Poison Dart

Starting from my heart,

Slipping through my soul,

The pain of being torn apart,

Escaping my lips is a silent howl.

I tried to keep it down,

Failed attempts of a mere sceptic,

Why did she make me a pawn?

A sacrifice that was hectic!

They say promises are to be broken,

Broken I am now that she has spoken,

Spoken her heart; has she a heart?

No she hasn't, there's but a poison dart!

She walks the streets aiming,

Awaiting her next Prince Charming,

How long will the next one last?

As long as it would please the lass.

Breaking hearts is her hobby,

Makes me wonder, will she ever be happy?

I repeat myself; has she a heart?

I'm sure she hasn't, there's just a poison dart!

10 Good Reasons to Start your own BLOG

Writing is something that has always fascinated me. Web logging could be considered as one of the modern forms of writing; it’d rather be more appropriate to use the term “publishing”. Although I’m new to blogging, it has given me ample pleasure and taught me many an important lesson. Hence I did a little research and came up with the ten most popular reasons to see if I could convince anyone to start their own blog.

01.  As a very good hobby

Blogging is an excellent hobby for those who enjoy spending their leisure in a creative manner. If you are blessed with some time to kill, then a blog is sure to provide you with the opportunity to make the most out of it! It is quite financially effortless as well since there are plenty of services such as blogspot, weebly, tublr and wordpress that are willing to host your blog free of charge. All you need is  a will to blog and a computer or a mobile device with an internet connection.

02. As a mode of self-expression

Expressing one’s own self is a must for any healthy human being. A blog is among the best ways to target a mass audience all over the world to share your thoughts and views and to get the feedback from your followers.

03.  As a way to create memories

You may post anything in your blog; from text to videos. You can write about your personal experiences and add graphical enhancement with colorful photography so that one day you will have the priceless pleasure of scrolling through your old posts; taking a happy walk down memory lane.

04.  To stay in touch with friends and family

A blog is a great way to connect with your folks. You may share media with friends and family instantly via a private or even a public blog.

05.  To Practice your creativity

Creativity is a gift. If you have it; you ought to preserve it with the right respect. Practice makes perfect; but the opposite of that is bound to happen if you lose touch. Blogging as a hobby is a wonderful way to harness your creativity.

06.  A way to share your knowledge

Most blogs are written with the motive of helping people. The knowledge you have gained through education and experience could be very useful to another person in need. Hence blogging could quench your thirst to help people.

07.  As a way to meet people like yourself

When you blog about your views and ideas, the people who follow your posts are definitely in favor of what they read. This gives you the amazing chance of meeting like-minded people who share your vision.

08.  To become an expert in a particular field

When you write investigative articles, you gain plenty of knowledge regarding a variety of things. Upon repetition of articles on a certain topic, you automatically become an expert in that field. This will benefit you in numerous ways.

09.  To market or promote something

As I said before, a blog is an effective method to get your views and ideas across the world. Hence it is easy to promote a cause or your visions. Further if you have a product to market, a professional blog could help your reach that goal.

10.   A platform to make some extra money

As you go on blogging, you would attract a reasonable traffic to your page at one point. Then it will be time for your blog to earn you some extra money; that is if you want it to. There are several programs such as Google’s adsense that pay you for an advertising space in your blog. However, one can hardly reach any success if he/she had pocketing some money as his/her primary target.

        

An Extract from my Diary

DEATH OF A LOVED ONE...

17^th February 2012

Fridays fly… and so did this one! I woke up late and went to mosque. Soon after Jumma, I met my uncle Dilshad who was worried about his mother (My granny’s sister); I tried to comfort him, walked him home. At around 2pm, his younger brother; Mifrij; returned home from his work in a ship, after what felt like ages. I was so happy to see him. I had lunch at their place and we travelled to Kandy Hospital to visit my granny’s sister; we call her “Saachi”. She was one of the closest and kindest people to me. It had been 2 years since her surgery after diagnosis of cancer. She’d been very ill. After an hour and a half of travelling, we reached the hospital. Her eyes were yellow; she looked very pale and appeared to have lost a lot of weight. She was happy to see us; especially her younger son. I gently massaged her fore head and kissed on it before leaving.

20^th February 2012

It was 4.30 in the morning when we got a call from Mifrij. He was wanted at the hospital. Mom and Dad got ready to accompany him. I was up too; I closed the door after them. It would barely have been 5 minutes after they left; I heard the return of our vehicle. A second call from the hospital had brought the bitter news that Saachi passed away :(. I was shocked at first. I just walked to her place at 5AM. Returned home shortly; punching walls didn’t seem to ease my pain. I didn’t cry much- I just sat there with my back against the wall. They retrieved her from the hospital at around 10.30 in the morning. All our families gathered. We buried her before Asar (i.e. around 4 in the evening). Life sucks when you lose a loved one. This was a new experience to me.

21^st February 2012

A whole day has passed so fast! Everything feels like a dream! We came to know that Saachi passed away just before midnight but for some reason they hadn’t let us know earlier. I spent the whole day at Saachi’s place… well can’t use that name anymore can I? When death strikes someone you love, it really makes you look back and wonder if life is worth it! I did meet many friends and family- a family reunion (such irony). But life has to go on right?

22^nd February 2012

3 days has it been; we all gathered at the funeral house; we recited Quran. I felt so hollow. Had I just known that last Friday was the last time I’d ever get to see her alive, I would’ve stayed a bit longer; spent more time with her :(. But well life is what happens when you are busy making other plans isn’t it? I told myself that I would spend as much time as possible with the people I love.

I learnt many important life lessons during that week. I saw the importance of being socially active, I saw how crucial it is to have friends and family; shoulders to lean on when you are in need. I hope you gained something as well and that something is that you should always find time to spend with your loved ones and lead a regret-free life.