Tag Archives: people

A Day In Vellankondagaram

Posted on February 21, 2017 by vandysnape

When was the last time I saw so many stars in the sky? I can’t remember. Continue reading →

Posted in Stories.. well.. sort of.. | Tagged Agriculture, Life, NAF, people, perspective, Photos, Rural, Tamil Nadu, Travelogue, Vellankondagaram, Village | 6 Comments

Virtue in the Quality of Insincerity

Posted on June 1, 2016 by vandysnape

treading the thin line between frank and irritatingly frank… Continue reading →

Posted in Is it just me ?, Strands of Thought | Tagged books, Daphne du Maurier, Dishonesty, Frankness, Insincerity, Opinion, people, Rebecca, Truth | 9 Comments

Change …

Posted on April 14, 2013 by vandysnape

when you look back in time and review all your problems it will look so obscure and pointless. Continue reading →

Posted in Memories/Nostalgia | Tagged Catcher in the rye, Change, college, Friends, Innocence, Life, memories, nostalgia, people, personal, Staying in touch, University | 21 Comments

When you lose yourself in a book…

Posted on September 1, 2012 by vandysnape

The blog’s actually about Prison Book Programme which brings solace to prisoners through books. I was so moved by this particular post by a Prisoner about how some books changed his life. Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Strands of Thought | Tagged Anne Frank, blog, Book, books, Inspiration, Life, people, Prison Book Program, Prisoner, The Diary of a young girl, Thoughts | 16 Comments

A Treasure for twenty…

Posted on August 5, 2012 by vandysnape

E-readers may provide innumerable facilities compared to a normal tattered old book but it is nothing compared to the satisfaction of holding a book filled with ink-and-paper, taking you back to memories that stay for eternity in your mind. Continue reading →

Posted in Is it just me ?, Memories/Nostalgia, Strands of Thought | Tagged Book, books, Dead Poets Society, gifting books, Life, lord of the flies, memories, nostalgia, Old Book Shop, people, personal, Ralph, school, Student, Sullivan, teacher, william golding | 22 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge – Fleeting Moment

Posted on June 29, 2012 by vandysnape

I was rummaging through my computer to find a suitable picture .. Well, I have three and two of them from my early morning beach-walk a couple of weeks back. That one is my favourtie of the lot. It has … Continue reading →

Posted in Shutterbugs | Tagged beach, Chennai, Coversation, early morning, Fleeting, horse, india, Lifestyle, merry-go-round, people, photo, Pictures, postaday, street, Tamil Nadu, Walk, weekly photo challenge, Wordpress | 18 Comments

When Shakuntala went under the knife…

Posted on May 24, 2012 by vandysnape

What happens when Mythology meets Modern day tragedy? A mess. Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged Comedy, Cosmetic Surgery, dushyant, Family, Friends, fun, Humor, kids, Mask, Mythology, people, personal, Photos, Plastic Surgery, Random, Sanskrit, School Project, shakuntala, Spiderman | 34 Comments

Finding ‘Darling’ Miss …

Posted on May 5, 2012 by vandysnape

Have you ever had a teacher whom you really loved ? You’d probably have one . I will rephrase the question. Have you ever had a teacher whom you really loved but didn’t know her name ? Continue reading →

Posted in Memories/Nostalgia, Strands of Thought | Tagged blog, darling miss, Family, favourite teacher, finding, finding someone, google, in memorium, Life, Musings, orkut, people, personal, quest, Random, school, sister, teacher, Thoughts, tribute | 20 Comments

An ode to Chennai….

Posted on July 14, 2011 by vandysnape

You see people picking up conversation with total strangers in buses and trains.. Talking about everything from Politics to personal stuff like long lost friends.. Continue reading →

Posted in Shutterbugs, Strands of Thought | Tagged an ode to chennai, Chennai, Chennai central, clock tower, dosas, idlis, jayalalitha, karunandhi, Madras, people, ratna cafe, sambhar, saravana bhavan, Tamil Nadu | 2 Comments