My story published! :)

I had written this story a couple of years back, and it got published in Chowk today! My roommate introduced me to this, and his story got published last month.

We are family

‘Yes, I shall go and arrange for the papers in my office.’ The doctor retreated with the nurse from the room. There was a huge gush of hospital noise when the door opened and the pneumatic door closer slowly put the door back to its original position.

A child was crying somewhere. An injection, perhaps.
Trays with surgical instruments were being handled. Metal on metal.
Someone was calling for the janitor. Clear intercom system.
Lots of footsteps. Nurses with high heels.

The door closed and the room was once again filled with a low hum. If one strained the ear, the London November rain could be heard splattering on the stone benches in the lawn outside the room. Curtains were drawn, contributing more to the loud silence in the room. The periodic short and sharp beep of the instruments in the room made the silence even louder. It showed signs of life in the room.

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Haiku

Saw this haiku (What it is?) on a friend's T shirt today:

Haikus are so easy
But sometimes they don't make sense
Refrigerator

Hilarious! :))

Oops. Uh oh. Duh.

I don't think there can be any greater or more glorious slip of the tongue than saying "I make out thrice a week" instead of "I work out thrice a week".

And not realizing it for a while.

Ah, me.

Prosaic dreams

A collection of dreams I have had where I expected something to happen, but nothing did. Mundane. :(

I was studying for an exam two days away.

I took my clothes out of the hanger and put them back again.

I drove really fast, and reached sooner than I thought.

I was not falling, just standing and looking.

I got a phone call. We were going out to have lunch.

I was at work all day. I was not being chased.

One guy painted my house and went.

I saw a girl I liked. She was a friend's girlfriend.

I rented a car.

I got back home and saw my house was still there.

I was crossing the road.

One guy opened his store, I went in and bought a fishing rod.

The challenge to live

The two of my most favorite (and heartbreakingly touching) awareness ads for cancer make me feel strangely heavy. I really hope that the cure for cancer comes along soon. Real soon.

Peruvian Cancer Foundation - The magic of giving (1:29)



Ninos con Cancer - Gesto de Amor (0:50)

Both these ads made it big at the Cannes Film festival. Turn on your speakers, the accompanying music is superb.