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6 Timeless Ways To Stay Out Of Trouble
2007-04-30 05:54:00
#1. It?s not what we don?t know that get?s us in trouble, it?s what we DON?T DOWhat I was about 11 years old, I really liked played with my dog- Casper. Much of the enjoyment came from running around the house, with the fellow on my tail.! At the time, I had been given several firm warning by my mother- ?DON?T RUN inside the house, you might fall and hurt yourself?. Of course, as mischievous as I was, I didn?t take the advice. Then one day it happened. I slipped and fell. I knocked my face (mouth) on the edge of a hardy wooden chair. The repercussions of that incident are still felt today. As a result, parts of my front teeth are fake! Sh!!!!That was just one example of my life that I shared with you. There are plenty more! I am sure that looking back, you too would have had your moments. How many drink and drive? How many speed and die? On most occasions we know what we shouldn?t do. Yet, for various reasons, we still do?. #2. Be mindful of who you trustThere is no crash course ou...
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Take A Break, With These One Liners
2007-04-26 05:39:00
* Drink 'til she's cute, but stop before the wedding* Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.* A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.* Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.* You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.* Love may be blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.* To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
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Make Money, Not Excuses!
2007-04-24 05:06:00
This post is my two cents, based on an article I read over the week-end. It was titled 6 (Worthless) Excuse s For Not Saving Money I found myself nodding, for many of the excuses mentioned. What about you?Excuse No. 1: I don't make enoughI am sure at some point of life, all of us have said this. You get a pay cheque and even before you know it, POOF it?s gone. That leaves you with a few more weeks to get by, before you get your next pay cheque. Even then, the cycle continues. Sounds familiar?The human tendency is to always want more. It?s no different with money. One might argue that with the rising inflation and taxes, we NEED more. We DO, we DO! In spite of salary increments/personal profits, will what we make, ever be enough for us?Excuse No. 2: I'll get around to it laterSome of us tend to postpone saving. There have been many time, I have said to myself, You are too young to save! Most people, give saving a serious thought, only when retirement is within sight. Excuse No. ...
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Enhance Life: Link Nuggets (April 20, 2007)
2007-04-21 04:57:00
If you are looking for proven ways to increase your incoming links 66 Ways to Build Link s in 2007 is a must read for you. Success From The Nest has an interesting take on Finding Patterns to Find Your Purpose.I came across a interesting blog titled- Meditation Photography.It is not that Happiness is not available to you; Truth is you are not available to Happiness. Hm.... think about it.
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Life Matters By Roger & Rebecca Merrill (Book Excerpt-2)
2007-04-18 05:27:00
The following excerpt is taken from the book Life Matt er s By Roger & Rebecca Merrill. (I am aware that this is the second excerpt for the book. However, I couldn't resist posting this paragraph.!)For decades, life balance has been a huge issue in our society. Even now, in a time when most of us are quicker to connect with what matter most, there's still a gap- sometimes an enormous gap-between what we say matters most and the way we actually spend our time and money.If you want to get an idea of how significant this gap may be in your own life, just take a minute and pull out your planner or calendar. Pull out your checkbook or credit card statement. Look at where you've spent your time and money over the past few weeks. Do those spending decision really reflect the things that matter most to you?
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Using Constructive Feedback To Polish My Mirror
2007-04-16 05:04:00
My blogging lifespan has been only 6 months todate. I am constantly on the look out for constructive feedback to improve my blog. I am someone who is on the look out for feedback-in any aspect of life. I like hearing what I did right (don't we all!) and what I can improve on. My previous boss said that he really admired that fact about me! Ok ok. MPHOT (Monkey Praising Her Own Tail!) -SorryAnyway, my blog life span is around 6 months to-date. I know I have a lot to do, to improve the blog. Meanwhile, I would also like to know what I am doing wrong. So I sized an opportunity given by Business Wire. It had this wonderful concept called the SOAP (Scratch One Another Program). Simply put, its where I give my constructive feedback/ advice to one blogger assigned by Business wire itself. In return, someone he assigns does the same to my blog.I was honored that my blog was reviewed by an outstanding blogger. He is non other than Douglus from The Marketing Technology Blog.Indeed his feedb...
