A LETTER TO MY DAD

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I saw the video a couple of times; here a father, reflecting on the question, if he really is a great Dad while putting up his responsibilities towards his son. I loved this video and got an idea. I thought,‘I will write a letter to my Dad on his B’day.’

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 Dear Dad,

Many many happy returns of the day, hope GOD showers you HIS blessings for health, happiness and success. With a smile I woke up this morning and rushed towards your bedroom to wish you. You smiled and accepted my present. I know you always liked my paintings, so I made a painting for you.

I wonder, do you ever wish to know what kind of father you are in my life? I simply say ‘Dad, you are the coolest.’ You have wiped my running nose, massaged me with oil and mopped my pop. I have heard so many stories from my childhood like I always peed on you at night. I loved to pull your hair and  you shouted with agony.

I also heard from granny that first I learned to call ‘papa’ instead of ‘mama’. We always shared a special relationship, You have guided me, disciplined me, loved me, protected me, supported me, taught me and helped me in taking the right decision. You have stood by my side in my every decision. Till now you never spoke rudely with me.

Dad, you remember before five years, we were going somewhere on your bike. Your bike slipped in the sand and we both fell on the ground. I had a small crash, but blood dripping from your leg and you were asking about my well-about. You ran to hold an auto with your broken leg and helped me to get into that auto. From that day you became my superhero, my life savior. 

When I was in school, I loved to walk holding your hand. Do you remember when I told you about my first crush, you burst out laughing at me. When I didn’t crack my IIT entrance exam, you were the one who told me to let it go. You understood me, when I told you about my dreams. You supported me, when I wish to become a writer. You have taken care of me, when I needed you the most.

When I secretly participated in the inter dance competition, you had forgiven me for not telling you the truth about my participation. From that moment my respect for you had increased and love for you deepen. 

 I saw pride in your eyes, when I received the all rounder and the best guide award in my school. I get complements like ‘I look a lot like you.’, ‘ I’m  like my dad; caring, loving and intelligent.’ 

You are the one person for me; on whom I can lean on when I will feel tired, with whom I can hold hands  when I will feel lost and with whom I can share my thoughts when I feel low.

Let me tell you a secrete dad, your cooking is far better than mama’s. Happy birthday once again.

Yours lovely daughter,

Arpita...

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MY FIRST BLOGGER AWARD

I received The Versatile Award from Shweta on 6th February. It’s my first award for blogging.
She said-: I have nominated you for the Versatile award, you can view your nomination here http://www.sunshineandzephyr.com/2015/02/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/

 A vivid memory reminds me that I was seeing the top posts on Indiblogger, there I found Shweta’s blog. She blogs at Sunshine and Zephyr by Shweta, pay a visit to her blog. She blogs about fiction, poems, travels and some ghazals by her own voice.

The rules for this award
- Display the award on your blog
- Thank the person who nominated you
- Share 7 facts about yourself
- Nominate 15 blogs
- Link your nominee’s blog and let them know

I will proudly display this award on my site. I sincerely thank Shweta Dave for considering me for this award. Such awards encourage me to write more and try new things.

Well, 7 facts are too less for me:

• I’m currently in my final semester of 4th year B.Tech.
• I love to dance, paint, blog, read and write. 
• I started my journey blogging on 31st Jan 2014 inspired from Pratikshya.
• I consider music as my soul mate.
• I love to drink coffee, where I got the inspiration for fictions.
• I’m a shopalcoholic and love to spend at least one hour on websites everyday.
• I have ten dearest friends (including my little sis), whom I cherish the most. 

I'm nominating 15 bloggers, who are regular and  deserve to receive this award.

While thinking of nominations, on the top of my mind is Anita S, She blogs at The Explorer of Miracles.
Vinitha, She manages two blogs Void Thoughts and Reflections.  

Cifar shayar, @ The Other Side.

Shashank Tiwari, @Embark with my thoughts.

Pratikshya, @Magic moments.

Nimi Arora, @ Quest for more...

