Chrysalis

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 6/17/2013 4:37:00 AM

'Wrapped up tight in my blanket warm,Comfortable and snug, pondering I lay;A wish blossomed that I were in a cocoon of peace;Impermeable, impenetrable!Safe from evil,Away from harm,Devoid of worries,Free from fears,No attachments and no strings attached;Nothing to decide, nothing to face;Only bliss, eternal and serene.With the flicker of a candle my eyes opened wideRealization dawned, slowly yet surely.I am but still a caterpillar.Leaves aplenty!Aplenty to chewBefore I freeze!Image S(...)'

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Aajana Dil Hai Deewana - Memories

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 6/5/2013 3:17:00 PM

'After around ten minutes of staring at a blank page and still not getting any ideas for a new post, I decided to do some no-particular-reason- web- browsing.'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' reviews, posters caught my attention and brought back some memories.Well, nothing to do with the film or with Ranbir or Deepika for that matter. Just the title. Rather, just one word in the title 'Deewani'.It happened when I was around nine years old. My maternal grandfather had expired and all my mothe(...)'

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The Trojan Horse And The Great Loss

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 5/26/2013 3:17:00 AM

'Theatrical Release PosterMost of you would be familiar with the Greek story about the Trojan horse and I am sure quite a few of you would have seen the movie 'Troy' starring Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana. As part of Indifiction Workshop, the challenge this time, was to "Write the story of the Trojan War with a narrative that creates a comic mood" covering more than 80% of the events in less than 3000 words.The story below is my attempt at the same. One of the toughest genre(...)'

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A dialogue that was touching

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 5/19/2013 8:51:00 AM

'Recently I saw the movie 'Dolphin Tale' on TV. Its the moving tale of a little boy who develops a bond with an injured dolphin. There is a question about the latter's survival as doctors have had to amputate its tail after an accident. The boy along with a few others attempts to save his friend by fixing a prosthetic tail. Its a poignant tale. One specific scene stuck to my mind.There is one character in the movie , a champion swimmer Kyle who loses his leg in a military explos(...)'

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The Wind, The Chimes and The Beast

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 4/15/2013 2:11:00 AM

'Indifiction Workshop is a story writing workshop for bloggers interested in fiction. This was initiated by 'The Fool' who blogs at http://luciferhouseinc.blogspot.in and C.Suresh who blogs at  http://jambudweepam.blogspot.inThe 6th edition of this exercise revolved around retelling of the fairy tale 'Beauty and the Beast' in a contemporary setting.  The winners of the previous edition Medha Kapoor, Prasanna Rao and Janaki Nagaraj have come up with the plot for this(...)'

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The Woman on platform 10

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 4/7/2013 3:12:00 PM

'This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 38; the thirty-eighth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is "The Woman on Platform Number 10" The sun had just risen from its overnight slumber and was sneaking his rays everywhere with a rejuvenated vigor.  "Hot News!East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh" a newspaper boy screamed at the hu(...)'

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Soul Stirred

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 4/5/2013 2:55:00 AM

'Yesterday evening I decided to take up a chore I had been procrastinating for quite some time. Its an apparently easy one but does require a lot of ones energy. Ironing clothes! Despite possessing a good quality steam iron from Philips and a really convenient ironing board its still hardwork.I fondly remembered the man in a lungi and a colored vest standing in the corner of every street back home in Chennai with his hand-pulled cart and iron box filled with hot coal rendering his se(...)'

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Para Sailing Experience and Langkawi - CableCar/Sky Bridge

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 3/31/2013 3:03:00 PM

'When I visited Penang way back in 2007 my three month old pregnancy accompanied me. Para sailing was totally out of question. During our Langkawi trip, when I came across the same in Pantai Cenang beach it was kind of irresistible. There are things in life which you should try whenever an opportunity presents itself. After all , no clock - historical, biological or plainly logical is going backwards right?Para SailingIt costed us RM100 per person. There were more expensive(...)'

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Langkawi - Resort and Mangrove Tour

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 3/27/2013 12:15:00 PM

'When we were residing at Kuala Lumpur, we never got a chance to explore Langkawi.Now my in laws have come here and we wanted to go on a family vacation. After some brain storming we finalized Langkawi and Penang.IN SE Asia, Indians get VISA on Arrival in Thailand and Indonesia. But for Malaysia you need to get a social visit pass before arriving, Processing typically takes a week.Langkawi is a group of nearly 99 islands and is well connected by flights(quite a few low cost carriers)(...)'

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Curd Rice Lessons !

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 3/22/2013 8:29:00 AM

'We are a vegetarian family and hence during every vacation, finding food becomes an activity that involves a slight amount of additional effort.Within India of course its not a problem, but outside its sometimes a huge challenge. One thing we need to remember is, that just because a dish is listed under vegetables on the menu card, it does not necessarily have to be vegetarian. It only indicates that the main ingredient is not chicken or beef. It could have any prawn or shrimp (...)'

