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Dogs and Spirits
For those of you who have read my previous posts, 'The Demonic Animal' and 'Demonic face on the wall,' I have yet another story to share with you. I'm sure most of you must have heard that dogs have a 6th sense. In India, there is a saying that when you hear dogs howl in the middle of the night, it means spirits are roaming about. If you have watched Indian horror movies, you will notice that the main item that will make your spine tremble from top to bottom is the howling of dogs.
This incident happened to me recently, I would say a week. The place I'm staying right now is more like a men's hostel. In each room, they are at least two to three people staying together. For some, they preferred to take a whole room for themselves. Like me for example, I rented a whole room for myself. That's because of my previous experiences. My other roommates never respected me. They used to come late at night while I'm in a deep sleep or at times when their cell phone rang, they preferred to answer the call with me inside the room fast asleep rather than going outside and answering it. Those were the type of roommates I had. That's the main reason why I chose to rent a room for myself rather than sharing it with someone else. It's a bit expensive, but I have all the freedom I need. So I guess it's worth it.
A month ago, this new person (Mr. X) took a whole room for himself. He was a very strange fellow. He never used to come out of his room; he had no friends, and nobody in the hostel knows a thing about him. The worst of all, not even his name. But in time, we all managed to keep him out of our heads. At times, I used to see some of the guys asking him if he would like to join us for an evening walk. He never accepted any of our invitations. He just shook his head and walked back into his room. We won't see him for the whole day after that.
But a week ago, his whole life changed. Just last week at three in the morning, while the entire hostel was fast asleep, I heard the most horrifying scream. I jumped out of my bed with my heart in my mouth. I could only imagine this would be the way a human would scream if he encountered death face to face.
I didn't come out of my room until I heard voices of other people outside the corridor. I slowly opened the door and saw people running. I came out slowly. Once I was outside, I could see people trying to break open the door where Mr. X was staying. I wasn't even sure if it was him screaming. No one could recognize his voice. It sounded more like an animal howling.
At last, they managed to break open the door. We saw the strangest thing ever. Mr. X was lying on his bed. He had his hands covering his eyes and he was screaming like a mad man. Some of the guys went over to him and tried to talk some sense into him. I was standing outside his room watching all this happening. Mr.X kept repeating that he was going to die and that this man with red eyes is going to kill him with a knife. The people next to him tried their best to convince him that, nobody was going to kill him and he only had a nightmare. I noticed he was sweating so much. Someone sprinkled water on his face, and he slowly opened his eyes. He was breathing heavily, and he looked so pale that he looked more like a corpse that came out of a zombie movie. It took nearly 40 minutes for him to calm down. Some of the guys tried to change the subject. Some even said jokes. He slowly got his senses back.
A friend of mine who was staying in a separate room told him to join him for a small walk outside, just to get some fresh air. Surprisingly, he nodded his head and got up to go out. I too thought of accompanying them, not because I wanted to keep his mind at ease, but I too needed some fresh air. We three went out. The whole street looked like a ghost town. Not a soul outside. It was quiet except for the breeze and the leaves scraping against each other. The moon was so bright that night.
My friend was in the middle; I was walking on his left side, and Mr. X was walking on the right side. While we were walking down this particular lane, I had this bad feeling. It was more like fear. I had no idea for being scared for no reason. But I knew something was not right.
Suddenly out of nowhere, from the shadows, at least 6 to 8 dogs circled us. We all just froze. It took me some time to realize that these dogs were only looking at Mr.X and not us. My friend and I tried to shoo them away, but they would not even budge. We decided to move away slowly but the dogs would growl, and it looked like they would pounce on us any moment.
We three just stood there for like a minute, and suddenly all hell broke loose. The dogs started to bark furiously. It was like they would tear us all apart any second. But my friend and I noticed that the dogs weren't barking at us but only at Rahul. And what's worse, something didn't look right with Rahul. We couldn't see his eyes properly. We couldn't see the iris, just the white part. We could see his teeth, and he was biting it down hard.
Now here's the scary part. The dogs weren't just barking at Mr.X only. They were barking at someone else standing at his right side. I turned around thinking there was someone behind us but the whole street was empty. At times few of the dogs would jump back like as if someone was trying to shoo them away. I was rooted to the road and trembling with fear. We stood there motionless for like a minute and then my friend suddenly turned around and ran for his life. Seeing him running away made me turn around and run. I never ran so hard in my life since I finished high school. My friend was running in front of me, and I was running right behind him.
We didn't even stop to help Mr. X or turn back to see if the dogs were following us or if they were tearing him apart. We didn't stop till we reached our rooms. I ran into my room, locked the door and put all the lights on in my room. I jumped onto my bed and covered myself with my sheet. I was trembling so much. In the distance, I could still hear the dogs barking.
For a whole 10 minutes, I was just staring at nothing and slowly fell asleep. At ten in the morning, I woke up and somehow managed to refresh myself and got ready for office. While I was walking down the corridor, I put my head closer to the door to see if I could hear him inside but nothing.
I just hoped he was ok. Felt guilty for leaving him there all to himself. But you couldn't blame me. Just imagine, you see dogs surrounding a group of people and barking at only one. And what's worse, barking at someone you couldn't see but they could. Someone that made the dogs jump back, as if, someone was trying to hit them or shoo them away. The way Mr. X looked at that moment also freaked me out. I watch horror movies and the movies like Exorcist and Evil Dead did freak me out a lot. Mr. X looked like he was possessed. Forgive me if I'm saying it wrong. I just don't know how to say it. That was the best way I could describe how everything looked.
I walked to the bus stand trying to get rid of the whole thought. My day at work didn't go well. At night while returning to the hostel, I noticed Mr. X's door was wide open. I didn't want him to see me, so I started to walk fast. But as I crossed his room, I managed to have a quick glance inside. He was sitting on his bed crisscrossed and stared at the wall in front of him. I'm glad at least he made it back to his room. I never spoke to him again, and he was back in his world, stuck in his room with the door shut most of the time.
