Month: February 2016
Yay, Today is Friday,
Office goers wait for this day
Restaurants have special schemes for #TGIF
Here is my take on caption #Pleasure
Champagne overflows,
Friends tucks,
Weekend attacks.
© Ila Varma Feb.2016
Ties Severed – An Anguish of A Mother!
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Which was music to my ears!
(Feelings of a Mother who loses her princess, she sees death closely but she is helpless.)
Triumph – Wordwrap
Affair with Six-Words – Supernatural.
Supernatural
Luminance Dangling, Established Existence of Life!!!
© Ila Varma 2016
- Soothing Aroma Unfolds, Angelic Spirit Descending!
- Cries, Darkness, Shadow Stalking, Petrifies Her!
- Fierce Trembles, Drinks Life, Nature’s Wrath!
I have tried my best to wrap , let’s see how it works.
Six-Words Challenge 22
Impact of Games in Life
outdoor games that we used to play…and in those games, we only needed bunch
of kids, that’s all. The games were priceless and precious and it used to be a
total physical and mental workout. The best stress booster for our mind and
body, and the kids had a good sleep at nights. In our times, we never chased
our mothers till late night as the kids of today do.
time, we slept with our parents, still parents had a peaceful time for
themselves…unlike today’s parents who has to coax their kids to sleep to have
their “Me” time, I hope you all must have read between the lines. I am getting
naughty. Ohh…bad habit…hahahaha.
people of 80’s, be ready to dwell into the past and refresh old memories and I
am sure, you will love to unravel the thoughts of the games played in our
golden days.
- Hide & Seek, which we played in our orchards
or fields and bungalows, there used to be ample spaces for hideouts and it was
great fun to play and even elders of the family got involved in playing. - Ringa Ringa Roses too was a famous game among small
children, a team game played while singing the Ringa Ringa song, generally
girls played. - Blind Man’s Bluff: We used to play this game and
it used to be a great fun teasing the blindfolded and it was apt for playing in
spacious spaces. - Musical Chair Game.
hot afternoon’s of summers. It used to be a great fun and we played with our
siblings, cousins and the elder members of the family too played with us. I
hope still people of 80’s remember them though in fast paced world, no more it
is been played rather few games are now played in virtual game rooms.
Ludo; Chinese Checker; Raja, Chor and Sipahi; Criss-cross;
Clapping Games; Scrabble.
these and many more games too underwent changes or more of them is extinct now.
In our times, the games that we played required number of heads to play and a
big space to sprawl. The number in families shrank to four and more walls were
built in open spaces, so the games Hide & Seek, Blind Man Bluff etc.
gradually was outdated and new games stepped in the world of technology, like
Video games, computer games and games played in virtual rooms and there was no
need of a friends group, people started playing all alone in leisure times and
got addicted to it.
among family members and friends went to minimal and people started avoiding
and interacting with people. The kids too became introvert and irritant. The
major drawback I find in kids of today are they have become more self-centered and the fear of losing makes them uncomfortable and impatient.
I must say but they have lost precious little things. They can’t accept
failures or resentment, they don’t wish to share things and they get upset
easily. They don’t exchange their feelings, it gets bottled up within.
this is my judgment that I have concluded comparing the kids of our time and the kids of today.
there used to be guardianship at all levels, rigidity differed from person to
person but we stayed in close vigil. Other than parents, other elders of the
family had right to scold us, spank us or stop us from doing wrong. Nowadays,
parents are the only guardian of a child and they are so busy that they cannot
monitor the kids at all time, further the rules of spanking changed to scolding
that too a mild one. Punishment disappeared from scene and the kids are free to
exert their power in indulging in wrongs…or I feel they are too young to judge
right and wrong and there is no one to tell them to differentiate between right
and wrong.
some positive impact on our behaviour, through games, we tasted the fruits of
winning and failure and it gave us an impetus to yearn for success. We too felt
bad on our failures but we never carried a fear to lose rather we enjoyed and
celebrated our failures. Nowadays, interaction on the playground is negligible
and the kids of today can’t accept failures easily and that is also one of the
reason of rising suicide cases and depression because they don’t know to accept
failures and one jolt in life leaves them devastated and they lose hope.
to express our feelings and we shared the good and the bad things in groups and
laughed out loud so there was no bottling up of feelings and no ill feelings
stayed inside. It boosted our energy and intensified our spirits and made us
peppy in approach. We knew the fervor to celebrate.
children to mingle with their friends and use their peppy energy in a positive
way to keep them happy and healthy. Instead of running to gym, if we run
towards play field, the cases of depression, suicide will go low and people will
feel more happy and energetic and light at heart.
