TMAG Volume 2 Issue 4

Dhaka Tribune

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 4

Summertime Sadness

Status of the week I’m surprised more people don’t Photoshop a cleaner house into the background of their pictures.

A weekly production of

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Dear Readers,

Quote of the week I need a 6 month vacation twice a year

Editor Zafar Sobhan Magazine Editor Sabrina Fatma Ahmad Asst Magazine Editor Natasha Rahman TMAG Team Sabiha Mahmud Sumi Rubab Nayeem Khan Munira Fidai Saudia Afrin Tahsin Momin Baizid Haque Joarder Fuad M Hossain Rad Sharar

Lingo of the week Awesomity Meaning The highest state of awesomeness Usage Girl 1 “ Did you try the new munchies burger?”

Girl 2 “ Yeah, it is awesomity!”

More inside PICKS OF THE WEEK 2 Room of the week Kazi Newaz 3 Doodle of the week Imran Ahmed 10 The goodsheet “Save tonight” by Eagle Eye cherry

Contributors Zaki Adnan Khatidja Hussein ASM Foysal Nasif Chowdhury Nadia Chowdhury

YOUR WORLD 5 Car Ford GT 5 FFPB 9 Fiction Promises of new memories 9 Non-fiction Summertime sadness 9 Manga Bleach: The death and the strawberry 9 Book Lolita

Graphics Tahsin Momin Alamgir Hossain

FASHION 4 Beauty check Let your skin un-boil 4 Wardrobe check Choosing the right material

Colour Specialist Shekhar Mondal Kazi Syras Al Mahmood

TMAG SAYS 2 Funk up your room Be cool 2 FYI Glass half full 3 School Survival Delicious venom 10 Playlist Essential summer playlist 11 TV The Killing 11 Comic Strip The boy 11 App Quick Capture Real Life 3 Event Tweets 12 Listology Summer Goodbyes 12 He says, she says 12 Quiz

The scorching summer does have its blues, doesn’t it?

This week we are looking at the lows of summertime and how we can make this heated season a little cooler for all of us. Turn to our hot topic(Pg6&7) and find out the little things that we shouldn’t neglect that can put an ease to the environment and help us beat the heat. In School Survival(Pg3), read up on the street side delicacies, and learn how to steer clear from refreshments that have artificial ingredients. Haven’t watched Captain America : The Winter Soldier yet?

Check out our review in Playroom(Pg11), better yet, watch the movie before the spoilers ruin it for you. Do let us know how we are doing, and send us your doodles, pictures of your funky rooms and fictions With love, The TMAG Desk

HOROSCOPES 5 Your forecast

About the cover

Production Masum Billah

Summertime sadness

Advertising Shahidan Khurshed

Model Nawrin Alam Nabila Make-up Amana Rahman Photo Miftah Rahman Art Direction Baizid & Saudia

Circulation Wahid Murad Email: tmag.dt@dhakatribune.com Website: www.dhakatribune.com

Editor’s note

3 Doodle of the week Imran Ahmed

6 Hot Topic Diary of a teen

8 Written in the Stars Rakibul Chowdhury

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Your Life

TMAG’s Room of the week!

Name

Kazi Newaz Area

POribagh

Mirror mirror on the wall If you want elements of mystery and mystique, then nothing beats a pattern of mirror art on your wall. A perfect vanity corner for those who like looking at their own reflections

Qutubuddin Kapadia

Funk up your room

FYI

Glass half full

Be cool This year will be the hottest one for Bangladesh since the temperature may cross 45 degrees Celsius according to reports. You may feel a lack of concentration and slow productivity because of these high temperatures. On top of that, heat in this season tends to hang heavy in the air, making you feel suffocated. However, with a few subtle changes, you can make your room comfortably cool and this week, TMAG shows you how

How does it feel when you go back home to find that the electricity is gone and there’s no water? We all hate it but let’s look at the silver lining and focus on what we can do when such important utilities are missing

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“Current” gone?

What did we do when there weren’t generators and IPS services? Study by the candle or rechargeable lights?

Well, if you have an exam the next day, there’s nothing else you can do. But if you are done with studies, there are many things you can do. Gather the family up, play a game of “antakshari” or turn on a flashlight and play a game of “UNO”. Or, you can just bond with the rest of your family and talk about how their day went because let’s face it; we barely do that, thanks to our daily mundane routines. If it is still early, you can go out with your friends or family and watch a movie or grab something to eat.

Another thing you can do is cook.

When you know that there is perishable produce in the freezer and due to the power cut, they might turn bad, take them out and experiment with easy recipes and sit around the table for a

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nice “candlelit” dinner with your loved ones!

No water? No worries!

