Grave
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Perhaps I am not the right person to be narrating this story. After all, how many people would actually want a person lying in a coffin in Hale Corbin Cemetery to tell them an anecdote?
But I guess I am the only one who can tell the story, so here goes.
Perhaps I am not the right person to be narrating this story. After all, how many people would actually want a person lying in a coffin in Hale Corbin Cemetery to tell them an anecdote?
But I guess I am the only one who can tell the story, so here goes.
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