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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:32:09 +0000TOS Crew ReviewBlog WalkSchoolhouse ExpoBlog CruiseJournal Pagescurriculum reviewChoresTuesday TriviaConferencesHigh Schoolwednesday wisdomCharacter BuildingAutismCraftE-bookWordless Wednesdayproduct reviewCurriculumDorm Room DinnersField TripGratituesdayScienceTeachers Toolboxspelling secretsteaching textbooksA Teaching Heartnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)Blogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-1376313256091189986Tue, 31 May 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-05-31T09:03:32.458-07:00new homeI just wanted to make sure you know where to find me :)<br /> <br /> my new blogging address is <br /> <br /> <a href=" /> <br /> make sure you re-follow, I don't want to miss chatting with you through the summer and into next year!<br /> <br /> I look forward to seeing you there!<script src="; type="text/javascript"> </script>2011/05/new-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-8257047486956686114Thu, 26 May 2011 01:44:00 +00002011-05-25T18:44:01.316-07:00TOS Crew ReviewEagles Wings ~~ Exploring God's Creation ~~<a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> When this curriculum arrived, and I began to flip through it...... I smiled a satisfied mommy smile.....  the one where you can tell after about 5 minutes of flipping, you are really going to like this.......<br /> <a href=" God's Creation</a> is a great science curriculum.  You can use it with 2nd to 7th graders.  It is such a great spring board for in depth study.<br /> <br /> It covers everything from the creation to the parts of a cell.  The Curriculum is comprised of a Teacher's Manual, a student consumable book, and a CD with songs.  Have I ever told you how much I love teachers manuals?  Well I do..... they make my heart happy.<br /> <br />  I loved that the Teacher's Manual contained the text, it was a delight for my struggling reader to be free from reading in science.  The student book contains worksheets but some of them are actually projects, making this a very hands on way to learn.  I appreciated the Digging deeper section.  There were great ideas to expand the learning process.  Books to check out from the library or activities to try.  We chose to learn about the Universe while we were reviewing the product, and we made a star projector,  the solar system...and a volcano!<br /> <br /> If you are a parent of a multi-level homeschool....  Exploring God's Creation might just be perfect for you.  It would be so easy to adapt to each student's grade level and eliminate the need for 5 different textbooks lying around.  The Student Book is fully reproducible, or you can purchase additional books for $13.95... that is VERY affordable !!  I only used it with one child, but I look forward to using it again with my youngest in a few years.  <br /> <br /> <a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="353" src="; width="400" /></a><br /> <br /> The whole package is $29.95, and the CD is included.  The CD was a great way for kids to have little ditty's to remember lessons with.  I was very thankful that someone else was singing these songs..... because I tried to make up some tunes to the songs as they were listed in the Teacher's Manual....  and well.......  let's just say my singing and tune creating abilities need to remain confined to the shower.... (wink, wink)<br /> <br /> We will definitely continue to use this science curriculum through the summer months.  We really have enjoyed our time with it over the last month.<br /> <br /> For more information and to see some of the other products that Eagles Wings has to offer visit their website <a href="; and click on Products.  <br /> Don't forget to stop by the <a href=" Homeschool Crew blog</a> and see what other families are saying about Exploring God's Creation.<br /> <br /> *****<br /> as a member of the TOS Homeschool Review Crew, I received Exploring God's Creation, free of charge, for the purpose of this review.  No other compensation has been received.  All opinions are my own.<br /> *****2011/05/eagles-wings-exploring-gods-creation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-1669754389958608256Tue, 24 May 2011 20:04:00 +00002011-05-24T13:04:29.874-07:00we're movingAt the end of May I will be moving over to my new blog.<br /> <br /> You will be able to find me at <a href=" /> <br /> I will move all of the posts from this blog and "a day in the life" over to this one place in cyberspace.  I hope you will all still follow me as I share bits and pieces of our life in this new spot. <br /> <br /> Right now there isn't much over there,  Just my about me page.... and a very blank and lonely google connect widget.  <br /> <br /> I am getting the hang of the new format and I am really enjoying the flexibility of it.  Stop by... and say HI!2011/05/were-moving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-2723116827177181239Tue, 24 May 2011 04:13:00 +00002011-05-23T21:13:36.400-07:00TOS Crew ReviewReading Street ~~~~ Pearson Education<a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="137" src="; width="400" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href=" Education</a> gave members of the TOS Homeschool Crew the chance to review several of their products.  Our family was chosen to review their Second Grade Language Arts, student texts, <a href=" Street 2.1 and 2.2</a> by Scott Foresman.<br /> <br /> <br /> ***I believe that it is only fair to mention that these books are completely mainstream Public School textbooks.  They are created to be used in conjunction with a certain method of teaching, and usually are accompanied by teachers manuals.***<br /> <br /> Each Textbook costs $43.47<br /> A two book set is $86.97<br /> DVD-ROM Version of the texts $86.97<br /> Weekly Tests Student edition $ 7.97<br /> Weekly Test Teacher Manual $41.47<br /> Unit Teacher Manual $38.47 each (12 volumes in set)<br /> <br />   <br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="; style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><u>What I did like:</u><br /> <br /> <div></div><div></div><ul><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Units were well organized.</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Broad Range of Literary Choices.  (Poetry, Folk Tales, Fiction, Non-Fiction)</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Built in Grammar Reinforcement</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Writing and review sections.</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Very colorful pages</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The stories were all very age appropriate.</div></li> </ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hunter did enjoy reading out of these books.  The non-fiction pieces were his particular favorites.  It is likely that we will refer to them again and use them as supplemental reading.  We, however, prefer books that are less textbook-ey. (how is that for a new word?)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>Suggestions:</u></div><ul><li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A more user friendly website.  It is very geared to the purchasing departments of large public school systems.</div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Make Teachers guide samples available.  Homeschool parents often need to just see a small model to better understand how the product is intended to be used. </div></li> <li><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Homeschool Friendly pricing. The cost as it stands now, is very prohibitive to the home education population.</div></li> </ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">While I was not supplied with Teachers Guides.... (and I understand why.... they are very expensive)  The books as they stand alone, are not difficult to use.  We would read a story, and then talk about it.  If it was long we would divide it into 2 days.  We would orally go over the Reader Response questions.  The writing section walks you through building a composition nicely.  These books are an enjoyable way to expose your child to many different types of literature, especially if you take the time to read more books from the featured authors, throughout the school year.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">While I don't feel that this type of textbook teaching is the best fit for our family, I know there are many people who homeschool very successfully with them.  If you think this product would be a fit for your family, please visit the <a href=" Education</a> website and see some of the many products they have to offer.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Visit the <a href=" Homeschool Crew Blog</a> to read more reviews about this product and others by Pearson Education.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">***</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew I received the two student texts for Reading Street, free of charge,  for the purpose of this review.  