You just came back home, after a tiring day in this humid climate and you can’t wait for the cold shower to wash away your tiredness. You turn the knob of the shower and....nothing. Fret not, there is always that bucket which has some water stored. Go old school with a “balti” aka “bucket” shower and feel awesome. However, if you aren’t too comfortable with that, call up a relative or a friend who lives nearby and ask whether they have water. If they have access to running water, do not feel shy to ask them if you can take a shower at their place. Whatever you do, you cannot compromise with hygiene.

If there’s no water when you are brushing your teeth, opt for drinking water from the dining table.

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Tips

Appliances or electronics produce a great amount of heat. Keep them turned off.

Since its extremely hot during the afternoon hours, 12pm to 3pm, keep the drapes and blinds closed during that time. If not entirely, this will keep away some amount of sunlight from the room. It will work best if you use a minimum of two layers of drapes and the upper layer is heavier.

In this season, humidity makes people suffer the most, since it naturally makes the air dense.

Moreover, eliminating indoor humidity will allow cool air to circulate more freely. To facilitate that, place moisture absorbing agents like baking soda, or any moisture absorbing product throughout several locations in the room. Also, avoid tasks like washing clothes, taking showers, and running

the dishwasher excessively.

The next step is checking every door and window to make sure there are no breaks or cracks in the sealing. This is a probable cause of raising indoor temperatures since it allows hot air to leak into a room. Using caulk will be the best and easiest way to reseal these areas.

Indoor lights are a giant source of increasing heat in a room. Additionally, if the lights are of the traditional incandescent sort, the temperatures will boost rapidly. According to Energy Star, compact fluorescent light bulbs save up to 75 percent energy than traditional bulbs so replace all incandescent light bulbs and in return, you will get a cooler room.

Avoid rugs made from artificial fabrics at all costs. Instead, use leafmade rugs such as shital pati and opt for small Bonsai trees in the room to keep it cool. Saudia Afrin

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School Survival

TMAG’s Doodle of the week!

Imran Ahmed “We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise when we live in darkness” Done with oil pastels.

Delicious venom Oh summer! Such gifts you bring every time you arrive, all guns blazing. You remind us of the pain of a chicken in a barbecue, the heavenly feeling of an icy bottle of coke, the rare blessing of a cold shower; but most importantly, you kindly bring out the mouthwatering street food outside the school gates. The fuchkas, jhalmuris, and any other fast food for that matter, agreed, are absolutely delicious. So much in fact, it’s enough to kill

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Astonishing types and quantities of chemical substances are present in every form of food in Bangladesh. It’s actually frightening to ignore or turn a blind eye to it anymore. Why? Because it’s not just an apple, but these things you’re actually munching on:

Calcium carbide

This venom is used to ripen fruits, perceptively our “healthiest” snack.

Calcium carbide, even in tiny amounts, funks up your whole digestive system, burns your lungs and even your skin.

Hence, be careful when purchasing fruits and having juices.

DDT

If you are a classroom doodler, email your doodle to tmag@dhakatribune.com and see it in our weekly!

This wonderful element is famous as a pesticide. Used by money hungry farmers and food manufacturers, if a girl under the age of 13 consumes DDT, she is five times more likely to develop breast cancer; five times, mind you.

Chances of miscarriages and infertility, to even liver damage are high, as a result of a tad bit of exposure to DDT.

Present mostly in animals and fatty foods, please be aware.

Formaldehyde or Formalin

A famous word, yes. Present in milk and dairy products, a milkshake with formalin in it will affect your stomach more than you wish for. It especially causes lung problems like asthma and lung cancer in modest amounts over a period of time.

Textile and artificial sweeteners

Imagine gulping down your T-shirt. That is basically what happens, for the same colour is used to paint your tee and your food. Stomach disorders are also common, for artificial sweeteners, along with high possibilities of kidney and liver damage.

At the moment, know where your food comes from, don’t eat out too much if possible, and stay informed.

Better stay safe than be sorry, especially when it comes down to you.

Rad Sharar

EVENT Tweets

Stand-up comedy show

by Tony Baker

Mother’s day celebration

European Film Festival

Denmark “A Hijacking” Germany “Almanya” Great Britain “The Selfish Giant” Italy “Loose Cannons” Hungary “White Palms” Netherlands “The Blitz” Spain “A Gun in Each Hand” Norway “99% Honest” Sweden “Palme” France “All That Glitters” Switzerland “Recycling Lily”

List of the movies Czech Republic “You Kiss Like a God”

A six-day pass is available at a cost of Tk2,100, and single tickets are priced at Tk200. Tickets can be bought at STAR Cineplex up to 24 hours in advance.

World Mother’s Day was celebrated at the Sydney International School on May 11. At the event children presented

(LA’s Funniest, Comedy Central, NBC)

May 23-24, 7:30pm Venue: Amazon Club House2, Road 80, Gulshan-2 Tickets: Tk1,000 + VAT

May 14 – 20 Venue STAR Cineplex

pictures and various gifts made by hand to their Indonesian, Indian, Filipino and Bangladeshi mothers.

