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I used to watch the white haired old lady sitting on her rustic rocking chair with a vacant look on her face. Her weathered and wrinkled face looked so sad. Sometimes I noticed her gnarled hand would tremble ever so slightly. Other times, I noticed that she would grip the rocking chair as if her life depended on it. Once in a blue moon, she would break into a little smile. Her little chuckles were so rare, as rare as hen's teeth. 

I wondered what her story was. I bet she had endured so much in he

It's the end of November. Winter has already announced its presence in the air. Blankets are now needed at night, and it's difficult to leave the warmth of the blanket in the morning. 

My home is at the far corner of the city and my office is out of the city. After five or six minutes drive from my home towards my office, the road becomes narrow and bumpy. So it's difficult to sit up straight in the car. We bounce up and down on our seats. And everyday it feels like the bumpy road will never end.

Hello, everyone. 

Today I was thinking about my past and about my childhood in particular. I remember so many things from that time and today I bought one. It was a tasty thing right from the age when I was 4-5 years old. And it caused the waterfall of my memories and I want you to show my past. 

When I was in my kindergarden, it was the USSR time so not so many things were available there but at the same time we were dreaming to get all those stuff I'm going to show you. So, the time machine is r

Are you ready for one more writing challenge? I hope so.

You could always add one or more adjectives before or after every noun to enrich the sentence. You usually do so for a colourful sentence or a vivid description.  Let's compare these two sentences:

-- A man in the village was sitting in a chair.

-- A white-haired old man in the peaceful village was sitting in a black wooden chair. 

It can be so challenging to make such a sentence. Here are some tips for you:

1. You need to find the proper adjec

Today, I am going to share one of my experiences with you. Then I just completed my S.S.C examination. That day one of cousins came to our place so my brother and I had a great day. After passing a busy and joyful day I felt tired. So, I said goodnight a bit early and went to my room to set up the mosquito net. But, when I was tucking the net, suddenly a flying insect (looked like a grasshopper but small in size and color was light ash-black) caught my eye-sight. And, without thinking, I Hold it

Snooze………  Alarm is ringing; you still want to snooze by pressing right side button of your mobile and sometimes you keep on doing like this and as a result you get late and try to finish your work in a hurry-scurry manner, and then have to think of excuses to tell your boss.  So, “Don’t Procrastinate”.  Waking up early in the morning is a good habit; not only it is good for health but also gives you decent time to do your daily chores satisfactorily before going to office or college.

Now allow m

Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much for all of the congratulations which really made my day - I was so pleased to know that my profile was just featured on MyEC. I'm so grateful for and appreciate it - what gift can be a more desirable gift than this for a Thanksgiving Day?! 

Congratulations on all of the members and entries which were just featured too. I'd like to thank all of those who helped make MyEC a pleasent place but failed to be featured. Many thanks to Tara and Josef for featuring me, to Luc

Dear readers,

You know Indonesia has done a big business.It's a president election and Mr JokoWidodo is choose  for 5 next years era. As a good citizen I like him and who ever He is.  the important thing is He or she can lead this country and can manage the country and also his or her people. To Mr Joko Widodo we hope he is able to do successfully. Unfortunately, on the first month his government, the big problems appear,such as a fuel price. The people think the price of thing is very high.They

Dear all readers,

Last Monday was a special day for teachers in Indonesia. My school Junior High school  state 2 Gunung Talang  West Sumatra  also celebrated this moment. The moment of celebration started  with flag ceremony. The ceremony was done by teachers. It means all doers for the activity  were teachers, such as : leader of ceremony , speech, raising the flag, reading the opening of Indonesian regulation ,praying, etc.

We did the ceremony well , all the students as participants followed  al

Dear Readers

In Indonesia, Next week the teaches will celebrate their days  the Indonesian teachers group association ( PGRI  ) all teachers will be happy and hold the formal ceremony. In celebrating the great day the teachers association have prepared  a lot of programs such as writing article competition, sport competition, visiting the unlucky teachers and also the orphan children and so forth.

As a teacher I have some problems and questions  in my mind  as follow :

1. How is our education cond

Here is my (very short) story for Luci's (very) Short Story Challenge. I'm afraid it is a tiny bit longer than 70 words. Tough challenge! 

