LET'S TALK ABOUT HYMENS!!

LET'S TALK ABOUT HYMENS!! (taboo, taboo...not really if you are not living in the 1500s)

So last night I was watching an episode of Crime Patrol. In this particular episode they showed how a seventeen-year old girl was forced into marriage falsely and then within one month she was divorced. The reason? Her husband allegedly thought that she was in relationship with other guys.

How did he know? He just knew because guys have this supernatural power to tell if a girl is virgin or not... aka via her broken hymen.

Yes, even if we are living in the modern ages, most people, including a vast majority of girls are still ignorant about modern medical practices. One of these controversial topics is hymen, the thin membrane inside the vagina of a girl/woman which supposedly is used to determine if she is a virgin or not. It is thought to bleed when broken.

Long story short, we girls are expected to bleed when we do that "another-taboo-secret-thingy" with our husbands after marriage. And if we don't, then, we are the worst things in the whole of universe. Believe me or not, this attitude is still strongly prevalent in various parts of the world, and sad but true in majority of Muslim communities.

Together Forever Part Three

So I was rummaging through my old journal to find stuff for my website and guess what! I found another song on the Together Forever theme. Here it is, guys! I have lost count of how many songs I have written on this topic. By the way, I must let you know that these songs are written even before I actually fell in love. Smiles!

Together Forever Part Three

On the wings of white doves,

Above the clouds in the blue sky,

We'll let our golden love fly high.

In the aquamarine rivers,

Where the silver minnows swim.

We'll let ourselves float in dream.

You don't know what I plan for you.

I'll tell you that I love you.

In the garden full of flowers,

We'll smell the scent.

We'll both count the time

Together we spent.

You don't know what I plan for you.

I'll tell you that I love you.

Mother Earth

Here is a poem I wrote for our school magazine once.

Mother Earth

Take a look at the beautiful sky

And the wind that blow;

See all the gratitude and gratefulness

To the Almighty they show.

Take a look at the trees and

The birds that fly high,

Up in the beautiful Mother Earth's

Blue and wide sky.

Take a look at the deep blue ocean

And small narrow rivers,

From where riches as gold and silver

Is brought by the rivers.

Hear the sweet singing of birds;

Cheerfulness of the deer.

Refreshes one's mind and

Try their best to cheer.

Cover art by Mohona Mustary Arju

Here is the cover art for my short story THE MAIDEN AND THE ANGEL done by the super-talented Mohona Mustary Arju! Visit her here.

Best friend

Best friends are one of the most important part behind one's emotional growth. Everyone needs one. No one can be a loner. Everyone has a best friend, be it in the form of a mother; a father; a literal friend or even a spouse...but everyone has one. We only need to identify them and share our mutual feelings. On basis of that principle, let's enjoy the song below. Smiles!

Best Friend

Whenever I feel sad and sit alone,

I always find you by my side.

Whenever I am happy and filled with ecstasy,

I always see you smiling at me.

With you I can share my secrets.

In you, I can keep my trust.

You're the one who keeps me smiling always...

You're my best friend,

You're my true friend.

A friend who'll never leave me alone.

Whenever I feel lost, I come to you.

You try your best to solve it.

Whenever I'm nervous, you come along.

You encourage me to win my fears.

With you I can spend hours.

In you I can see my soul.

You're the one who consoles me always...

You're my best friend,

You're my true friend.

A friend who'll never leave me alone.

I will repay you as much as I can.
I will smile at you and console you.
I will encourage you and make you happy.
Just promise me, you will never leave me alone.

Chinese Girl

Modern Talking used to be my favorite duo from a very early time. They made a song about some Chinese girl, which was the inspiration behind this song. Smiles!

Chinese Girl

When I met you in China, 

Your eyes pierced my heart.

When I met you in China,

Your sweet smile won my mind.

Your beauty touched me.

Your feeling soothed me.

I just wanna meet you again.

My Chinese girl...

You're my Chinese girl...

My Chinese girl...

You're my sweet Chinese  girl...

When I met you in China,

Your hands touched me.

When I met you in China,

Your hair brushed my face.

My heart beat fast.

Your lips stayed to last.

I just wanna meet you again.

My Chinese girl...

You're my Chinese girl...

My Chinese girl...

You're my sweet Chinese  girl...

Good morning

I guess we had enough of the love songs. Time for something new. Enjoy!

Good Morning

Wake up, wake up, and get ready to start the day.

Look to your right and left. See what, please,say!

Look with your mind's eyes,

You'll see the planet as cold as ice,

With no warmth for anyone,

Just frozen heart for everyone.

So open up your heart and eyes!

And we can say to you...

Good morning, rise and shine.

The day is coming, the night is leaving!

Good morning, rise and shine.

The good are rising, the bad are leaving...yeah!

See what, say what, look all around you.

There's only black, with no red or blue.

Our earth's turning to dust. 

The planet is sucking out all the rust.

With no green for anyone

Just dead brown for everyone.

So open up your heart and eyes!

And we can say to you...

Good morning, rise and shine.

The day is coming, the night is leaving!

Good morning, rise and shine.

