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Much ado about turning 21

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Mrinalini finished unwrapping all the presents her friends and cousins had given her. They ranged from dolls to clothes to make-up accessories. The usual stuff given to girls. God, she thought, why can’t people think of different things to give a girl who’s just turned 21?21, the number suddenly flashed across her mind. Twenty-one, she said aloud. I’m 21. The age when one is a proper adult. When one can vote, in many countries around the world. ‘Pennin thirumana vayadhu,’ (a girl’s right marriage ...

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Of dreams and wishes

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Ever felt so bored that you just opened a tin of Milo and started eating spoonfuls of plain, raw, fatty and oh-so-delicious Milo? That's just where I am - I am not interested in knowing how blogs have altered the way journalism functions, because the guy (or woman) who's written it has an awfully unreadable language that makes my eyes smart after a few minutes. Guess this is another of those posts which might not make sense.. I just wanted to type something and here I am! With Rahman's goosebump-causing ...

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Crossroads?

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Yeah, crossroads?? Am I at this stage in life where everything one does seems important, leading somewhere? So many things I'm happy about, the same things which torment me and give me headaches almost all day; which confuse me. I'm trying to feel all busy and nice (yeah, being busy somehow keeps me cheerful!), but I'm hurriedly reaching my break point, I guess. I hope things go fine. I hope I'm confident enough to keep swimming where the tides take me - after all, how much is in my hands?Don't ...

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The man on the train

posted on , by Vani Viswanathan

Tanya boarded the train at Tampines. Her stop, Clementi, was a good hour and a half away. It was just her fifth day at work, in her six month internship, and she was tired of it already. The guys at work were nice to be with and all that, but she just couldn’t along with their sickening sense of humour or understand what they wanted her to do. And it was just Tuesday. She had another 3 days of torture to stand before the weekend. The train was quite empty, surprisingly, for it was 7 in the evening, ...

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