Daily Prompt: All About Me

Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what it means to you.

I was twelve years old when my Dad passed away. It was a sad time for us. I wasn’t able to show my dad how much I loved him. Although he is no longer with us, it gives me great pleasure to choose my blog’s title,”Sabethville”, my Dad’s name was Abdus Sabeth. He was a great inspiration to us,he worked day and night to provide us a comfortable home and the best education.

He told my mother once, a child’s education is like a foundation of a building, just as any building with a good foundation would last a long time, so will a child’s education with a good foundation bring increasing benefits. He tried his best to see us thrive. With this in mind he registered us in the best schools in the city.

My blog title makes me very proud that I was able to use my Dad’s name.

It means a lot to me when I  publish posts and read the comments of my blogger friends. I have a few dedicated friends who take the time to read my post and leave their awesome comments. I  thank them  for their positive words.

Somewhere up there my Dad is probably thinking, “I am so happy, Ranu did not neglect her education!”

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365 Writing Prompts: As seen on T.V.

Write a script for a late night infomercial— where the product is your blog. How do you market yourself? What qualities do you embody that other “Products” don’t? What are the benefits of reading your blog?

I started blogging a little over two years ago, at first it was something new I was not so sure how I could keep writing. Then one day I got a suggestion from a friend, “why don’t you translate Tagore’s work,”he  said.

What a great idea I thought, I leafed through the pages of Tagore’s collection of poems book. He wrote about nature, humans, animals, love and many more, then I found his song lyrics which were out of this world.

I thought surely the bloggers have heard about Tagore and also know he was a “Nobel” prize winner in literature. Who wouldn’t be interested to read the translations of his work.

If you think it’s a good idea to pick up a few words of Tagore’s language, visit my blog I have translated many of the great one’s work.

It’s not only Tagore’s work, I have also written mouth watering recipes , I’m certain you’d be delighted to try.

For your pleasure I have written some interesting facts about some of the cities in the Indian sub-continent.

You’ll also find some poems I have written, they cannot compare with any of the great poets, they will encourage you to write your own. Won’t that be impressive?

Take a walk to ‘Sabethville,’ where you’ll find all that and more!

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swers for monique’s questions.

1.Are you happy with yourself?      Answer: Yes I am very happy.

2.What was your first job?  My first job was teaching.

And what is your job now?  I am enjoying the fruits of my labor.

3.What was your  make/model of your first car?  It was a Ford.

4. Why did you give your blog

the name that you did? I gave my blog the name, Sabethville in memory of my father,who passed away when I was twelve.

5. What are your favorite sports teams? My favorite teams are: The Boston Bruins- Hockey; Toronto Blue Jays-Baseball; Toronto Raptors — Basketball.

6. What is your favorite color? My favorite color is Blue.

7. Do you think all bottle water is the same? No,I don’t.

8. Are you always right? Or never wrong? Tricky, Yes?  No, I’m not always right. Yes I am wrong also. It can be tricky if I do not know myself.

9. Rate yourself from  1   to  10.  I’d say 5.

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About me and my hometown sabethville

A lot has changed since I wrote about Sabethville. I just started writing about something,anything to keep me going. There was no structure ,no theme ,no genre. I was busy filling out pages initially. Someone said, “you are a Bengali,translate Tagore’s poems.” The idea was awesome but inexperienced me translating poems and songs of the greatest Bengali poet that I know of,is not a piece of cake.

I grew up reciting his poems,singing his songs. I was contented to do just that. I never thought I’d ever be asked to translate  his poems and songs that I loved.

I sat down one day and thought,”Bengali is my language Tagore’s songs and poems are written in the language I’ve spoken from my childhood,how hard can it be. I started translating, see I never think how much I’m capable of doing. If that thought had penetrated my brain,I probably wouldn’t have finished the first one. Luckily I did not let that thought spoil my writing ability.

I noticed there were only a  few who stopped by. I wondered which path shall I take my writing to create interest. I haven’t discovered anything yet.I’d keep trying and see if anything changes.

I’ve joined some writing challenges. My purpose is the same, I want to see if it helps.

Yesterday I read an article where it said,”who are you writing for,yourself or others, you should write for yourself and one other person and be happy.”

This was something I didn’t think about, I was embarrassed at the thought I only have one or maybe two readers of my posts. So I have decided I’ll write for myself and my good buddies  i.e., Robert and Shaidi.

If others want to stop by and read it,I’d be delighted. But I wouldn’t be discouraged, if only my two buddies remind me they are still there to encourage me!!

DP Daily Prompt: As Seen on TV post by Ranu

This is an assignment I’ll easily get a big round zero. Late night infomercial is something I never wanted to watch.How can I put myself in their shoes and expect them to come in droves to read my blog.

I’ll just say,come one come all,visit my blog.You will find short stories that will impress you. Translations of Tagore can teach you about the great poet of the east. Daily Prompts that will slowly reveal a thing or two about me.

To top it all there will be rhythmic  songs in my mother tongue and the translation.Where can you find all this? “Only in Sabethville”