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FASHION FACE-OFF

Wardrobe Check

Beauty Check

Choosing the right summer material

Let your skin un-boil!

Summer may mean many things; happiness, bright colours, and the urge to go outside to enjoy the sun. But what is it that restrains us from doing so? Yes, the heat! No matter what we wear, it feels as if it is sucking the life out of us. So here’s TMAG, to tell you all about what you should keep in mind about the materials to don during summer

It’s summer! You can go overboard with the umbrella, splash your face with water every chance you get –but when the summer boils are out to get you; show them that they can’t be tampering with your skin for too long ! TMAG shows you how you can kick those boils out, naturally!

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Light weight

It goes without saying that whatever you intend to wear in this hot and humid weather, needs to be lightweight. The lesser the weight of the material you wear, the more comfortable you are likely to be. The trick to see whether the material is lightweight or not is to simply wear it for a bit at the store and after a few minutes, if you are sweating, you’ll know for sure to avoid it.

Breathability

Breathability is another basic test which your material needs to pass. A fabric that allows air to circulate in order to keep your body cool is the one to go for.

However, if it doesn’t allow breathing, it will trap both hot air and sweat which is a no-no for sure. Go for finer threads and porous material which allows air to circulate more and keep you cool.

Note: Cotton is known to be breathable and perfect for summer, but a tight

cotton weave may not allow as much air to come in.

Materials

Linen: It is light, breathable and one of the best options for summer. It does not retain moisture but is prone to wrinkles and is less durable.

Cotton: With the right weaving, it can be the best option for summer. Like linen, cotton is lightweight, breathable and unlike linen, it is not prone to wrinkles and is much more durable. It is easy to wash and dries quickly as well.

Note: Denim is an integral part of

our lives, but wearing it in summer can be very uncomfortable. Here’s when chinos come in. They are light, come in different colours and look amazing if you can pull them off. Casual trousers too, can be good alternatives. Chinos are widely available in most of the shops around the city. Baizid Haque Joarder

Look of the week

Sophistication redefined Steal Audrey Hepburn’s elegant style with this classic tiara updo and a svelte black gown.

Audrey’s grandeur never goes out of fashion

Model Priota Iftekhar Photo Farhan Ahmed Makeup & Hair Tarek Ad

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Bread and milk, anyone?

When the boils start to make your skin cringe in pain, and become a nuisance to look at too, milk and bread are your saviours! Take a teacup of milk and boil it for about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Add one tablespoon of salt to the milk and keep stirring. Break two pieces of bread into small bits and add them to the mixture. Apply it to the boil and rinse your face after five minutes. This will heal the area well.

The organic way

Neem is a natural cure for almost any kind of skin problem! Forget about running to your mom, your best friend and piling up on information about

a billion types of creams that will magically make your boils disappear.

Make a paste with water and neem powder, add a dash of turmeric powder and apply it evenly on your skin.

Turmeric will bring down the overblown inflammation and neem will work as an antiseptic.

Eggs for days

If you have none of the above at home, then go for boiled eggs! Separate the white from the yolk and apply it with a warm cloth on the boil. Cover the area with a cloth and wash it off in five minutes. If it’s a stubborn boil, repeat this for three days and voila!

Natasha Rahman

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Street Car Talk

HOROSCOPE Reborn to run

Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19)

Things have a way of falling apart when you least expect them to. Don’t let that get you down this week.

The reincarnated Le Mans legend for the street once again steals carrots from the prancing horse

Taurus (Apr 20-May

False promises are an invitation for trouble. Choose your words carefully at the beginning of the week.

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Gemini (May 21-Jun20)

This is the Ford GT supercar. Some cars will rip up the streets; this will drag a house with it. Children mutate when you drive past, it’s just ridiculous. Ford built a car to celebrate their 100th anniversary as a tribute to their glory days of motor racing.

Over 40 years ago Ford and Ferrari had a huge rock, because Henry Ford thought the Italians had failed on a business deal. So, Henry decided to build a supercar and stuff them at Le Mans.

And he did; for four years in a row.

The GT is powered by a V8 that rumbles with 5.4 litres of displacement and breathes force-fed air from a screw-type supercharger with air-towater intercooler. Almost, 85 % of its reciprocating parts are unique to the GT40. The upshot is 500 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 500 pound-feet of torque at 4,500.

On the track, the GT’s acceleration is awe-inspiring; only a handful of supercars in the world will be able to outgun it. With a target curb weight of roughly 3,300 pounds, six well-spaced gear ratios, and the traction provided by its mid-engine layout, the GT is capable of sprinting from 0 to 60mph in a scalding 3.7 seconds, quicker than the Viper. True to its Le Mans heritage, the GT has serious legs, too. The top speed is electronically limited to 205mph.

