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In the autumn of life, when everything has been said,

All hopes and expectations are all but not yet dead,

Misty memories are all there is left to cling to,

With alzheimer  knocking at the door too,

The echo of  days long past,

Flood the failing mind,

Oh, how very fast,

Nothing to find!

And yet,

  In still warm cinder,

One may still be able to get,

Something worth the trouble to concider,

Something to forget, many to cherish, more to regret,

For not always is the sea placid, sometimes it poses a threat.

Whate

Is my cat laying or lying sideways on the ground?

The verbs lay and lie have been confusing English learners around the world for hundred of years! Their irregular forms make them even more troublesome. They're also common pet peeves even to people with PhDs. So on this blog, I'll tackle this topic with simplicity for the sake of our fellow learners of the club.

Let's define 'lay' first. Lay means to put or place something down (and to put on something). Its past tense and participle form is 'laid

Today I am very happy to hear the news of our future sixth king born from queen Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck. Not only me but the whole people of Bhutan is full of joy .

I congratulate both their majesties king and queen a happy lives ahead ..

I wish the baby stay healthy and peacefully and grow strong who can rule the country like his father and the four kings who made what Bhutan is now...

When we consider which animals are clever, what do we think of ? Should we compare the brain weight of animals ? That would mean whales are the most clever, but that is wrong, isn't it?　And so there is an interesting index, which measures the rate of brain weight to body weight. It is called the encephalization quotient.
If a cat is 1 in this index, then a human is 7.6, a dolphin is 5.3, a chimpanzee is 2.4, a whale is 1.8, a fox is 1.6, a gorilla is 1.3, an elephant is 1.3, a crow is 1.3, a dog

The Story of the Tiny Frogs

There was once a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.

Hello little EC birds!

Have you ever felt like a stranger?
I guess the answer is: "yeah, sure!", because we all have been newcomers on any occasion: The 1st day at primary/secondary school, college, work… Do you remember now the feeling of not knowing anybody around you, and how nice and important was any small gesture of kindness, any friendly greeting or any nice smile towards you?

Sometimes a nice gesture that for you means nothing can be very important and appreciated by others who you don't e

The Nanny Diaries is a movie about a girl named Annie, (Annie the Nanny, ha!), who becomes a nanny against her will, forcing to live with a little brat 24/7. Being the baby of the family, I never had the chance to deal with kids. They are cute from a reasonable distance, but entering in their world is not always rewarding.

Here are some freaky things that these little raisins told to their nannies and/or babysitters:

1- "I once babysat a girl named Louise who used to love when I went round. Her Mo

When it comes to food , Hong Kong , my country, is the place first comes to my mind.It is my food paradise.

Hong Kong is a great city,  various food and cuisines form over the world such as Japanese, Chinese, Viennese , Italian, American , British you name it you can explore here. As long as you want to eat them , you can go to restaurants and order them .Since Hong Kong is a night city, you can have your 4th meal ,a meal after dinner , in your own district or shopping area.

The food of the 4th me

There is a list of movies which will give you the feelings of coziness and warmth. And it is really needed to watch in cold winter evenings. So make tea, take pastries and enjoy the watching of these movies.

• Little Women. It is really exciting movie about the family values and love. Movie is about the growing up the sisters at the time of civil war. It is about their first love, hopes and disappointments. It is about the forming of their positions and the start of the adults’ life. This movie is

Parents are the most valuable and precious thing in our life. They cannot be replaced with anything. Some dumb people say that money is everything or money talks. So from my opinion parents can never be replaced with money or anything. Parents are our guiding angle. Never let them down in anyways because behind every child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.What our parents give is good advice or put us on our right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in

Once a man approached Buddha and said.

Man-i want happiness.Then said Buddha.

Buddha-first remove "i" that's ego. Then remove "want" that's desire. Now see what you are left with.Then the man left without a word. So,just think about it and follow it.

Dictionary Love Letter

BY: KELVIN G. NOYNAY

Hi friend

Do you know me?

I know you know me

But you often times ignore me.

I am your friend

A really good friend

I can make things clearly

If you just visit me.

I am always here to guide you

Willing to give everything that you need,

Because I am your friend and I will never leave you.

Remember those times

That you have difficulties

In understanding words, I guide you

Remember those times

That you have difficulties

In pronouncing the words, I teach you

And remember

Yes, it's an English idiom, which means 'manage to deal with responsibilities'. 

That's not what I'm trying to say, though. People here (where I live) use 'underwater' or 'dive' for those who keep reading or watching but don't bother to leave a comment or say something to show they're here/online.

They'll try to hide. Sometimes they failed to show up for weeks or longer. The thing is you can tell they are still online - you know they're watching. They must have had a good reason to do so - maybe t

Once the Wind and the Sun had an argument. “I am stronger than you,” said the Wind. “No, you are not,” said the Sun. Just at that moment they saw a traveler walking across the road. He was wrapped in a shawl. The Sun and the Wind agreed that whoever could separate the traveller from his shawl was stronger. The Wind took the first turn. He blew with all his might to tear the traveller’s shawl from his shoulders. But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveller gripped the shawl to his body. The

But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.

H. P. Lovecraft

 He was right. The ocean is a secret, full of life and joy.If you ask me what is your first choice for taking a vacation to cool your head I would certainly say a long walk on the beach, while letting the wind whisper in your ears and the waves tickle your toes. The ocean is teaming with fascinating creatures from those friendly and joyful dolphins which greet you with their ridiculously

Nowadays, we use computers to write (formal) letters, notices, resumes, or numerous posts on facebook, twitter, Instagram, etc. Word software offers a variety of fonts that we can choose from. I always have been curious why people choose a certain font for a certain purpose. For instance, academic papers are favored to be written in Times New Roman (which I hate the most, by the way), and comic strips are written in comic sans. No brainer, right? Look at the image below and you can get my point.

Some words are like hammers ,

Blunt and heavy like lead.

They fall on your soul

Making all senses go dead.

Some words are like daggers -

Sharp and ruthless without restraint.

They leave the soul in ugly scars

To endure an unbearable pain.

Some words are like raindrops –

Tiny things that do not weigh.

But their healing softness

Washes your sorrows away.

Whence did this wound appear?

Harsh words nobody did tell.

The tragic mystery of life –

Untold words can hurt like hell.

This world we are born alone, but we are not alone when we are born. We are accompanied by many others like family, friends, strangers, many more. From them we get inspiration. As a child we spend about 80% time with our friends. So for me friends are also my guiding star besides my parents and my elders. So I already said we spend so much with our friends from which we get the maximum information as " ONE FRIEND = A LIBRARY ".. In this life friends are of two types they are bad friends and good

    Tonight's full moon is beautiful and bright. The silver moonlight gets into my room by every opening as if it were pervasive flow by a river. It makes me remind of the days in the military.

    When I was in sentry, I always looked at the moon in the sky bathing the landscape in her paled cold ray. I always felt lonely during night watch. But luckily, I had her company. As the moon waxed and waned, I could tell that the day of my departure came closer and closer. Maybe the time in the militar