I believe these facts now. Dogs do see things that we humans can't. They do have a sixth sense. They could see spirits.
A Beautiful Story
Here is a story or rather a true story that happened a few days back. My uncle was having a party at his place since it was his daughter's birthday. By the time I reached his place, there were already a lot of guests. A lot of kids running and screaming around out of joy and excitement, the ladies were at the dining hall pouring out their thoughts all at once, and the men were in the living room with drinks on the table and trying to bring up a topic. As for me, I just sat at the corner and wished lightning struck me and I would have a reason to leave early.
I hate parties. A lot of people shout, drink and go insane; ladies are like blah, blah and blah; we have to hire animal trainers to whip the kids just to keep their mouth shut and the worse thing about parties is the cleaning. Guests don't care what they do to your stuff. They don't care about what their children are doing; they worry a lot about their empty glasses and gossips.
There was this particular couple I found interesting. The moment this couple arrived at the party, they were quiet. At times I noticed the lady looked tensed and she would whisper something to her husband. After everyone had finished having their cake, my uncle went over to the couple and asked where their daughter was? They said she went to the hospital to see a friend of hers who met with an accident. But she was supposed to reach a long time back, and her parents were worried. They tried calling her cell, but she wasn't answering it.
When dinner was about to be served, the door bell rang. One of my uncle's friends opened the door. I don't know the reason for the sudden silence in the room and the scream from the lady whose daughter was late, but I moved closer to the door to get a better look and was surprised. Well can't say surprised, maybe it was shocking. It was the lady's daughter alright. But she was completely bald. She entered the room smiling while everybody's mouth was wide open. I later understood she had long hair that reaches all the way down to her waist and a silky one at that too. After an extended 1-minute pause, everyone started laughing. She looked cute but still she looked weird.
Her parents who were shocked at the sudden transformation asked her why she shaved her head bald. She smiled at them and said,
" While I was with my friend at the hospital, I noticed next to my friend's bed there was another girl on the other side of the room. Out of curiosity, I asked my friend if she knew her story? Her friend replied that she had cancer. She was young, pale, bald and yet behind those weak eyes and pale skin I knew she was so beautiful if it wasn't for that cancer. I wished from the bottom of heart that I could do something to help her. But I knew the only thing I could do for her is pray. I went over to her bed and started to talk to her. She was happy to talk to me.
After a long talk, she touched my hair and said she had never seen a beautiful hair like mine before. That's when I asked her if she wanted my hair. She just stared at me. I asked her again, do you want it? I can give you my hair. She said no. But I forced her. I told her that I could grow my hair back again. In the end, she accepted my offer. So I went over to the beauty parlor and told them to cut my hair off completely since I want to make it into a wig. After they had finished cutting my hair, they gave me directions to a place where they make wigs. So I went over to that wig maker and the guy there said it would take a week to make a wig out of my hair. So once their done making it, I'm going to give it to her. "
After she had narrated her story, everybody in the room was silent. Or should I say embarrassed because they laughed at her? As for me, I was tempted to get married to this kind-hearted lady who went to the extent of cutting her hair which she took care of for years. Her parents were proud of her. Her mom gave her a big tight hug and her dad patted her on the shoulder. In the end, we all knew who got rewarded. The smile she gave to that little girl who has cancer was the biggest reward anyone could get.
160by2 – THE TRUTH
Dear Readers,
For those who don't know what 160by2 is, it's a free SMS site where one can send free messages to others in India, Indonesia and most places in the Middle East. This site was useful to me since my parents are abroad and 160by2 helped me a lot when I wanted to send a free message to my parents. Just think about it. Free messages abroad for free.
But one day, as usual, while I logged into my account, this message suddenly pops up in front me that pissed me a lot. Here is the message from 160by2.
Dear User,
Your account is blocked!
Our system has detected evidence of spamming activity in your 160by2 account. We would like to remind you of SMS Country's Spamming policy for its 160by2 service: 160by2 offers free SMS service on the premise that communication is happening between two known persons, and the sender has the consent of receiver for sending SMS to receiver's mobile. Any unsolicited message that a mobile user does not want to receive is considered to be spam. Spamming is illegal and 160by2 adheres to industry best practices to stop spam. 160by2 is strictly against the sending of unsolicited SMS messages, notifications, alerts or any other form of inappropriate communication.
For any kind of marketing communication messages 160by2 users must have prior permission of the recipient. 160by2 will not allow any SMS of spamming nature to be sent using its services.
Evidence of spamming will result in temporary or permanent blocking of the account. Our system has inbuilt checks to identify and block spammers. Persistent offenders will be reported to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for legal action.
Thanks and Regards,
Team 160by2.
That was so annoying. So I sent a message to back to them, and the conversation is as follows.
To 160by2
Sir/Madam, for no reason my account was blocked. When I logged in, it says my account has been blocked because your system found out that I was spamming. I don't spam. My parents are abroad, and I send messages to them, and as the college club President, I send a lot of bulk messages to a lot of my friends. Pleases re-activate my account. It's urgent.
Regards, Ryan Paul
Dear 160by2,
I have noticed my account has been blocked. The reason given to me when I log in is that your system discovered evidence of spamming. I don't have the slightest idea what it means, and I don't spam. My family is abroad, and I send messages to them and even bulk messages to my friends in my college since I'm the college club President and I have to communicate with a lot of students.
Pls re-activate my account immediately. My cell no is **************.
Hoping to hear from you at the earliest as possible.
Ryan Paul
I still haven't got an answer from you 160by2sms. Please reply.
Dear User,
We do not allow any Advertisement or Marketing SMS from 160by2.You can use our free Service for personal Use.
