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Monday, October 30, 2006

But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
-William Shakespeare

Sunday, October 29, 2006

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wild world

Yeah, sometimes I do feel like a little superhero girl of Corrinne May’s song. It is a nice ballad.
Anyway, today was just another day at in school. Okay, not just another day but that’s what I felt. We had one dish party and I, along with two other computer teachers, hadn't brought a single dish (how typical of us? :D). Thanks to S who acted as a sole representative of computer department and made ‘choley’. Besides, I was struck with the fact that I might lose eight days pay for not showing up on Friday. O Lord!

Yesterday, I had felt so giddy that I wasn’t able to sit. I was worried and wondered how I would be able to go to school tomorrow. A foolish thought occurred that I was going to die. That worried me more and I was like O’ God! I hadn’t been able to wear the new dresses that hang in the wardrobe.
It was lightening followed by light drizzling an hour ago. Cold breeze carried droplings of rain, which I sensed while walking at terrace. Knowing my potential of catching flu at a speed of light, I decided to go downstairs. My solitary walks at terrace are becoming customary. I don’t know why.

Everybody wants a piece of me
And I just don't know where to run
I've got work piled up to my head
All I want to do is jump into bed
And wash away my troubles with lemonade

Friday, October 27, 2006

Today’s word: Prayer

Some folks try astrology
Some turn to crystal balls
To find an answer,
To get through it all
I just fall on my knees and I try to pray
In the silence I can hear Him say

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Autumn

Today confirmed my doubts about autumn. The morning was greeted by dry and a bit cold breeze carrying withered leaves with fresh colour of autumn tints and my hands called for a need of moisturizer.
I just finished reading Thomas Hardy’s fiction “Jude the Obscure”. Hardy has always been my favourite classical writer. He writes the most awesome fiction highlighting complexities of human psyche. He also dares to pen on the two most controversial topics: religion and morality. LOL!

Eid Mubarak

The argentine crescent hangs in the dark sky marking the end of Ramadan and beginning of festival of Eid ul –Fitr. Wish you all a happy and blessed Eid.

My first Eid without my uncle whose death has left a perpetual void in our lives. Whoever says that time alleviates the sorrow is wrong. Only it increases with time and the lacuna created by them in your heart keeps widening. You can’t turn back the time and undo what has been done except to move on with this sheer fact that keeps consuming your soul.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Flu magnet

Having accustomed to the fact that my body is a magnet for all kinds of flu viruses, I have decided to come out of bed now. The muscular aches have alleviated a bit making me feel quite better.

Spent two hours online surfing aimlessly. I tried to read some poems of Nizar Qabbani but couldn’t carry on so have saved them for later reading. I browsed some of the greeting cards website and for no rational reasons, looked around few get well soon cards. I think I need such cards…. plenty of them! Also, I found a couple of interesting websites for my students, which I’ll tell them to check in my next class.

I am reading a book titled Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, which, under favourable circumstances, will be finished by tomorrow.

Monday, October 23, 2006

I just finished listening to Payal by JaL.

The song left me reminiscing about my life two years ago. It’s been long but still I think I haven’t gotten over what happened. Just listening to some song took me back to the time when your presence used to linger around me. For a moment I thought you were around but then it was just a thought.

I always admire JaL’s song because there is a pleasing harmony between notes and poetry. When you listen to their song, the words automatically form chords with your feelings. Farhan’s vocals seem to have matured quite a lot.

Dil k taron ko cher kar
Tum kahan chal dye

Sigh.

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Who is the slimmest of all?

My sister was looking for an inch tape today. Everyone was wondering what she wants to do with it until I appeased their curiosity by giving the correct answer that she wants to measure her waist. T thinks that she is growing fat. With weighing just 42 kg. at the age of 17, how could one think of growing fat? I wonder when would it be the time for me to worry about waist?

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Back with a bang!

Yeah, finally I got a week off. Can’t describe in words that how happy I am. No more troubles of waking in the crack of dawn and wishing with sleep-burned eyes that if only, only, staying home and sleeping could be a full-time job.

More than that, I am happy to get time to rekindle my passion for writing. This time my source of inspiration is children. No doubt, they reflect nature in its purest form. I had never thought that teaching would be so creative and would influence my course of thinking. It’s like writing on their blank little minds with words that will stay there for very long or may be forever. It’s so wonderful to watch their eyes sparkle with surprise and wonder when they hear about something new. O’ really teacher? A kind of response I usually get when I tell them something they haven’t heard before. Everyday is a new day with them. They can amaze you with their responses and can frustrate you with their questions (stupid questions to be honest :D). I love my studnets, all of them!