While some car companies are struggling to see the future, Ford is looking to the past to rekindle some of its glory. This retro-fit is a reproduction of the original GT40 with some important changes. It’s a bit wider, a tiny bit taller (43 inches and not 40), and it’s more powerful as well. Kind of like a GT40 on steroids, and there is something very unique about this car; a

characteristic faithful to the original.

This thing is an absolute head turner, it’s styled just as you would imagine. But there is one thing you won’t like about the styling – when you drive it, you can’t see it. No wonder it’s good looking; this actually isn’t an American design. Ford went deep into UK for that. This car in any tone is menacing. The car hasn’t got curves, it’s got lines. The gaping vents at the intake look like they could suck a small dog clear off the road and blow it out of the exhaust pipes.

On the inside, they have stuck to the original script; all the gauges, the toggle switches are faithful to the 60s design.

Driving this car is like one of those dreams where you tell yourself, “I’m Steve McQueen, its 1966 and I just won Le Mans and I don’t care about getting a girl, because the car I am driving is better than sex.”

Tahsin Momin

Don’t let last week’s miseries demoralise you into believing there’s no hope for you. Big week ahead of you.

Cancer (Jun 21-Jul 22)

Avoid building new relations based on lies. They’ll all come crashing down like a house of cards.

Leo (Jul 23-Aug 22)

Feel like you’re being taken for granted? Play your cards right this week and you might be able to turn things around.

Virgo (Aug 23- Sep 22)

A past relationship may knock at your door midweek.

Looks like you’ll be getting that muchawaited closure, after all.

Libra (Sep 23- Oct 22)

Don’t take up responsibilities if you can’t handle them. It’ll be a shame if you blow your trumpet without getting the job done.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21)

Word travels fast, gossip travels faster. Deliver your messages carefully at the start of the week.

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21)

Indecision will be a major obstacle in your path at the beginning of the week. Snap out of it.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan19)

FFPB Fantasy Football Players of Bangladesh (FFPB)

Fantasy League Top 10 after Gameweek 37 Rank Team 1 Da_Dreamers_FFPB 2 Tomahawk Galacticos 3 Dream United FC 4 mclovin..

5 Hectorious Tristan 6 mudd™ 7 Abid’s XI 8 angry birds 9 Scholesgoalz 10 ABRAR FC

Manager Fazle Rabbi Rax Rahman Fahim Al Ifran Rahim Asif Khan Sharifur Rahman Ishtiaque Amin Abidur Rahman adnan ratul Shifat Hasan Abrar Moeen

GW TOT 66 2,488 68 2,399 82 2,396 71 2,386 96 2,383 101 2,375 83 2,366 70 2,365 81 2,364 64 2,357

If someone is giving you the silent treatment midweek, find out if you had pushed them earlier to react that way.

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb

Don’t feel threatened if someone tries to analyse you.

It’s just their way of getting to know you.

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Pisces (Feb 19-Mar20)

Everyone has their limits.

Stop saving people more than necessary. You won’t have anything left for yourself.

The code to join FFPB fantasy league is 975-707

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HOT TOPIC

Diary of a teen

(or how not to be a jerk “Choices are the hinges of destiny”- Edwin Markham

We make countless tiny choices all day, every day, many of them without even thinking about it.

Sometimes, it’s the little choices that go on to have major implications. Allow us to explain what we mean, by narrating a day in the life of an average teen. Let’s call him Ahsan story By

Sabrina FAtma Ahmad

Ahsan’s Day Ahsan wakes up in the morning, slams the alarm clock off, turns on the lights and music on his computer, and then heads to the bathroom to do his business. It’ll only take him an hour to get ready.

He doesn’t turn off the fan, which means in one

100-300W of electricity. Let’s call it an even 200W. His 60 watt lights spends 60W an hour.

The computer spends about 120W, while the monitor burns 150W. The PC speakers use another 9W. Altogether, he has spent about 389W of hour, he’s wasted between

electricity, and he’s not even in the room.

6 litres of water gets wasted per minute that the taps stay on. Assuming Ahsan takes 5 minutes to brush and shave, he’s spent 30 litres.

A typical showerhead releases 11.3 litres of water per minute. In a ten-minute shower, he’s already spent

After he’s done his business, Ahsan turns on the taps, washes his hands, shaves, and brushes his teeth. Then he hits the shower, with the water blasting on the whole time.

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113 litres.

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k) Simple ways in which you can be a friend to the environment

In a statement released by Dhaka South City Corporation’s chief waste management officer Sheikh Mohammad Zaved Iqbal last year, some

2400tonnes of solid wastes

are being generated every day in the city.

That’s more than the launch mass of a space shuttle. Of this, some

1500tonnes are left

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When you wake up in the morning, part the curtains to

unattended in the city.

let the natural light in. You get illumination, and save up on electricity.

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Turn off the fan and lights when you leave a room.

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Don’t leave the water running when you’re brushing your teeth or washing your face. Turn it

After school, as he’s riding back, he finishes his snack of fried chicken in the car, and not finding a place to keep the trash, tosses it out the window.

on only when you’re actually using the water. Ditto for showers.