No other compensation has been received.  All of the above opinions are my own.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">***</div>2011/05/reading-street-pearson-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-6686199129848744108Fri, 20 May 2011 23:28:00 +00002011-05-20T17:15:37.187-07:00TOS Crew ReviewWord Qwerty<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Talking Fingers has created a Reading and Spelling Software for children aged 7-9 or in the Second and Third Grades. <a href=" Qwerty</a> picks up right were Read, Write and Type, another product from Talking Fingers, finishes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Comprised of 20 lessons, Word Qwerty focuses on teaching the following spelling rules:</div><ul><li><div style="text-align: left;">  Silent E </div></li> <li>Sounds of C </li> <li>Sounds of G</li> <li>J or DGE</li> <li>W or WH </li> <li>C or K </li> <li>CK or K </li> <li>CKS or X </li> <li>CH or TCH </li> <li>LL, SS, FF, ZZ </li> <li>OI or OY </li> <li>VE Words </li> <li>Open Syllables </li> <li>Double Consonants </li> <li>Doubling rule </li> <li>ER, IR, OR, UR, EAR </li> <li>I Before E </li> <li>Plurals: Add ES </li> <li>Plurals: Y to IES </li> <li>Plurals: F to VES </li> </ul><div style="text-align: center;">There are many different games your child will play to help reinforce all of the spelling rules.  Hunter's favorite game was the balloon pop.  The program gives you a sentence, and you have to recognize each different word in in the sentence on a balloon.  Don't go too fast.....because the program tries to trick you !!!  you have to watch carefully to make sure that you have the right word before you pop!  </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> Games like the one above were great to help him discriminate between the beginning sounds of words, something that Hunter does struggle with.  He was able to see the word... and a picture to match the word, and then place it in the right list.<br /> <br /> There were portions of the program that Hunter was very frustrated with.  There was a dictation game, and if you didn't type as fast as the program thought you should be.... It would talk to you and tell you to put your hand is a certain spot on the keyboard... (which is where they were but Hunter did not type fast enough.)  He would become very aggravated !!  It would halt his progress, because it would "freeze" the screen while it reminded you how to type.... and then you would have to begin again.  After a few weeks of playing and trying to get faster.... I would eventually just sit and type out those games for him.  He could repeat back what the game said.... just not input it in quickly enough.  Nor did he spell well enough to not have the game beep at him 50 times in a sentence.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> If you would like to see the games played, they have created a video for parents to actually see the program in action.  To see a video of Word Qwerty <a href=" here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Talking Fingers offers Word Qwerty in two different formats.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The online version which is a five year subscription</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" j8="true" src="; width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or you can purchase a CD version.  ( note it is <em><u>NOT</u></em>  compatible with Windows 7 or Mac 10.6)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" j8="true" src="; width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really feel that Talking Fingers has done a great job and keeping their program affordable... especially for those families with multiple children in the 7-9 age range.  Their program is entertaining, and doesn't feel like you are doing the same thing over and over again.  As the parent, you can set the Mastery level from behind the scenes and build confidence by allowing your child to progress through the levels without becoming too frustrated with wrong answers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">While it wasn't an overall best fit for our family, there were many components we did like, and they DID reinforce and help Hunter grasp some of the spelling concepts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Talking Fingers offers a variety of programs to teach typing, reading and spelling.  Stop by their website at <a href="; and see their product list, or to contact them directly if you have additional questions.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visit the TOS <a href=" Crew blog</a> to see what other families have to say about how <a href=" Qwerty</a> worked for them during their school days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">*******</div><div style="text-align: center;">as a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew, Talking Fingers provided reviewers with limited time access to the online version of Word Qwerty.  This access was solely for the purpose of this review.  No other compensation was received.  All of the above opinions are my own.</div>2011/05/word-qwerty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-4928461572030514494Wed, 18 May 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-05-22T08:26:47.784-07:00TOS Crew ReviewMad Dog Math<a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="; /></a><br /> <br /> <a href=" Dog Math</a> is a program designed reinforce math facts with your child. It is geared to grades K-5, but the struggling middle or high schooler might find it helpful as well.<br /> <br /> There are several versions of Mad Dog Math available, if you need it for a co-op or classroom please visit their website <a href="; for more information. <br /> <br /> In our home we used the down loadable Home software. It is available at three different prices.<br /> <br /> A one year license: $19.99<br /> <br /> 2-years: $29.99<br /> <br /> the forever license: $39.99<br /> <br /> Mastery based, it begins with addition and moves through to division, breaking down fact families into bite sized pieces to master.<br /> <br /> <a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> The goal is for the child to answer the problems in 2 minutes and then 1 and then eventually in 30 seconds. They can earn *stickers* as they complete different fact families. The time commitment for the program is only 10 minutes a day... freeing you up to work with another child for a few minutes or change over that load of laundry.<br /> <br /> I appreciated the ease of download and set up and the small size it took up on the screen. It was also nice that the program moved from question to question.... enabling the child to move quickly through the problems. It is a very straight forward, fact learning program, that helps your child understand the WHOLE problem not just memorize an answer. I also feel the price is very reasonable<br /> <br /> Even for all the things we liked about the program... I regret that it is not a fit for our family. Hunter was our primary user of this program, doesn't do speed timing so very well. He becomes very frustrated with not being able to meet the deadline.<br /> <br /> I have also begun to realize that Hunter is a visual Right Brained learner. He can learn and practice facts forever, but unless he has a mental picture of the answer, it won't stick. Teaching him facts with BLANKS in them..... he will recall the BLANK and not the answer. This has led us to teach him math facts in a less <em>flash card-ish </em>( is that a word?) type of way.<br /> <br /> I know that this product was such a blessing to many families, and it may well be perfect for your family. Please visit the <a href=" Homeschool Crew blog</a> and see what other families are saying about this great product.<br /> <br /> ********<br /> <br /> Mad Dog Math supplied members of the TOS Homeschool Crew with a version of their software for free, for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received, all of the above opinions are my own.2011/05/mad-dog-math.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-7425747878904365643Wed, 18 May 2011 00:01:00 +00002011-05-17T17:01:27.513-07:00Moving right along.......<a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="a_teachingheart" href=" src="; type="text/javascript"> </script> <br /> <br /> After some thought..... and the issue with blogger last week..... and one of my posts for a vendor being lost to the never ending chaos of cyber space.......<br /> <br /> Not receiving any response what-so-ever to my queries to Blogger customer service....<br /> <br /> <br /> I am leaning toward starting a Wordpress blog... and self hosting a site, and combining both of my blogs into one site.  Trying to write two distinct posts a day isn't really isn't working out too well.<br /> <br /> The whole process has been a learning experience......... that being:  BACK UP EVERYTHING!<br /> <br /> I really hate to move.... in real life or blogville......the thought of moving gives me hives.....