The Blogger that Saved the Day

It was nearing the end of November when I realized I hadn’t posted a Writing Challenge on MyEC. I grabbed my journal, and started jotting down ideas. Suddenly, the lights went out. An alien appeared in front of me and made just one demand.

“Give me your journal.”

I tried to grab a knife, but it was too late. The alien was already wr

Mouse Inside

Every night he comes in dark

Enters his much loved place

Hunts for eating stuff………………

Throw &  wreck everything………………

Wish to lob him out

Hard to grab him out

I saw he turned plump

Twisted my home into hell

Hard to hide the whole thing

Conscious where all the things.

Wish to lob him out

Hard to grab him out

Wish to lob him out

Hard to grab him out

Wish to lob him out

Hard to grab him out………………………

Some time in the middle of October this year, I had to travel to Sandakan, Sabah for a business meeting. This was my second visit to Sandakan, but when I visited it the first time, I never had the chance to see the town due to hectic meeting schedule. But this time, I had the chance to stay overnight over there.

First, let me tell you a little bit about Sandakan. Sandakan is the second largest city in Sabah. It's at the north-east coast of Borneo. It's better known to be the gateway for the famou

Hey, do you know how to give a link to someone or in the main? May be a lot of you know but there must be some people like me who don't know. So, this writing is for them.

To be honest, I just learned  to give  a link yesterday. And, to learn it, I tried a lot. First I asked some of my friends here, they told me how to do it. But, It took a long time to get it properly.

 So, how to give a link? Okay, first, you have to go to your page. Then, open the blog or anything else which you want to share a

Once there was a lazy man who liked to be rich. He always thought about being rich without working. One day he saw an alien in his village. He talked to him about his dream. The alien said "He knew an Island where there was a treasure", then the alien man gave the lazy man the map for finding the treasure. The next day the lazy man went to the Island and found the place of the treasure. He began to dig a hole with his knife, suddenly he saw a light shining from the hole, he was very happy and fo

    The sunbathed island surrounded by turquoise water and white beaches promised a fantastic stay for a run down city dweller.

    From my hotel room by the seaside I could see a marvelous mountain with forest covered slopes which so charmingly tempted the visitors to climb to its not too high top. I decided that I would treck my way to the top right after breakfast.

  So, having finished my savory breakfast, i packed my rucksack and directed my steps towards the mountain admiring the lavish vege

Almost every part of the earth were invaded by the Aliens, there was only one Island left somewhere in the Pacific cost, not yet been over powered. An alien commander name Sirius was assign to lead his troops to invaded that Island.

Men on this Island were  on positions,  for a great battle, women and children went to a safer place on mountains, hiding on caves.

A very huge light headed to that Island, it is gigantic  Alien Space Craft, landed on the Island. Men were shooting those aliens coming o

Whenever I asked  my son to take me something in our room upstairs, he always said "Mom, I can't,  I'm so scared..." "Hey, honey, you are a man now. Why you are still afraid of ghosts and darkness like a little child?"  It makes me a bit annoyed but I don't know how to get him out of this fear.  Till now though he is 9 years old,  in the night he cries for help in his nightmare sometimes.

In fact, no one of us have no fear. The more we grow up, the more fears we have.   As about me, beauty, healt

Once, I was travelling in an Island. I was  hungry and  had eaten nothing for a long time. I met a lady on the way while I was in search of food and water. The lady was rich indeed, and offered me help with some food. It was dark all around, I was almost dead due to hunger and thirst. The lady opened her purse and took toilet papers and knife out of it. Suddenly, We saw an Alien with light flashing eyes. The Alien started destroying trees and tortured animals around. I forgot my hunger and thirs

Yes, During that time I lived in a sad island and I was alone. There was no one  whom I could share my sorrows. One night electricity went out, there was no alternative light. I was as usual in my melancholic mood. Standing beside the window, wiping my bleary eyes with a toilet paper! ( I did it as I was too sad). Then, my brother came up with a candle. He gave it in my hand and went away without any word. I hold it, stared for a while. Then  I took another piece of toilet paper to wipe my eyes