#Book Review -The Ribbon Trap
Title: The Ribbon Trap
Author: Shine Syamaladevi
Genre: Romance Fiction
Publisher: LiFi Publications Pvt. Ltd. (2016)
ISBN-10: 9382536906
ISBN-13: 978-9382536901
Format: Paperback
Pages: 271
Source: Author Copy
Cover Design: 4/5
My Ratings: 4/5
Synopsis: Smita asks the question a thousand times, when an unexpected incident devastates her life. Then, she was not ‘any other’ girl. Smita soars from the ashes of her past, to reclaim her life. The more she went ahead, darker the world become. And there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Smita had to fight the battle, alone… Alone. For her. For her love. For her life.
Review: The Ribbon Trap by debutant author Shine Syamaladevi is an interesting work of an author and kudos to the author who started with this type of work, a different type of genre wherein, in the first part, you will find romance but as the story progresses, thriller, crime and mystery sets in giving a story an unexpected twists and turn. The idea of storytelling of the author is astounding as he has managed to advance the story with the flashback of gruesome incidents that the protagonist Smita had to suffer amidst administrative and political powers. The two protagonists of this plot is Krishnaprem & Smita are in love with each other since childhood and their love reigns supreme though they ride on roller-coaster, but their relationship matures with age. Krishnaprem follows Smita like a shadow and is along with her through the upheavals of life that Smita faces at her workplace and the trauma of gory incidences that follows leads her to depression. Smita’s journey at work front is very traumatic.
The author Shine Syamaladevi has portrayed the character of Smita of a bold and a strong-willed woman, who is a fighter and triumphs fighting the odds of life. In the beginning, the story moves slowly but later on, it catches fire and keeps you on toes, surprising you with each turn of pages and keeps you glued igniting a lurk within what holds next. The character of Smita is very promising. To know more how she fares against all odds of life and manages to overcome with a conviction and how she rebels, do grab a copy of yours and read it for yourself. The character of Smita is very inspiring. The language is simple English easy for the masses to understand.
My Take: I enjoyed reading The Ribbon Trap of the debutant author Shine Syamaladevi and it kept me hooked till the end. The author knows to stir the emotions of the reader and his story has done its work. The turbulence that the protagonists suffer in the hands of the Police is quite realistic and I felt as if I am watching a movie, so well-illustrated. The cover page is quite impressive.
A debutant author generally picks up a romantic number to start with but, Shine Syamaladevi took a new route of thriller, crime, romance and mystery and has justified his work. I appreciate his work and wish him good luck for his future endeavours.
You can Buy Book, “The Ribbon Trap” on Amazon Flipkart Goodreads.
Image Credits: Clicked by me.
Reviewer: Ila Varma.
This is my 8th book that I have read in 2016.
9382536906
978-9382536901
question a thousand times, when an unexpected incident devastates her life.
Then, she was not ‘any other’ girl. Smita soars from the ashes of her past, to
reclaim her life. The more she went ahead, darker the world become. And there
was no light at the end of the tunnel. Smita had to fight the battle, alone…
Alone. For her. For her love. For her life.
by debutant author Shine Syamaladevi is an interesting work of an author and
kudos to the author who started with this type of work, a different type of
genre wherein, in the first part, you will find romance but as the story
progresses, thriller, crime and mystery sets in giving a story an unexpected
twists and turn. The idea of storytelling of the author is fantastico and he has managed to advance the story with the
flashback of gruesome incidents that the protagonist Smita had to navigate amidst administrative and
political powers.
Krishnaprem & Smita, in love with each other since childhood and their love
reigns supreme riding on roller-coaster and their relationship matures with
age. Krishnaprem follows peppy Smita like a shadow and is along with her through the
upheavals of life that Smita faces at her workplace, the impact of hurdles on
her mental health and the trauma of gory incidences that follows leads her to
depression. Smita’s journey at work front is very traumatic and she is caught
between socio-political battle of society.
the character of Smita of a bold and a strong-willed woman, who is a fighter
and triumphs braving the odds of life. In the beginning, the story navigates
slowly but later on, it catches fire and keeps you on toes, surprising you with
each turn of pages and keeps you glued, igniting a lurk within what holds next.
The character of Smita is very promising. To know more how she navigates against all odds of life and
manages to overcome with a conviction and how she rebels, do grab a copy of
yours and read it for yourself. The character of Smita is very inspiring.
The
language is simple English easy for the masses to understand.
Trap of the debutant author Shine Syamaladevi and it kept me hooked till the
end. The author knows to stir the emotions of the reader and his story has done
its work. The turbulence that the protagonists suffer in the hands of the
Police is quite realistic and I felt as if I am watching a movie, so well-illustrated.
The cover page is quite impressive.
romantic number to start with but Shine Syamaladevi took a new route of
thriller, crime, romance and mystery and has justified his work in his writings.
I appreciate his work and wish him good luck for his future endeavours.
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