We have checked your account and found some Spam Keywords in your account.So it got Block .To avail our service please create an account.
huh??? what advertising or marketing SMS??? Who said I used my 160by2 account for advertising or marketing??? I never used 160by2 for any of the bloody things you mentioned. I used my account for my personal use only. Family and Friends. I was a student studying at the time u blocked it… I wud like to see those keywords u call spam… U block my account for the mistake I didn't make and now U blaming it on me… What a douche…
Dear User,
Our system will not allow us to unblock the account. Once the account is blocked it is blocked permanently.If you wants to connect with 160by2 service.Please open a new account with a new contact number
To 160by2,
A pissed off fan of 160by2
Well that is one lame excuse… I have been using the same no. for the past 4 years… hundreds of people have my number… and you are saying your system won't allow you to unblock my no. I never made a mistake… When I try logging in, a message comes up saying my account has been blocked because I was spamming, which I didn't do… Now just to join back to 160by2 I have to get myself a new no…. Wow… that sounds so easy for u, is it? Well this is what I'm going to do from my part… I'm going to post this message and all the previous messages we have been sending to each other on Facebook, twitter, my blog and where ever I can get people to look at it and even a small review on this site of yours… I hope this way I can discourage new people from joining 160by2 and join other free SMS sites… Who knows, I might even start a free SMS site on my own one day.
Moving to Way2sms…. for now…
O… Sorry
PS… Thanks for at least replying back… 🙂 CHEERS!!!!
Well! That's what happened. So to all those who wants to send free SMS… I suggest you use any other free SMS sites other than 160by2. Why??? That's because if you go to the forums, you will notice I'm not the only one here facing this problem. And it's not a human blocking your account. It's a damn machine.
If you are trying to send messages in bulk, for the 160by2 system, it means spamming. So switch to other free SMS sites. As far as I know, other free SMS sites don't face the problems 160by2 is facing. I'm using Way2SMS now.
Oh! One more thing. Nobody can send a message to Saudi Arabia. For the past one year (before my number could be blocked) a message pop-ups stating – "You cannot send SMS to Saudi (966*********) temporarily. Sorry for the inconvenience!". That's because 160by2.com is blocked in Saudi Arabia. I don't know if people sending messages to other countries face the same problem. So what's the use?
Mobile Phone – Dead without it
The first mobile I ever had was Nokia 7610. My dad bought it for me when I was in Saudi Arabia. I got it after I finished my grade 12th. I only wished he could have bought it earlier while I was still in school. I could have shown off in front of my friends. But after my 12th results were declared (which wasn't very nice to talk about) my dad said I was not worthy enough to have an excellent cell phone. With the marks I had he said I was eligible to carry the world's first mobile ever created by man. So he took it from me and started using it for himself. Damn sad!
O well! Once I entered college, my mom bought me a cell phone. It didn't have much, but it was worth it. She got me a Nokia 1600, and it was worth Rs. 2K. It was a brilliant phone. It didn't have a camera or music player or anything funky, but when it comes to calling someone or receiving/sending messages, this cell is so comfortable and strong. I needn't have to cradle it like a baby. It fell from my hands many times, and it still worked beautifully.
That was four years ago. And now I'm working, and with my salary, I bought a new cell phone. Samsung Galaxy 3. It's a PC on your palm, and it runs on Android 2.1 (upgradable). I can surf the net, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It has a 3.2 MP camera, and the picture quality is mind blowing, and the music player totally rocks. It took me some time to choose this phone but with a lot of research I found out that is this right cell phone for me and sure enough, it was. But still, it has one drawback. It's very delicate. If ever it hits the ground just once you can kiss your Galaxy 3 goodbye. I don't even put it in my pocket. I'm scared if I knock it somewhere or if I sit down the screen might crack. And a guy like me who sacrifices a lot for technology rather than humans, it sure is a scary thing to take care of.
It's been two weeks since I bought this cell and there is not even a scratch or even my finger print on the screen (I clean it 24×7) Yes, that's right. Fingerprints! But I have to admit this cell is sure a headache and a blessing. Ever since I bought this mobile phone everybody here in my office had their eyes on it. I just bought it for Rs. 12K and it has everything in it that a cell phone would have for 20K. It helped me a lot when it comes to surfing the net and organizing stuff. The Android market provides brilliant applications.
For those of you who need a cell phone between 10K– 15K, then the Samsung Galaxy 3 is the right cell phone for you.
Travel Experience in a train from Kochi to Chennai
I booked a return ticket from Kerala to Chennai on October 10th, 2010. This ticket was on waiting list 15 Class 3A. By January 1st it was RAC 6. RAC means I have a berth available. But two persons have to share the same berth. So basically I have to sit through the whole journey or each of us has to take turns to sleeping.
Well, I guess that's much better rather than having no seat at all. 3A is air conditioned, comfortable lighting, and good seats. But just imagine when you can see others sleeping with comfy blankets over them, and you have to sit the whole time.
My train was supposed to arrive at 5:30 pm but instead it arrived at 6:15 pm. There was a slight problem thou. I couldn't find the compartment I was supposed to be in. I mean, when I checked the net it shows RB55. So at first I thought RB meant the name of a compartment. But it meant right berth. The train was about to leave. So I just entered a SL 12 compartment. Within 2 minutes the train started to move.
Once inside I had to walk all the way to SL 1. I was asking people inside if they knew where RB compartment was and all of them said there is no such thing as RB compartment. When I reached SL 3, I passed a coolie (a coolie is a helper who helps passengers with their languages). I asked him for directions, and he said it's not RB but 3A. RB meant right berth, and it's after SL 1. Whew! That's a relief. Thought I would have to walk all the way to the end.
When I opened the door to the 3A compartment, I saw the TT collecting tickets from the passengers. I showed him my ticket, and he said your ticket is RAC. I nodded my head and tried to give him the same expression Puss In Boots gave to Shrek. Hoping at least by seeing my cute face he will give me a whole berth to myself. That didn't work. He happily showed me my berth and told me this is where you will be sitting, and the other passenger will be joining me soon. Damn!
At the next stop the passenger arrived and sat next to me. Soon we both started to chat. He was working in some IT company fixing PC chips or something like that. A waiter comes and takes our order. I ordered Chapatti and Egg curry. By about 8:30 pm the other guy sharing my berth and I had our dinner. While having our dinner, the TT comes and says there is an extra berth available. So that means I get to have the whole berth for myself. I could sleep. That's luck.
