Neha's Notebook

  No matter how much you try to change the past, it won’t change anything in the present moment. Since future hasn’t happened yet, it’s upto you to create it as you desire. Death is like a box of darkness. Until there’s breath in your body, you can always come out of this box. Always look for the light. 

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Every moment is different. Some are pleasant and smooth whereas, some prompt us to wish that perhaps we could revisit our past and change something – a hurtful moment, a rejection, an instance where we felt injustice or unfairness, a loss dream, a failure or a disappointment. It could be anything that we may like to change or alter or reprogram, so we won’t have to deal with the experience we’re having in the present moment. But despite our most wholehearted wishes, the cold hard fact is that past is but a shadow. Once a moment passes away, it won’t come again. Even the previous moment is now a long gone wave that crashed and dissolved into the ocean of time. But what if, what if there was indeed a way to travel back in time, even though it may sound strange. Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi explores this question with the metaphor of a “hot cup of coffee getting cold.” The novel delves into the ...

By the year 2002, when Mark Zuckerberg joined Harvard University, he was already known as a “programming whizz.” The school from where he graduated had student directories or photo address books that contained the names and photos of students who stayed in the school’s dorms. Drawing his inspiration from these books, he started a coding project and released a communication sharing network website called “TheFacebook.” The website became an instant hit among the students. In 2004, when he launched this website, he was just 19 years old. Therefore, Zuckerberg is a “Golden boy.” The phrase “Golden boy” refers to a man who becomes successful at a very early age and is admired by people.   Read more stories related to  Vocabulary !

One day, Bobby’s boss gave him the task of writing a proposal letter to an advertising company. He asked him to describe their product in detail and request them to create an advertising campaign to promote their product. He also told him to do some research on the company and their ad campaigns so he could better propose their product. Bobby returned to his desk, but spent the entire day researching the company. It was evening and he still had not started writing the letter. He kept on researching and researching, never starting the letter. When his boss called him, he fumed with anger. The next day his boss sent him to have a meeting with a fashion designer. Nervous that he was going to meet a fashion personality, Bobby spent too much time in selecting a dress that he lost track of time and missed the meeting. Due to his persnickety behaviour, his boss fired him. Persnickety means “placing too much attention on trivial, unnecessary or minor details” Read more stories related to  ...

Buffer pony was born with a weird defect in his body. His parents had named him “Buffer” after this defect. While other horses galloped normally, his body would sometimes freeze on the spot and start shaking and buffering. For a few moments, he felt helpless and powerless against his own body. This buffer would trigger in his body at random times, causing him much annoyance and unpleasantness. He desired to be normal like other ponies of his age. But his defect made him withdraw from his friends and remain alone. Even while lounging in his home, watching television, or reading a book, his body would suddenly start trembling and he would have “screaming meemies.” Screaming meemies means “extreme nervousness, anxiety, jitters or shivers.” Read more stories related to  Vocabulary !