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Poem – The Flower

by Tina Basu July 6, 2015

written by Tina Basu

The Flower

Life was once good.

Fearless, secured and full of joy.

There was mommy, there was dad.

The house brimmed with laughter, joy and all that jazz.

Daddy said I was his little princess,

I was precious as a flower.

But all that was taken away from me.

Left in this world alone, from one foster home to another.

I grew wild, feral and full of anger,

But I was still innocent as a flower.

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This post is written for the word prompt Innocent at A Prompt Each Day.

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July 6, 2015 12 comments

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Blogging Advice from the Humble Adviser – #100WordsonSaturday

by Tina Basu July 4, 2015

written by Tina Basu

So it’s Saturday and I have a prompt waiting in my inbox from Write Tribe for the #100WordsonSaturday.

Good enough because I was thinking what to write. And specially with blogging everyday sometimes I don’t know what to write and sometimes I can’t choose what not to write! Over active mind!

Anyways the prompt today is not about writing any fiction or other stuff. Prompt is to write about a time when I gave some good advice about writing or blogging. And if you know me I am good at advises! Both giving and taking, mind you!

100 Words from your Adviser

I started my first blog while in college and I helped some of my classmates on their blogs. In fact I had taught them writing meaningful content rather than a diary entry.

I have always maintained content is the master of your blog. Its better you write on your niche. I, however, didn’t stick to a single topic. I write on – literature, fiction, book reviews, social topics and some more.

For my recipes I made another blog – Twinkling Tina Cooks – I didn’t want to crowd here.

There are some useful links to websites for bloggers that I had shared some time back.

Hope you enjoyed the 100 words today.

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This post is written for #100WordsonSaturday at Write Tribe

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July 4, 2015 8 comments

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Why media always sides with a Celebrity?

by Tina Basu July 4, 2015

written by Tina Basu

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If you have been living in India, the current state of apathy of politicians, social big-wigs and media will drive you crazy. I sometimes wonder which age are we living in? Is money name and fame everything? Isn’t there anything called humanity left in anyone? If you think I’m going melodramatic then wait till you have read the entire post.

The entire judiciary system looks like is in the pockets of the wealthy. If you are a top politician with good amount of followers you can just about escape anything – read corruption, money laundering or even murders. And if you are a Bollywood actor then no one can touch you – even if you have killed several people while driving in an inebriated state! In fact you will have several media houses running the entire day to show these people in good lights – how much philanthropic work they have done, why people like them so much etc etc.

This brings me to a recent incident that took place in Rajasthan when a celebrity (who is also a member of the parliament) was involved in an accident. The celebrity in question here is former actress and now politician Hema Malini. Her Mercedes collided with a small Alto hatchback car on a highway in Rajasthan late at night. She was injured in the accident and the media went berserk with her photo with a bloody face aired across every news channel and printed in every damn news paper. They made sure reporters were posted at the hospital, where she was taken, and updates were aired every few minutes of her well being. We understand she is a celebrity after all, a beautiful actress of Bollywood.

What they failed to highlight was a little girl died in that accident. She was all of four or two (yes I am not very sure because very few dailies reported this and all gave different details). There has been a loss of life in the bloody accident but everyone seems to be interested in covering how many stitches this actress has got, who is looking after her, how she is feeling now!

It is not only the media. What we got to know (again from few channels) the police at the site didn’t waste any time to rush the actress to a private hospital in Jaipur but they sent the injured family, travelling in the other car to a non descriptive government hospital, where this little kid died. Can you even imagine the gravity of loss faced by the family? And the humiliation they are facing currently.

The common visual across all channels and newspapers of the actress now. Look at the condition of the Alto car after the accident.
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I ask, why such apathy towards common man and such sympathy towards an actress? Because she is a pretty face? Because she has fame? Because one bloody photo of her will give you more TRP or readership? What have we become? Is there no humanity left in us at all?

The actress in question also showed such shallowness that she didn’t even bother to ask the victims about anything – she was more interested in getting herself to the hospital! From a normal POV can you guess the power and safety features of a Mercedes – supposedly superior than any other car. When it is colliding with a small Alto how on earth are they going to survive? But you can guess the intensity of the collision – even with such superior safety features the person traveling in the Mercedes got hit on her face. I can’t even think in what condition that little kid would have been! All the police did was arrest the driver! The car was zooming past at 140 km/ph on a highway where the speed limits are at 80 km/ph!!

It is such a shame that we call our media – the fourth pillar of the society! This set of people are only businessmen – mean businessmen. What they want is TRP, viewership, money. They are not bothered about loss of human life. And no pity for a four year old child who lost her life!

But that is not all, now when people have been flooding the social media about this apathy the media houses have sat up and found a new story. They are now interviewing the father of the deceased asking how are you feeling? Did Hema Malini call you? And such other absurd questions – to gain more TRP. They are even out with news about how upset Dharmender (her husband who is also an icon of Bollywood) is about the accident!!

I want to pray for the little child – it’s not just the car or the driver that failed you – we all failed, as a society to protect you, or respect you even when you have left us. May be the other side won’t be as cruel as this one. Rest in Peace.