After dinner, the IT guy chose to shift to his new berth, and I arranged my berth and slept like a log till the next day. Once the train reached Chennai, I felt a bit down that my life is back to the same routine. Have to get up every day at 7:30 am and walk for 5 minutes to the bus stand. Wait for an empty bus. Reach office by 9 am. Back to my room by 8 pm. Have dinner and watch a movie on my laptop at the same time and then to bed. DAMN!
Well, I was glad I celebrated Christmas with my family and for the first time in our new house.
Happy New Year! 🙂
Two down & Seven to go
This incident happened to my cousin brother during my school days. He was elder to me but still at that time I learned to swim in just a day. Back there in Riyadh, My uncle's son invited me and my sisters to go swimming with them. The swimming pool belongs to my uncle's company, so we had all the privacy. To go swimming is like a dream come true if you are anywhere in Saudi Arabia, at least for my sisters. I and my sisters went for the first time and we had lots of fun. The whole swimming pool just for us!
I didn't know how to swim at that time and I badly wanted to learn swimming. So I watched the way how my uncle was swimming and after a lot of tries I could swim. I don't know how to float on water but I can swim without stopping and I try to swim near the platform in case I get tired.
Two days later my uncle invited my cousins to join us. It was their first time to. We were all exited. I was eager to jump into the pool. As soon as we reached there we put on our swim suits and jumped into the pool. In 30 minutes I was able to perfect myself.
As for my cousins, it's their first time in a swimming pool. My cousin brother started to practice swimming with us all. I remember him asking me this question when he saw me swimming well," How did you learn swimming so fast?"
I replied," I just saw how my uncle was swimming and imitated his moves."
My uncle's son can swim to and after some time he said lets all go to the deeper side of the pool and swim to the end. I was ready but my cousin who still hasn't learned to swim properly was doubtful. But still my friend told him it's ok and that all he has to do is paddle his legs and hands. I wasn't so sure about this and warned my cousin that it's risky. Well I didn't have to say that twice. He was already standing with my friend at the platform of the deepest part of the pool ready to jump.
And in they jumped both my friend and my cousin brother together. I saw that both were swimming to the other side of the pool and I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and dived into the water and started swimming to the other side. The pool was really long and I couldn't reach the other side of the pool. But somehow I managed to reach the part of the pool where I could stand. And that's where the nightmare began.
I opened my eyes expecting to see both my friend and my cousin brother to be somewhere ahead of me. But they weren't. From behind I heard some kind of choking noise and someone hitting the water hard. I turned around and saw my cousin brother drowning. He was trying to reach the platform but he was too far to reach it. Because of that he caught hold of my friend and both started going down. Both were on the deepest side of the pool but if I stretch out my hand I could reach my friend. But for my cousin brother I could do nothing. I was too horrified. Suddenly my friend managed to push my cousin brother somewhere close to the platform and somebody from there managed to get to him and pulled him out of water. As for my friend, I was standing at the edge and I managed to pull him towards me.
I looked over to over my cousin and saw him sitting on the platform coughing badly. After sometime he stood up still shivering out of fright and walked to the men's changing room. I was still dazed from what happened. I was glad that he was ok. After a few minutes we all got out of the water silently. Nobody spoke a word.
And that incident was – One down and Eight to go.
The American Toilet Paper
I don't remember how old I was. Maybe I was in grade 2nd or 3rd. But I know I was too young to do most things on my own without the help of my parents. Back in Riyadh, me and my family used to go to the American Embassy for Mass. There weren't any churches in Saudi Arabia, so we had to go to the embassy since that is the only place in Saudi Arabia where no one can catch us practicing our religion.
As usual one day me and my family went for mass. Everything went on smoothly. The choir sang well. The priest gave a wonderful speech that I found boring (maybe I was too young to understand) and my parents found the speech very interesting. I saw everyone taking the host and took a sip of the wine from the cup (In US, the people gets the host from the priest and another person holds a cup with wine. All those who wants to have the host with wine can take a sip from the cup and this practice is not there in India).
"The mass has ended. You may all go in peace". These were the last words spoken by the priest and then I guess I never wanted to go for a mass in an American Embassy or anything that relates to the Americans for just one reason.
I'm going to tell you what that reason is if you promise to keep my age or height or whatever it is in your mind before I tell you my reason. I mentioned before that I was too young to do most things on my own. So I was just a little boy and I need my mother by my side at all times.
Well, here goes…….
As soon as the mass ended I wanted to go to the rest room badly. That's not a problem isn't it? It's a nature of a human being to dispose of whatever their eaten. There's a rest room in every home, in every work place and it was easy to find the rest room.
HAAAAAAA!!! The best part of the American restrooms is that, they are so shinny, neat and don't stink like our Indian restrooms and it's air conditioned. I took all my time and my mother from the other side of the door was screaming at me to come out.
Once I was done I looked for a hose pipe. Ok… That's not there. I looked for a bucket… Ok… that too wasn't there. I looked for a bloody tap….. What the… Where is the… O my God…. How the hell was I going to wash? There was this fear in me as if I was sitting on a time bomb that was going to blow up any minute. Which bloody restroom that doesn't have a hose pipe or a bucket or at least a tap? I started to scream for my mother. She got so scared and came running to the door and asked what happened? I told her the reason. I not sure if I heard it properly but I think my mother was laughing with her hands covering her mouth. She said she will get a bucket and a mug for me.
GOD bless mothers
I was inside a room that was the size of a telephone booth and it looked like hours since she finally showed up. She got a bucket with water and a mug. I was so happy to see a bucket with water inside it.
I was so glad once I opened the door and got out. I kept repeating these words, "Thank you ma. You saved me".
Once inside the car I asked my mother," Where did you get the bucket from".
She said this as a joke and I believed her," I ran to the Indian embassy and asked the ambassador for a bucket of water and he gave it to me".