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Don’t litter. Just don’t. Keep a packet in your bag, or car,

Idling uses up about

to put your trash in, and then

¼ of a litre of fuel per

take it out and dispose of it

ten minutes.

the right way later.

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Ask your driver to turn off the engine when the car is idle.

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Compost your kitchen scraps instead of throwing them in the trash. You’ll reduce

He gets into the car to go to school. With the rush hour traffic, it takes him an hour, with a ten minute’s worth of waiting near a signal, during which time, the driver leaves the car running.

waste, and also create natural, healthy fertiliser for your garden.

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Re-use paper bags, envelopes and glass bottles.

After a day of school and coaching, visiting friends, of which we could give you minute-by-minute details of his actions and their consequences, but you probably get the idea. He comes home to

a two-hour power outage. Grumbling, he decides to seek comfort in a refreshing shower, only to discover that there’s no water. Muttering expletives, he grabs a magazine to fan himself with, and sits

outside in the veranda. It’s impossible to do so, because of the smell of the garbage from the streets. He curses his luck, wondering why he has to go through all this. We know better.

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Net bags you get from shopping can be reused as pot scrubbers.

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written in the Stars

Work it

Rakibul Chowdhury didn’t choose modelling, rather modelling chose him. Hailing from Bangladesh, this accountant, now an aspiring model in Birmingham, England shares his rise and fall in the world of fashion with Saudia Afrin Photos Courtesy

To me, having a successful life is being able to do things independently, thus achieving goals on my own terms and at my own pace

In 2009 he went to Birmingham to acquire his masters in Business Administration. It was then, a friend approached him to model for a photoshoot for a university project.

At first he was hesitant, particularly because he was certain that modelling was not his forte, hence he shied away from the offer. However, his friend continued to encourage him to become a model and eventually he gave in. And so began his modelling career.

Subsequently, a teacher of his friend asked him to model for the Cancer Research Charity Calendar. Since the theme was “Uniform and Tribes,” he painted half his body in henna tattoos and the shoot was an instant success.

Rakibul proudly shared the fact that he was the only Asian model at that shoot. After that shoot he decided to start modelling again, however he was not welcomed by most of the modelling agencies, particularly because of his colour. He says: “I was subjected to countless instances of discrimination from different places because of my skin colour.” Photographers subtely hinted that he was not model material.

But that didn’t break him. He continued modelling for various shoots, regardless of their opinions.

Since Rakibul was new to the modelling, he pushed himself to learn more about international fashion, in order to improve his expressions. He often discussed trends with his friends who are designers. Gradually, in 2012 people started taking his work seriously.

In the following year he started working with a renowned photographer. Rakibul says: “I was able to prove that your skin colour doesn’t matter if you have potential.”

2013 was my year of success, as a model and an accountant,” he added.

Even though he was thriving as a model, he stopped because of his job.

Before he bid farewell to his modelling days, Nathan Peplow, a friend and photographer requested him to model

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for a shoot. There were more than 50 shots among the 200 photos that came out nicely, and that is what made him reconsider his decision to leave modelling. Alongside his regular work, he did a TV commercial for Waitrose (a supermarket chain in England), and his photo was published in Vogue, Italia in 2014.

Besides modeling and being an accountant, Rakibul has been involved in charity work. He and a friend raised money by running 12,000 miles for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2012.

He participated in a selfie contest, where he wore make-up, the winnings of which he contibuted to those in need.

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He has done various shoots using his personal wardrobe and he used to be very shy at first. Now, both me and my photographers have come to trust my taste in fashion.

He was chosen to be the cover model for the modelling agency he is working for. He considers it quite an honour to be chosen as a cover model, among 10,000 other models.

He was picked more than 10 times on “Purple Port” a group of freelance fashion photographers.

Even though he’s had prior experience as a ramp model, Rakibul feels that he is not cut out for the ramp, since there is a height requirement.

According to Rakibul, a woman with confidence and a great smile, is incredibly attractive.

If he won a lottery he would love to travel the world, to learn about the diverse cultures and gain insight on fashion and work on building his own fashion house.

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His favourites Model David Beckham: A public figure who is loved by everyone for being honest, simple and well mannered as well as being heavily involved with charity work.

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood because of her flamboyant designs, it makes an individual look bold and elegant.

Photographer Nathan Peplow.

Rakibul says: “He is a very easy going guy who knows how to work with models perfectly to get the best result.”

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YOU WRITE IT

manga

book

Through his eyes

fiction

Any avid manga reader would be aware of Tite Kubo’s popular manga series “Bleach” that came out in 2002.

However, those of you who are new to the manga subculture and are confused whether you should put up with the exaggerated story lines of Japanese comics, here’s a little trailer that should help you reconsider your decision.

