The Brushes of Life

 

 

Thank You, Father

 

Thank You for Being the Father That You Are 

 

I know it's not often enough I share with you Dad;

Seems long ago, when I was young;
I looked to you for guidance and love;
I listened to you;
Relied on you;
And craved for your attention.

And as I grew, you stood patiently behind me,
Allowing me to stretch my wings;
Test the waters,
And make my mistakes.

Thank you for loving me as you do;
Enough to let me take a fall
While you waited in the sidelines;
Enough to watch quietly
As I matured and learned.

It may not be often enough I share with you Dad;

But thank you for being the father that you are;
A father whom I am proud of ...
A father I can still turn to for guidance and love ...
No matter how old I really am.

 

 

Japan Before and After the Earthquake by Google

 

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Unforgettable memories

 

 

 

Life gives us brief moments with another

but…

Sometimes in those brief moments

we get memories that

last a life time…

 

Everyone will still be cherishing the memories of college days unforgettable events and enjoyments. The friendship, activities inside/outside the dormitory, the groups and various events come to our memory when we think of those college days. There were some sad experiences too. It is good idea if our blog members can flash back some of their college days experience here as it will be interesting to remember.

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A Moment of Silence

 

 

Pencil and Dream

Eight Lies of a Mother

 

The story began when I was a child; I was a son of a poor family. We did not even have enough food. When ever meal times came, mother would often give me her portion of rice. While she was removing her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son. I’m not hungry."

That was Mother’s First Lie.

When I was growing up, my persevering mother gave her spare time to go fishing in a river near our house, she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could gave me a little bit of nutritious food for my growth. After fishing, she would cook some fresh fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the rest of the fish, which was still on the bone of the fish I had eaten. My heart was touched when I saw that. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her. But she immediately refused and said "Eat this fish, son. I don’t really like fish."

That was Mother’s Second Lie.

Then, when I was in Junior High School...... to fund my studies, mother went to an economic enterprise to bring some used-match boxes that would need to be stuck together. It gave her some money to cover our needs. As the winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my mother who was still awake, supported by a little candlelight and with perseverance she would continue the work of sticking some used-match boxes. I said, "Mother, go to sleep, it’s late, tomorrow morning you still have to go to work.” Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep, dear. I’m not tired."

That was Mother’s Third Lie.

The final term arrived..... Mother asked for leave from work in order to accompany me. While the sun was starting to shine strongly, my persevering mother waited for me under the heat for several hours. As the bell rang, which indicated that the final exam had finished, mother immediately welcomed me and poured me a cup of tea that she had brought in a flask. Seeing my mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my cup and asked her to drink too. Mother said "Drink, son. I’m not thirsty."

That was Mother’s Fourth Lie.

After the death of my father due to illness, my poor mother had to play her role as a single parent. She had to fund our needs alone. Our family’s life was more complicated. No days without suffering. Our family’s condition was getting worse, a kind uncle who lived near our house assisted now and then. Our neighbors often advised my mother to marry again. But mother was stubborn and didn’t take their advice; she said "I don’t need love."

That was Mother’s Fifth Lie.

After I had finished my studies and got a job, it was the time for my old mother to retire. But she didn’t want to; she would go to the market place every morning, just to sell some vegetables to fulfill her needs. I, who worked in another city, often sent her some money to help her, in fulfilling her needs, but she would not accept the money. At times, she even sent the money back to me. She said "I have enough money."

That was Mother’s Sixth Lie.

After graduating with a Bachelors Degree, I then continued to do a Masters Degree. It was funded by a company through a scholarship program. I finally worked in the company. With a good salary, I intended to bring my mother to enjoy her life in Gulf. But my lovely mother didn’t want to bother her son. She said to me, "I’m not use to."

That was Mother’s Seventh Lie.

In her old age, mother got stomach cancer and had to be hospitalized. I, who lived miles away, across the ocean, went home to visit my dearest mother. She lay in weakness on her bed after having an operation. Mother, who looked so old, was staring at me in deep thought. She tried to spread her smile on her face...but it was a noticeable effort. It was clear that the disease had weakened mother’s body. She looked so frail and weak. I stared at my mother with tears flowing. My heart was hurt,... so hurt, seeing my mother in that condition. But mother with the little strength she had, said "Don’t cry, my dear. I’m not in pain."

That was Mother’s Eighth and Last Lie.

After saying her eighth lie, my Dearest mother closed her eyes forever.

 

 

 

Scientific Symbols in English: GEOMETRICAL SHAPES

plane surfaces

Set of points on a plane that describes an area of space.

 

parts of a circle

Circle: closed plane curve; all its points are the same distance from a fixed point (center).

 

quadrant

Quarter of a circle’s circumference; it corresponds to an arc of 90°.

 

center

Point located at the same distance from every point on the circle’s circumference.

 

arc

Section of a circle between two points on the circle.

 

radius

Line that joins a point on a circle’s circumference to its center; it is one half of the diameter.

 

sector

Surface bounded by two radii and an arc of a circle.

 

diameter

Line that connects two points on a circle’s circumference and passes through its center.

 

semicircle

A half circle that is delimited by its diameter.

 

circumference

Length of a circle that corresponds to the product of its diameter and pi.

 

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examples of angles

Angle: figure formed by two intersecting lines or planes; it is measured in degrees.
 