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Tagged: My Simply Successful Secrets
2007-04-14 18:57:00
Several bloggers have tagged me during the last few weeks on several meme's. I haven't forgotten you. The truth is that it's been a rough few weeks for me and at the time, I couldn't find any "thinking time". As with most things in life, "season's" change. So if you have tagged me, my apologies for being late. However, I will reply all your tags in due course. Starting today!It's been a while since I have been tagged for the Simply Successful Secret s by Sania. #1. BreakfastI know a few people who tend to ignore breakfast. To me, it is one of the important things to get my day going. To this day, I have never skipped breakfast. There have been days when I was "running late". On those days, I make sure I have "on the run" breakfast.#2. Regular ExerciseI like to vary my exercises. It may be swimming one day, Ab crunchers another etc. In a way it takes off the monotonous nature in exercises. Also, it suites my schedule as well.I don't exercise with the intention of loosing weigh...
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If I Had My Life To Live Over
2007-04-11 11:24:00
By Nadine Stair (Source:email)I'd dare to make more mistakes next time.I'd relax, I would limber up.I would be sillier than I have been this trip.I would take fewer things seriously.I would take more chances.I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers.I would eat more ice cream and less beans.I would perhaps have more actual troubles,but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.You see, I'm one of those people who livesensibly and sanely hour after hour,day after day.Oh, I've had my moments,And if I had it to do over again,I'd have more of them.In fact, I'd try to have nothing else.Just moments, one after another,Instead of living so many years ahead of each day.I've been one of those people who never goes anywherewithout a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoatand a parachute.If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.If I had my life to live over,I would start barefoot earlier in the springand stay that way later in the fall.I would go to more dances.I wou...
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A Journal Doesn?t Have To Be A ?Dear Diary?
2007-04-10 05:18:00
There is a room in our house where all junk is stored! In this context the definition of junk is, things that we don?t have time to sort out or things we have no use of at the moment. A cleaning session was long overdue for that room and I somehow got my self to start the clean-up operation. Not knowing where to start from, I decided to leave it to fate! I choose to sort out the first thing that caught my eye. Right in front of me was this old card board box (full of dust!). Amid a few sneezes, I managed to get around opening the box. My eyes lit up when saw what was inside. The box contain several note books and journals written by my (late) grandfather. I was hoping to find some ?juicy? bits about how my grandfather met my grandma & so on! After all, the oldest diary was written in 1931. I didn?t find what I was looking for. However, I wasn?t disappointed. The journals contained things that were even more amazing and unbelievable. His diaries had accomplishments and facts of eac...
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Enhance Life: Link Nuggets (April 7, 2007)
2007-04-08 06:15:00
Whether it's business documents, university assignment or love letters ?.. Wouldn't it be nice to hear all the document we have to read. Convert your documents into MP3s for free using Windows XP will do just that.I really can't imagine an internet experience without google. 12 Quick Tips To Search Google Like An Expert makes that experience even better!Tweaking your way to Lowered StressRelated PostsEnhance Life : Link Nuggets (March 15, 2007)Enhance Life: Link Nuggets (February 19, 2007)
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Quotes That Make Me Smile
2007-04-04 05:18:00
"The great question? which I have not been able to answer, despite my 30 yeas of research into the feminine soul, is 'what does a women want?' " --Sigmund Freud?Always remember that you are at least 50% smarter than computers. Computers know ?yes? and ?no,? but we know ?maybe.?? -- John Pironti"When the solution is simple, God is answering" -- Albert Einstein "Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."--Horace Walpole English novelist "If it's green, it's biology, If it stinks, it's chemistry, If it has numbers it's math, If it doesn't work, it's technology." --UnknownRelated PostsHumor central-Written By KidsRespectful Ways To Say "NO"!
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5 Life Lessons You Can Learn From World Cup Cricket
2007-03-31 11:27:00
#1. For different results, change the pattern In a one day cricket match, the fielding side is always in search of wickets. The more wickets that fall, the better change they have of winning. In order to get the batsman out, the field captain will -keep fielders at various positions-vary the bowlers as he sees bestBasically, he will keep changing these variants, until he obtains desirable result. The same principle applies in life. If you keep doing what you have always been doing you will get the same result. So, if you expect different results, you need to try out different things.Know what you wantFind out what your gettingChange what you do until you get what you wantNicholas Boothman#2. Don't just stand there, DO SOMETHING!Sometimes in cricket you might not have any chance in - catching a ball - hitting the wicket to get a run out- chasing a ball that's you know is going to the boundaryOr if you don't appeal thinking that it is not out, you will never know whether it is actu...