Set in Karakura Town, the story revolves around 15 year old Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see spirits. The appearance of one

particular spirit, a girl named Rukia Kuchiki changes his life. Why you ask?

Rukia happens to be a soul reaper.

What happens next is for you to find out. If you like the far-fetched plot then you’ll be able to follow the series. But, if you’re not that much into manga, then consider this a casual read. The artwork is something that is expected out of a typical Japanese comic. Bleach 1: The Death and the Strawberry is available for reading at http://www.mangareader. net/ along with the rest of the Bleach series. Rubab Nayeem Khan

Promise of New Memories I remember going to America in the summer of 2010, I missed out on my last day of junior section. When I came back I was told stories of how amazing it was; I was told about the fun they had at the class party. Then there was the summer of 2011, I remember attending my first overnight camp. The experience I had is embedded in my mind. Summer of 2012 was different; I remember realising how many friends I had made that year. Thus, I used summer to strengthen those bonds in every way possible. Summer of 2013 reminds me of Santa Barbara, we were on a family vacation. The city let me experience a splash of nature all over again. I lay there on the grass, thinking about the last few summers. It was summer

again. I did not know what this summer would bring, but I knew it would bring something; something that will leave behind a footprint in my life.

The sunlight shone on me as I continued to reminisce. This was not the first time I visited this park. Every time I lie down under the same tree which protects me from the scorching heat of the sun. I come here every year, in the early summer days, to think about the previous years and try to figure out which memory I will make this time. I of course, fail to predict, however, I am certain that summer has a surprise for me. Thus, I believe that summer is but a promise of new memories.

Khatidja Hussein

non fiction

Summertime Sadness

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Showers of sunshine, flowers abloom, fresh succulent fruits waiting to be devoured and scrumptious ice-creams ready to melt on your tongue. That is summer - full of positivity and energy.

But the state here is quite another story. With temperatures at around 40 degrees, even sweltering is too weak of a word to describe it. You can’t wait to jump into the cool waters of the swimming pool, or get under the shower. Even walking becomes a labouring task and after every run you’re radiating heat and are as red as a tomato. This is worsened by the fact that just when you enter your house and are about to switch on the air conditioner, there is no electricity!

You moan over this, slapping away at the mosquitoes that are thirsty for tasting your blood like you are, parched for a glass of ice-cold water or lemonade. Then you decide to stand in your balcony to get a breath of fresh air, but there is none. Just green trees, its leaves unmoving, layered with dust.

The air grows thick with humidity and sweat trickles down your face, with no particular exertion. Then you begin to notice the people in front of you the labourers at a construction site, drenched in perspiration, still toiling away relentlessly. The rickshaw pullers cycling on with tired, sweaty faces, and people stuck in an hour-long traffic, growing impatient with every passing minute, which makes the heat all the more stifling and unbearable. Even dogs lie panting on the roadside, or sleep in a corner, just as exhausted as we are.

Just then, the capricious sky darkens, hinting at the rains to come, and perhaps a strong gust of wind and sand stirs up, reinforcing the indication. But then you feel cheated, for the sky clears up just as soon as it had darkened, and it’s sunny yet again. Once again, we’ve “got that summertime sadness,” and that thirst remains for a bit of rain, for that scent of rain on dry earth, for the coolness it can bring. Namira Shameem

The Forever Lover Vladimir Nobokov knew what he was doing when he wrote Lolita which is now one of his bestsellers. Written in 1955, it is the story of an aging man, Humbert Humbert who “falls in love” with a pre-pubescent girl named Dolores Haze, or in his eyes, Lolita. To gain and strengthen his access to her, he marries her equally aging mother- thirsty for love and companionship. The mother dies in a freak accident which provides an opportunity for him to take his female “lover” and go on a cross-country tour; neglecting her education, her safety and of course, exploiting her physically. The events leading to this forms the defining section of the book and its ultimate message-usurped responsibilities leading to lost childhoods are never returned.

Reading Lolita, one is surprised at the literary genius of Nabokov’s penmanship: his vocabulary within the text makes it an excellent case study for linguistic exploration and research. And this is what sets the book apart: its use of prose to create the unreliable narrator. Who knows, Humbert may easily have been Dolores’ real father.

Another aspect of the book is its capacity-perhaps in the twenty first century. Nobokov shows that “forbidden love” and “boundaries” discussed in Lolita clog the mind in such a way that one’s sense of responsibility toward a young girl, a minor gets lost. Also, it puts Humbert in a “powerful” position as the stepfather to a girl who possibly, did not grow up with a responsible father figure around.

Instead, he ended up squandering the chance to be her father for a one sided,unrequited love affair.

