Some of you may question the title of this latest entry. Incase you're wondering, "What makes you tick?" is an English expression (idiom) that loosely translates to mean, "What's your reason for living? What gives you motivation to wake up in the morning? What's your true passion in life and why?".

If the question were literally translated, I'd be writing about pre digital age mechanical clocks that make a "tick tock" sound. Honestly, and as far as I know, there's no antiquated time pieces that c

There was a person in the holy Prophet; Muhammad's era (PBUH). His name was Uqbah bin abi Muait. He was a chief of Qurash tribe. He used to invite nobility of Makkah to the dinner after every expedition. Obviously, he would invite the holy Prophet (PBUH) frequently. Once he invited all of the chieftains of Makkah to dinner. When the dinner had been served, he asked them to eat. The holy Prophet (PBUH) did not start. On his inquiring, he said, '' I will not eat until you say that there is no god

As a learner of English language, I know, it's a bit tough thing to learn this language while we are staying in an non-speaking country. Specially, when we try to speak our daily life related situations, we face more troubles. Here, we need help from our native friends and teachers. Today I am trying to write some expressions which ( a lot of them) I have learned by asking my friends in My English club!

1. Hey, Baby, tilt your face then it would be easy to give you a wash on your neck.

2. Turn tow

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No, she can't lead my soul and she broke my heart before, 
Hunting my mind as I love the truth behind her soul, 
I know she's truly mine cause her shadow is my life, 
Lost in a dream that I had once upon a time

Oh oh, oh oh, 
Is anybody here? 
Is anybody real? 
Oh oh, oh oh, 
Touch me wïth your breeze, 
You can make me freeze.

spend life with who makes you happy, not who you have to impress.

But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Have you ever been a victim of the manipulator? Or what's even worse - have you ever manipulated anybody? I guess, we all came across something like this at least once in a life time. To manipulate means to skillfully force others to do the things we want them to do, even though it is against their will. Sometimes we aren't even aware of the fact that somebody applies their manipulating technique on us. On one hand we can say, it can happen mostly to people with low self-confidence, on the other

It may come as no surprise that Japan has some very fast trains. I like to ride these trains and this Monday I was thankful that they are so fast. I had spent a few days in Tokyo with my family and with work when the big Vongfong Typhoon was coming our way.  Saturday we were admiring the park near my daughter's home. We really hoped the storm would weaken and stop.

We could see the round Sky Tree tower in the distance. Further down the park was a baseball field with the teams getting ready for a

sometimes it is not the people who change, it is the mask that falls off.

    The Mansehra is the one of the most beautiful city of world situated  in Himalaya ranged of  Pakistan.Two major languages,  Hinko and pushto are being spoken in Mansehra. This city is covered around with huge mountains, beautiful lakes and green trees. From historical aspects, this placed has great importance, King Ashoka, Shah jhaaan (king of mughal empires) and his wife Malka Noor Jhaaan visited this place many time and they all embarrassed from its beauty. Before Pakistan revolution the S

I saw on the news a few weeks ago that the Philippine Postal Corporation, a government owned corporation that provides postal services in my country, launched a writing contest about the importance of handwritten letters to an individual. Letters which are delivered thru snail mail have declined for the past years, thus affecting the agency in terms of profit.

Technology advancement including mobile phone texting and access to Internet via email, instant messaging on Facebook, Gmail and Twitter h

Homographs are words that have the exact same spelling, but different meanings.
Sometimes they are pronounced differently, and sometimes the pronunciation is the same.
It is important to use context clues to decide the meaning and pronunciation of the word.

Choose the correct meaning for the homograph in bold for each sentence.

1. Joshua says that he can go on the field trip next week.
a. To have permission b. To preserve in a sealed container

2. We had to back the car into the driveway so we co

There are enormous similar words around us. How could I fix them. Anyway, you may do fax some of them. You may laugh but please help me!

Last night I  startled out of my sleep hearing a thud on the roof. And, I started trembling. I wondered who was there, who was wandering over there in the mid of such a moonless night? ''O my goose, I heard, a thug has fled away from the local jail, is it he?"

So, I decided, it would be better not to get in to sleep for the rest of the night. Then, I checked my

Female-female relationship on EC seems to be , to some extent, strange but funny at the same time;female seems to be on bad terms with eachother here;They don`t talk with eachother inthe private...I dont really know what is the reason behind this .Here is what happens in the private chat :
1-It seldom happens that a girl go to another girl to start a converstaion by simply saying just "Hi, How are you D" ?.
2-If it happens and she replies "Hi, I am fine Thanks", the female is not so much intereste

Phrasal verbs using the verb, “catch”:

Many phasal verbs using “catch” have an obvious meaning, but not all:

catch fire:  to become extremely popular or well-known (more intensive than catch on below)

“News of the baby panda bear’s birth has really caught fire among the public.”

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catch hell:  to receive someone’s anger and its consequences

“You’re going to catch hell  from your wife if she finds out what you did!”

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catch on:  to become popular

“This new line of clothing is really catching on!”

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catch o

        Learning anything requires a teacher. Surely, you can learn things yourself, but let’s be honest, most of us are not that self-disciplined. Thus, we need a teacher, and better a good one. Only a good teacher can ensure that our time and money do not go down the drain. Only a good teacher can help you achieve good results and actually start speaking a language.

        But how can you tell whether a teacher is good? There are some signs that can help you recognize a truly good teacher.

1. A te