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Random Diary - Strange Worlds - Distant Travles -Random Diary - Strange Worlds - Distant Travles -Short stories, thoughts and poems inspired by weird people encountered during distant travels to strange worlds. Articles
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2008-02-04 23:00:00 Tomorrow morning as you wake up I suggest you stay in bed for a few minutes before you begin to rush to get ready and leave for work. It will do you good to spend some time sitting in bed, thinking about what you want to do during the day. Allow sleep to give way to ... More About: Thoughts , Note
See you in two weeks
2008-01-27 14:07:00 Dear Madan, Eurobond, Nina, Rhamba, Rashmi, Eoghan, Siobhan, Ruari, Neelima and everyone else, I shall see you in two weeks! Cheerio G More About: Message , Weeks
When does a sensible person cry?
2008-01-25 13:43:00 Do sensible people cry? I think they may. It is ridiculous to assume that such people do not. Perhaps they don’t break down as often as the rest of us. But surely there must be instances when they have shed a tear or two. I have been thinking about personal circumstances which push even the most prudent stalwarts over the edge. To be honest for a ... More About: Thoughts , Person
Events at Meerzicht
2008-01-21 23:41:00 Both my grandparents died young. My grandfather was only in his early thirties when he died of heart failure. My grandmother, who never recovered from the shock, simply passed away in her sleep on the eve of her fortieth birthday. As they had children very late, my father was orphaned at the age of fifteen. ... More About: Events
The Village
2008-01-20 10:32:00 It was the early nineteen fifties when the great flood of the north almost destroyed our village. After three days of heavy rain the rivers swelled and swallowed the land. Our small village is on the northern edge of the Friesland province and sits on the only patch of land above sea level. It is surrounded on three sides by low ... More About: Village
Winter of discontent - revisited
2008-01-19 23:43:00 We had always been happy people until the day our smiles turned brittle and froze in place. In the next few days they crumbled to dust. We weren?t concerned at first and thought our beaming countenance would eventually return. But as time passed a string of doubts wrapped itslef around our hearts. It tugged and pulled and released a flood ... More About: Winter
Super Toeter Weken
2008-01-14 12:20:00 Hundreds of people run behind a large truck that has a poster of a giant megaphone plastered to its sides. Milk is half price, bananas are less than a fraction of what they usually cost and detertegent is ridiculously cheap. How silly we all are! More About: Super , Travelogue
Mrs. Rashmi Prabhakar Update
2008-01-03 20:36:00 Mrs. Rashmi Prabhakar lives in Mulund, which is a north eastern suburb of Mumbai. Her flat is on the second floor of an apartment block which sits between a busy road and the edge of the national forest reserve. There have been reports of a leopard resting in the car-park and children’s playground at night.The sudden dissappearence of Mr. ... More About: Update , Character
Eurobond explains
2008-01-03 00:22:00 Before I begin I must warn you that it is rather dry and technical. If there is anything you don’t understand you must stop me at once and ask. It is essential for the supra-alveoli to be under conscious control if you want to walk on water. How we use our breath is the key in activating the supra-alveoli. ...
Red Car Part II
2008-01-02 23:35:00 Around one thirty a red car turned into the street. It seemed uncertain and confused, swaying from side to side, speeding up and slowing down. I had just left my perch and was preparing to go to bed when the red car caught my eye. Standing by the window I followed its movement, wondering about ... More About: Part , Red Car
Red Car
2008-01-01 18:27:00 It was close to midnight. I was sitting by my window staring at the street below. The restaurant down the road had just closed and the last remaining diners were leisurely walking in the direction of the city. Every now and then an occasional car ambled down the road. No one seemed to be in ... More About: Snippet , Red Car
Madan and Eurobond Compilation
2007-12-30 01:23:00 ?Welcome esteemed guest and patron,? said Madan as he answered the door. There was a middle-aged lady standing outside. Her short brown hair poked out from under a large felt hat. She was dressed in a yellow chiffon dress and carried a small black purse tucked under one arm. She took a look at Madan and stepped back. ... More About: Compilation
Upstairs/Downstairs
2007-12-27 17:04:00 It all began when the wee fluffly cloud skittered across the clear blue sky. Thereon grim clouds started gathering in conference and as the day passed, the clear sky adorned a sombre hue. But no one took notice. They remained in office blocks, schools and homes. When the sea breeze signalled the beginning ... More About: Travelogue , Downstairs
Snatches from a portrait of Mrs. Rashmi Prabhakar
2007-12-27 01:23:00 Mrs. Rashmi Prabhkar wakes up very early this morning. The dull grey light of the pre-dawn sky filters into her room through the sheer curtains. There is no traffic on the streets at this hour. The only sound is the distant swish of the street sweeper. She lingers in bed for a few minutes and ... More About: Character , Portrait , Snippet
Mrs. Rashmi Prabhakar II
2007-12-27 00:46:00 Every day between three and five, Mrs. Rashmi Prabhakar locks the bedroom door and draws the curtains. She sits at the black desk, opens the first drawer and takes out a bundle of letters. Holding them against her chest she closes her eyes. In the dark, quiet room she imagines the ink from the letters ... More About: Character , Snippet
The room: Atmosphere
