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Life Takes: April 2010
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Monday, April 12, 2010. As I look back, I have seen so many happy days and sad days. I remember that in my 7th class, I had to read out a paragraph from my science text book aloud to the class. There was this word 'pharmaceuticals' and I didn't know how to pronounce it. I read it as ' pharma- "cute"- ticals' and my teacher instantly corrected me as 'pharma-"syu"-ticals'. I didn't even know how to pronounce pharmaceutics back then, but now I hold a graduation degree in pharmaceutical sciences! Only the po...
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Life Takes: May 2012
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Thursday, May 24, 2012. Stages of our microwave oven. The day we bought a microwave oven, my mother read the oven manual thoroughly and arranged for a demo from a trainer of the shop to get herself familiarised with all the functions of the oven. Weeks later, she still used the oven but only to re-heat the left-overs of the previous day and recycle them the next day. Usually I and my dad try to go for extra helpings and finish the items that day itself, lest my mom refrigerates the left-overs and present...
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Life Takes: December 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009. Why did you let me go? Wasn't I a big fool? To not see how much you loved me? You didn't for once hesitate to entrust your heart- -the vitality of existence, to me. But there I was, pinching the very same heart which loved me. I did see you when you were alone and all by yourself, you would cry heartfully wondering at what might have possibly gone wrong with our relationship. Wasn't it just yesterday that I promised my love will be eternal, and will stand the test of time?
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Life Takes: April 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011. In the labyrinth of life we treaded together through thick and thin. But lost I was, so utterly, with just one faltered step away from you. And all the right steps taken before didn’t even matter. Like the each railing of the track of a train, we became. Heading for the same destined end, but on parallel paths. Can’t for miles see our ways merging, even beyond horizon. I could sit with you for hours without saying a word. And could walk away feeling we had the best conversation.
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Life Takes: January 2014
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Saturday, January 4, 2014. I hitchhike expectantly on the highway, backpack on my shoulder. Ecstatic with the escapades that lay to the fore. A splendid black beast bolting in the gusting wind screeched to a halt. As the dust of the road spewed in the air clears, I see ‘thunderbird’ engraved on its throttle. Stubble look, tall and muscular, broad shoulders, masculine cologne. Denim ragged trousers, black jacket, leather gloves, and motorcycle boots. A penny for deciphering your thoughts my mystery man!
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Life Takes: September 2012
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Friday, September 28, 2012. A slip between cup and lip. Fell on my parent's feet and begged to take me to college street, where I heard that there is Asia's largest book market selling novels in second-hand. Finally, they obliged. I went hysterical with so many options of novels available. I picked 13 novels and waited for the moment I could come to my hometown and devour them page-by-page. My mother purchased infinite Bengali cotton saris at New market. Labels: Chronicles of my life. In a hurry, unable ...
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Life Takes: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Inferno it was, dark and desolate. Far removed, in the deserted underground. Faceless strangers were my friends. And were the only ones I relied upon. Buried in the hell, stifled I became. Crawled towards the glimmer of light. A speck of hope at the very far end of the tunnel. But couldn't see its direction, blinded that I was,. That eventually into the real world could liberate. From the shackles and boundaries of underground hell. Pleaded the passer-bys for guiding me to light.
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Life Takes: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. My new pets - Pigeons. We were in Ghaziabad, U.P , back then when I was a 5 yr old. I remember nothing about our stay there except that there used to be many pigeons flying in the balcony and I used to get scared of them. I also remember eagles chasing and feeding on the just born pigeons. During one harsh summer, a pigeon laid eggs inside our water cooler. Maybe it wanted a cool and comfortable home safe from the eagles, to incubate its hatchlings. Mom wouldn't allo. Squabs(ba...
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Life Takes: October 2010
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Friday, October 15, 2010. I miss the jokes we cracked and laughed staying up all throughout the night, wishing the day would never come. I miss the endless marathon conversations we had in phone. I miss listening to you strumming the guitar for me and singing love songs. I know you would intentionally lose in the game of basketball when we played together, even if you were on the winning side, just to see me happy. Did I tell you that I knew you substituted the dead goldfish in my aquarium with new ones?
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Life Takes: November 2010
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Thursday, November 18, 2010. If You Only Knew. She wanted to go home to celebrate her birthday with family. I was adamant that she should celebrate it in the hostel with her friends. With her best friend. Me. I was confused thinking about the right gift for her from many days. She was my good friend and how could I ever repay her and let her know how special she was to me. Birthdays are the perfect time to express love and friendship and let one know how important that one is. Plaster of Paris show piece?
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