Change …

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 4/14/2013 4:40:08 PM

'when you look back in time and review all your problems it will look so obscure and pointless. Continue reading →'

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To read, or not to read, that is the question…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 2/6/2013 9:36:31 AM

'Ebooks or printed books ? I'd pick printed ones over Ebooks any day. I have three main reasons for that : I talk to my books. (Oh no.. I am not mad ! ) I want a huge personal library. Oh the smell of books ! Continue reading →'

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Life under the wheels…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 2/1/2013 7:50:09 PM

'In the blink of an eye a speeding bus runs over the animal. The air is filled with an agonizing howl followed by a dreadful silence. Continue reading →'

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What’s that song ???

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 1/14/2013 9:20:07 PM

'You know what it is like to be this close to saving Princess Peach but getting killed by the stupid dragon ? Cruel, right ? Well, this is worse than that. You hum a song all the time but you don't even know the name of it. Continue reading →'

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Childhood revisited …

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 12/8/2012 3:47:58 PM

'My earliest childhood memory is in my kindergarten classroom. In the first few months of school I felt very homesick but was fortunate enough to have a sweet classteacher Mrs Ramathilakam who put with a whole class of cry babies. Continue reading →'

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Across the Fence…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 12/4/2012 7:59:13 PM

'The trees spread their tresses, each a different shade of green. They swayed left and right rhythmically to the beats of the storm. It looked like they were showing off their lush green leaves with mighty pride. Amidst the throng … Continue reading →'

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Tagged !

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 11/8/2012 5:16:39 PM

'I’ve been tagged (In case you are wondering, it is a game ) by Diana. I found the game very fun. So, the rules of the game are : 1. Each person tagged must post 11 things about themselves. 2. … Continue reading →'

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DIY : Bookmarks

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 10/31/2012 5:25:14 PM

'One of the best things about shopping in Flipkart (besides the books, ofcourse)is the fancy bookmarks they give you. Continue reading →'

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What not to do during a power cut

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 10/21/2012 3:31:20 PM

'There's that sickeningly sweet voice telling you to "Please check the number you have dialled". - In those rare occasions when an actual human picks up your call, you hear the redundant answer "In another half an hour Madam".. That's probably the 3rd half an hour I'm in. Apparently he was teaching me the time paradox. Continue reading →'

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 10/19/2012 4:43:09 PM

'The moment I saw this week's theme, this picture came to my mind. I remember taking this picture vividly. I was in a hurry to go to my friend's place when this thing caught my eyes. I tried very hard to hold my camera still because I have this immense fear for animals/insects or anything with two eyes that isn't human but I liked the way the picture turned out. Continue reading →'

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Big

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 10/14/2012 11:19:45 AM

'Back from hibernation, my dear bloggers ! It’s been a really long time since I logged on to WordPress and I thought I’d break the streak with a weekly photo challenge. I have three Big entries here. This picture was … Continue reading →'

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When you lose yourself in a book…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 9/1/2012 4:21:38 PM

'The blog's actually about Prison Book Programme which brings solace to prisoners through books. I was so moved by this particular post by a Prisoner about how some books changed his life. Continue reading →'

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Wrong

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 8/11/2012 6:25:20 PM

'The bird looking through the bars somehow conveyed a sense of their freedom being snatched away Continue reading →'

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A Treasure for twenty…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 8/5/2012 9:54:13 PM

'E-readers may provide innumerable facilities compared to a normal tattered old book but it is nothing compared to the satisfaction of holding a book filled with ink-and-paper, taking you back to memories that stay for eternity in your mind. Continue reading →'

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The Sound of Music …

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 7/11/2012 1:12:56 PM

'It gets you through difficult times. It helps you celebrate euphoric moments. It is the much needed bottle of glucose at the end of a tiring day. Ah I love music. Well, who doesn't? Continue reading →'

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting Moment

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 6/29/2012 6:56:13 PM

'I was rummaging through my computer to find a suitable picture .. Well, I have three and two of them from my early morning beach-walk a couple of weeks back. That one is my favourtie of the lot. It has … Continue reading →'

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To Kill a MockingBird

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 6/23/2012 10:09:45 AM

'"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Continue reading →'

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Close

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 6/15/2012 7:03:11 PM

'These are actually the closing lines of the Harry Potter series (from the seventh novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" ) in the very last page 607. Every Harry Potter fan would remember these words "All was well", for these words brought a kind of closure to the entire series. Continue reading →'

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Catching up with the world …

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 6/13/2012 12:27:36 PM

'it is very hard catch up with the world with no internet. So what about you? You think you can manage no-internet days pretty well ? Continue reading →'

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When Shakuntala went under the knife…

Author : vandysnape      Blog : Platform 9-3/4      Date : 5/24/2012 8:12:04 PM

'What happens when Mythology meets Modern day tragedy? A mess. Continue reading →'

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