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Work Addiction Is Voluntary
2007-03-30 05:28:00
I left my office a bit early yesterday as I had to attend a funeral. It was quite close to my home, so after the funeral I decided to directly head home (without going back to office). As a result, I was home early, to the amazement of my family. I must admit that I couldn't remember the last time I went home in daylight! (of course on a weekday!).In teasing (plus sarcasm) tone, I was asked, "Have you been fired today?"Well, this comment made me carry out a "soul search", to find out whether I am spending too much time working. Yes, the right term for this is "workaholic". I surely, couldn't be a workaholic, my inner voice said!I was inquisitive to find out, the answer. In the process, I stumbled upon some interesting articles and I am sharing them with you.Slow Leadership had a excellent check list. Just what I was looking for.#1. People close to you habitually accuse you of neglecting them in favor of work demands.#2. You often use work pressure as an excuse to avoid people and ...
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Life Matters By Roger & Rebecca Merrill (Book Excerpt)
2007-03-28 05:21:00
The following excerpt is taken from the book Life Matt er s By Roger & Rebecca Merrill.What we see depends on what we look forWhile a woman was waiting for her plane at London's Heathrow Airport, she purchased a package of English shortbread cookies. Making her way to a seating area, she carefully arranged her luggage and was getting settled when a man approached and indicated by pleasant gesture that her would like to occupy the seat next to her. She nodded and he sat down.After a few minutes, the woman decided to eat some of the cookies she had purchased, and reached down to get them. As she opened the package, she noticed the man beside her watching with great interest. She took the first cookie and began to eat when, to her great surprise, the man reached over, smiling, and took the second cookie.The woman ate her cookie in stunned silence, astonished at the audacity of the man. After a moment she determinedly reached for the 3rd cookie, but no sooner had she taken it out of the...
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Can You Survive For 24 Hours Without Your Computer?
2007-03-23 09:42:00
That was a question asked over at www.shutdownday.org. The shut down day, has been declared as 24th March. The poll (as at this time!) indicates that 52990 people saying-I Can and 8336 people sayingI Can't. Interesting....So What can you do, when your not in front of your computer? um....
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What You Can Gain From The World's Best Presentation Contest
2007-03-21 09:38:00
If you haven't heard of SlideShare.net, it is a site for sharing PowerPoint presentations. They are hosting a contest titled the 'The World 's Best Presentation Contest '.What can you and I gain from this?#1. The site has some useful presentations which could get your creativity going. Depending on your likes and dislikes, I am sure you can walk away with some good lessons.#2. You can participate and win prizes!1st An Alienware laptop with Windows Vista2nd An XBox 360 w/ games3rd An XBox 360#3. You can vote and have your say, in deciding the 'The World's Best Presentation'.
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A Creed to Live By
2007-03-18 04:59:00
Author UnknownDon't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others,It is because we are different that each of us is special.Don't set your goals by what other people deem important,Only you know what is best for you.Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart Cling to that as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or the future.By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.Don't give up when you still have something to giveNothing is really over … until the moment you stop trying.Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect,It is the fragile thread that binds us to each other.Don't be afraid to encounter risks,It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.The quickest way to receive love is to give love.The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tigh...
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Enhance Life: Link Nuggets (March14, 2007)
2007-03-15 05:37:00
10 Ways Stress is Conspiring to Kill You and One Fast Way to Stop It, lists a few signs that you should give thought to.How to torture a man into loving you! I don't think this applies for everyone, however it is a useful read for both men and women.10 Ideas to Get You Exercising Start Now!Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: 14 Ways To Reuse Your Trash
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Our Lives Tick Off One Second At A Time
2007-03-12 09:28:00
You must be wondering why I made such a statement in the post headline. After all, every one knows that our time on earth is limited, right?4 weddings and a funeral; yes, I am referring to the movie. I had similar experience in reality. I stood by as triumph and tragedy caressed two of my very good friends. My regular readers will recall my best friend's wedding, a few days ago. Earlier this week, I got to know that another one of my good friend's father passed away. Apparently he has gone on a trip with his friends and had a river bath. Only to have been caught up in the river current and washed away. My friend's mother nor siblings knew that the "good bye" they said to him that morning, would be the last goodbye... ever.True, almost everyday there are stories like this one. You watch them on news, movies and sometimes read in the paper as well. However, to me, this story is very real. It is a part of a good friend's life, it made me PAUSE. I couldn't help but wonder· I am a...