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Problems - Challenges

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 3/16/2013 9:16:00 AM

'Update after my previous post on license hunt - I received my license by post last week :) (Alls well that ends well)Just back from a nice trip to Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia, shall blog about it in later posts.For now just want to share something I came across in a Child Enrichment center notice board. They were providing assurance to train the kids to "face problems as challenges"The phrase triggered my interest. As we often hear 'Who does not have problems?' But do we all fac(...)'

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My Lady Luck of License

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 2/21/2013 1:02:00 PM

'There are things in life which you think are a piece of cake (pieces of cake to be grammatically precise) but eventually they turn out to be what I call still in the butter-flour-batter stage! There is a long way to go that  is hidden from your pathetic mortal eyes!In Singapore if you have an Indian Licence you can get it converted to a Singaporean one, once you clear the basic theory test.Piece of Cake isn't it? With that thought, I set off on my mission to obtain a (...)'

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Indifiction Workshop Edition Exercise 4 - She did not fail to notice

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 1/26/2013 9:32:00 AM

'Indifiction Workshop is a story writing workshop for bloggers interested in fiction. This was initiated by 'The Fool' who blogs at http://luciferhouseinc.blogspot.in and C.Suresh who blogs at  http://jambudweepam.blogspot.inDetailed plot will be given. Everyone has to tell the story using their own narrative style. Different narrative styles will be evaluated by fellow participants and judges. The plot for the first exercise as part of the same was authored by Rajr(...)'

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Down the Drain!

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 1/16/2013 8:51:00 AM

'I dont know about the rest of the world but I do have some Mr.Bean days when I end up doing really really stupid things.I dont think I have that much brains like a rocket scientist but my absent-mindedness must be on par with the worst of their kind with respect to that.Well, yesterday I was just about to empty the dustbin in the bath room. I would tie the garbage bag and dump it down a refuse chute(a common one for the entire floor).It would slide down a concealed inaccessible path(...)'

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And the world was silent again

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 1/6/2013 9:18:00 AM

'This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 35; the thirty-fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The theme for the month is "...and the world was silent again" "No, Shekar, No!"  Her tremorous voice jolts me out of my slumber.It is pitch dark and very silent.For a moment, a series of images flashing her smiling face accompanied by the gurgle of her (...)'

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New Year Check List

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 1/1/2013 3:17:00 PM

'Well, like every other year that I am destined to be a part of, 2012 also drew to a close.Come New Years Day and every one is talking about New Year Resolutions...ranging from simple things like being punctual to slightly tougher ones like losing weight and really complex ones like career shifts...Of course there is one category that does not believe in them or rather simply do not have any.I should mention about the self-declared enlightened souls for whom New Years Day is just ano(...)'

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Back from Vacation

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 12/23/2012 11:41:00 AM

'Just back after a month long vacation at Chennai...Did not expect to be away from my blog but was so super dooper busy that leave alone the blog, I could go nowhere near the internet itself...It began with my cousin;s wedding and what followed was a fun filled but really hectic schedule....And to my dismay, the internet connection and the computer at home there decided to give trouble and that explains my total disappearance for the past four weeks....I got a chance to peek neither (...)'

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Flash Fiction(100) - Subdued

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 11/16/2012 2:27:00 PM

'His piercing gaze sent a horrifying shiver down her spine. She realized what a grave mistake she had done of venturing alone to the isolated place.  Taking two steps backwards, she turned around and started to flee. In a flash, she felt his burly arms on her back.  Before she could react she was pushed to the ground, and he landed on top of her.  Her screams that pierced through the silence of the surroundings, transformed into whimpers and slowly died as he subdued (...)'

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Sweet and Smoky Memories

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 11/10/2012 7:57:00 AM

'Here comes Diwali or Deepavali as we call it down south! In Singapore thanks to the huge populace of Indian origin, Deepavali is one of the well recognized festivals. It is a public holiday and everywhere one can find banners wishing all Hindu residents a fantabulous Deepavali. Numerous fairs get organized where sweets, savouries and clothes are sold.  So in a way, we don’t miss home that badly during the festival.I have fond memories of the Deepavalis of my childhood. For wome(...)'

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Yummy - Indifiction Workshop Edition 2

Author : jaish_vats      Blog : JaishWrites      Date : 10/30/2012 2:00:00 AM

'Indifiction Workshop is a story writing workshop for bloggers interested in fiction. This was initiated by 'The Fool' who blogs at http://luciferhouseinc.blogspot.in and C.Suresh who blogs at http://jambudweepam.blogspot.inDetailed plot will be given. Everyone has to tell the story using their own narrative style. Different narrative styles will be evaluated by fellow participants and judges. The plot for the first exercise as part of the same was authored by Sandeep Nair who(...)'

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