Amrit Sinha, @Live your life

Vidya Subramanian, @Words from my Heart and Head.

Gaurab, @Processing Creativity.

Paresh Kale, @ The Top Post.

Nagini, @ A Homemaker's Utopia..

Saima Wasti, @Inception..!

Seema Chuahan, @ Travel Online (Well, her blog doesn't have a proper name).

Kathie K, @ a see change.

and last but not the least

Tapasi Palo, @Unravelling the path to eternity

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CANVAS OF DREAMS: book review

Pages: 113
Format: eBook
Published on 12th June 2013
Genre: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 1927826047

Blurb:

Riya seems to have lost everything—the man she loves to another woman, her husband to death and her soul to fear.

An unexpected meeting with her first love, Ryan, stirs up long repressed feelings but also allows her to move out of the long shadow of the past. Unburdened, she feels free to pursue her dream of opening an art gallery and the handsome and intriguing artist Rehaan. But memories of her marriage refuse to fade away and then suddenly, Ryan shows up in her life again. Now, Riya must find the courage to reconcile her past and present.

For Riya, life is a canvas of dreams. Can she distinguish between reality and fantasy? 

My Review:

Some books have the tendency to take you to their fictional world, you can picture the happenings, compare with the reality and in the end that books leave an imprint in our mind. I cherish those books the most and Canvas of dreams is one of them. Different tints of dreams is emphasized in this book; some are nightmares, some are the protagonist’s confusion that she is seeing in her dreams and some past trauma that keep tormenting her.

You can find Riya within you; she has tasted the essence of love, betrayal, abuse and nightmares in her life. She lost her love to another woman and her husband to death. The author portrays the character of Riya marvelously, I felt connected with her.

Ryan, the male protagonist is a confusing character as per Riya’s point of view. Ryan is sensitive, handsome, caring and a perfect dream boy.

I love the characters, plot and scenario of the story. This is a brisk read and you can finish it in one go. The author has poured the perfect balance of emotions and thus the story moves smoothly. Through the story you will wonder, ‘whom will Riya choose in the end?’

I also love the character of Shweta, Riya’s best friend. She always talks about reality; sometimes realities are bitter and sometimes it teach you a new lesion. Shweta’s advise is full of wisdom and she enlightens Riya through the mirror of reality.

The only con I found is the story length. I wanted to read more, but it ended too soon. I will give four out of five stars to this novella for the story strength, characters and Jaya’s writing. I will recommend it to all those, who love to read fiction and romances.  

About Author:

Jaya Siva Murty is a business writer and social media manager from Visakhapatnam, India.Fascinated with the written word since the age of ten, she would fly away herpoems and short stories in a secret diary, till saome were finally published by ‘Times of India’ and ‘Savvy’. She has written for the Economics Times and now provides India relevant stories for a Hong Kong based magazine. ‘Canvas of Dreams’ is her debut foray into novella writing.

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MY DIARY (#10)

Dear Blog,
Today’s lecture was boring and I was in a mood for sleep. But a sudden picture evoked my mind; I opened the last page of my copy and started capturing my imagination in it. I lost in my drawing and couldn’t realized when the class get over...

Well, It looks like a Mehendi Design

See you again,

Appy

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MY STUPID LOVE CONFESSIONS

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I met him during my school days. He was the most charming boy in my class, whereas I was the below average looking girl; with my big glass, braces on my teeth. At the first meeting I felt drawn towards him, I never realized when the mere infatuation turned into intense feeling. I always stalked him on Facebook, never missed a single chance to give comment on his status and photos.

Once I wrote a letter to him confessing my love for him, but I didn’t mention my name in that letter. The letter circled the whole class, but couldn’t reach at him that day. The next day when he read that letter, I was desperately waiting for his reactions. After reading it, he laughed a little and announced, “So many grammatical errors! ‘Dwelling’ and ‘envious’ spellings are also wrong.” Everybody joined with his laugh. I felt broken, he could’ve seen my feelings instead of grammatical mistakes.

