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One more memorable visit
Recently, i was invited by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala,  to participate in their national conference on computational science and engineering (NCCSE 09). It was a memorable visit to a memorable institution. I was amazed and impressed by their commitment to socially responsible activities. I visited their waste disposal facility, verimculture facility, bio-gas facility, and ground water conservation facilities. Very thoughtfulof them. I am strongly convinced that big and beautiful buildings do not make a great institution. Thoughtful and responsible people create such institutions. The conference itself was very enlightening. The best part of my visit was to notice the amount of attention they give to hospitality. Right from the moment we stepped out of the train, till we were safely on our way back home, we had student volunteers pampering us.

Thank you Rajagiri for this excellent experience.
 
 
   
 

VICTORIA FOUNTAIN AT THE DUTCH SQUARE OR THE RED SQUARE IN MELAKA
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Melaka were rich in history with it glorious Melaka Sultanate Empire before conquered by The Portuguese,then Dutch and British. Remnant buildings by the Portuguese, Dutch and British can be seen in Melaka.

 

One of the famous site left by the Dutch were the Dutch Square or also known as "The Stadthuys".. bUILT IN 1650. It was an official residence of the Dutch governor.It now houses the Historic Museum and Ethnography Museum which has many traditional bridal costumes and relics on display. The building in this area display the Dutch architecture. 

 

All the building were painted red including the Dutch Church and Clock tower. Since all the colour is painted red, the area was also known as  MELAKA RED SQUARE!!!

 

....and one memorable Queen's Victoria fountain were the place for a memorable picture ...almost a must by foreign tourist and visitor taking in Melaka. Previously..there are a lot of pigeon at the place....where picture taking were more interesting with the live birds..but there is no more now...?

 

Lining the red building were sourvenier seller as well as "Beca" or trycle for the visitor to try..!

 
 
 

   
America's First Published Poet

By Night when Others Soundly Slept

by Anne Bradstreet (1612 - 1672)

 

By night when others soundly slept
And hath at once both ease and Rest,
My waking eyes were open kept
And so to lie I found it best.


I sought him whom my Soul did Love,
With tears I sought him earnestly.
He bow'd his ear down from Above.
In vain I did not seek or cry.


My hungry Soul he fill'd with Good;
He in his Bottle put my tears,
My smarting wounds washt in his blood,
And banisht thence my Doubts and fears.


What to my Saviour shall I give
Who freely hath done this for me?
I'll serve him here whilst I shall live
And Loue him to Eternity.

 

 

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~ B

 

P.S.  Is anyone else having trouble with their "blog" page?  It tells me there is a script error on the page where we post our new input.  Sometimes it only loads partway. Smiley

 
 
   
 

The strenght of words

In the real life, I'm quite a strong personality, despite my weaknesses in some areas. I have strong opinions that I believe to be the right ones in most cases. I form an opinion when I think I've got enough information to do so. In other things I do not have an opinion, and I irritate people by answering to a question, that I don't know, I haven't got an opinion on that. They insist on getting some kind of an answer, but if I feel I don't have enough information to give an opinion, I won't.

 

Today a friend, not the closest friend I've got, but a person I admire for her very kind heart and mothering skills, told someone that during a rough patch in her life I sent her an SMS message that still gives her strength. I was gob smacked, as I remember writing that message. It was a half hearted attempt to express compassion, that took me a long time to write, as I couldn't find words that wouldn't feel pretentious to me. I ended up writing a message on behalf of my dog that she used to take out. It turned out to be the right thing to do, as the two are best friends. This was about 3 years ago.

 

This has happened before. My best friend quoted me from 10 years before the day. I didn’t remember saying that at all; even though it did sound like something I could have said. She said that she has carried that around ever since, and gets strength from that.

 

Imagine, what you said can have a very long lasting effect even if you didn’t think it was that meaningful at all. It is exciting, and at the same time horrifying. Sometimes I give people strength through my words, but my words are usually something far off from compassion. I can slice people up with my words, and I have done that as well. Nobody has come back to tell me so, but I’ve been told to be cold and vicious, so I guess that applies. When I write online, I might have one person in mind to aim my words to. They can be read by anyone though. How can I know, if I haven’t caused someone to go into a deep state of depression, when she or he read the right words in the wrong time?

 

 
 
 

   
to you i'm like a flavour that wouldn't last.
1. Reply with your name, and I shall write something random and maybe a tad witty about you.
2. I will then tell you what song/movie reminds me of you. Or you remind me of.
3. I will pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in. Or maybe pudding if I'm feeling particularly adventurous.
4. I will say something that only makes sense to you and me. Or at least I'll attempt to.
5. I will tell you my first memory of you. Or.... the earliest I can remember. Or just some super memorable moment.
6. I will tell you what plant or animal you remind me of. Because, after all, plants are alive, too. Just easier to catch
7. I will then ask something I've always wondered about you.

8. Put this in your Mindsay.
 
 
   
 

 
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