<br /> I hope that you all will stick with me through the move....<br /> <br /> <br /> .............considering it doesn't mean I need to borrow any one's truck or anything.....2011/05/moving-right-along.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-1186718738112399388Mon, 16 May 2011 17:45:00 +00002011-05-16T10:45:58.227-07:00TOS Crew Reviewunlock a world of wonder with WONDERMAPS... by Bright Ideas Press.<a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="a_teachingheart" href=" src="; type="text/javascript"> </script> <br /> <br /> Now, in your best Superhero Narrator voice.... say  WON-der MAPS!!  because that is how I hear it in my head.  (sorry had to share that....  I will get on with the review now......)<br /> <br /> <br /> Have you ever been working on a project and wished that you had map to go with it?  Ever wished you could just find a map of the States, or even just ONE state without having to comb through sixty websites to find on that could print to fit one page?<br /> <br /> Well, I found it for you.  A map program that does all that and more.....<br /> <br /> <a href=" Ideas Press</a>.... <a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Bright Ideas Press Logo" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> one of the all time great curriculum providers for homeschoolers...... has hit it out of the park again..... with their new product <a href=" /> <a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Wondermaps Logo" border="0" src="; /></a><br /> <br /> This product WILL be used by every member of your family, no matter what grade level.  It will be used by your high schoolers as they work on New or Old Testament Survey courses.  It will be used by your elementary children as they learn about the States.  You, your husband, and your kids will use it for your personal bible studies....  it really is amazing.<br /> <br /> A BRAND NEW product........priced at $49.95, for over 350 maps.....  It is a VERY worthwhile investment for your homeschool.<br /> Let me see if I can explain to you what sets WONDERMAPS apart from the maps that you can get free off the Internet... ( Shhhhh don't tell anyone, I am a big freebie map finder.  I don't like to pay for maps.)   <br /> <br /> <strong><em>{Reason 1 : }</em></strong>  Saves time!  Sometimes in my quest to never pay for maps... I spend half a day searching and searching for the perfect one with the perfect information for the lesson we are on.  I so easily forget that my TIME is WORTH something.  While I may not pay for the map in money..... I way over paid in TIME...  and believe me my laundry room, and kitchen are both wrecks because of it!<br /> <br /> <strong><em>{Reason 2 :}</em></strong> I can't manipulate my "free" map.  WONDERMAPS......  is completely adjustable.  Each map is made up of a series of customizable layers.  So you can print in color... or black and white.... you can print topographically or not.  You may have latitude and longitude lines or not.  Take away state names or leave them.  Test on state capitals?  Print out maps with them.... and go back and create a test map to print with out them.  <u>By far, I have to say that this is the BEST feature of the program</u>.  Being able to make the EXACT map you need to fit your school needs.... is stupendous.<br /> <br /> Check out the map of Australia here.....  to see the difference in some of the layering effects.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="361" src="; width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="; target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="363" src="; width="400" /></a></div><br /> <strong><em>{Reason 3 :}</em></strong>   The program already contains maps from existing history curricula.  <br /> <br /> If you use Mystery of History, or All American History....  WONDERMAPS has the maps loaded right in!  When I used MOH 1 a few years back.... I cut all the maps out of the back of the book with an exacto knife.... categorized them and have kept them neat for the last few years until the next child needed them.  While the maps are not available with layering.... they are EXACTLY like they are in the text book.  There are answer keys.....  Now with a few clicks you can have all your maps for the year printed and filed.... ready to go. I probably would have sold a kid to have something like this a few years back for MOH.... now with a child using it next year....  I can't wait to use WONDERMAPS to help make all the mapping lessons easier! <br /> <br /> P.S.... if you register your product on the Bright Ideas Press website...... they will send you updates of new maps when they become available.   I hear a MOH 4 is in the works and they will send you the updates for that when they are available.<br /> <br /> <br /> I really could go on and on... but I think it only fair to let you watch a tutorial of the product (the same one I viewed before beginning to use WONDERMAPS)  and see for yourself all of the great things that it can do.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" src="; width="530"></iframe><br /> <br /> <br /> Cool eh?  That is what I thought too after watching.... I couldn't wait to get started !   Oh and I almost forgot to mention that there is a Teachers Guide with lots of helpful ideas, and a sample Unit Study.  It even has a recipe for making salt dough maps!  You really could just cycle through all of the Themed Maps and use this program for Geography on its own.  <br /> <br /> Head on over to <a href=" Ideas Press</a> and see some of the other wonderful and <u>affordable</u> History, Science and Geography products that are available for use in your homeschool.<br /> <br /> A big thank you to the folks who created WONDERMAPS....... you have cured me forever of searching endlessly on the Internet for maps.  I will now just open my WONDERMAPS and know that I have exactly what I will need all in one place.<br /> <br /> Lots of other families reviewed WONDERMAPS in their homeschool.  Visit the <a href=" Homeschool Review Crew page</a> to see what things they are saying about this product.<br /> <br /> If you are a TOS Magazine subscriber.  Look in the Spring Edition...... There is a coupon for 20% off of WONDERMAPS<br /> <br /> ******<br /> Bright Idea Press supplied TOS Homeschool Crew Members with access to WONDERMAPS free of charge for the purpose of this review. No other compensation has been received.  There is no obligation to provide a positive review.  All of the above opinions are my own.2011/05/unlock-world-of-wonder-with-wondermaps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-97205367991620659Sun, 15 May 2011 22:33:00 +00002011-05-15T15:36:11.418-07:00Schoolhouse ExpoHurray! Hurray! It's May! and the Schoolhouse Expo is on the WAY!<a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="a_teachingheart" href=" src="; type="text/javascript"> </script> <br /> <br /> So it's Sunday... and in my house that translates to a relax day.  There is church in the morning and evening, but in the middle..... it is movies or naps....  <br /> <br /> Today, while the DVD is playing "How to Train your Dragon"  for the 6 kids that happen to be in the living room...... while dinner is in the oven finishing up.....  I decided to sneak a peak at my emails.....<br /> <br /> I have been very busy getting the garden done and helping some friends get their farm in order....  writing reviews.... I haven't even had time to run a load in the washer...<br /> <br /> And ever in the attempt to avoid the laundry....  I am sitting at the computer cleaning out the inbox....  it's still work right?<br /> <br /> Anyway, in my inbox there were reminders for the Schoolhouse Expo that is starting tomorrow!  I can hardly believe it!  It is here!<br /> <br /> I was snooping around the <a href=" Expo</a> page, looking at the speakers and deciding which of them were going to be MUST listens ( like sit in front of computer and take notes sort of listen) ... and the ones that I can listen to with one ear while I do other things....<br /> <br /> I stumbled upon the door prize list....  Have you seen this thing?<br /> <br /> Normally I skip the door prize page....  As an independent contractor for TOS...  doing reviews....  I don't get to play along during the give aways...  But for some reason today, I was just curious to see what it was they were giving away.......<br /> <br /> All I can say is WOW!<br /> <br /> One prize is a two night stay at Jenness  Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.....  I was floored!  I used to do there for Winter Retreats when I was in High School Youth Group!  It is so beautiful up there.  The family that wins that prize will be blessed for sure!<br /> <br /> There are High School Elective courses, give aways from colleges....Latin Curriculum's, an IEW course (VERY VERY COOL!) ... and the most amazing Map program I have ever used..... Wondermaps, from Bright Ideas Press.