The Indian Embassy is like almost 45 minutes to reach from the American Embassy if I am to go by car. I think after five years or so I still remembered this unfortunate incident and I asked my mom did you actually go to the Indian embassy and asked the ambassador for a bucket of water.
She just laughed and laughed…
The Road Runner
Grade 11th – 3rd term
Location: Class room
I had my accountancy text book open in front of me which is the size of the New Testament and Old Testament combined together. I removed my accountancy record book from my bag and this book almost reached from the tip of my fingers to the elbow. With neither the text book nor my record book fitting on my desk I think I should have the teacher's desk to fit these two books.
In the middle of the class my P.Ed (Physical Education) teacher came in an asked my accountancy teacher if he takes few minutes of her time. My accountancy teacher happily gave him the permission. I think she was glad to get a few minutes rest. A teacher trying to take care of 30 students in a class wasn't a joke.
My P.Ed teacher told us that a sports selection is going to take place and all those who are interested can give their names. Those who are selected can go for the nationals in Jubail (Saudi Arabia). Well to start with, I haven't been in any of the sports activities that took place in my school for the past 5 years and I have no clue whether I could even cross the finish line without stopping to get my strength back. I enrolled. At least if they call me for practice I could skip these boring classes. Sweet! My P.Ed teacher told to all those who gave their names should be there at the football field by 5 pm.
The football field
At 1:30 pm the last class was over and I went home thinking to myself will I ever get selected for the nationals. I've heard of other guys who were so fast that you just got to blink once and there they are at the finish line. I wasn't good at anything. So what if I just give it a try. At least I tried. That was enough for me. I tried……..
At 4:50 my dad dropped me in front of my school and I started walking towards the football field. I froze. What on earth? The whole ground were filled with students. Most of them were taller than me. Most of them were warming up. And I just stood and stared as if I was seeing the enemy getting ready for battle. Why on earth did I ever get myself into this mess? Waste of time. Damn.
My P.Ed teacher blew his whistle and said all those interested in 100 meters race please go to the starting line. Yup! I'm here miles away from home. I have nowhere to go if I turn back now. What the hell… Just go and be done with it.
I went to the starting point and got myself ready. I turned to my left and noticed there were at least 40 of us at the starting line ready to race. All of them were taller than me. Some of them were well built. And I stood there like a dead scarecrow waiting for the crows to peck my flesh out.
I waited for my P.Ed teacher to blow the whistle. I was breathing hard and staring at the finish line which looked like as if it's going to take me a whole day to reach.
This is the first time after five years I will be running on the track. All these weird thoughts kept coming to my head. It was more like a whisper. Voices……..
"Ryan, forget it. It's no use. You are just going to fall half way down the track begging for someone to give you a glass of water".
Snap out of it idiot. I took a deep breath and……
P.Ed teacher: On your mark.
Me: Come on.
P.Ed teacher: Get set.
Me: God please.
P.Ed teacher: GOOOOOO
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and ran. I heard hundreds of shoes scratching against the tarred ground. I ran…. I could feel the breeze on my face…. I felt so light. I opened my eyes half way down the track expecting the other runners to be close to the finish line. What the hell… Where was everybody? Where are the other runners? I was still running and suddenly from somewhere in the crowd someone shouted, "Go Ryan, Go". Everyone was screaming. While still running I turned back and saw the rest of the runner's way behind. What on earth is going on? Everybody started shouting my name. I don't know how but suddenly I felt a gush of strength flowing into my body and I ran towards the finish line with every bit of strength I had in me. I crossed the finish line. Wow! My P.Ed teacher shouted, "11 seconds. A new record". Wow! Everybody surrounded me and was clapping, congratulating me and…. Wow! I was out of breath, I was like….Wow!
My P.Ed teacher then said out loud again," All those who wish to go for 200 meters. Go to the starting line." I went to the starting line with my head up, smiling. Everyone was like;" You can do it, Ryan".
Heard the whistle and ran as if there were dogs chasing me. Half way again I noticed I was in the lead. Yeah! I'm the man now. Everybody was cheering. That maybe gave me more strength. I ran and crossed the finish line.
I was selected for the nationals in Jubail and I never knew I had this talent in me, this speed. I told this to my parents I was selected for the nationals and they were so happy.
The annual sports week
The next day it was my annual sports week. When I reached school as usual the next day, it was so different. Guys who I never even heard of or seen before were all wishing me good luck. I think the whole school knows about me now. Someone told me my seniors are really nervous. My house captain saw me from a distance and he went on a full throttle and gave me a big hug and said," The topaz (yellow) house is counting on you bro." He then started shouting so loud, I guess even the school bell couldn't ring that loud. He shouted at the other houses, boasting," Hey, the road runner is here. You guys are dead." He started laughing. The whole topaz house started shouting out my name. I never felt so lively. I felt I was somebody at last.
The whole school came out to watch. The whole staffs were present to. The first race was the 100 meters. Here I go. I jogged to the starting line. There were a total of 10 runners going to run along with me. All of us with just one mission, that is reach the finish line before others could.
Sir: On your mark.
Me: Here goes.
Sir: Get set
Me: (Looked at my legs) don't put me down boys.
Sir: GOOOOOOO
I ran liked never before. Everybody was screaming. All of them started shouting," Road Runner, Road Runner …" I broke my previous record. 10.98 seconds. I won a first prize. The other houses started getting really nervous. My house captain was shouting orders like mad. He suddenly felt he should encourage the house much more.
The next race was the 200 meters. The same chanting from the crowd.
Sir: On your mark.
Me: Bring it on.
Sir: Get set.
Me: (Looking down on my legs again) let's do it again.
Sir: GOOOOOO.
We all started at same time. But at the turn I lost my grip a bit. I was so close to the guy in front of me. Well, I reached second place. The timing for me was 14.99 seconds and the guy who won first place got 14.97 seconds. No probs. Still my house was in the lead. The other activities like the long jump, disc throw and high jump went out well for the topaz house. The last race is yet to come. The 4×100 relay race.