One of Time’s List of the 100 Best Novels, Lolita is a tome not to be missed! Nadia Chowdhury

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10 Summer Playlist 1. Wake me up Avicii 2. Anjani Rahoon Mein Lucky Ali 3. Things we lost in the fire Bastille 4. Summer Wine Mila 5. Gone gone gone Phillip Phillips 6. Mast Magan 2 States 7. Summer Sunshine Corrs 8. Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey 9. Fancy Iggy Azalea feat. Charlie XCX 10. Aj Din Hai Sunny Yo Yo Honey Singh

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Uh! It’s Floetic SC5 to Philly’s West-Side, “Floetry” was the dynamic combination of the extremely gifted duo; Marsha Ambrosius (The Songstress) and Natalie Stewart (The Floacist). Despite the fact that they have disbanded and parted ways, these two exceptionally talented women have produced two remarkable studio albums (Floetic and Flo’Ology) and an energetic live album (Floacism)

As evident as it is from their aliases and their album titles, Floetry has displayed marvelous wordplays, rhyming prowess and soulful vocal lines in their songs. A mixture of flawless rap complemented with powerfully emotional singing, Floetry embeds their originality with simple and meaningful lyrics.

Both of them went to The Brits Performing Arts School, where Marsha was specialising in voice, performance technique and recording and Natalie was majoring in Performing Arts and English.

Marsha even had the opportunity

to attend Georgia Tech on a Basketball Scholarship, but her injury came in the away. Birthed in London, England and sold over a million records worldwide, the phenomenal duo have been nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards and clinched numerous accolades, namely The Mercury Music Prize and The MOBO Award. Their debut record “Floetic” even earned the US Gold Certification.

Before the coveted pair began their collaboration, they had already been making waves with their song-writing capacities, as they had already written for the likes of Jill Scott, Jazz of Dru

Hill and a must-mention, Michael Jackson. Their album includes their rendition of Michael Jackson’s super-hit “Butterflies,” co-written by Marsha. If you want to know them, simply give a listen to their self-introductory song, titled “Floetry.” It sings about who they are, where they are from in perhaps one of the most playful ways. Few of their other popular songs are “Big Ben,” “Sunshine,” “Say Yes,” “Getting Late,” “Opera” and many others. If you are seeking for some distinctive R&B, neosoul and hip-hop music, we assure you that “Floetry” is the way to go.

Zaki Adnan

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Capture the Moment Size 1.3 MB Price Free ($1.37 for the pro version) Platform Android (2.3 and higher) How many times has it been that you saw the perfect subject to take a picture of but you couldn’t do it because you were too busy unlocking your phone?

The Motorola Moto X has raised quite the storm with its revolutionary “Quick Capture” (flicking the phone twice launches the camera application); it’s about time the rest of the android community catch up and the developers at “Aeropic” are helping it do so.

“Camera Unlock power btn” allows you to directly access your phone’s camera instead of wasting time fiddling around with the lock screen and then

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exploring your app drawer for your camera app. The app itself is very easy to use, once your device is locked, you get two options to launch the app: press the power button three times in a row or, the more unconventional method, hold the device upside down, press the power button then bring it back to a horizontal landscape position. If you do not wish to take a picture, just press the back button, it will take you to the lock screen so you can stave off your worries about security or lock screen override.

In all honesty, pressing the power button is not as cool or fun as flicking the wrist to active the camera but if you are looking for practicality, “Camera Unlock power btn” will get your job done with ease. ASM fOYSAL

The Maze of Killers If you enjoy watching detective series where solving murders was as easy as eating a pie and going on a roller coaster ride, then perhaps The Killing is not your cup of tea. Unlike many detective and murder series out there, which all have that one comedy factor in common; The Killing takes on a more serious and dark turn. It does not have the slightest laughing elements, nor is it for the impatient ones. Just when you think it is finally going somewhere, things take on a very unexpected turn.

However, being different from mainstream TV series that we have come across so far, The Killing does have its own perks and possibilities to look forward to. The day-per-episode structure is intriguing and keeps the viewers updated on the timeframe.

Taking on a serious tone does keep things more real and believable, but on the contrary, it does end up making it a

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little bland and over-dramatic.

The whole concept circles around one single girl’s body found in the trunk of a City Councilman running for Mayor. And how with no significant suspects or leads to work with, the detectives find themselves in one dead end after another. It is full of twists and unpredictable turns and leaves the viewers confused and very annoyed at the obvious outcomes, which turn out to be not so obvious in the end. The characters are built around personalities that seem to be struggling with their own lives and are constantly on the lookout to somehow survive.

They will make you hate them, they will make you pity them and you may even find your jaw dropping to the floor when you finally find out that Rosie Larsen was actually killed by her… You are going to have to watch it yourself to know!

