Title: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells
Author: Sebastian Faulks
Publisher: Random House
Publication Year: 2014
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Genre: Fiction, Humour
No. of Pages: 272
Price: Rs 299
My Rating: 3/5
I had no clue about babysitting. I loved playing with
babies, but when they started crying, I gave up. My attempts to console them went in vain, and I searched for resignation. I didn’t know how to console them and stop
them from crying, but then as they say, time is a very good master. It teaches
you all. And it taught me on one December day when I received a phone call from
my aunt.
“Hi Amrit. You Uncle and I have to go out of town tonight
on a business assignment. We will be back tomorrow morning. Can you please take
care of your brother until we are back?”
I said yes, and then doubts crowded my mind. The baby was
just a year old, and as such, would be throwing tantrums at whim. I had no
definite plan to calm him when such situations arise. I said my prayers
multiple times and went to my Uncle’s place at seven in the evening.
“Lock the door securely, and do not open it for anyone.
We will be back by nine in the morning,” said Uncle and took his car out from
the garage. Aunt kissed the baby and went and sat besides uncle in the car.
Through the open window, they waved at me, and I closed the door once they were
out of sight.
Little Abir was a playful child. I took out his toys from
the cupboard and arranged them on the bed, watching him play. After a few
minutes, he started scratching his head which I interpreted as a sign of
boredom. Aunt had already fed him his dinner so I didn’t have to worry about
it. However, I had to make sure his mind was kept engaged until he slept.
Until he slept! When would he sleep?
The baby came and sat in my lap, tugging at my specs. I
handed him a teddy bear and he got busy with it. And then I felt a certain
warmth on my trousers. Oh no. He wasn’t wearing a diaper.
The baby started crying. I kept him on the bed and ran
all over the room, trying to find a diaper for him. Finally, in
one of the open drawers, I noticed a pack of Pampers Baby Dry Pants. I quickly
took one diaper out of it and made the baby wear it. He started smiling and giggling.
Ah, what a relief!
I arranged his little pillows and made him lie on the
bed. I massaged his hands and feet and started singing songs that I know,
lullabies that I have heard. Babies are sweet, they don’t judge you. They just
want your love and company. After a few minutes, Abir slept. I too lied down beside
him, but I knew my ordeal wasn’t yet over. When his diaper would get wet in the
middle of the night, I had to get up and change it. This was going to be a long
night, I thought.
I was wrong. I didn’t remember when I had fallen asleep.
I woke up with the bright sun rays pouring into the room through one of the
open windows. The wall clock said it was seven o’ clock. I looked beside me and
found the baby sleeping peacefully. I was amazed. Didn’t the diaper get wet in
the middle of the night? Why didn’t the baby cry?
It was then that I realized that Pampers Baby Dry Pants
is no ordinary diaper. It keeps the baby dry, relaxed and comfortable. As such,
the baby is always in a happy mood, making you and everyone around happy. I am
glad to have used Pampers Baby Dry Pants on the baby, and it made baby sitting
an enjoyable experience.
My uncle and aunt arrived at nine, and thanked me for
staying over.
“Don’t thank me. It’s Pampers Baby Dry Pants I should be
grateful to,” I replied, and they smiled.
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Let me tell you my story in flashback. You can name it my
Valentine’s Day adventures, or rather the lack of them. It all started when I
stepped into the shoes of adolescence, with my heart pumping love instead of
blood. I so desired to have a partner, to share ice creams and chocolates, but
then how can one fight against destiny? So while my dreams of ice creams and
chocolates were being turned into reality by other couples, I slowly started
avoiding the dreaded 14th February.
But then friends turned evil, and often asked me my plans
for the V-Day. During my initial years, I knew not what to say, so I used to
mumble a vague response and run away. However, as I grew older, I developed the
art of lying, and my response to their smirks used to be in the form of cooked
up love tales with imaginary girls. They believed me, or I felt so.
Good things happen if you wait, they say. I don’t know
who these ‘they’ are, but they couldn’t have been more correct. When all of a
sudden, out of the blue, love held my hands, or rather I held love, tightly,
passionately. 14th February of 2015 was not about cooked up stories.