I was beginning to get tired. But out of happiness I wanted to run and make my team proud of me.
They called my name to get ready and head to one of the four corners of the field. I will be the last one to get the baton from my team mate and then I should sprint to the finish.
I heard the whistle. It has begun. The first two ran slow. But somehow the third runner made up. Damn, all the three teams got the baton and started running. I got the baton and ran full throttle towards the finish line. I passed the first house and did my best to pass the other two houses. I couldn't. They were in the lead. Anyway we got the third place.
The Certificates
They called my name three times to go on stage to get my certificates. I was declared one of the fastest runners in school. I got 1st place for 100 meters, 2nd place for 200 meters and 3rd place for 4×100 relay.
The Proud Ones
After all the racket was over, I went out of the school and saw my mom waiting for me and for my dad to come. My mom saw me and smiled. She said, "Everybody in the staff room was talking about the way you ran today." She was proud of me. We waited for my dad to come. He usually goes over to Girls section which in some other location and then he comes over to the Boys section to pick me and my mom. When my dad arrived, I saw my sisters smiling at me. When we got in the car, my sisters started chattering like monkeys. "Bro. we heard you are one of the fastest runners in school. Everybody in the girl's section was talking about you." I was surprised to hear how fast the news reached the girls section. Whatever, the girls were all talking about me. That's more than enough. Hehe… I turned my head to the left to see my dad. I had a smile on his face. He was happy with me. He didn't have to say that loud. I just knew it.
Waiting for the Nationals
The next day I was called to be on the football field everyday from 4pm to 6pm. My P.Ed teacher wanted all those who were selected to get ready for the nationals. During the practice I got a fatigue on my right leg and we had only 5 days left for us to go to Jubail for the nationals. I was really disappointed that I had to get this injury at this time. Damn. This slowed me down a lot. Five days went really fast and I was ready to go.
To Jubail……….
To be continued….


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Breaking All the Rules
We don't allow dogs on the furniture.
In her defense, the dog bed is on the chair.
Mommy, Look At Us!
I came downstairs after my shower and found my counter absolutely crawling in little boys.
On the one hand, I applaud their self-sufficiency. On the other hand, they spilled stuff everywhere. And I'm not entirely sure David is wearing underpants.
David's 1st Soccer Game of Spring
Soccer started up again last week. David was delighted to be on the field again.
He is super excited to have Daddy as a coach.
His jersey is number 10.
His team is called the Yellow Tigers.
He scored a goal in the first game.
Hooray for soccer!
Jogathon 2012
Matthew's school held their annual Jogathon on Friday. It was a lovely day to be outside – sunny, warm, clear, but not too hot.
Five laps = 1 mile, so I figure he ran just over a mile and a half.
The class as a whole ran well over 200 laps. And boy, were they tired.
A Picture is Worth… (you know the rest)
It's trite, but it's true. Sometimes a moment in time really defies explanation.
Matthew's school is having spirit week this week. It's clearly run by the girls, because every day involves a different type of outfit. Today's theme was miss matched clothes.
The shoes were his idea.
Definitely NOT Compostible
Lucy was having a bark-fest around the compost bin this morning. This is hardly unusual. One of her favorite activities is to bark at the compost bin, the fence next to the bin, the drain next to the bin. We figure there is a neighborhood cat who skulks around there.
So she barked, and I ignored her. I did check on her once, and I saw her trying to leap up on top. I opened the window and hollered at her to stop. She had (I thought) knocked the front off and compost was spilling out on the grass. Oh, great! Another item on my "to do" list. Clean up the compost. I didn't exactly hurry out.
When I did, I filled a bucket with the stuff, which I planned to put at the base of the tree we got for Steven a few years ago. But not all of the compost had broken down. I grabbed a few stray egg shells to toss back in, flung back the lid, and came face to face with a big, fat raccoon.
Always good in a crisis, I shrieked and ran about 6 feet away.
The raccoon, having made a fairly impressive entrance, beat a hasty retreat. He leaped down and headed for the fence. After an hour of barking at this thing, Lucy was not letting it go without a fight. She lunged and jumped onto the raccoon. I yelled, I mean really yelled, at her to leave it alone. For heaven's sake, just think of the vet bills! She relaxed long enough for the raccoon to get onto the fence. It took him a minute to heave his fat butt over the top, and then he ran off.
I may never innocently fling that lid open again.


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Impressive Mountain Towering Above
Top and start of Samaria Gorge
Photographer: A. Hawkins
Going Down into the Gorge
Start height is 1250 m and 13 km to Iron Gates
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Crossing the River Samaria
We crossed and re-
Photographer: Len Banister
For those wanting or needing the exercise, a ramble was on offer each day of the holiday. 37 of us took the opportunity to walk the Samaria Gorge, reputed to be the longest gorge in Europe. Leaving at 7 pm a coach took us up into the White Mountains and the Omalos Plateau to begin the 11.3 mile (18 km) descent through the gorge to reach the sea at Agia Roumeli. Followed by a boat trip and then a coach ride back to Chania, that day will be an enduring memory.
Gorge Gap
I think I see water flow marks at 10 feet
Photographer: Len Banister
3 m Gap
The elevated bit saves wet feet
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Rock Stratum
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Goat up Mountain
Middle of Gorge's Side
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Alan on Stepping Stones
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It's difficult to visit Crete and not be aware of the long and legendary history of the Island. Those in the group interested in Minoan culture went to the famous site at Knossos and the archaeological museum in Iraklion, both part of an all day coach excursion.