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Top 5 Reasons Why The Voices Inside Your Head Talk Only To You
2007-03-10 17:08:00
#1. Only You are smart enough to understand what they say.#2. Only you care about them#3. Only you have enough time to listen to them.#4. Only you can act on them#5.They only want to torture (and confuse) YOU!Related PostsWritten By KidsNever Never, When Selling A Vacuum Cleaner!Nine Ways to Dwindle Productivity
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Living In The Now
2007-03-08 05:27:00
A book excerpt taken from The Three Minute Meditator- 30 Simple Ways To Relax And UnwindLiving in the NowMot of us live most of the time in either the past or the future. Only rarely is our attention focused on what is happening in the 'Right Now'. Is yours? You think so? Then quick - without thinking about it - are you inhaling or exhaling? You probably had to re-focus your attention onto the breath to answer that question. Where had it been?Thoughts about what we just did, or didn't do, and thought about what we should do, or shouldn't do, or might do, continually clutter our minds. How often we use past thoughts in a self-hating way, 'I should have done it differently', or 'I really messed that one up'. How often we use future thought to upset ourselves, such as 'What if that happens?' or 'It probably won't work out'Virtually all of our thoughts are either based in past or future, and absolutely all of our feats and desires. Desires are usually remembrances of past p...
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That's A Fake Smile; Say Cheese!
2007-03-05 05:06:00
My best friend since I was 10 years old got married last Friday. I was honored and privileged to have been her bridesmaid. Now what has that tad bit of my personal life, got to do with this post? I am sure you would agree that photographs play a major role in any wedding. You must have witnessed or experienced numerous things photographers say to make the retinue smile. My best friend's wedding photographer was no different. I have been the bridesmaid a few times before but his phrase to get people smile was new to me! Can you guess what it was?"It's a fake smile, can I have a real one please…"The first time we heard it, it brought a genuine smile to our faces. I guess the photographer had a few Kodak moments with that line! (However, hearing it again and again was a bit annoying towards the end!)That phrase got me thinking. (Thus, I am writing this post!) Most "gurus" emphasize the importance of a smile. How smiling helps self-confidence, what people think of you, your attitud...
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Keep Some Cash Under Your Mattress
2007-02-28 05:20:00
When it comes to money matters, I have to admit I know very little. When I started my career I thought as long as I get my monthly pay check I will be ok. A few years down the line I'm thinking if I can pay all the bill and still stay alive… then I will be ok. Just kidding! I few undergraduate (painstaking grrrr) courses have taught me a little more than that!Anyway, I am always on the look out to further my knowledge on finance matters. As a result I have subscribed to a few good blogs. That's how I came across an interesting post on Why I Keep Cash Under My Matt ress written by Trent.I believe what the he was trying to get through was to have a stack of money at hand. In case of an emergency this would come in handy. Use Credit card, debit card you say? That's what I thought as well. However, Trent gives some facts you can't ignore. Hurricane Katrina, tsunami of 2004 are a few examples. Of course the other side of the coin is interest? You will be loosing some interest on t...
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Why Do Smart People Do Stupid Things Sometimes?
2007-02-25 05:53:00
In this post, I like to discuss one observation (out of the many observations!), I have made in my daily dose of life.Even Smart People Do Stupid Things Sometimes….Have you made this observation too? Each one of us, have to interact with various kinds of people every day. It may be your spouse, parents, friends , relations, colleagues … the list goes on. Among these people, you may have a few who you really admire. In your opinion you might "tag" some of them as smart. I am aware that the word "smart" is a subjective word. Smart, can be used for someone who has a degree Or someone who has good traits or [Add your list here]. So, I will let you decide the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the word smart!Generally, when smart people around you do stupid things, it will affect. Worst still, if you have to "clean up the mess". You might get annoyed, frustrated or even loose your temper. Not to mention the mental images of straggling the person!Can you recall a situation? Did it...
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Why In The World Do I Blog
2007-02-21 11:26:00
The Why I Blog meme has caught up on me. I am a regular reader of Life Optimizer.Imagine my surprise, when I saw yesterday's post mention,"Now I’d like to asks these great people to share with us why they blog" and then a link to Enhance Life.Initially when I started blogging, a lot of people asked me why I started blogging. As result I wrote 7 Reasons - Why I started blogging. Looking back, it has been about five months since I started blogging. My reasons for blogging, still stand grounded.Once again, if I am to iterate a few points from my 7 Reasons - Why I started blogging post,I Learn, therefore I blogIf you have been a reader from the birth of Enhance Life, you surely would noticed the way my writing has grown. I have learnt a lot on, how to write headlines, structure posts … etc all because I started blogging. Apart from blogging related learning, I also learn from the background research I do on articles. And Yes, I learn from fellow bloggers as well.I want make a dif...
