As days went by me and Thea became close. I treated her like the elder sister I wanted but never had, always teasing her and whatnot. She was elder to me by 8 or 9 months. Conversed with her on Instagram and stuff. Bear in mind, through the course of these conversations, I did not…
Category: Wordsmiths
Episode 2 – Surprise Surprise
The next morning was uneventful, but around 10 or 11 am I got a follow request on Instagram from her. Please note, I didn’t send her a request or stalk her profile, I have my principles, seriously! I was taken aback. I dropped a text to Ameer to check whether he blurted out anything, he…
Episode 1 – The Recon mission
To whoever is reading this, my name is Ram, and this story is about my happiest 2-month stint. This bizarre series of events started 3 days after I got boarded for my convenience, allowing me to attend lectures “easily”. To be honest I was too lazy to get the bus back home which took about…
In Memoriam: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 1927 – 2022
“The closer is a person is to God, the closer he is to people.” On the morning of December 31, 2022, the Catholic Church lost a beloved leader and faithful servant as the former pontiff returned to the Father’s House. Joseph Ratzinger, born in 1927, came from humble beginnings as the son of a German…
Before you OD
Drugs are a menace to society. Always has been and always will be. This begs the question,” How did drugs become public enemy No.1?”. To answer this question, we first need to define what is a drug or to be more specific a “Narcotic”. A “Narcotic” is a substance that affects mood or behaviour and…
What is Outsourcing and the Reasons why you should outsource to Sri Lanka
Outsourcing and its history Businesses operate with the prime objective of maximizing profits through reducing the operational costs of their business processes. Since the industrial revolution itself, businesses searched for imperative methodologies to ensure highest profits through lowest potential risks, which resulted in the initiation of outsourcing. From 1970s itself, the businesses attempted to identify…
Jump then fall….
This is wrong, but I can’t help but feel like There ain’t nothing more right, Misty morning comes again, and I can’t Help but wish I could see your face I knew from the first note played I’d be breaking all my rules to see you You smiled that beautiful smile “I can’t take my…
The Appointment
I haven’t had a dentist appointment in over 20 years. The year was 2001. It was the All-Hallows’ eve or Halloween as you regular folks call it. It was around lunchtime, and I was at the office finishing up my work for the day. I had requested to have the evening off because I had…
Lucky Unlucky
In the trenches of fear we move Like the rats in tunnels with disapprove A man of young, head peeked over to see A fiery sound gushed the wind, it broke Shattered the head of an idiot bloke At once he fell like a drunken flea A headless neck fell on to the bloody muddy…
Convincing you to read ‘It Ends with Us’ by Colleen Hoover
His voice cracks when he says, “You are my wife. I’m supposed to be the one who protects you from the monsters. I’m not supposed to be one.” I’m no professional book reviewer, but I know a good book when I read one, and “It Ends with Us” clearly exceeded my expectations. At first glance,…
Rotaract Club of SLIIT 