The good are rising, the bad are leaving...yeah!

What will happen to Mother Earth?

Don't just think and sit by the hearth.

Look at the hunger, look at the thirst.

Do something for it at first.

Not brilliant? I know. But, I hope you got the message. Let's do something for our Mother Earth and make the world a better place. Love!

Baby, you're mine

I never knew I wrote so many songs. But here they are. Found these little babies locked away in my drawer, the pages being moth-eaten and rotting. Now is the time to preserve them. Forgot the music sadly. Love!

Baby, you're mine

Every morning I wake up

Hearing the chirps of birds.

Waking from my sleep,

I think about you.

Do you think about me? - arises in my mind.

And my heart says to me...

Baby, you're mine and I know that from my heart.

Baby, you're mine and I know that from my heart.

Brush my teeth

And look into the mirror.

Your face comes

To say me hello!

I smile at you, you smile at me.

Don't know if it's in reality.

Still my heart says to me...

Baby, you're mine and I know that from my heart.

Baby, you're mine and I know that from my heart.

Together Forever Part Two

So while my so-called friends continued with their ever-important discussion, I was thinking about what to produce next. And voila! Here is another song.

Together Forever Part Two

We'll live in our hearts forever.

And there will be only laughter there.

And all our distress will be over.

Cause you and I will live there together.

When the moon shines high in the sky,

Together we'll fly.

Reach our hands out holding our hearts.

When the clouds vanish away,

With the cherubs we'll play.

An they will make you my life's part.

Don't you know I craze for you?

What I want is to hold you.

Always wanna stay by your side.

My heart's red but I'm feeling blue.

Do you love me? Give me a clue?

I wanna make you my life's pride.

Smiles!!!

Together Forever Part One

Hello everyone! I am back with more of my "literary creativity".

Just kidding!

Anyways, this is a song I wrote back in junior school when i was just a silly little girl. My friends sat in a group and talked about boys and the latest fashion while I was tucked away in a corner trying to find ideas about what should I write. This is the product of my silly childish mind. Hope you enjoy this. More on this coming soon. Smiles!!!

Together Forever

In a moonlit night, you and I will roam around together.

On a sun-shining day, you and I will walk forever.

Time flies by but true love never change.

How does it happen?? It's very strange.

Maybe, I'll know this answer now.

Cause, I'm in love.

Now, I have a question to ask you...

Will you join me in my long journey?

Will you make me laugh? Will you make me happy?

Oh.. please join me in my long journey.

Make me laugh. Make me happy.

Even at world's end, you and I will stay like that forever.

In our dangers, we'll fight together.

I'm thinking about you in my mind.

I love your courage and you're kind.

May be, you'll know my feelings now.

Cause I'm in love.

But still I wanna know from you...

Will you join me in my long journey?

Will you make me laugh? Will you make me happy?

Oh.. please join me in my long journey.

Make me laugh. Make me happy.

Love's so strong.

It works like a bond.

When it ties around you can never go wrong.

But, I wanna ask you again...

Will you join me in my long journey?

Will you make me laugh? Will you make me happy?

Oh.. please join me in my long journey.

Make me laugh. Make me happy.

The broken heart of the Prince: Synopsis

Hello guys! Today I am posting the synopsis of my next book THE BROKEN HEART OF THE PRINCE. Read and review. :)

Prince Miuto was a seemingly regular young prince of the kingdom of Peaceland until his heart broke on his fateful twentieth birthday due to a birth curse and got scattered to different places allover the globe. Now it is up to the royal youngsters - Tutu, Clare and Faqeer - to go on a quest to find the shards of his heart and restore it.

But the quest is challenging.

The path is tough.

And the time is short.

Most importantly, what do they have to encounter to fulfill their noble duty when they themselves are unaware of the ancient dark forces which secretly rule their world from a different dimension?

Let's find out in THE BROKEN HEART OF THE PRINCE. Smiles! Find out foreword here.

Rant of a frustrated fellow-Hijabi

NOTE: I wrote this piece back when I was still a Muslim. I have, since then, left my religion and do not agree to most or all of what is written here. However, these posts are very much part of my life and helps understand the changes I went through. That's why, I am against deleting them. 

Hijab with seductive looks is utterly ridiculous. It destroys the sole purpose of establishing hijab in the first place. Girls, change your attitude, please. You don't have to be seductive in public to prove that you are beautiful and sexy. Save all your "talents" for that one special person only. Trust me, it will be worth it. 

And a message for the guys, don't judge a girl by her looks or her curves. There's always more to it than meets the eyes.

Sorry if I sound preachy. But it just frustrates me when I see how people are displaying rules of Islam in the wrong light.

May Allah bless us all and guide us through the right path.

The broken heart of the Prince: Foreword

Here is a foreword to my upcoming book THE BROKEN HEART OF THE PRINCE.

Observing the great number of avid anime-fans in our country I felt like this book may create some controversies since the contents of this book are part original story and part fanfiction.

The story is loosely based on my all-time favorite anime Princess Tutu, which was written by the absolutely brilliant Mizuo Shinonome and the series was directed by Junichi Sato and Shogo Koumoto.