Knossos Site
Near Heraklion
(Fri) Photographer: Rosemary Hawkins
Lily Prince, painted relief plaster, C.1425 BC
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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- Mohammed Merah: A 23-year-old man described by French authorities as a self-styled al Qaeda jihadist, has been named as the chief suspect in a series of shootings that have left seven people dead. (PM update)
- Hailey Dunn: Texas police said they have discovered human remains near an airport approximately 40 miles from where 13-year-old Hailey Dunn reportedly disappeared just after Christmas 2010. (PM update)
- Karilyn Bales: The wife of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier suspected of carrying out the March 11 shooting rampage that killed 16 Afghan civilians, is being protected in a Washington military base along with her children. In a statement, she voiced her sadness at the massacre. (PM update)
- Mister Rogers: His birthday was on Tuesday. Throughout March PBS will be airing a new documentary entitled "Mister Rogers & Me" which is about MTV producer Benjamin Wagner's experience living next to the children's show host in Nantucket. Mr. Rogers passed away February 27, 2003.
- Mega Millions: The current jackpot for Mega Millions is now $290 million.
- Jeb Bush endorsement: The former governor threw his support behind Romney, tweeting: "I've endorsed @MittRomney. It's time for GOP to unite & take our message of fiscal conservatism & job creation to all voters." (PM update)
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- Kensington Palace: The renovated former home to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana, and future home to Prince William and wife Catherine, reopened Monday. Officials hope for visitors from the summer Olympics and the queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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- Kiribati: Rising sea levels are prompting leaders of the island nation of Kiribati to consider moving the entire island's populace to nearby Fiji.
- Paul Ryan: Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) Chairman of the House Budget Committee, unveiled the Path to Prosperity, the GOP's latest budget plan.
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- Hines Ward: Wide receiver Hines Ward is retiring as a "Steeler for Life."
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Singer and Kant's Categorical Imperative
It is also involved in the study of ordinary ethical issues in other branches of medicine such as primary care. A good example of ordinary ethical issues is the decision to pull the switch on a patient who is being kept alive by hospital machines since they are brain dead hence the chances of their recovery are extremely small. One of the major contributors in bioethics is Peter Singer who has put across various theories in this field. One theory he stipulates is that sacrifices of significant interests must not be done for the sake of minor interest. By this, he means that when considering an ethical issue one must evaluate what is more valuable than the other and then make a decision favoring what is more significant of the two factors. This theory has been used to decide on various ethical issues when it comes to medicine. A practical example is by considering the example given earlier. In the hospitals doctors and family members always find themselves in tough situations I deciding whether to turn off machines that are keeping a patient who is brain dead alive. ...
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TELEVISION; Now, a Look at the Life Style of Robin Leach
By GLENN COLLINS
Published: December 2, 1990
You are Robin Leach. That Robin Leach. You are the star of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "Runaway With the Rich and Famous." You are launching "Preview: First Look at the New," a $30 million, five-day-a-week television extravaganza. You've traveled 400,000 miles this year to exotic locales. And yes: You are the on-screen voice of Spuds MacKenzie.
Yet dark clouds have shadowed your paradise. You are savaged by critics. You are parodied. By children, even. You are continually amazed at the remarkable number of misconceptions that keep cropping up about your life, your person and your art. What do you do? You pause between continent-spanning flights. You grant an interview. You speak frankly. And you set to rest once and forever 13 myths about the ever-growing Legend of Leach:
1. Robin Leach Is Rich and Famous: "Actually, I'm infamous," said the 49-year-old Mr. Leach, sipping decaf coffee from a not very rich or famous Styrofoam cup. He was seated not on the Orient Express but on a conference chair in one of his two offices in midtown Manhattan. "And I'm not rich. Everyone thinks I make what Oprah does or Cosby, but I don't, because we're in syndication. I made my first million by the time I was 31 and promptly lost it when I got divorced." How close is he now to his 10th million? "Nowhere near," he said in the famous harsh, manic voice.
He added, with more modulation: "I don't want to be rich -- in the definition we have of rich." He meant that the cutoff point for inclusion on "Lifestyles" is $50 million. "I just want to be comfortable."
2. Robin Leach Has Hot-and-Cold Running Servants: "I have no servants," he said. "I do have a cleaning lady, like everyone else." He sighed. "I have no limo. In cities, I usually hail a taxi like everyone else. My car at home is a Ford Mustang. I have a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, which is really a glorified closet for changing clothes." He owns a three-bedroom house in Connecticut -- "no fence, no guard, no barking dog" -- and a two-bedroom house in Los Angeles.
3. Robin Leach Is Robin Leach: "I've become Robin Leach the cartoon character in front of the camera," he said. The cartoon character is a 5-foot-11-inch, lower-middle-class Englishman with protruding ears and sufficient girth who breathlessly intones his lines in glass-cutting vowels on international television. "I am the most unlikely star in the world," Mr. Leach said happily.
"But the cartoon character, that's not who Robin Leach is," he added. "Robin Leach is a guy who, when he has the time, goes quietly to his house in Connecticut and sits looking into the fire with a good glass of red wine in his hand." Mr. Leach said his steady date these days is the actress Judith Ledford; he has three grown children from his first marriage.
"And when I wake up in the morning," he continued, "I wink at myself because I like me -- I know who I am. And when it's time to send the cartoon character off, I just send him on his way."
4. Robin Leach Is on Every Single Television Station Every Hour of Every Day: "It just seems that way," he said. Especially in New York and Los Angeles, where weekends are Robin Leach television festivals. Leach-lovers can view three of his shows and three repeats on three different networks in Los Angeles, and three shows and one repeat on three different channels in New York, where, as in many other cities, Mr. Leach's shows are broadcast seven days a week.
Truly, a gradual process of worldwide Leachification is occurring: in addition to the 168 stations in America that carry his programs, his shows are now broadcast in 22 overseas markets. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," Mr. Leach's weekly hourlong show celebrating millionaires, celebrities and industrialists, is in its eighth year and has been renewed for next season; according to A.C. Nielsen, it has 4.4 million viewers. (In the New York City area, "Lifestyles" is on WABC-TV on Sunday nights at 8.) "Runaway With the Rich and Famous," which takes celebrities and their video cameras on jaunts to exotic foreign climes and/or locales, is in its fifth season, has 3.5 million viewers a week and has also been renewed for next year. (In New York, "Runaway" is on WABC-TV on Sunday mornings at 9:30.) Mr. Leach is executive producer, and on-air talent, for both shows; he is managing editor and on-camera reporter for "Preview: First Look at the New," the latest Leach project. The half-hour, five-day-a-week "strip," as it's called in the biz, began in September and has 2.1 million viewers. (In New York, "Preview" is on WNBC-TV weekdays at 9 A.M.)
