Books are magical
because they take you to a far away land, that you would have otherwise
never imagined to exist. They tell you stories, they make you cry, they make
you laugh out loud, they make you sit on the edge of your seat in suspense and
sometimes they keep you awake all night in fear, long after you have read that
horror book.
Although I rarely
write using paper and pen these days, I love collecting diaries and I remember
when I was in college I used to maintain a diary (inspired by Dear Diary
digests of Betty Cooper). And in this diary I used to write down every single
crush of mine. I was petrified that it would, one day, fall in the hands of my
brothers and then there would be a major row. But fortunately my brothers were
never interested in the silly stuff that I wrote in my diary.
I also wrote a lot of
short stories, inspired by the Nancy Drew books that I eagerly read. How I wish
I could return back to writing on the good old paper, but I know my illegible
writing would be difficult to understand, even by me. But somehow I felt this
odd urge to pick up a pen and start writing again.
So when I received a
collection of stunning books from Matrikas, I was extremely happy and excited. I
promised myself that I would write in it-such pretty books deserve words to be
written within it. But first I stared at the lovely covers and all the
information that was given in it. And of course I flipped the pages and smelled
it. I do love that amazing book-ish smell that new books emanate and sometimes
I feel that it’s so good that it should be bottled J
I loved the cute
diary which comes with a band. I imagine it would deter any inquisitive eyes
that would want to read my diary. Of course my indecipherable handwriting would
make this an impossible task otherwise too. But somehow the band securing the
diary gives out a strong message- “Stay away pesky noses”.
I also loved the Shirdi
Sai Baba notebook and that’s because I went for that option during my
registration in Matrikas Blogger Outreach Program. I am not overtly religious
but I have strong faith in Shirdi Sai Baba and when I received this book, I
immediately knew what I would use it for. For some time now, I planned to write
a full length novel- I have the idea, the characters, and the plot, everything
in my head. But unfortunately I lack the discipline to sit and write and so, I
have been giving a whole lot of silly excuses not to write, like not having the
ideal notebook to start writing in. When I saw the Shirdi Sai Baba book, I knew
that my plot would evolve in this book.
The cover feels so
smooth to touch and it also has a short biography of Shirdi Sai Baba inside the
book. Also I loved the handy pages where I can list the books I want to read,
work to be accomplished and places to visit.
It kind of gives a personal touch to your notebook.
The last book that I
had in my hand was the “Toss and Turn” notebook with an eye-catching blue
cover. The 6 subject notebook that I received had an illustration of an old
traditional game called “Tiger and Goat”, which honestly I had never heard of
before. For people like me, unaware of how to play this game, the back end page
explains the rules and instructions.
Wow, I wish I had this notebook during my
engineering days. It would have definitely made the dull and dreary afternoon
theory classes more interesting. The Toss and NRUT book was my favorite because
of its dazzling cover and the interesting game combination. It’s like I had
knowledge and entertainment bundled in one package.
I loved all the three
books that I received as part of this program. The covers of the book were unique
and interesting, the pages of the notebook were of excellent quality and the diary
organizers were thoughtful and helpful.
Matrikas products
are elegant, convenient to use with appealing covers.
To register yourself
and receive such wonderful books, all you have to do is click on the below link
(Open till 6th October)
i love such elegant diaries and journals! lovely :)
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