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I didn’t lose my hope. I drew my inspiration from that and started to study hard just to gain his attention. My grades improved as well as my friend circles. But still I failed to attract his attention. On a valentine’s day I send him a rose and a note saying ‘I Love You’. I kept that rose in his desk, but he gave that rose to another girl throwing the note in the garbage. The moment hurt the most as all that happened in front of me. I realized that the girl was pretty.

And I got another inspiration. I decided for a makeover; I removed my braces and glass. I was wearing glasses because I thought it would make me look studious. I got a new hair cut. For the first time I thought I was looking pretty.

The next day I got many complements about my new looks and boys started to notice me. I saw him walking towards me in the garden area. I thought finally my D-day had arrived. But he walked past me not even glancing at me. I turned to see him talking with the music club members.

There I decided to join a club and participate in some activities. That was my third inspiration, I joined the dance club. Dance and art are the two things I’m good at. I practiced a lot and won several competitions, I was even chosen as the president of the dance club. But I was yet to receive any attention from him.

I made a slid show telling why I love him, and played it secretly in our assembly room.  The whole class, including teacher witnessed my first bold attempt. The teacher even searched for the main culprit, but failed to find it and thus suspended the whole class for two days.

  

The days passed by and on the last day of my twelfth board exam I decided to face him. But due to lack of my confidence I couldn’t, that night I messaged him on Facebook saying ‘I Love you’ and revealed every truth about my series of attempted confessions. The next thing I know he blocked me from his account. That was the last time I saw him and the first and last time I talked with him through messages.

During my school days I have seen many ups and downs; I have swallowed many rejections from him and always found my inspirations from that rejection. I gained my confidence because of him; He remained as a vivid memory in my life. I came to know some great things like ‘not every story has a happy ending.’ And ‘rejections can be taken positively.’

I’m still a blocked member in his Facebook account, but my followers have increased. He was the first one who pointed my lack of writing, now I’m writing for him in this post. Neither I thought my enthusiastic attempts for confessions were waste nor I expected something from him. I know that I recognized my shy, bold and daring personalities because of him.

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SOUL MATES

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RAMAYANA- The Game of Life: Shattered Dreams (Book Review)

Format: Paperback
Pages: 387
Price: 350 [INR]
ISBN: 9788184955316
Jaico Publishing House
Published on 4th February 2015

Blurb-:

Shattered Dreams is the sequel to the national bestseller, Rise of the Sun Prince, in the new spiritual and motivational series Ramayana - The Game of Life.

Twelve joyful years have passed in Ayodhya since the wedding of Rama and Sita at the end of Book 1.

Now, in Shattered Dreams, Shubha Vilas narrates the riveting drama of Rama’s exile. Through tales of Rama’s unwavering and enigmatic persona, the book teaches us how to handle reversals positively; through Bharata’s actions, it teaches us to handle temptation; and through Sita’s courage, to explore beyond our comfort zone. This complicated family drama provides deep insights on how human relationships work and how they fail.

With Valmiki’s Ramayana as its guiding light, Shattered Dreams deftly entwines poetic beauty from the Kamba Ramayana and Ramacharitramanas, as well as folk philosophy from, the Loka Pramana tales, to demonstrate how the ancient epic holds immediate relevance to modern life. Experience the ancient saga of the Ramayana like never before.

My Review-:

Ramayana- The Game of Life is a chronological series inspired from epic and myths, “Shattered Dreams” is the sequel of “Rise of the sun prince” by Shubha Vilas. I have heard the story of Ramayana several times during my childhood days. I also read it in my school, but what differentiates this book is the author’s detailing about the epic saga. The author has organized the complete book into nine chapters. Each chapter is divided into sub chapters, and each page provides us wisdom. 

I didn’t read the first book of this ‘The Game of Life’ chronicles, but didn’t find any difficulty in understanding. The foremost advantage of this epic series is you can also directly read the second part without any understanding interruption. 

