Neha's Notebook

Presenting 28 tiny tales, each featuring a 6-word length, jotted by me over many years as random scribblings...Watch, read and experience a stream of bittersweet, lighthearted and nostalgic feelings as you watch the video! Thank you and good day! Neha 🙂

The Mystery of the Ivory Charm by Carolyn Keene Who could ever wonder that a tiny, cream-colored ivory elephant charm holds the power of life and death for humans? A charm of such a kind marks this novel of Nancy Drew-Carolyn Keene mystery series too...yes, read on. One of the most intriguing stories of the series, this storyscape features an ancient Indian charm designed like a white elephant and sculpted in ivory material. This one-of-a-kind charm belongs to the time of the great ‘White Elephant Cult’ of India. The charm belongs to an Indian boy named Rishi, who works in a wild animal circus show, the trainer of which is his father, a cruel man named Rai. Apart from being the animal trainer and circus master, Rai is depicted to be a man of ruthless personality. As Nancy comes face to face with this man, she spots this prettily-set ivory charm, designed brilliantly like a tiny elephant pendant, swinging from the black corded chain worn into Rai’s neck. The

Inspired by his dreams, Remy, a rat, finds himself separated from his family-kingdom; isolated and lost in a river tunnel, only to discover that his destiny had brought him to his dream restaurant ‘The Gusteau’s’. Flabbergasted and excited, Remy wanders along to witness the wondrous processes going on in the world’s finest gourmet kitchen. Remy desires to cook, but the only problem, he is not a human. Call it a brush of good fortune, Remy comes across a naïve boy named Linguini. Linguni’s only problem, he doesn’t know how to cook. And so, Remy and Linguini partner along, Remy acting as his shadow chef.   The classic Disney-Pixar hit does not only feature an immersive animated production and neat characters, but also a storytelling that is as inspiring as entertaining. Dreams come true! Orders please!! In this video, I share 27 of my favourite, inspirational quotes from the movie. Go ahead, watch and enjoy! Thank you, Good day & Stay tuned for more exciting quote collections!  

  Here are 24 quirky theme ideas for writing poetry. Read on and breeze through the list! #1 Write Poetry on Various Seasons #2 Write Poetry on Animal and Bird sounds [onomatopoeia] #3 Write poetry on months of the year #4 Write poetry on sense of smell [fragrances, aromas, incense, scents & other smells] #5 Write poetry on historical empires, cultures and monuments #6 Make poetry infographic #7 Write romance-themed poetry #8 Make a poetry painting #9 Make a poetry animation #10 Write poetry on weather of the day #11 Write poetry about gemstones, jewellery and beads #12 Write poetry about different vehicles #13 Create audio poetry #14 Write poetry on animals, birds and reptiles #15 Write a song lyric #16 Write an advertising jingle #17 Write poems about zooming into your greatest fears in life #18 Create illustrated poetry #19 Write a collection of greeting card verses #20 Write a collection of emotional verses #21 Write poems about various foods and beverages #22 Write poems about

Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone?  All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand — How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep — while I weep! O God! Can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?

The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene Wherever Nancy goes, mystery follows her in the same way as moths are drawn to a flame… It all begins with a masquerade party that she is attending on the invitation of her friend Linda, who works as an employee in Lightner’s Entertainment Company, an event management company which organizes most of the important, influential and wealthy events of the area. In the storyline depicted by this novel, Nancy Drew discovers herself pedaling her mind’s sharpest wits to the metal, as a series of robberies seem to boondoggle the detective inside her. Robberies – which, apparently seem to be carried out by a weird yet utterly mischievous gang with their signature clue of an unusual black velvet mask. While Nancy is attending this party, she comes across one of these gang members, who is climbing a rose trellis to reach the party hall through the window. The culprit slips away in a jiffy, though Nancy is able to catch his mask, which, later tu

6 DIMENSIONS OF LANGUAGE [Snippet & Notes] #1 PHONETICS The study and the mechanics of speech sounds How the human physiology triggers the process of sound production, transmission and hearing Basic Unit of Phonetics: Phones (sound) #2  PHONOLOGY The study of organization of speech sounds in various systems of languages Basic unit of Phonology: Phonemes #3  MORPHOLOGY The study of word forms, and process of word formation Basic unit of Morphology: Morphemes #4 SYNTACTICS Study of lingual syntax Study of word order, grammatical theory and arrangement of words & phrases Deals with technical aspects of sentence and paragraph construction Ex: "I know you." and "I know you?" - a slight change in syntax can totally transform the sentence #5 SEMANTICS Study of meaning of linguistic expressions when words are put together in correct syntactical structure Word meanings, vocabulary Semantics asks "What it means?" Ex: "Cool green ideas went f

SHORT SNIPPETS FOR WRITERS From the perspective of purpose & utility, there are two kinds of writing processes that writing can be divided into. FREE WRITING and STRUCTURED WRITING.   Both of these serve equal and equally significant utility in producing a wholesome piece of writing. While Free Writing enables the writer to just put down the words and material on the paper or document, Structured Writing polishes the material into stylistic wrapping & a storystyle structure, which makes the piece equally relevant to the reader. Free Writing is essential to exercise our mind’s capabilities like that of creativity and imagination, and it can be practiced by anyone whether they’re a writer or not, whilst Structured Writing involves the core skill of writing that writers need to learn and practice in order to become a writer in the first place. Free writing is also known as: Automatic Writing Stream of consciousness writing Interior Monologue Morning Pages, Journaling o

Chocolates.   Taste buds seem to swoon with delight the moment one mentions the topic of “chocolates”. So, when Mr. Willy Wonka, the greatest chocolate manufacturer decided to reopen his chocolate factory, the children worldwide splashed into pools of excitement. And so did their parents, their grandparents. Confectionary stores worldwide were stocked and restocked, and re-re-stocked, with gigantic heaps of Willy Wonka Chocolate Bars. On the flip side, the toothpaste factories let go of their workers because, apparently, the market demand of toothpaste escalated in direct proportion to the sale of Willy Wonka Chocolates. The job demanded a skill too mechanical and too much to be worked out by the mere labour of human employees. One of these toothpaste factory workers turned out to be Mr. Bucket, the father of a charming boy Charlie Bucket. Though poverty-struck, the Buckets family depict family warmth, yet, floats like a snowflake of wintry gloom. Their fortune, however, tu