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We know about our ancestry from my father's side, and my mother's paternal. But our mother's maternal ancestry has always been a mystery. Ironic, since that side of the family is the one whose traditions and stories are deeply rooted in our everyday lives. My sister and I never got to meet our great-grandmother but a lot of who she was has been very influential in our upbringing. Since starting the project we have repeatedly questioned our Guatemalan origins. The answer is unknown, as it was never talked about by our ancestors. However, we have confirmed that our origins are not found in Mayas or Garifunas. Currently we are tracing our true maternal origins through the National Geographic Genographic Project.
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If drawn properly, they can be as correct as any other technique. Unluckily, most forex traders do not draw them properly or try to make the line fit the market instead of the other way around.
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If you asked around the traps,
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circles, it would have to be the phenomenal growth in the sport known
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Fly fishing is one
of the oldest known methods of angling. It is steeped in history and has
its own rules, traditions, techniques and skills, all of which have been
developed from the fine art of deceiving fresh water fish into taking
the delicately placed offering.
Salt-water fly-fishing
however is re-writing the rulebook and here in Tropical North Queensland
we have an abundance of piscatorial targets well suited to this magnificent
Our fish don't usually
feed on insects, jungle stream species excepted, but rather small fishes,
(large baitfish if talking blue water targets) shrimp, prawns and crabs
are their prime tucker and obviously your offering must imitate their
foods. We tropical anglers therefore use quite large flies by comparison
to our southern, fresh water trout stream cousins.
Whether your bag is
wading along a secluded white sandy beach, sight casting to schools of
golden trevally; to deftly placing the "pink thing" on the nose
of a prime silver salt water barramundi hiding amongst the mangrove roots,
to the ultimate thrill of landing a billfish on fly, our region can deliver
all of the above and lots, lots more.
Around North Queensland
Within easy striking
distance of this modern tropical city of Cairns lie many fine fly-fishing
The Tackle
Many articles have
been penned about the preferred tackle for this species and that, the
best lure, the most productive fly. A lot however depends on the angler's
confidence and skill level.
Confidence in the
quality tackle at hand to do the job, confidence in the chosen fly to
imitate the food source and the skill require to work the retrieve in
a way irresistible to the predatory fish.
On some occasions
a hungry, excited fish will have a go at almost anything. On most occasions
it will take a little bit of patience, skillful presentation and repetitive
casts to entice the right response. Once the art of fly-fishing is mastered
though, most proponents enjoy a level of satisfaction rarely found in
any other form of angling or sporting pursuit, for that matter.
It's a real deception,
a real challenge, to present that offering in the fish's vicinity, to
twitch the fly so enticingly and retrieve it so subtlety as to have your
quarry engulf the fly with deadly intent.
Fly-fishing is very visual;
this adds another dimension to the art. Being physically connected as
well as visually connected to your quarry enhances the senses, pure adrenaline.
Fly-fishing is very visual;
this adds another dimension to the art. Being physically connected as
well as visually connected to your quarry enhances the senses, pure adrenaline.
Anyway back to basics,
the tackle;
Note: our tropical
fish are usually very aggressive, they will hit with gusto and offer a
good turn of speed when hooked. Deft rod work and plenty of backing is
the norm. This is no place for dinky trout reels (no offence intended).
Fly Patterns
Our fish are not primarily
insect feeders and matching their food source is obviously a major consideration.
In fresh water streams sooty's will even eat berries falling into the
water. Species like permit can be singularly focussed on small crabs while
barras will do the same on jelly prawns or shrimps amongst the weeds.
Milkfish are regularly caught on "bread" patterns!
We commonly use quite
large streamer flies in various patterns and colors with the following
proving reliable fish takers in our waters.. Obviously the thrill of tying
your own fly and having it succeed in capturing a new species is a very
rewarding exercise, if you think it might work, give it a go!
Lure and fly fishing
in the Tropical North is a real buzz, so please visit our Rigs
And Bait section for some more tried and proven tips and tactics
for our local conditions.
Target Species
Any fish that will take a lure can be successfully targeted using fly fishing techniques. Although I don't intend to list them all here (refer to Target Species) we have reproduced an excellent article penned by Steve Starling from Modern Fishing magazine listing his prime salt water fly "flats" fishing targets.
Charters And Packages
We have a range of charters and packages available to suit every style of fishing and every budget:
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- Wings to be Fitted
- Material Description
This fabric is a premium blend of cotton, linen and polyester. A textile of choice for furniture that feels as good as it looks. Wrinkle resistant, with a gentle sheen.
Sumptuous and silky soft. This velvet has a high lustre. It's luxurious, but hardy. Gentle brush marks highlight the character and quality of the velvet.
- Care Instructions
Keep out of direct sunlight and at least 50 cm from any heat source. Spot clean stains with a damp cloth. Vacuum crevices on low suction and plump or rotate cushions when needed.
Gently brush dust off velvet with a soft bristled brush. Keep out of direct sunlight and at least 50 cm from any heat source. Spot clean stains with a damp cloth. Vacuum crevices on low suction and plump or rotate cushions when needed.
- Material Collection
- Signature Premium / Mystere Velvet
- Main Material
- 15% linen, 15% cotton, 52% viscose, 18% polyester / 100% Polyester
- Leg Material
- Solid Wood
- Frame Material
- Solid Wood
- Inner Filling
- Medium Density Foam
- Package Dead Weight (kg)
- 32
- Package Height (cm)
- 18
- Package Length (cm)
- 172
- Package Width (cm)
- 132
- Heron Grey
- Ocean Blue
- Heritage Red
- Cloud Grey
- French Beige
- Cosmic Anthracite
- Peacock Teal
- Ebony Black
- Stone Grey
- Night Black