The pensive king Dasaratha decided to step out of his throne and to make Rama the next ruler of Ayodhya. Every important person of the court agreed with Dasaratha and Rama’s coronation process began. There was jubilation in the city with the news, the evil Manthara plotted her plan to dismiss Rama and appoint Bharata as the new ruler of Ikshvaku line. She poured poison in the mind of Kaikeyi against Rama and advised her to take advantage of the boons, which she blessed from Dasaratha. Kaikeyi followed Manthara’s advice blindly. Helpless Dasaratha send Rama to exile and Rama accepted it. 

This book explores the spiritual and motivational thoughts on life, truth and every aspect of life. This book not only enlightens us about the epic story, but also the different aspect of life through its spiritual quotes. The footnotes and various explanations are enhancing the glory of this book. I love most of the quotes, but here some are on my top lists:

‘The king wasn’t a lawmaker; instead he was a law-keeper. The king expressed ideas, all citizens lay down their opinions, and the churning of ideas and opinions resulted in a collective decision.’

‘Expressions of freedom are within the continuously monitored boundaries of law. As long as the expressions are confined to the boundaries, the boundaries seem virtual to the naive.’

‘Being happy for no reason is a sign of naivety. Being happy for others prosperity is a sign of maturity. Being happy for others misery is a sign of malignity.’

The book also explores the beautiful relationship of Rama and Sita. The true meaning of marriage is where the husband and wife desire the same thing; their love is equated through understanding. Wife stands by husband in his right decisions and vice verse. 

I rarely find any cons in this book. Simply I love this book and it’s each chapter. I’ll recommend it to all for its enchanting writing style and spiritual thoughts. I will rate it five out of five.

About the author-:

Shubha Vilas, a spiritual seeker and a motivational speaker, holds a degree in engineering and law. His leadership seminars are popular with top-level management in corporate houses. He addresses their crucial needs through thought-provoking seminars on themes such as ‘Secrets of Lasting Relationships’, ‘Soul Curry to Stop Worry’ and ‘Work-Life Balance’ to name a few.

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QUIKR NXT : No fikar, Chat quikr

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A few months ago I shifted to a new apartment. There I found some of my furniture didn’t match with the color and interior of my flat. I told this problem to my friend and she introduced me to Quikr. That was my first meet with Quikr. That time my relocation was successful thanks to Quikr.

First, I will introduce you to Quikr:

Do you have a product you wish to sell? Would you like to buy something that would be useful to you or the product can fulfill your requirement from a person who currently owns it? With Quikr you can do it all in a better and smoother manner.

Quikr is a platform, where the buyer and the seller can converse with each other. You can receive quick responses from your search and it can fulfill your requirements within less time. Simply I can say for today’s world Quikr is an essential platform.

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Quirk has introduced an amazing feature Quikr Nxt, it provides users to chat with the seller and buyer. Without a phone call we can proceed with transactions. I would definitely prefer chat over my phone call. My reasons are:

Privacy

We all need some personal space and being a girl I too want some personal space for me without unwanted disturbances. During the transaction process we need to exchange our number for further processing. There is always a risk while sharing our numbers. In Quikr Nxt you don’t have to show your number, you can final the product and transaction can be done without a phone call. Isn't it cool? You can also hide your email id in their site, so that thousands of unwanted emails can be avoided.

Chat history

I can check the history to keep the track of the information I have been giving. If you are talking to lots of buyers, then chat history will help you to remember all of them and you don’t need to memorize what price you have quoted to each person.  While chatting with the buyer, you will have a written record of the product’s discussion, so future doubts from both parties can be clarified. Another thing you don’t have to keep notes of all the transactions.

Time saving

Now a days’ time management is a vital role in everyone’s life. I think chatting will save more time than a phone call, as conversations are precise and to the point through chatting. Chatting is an easy approach and one can chat with a relax mind, it also requires less attention than the phone call. So by using chatting one can implement that time in other tasks.

Apart from the above three advances, you can send the image or video of the product from different angles as per the buyer’s request. Chatting required less concentration, so you can reply when you will be free from your work.