Tahmina Tasneem Khanam

Here we go again Marvel’s nostalgic hero is back in yet another action packed journey, in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

The plot unfolds with Steve Rogers aka Captain America now taken under Nick Fury’s wing, working in Washington, DC for S.T.R.I.KE - an espionage agency, two years after the battle of New York. Rogers and Agent Natasha Romanoff partners up with S.H.I.E.L.D.’s counterterrorism S.T.R.I.K.E. team, led by Agent Rumlow, to free hostages aboard a S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel from Georges Batroc. In the middle of the mission, Romanoff extracts data from the ship’s computers for Fury. Once the data is in Fury’s possession, it gives rise to an unusual turn of events and the appearance of a mysterious assassin that goes by the name of “The Winter Soldier.”

The plot twists and turns in the most unpredictable ways; expect to feel shocked, frustrated, and pepped up all at once. Rest assured, this sequel was sheer justice to its predecessors (Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers).

The best part is, of course, The Winter Soldier, and constantly being irked by the question “Who’s behind that mask?” Minus some of the cheesiness in the script, it’s safe to say this film is a winner.

However, don’t consider watching it, if you haven’t watched the previous ones. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo have successfully captured the magic of Marvel Comics, and incorporated a few of their own quirks - both comic fans and movie goers are certainly taken by a storm.

A rating of 8.2 out of 10 in IMDB is quite self explanatory. If you haven’t watched it yet, better hit Star Cineplex over the weekends. The journey is well worth it.

Rubab Nayeem Khan

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What summer fruit are you?

Summer goodbyes

Question 1 When someone offends or hurts you, what do you do?

A. Hide and don’t come out until the fight is over.

B. Fight them back; they can’t be that much trouble.

C. Ignore the problem and try to have an adult, guardian or teacher sort it out so you don’t have to deal with it.

D. You know you are already a unique individual and you are happy with who you are, so they are the real losers, not you.

Question 2 How would you spend your summer vacation?

A. Spend time with lots of activities to improve your skills and crazy stuff.

B. Practice tough talking and working out at the gym.

C. Lay in bed, hiding from the world.

D. Read a book, watch TV, or take a nap, Question 3 Favourite colour?

A. Yellow.

B. Definitely blue, it’s the best.

C. Pink is the most awesome colour ever.

D. Green.

Question 4 If you had to pick, would you rather have Justin Beiber or Rebecca Black?

A. Justin Beiber, his voice is not so high anymore, you know.

B. Rebecca Black you know why? I love Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday.

C. What about Jenna Rose, can I pick her?

D. Neither!

Question 5 La la la la la la or na na na na na?

A. La la la la la laaaaaa B. Erm.. Singing isn’t my favorite thing.

C. Na na na naaaaaa D. Lol, what?

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Listology

Mostly A’s: Kiwi You’re funky, unique, and love to try new things!

Even if your friends don’t want you to do something, you’ll do it anyways! You enjoy life, love to have fun, and you’re a rebel.

Goodbyes are always hard. Be it in the chill of winter, the blooms of springtime or the scorching summer heat - saying goodbye always breaks a few hearts.

Here’s how you can step back up and make that sayonara a tad bit easier Natasha Rahman

Accept it, move on Mostly B’s: Banana Well my friend, you’ve got tough skin. When someone messes with you or your friends, you are ANGRY! If someone comes at you with a harsh comeback, you ignore it and move on. You already know that you’re strong, sensitive, and can face anything that chews you up.

Mostly C’s: Watermelon You’re cool, and laid-back!

Sometimes you’ll join the group and hang but you’d rather relax and enjoy some peace and quiet.

Mostly D’s: Blueberry You’re the small one in the group, and you can usually be found hiding.

You can get so afraid, you’ll turn blue! You want your friends to defend you, because you do not want to get involved in all the drama!

If your sweetheart is leaving for a few years, then darling, know that this ain’t going to be a smooth sailing boat ride. Yes, with the advent of Skype, Facetime, Whatsapp and God knows what else, you may believe that things will remain the same, but that’s hardly ever the case. Yes, love can make you foolishly hopeful, but try telling your heart to shut it once in a while and look at the real picture. Once you accept that things may turn topsy-turvy and you both will need to work harder to make ends meet, that’s when your relationship will brave the storms it faces after the goodbyes.

Friends, forever?

From sharing clothes, to copying notes in class, to the many FIFA game nights and checking out the opposite gender you have literally grown up with this bestie. Having to part with that one friend who is basically your other half could be one of the hardest things to do. Yes, you both will find new friends, but there is nothing like your childhood best friend, and you’ve got to hold on to that. The “I have so much on my plate, sorry I couldn’t be in touch” is nonsense! If this is your best friend, then the effort should be made, come hell or high water. Set up a Skype date every few weeks, and keep updating each other about your life. It’s better to avoid useless information like “Dude, I painted my nails today” or “Bro, I just watched an NBA final rerun” (unless you both are okay with that kind of information).

Don’t lose your cool If your partner or your friend gets busy, let them be. Know this, they are miles apart trying to make things work there, and if they are genuinely upset over not being able to talk to you, then let it go without fussing over it. If you guys fight like cats and dogs, then this would only create more space than you both already need or want.