I will not talk about the plot of the anime, but you must check the anime out if you like less-violent, descriptive, highly-fantastical and thoughtfully-genius anime series. Because it's really good.

Once again my sincere apologies to the fabulous author and directors of this wonderful anime. It's too good to be left alone without making a fan fiction about it.

Finally, even though you hear it from all writers, I still hope you readers enjoy my book as much I enjoyed writing it. Smiles!

A day-off from duties

Here is my second story. I hope you will enjoy it.

Princess Marybella was highly astonished when she saw what her father, the King, brought for her as her birthday present. It was her fourteenth birthday. From the past few days, she was looking forward to this day. Her parents had been telling her that she was going to get a pleasant surprise on her birthday; and she was expecting something like that.

But when she saw her present, she was not that pleased. Her father had brought her a fifteen-year old young lad as a gift.

    “Happy birthday, sweetheart.” the King grinned at his daughter. “Meet Remus – your birthday gift.”

Marybella stared at her present with disbelief. It was not something that came in a pretty box with wrapping paper and ribbons, which was exactly what she was expecting. How could a human be wrapped inside a box? The young lad, Remus, was smiling an enthusiastic smile at her. He bowed as if he were trained these formalities before. Unwillingly, Marybella curtsied. It was her duty to curtsy when someone bowed before her. But she also did not forget to stick her tongue out at him when her parents were looking away. Remus winced and frowned at this but did not say anything.

Interview with the Vampire: Review and Spoilers

The edition I own

Vampires have always fascinated me. I mean, who doesn’t like a good vampire novel or film; their mysterious treading through darkness and mist? A few days back I finished reading Dracula by Bram Stoker and the book left me starving for more vampire books. That’s when I picked up Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, the first book in her Vampire Chronicles series. She was my first choice because she is termed as the perfect descendent of Stoker and after I finished reading her book, I knew why, and I was not disappointed.

Rice has all of Stoker’s quality in describing the atmosphere and to churn out the perfect and mysterious setting for her story. But she also has her unique voice at presenting her story which distinguishes her style from Stoker’s at a far different level. Rice is excellent and perfect in her own way. Today I will focus more on her writing style and will try to control myself from comparing her with Stoker. But before going on with that, I must say if Stoker’s Dracula leaves you empty from inside, you can definitely look forward to Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, even though you will notice a considerable amount of differences between the two prolific authors right from the first page.

Plot 

The story is about a young man called Louise de Pointe du Lac, who claims to be a vampire to a young male reporter known only as “the boy” throughout this book. He confesses his story of how he became a vampire and what happened after that to this young reporter who interviews him.

The Maiden and the Angel

Once there lived a beautiful country-maiden called Floradale. She was the possessor of a breathtaking beauty if compared to the other maidens. She used to gather strawberries from the forest nearby her little hut. One day, when she was roaming in the forest, she became thirsty. As she went to the nearby stream, she saw the most amazing sight of her life.

She saw a man; not just an ordinary man, but a man with two pearl-white wings. He had the most beautiful face Floradale ever saw a man to have. He was glowing, and that was how she understood that it was none other than the prince of the angels - Kyanus. He did not wear a halo like the other angels. But behind his ears, he wore a pair of floral wreaths. Floradale got planted in her position when she found that Prince Kyanus was also staring at her from the other side of the stream, with the same fascination. He smiled and bowed, making her curtsy involuntarily.

A sneak peek of Prophecy

Shinigami of fear

Here is a poem I have written exclusively for Prophecy: A tale of two sisters. Sung through Marude's voice, this poem is given below.

From the sea, to the shore,

With heart as dark as apple core,

The one shall rise for a day.

You must face her; stand at bay.

Let not fear turn you dumb;

Let not senses turn too numb.

For it all depends on you;

Marude is my name and this is my clue:

Only the bravest one shall win

And save the world from her wicked twin.

Here I give a free advice,

Follow your heart and everything nice.

Your heart shall tell you what is right.

Use your mind more than might.

Let me know if you liked it. Love! 

Review: Gramer Nam Kakondubi

Gramer Nam Kakondubi by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

(Translation: The village named Kakondubi)

Published on – February, 2015

Publisher – Tamralipi

Plot synopsis

The story revolves around a small Bangladeshi village, Kakondubi, namesake of the title, during the Liberation War of 1971, a war against Pakistan to acknowledge Bangladesh as a sovereign country. The main character of the story is a twelve-year old rural boy called Ranju, who was orphaned during his early childhood and was living with his old grandmother in Kakondubi.

The book is a standalone and divided into four episodes, each of which depicts a certain period of the Liberation war. The first part introduces the characters, describes the village and hints at the upcoming war. The second part tells about the beginning of the war, emergence of new characters and gives an idea about the effects of the war. The third part depicts the brutality of the enemy country (murder of Hindus, rape of women, Rajakars etc), but in a suitable way to children. The fourth and final part describes the role of the guerrilla army (freedom fighters/muktiyoddha) and the involvement of the main character Ranju and his friend, Dora and how the guerrilla overcomes the Pak-Army.