  

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MY DIARY (#9)

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Dear Blog,

There comes some time in life where, despite all that you do, your wish remained like that, demanding some time, money and less responsibilities  for fulfillment. You want to hold onto your belief that your wishes will get fulfilled someday. The same happened with me also, I’m longing for my wishes.

Those wishes I have kept for future. I heard that life gives us chances to fulfill our wishes, we have to grab the chance. I also heard that life always offers you second chances, called tomorrow.

I have created my own wish list, now that the list must be reached in thousand numbers. I interpret wish as the things you desire to achieve. I’m going to reveal my Top three wishes.

  

My first wish is to travel different places out of my state with my parents and a camera. I want to explore the outer world, learn their cultures and festivals. The most important thing is I want to spend some time with my family, clicking and enjoying the mesmerizing scenery. I have a weak point for hill station area, So Manali is in my top list. I want to start my journey from Manali.

My second wish is buying novels and making a library in my house. I love to read novels and always buy it from my savings. I gather my pocket money every month for purchasing purposes. First, I want collect hundred books and I will make my library.

My third wish is to write my debut novel. I need lots of time from my hectic schedule to fulfill this wish. I’m currently in the final year of engineering and five to six months after I have to join my company (which I got through my placement). So I deserve some space and time to initiate the journey towards my grant wish.   

  

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I don’t want to be one of them, who died with unfulfilled wishes. And if I will be lucky enough to get a second chance, I won’t waste it. I want to live in present because who knows about the future? It may or mayn't lead me towards my wish list.  

 

Till then,

See you

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CELEBRATING LOVE

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Love is an intense feeling. Everybody must have tasted the essence of first love or at least first crush. I met him the previous year in a cafe. He came with his friend and I came with mine. As our corresponding friends were a couple, they introduced us. At first I thought he was completely different from me, but eventually I found that we have a lot of similarities.

As days passed by our friendship turned into something more, our feelings got intense. We both aware that the feeling we share for each other is beyond friendship. And finally the golden day came into my life, when he proposed me. I’m quite shy and socially ill-equipped person where as he is charming, outspoken and extrovert person. He proposed me every now and then. But never once I engulfed my courage to propose him.

This time I’m thinking to celebrate the valentine day by surprising him, by proposing him. My attire for that day is ready; it’s his favorite color gray and black. We both love long drive, cafe mocha, restaurant and talking. So I’m thinking first we’ll go to a cafe; while enjoying our cafe mocha we’ll talk. I know it sounds little silly, but we talked about various things and with our each talk we explore more about each other.

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We’ll go on a long drive and after reaching on our destination I’ll propose him with three promises. My first promise will be “I will be with you despite of any situation”. My second promise will be “I will always try to make you happy.” And my thirst promise will be “I will love you unconditionally for eternity. Will you love me back unreservedly? Will you hold me tight, when I will be down position? Will you stand by me, when I will need you the most? ”

I’m nervous thinking about his answer. Will he simply answer me or with a twist and turn I will receive my answer?

I’m a writer and he often insists that I should write something about him. So I have written a poem for him. And I have made a card for him, there I will write that poem.

My fragile heart has fallen for you,

It’s in madly love with you.

The fancy yet empathy emotions for you,

Have emerged then spread out within you.

Let my arm curl over you,

I’m dreaming a dream with you.

I have engrossed in thoughts of you,

And I’m lost within you.

Trust, faith all I have for you,

I believe my belief in you.

My heart is hoping for love from you,

It is breathing for you.

Hold me, stand by me and let me spread my wings over you,

For my love only just for you.

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It’s his dream that someday I will propose to him. I’m sure my proposal will make a memorable day for him. After that we will walk hand in hand for some time. We love to walk holding hands and whispering a song. He loves to sing for me.

In the evening we will go on a date to our favorite restaurant. With the end of diner our special day will also end. This is what I’m planning to make a memorable day for him. 

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SOLITUDE

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You showed me love’s different shade,

But I never understood when those fade...

