Morning mist breathes slow-a quiet room listensto the echo of light. The window waitswith patient glass,holding a sky that has forgotten voices. Three sparrows pass,their wings like brief thoughtsbrushing the silence. Tea cools beside the page.Steam fades upward-a ghost of warmth leaving. In the gardenone fallen leaf turns slowly,learning the language of stillness. No footsteps […]
She was the sea;the very force of lifethat spoke in waves and winds.I was the starof light, of life;one in the million in the sky. When I was on fire,it was she who was scarred,and you were the lamp,the spark that spoke too harsh. When she was the wounded,it was I who ached,and when my […]
Believe me,Charming hues of the skyWill never regret you,countless starry magicsWill always guide youto the paths of heaven, Bloom like an irisThe purple queen of the desert,Be a tiny bulb of snowdropHarbinger of spring and hope,Dream like a bird to murmur your secretsTo the fluffy clouds Be a bunch of wild daisiesGorgeous brides of mountains […]
Pearl, do you rememberthe tale you told of the sea?Its echo still returns to me,a whisper in memory Among the restless waves we sailedon that vast and wandering shipyou and I, through all that night,never felt loneliness slip As we leaned a little closer,held within a silent gaze,even our eyes began to speakin their quiet, […]
Me Before You; a successful adaptation of emotion and romance but what happened to the supporting network and its multiple narratives? The trailer slogan “#Live Boldly” captures the essence of Me Before You as a celebration of a courageous life, based on the best-selling novel Me before You by Jojo Moyes, directed by Thea Sharrock […]
One evening, right after my O/Ls, I saw a quote on the internet. “We are all drafts.” I remember smirking at the screen. Wait, me? a draft? I laughed. I would never be a ‘draft.’ I would be something ‘complete.’ Here I am, exactly six years later, realizing that if I had truly understood that […]
Yesterday, I went shopping to buy a shirt. I got stuck between two options. One was a blue striped shirt, and the other was a burgundy-coloured shirt. I had been looking for a blue striped one for a very long time. It was nice, and my eyes were on it the whole time. The only […]
It is an interesting topic that brings to light the realities faced by freshers, especially the gap between expectations and reality in the first year of university life. Being a fresher is far from easy; it demands both physical and mental strength to adapt to a completely new phase of the academic journey. As a […]
Joining Gavel UOC had always lived quietly on my bucket list, waiting for the right moment. My first and second years passed without that tick mark, until one ordinary day in my third year, when a WhatsApp notification appeared while I was mindlessly scrolling. Subcommittee applications were open. On a sudden impulse, I applied. The […]
The Great Shift from 12 Years to 4 Years “Glow-up”: Not just physically, but mentally Have you ever experienced a situation like this? Visiting your hometown or even anywhere else after a very long time, maybe a decade? Perhaps I have experienced such moments. I visited India in the latter part of 2024, which was […]