Let us all pray for the innocent soul, whom people are not even respecting after death
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Read the complete news about the accident here.

P.S. It seems two hours back Malini has given a statement that she will provide financial aid to the family. Can you buy back her life madam??

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July 4, 2015 6 comments

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Five Sentence Fiction – Teddy

by Tina Basu July 3, 2015

written by Tina Basu

Howdy people. Writing my 340th post today. Are you liking the recent series of fictions and musings that I am writing. Hope you are.

So this month I’m going all out and have joined Ultimate Blog Challenge, Ultra Blog Challenge and NabLoPoMo apart from the other challenges that I keep doing time to time. Hope I can survive till I take a break in Aug maybe!

Anyways today I thought of mixing several prompts for a little Five Sentence Fiction. First let’s get into the story and then will tell you about the prompts.

Teddy

Teddy was obedient, not a day went when he threw tantrums.

Today, he was all alone, like any other day, but today it was somber outside, Teddy was waiting, waiting for them to come back.

He was sleepy when he heard Blenda’s raspy voice from outside screaming for him… what was wrong?

Standing over the fallen leaves in the lawn Blenda kept calling for teddy, the house was up in flames and no way could she go inside… but tears of joy kept crawling down when she saw her little pup leaping out through the kitchen window.

Her Teddy was safe in her arms now.

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Post written for

1. Five Sentence Fiction for the prompt – Flames.

2. Three Words Wednesday for the prompts – Obedient, Raspy and Sombre

3. A Prompt Each Day for the word prompt – Leaf

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July 3, 2015 15 comments

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Snooze Trouble – #MondayMusings

by Tina Basu July 2, 2015

written by Tina Basu

Do you fall asleep easily every time you go to bed at night? If you do I must say you are damn lucky. Isn’t it nice that you lay down with your current read and then fall asleep and have a nice dream may be?

I have seen people falling into deep sleep the moment they hit the bed, like you are just supposed to get into sleep land as soon as you are in your bed tucked under your comforter! And mostly they are men! I at least know two of them my dad and my better half – they hardly waste any time and don’t like compromising on their snooze time.

There is nothing in this world that I like more than a good night’s sleep – peaceful sleep to recharge myself. And neither do I like to compromise on my sleep, but for last few months it seems to play hide and seek with me and I have no idea why! When I am unable to sleep and stay awake like an owl I think how is it that men find it so easy to sleep?

There are internal debates in my mind – they are tired because of all days work maybe! But if I think that way I should be even more tired. I am working full day, and I have household chores too that I need to do in the evening after work, so am I not dog tired and falling asleep as easily as others can?

I think my mind becomes more active when I lay down and everything is quiet. I have all sorts of thoughts crowding my mind. Weird thoughts, unrelated thoughts and the most random thoughts you can get. Does that happen with you guys too?

Looks Like Aunty Acid understands me completely

Even after I have read a nice chunk of a book I’m finding it difficult to fall asleep. I bloody get thoughts about the characters! Why are the characters like this, what if this was the situation how would they react? It’s like there is an alternative storyline cooking up in my head!

I don’t find any reason for this growing insomnia and it’s so irritating. I am off coffee for more than a year, I don’t do tea or anything that is a stimulant. Even if I am lucky to fall asleep invariably I’ll wake up at about 3AM and then continue to stay awake!

I have tried all the methods counting till like few thousands (rather repeating 1-100 few times), trying not to think about anything and keeping a blank mind. But my mind has developed its own mind, and also its tantrums! The only remedy I have found is to surf through Twitter or read an e-book on my phone or iPad. At least that kills time without disturbing my hubby who is peacefully sleeping.

I am seriously thinking of taking a sleeping pill once in a while to get some sleep. Do you guys have random thoughts while you are waiting to fall asleep or do you have trouble sleeping sometimes? I hope you don’t. I wish no one has trouble sleeping.

Or is this the reason 😉

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July 2, 2015 5 comments

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The Quote Challenge – Day 3 – The Person in You

by Tina Basu June 26, 2015

written by Tina Basu

Hello beautiful people. It’s Day 3 of The Quote Challenge. I’m back with yet another inspiring quote from yet another inspiring author and achiever – Maya Angelou. Her life and her life’s struggle itself is so inspiring, no wonder every word she has written is beautiful.

Here you go.

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I have always believed in this – no matter who you are, no matter how many degrees you have, no matter how much money you earn, if you cannot make yourself a good human being then your wealth is hollow! I have myself tried to learn the good and bad from life’s situations – and it’s not that hard after all.

The rules for the 3 Day Quote Challenge are simple.

1. Post a favorite quote of yours for 3 consecutive days, obviously a different quote each day from any book, any author of your choice. It could also be your own quote.

2. Nominate 3 bloggers with each post to challenge them.

3. Thank the person who nominated you.

And I am nominating

Sacha Blessed

Debbie D

Ashwini Gopalkrishnan

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June 26, 2015 2 comments

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