2007-12-22 23:23:00 There is a table to my right. It appears rather despondent and grim. The black top is cluttered with bits and bobs, a broken clock, some pencils scattered across the surface, a few sheets of paper and a unruly box of thumbtacks and staple pins. The softboard above the table breaks the listless melancholy of ... More About: Room , Atmosphere , Description
The room: Clinical
2007-12-22 00:09:00 There is a table to my right. It is painted black and has a rectangular wooden base supported by hollow metal tubes which are around 4 feet tall. Underneath the table are four cardboard boxes, two are black, one white and one beige. I take a closer look at the table, it is still quite ... More About: Room , Description
A few basic rules
2007-12-21 23:45:00 Oops! Clench your jaws and pull your cheeks to the back of your head. Follow this by a sharp intake of breath through clenched teeth, sucking air into your lungs noisily. Lower your head and pull it forward slightly in a single jerky movement. Crease your brow and raise your eyebrows. You may shift your gaze ... More About: Rules , Basic , Snippet
The bearded lady at Victoria
2007-12-21 23:17:00 With much trepidation I stepped onto the platform. Caught in the tide of harried Londoners I was quickly deposited at the fringes of the station. As the first few waves of passengers began to receede through the exits into the city I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. The familiar wallpaper of book ... More About: Lady , Victoria , Snippet , Travelogue
Rhamba
2007-12-12 22:53:00 In a land rather far away from here, there lived a princess named Rhamba. It was widely believed that she possessed the secret of eternal youth. Many had tried to gain this knowledge by means devious and otherwise, but none had succeeded so far. Rhamba had not aged a day past her sixteenth birthday. Several generations ... More About: Short Story
How Eurobond got his name
2007-12-11 15:47:00 My mother, God bless her soul, was German. Sometime in the late 1950s she travelled to Cambridge to study theology. In the first week at university she met my father at a social event. He had only just arrived from India to study for a degree in physical chemistry. Both of them struck up a conversation at the social. From ...
Madan and Eurobond Part III
2007-12-11 00:43:00 Part I: http://gopaldass.wordpress.com/2007/12/0 6/madan-and-eurobond/ Part II: http://gopaldass.wordpress.com/2007/12/10 /madan-and-eurobond-part-ii/ This is Part III —————- ‘My friend Jaya told me about you,’ whispered Nina. ‘Aah Jaya,’ smiled Eurobond. ‘How is she?’ ‘Much better.’ ‘Good.’ Eurobond smiled at Nina, willing her to continue. However Madan came into the room and asked if they were ready for another cup of tea. Pleased with the distraction, Nina stood up and ... More About: Part
Madan and Eurobond Part II
2007-12-11 00:16:00 Part I: http://gopaldass.wordpress.com/2007/12/0 6/madan-and-eurobond/ ‘Im glad thats out of the way,’ concluded Eurobond after explaining the significance of his name. ‘Now,’ he smiled. ‘Tell us more about you so that we can start the procedure.’ The lady had just picked another piece of Lemon Zest. Her hand stopped in mid air and she gaped at Eurobond. ‘M..m..me?’ she stuttered. ‘Yes,’ smiled Eurobond. ‘Well at ... More About: Part
When Saoirse lost her dream
2007-12-08 13:06:00 The other day Saoirse sent me a text. Meet me at the Vomatorium at eight, it said. I wondered why she wanted to meet me there. The Vomatorium was the name we had given to the most vile pub in Temple Bar. The whole area itself is pretty naff, but the Vomatorium is absolute gobshite. I arrived at seven thirty hoping to catch ... More About: Lost , Dream
Madan and Eurobond
2007-12-06 20:15:00 ‘That’s a strange name!’ said the lady standing at the door. Madan had opened the door a few seconds ago to let her in. He had started with the usual grandiose introduction when the lady interrupted him with her ill-timed comment. She herself had stopped in half step and was staring at them increduously. Madan ...
Living In Dublin: Happy Smiling People
2007-11-24 23:04:00 Up until that moment we had been happy smiling people. But on the first day of the sudden cold spell our bodies turned brittle and our smiles froze in place. In the next few days they crumbled to dust. We weren’t concerned at first. We thought the sun would emerge from hiding soon enough. With our ... More About: Living , People , Dublin , Happy , Snippet
?where did it all go wrong?
2007-11-24 22:48:00 Ireland, first impressions a few years ago.An Alien in Ireland, written September 2002, later published in InDublin Magazine. The easiest way to rediscover a city is to look at it through the eyes of an outsider. Up until two weeks ago, I was living in Delhi, the capital city of India. It was my eight year ... More About: Wrong , Travelogue
The issue with Saroja
2007-11-13 00:00:00 Yes, yes! Saroja is alive and well. Despite her age she is regularly seen in this part of the city. Some people think it is positively scandalous that she dares to show her face in public, but then again there are just as many people who are sympathetic to her life’s story. The reality is ... More About: Frog , Issue
Morals of Solitaire
2007-11-10 15:44:00 A detailed guide to the mortal attributes neccessary to play solitaire coming soon More About: Snippet , Morals , Solitaire , Soli
Jacket Potato
More articles from this author:2007-10-23 08:05:00 Standing at the egde of the crowd Swarup craned his neck above the heads and shoulders in front and stared into the distance. The room dissolved into a sea of bobbing heads and the sound of conversation became a dull tide of sweeping drones. A few minutes later a sharp voice interrupted Swarup?s pleasent reverie. ?Excuse me!? ... More About: Jacket , Potato 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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