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Do you know anything about your ancestors? Have you ever been interested in getting to know something more about them? As I am curious person with a quite good detective abilities, I got totally excited when I came to know that our registers in the archives are online on the Internet. Ehm… What does it mean?

The thing is that the books where are written the dates of births, parent's name of newbie, their occupation, name of their parents, date of wedding, date of death etc. - this all you can che

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,

while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” 
― Lao Tzu

Good day folks, once I was asked to write about love, and I really don't have any idea what to write, because I don't have an idea of what is love?

I could copy 100 quotes about love, people would say good job as well, press some likes... and nothing. What writing gives us? For me, I feel good being able to share what is in my mind, it is king of relieve your brain, or mind. Relieving your

Hi readers, on this occassion

Life is unpredictable. At times it plays with us, exactly like it played with me today in the morning. I guess some of you know I have two kids (7 years old boy and 4 years old girl), so our mornings are usually pretty hectic. If I am not too tired, I prepare as much as I can in the evening to avoid stress or some unexpected moments in the morning as we all are in a hurry. Today we woke up, kid's clothes were prepared, I made breakfast etc., to sum it up... everything went smoothly. However, yea

Yes, I mean you could try guessing the meaning of a word that is unfamiliar to you. In fact, that is one of the reading skills. That is, you can try to understand what a sentence or paragraph means without looking up the unfamiliar words in the dictionary. 

Try guessing the meaning of the words highlighted in bold:

1. 'The patient's care may be jeopardized, and the patient may be harmed.'

2. 'The health professional has a right to financial remuneration from the patient.'

3. 'No one at that time cou

The old man was having lunch after his work at his farm when a car stopped in front of the front door of his farmhouse. He wondered because no one from the village would use the small street because they knew it as an one ways street. Its end is only few metres far from the house. "Maybe a stranger who got lost", thought the old man. He did not pay any further attention. He took a second portion soup from the sauce pan and wanted to continue eating.

A laughter of a child as bright as a bell made

Whenever love was not love to start with,

when the love became toxic and unhealthy,

when it became unbalanced and pain,

when it became a living agony, a place not to be,

where do you stand?

where do you want to be?

when love is not love to begin with,

what you will do?

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When  it comes to self-confidence,

you are happy you are never alone,

someone who continue criticising you and making you feel unhappy, complaining,

bullying you, comparing you continuously, not able to communicate or c

The tension has risen recently between the U.S and North Korea. The U.S government sent an aircraft carrier  near North Korea, and in turn North Korea declared that they will continue to develop nuclear weapons. They fired some missiles into Japan sea, although they failed. The U.S President Donald Trump said that he has all options including war, so it seems more likely that war would break out between the two nations.

In this situation, I am interested in Hashimoto's opinion. Hashimoto is a o

Professor Caroline Black just had finished one of her lectures when the young man entered the lecture hall. She looked at him and said, "I am sorry but the lecture is completed for today. Are you a new student? I never have seen you in my lectures." "No, professor Black, I am not one of your students. I am here in a very private matter or mission, however you want to call it", said the young man.

Carolin Black looked up. She was very surprised and said a little annoyed, "I am sorry but I have to

Following story idea came to my mind on reading Rosemary's blog 7 faces..... Thanks, Rosemary! (Please be noted that I have already written this in brief in a comment of mine on some blog).

The Deeds Reflect!

He was an artist, a painter. His paintings were very much taken by the admirers of the art. He wanted to make a painting which he wished, would break all his previous records. He was thinking about an idea, a topic very unique based on which he would make a remarkable piece of art. While he

Life without Aim

Human without Humanity

Teacher without Knowledge

Friends without sincerity

Relatives without help

Relationship without trust

Student without obedience

Siblings without Care

Feelings without Expressing

Expressing without showing/proving

Love without Loyalty

Talking without thinking

Success without handwork/learning

Watching/seeing(something) without observing

Kal:

Four years later:  

Nothing important had changed in the small village and the old man still lived outside of the village and worked at his farm. He was still alone but the kids were no longer afraid of him. They sometimes came to his house to play with the shaggy dog or to drink his very delicious homemade lemonade. When the boys asked him if he needed any help, he always said “no”. Despite his age, he was still a strong man.

The boy who had borrowed the books from the old man became a young

It was a rainy cold Sunday morning. A little  girl Anna woke up earlier than usual and as she didn't want to disturb her sleeping parents, she grabbed her favorite book, started flipping through the pages and within a few minutes she got immersed into her fantasy world. What draw her attention was a picture of a beautiful blossoming meadow. Anna wanted to be there so badly because it was neither the end of winter nor the begging of spring behind the window. She closed her eyes, imagined the spri

"Small talks" are the reason why most of my neighbors think I'm crabby and unfriendly. If I'm locked in the elevator with someone, I don't need to know how is the f***ing weather!!! I just came from the street for Godiva sake! If you don't really have anything to tell can you just keep silent for the 30 SECONDS that last the elevator's trip??!! ugh... ¬_¬ 

So that's why I need to look 'unfriendly', for keeping these people who love 'small talks' away from me :P   Sorry if i'm grumpy but... I'm j

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Yes, it makes sense to know sentence structure since a blog or an article is made of sentences - only when you can make sentences can you compose a piece of writing. 

Indeed, there are just 4 types of sentences: simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence. For example:

1. Expector is a doctor. (simple sentence)

2. Expector is a doctor and he loves English. (compound sentence)

3. Expector, who is a doctor, is also a moderator of MyEC. (complex sentence)

4. Expector

Don't show me your sonogram. What am I supposed to say? Hmm? That it looks just like you? Or can I have a copy? See me when it (you heard me, "it") becomes bitter and jaded.

Goes through different phases 24/7.

Changes hair color like a chameleon.

Is embarrassed to be seen with you 'cause you're wearing Mom jeans.

Gets a neck tattoo.

Plays with the idea of getting a ''gnarly face tatt'' two weeks later. 

Finally, gets one. Despite your passive-aggressive protests.

Decides to wear a septum ring, which ma

The kids had gone and the old man took a cup of coffee from the coffee pot on the stove, filled a glas with lemonade for the boy and took a seat on his old armchair opposite the boy. Between both stood only an old wooden table. On the table lay some journals, some medical journals and some about gardening and farming.

The boy took a sip of lemonade, looked at the old man and said: "I have seen a shelf with so many medical books and also there are many of them also here on your table. I also noti