<br /> <br /> I really think you should check out the prize list for yourself.... go to:  <a href=" /> <br /> I hear there is going to be scavenger hunts in the Vendor Hall this year.... so make sure you add <a href=" Schoolhouse Expo website</a> to your favorites list so you can get there FAST!<br /> Don't forget to "like" the <a href=" Expo</a> page on FB .....  I know I stop by there during the Expo to talk about the great things that the speakers are saying.  <br /> <br /> I really can't wait to see you at the Expo tomorrow!2011/05/hurray-hurray-its-may-and-schoolhouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-2459988569110380398Sat, 14 May 2011 06:43:00 +00002011-05-14T00:01:41.785-07:00TOS Crew ReviewEnd Eye Rolling with Institute for Excellence in Writing, Student Writing Intensive C !!<a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="a_teachingheart" href=" src="; type="text/javascript"> </script> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="66" j8="true" src="; width="320" /></a></div>So..........How are you doing with teaching writing to your kids?<br /> <br /> Yeah.....  I feel ya....<br /> <br /> *insert sheepish look here*  I haven't done the best either.<br /> <br /> Trust me....  it is not for the lack of trying..........I have <em>tried</em>.<br /> <br /> I bought books that said they were for reluctant writers.  I bought cute little notebooks.  I thought of creative writing prompts....  I begged, I pleaded, I cajoled......absolutely everything I tried to do to make writing  fun, engaging, interesting or creative.... was met with..........<br /> <br /> EYE ROLLING..........  and those little pshahhhhhhhhh noises that sound like your teen has some how morphed  into a pressure cooker.....<br /> <br /> So, after a few years of banging my head into the whiteboard on the wall........<br /> <br /> I just gave up.  I figured that by the time they got to college....  a few failed papers would be a catalyst to sharpen their writing skills....<br /> <br /> With absolutely nothing as a writing program in use for a year or two.... it was me who was rolling her eyes when I found out that I would be reviewing a writing program....<br /> <br /> I will admit that I was scared....  afraid that again another program would be tried.... and that I wouldn't be able to get the kids interested in it.... and that there would be moments I would have to duct tape them to the couch so we could get through this...<br /> <br /> I stand before you ( well sit really, because I have to sit to type....  I can't type standing.... but you get the point.....)  to say........<br /> <br /> MY KIDS LOVED THIS PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /> <br /> After the first two lessons they actually asked to do it.  They asked to do it on Saturday's!  (what? who does that?) <br /> <br /> You know what I heard every single time they did the lessons?<br /> <br /> Laughter.  blissful laughter.<br /> <br /> They would laugh and laugh and laugh through the DVD's.    They walked around for weeks telling each other that someone was in deep yogurt.....<br /> <br /> It wasn't just laughter.... that was happening as they watched <a href=" Pudewa</a> teach.....  There was LEARNING !!!  Delivered in an easy conversational style, Mr. Pudewa draws the students in and makes the learning of writing skills enjoyable.  Clearly, a talent I lack.<br /> <br /> For this review we used the <a href=" Writing Intensive C</a>.  This course is designed for high school students that, for whatever reason, need a jump start in writing.  It was filmed during a week long class, but it is broken up into a very manageable lessons.  They even include a 30 week schedule for you to use the program over the course of an entire school year!  It was a wonderful thing not to have to think about creating a schedule.  All we had to do was follow the one that was already created for us!<br /> <br /> Things I   <strike>liked</strike>  loved! :<br /> <ul><li>There were teacher notes to go with EVERY lesson.... this made me look exceptionally smart to my already hip, and knowing everything teens.</li> <li>There was a teacher..... and this time it wasn't me !  </li> <li>Lots of samples </li> <li>There was a notebook where my children could keep all their writing work in one place!!  ( AMEN!) </li> <li>The portable wall</li> <li>It was a pain .......and eye rolling free curriculum</li> </ul><br /> What the kids have to say about it :<br /> <br /> Evan (17, and a junior) :  I enjoyed the straight forward delivery style of this program.  It was funny, and engaging.  I have fallen asleep during other attempts to learn about writing.  This program was too interesting to sleep through.<br /> <br /> Tayler (15, and a sophomore) : I like it. It was a fun way of learning how to write.  Mr. Pudewa made learning something that can be confusing, easy.  <br /> <br /> <a href=" Writing Intensive Level C is available for $99</a>.  For that price you receive the 4 discs of  DVD lessons and a teacher's notebook that contains all the student handouts and dividers.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="; /></a></div> <a href=" student books are sold for $18</a>.  In my opinion.... if you have more than one student, just buy the extra notebook.  We copied pages for this review... and for the cost of printer ink these days.... the $18 is worth every single cent, not to mention your time copying page after page.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="; /></a></div><br /> <a href=" also sent us this nifty Portable Wall</a>.  It has all the whiteboard information on it.  I was amazed at how often it was referred to, especially when the kids were writing and editing their compositions.  The Portable Wall is available for $7.  I recommend one per student using the program.... we shared... but it was hard when they were both working on something.  It would have been nice to have two.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="; /></a></div>Ever generous in the material that they supplied for us to review, IEW also included the DVD titled; <a href=" and Style Overview</a>. At only $10, I strongly suggest you purchase it.  Think of it as teacher's notes. Taken from a seminar, and with handouts available for download,  it is Andrew Pudewa teaching parents how to teach writing. Can I get an AMEN ?!?  It is a shortened version of <a href=" Writing: Structure and Style</a> ($169).  But it goes along very nicely with SWI Level C.<br /> <br /> I can not possibly list here all of the products that are available by Institute for Excellence in Writing.  I can only offer up that if they are all to the caliber we experienced with this program.  They are worth the time, and money to be used in your homeschool.  Please take the time to visit their website and see the many products that are available.   <a href=" /> <br /> Read what other families are saying about this product and other writing products by IEW, by visiting the <a href=" Crew blog</a>.<br /> <br /> If you have other more specific questions regarding the material, please feel free to leave me a comment.  I will answer them all to the best of my ability.<br /> <br /> <br /> *****<br /> As a member of the TOS Homeschool Review Crew, I received the above products from IEW, for the purpose of this review.  No other compensation has been given.2011/05/end-eye-rolling-with-institute-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Julie Coney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912510326533536076.post-1518580137314167084Tue, 10 May 2011 16:51:00 +00002011-05-10T09:51:45.860-07:00Journal PagesMy Homeschool Mothers Journal 5.10.11<div style="text-align: right;"><a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="a_teachingheart" href=" src="; type="text/javascript"> </script> </div><br /> weeelllllll  once again I missed the link up for this one.... but I did have a productive weekend...  that has to count for something....<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>In my life this week…</strong></em></div><br /> I have been all about the garden.  I have been eating, sleeping, drinking....  slaving in the garden!  I count it all joy for the nummy-ness it will produce.  Now, if it will stop being so stinkin' cold and let my vegetation grow....  I would be a happy girl.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>In our homeschool this week…</strong></em></div><br /> I made some great flashcards for Hunter to help with spelling.  The big kids took a test to see if they would qualify to enter a program called Running Start, where high school kids can attend college for two years and receive their AA concurrently with their Diploma.  One passed.... one did not.  The did not child seriously missed by what must have been just a few questions.  The fall semester doesn't start till the end of September.  We are evaluating if we want to just CLEP some classes next year, or study and try again for entrance to the community college.  I have no doubt they are intelligent enough to do the work required in college....  I just think someone froze on the test :)<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…</strong></em></div><br /> Saturday was the start of the Farmers Market.  While we were there we ran into my husband's cousin (whom I had never met) she and her husband were with our nieces and nephew.  That was a fun a pleasant surprise.  Then my hubby, ran into an old co-worker and chatted with him for a bit.  He was Mr Popular for the morning.  <br /> <br /> Then there was the car wash to help support the Young Marines....  they washed the truck very nicely.  <br /> <br /> Today is the Car Race and Awards to finish out Master Club

