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Dominic Alapat
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 20:23 | 7/Sep/2006
Poems
                   PoemThe poem had white-washed walls,and long, stately coconut leaves.On the poem's head were bright, redroof-tiles standing silently in the rain.The poem's walls were made of stoneand its thick pillars dreamt.You met me there, by its pillars,once long ago...Words held out their hands to the rain.Inside other thoughts hummed and s... more...
 19:19 | 10/Apr/2006
A deathI am a small boyprobably flying a kitewith a friend on aterrace. It is evening;and the mood is gloomy.A friend's mother hasjust died and all theyellow-and-green buildingsaround are sunk in gloom.The trees sway lightly inthe dark-coloured breeze andmutter their acknowledgement ofsorrow. I think aboutthe finality of death, andcan't grasp it. I... more...
 09:58 | 27/Mar/2006
Poem
The dream of strangers gathering in the darkness under the trees; And the bus passing by, the people all a hum And the sky comes in, Full in view the blue marble of a different world That always knew you and was you, That is how life goes Just like that. more...
 09:56 | 27/Mar/2006
Coir, Stone and Rusted Iron
Like a wedged hut of leaves and coir in the afternoon sands of some life of mine; toddy and rusted iron in the breeze; dark grained hands grind the stone; and the afternoon light carries it zig-zag to where my mind is still and still floating there in my childhood sands of time. more...
 09:53 | 27/Mar/2006
Poem
When the garden caught fireand the dark air of the windows and doorsof the hostel opposite just preferred to watchthe birds flying above took offto tell the tree-lined streetsthat they were done with lifethat it did not matter anymorewhere they stayed, whose nests they lived in. Because they sang to one anotherthat all umbrellas on rainy days got w... more...
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 Sonu Katha | 18:15 | 28/Oct/2007
Friends: (515)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
'Talking too much' is top job-interview ...
Talking too much is the most common interview mistake that job candidates make,according to 36 percent of recruiters who completed the ninth edition of the quarterly Executive Recruiter Index, released by Korn/Ferry International, the premier global provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting andleadership development solutions. Other commo...  more...
 Chinmayee Ma... | 01:27 | 29/Jun/2006
Friends: (25)  | Interests: Books, music, mov...
reading, linking, holidaying
Not that I blog too frequently anyway, but do check out these links while I am gone for a week.My friend Leo's slightly strange but hugely entertaining blog. He's just become a respectable member of the working public by joining Time Out Mumbai, which, by the way, is also online now. Do check out to know what to do, where to go, what to eat, etc. A...  more...
 Prithviraj H... | 22:27 | 10/May/2006
Friends: (173)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Cricket and news
Gag, gag, gag!
What's with the BCCI?Virender Sehwag says he misses Ganguly, says the Indian team plays too much cricket, he is gagged. The BCCI warns him not to speak on such issues.Sachin Tendulkar has his first net in months. The media is not invited. When they land up they are asked to shoot for afar.So TV has a sideways angle of Sachin playing a few shots. So...  more...
 Vijayendra M... | 13:46 | 24/Jan/2007
Friends: (42)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: comics, reading, ...
Am watching Power Rangers. First SPD and now Mystic Force. Kind of addictive.  more...