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Enhance Life: Link Nuggets (February 19, 2007)
2007-02-20 04:20:00
Do you have problems? Of course you do! I hope you find some solace in reading How to Solve All of Your Problems. The article gives an explanation to Ho’oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian mind-set on the nature of reality.If you want to bring clarity to your work environment you need to focus on four things which is named the Four Cornerstones of Clarity.Change your thinking and you will change your life. As the title suggests this post is about change and learning to acceptand even welcome it rather than being afraid of it.32 Reasons Why Geeks are Severely Underpaid You don't have to be a geek to make use of this great piece of advice.Donald Latumahina presents Examine Your Life with a Simple Life Map. To me, it seemed a methodical way to to keep track of "life milestones".If you have a post I could feature over here, please email me at shamelle@gmail.com with a link to your post and a brief introduction of the post. Your post can be just about anything, as long as it enhances life!...
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Reaching Your Potential By Norman Vincent Peale
2007-02-17 18:44:00
This book was a birthday gift by a dear friend and colleague. I know it is been a while since my birthday, however I finally got around to reading Reach ing Your Potential.It really was a very useful book. I will gladly recommend it anyone. Here is a thought provoking excerpt from the book.Our Thoughts Are AliveYou can build up your life by thinking constructively. You can tear down your life by destructive thinking. What you are this day is the result of what you have been thinking for many years. We become what we think. If you would like to know what you will be, let us say, five years from now, you do not need any soothsayer or fortune-teller to give you the facts. I can give them to you right this minute. Five years from now, you will be precisely hat you think over the next five years. You will be bigger person, then, if you think big; you will be a smaller person if you think small. We do not bear in mind nearly enough the creative and the destructive power of thought. The Rom...
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Valentine Feature:Love Comes In All Sizes
2007-02-14 18:12:00
Source:email (Thank you Eroma, for sending this my way)Love comes in all sizes....Your Friends will support you....And respect your creativityfor thinking outside the box....They'll be there when you need ashoulder to lean on....Or a great big hug....A true friend takes interest inunderstanding what you're all about....They see beyond the black and whiteto discover your true colors....And accept you just the way you are...Even when you just wake up in the morningSo make your own kind of music..Follow your heart wherever it takes you....And when someone reaches out to you,Don't be afraid to love them back....They may just be a friend for life....Practice patience and tolerance.....Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave....And impossible to forget!Share this will all your unforgettable friends today!Wish all of you a Happy Valentine .Related PostsPeople Come Into Your Life For A Reason, A Season Or A LifetimeWe Have TodayHow To Easily (and Lazily!) Make Your Loved One Feel S...
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Single Today? 7 Reasons Unveiled
2007-02-12 18:38:00
In my last post I wrote How To Easily (and Lazily!) Make Your Loved One Feel Special. Not too many people, talk of those who are single on Valentine's day. Yet, for those who are single, Valentine's day may not be too pleasing.So I would like to dedicate this Valentine Vanity post to all those who are single; today. Or as a friend of mine phrased it, to the people "On the shelf". The first time, I heard that I thought it was partly mean. Then the more I thought about it, the more funny it seemed! Anyway, I too have been in and out of shelf (often!). Through life experiences, I have come to terms with the fact that People Come Into Your Life For A Reason , A Season Or A LifetimeSo, this list is a collection of my Incidental Gleanings as well as observations. Moving on….#1. Fear Of Commitment Of Rejection Of Trusting someone Of the future The list goes on. #2. Blindness I have heard a saying, "Some men go through a forest and see no firewood". Not only men, but I believe it applie...
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How To Easily (and Lazily!) Make Your Loved One Feel Special
2007-02-11 18:06:00
Its that time of the year again. I'll be writing some related posts within the course of the week. I prefer to call it the Valentine Vanity series!)When I was around 9 years old (I think!), we had to write an essay on What the world would be like in year 2000. This was part of our homework for English. I remember this essay because I spent a lot of time interviewing adults in order to get some facts to write. As usual though, I disregarded most of what they had to say and added my own imagination. (I was a crazy nut at that age too!)Anyway, we are in year 2007 now and I've seen and experienced quite a change in our world and it's people! However, amidst all chaos some things still remain the same. I used to love presents when I was a kid and I still do! I bet whatever your age, you do too. Irrespective of the changing times people generally love gifts. Have you ever wondered why? I don't know about you, but here is my reason. It is simply because someone thought of me and went o...
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