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North of Normal Studio produces sports-themed video content...Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:07:50 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Branding Design: North of Normal by Molnár Péter" /></p>Editorial Design: Compagnie 3B Presskit by Florian Cornuteditorial-design-compagnie-3b-presskit-florian-cornut/editorial-design-compagnie-3b-presskit-florian-cornut/Florian Cornut structured the Compagnie 3B presskit using stark Swiss editorial design, Dinamo Monument Grotesk type, and club photography. Commissioned to translate Victor Jestin's 2022 novel L'homme...Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:06:56 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Editorial Design: Compagnie 3B Presskit by Florian Cornut" /></p>Editorial Design: Xe Vero Catalogue by Suerte Studioeditorial-design-xe-vero-catalogue-suerte-studio/editorial-design-xe-vero-catalogue-suerte-studio/Explore the editorial design of Xe Vero by Suerte Studio, where calculated white space and editorial grids frame Murano glass craftsmanship. Designing a publication for a historic Murano glassmaker re...Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:45:10 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Editorial Design: Xe Vero Catalogue by Suerte Studio" /></p>POVA Brand Identity Redesign by StudioDraftpova-brand-identity-redesign-studiodraft/pova-brand-identity-redesign-studiodraft/StudioDraft creates a brutalist brand identity for smartphone maker POVA, combining tactile packaging, engineered layouts, and orange telemetry. StudioDraft took on the challenge of refreshing tech br...Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:42:36 GMT<p><img src="; alt="POVA Brand Identity Redesign by StudioDraft" /></p>Packaging Design: Stereoscope Coffee by OlssønBarbieripackaging-design-stereoscope-coffee-olssonbarbieri/packaging-design-stereoscope-coffee-olssonbarbieri/OlssønBarbieri crafted a sculptural packaging design for Stereoscope Coffee, pairing mountain-shaped boxes with tactile trigram cut-outs. Based in Oslo, design studio OlssønBarbieri developed a holist...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:03:07 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Packaging Design: Stereoscope Coffee by OlssønBarbieri" /></p>Typography Design: Rocket Type System by TypeType Foundrytypography-design-rocket-type-system-typetype-foundry/typography-design-rocket-type-system-typetype-foundry/TypeType Foundry engineered a bespoke dual-family typography design for Rocket, pairing geometric sans WNTL with transitional serif Bowtie. Built as the centerpiece of Rocket’s visual ecosystem, the d...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:06:10 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Typography Design: Rocket Type System by TypeType Foundry" /></p>Matchacha Japanese Tea Studio Visual System and Brandingmatchacha-japanese-tea-studio-visual-system-and-branding/matchacha-japanese-tea-studio-visual-system-and-branding/Matchacha explores modern tea ritual branding, combining forest green packaging, pink foil type, and custom bamboo whisk art. Designed by Yuliya Kuznetsova, the brand system blends Japanese tea habits...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:05:58 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Matchacha Japanese Tea Studio Visual System and Branding" /></p>Boldtype Management Visual Identity and Typography Brandingboldtype-management-visual-identity-and-typography-branding/boldtype-management-visual-identity-and-typography-branding/Boldtype Management is a dynamic visual identity and branding project by Aptum Studio featuring ultra-bold geometric block typography. The visual system relies on a big custom font that acts as the ma...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:28:07 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Boldtype Management Visual Identity and Typography Branding" /></p>Brand Identity: Node Visual System by Brand Brothersbrand-identity-node-visual-system-brand-brothers/brand-identity-node-visual-system-brand-brothers/Brand Brothers crafted a bold brand identity for Node. The modular design system frames private personal server hardware. Economy V1 created Node as a compact personal server device. It lets users run...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:06:39 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Brand Identity: Node Visual System by Brand Brothers" /></p>Thorn Serif Typography Design by Type Forwardthorn-serif-typography-design-type-forward/thorn-serif-typography-design-type-forward/Type Forward explores classical Roman coinage with Thorn Serif, an eight-weight variable font family built for high-impact display typography. Designed by Type Forward with Stan Partalev and Mirela Be...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:11:18 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Thorn Serif Typography Design by Type Forward" /></p>Best of the Week: Sharp Display Type and Tactile Formsbest-week-sharp-display-type-and-tactile-forms/best-week-sharp-display-type-and-tactile-forms/We gather the best of the week features across branding, packaging, editorial design, and typography from ISO week 2026-W38, spotlighting architectural grids and tactile print craft. This week’s edito...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:05:07 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Best of the Week: Sharp Display Type and Tactile Forms" /></p>Editorial Design: Minimal Book Layout Design by Ashutosh Ranaeditorial-design-minimal-book-layout-design-ashutosh-rana/editorial-design-minimal-book-layout-design-ashutosh-rana/Ashutosh Rana designed an editorial design book on Japan. Clean modular grids balance Canela typography with quiet white space. Impressions of Japan tracks real life across Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. Wr...Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:04:40 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Editorial Design: Minimal Book Layout Design by Ashutosh Rana" /></p>Editorial Design: 2T ARCHITECTURE by Florian Cornuteditorial-design-2t-architecture-florian-cornut/editorial-design-2t-architecture-florian-cornut/Florian Cornut shapes disciplined editorial design for 2TA Studio. The clean system balances architectural rigor with Diatype typography. The identity serves a practice built on quiet craft. Their por...Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:05:09 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Editorial Design: 2T ARCHITECTURE by Florian Cornut" /></p>Spatial Design: FORMAT Office Wayfinding by Blank Studiospatial-design-format-office-wayfinding-blank-studio/spatial-design-format-office-wayfinding-blank-studio/Blank Studio developed the spatial design and wayfinding system for FORMAT in Gdańsk, pairing raw concrete with warm metallic details. The FORMAT office building, designed by APA Wojciechowski Archite...Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:06:18 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Spatial Design: FORMAT Office Wayfinding by Blank Studio" /></p>Spatial Design: Fontys University Wayfinding by Silospatial-design-fontys-university-wayfinding-silo/spatial-design-fontys-university-wayfinding-silo/Silo developed the spatial design and wayfinding system for Fontys University in Eindhoven, uniting bold graphics with vertical architecture. The R3 Economic Studies building at Fontys University was ...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:04:14 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Spatial Design: Fontys University Wayfinding by Silo" /></p>Design Tools: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2027 Releasedesign-tools-adobe-photoshop-elements-2027-release/design-tools-adobe-photoshop-elements-2027-release/Adobe has officially released the Adobe Elements 2027 Family, bringing focused machine learning tools to Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements. Photoshop Elements 2027: Intelligent Editing Tools In...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:55:11 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Design Tools: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2027 Release" /></p>Typography Design: Bob's Display Typeface by Plau Designtypography-design-bobs-display-typeface-plau-design/typography-design-bobs-display-typeface-plau-design/Plau Design shaped the typography design for Bob's Display. The bold retail font turns classic fast-food curves into five weights. Bob's opened in 1952 as Brazil's first fast-food chain. The brand has...