The world around her twisted and swayed. So pale and sick she stayed. Surrounded by a world so insane Devouring her in agony and pain Sometime back she was in his arms But today she stands, worlds apart Gone are the blithe memories and the mistletoe branch And now she had to accept fate, there was no other chance He walked away slowly...

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You need to make mistakes in order to learn. How many of you have ever heard this sentence in your life? Once? Twice? Never(In that case, you have heard it now then)? But my question really is, how many people mean it when they say that. Not many. You may wonder why I am dealing with such a minor point, but I'll get...

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When I was little, my mother told me a story that I did not really understand at that moment. But I just got reminded of it some days back when I read the story elsewhere in a book, but in a slightly modified manner. This is how the story unfolded. A man was having late breakfast one day with two of his friends....

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And so she stood in the middle of the garden. Alone. Terrified. Insecure. All for the very first time in her life. Even the love of her life deserted her at this very point. She cried, ‘cuz this was the first time she realized she was made useless. She started to re call all that happened. Adam and herself had a good time...

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                                -Krishnakripa Jayakumar My hands too numb, my body freezing cold, I allowed the last tear to fall , Nothing was more tempting than to answer God’s call for I just couldn’t bear this pain any long Here I stand a person so lonely, so tired and so...

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This blog seemed so dead, so here I am, trying to get back to my writing.I am writing only because I find happiness through it and all that I now know is I am happy. I don’t mind if anyone reads or doesn’t read what I write here. I’m writing to satisfy myself first and foremost Everyone is constantly searching for areas in...

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Okay. So I open up my Facebook page and I have a dozen party invites to the hyped up parties in town regarding "Valentine's Day". This whole notion of celebrating a "Valentines Day", is absurd as far as I think. What's the point of buying your loved ones chocolates and taking them out on a Candle light dinner on February 14th, when, the...

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                                     - Krishnakripa Jayakumar You stand there with everything lost; I realize that my insights are lost; Your heart's about to swell and break I know For in your heart did I bore that deep, deep hole I learnt to spell love with you I wiped off all...

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Every keen student's wish is to bring glory to themselves. Every single student wishes that through studies they can repay their parents back by working hard and doing their exams well. But, what do you think happens when you have done your part but, the examining body has failed? Injustice. There has been quite a mess with the Srilankan A/L examination results this...

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Myth always used to fascinate me. More than the story, it was the interpretations that I loved. The following is an extract from "The Alchemist" by world renowned author, Paulo Coelho. "The alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who...

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