Imagine yourself looking down upon Earth from the infinite depths of the universe, watching that beautiful blue and white swirled marble spin slowly in timeless everlasting darkness. Approach closer, pick a random spot on that planet and now imagine it expand a hundred-fold. You may see war, famine, deserts, mountains, wild animals, plush forests, snowy rivers, and calm lagoons. Now spin the globe around. Planes are flying through the skies, touching down at various airports around the world. Ships are sailing with their cargo to different ports to unload. Dolphins are leaping through the seas, going to wherever their fancy takes them.
Okay, since I published my last post, I have gained another 2000 words on my story entry for NaNoWriMo which leaves me with another 47000 words, which if I were to distribute them roughly, would limit me to 20 chapters. That is not a bad achievement considering that I have finally broken the chains of zero-inspiration and with a plot all 'neatly' (pffft) laid out, I am raring to go! All I can think of is finishing this little horror child of mine.
Hello aliens and humans! :)
It's a new week and while last week ended on a sombre note for me, equally combined with great moments of fun and dancing, before I begin with this post I'd like to ask you to spare a thought for the devastated people of the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful typhoon (cyclone, hurricane whatever you prefer to call it) in recorded history to touch land, struck the Philippines leaving more than 10,000 people dead. While reports vary on the actual death toll, there is no doubt that it left a terrible trail of destruction, loss and agony in the people's hearts and lives. I'm not here to make you feel guilty about how smoothly your life is going compared to theirs (I mean, I have no idea what any of you are going through and it could be much worse), I'm just asking you to spare a thought for these people. BUT, if you are moved enough, here's the link to where you can donate to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/09/haiyan-how-you-can-help/3484467/ I've been away from home for a long time. True, I go back and visit once a year but I've always missed out on Diwali celebrations. I miss being at home around this time and having the sweets roll in from friends and neighbours. You see, that is the tradition during Diwali, especially in Fiji. Indian families will start days in advance, preparing all that yummy meetai or sweets, savouries which include curry chana (chickpeas), puri, murku, saina and just before the day or even on the day, they pack these goodies into containers to drop off to friends and family. Obviously, this doesn't happen in Prague and for reasons unexplained this year, I felt especially left out of the activities, homesick, until I reconnected with some old friends from school.
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