 

45°

 

reentrant angle

Angle between 180° and 360°.

 

obtuse angle

Angle between 90° and 180°.

 

right angle

Angle formed by two lines or two perpendicular planes that measures 90°.

 

acute angle

Angle that is smaller than a right angle (less than 90°).

 

360°

 

240°

 

130°

 

90°

 

0°
 

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polygons [1]

Geometric plane figures with several sides and a number of equal angles.
 

trapezoid

Quadrilateral with two sides (bases) that are parallel. It is isosceles when it has two sides that are equal and not parallel, and rectangle when two of its sides form a right angle.

 

rectangle

Quadrilateral whose opposite sides are equal in length; the sides meet at right angles.

 

square

Equilateral rectangle with four right angles.

 

rhombus

Equilateral parallelogram.

 

triangle

Three-sided polygon; triangles are scalene (no side is equal to any other) isosceles (two sides equal) or equilateral (all sides equal).

 

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polygons [2]

Geometric plane figures with several sides and a number of equal angles.
 

regular heptagon

Polygon with seven (hepta = seven) sides and equal angles.

 

regular pentagon

Polygon with five (penta = five) sides and equal angles.

 

quadrilateral

Any plane figure with four sides and four angles.

 

regular hexagon

Polygon with six (hexa = six) sides and equal angles.

 

parallelogram

Trapezoid whose opposite sides are parallel and of equal length; the sides do not meet at right angles.

 

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polygons [3]

Geometric plane figures with several sides and a number of equal angles.
 

regular hendecagon

Polygon with 11 (hendeca = eleven) sides and equal angles.

 

regular dodecagon

Polygon with 12 (dodeca = twelve) sides and equal angles.

 

regular decagon

Polygon with 10 (deca = ten) sides and equal angles.

 

regular nonagon

Polygon with nine (nona = nine) sides and equal angles.

 

regular octagon

Polygon with eight (octo = eight) sides and equal angles.

 

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  solids

Geometric shapes in three dimensions that are delimited by surfaces.
 

helix

Volume or solid of spiral shape that turns at a constant angle.

 

cylinder

Volume or solid generated by the rotation of a straight line (generatrix) moving along a curved line (directrix).

 

regular octahedron

Volume or solid with eight triangular sides of equal area; it has six vertices and 12 edges.

 

parallelepiped

Volume or solid with six sides (parallelograms) that are parallel in pairs.

 

cube

Volume or solid with six square sides of equal area and six equal edges; it has eight vertices.

 

pyramid

Volume or solid generated by straight lines (edges) connecting the angles of a polygon (base) to the vertex and whose sides form triangles.

 

cone

Volume or solid generated by the rotation of a straight line (generatrix) along a circular line (directrix) from a fixed point (vertex).

 

torus

Volume or solid generated by the rotation of a circle at an equal distance from its center of rotation.

 

sphere

Volume with all the points on its surface the same distance from its center; the solid thus delimited is a round ball.

 

hemisphere

Half sphere cut along its diameter.

 

Source: http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com

 

Bill Gates vs General Motors: Just a bit of humor

 

Bill Gates Vs General Motors

 

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated,

“If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”

In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash…….. Twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive – but would run on only 20 percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single “This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation” warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask “Are you sure?” before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10 You’d have to press the “Start” button to turn the engine off.

 

 

Most Popular Language Facts

 

Most Popular Language Facts

 

1. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter.

2. WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.

3. "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."

4. Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."

5. There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.

6. The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

7. The word 'Tips' is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.

8. The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

9. The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!

11. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

 12. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!

 13. The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad.

 14. The longest word in the English language with no vowels is 'Rhythms'.

15. The longest word in the English language is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses'!

16. The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!

17. More people in China speak English than in the United States.

18. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!

19. Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.

20. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!

 

Your Song

This is Your Song

 (Please turn your speaker on)

Live your life to the full
With a lifetime of smiles
Made us know right from wrong
Always knowing a lie
You made us be tough
But never too rough
Rise aboves what you said
Never easily led
And one day, we’ll all sing along
Cos this is your song
We wrote it for you
It won’t take all day
Just a minute or two
You were our friend
Walk with you till the end
And one day we’ll all sing along
Cos this is your song
So we’ll try and go on
Loving all that we know
Through the hardest of times
You put on a show
You made us stand tall
When all around us would fall
Even when you were low
You believed you could fly
And one day, we’ll all sing along
Cos this is your song
We wrote it for you
It won’t take all day
Just a minute or two
You were our friend
Walk with you till the end
And one day we’ll all sing along
Cos this is your song
And one day we’ll all sing along
Cause this is your song
I  wrote it for you
It’ll take all our lives
Just to help us get through
You were our friend
Walk with you till the end
And one day we’ll all sing along
And one day we’ll all sing along
Cos this is your song…

 

 

 

Keep Believing in Yourself

Keep Believing in Yourself

 Doubt can stop you in your tracks, it can drain your desire

Believing on the other hand, can set your world afire

 

 

Believing in your ability affects the way you act

And produces an air of confidence which influences how others will react

 

 

 

When you believe you can achieve and believe it with your soul

You possess a powerful asset, you will most likely reach your goal

 

 

Keep Believing in Yourself...