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:04:08 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Typography Design: Bob's Display Typeface by Plau Design" /></p>Geometric Art Direction: Artworks in Parisgeometric-art-direction-artworks-paris/geometric-art-direction-artworks-paris/Marçal Prats reinterprets the Centre Pompidou abstract canon through bespoke geometric art direction for two boutique Parisian hotels. Located within the urban fabric of Paris’s 10th arrondissement, C...Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT<p><img src="; alt="Geometric Art Direction: Artworks in Paris" /></p>Branding Design: Reading Rooms by Anatolie Micaliucbranding-design-reading-rooms-anatolie-micaliuc/branding-design-reading-rooms-anatolie-micaliuc/Anatolie Micaliuc created the branding design for Reading Rooms. This cultural space in New York blends classic type with tactile print goods. Reading Rooms is a curated library in New York. 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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:14:47 +0000personalthoughtsliferandombloggingquotesRant Because I Cancross postnewsBooksarticlesmoviesIndiasalsawritingbusinesscross postingfunnyopinionrantsrelationshipstraveltravel-writertravel-writing2007Dubaibizarreblahcoolemotionsfoodmadridpeoplephotographyquestionquestionsvideo20083-monthsBollywoodEnglishFeatureGadlingHollywoodOprah WinfreyProcrastinationSpainSportStanfordSteve JobsTumblrVagabloggingWeb TVartistsbizzareblogging platformcareercase-studiescharitychillingcommentsconferenceconversationconversationscravingsdancingdatingdetaileatingeconomicsend of yearenvironmenteventsexperiementexperienceexpertfestivefilmfriendsgeekyhuman behaviourinformativeinnovationinspirationinternationalinterviewsjobsjournalismlearnings from the bigger worldliving abroadlovemake world bettermapmemenmierdamoneymovingmusicnet-watchnew technologyobservationparentspartyperspectivesphotophotojournalismpresentingproductprogramsrantreadersreviewridiculoussearchself-analysissex and the cityshoesshowsillysocial networkingspanishstoriesstrangetalkteaching Englishtechnologytravel-writing phasesupdateverbal diarhorreawebsiteswigswinterwisdomwomenwordsyear endEverything But NothingRants on anything and everything that takes my fancynoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)Blogger364125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-3933316679860916225Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:47:00 +00002008-09-05T10:52:28.331-07:00Moved!Finallllyyyyyyyyy to my OWN domain (and to <a href=")</a><br /><br /><a href="; (YAAAAAAAAY)<br /><br />Still work in progress, but this will be my new space from now on. I'm going to miss you blogspot :(<br /><br />You will see that my custom header kinda sucks. Need to fix that, and am requesting some designer friends to help out. If <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">you</span> are a designer and want to help design that space, write me!<br /><br />abha[dot]malpani[at]gmail.com<br />(Full credit will be given :)2008/09/moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-1344263314557542041Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:32:00 +00002008-09-04T09:59:14.793-07:00articlesBooksthoughtsIs the Western dating system flawed?<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href=" href="; </a>from <a href=" Anita</a>, by Anita Jain: <blockquote>"<span style="font-family:georgia;">For years, I never questioned the Western dating system. The tenets on which it rests seemed perfectly sound: after meeting a man or woman through work or friends, one gets to know him or her, and if one likes what one sees, one continues to deepen the commitment, which sometimes leads to marriage. What surprises me now is how much this system leaves to chance encounter, to a kind of fate or fortune. For a decidedly unmystical society that seems to have the answer for everything else -- the best medical care, cutting-edge technology, superhighways, and space shuttles -- it seems odd that people are left to their own resources, casting around for another lonely soul, for what is arguably the most important decision of their lives."</span></blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:100%;" > <p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Just for the record: </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">I'm not reading this book and nor do I want to go to India to find myself a husband. I still believe in marrying for love (</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">if at all!)</span></span></span><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">, or not. </span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:85%;" ><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">My mum is thrilled that I read this piece and I think it's a thought provoking read. Marriage -- whether arranged or love, is a gamble. So I don't believe that you must get married for the sake of it and that in the long term you will be thankful, because marriage is not the foundation for your life, nor is it the solution to save you from a lonely existence. A good marriage or relationship should be a bonus in your life, which incase you don't have, you will still be fine. </span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style=";font-family:times new roman,times,serif;font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"> </span></span></span> </p></span><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/09/is-western-dating-system-flawed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-146398013530823920Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:32:00 +00002008-09-02T01:43:05.657-07:00articlesbizarreSnails. On face. UGH.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241339261720547794" border="0" /></a>She broke the world record by having 25 snails crawl over her face. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.<br /><br />On a separate note, apparently the trail they leave has anti-aging substances so it's often used in creams. You could try this to get the real deal. :-)<br /><br />It's a great photo though. Full story <a href=" /><br />[Via <a href=" Boing</a>]<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/09/snails-on-face-ugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-6433067566048605085Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-08-28T15:34:35.067-07:00moviesthoughtsQuote for the day"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose dental insurance, leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose your future. But why would anyone want to do a thing like that?" -- from the movie <a href=";.2008/08/quote-for-day_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-5631008699682817375Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:57:00 +00002008-08-28T06:43:50.836-07:00personalthoughtsThe weight of sign-offsI think when you write someone (a personal note), the way you sign-off says a lot. Just those few words before your name at the end of a note can change the whole tone of a message.<br /><br />There are some so neutral that I wonder why people bother writing them at all, like "Best", "Cheers" (I hate that one), "Regards".<br /><br />Then there are those that are friendly but still pretty neutral (however better than the above): "Take care", "See you soon", "Till later", "Stay in touch", in Spain "besos" (kisses), or "abrazo"(hug).<br /><br />Then there are the common but warm ones that no matter how unoriginal they are, it's just awesome when you read them at the end of a personal note: "Love", "Much love", "Lots of love", "I miss you", "Fondly", "Thinking of you", "Pxx", "Yours" -- one of my bosses when I wrote for <a href="; used to sign off with "Yours". Coming from a boss (who I'd never met), I first thought it was weird, but then I grew to like it and it opened my relationship with him. In Spain you have ones like "amor" (love) and "con cariño" (with affection). I'm not much of a romantic but I'm a sucker for warm sign offs.<br /><br />Then there are the creative ones -- which no matter what they mean, or are meant to mean -- are just awesome (well, most of them anyway). My brother signs off his emails to me "Lovelove" (I've stolen that from him and use it often too). There was a time in my life where I used to sign off "squillions of thoughts". Yeah...ugh. I think I also used to put a smiley face next to it. Super ugh, eh? (Oh do you know on my old passport my official signature has a smiley face under it? Omg. So embarrassing when I had to sign documents in the bank, or cheques, or anywhere.) Other ones like "missing you like madness"and "craving you" hit the spot but of course, they're very special sign offs.<br /><br />I have a co-worker who signs off "Chaufa". <span class="nfakPe">Chaufa</span> is chinese fried rice in South America, and since it sounds like "Ciao", a pretty novel way to sign off, I like it and use it often too.