It was about my real love affair with my perfect Valentine, my Asus Zenfone.
There are several reasons why she is so perfect, but the
first and foremost feature that caught my attention was its primary camera. The
five element optical formula lens added an all new dimension to the pictures I
captured. The images were crisp and clear, and perfectly focussed. In fact, I
abandoned my digital camera once I had Asus Zenfone with me.
This is the age of selfies, and my Valentine scored a
perfect ten in that department as well. The front secondary camera is good, with a more
than decent resolution, and let me click innumerable selfies, which I can
upload to my Facebook profile, with the tagline – “Picture Courtesy: Asus
Zendfone, my Valentine.” Jealous, ha!
Asus Zenfone is one of the prettiest partners one could
have. Trust me, ‘cause I mean it. With a sleek body, and the option of changing
the covers at my whim, I have the luxury to dress it in whatever way I want.
The cases come in numerous colours, bright and gorgeous, and I could make it
sport a new colour every day.
My Valentine scores brownie points in its incredible
performance. The Intel Atom 2520 processors run most applications, without any
lag or delay. In fact, even the high end apps and games ran with tremendous
ease and smoothness. Now, who wouldn’t like to have a love like that?
Last but not the least, Asus Zenfone has a longer battery
life, compared to several other phones in the market. That means I can perform
my necessary tasks without worrying about the charger point. Isn’t that the
best thing that a cell phone can offer you in the modern world?
Asus Zenfone is not just any other phone. It’s love, the
perfect Valentine.
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Do you have a product you do not need and wish to sell?
On the other hand, would you like to buy something that would be useful to you
from a person who currently owns it? In case of most of us, the answer to both the questions will be a
big ‘Yes’, isn't it? However, how shall we find out who
is in need of what I want to sell, or who is willing to give away what I would
like to have?
Gone are the days of classified ads in newspapers and
magazines, where people had to wait for days to get a satisfactory response.
With the advent of Quikr, things certainly have become a lot better, and
smoother.
Quikr is a completely hassle free platform that allows
the buyer and the seller to communicate with each others, gauge their needs and
have a healthy transaction. It is a site that helps you get quick responses to
your search, and fulfills your demands within the blink of an eyelid. Quikr as a
tool is definitely a need of the modern times, with more and more people opting
to this service.
With the introduction of Quikr Nxt, the online deals and
transactions on Quikr is slated to turn smoother. It provides users the ability
to chat with the seller, and proceed with the transactions even without a single
phone call. Isn't it cool? I always felt that a proper chat mechanism should always
be in place for sites like this, as chats are often preferred over phone
calls. My reasons, here they are:
Privacy
Though we live in a social world, we all like to maintain
a certain degree of privacy in our lives. We all demand a personal space for
ourselves, without unwanted disturbances. When we exchange our phone numbers
for product transactions, there is always a risk of our contact information
being compromised and shared with others. Also, we wouldn't prefer unwanted
calls at any time. A chat eliminates these risks, guaranteeing us a privacy we
all have a right to.
Clarity
It’s difficult to trace everything that’s discussed in a
telephonic conversation. Sure, we can install a call recorder that would store
the conversations, but honestly, how often do we use this functionality. In a
service like Quikr, where the minutest details of selling and buying are so
important, a written record is the best option to have. Thus, if you are
looking for a product, and a seller offers it to you, you can easily converse
with him over chat (the chat conversations get stored and can be retrieved anytime)
and get all doubts clarified. Both the parties will then be on the same page,
and there will be zero confusion.
Time
A chat saves our time. It’s direct and to the point, and
often leads to a quicker result than a phone call. What more, you can work on
multiple things while chatting, thus utilizing your time in the best possible
manner. Chatting doesn't need as much attention that’e required for a phone
conversation, and hence is more relaxing and has an easy approach. Chat can
happen anywhere, anytime, and in convenience of both the parties concerned.
Is Quickr Nxt the next best thing for buyers and sellers? Well, it certainly seems so.
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