I desired to walk holding your hand,

Gazing into your eyes, alone in a distant land...

I always thought you were my stars and I’m your sky,

 You can make me shine without a try...

 You made me walk away from your life,

Leaving me in distress and strife...

Now I have accepted the solitude,

With enormous hope and gratitude...

Solitude taught me being on my own,

And  whispering that I like to be alone... 

I was fleeing from myself,

But now I have admitted my own self...

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BLOOD MONARCH : Promotional Post

About the Book:
A king's duty never ends, even when his kingdom changes. Vladimir Dracula is one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in all of history. One thing is true, he is a king, and he is a vampire. He is the true king and enforcer of the vampire race. Feared by all of his own kind, he is perhaps the most lethal of the Black Dragon God's mortal born servants. At the same time, he personifies sex. None can resist his charms, save one.
Vax King is the Chosen of Hecate, the Heir of Mjolnir, and has no plans on a mate. When he's called on to enter Fae lands, he's surprised to find the legendary vampire there. Looking to aid the beautiful Fae, Anaya, and her soul mate, Galen, Vax must enter a world of sex of violence with only Vlad to accompany him. Here, there can be no denial, no hesitation. Only truth....and dominance.
A war is brewing in the Fae lands, as the fallen angels rise to lay claim to the power of their goddess, Verlaine and topple their higher brethren. Older than most, Vlad must accustom himself to having a soul mate, and use all his legendary power to stop the forces of darkness long believed to be controlled by him. A new kingdom is the prize, and none knows better than the famed Dracula that the secret to power lies in the blood.

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Meet the Characters:

Vladimir Dracula

AKA: Vlad, Vlad the Impaler, Dracula
Height: 6’10”
Weight: 315 pounds
Hair: shoulder length, brown
Origin: A human follower of Jarel, the Black Dragon god. He was caught in the crossfire of Jarel’s disagreement with a demon god and the result changed him into one of the first vampires.
More info: Contrary to popular belief, he has never sired another vampire. The entire race descends from the married couple, Vacker and Deidre. He has functioned as the final enforcer of the race since its creation. He is lethal in battle, being one of those fortunate enough to have had Jarel’s favor in mortal life first. He is also extremely sexual, with an appeal that draws others to him. He should not be confused with the prince who became known as Vlad the Impaler. He’s far older and earned the name in a far different manner.

Vax

Height: 6’4”
Weight: 220 pounds
Hair: long, red
Origin: A mortal born witch, servant to Hecate, the patron goddess of witches. He was chosen by the goddess himself to wield the legendary hammer Mjolnir to expel Lucifer from the mortal world.
More info: Vax originally had a bit of a self-confidence issue. Because he’s mortal born, he is not used to the strength and power gifted to him by the goddess. He’s a quick learner, and in fact, had a bit of conflict with Vlad in his first story. He’s the first person to resist Vlad’s charm when the vampire is really pouring it on.

Anaya

Height: 5’3”
Hair: long, red
Origin: An orphaned Fae, she comes into contact with Brandon during his mortal life and the two have a son, Theo, who eventually becomes one of the Three Fates. She is actually the daughter of the Fae queen and the very first angel, Apollyon.
More info: Anaya was captured due to her softer and trusting nature in the second book, and the reasons are complicated. Her ties to the father of her child as well as her soul mate, in addition to her parentage, made her a target. But she’s certainly come into her own and is no damsel in distress

Galen

Height: 6’6”
Weight: 258 pounds
Eyes: blue
Hair: long, black
Origin: A warrior angel created by an ancient goddess, he has only known war and duty and has not adjusted to the idea of having a soul mate.
More info: Galen has loyalty that cannot be questioned, even falling from grace to aid in the fall of Lucifer. He’s powerful and ruthless in battle, but unfamiliar with the concept of love. It’s taken him a long time to accept Anaya.