<br /><br />Lately I've been receiving emails from somebody who always signs off differently and like nothing I've received before. "Baisers" (best kisses in French?), "Inspiration 'n colors", "Tenderness 'n flavors". Yeah...oooooooooooooooo. I'm not thinking much of it but I think creative sign-offs are awesome, the more original, the better.<br /><br />Have any creative sign-offs to share?<br /><br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/weight-of-sign-offs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-8185991595732591851Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:32:00 +00002008-08-27T05:35:12.329-07:00lifethoughtsAnother "life is short" reminderFrom <a href=";: "Dave Freeman, the co-author of <a href=" <em>Things to Do Before You Die: Travel Events You Just Can't Miss</em></a> unexpectedly died on August 17. He fell and hit his head in his own house. He was only 47."<br /><br />Crap. So sad.<br /><br />You can read the full post <a href=" /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/another-life-is-short-reminder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-2097619620949914129Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:54:00 +00002008-08-24T07:56:41.478-07:00quotesthoughtsQuote for the day"Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off."<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Ellen DeGeneres<br /><br /></span>Yaay? :)<span style="font-style: italic;">2008/08/quote-for-day_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-783399521088461924Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:39:00 +00002008-08-22T02:57:23.244-07:00lifenewsthoughtsLive. NOW.Two days ago, a Spanair flight from Madrid to the Canary Islands swerved off the runway, caught fire, and blew up. 153 of the 173 people on board died. I've covered most of the factual details on <a href="; and <a href=" /><br />I'm quite shaken from the news of this accident. I could have been on that flight, just as much as everyone else I know in the city. It puts back into perspective your life and how you're living it. And the wrenching thought that when it's your time to die, there is nothing you can do about it.<br /><br />As I wrote on PlanetEye: <span id="ctl07_ctl00_LabelFullDescription">One minute you are boarding a plane to go on vacation, the next minute your body is found burnt, bleeding and dead. Makes you think about your life and how you are living it. When people quote me "life is short", as much as I agree, the optimist that I am, I like to believe that life is long too...but perhaps I'm wrong.<br /><br />Conclusion: The only thing we have is Now. Now. Now. NOW.<br /><br />So guys, live and love. NOW.Don't wait till tomorrow. You might not have it.<br /><br /></span> <script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/live-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-142113651542417487Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-08-20T08:18:47.086-07:00articlesBooksinspirationlife12-hours with Timothy Ferriss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236619360103086738" border="0" /></a>The September issue of the <a href=" Men's Journal </a>runs a <a href=" story</a> on Timothy Ferriss, one of the most inspiring men I've come to know about lately. A must read when you have some time.<br /><br />I've read his book "<a href=" Work Week</a>", and was <a href=" away</a>. As I wrote on <a href=";: "For those not familiar with the book: it inspires you to be part of the “new rich” who work 4-hours a week, are independent of location, and earn enough money to do whatever they want to, e.g. travel the world, speak Chinese, etc. It shatters the notion of the conventional rich, who slog their whole life to earn mountains of money, only to retire old and unfit to do anything they wanted to. A BMW is bought with their hard-earned money, the rest of which stays in the bank as the owner wiles away his retirement vegetating and getting fat on some beach, on the road to ultimate boredom."<br /><br />A quote from the article in the Journal: "Nothing bothers me more than sloth. The objective is to fix mistakes of ambition and not make mistakes of sloth. I work my ass off." Read it!<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/12-hours-with-timothy-ferriss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-3013776268338827306Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:15:00 +00002008-08-20T07:19:29.654-07:00new technologysocial networkingwebsitesPlurk!?What, now "<a href="; is the thing to do? I can't keep up with all this new stuff! I'm just going to stick to <a href="; for now. Sigh.2008/08/plurk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-2631527757248126519Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-08-19T10:14:37.768-07:00IndiainnovationnewsCondom ring tone: Seriously?2.5 million people in India suffer from HIV/Aids; using a condom is taboo (I didn't know that -- I thought it was the lack of sex education that was the main cause). Anyway, what's a good way to spread awareness? A ringtone that sings "condom, condom." Really? Yes, really.<br /><br /><a href=" to AP</a>: "A ring tone is a very public thing...it's a way to show you are a condom user and you don't have any issues with it."<p>An initiative by the BBC World Service Trust (funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) the ring tone was launched on August 8 and has already been downloaded 60,000 times.<br /></p><p>And guess what, shockingly, IT'S AN AWESOME ring tone. It's just the word "condom" sang about 50 times. Full points on creativity for the composers. You can listen to it <a href=" /></p><p>No I would never use it as a ring tone. Nor am I sure if it will serve a measurable purpose. But I still think it's awesome.<br /><br /></p><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/condom-ring-tone-seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-713162461168026881Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:35:00 +00002008-08-15T17:42:24.232-07:00personalquotesthoughtsQuote for the day"I love the detachment of cats, their willingness to be loved but not to respond beyond a certain, very clearly defined point; no cat ever gave its entire heart to any human being."-- Bernard Levin in "<a href=" style="font-style: italic;">On Becoming Fearless</span></a>" by personal idol <a href=" Huffington</a>.<br /><br />I hate cats. They're losers. And evil.<br /><br />Off to Murcia this weekend. Back on Monday.<br />Enjoy your weekend. Don't be good ;-) <br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/quote-for-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-5120757738157461944Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:14:00 +00002008-08-14T05:24:42.902-07:00newsSportIs Phelps Superhuman?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 171px;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234348132927171506" border="0" /></a>In five days 23-year old American swimmer <a href=" Phelps</a> has won five races and set five world records. He now has 11 career gold medals making him the most "medalled" Olympian of all time, i.e. since 1896.<br /><br /><a href=" Fox Sports</a>: "I figured out Michael Phelps. He's not from another planet. He's from the future. His father made him and then made a time machine. Sixty years from now he is an average swimmer, but he has come back here to mop up."<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/is-phelps-superhuman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-4787971324589922406Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:31:00 +00002008-08-13T04:41:57.671-07:00personalSpaintraveltravel-writingMy Trip To The End Of The World<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I wrote this about a trip I took over a year ago. I don't think I ever posted it anywhere, or did anything with the piece -- so thought I'd put it up here.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p>------------------<br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">There are some trips I do for the sheer ‘that would just be cool’ sake of doing them. My trip to the end of the world was one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>Yes, there is a place called the ‘end of the world’ or <a href=";. Located on the western most tip of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place>, it’s part of the Galician province.<span style=""> </span>Apart</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233965087358257154" border="0" /></a><span style="" lang="EN-US"> from pilgrims who land-up there to throw their boots into the sea after doing the ‘<a href=" de Santiago</a>’, it’s a secret well kept.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>As you can imagine, with the name like ‘the end of the world’, the place hypes itself. Identified as the end of the world in medieval times before <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Columbus</st1:city></st1:place> came and changed that, it’s hard not to still consider it just that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>So while pilgrims with worn out feet arrived to Finisterre after days of walking, I got off the bus from A Coru</span><em><span style="font-style: normal;">ñ</span></em><span style="" lang="EN-US">a, munching a Snicker.