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The people were trying to get their tickets at the train station. Some were standing in queues and others were keeping an eye on the suitcases and the rest of the luggage. Tom boarded the train without any tickets, and he sat near an old lady. The lady looked at him approvingly and admiringly. She thought of changing her seat and moving nearer to him, but her foot was entangled in the strap of her suitcase. Then, she was absent for a while and came back to sit next to him. He did not pay any att

A friend of mine once told me that when he was a kid he always wanted to do the washing-up after a meal, his mum would always stop him and told him that he wasn’t supposed to do that and just let their maid do the work.

His mum is running a successful chemical factory in China now. Her mum’s motive was to give him a lesson of self-esteem and let him know his self-worth with no intention of degrading the job of a maid.

I just thought of this story lately.  I have seen people who suffer from low se

Last Saturday, 17th September 2016, after more than 16 events since I started running in 2016, I run for 21km (13 miles). It was a momentous decision for me to enter the half marathon event. But I was lucky that I have a group of friends that keeps on pushing and supporting each other.

I still remember when the first time I entered my first run, it was only for 3 km fun run. I thought it was hard, but at the same time when I finished it, the feeling of accomplishment was really awesome.

Then I sta

Is "Horologist" a synonym of "watchmaker"? watchmaker is easy to understand its meaning but "Horology" is a bit hard for sinking into my mind, Please break it down for me -_- 

One afternoon, he confirmed to meet me in the nearest park of our High school premises. I can't help it, my heart is pounding over and over again. When the class finally calls dismissal, should I say that I immediately packed my things just to see him? Okay, for the sake of truth, yes I am. I remembered how I started to have this feeling for him, that was two years ago.

Another year for us, new classmates, new room, and new environment. I was lucky enough to belong to what they called "cream of

Whether you already have some knowledge of English language or you’re just getting started with all the wonderful lessons that will bring you closer to using it, there’s no better way to learn than learning by yourself.

Even though it might come as a surprise, self-studying is the go-to method of learning for the simple fact of working at your own pace. That being said, here are a couple of tips and tools that you can use in order to boost your English self-study process.

1) Listen, watch and read

Having completed the degree from college, the foremost thing for fresh graduates is to find the right job. But prior to grabbing the right job, they must create the right resume.

The more you focus to produce quality resume, the more it will increase your chances to get your ideal job. As you provide quality resume to employer, so that compels him to hire you.

Ponder to produce the resume which can define you and your skills thoroughly. And for that do not hesitate to get help from anywhere.

Your r

Happy New Hijri Year :) 
Dhul Hijjah 1437 - Muharram 1438 (3-October-2016)
Ya Allah, this is the first of another new Year, keep off Shaitan , give us control over ourselves inclined to sins and deviation, guide us to a straight path with your kindness and gentleness Ameen...

It is time to take another trip with me, guys! So I hope you are ready. Just start attentively reading, vividly imagining to absorb the atmosphere and enjoy Vienna with me!!! Let me be your guide and let's explore Austrian metropolis together. Some weeks ago I decided to spend the weekend in Vienna with my husband, to see all this historical beauty and also to relax in the city, which was awarded many times in the row as one of the best cities for living. I wonder, why I don't live there because

(Today in ‘Guess My Word’  the honorable Lady Noor put before us a word "Tryst" which motivated me to reproduce here below an extract from one of my large stories, which has not been posted here on EC.  I hope you will enjoy reading it.)

Tryst – Rendezvous of Lovers:

Six years passed since she last phoned me. I could never get her removed from my memories. She was right when she said that she would always occupy my memories.

That was a very gloomy day or simply I was feeling it that way when my ph

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Hi, my friends! Here is the last blog in this series. Today I am posting 10 short life stories. Their ideas are different but they all give us some special messages. Like in the previous blogs, I am asking you to give your opinions about the stories and make a "like-wise" list for us to be able to have a winner. Again, all the stories were written in some wrining challenges and you will easily notice the repetitions of some words and expressions. But we should estimate the ideas of the stories a

When I say hi you are silent

When I say bye you just say bye

When silent comes it hurts the feeling

When you know the pain of been ignored

You will know my heart.............

TRAVELLING

Travelling is a part of education as well as experience.  It may be considered otherwise by some, to whom visiting ancient churches, Monasteries, castle and fortifications, antiques and ruins, libraries and above all the places of natural beauties is sheer wastage of time and money for in their view this pleasure, education and experience can be achieved by reading books and watching movies/documentaries  of these places.  But they seem unaware that the touch of actuality, living and b

Hi Everyone. I hope you are good and your days are best ever.Every one to help together and improve our english level and conversation. me also not good in english but i know little intermediate level of english. so any one help me come and join together developing  our english knowledge

Not so happy for waking up early in the morning? After reading newspaper are you frustrated? Really at present the all newspapers are so busy to publish negative news. War, corruption, rape, robbery, murder is every pages is newspapers. So you have rights to be unhappy in the morning. How will be happy? May be for whole night there was not available electricity. You have sweated all the night for hot weather. You are so angry from morning. What to do now?  Take a cup of tea and ignore everything