About the Author:

Drako resides in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, which you may notice is part of the setting of this series. When he isn’t writing, he’s busy editing for other authors, reviewing books, working, going to college, and spending time with his friends and two nieces. He blogs often and is very active on Facebook while trying to readjust to activity on twitter. His subject matter varies as he likes to talk about more than just his writing. You can check out his posts at his website, drakosden.weebly.com



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DARK SOUL: a book review

256 Page
ISBN: 9789384180058
Format: Paperback
Price: 150/-
Published on 10th October 2014 

Dark soul a lament within the core is the story about a boy named Tom, whose mother died screaming that her unborn child is evil. After that granny and Lucy accepted him as their family. Apart from granny and Lucy he adored his best friend kristaine.

From childhood days Tom and Kristaine were inseparable one.  With change in time Kristaine's feeling changed for Tom.  At first she thought the feelings were mutual, but the truth was bitter and hard to accept. She got rejected before expressing her love.

Tom already had a loved one, which broke Kristaine apart. Suddenly Tom’s first love went missing and he held himself responsible for this mishap.

Tom’s curiosity led him, Kristaine and Mecanz into a mysterious world, where they learned about various creatures and some nasty secrets about Tom.

Will they able to return to their home? Will Tom able to find his way out of his own secret?

Dark soul is Mitali Priyadarsini’s debut novel of fantasy genre. She portrayed her characters well, I feel more allied to Kristaine. The 256 page novel is a quick read for a Sunday afternoon. The story moves briskly with every chapter revealing some secrets.

The friendship of Tom and Kristaine was adorable. The author has penned the emotion of Kristaine marvelously. The novel promises a second series to complete its story.

This novel has pros as well as cons. I quite like the first part of the novel, but the second part didn’t meet my expectation level. I also felt the story got somehow disconnected from the main theme, so I lost a little interest in the ending part.

I hope Mitali will do her best in her second book and she will reshape her story again. I will give 3 out of 5 stars for her writing, the emotions she has poured through Kristaine.

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About the author

Mitali Priyadarsini is a final year IT, Engineering student. She has a knack for writing articles, poems and sketching. Her initial days of novel reading have inspired her to write and shape up the book. She can be contacted at priyadarshini.mitali@gmail.com.

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HE LIED TO ME

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I thought I saw him standing there...

With a hand full of roses

Looking in a direction as if waiting for someone

A thousand of thoughts erupted in my mind

I dialled his number seeking where he is

I stunned to hear his answer

I knew that he lied to me

He was smiling, thinking that I wasn’t aware of his lie

But my tears weren’t stopping

I left that place hurriedly

With a vivid memory of us spending time together

I thought my parents were right about him

That he isn’t worthy for me

That evening he came to me holding the same roses

With a smiling face, he handed over that to me

At first I was confused by his behavior

So I revealed everything

Saying that he was the reason for my mishap

He laughed at first hearing my revelation

Then he consoled me saying that it was a surprise

For our marriage anniversary

He said he was waiting for the rings arrival

I was amazed thinking about my previous thoughts

He embraced me whispering in my ear that

I was the only love of his life

He slid the ring on my finger

With a symbol of promise

To never be apart from each other

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GO SLEEK!!!

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Engineering students consider their laptop or desktop as the precious property in the world and they care more for it than their text books. I’m also no different than them; I perform all my tasks in desktop; whether that is my assignment or blogging or watching movies or listening music or editing photos or surfing net.  

Recently when I was visiting the site of Amazon a brand new ASUS All In One PC ET2040 caught my attention. At first I was mesmerized with its trendy look and then after reading its features and I had added it to my wish list. I had decided that it is the perfect choice for my lifestyle.

The features which influenced my choices are-:

Backup power prevents data loss

Before one month I was doing my assignment, when suddenly power cut happened and as my desktop had lost its battery. My whole data was gone as I didn’t save that. I had to re-write that and I even couldn’t complete my sleep and the next day I was dozing off in my class. That day I had decided to kick out my desktop and bring a new one.

I learnt that Asus All In One PC ET2040 did not rely completely on main power to work. ET2040 can keep on working up to one hour, if the power is lost. So you have plenty of time to save your data.

