Blogging 101,Day one: Introduce yourself to the world

Today’s assignment: Write and publish a “who am I and why I’m here” post on your blog.

My name is Ranu, I am a Bengali from Bangladesh. My Father was Abdus Sabeth and my mother was Tahira Khatun. I am my parents seventh child.

In my country we all have two names, one is used at home and among relatives and the other is used outside home i.e school , certificates. It’s considered a formal name.

Like others in my homeland I too have two names, Ranu is my nick name and Chaman is my name which is used in my certificates and other documents.

When I started blogging I felt comfortable using Ranu as my user name.It’s short and easy to pronounce.

I studied in schools where the medium of instruction was English. I was able to take my mother tongue  Bengali as one of the subjects .

I am blogging publicly because it motivates me to write. Before becoming a blogger, I did not write a personal journal, I did not think about it and was not interested.

My blog’s focus is mainly on writing fiction, sometimes I like writing recipes, I also like translating poems and song lyrics of Rabindranath Tagore. He was a famous Bengali poet. I enjoy reading his poems listening to his songs and translating them, my aim is to let other bloggers enjoy Tagore’s poetry and songs, which is why I like translating them.

There are a few sports, I am interested to watch, one of them is Tennis and other is Ice Hockey, especially when my favorite team  or my favorite player is playing.

In Tennis my favorite players are  Roger Federer among men and Maria Sharapova among women. If they lose early in tournaments, I’m disappointed and lose my interest.

I love cooking spicy food, and have posted some recipes on my blog.

I’m also participating in online courses since 2011, it is the study of Allama Iqbal one of Pakistan’s most favorite and well-known poet and Philosopher. It is offered by Khurram Ali Shafique, he has devoted a long time studying about Iqbal and is the perfect facilitator for all of us.

Lastly I’d like to write about  my blog name  Sabethville, I  used my father’s last name Sabeth and added ville to it.

I hope to meet a lot of other bloggers and also read their posts.

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Daily Prompt: Coming To a Bookshelf Near You

Write a summary of the  book you’ve always wanted to write for the back cover of its dust jacket.

After failing to get selected in medical school, Nerissa turned her attention to sports. She joined the gym to be in good shape.

Her age was not suitable for tennis, she was too old. A nineteen year old in tennis is expected to win a grand slam. Nerissa was disappointed when she was told, tennis is not for her.

After trying different things she finally met someone who gave her the confidence and motivation to do something she never thought was possible.

Read about Nerissa, The Inconceivable Woman,who was determined to become famous.

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365 Writing Prompts: Never Again

Have you ever gone to a new place or tried a new experience and thought to yourself,”I’m never doing that again!” Tell us about it.

I never regretted being in a new place, it was always a place where I could learn a lot from. The place was Montreal, Canada. I was lucky to find a friend instantly. She and I took long walks daily. It was August, sun shone every day, we were two friends enjoying the beauty of nature.

Then came November the skies looked cloudy and threatening, on one of those days I had the opportunity of witnessing a snowstorm, it was intense, I never saw snow before,how could I, I came from Dhaka, we have monsoon season but not snow. I was not prepared for it.

That day I was wearing sandals, sari and unaware that I’d be stuck in a storm, not rain but snow. I went to the bus stop to catch the bus home, but the buses stopped running , I called a cab, they refused because I lived in a part of the city where all kinds of transportation had to stop because it was too dangerous.

This was my introduction to snow, I heard in the winter time skating is the most popular sport. My husband took me to Mount Royal, he learned  to skate, to him ‘hey it’s easy you’ll learn it instantly all you need is a pair of skates, and a warm jacket and a pair of pants.”

I cannot recall what I thought of it, I certainly agreed to try, I kept falling down, every ten minutes I complained I was cold, I needed hot chocolate to warm me up. I don’t know how many cups of hot chocolate I consumed but I did not learn to skate.

Fast forward I was in a new place once again, this time I was a teacher in an elementary school. Here in the winter time the kids go  skating once a week, oh joy I thought to myself I couldn’t learn to skate in Montreal, what are the realistic chances of me learning it here, none, nada, but I tried. I finally accepted the fact  I’ll never learn this skill so it’s better to call it quits!

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Writing Prompt: Far From Normal

I lead a normal life I think.

These are the six things about me,whether they are unique,exciting,or just plain odd things I’ll leave it to you to decide.

1. I can only watch my favorite sports if my favorite team is playing.

2. I am superstitious.

3. I love talking to my pets whether they understand me or not.

4. I have a weakness for spicy food.

5. I enjoy spending time writing the daily prompts.

6. I  wait patiently to read Bronx Boy’s post. I learn a lot from it. It is also entertaining.

The above are the six things about me.

Here’s Nelson.

My favorite sports teams and personalities Post by Ranu

Toronto Blue Jays (Photo credit: Keith Allison)

English: BOSTON, Mass. (Nov. 4, 2007) – Boston Bruins team captain, Zdeno Chara. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Dave Kaylor (RELEASED) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This year I can see signs of my favorite sports teams going up the ladder in style. First up,’The Boston Bruins’ in Lord Stanley’s cup final and leading 2 to 1.I don’t want to jinx them.Hurray for you Bruins. Next in line the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball team. It seems they have awakened from their long slumber. Winning six in a row, Wow ‘Blue Jays’,I am one proud fan. Then the Raptors,they need a bit of talking to.’Come on Guys ,do not repeat losses ,it is time to shine’.

For Roger the tennis great,I’m hoping he’ll win the trophy,I mean at Wimbledon 2013.