 Sometimes desktop breaks down due to sudden power off, that can be avoidable by ET2040.

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Innovative Gesture Control

It’s my favorite part. You can control your multimedia players or browsing the internet from up to 5 meters away from your computer. If you are a Wi-Fi user then this is the best desktop. You can play songs or videos, adjust player settings, or zoom and rotate photos, all these things can be done from a distance, without even touching a screen, keyboard or mouse. Isn't it cool and innovative? I have never seen such operation in any other desktop.

Incredibly Fast and Responsive

I have seen sometime my desktop gets hanged during switching between multiple apps running at same time and due to that problem I have to restart my desktop. Sometimes I lost my data due to this problem. But ET2040 has the ability to avoid such problem.

ET2040 has the latest Intel processors and super-fast graphics for which multitasking will be seamless and effortless. It is very responsive, so that you have to spend less time waiting. The smooth graphics also make HD video playback smooth and stutter-free.

Large Screen

We all love to watch a movie or video on a larger screen with smooth picture quality. ET2040 has 19.5’ large HD display with 1366x768 LED-backlit.

It has 2GB RAM and 500GB SATA Hard Drive, which will be helpful to store thousands of movies and videos and much more applications.

Everyone wants to be updated with new technology; ET2040 comes with latest Windows 8.1 BING 64bit.

Every Indian wants an ideal buy that is the product having least cost along with various features. That’s why I make it on my wish list and as per my lifestyle this desktop must will play a vital role.

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MY DIARY (#8)

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Dear Diary,

I have been waiting for 344 days for valentine day’s arrival. I met him for the first time in the previous valentine day at a cafe. We both were giving company to our respective friends. He smiled and waved at me. My friend introduced me to him.

While our friends were celebrating valentine day together, we talked for a while with cafe mocha and the enchanting weather. We talked about our likes, dislikes and point of views.  We bade our goodbyes to each other and exchanged our numbers.

As time passed by we developed feelings for each other and we are also aware of each other’s feeling. But an official proposal is still needed. I think whether he will propose me or I will propose him; both things are same.

I have taken a step forward and decided that I will propose him instead. My friends have given me several ideas also.  But I have listed out the plan already.

On the valentine day I will call him to that cafe, where we had met each other for the first time. My gray tops and black jeans with a black jacket are ready to make me shine like a star. His favorite color is gray and once he told me that he likes to see me in jeans.

I have prepared seven red roses; I have heard that red roses are the icon of romance. First, we will enjoy our cafe mocha; our favorite drink and chocolate brownie. I made a card myself with lots of love, roses and a promise symbol; once he told me that my drawing is good and creativity poured into it.

Before the drink and food I will give him one rose and after our drink, I will give him another one rose along with my card. Then we will move forward to a long drive in his bike; I love long drives and he also likes to make me happy. After we reach our destination I will give him another red rose; the destination will be chosen by him. 

There I will say some of my promises. I judge promises are the foremost part of love. I will make three promises with my three roses. First promise will be, “I will be with you despite of any situation.”  My second promise will be, “I will never break up with you from my side and if you dare to think about that I will kill you!!!” My third promise will be, "I will love you unconditionally for eternity; when you will grow old, your hair will turn white and you have no teeth left in your mouth I will still love you. Now will you love me back unreservedly?”

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I don’t know what he will say after hearing this; a simple yes or a special yes. After that I will sing my own poem and invite him to dance with me. We will dance, embracing each other in a quieter place.

I know this boy, who considers me as his sunshine...

He can do everything to make me shine...

Looking deep into his eyes...

I have crafted several ties...

Let me go yet hold me tight...

Together we will hold the fight...

My heart has lost in bliss...

Please grant my only wish...

Never let me go... Oh dear...

Well I have painted a wall saying I love him. I will show it to him that day and we will walk for some time, intertwining our hands and eating our ice creams. Oh and I forgot about my last rose that I will give him on our departure time. This is how I will make my proposal picture perfect. 

Till then,                                                                                                                                     see you again

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