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>Arriving at 2:00pm, I disembarked at the port of what seemed like an unexciting, ugly, village. <o:p></o:p>A few houses, a port, lots of construction and tourists, were all I could see. Not allowing that to disappoint me, I immediately began to walk towards the lighthouse at the tip of Finisterre.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>The walk is about an hour from the port; it’s along a highway which runs on the ‘Coast of <st1:place st="on">Death</st1:place>’. The walk is pleasant with a spectacular view. You will pass a church, a cemetery where the graves look like wardrobes facing the sea, and a fresh water source where you can stop for a drink.<o:p></o:p> My excitement soared when I saw the lighthouse approaching. This was it; I would be at the historic ‘end of the world’ in less than a few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>And there I was. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>But it was dead. The lighthouse was ugly. The view was fine, but nothing I hadn’t seen on the way there. And there was a steel boot. Fixed on a stone overlooking the coast, it represented the pilgrim’s shoe that is thrown over sea so that its owner can be redeemed of his sins.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>I sat there for 5-minutes to ponder. Not inspired, all I could think about was the elaborate 6-type recycling system they had put at the ‘end of the world’. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>The next bus was in an hour, I decided to catch it back to A Coru</span><em><span style="font-style: normal;">ñ</span></em><span style="" lang="EN-US">a where I would go to the captivating Torres de Hercules for a walk and an ice-cream.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p>On a concluding note: go to Finisterre only if you want to say that you have been ‘to the end of the world’, otherwise, don’t bother.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p>-End-<br /></o:p></span></p> <script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/my-trip-to-end-of-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-3742859912115623386Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:10:00 +00002008-08-12T05:33:11.559-07:00personalrantsalsathoughtsFrom a salsera to a salsero, with loveDear Salsero,<br /><br />We girls love dancing with you guys, but there are some things that we cannot bear which is why we choose to avoid dancing with you again, and you call us salsa snobs. Here are some tips that will change your luck on the dance floor:<br /><ul><li>Cut your nails. They HURT when you hold our hands and scratch us while dancing.<br /></li><li>We don't care if you sweat, but it's a big problem if you smell. Use deodorant, carry an extra shirt, and PLEASE chew gum.<br /></li><li>Listen to the music and enjoy it while you dance with us.<br /></li><li>We don't care how many complicated steps you know. Don't experiment dance-Twister with us.</li><li>We are more delicate than you realise. Don't treat us like rusted machinery that needs to be pulled and rammed to function. Be gentle.<br /></li><li>Try to realise when you step on our feet, and acknowledge it -- that makes it OK.<br /></li><li>Do not throw us up in the air. WE HATE THAT.</li><li>No more than 6 spins please. And after those spins, don't let go of us -- we are slightly dizzy and may fall.</li><li>It is fundamental you protect us from being hit and stomped on by other dancers close by. In other words, if there is limited space don't use us to make space.<br /></li><li>The first time you dance with us, keep a wee bit of personal space and don't try to shove your leg between ours. Odds are the second time we dance we will let you do that willfully. However, that does NOT mean we want to go home with you or even talk to you.</li><li>Don't try to feel us up, we are not stupid and we will tell the rest of the girls not to dance with you the creep.<br /></li><li>Don't try to give us a lesson while you dance with us. If we want lessons we go to classes.</li><li>Lastly, look at us when you dance.<br /></li></ul>Happy dancing.<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/from-salsera-to-salsero-with-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-6829191016258679193Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:22:00 +00002008-08-11T03:29:27.283-07:00articlesnewsopinionthoughtsHow will India perform at the 2008 Olympics?<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="konabody"><a href=" Bindra</a> just won <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> its first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years since the Men's Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Is there more hope for <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>? Or will this be a repeat of the 2004 Olympics where <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> came back with one silver medal?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="konabody"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="" lang="EN-US">As India is booming economically, dominates the world technologically, scores a nuclear power deal with the US, has already conquered the world of feminine beauty (5 Miss World titles and 2 Miss Universe titles), as well as film (Bollywood is one of the </span>largest film producers in the world and the largest in terms of number of films produced<span style="" lang="EN-US">), why is the country so dead when it comes to the Olympic Games?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="; a great article in Asia Times that gives some insight.<br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/how-will-india-perform-at-2008-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-6259420566916081659Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:59:00 +00002008-08-11T02:17:57.508-07:00artistscoolmusicJohn Mayer: Free FallingFrom his new album: "<a href=" The Light Is</a>", cover of Tom Petty's "Free Falling". Very Dave Matthews, but awesome. Check him out playing it live <a href=" /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/john-mayer-free-falling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-3810530770179978290Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:24:00 +00002008-08-10T05:55:42.130-07:00blahpersonalthoughtsMe Time ThoughtsIt's been a while since I've had a lot of time to myself. Pure, selfish, alone time. It's almost been liberating in a way. Like I'm allowing myself to be in a perpetual daze as I look for my "<a href=";. (Oh how I love that word).<br /><br />I'm a very gregarious person. I love to meet new people, I love to go out, I love to be doing a million social things at a time. But these days I'm just so content being with myself. And that doesn't necessarily mean being alone all the time. I've met more people in the last few weeks than I have in ages, and even transcended into new and special levels of friendship with some. But at all times, I've very much been with myself. It's like I've entered this pensive phase that I'm reveling in, and I know that I have to revel in it to get out of it. Dare I say it's been glorious in many ways.<br /><br />Madrid's calmness in August helps.<br /><br />I'm also realising that midst the beauty of change, how awesome it is to have a few permanent things. They won't always be permanent, but are for the time. I refer to them as permanent because they are very deeply and strongly rooted, hence not easy to change. There's a very warm and safe feeling about those things, and now I'm taking refuge in them by reconnecting and just being.<br /><br />I'm talking a completely different language today, eh? Well it's different to me too, and too darn vague for comfort. But I'm not rattled. <br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/alone-time-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-4728504717053512889Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +00002008-08-07T11:15:45.706-07:00funnyteaching EnglishTeaching English in Japan :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 296px;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231840453174508226" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, ok, I know, we're all going to hell.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>2008/08/teaching-english-in-japan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-4940165529052791356Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:19:00 +00002008-08-07T03:24:38.254-07:00coolDubainewsEmirates A380. Whoa.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231718977542169618" border="0" /></a>Although the news has been impossible to miss, for those of you who <span style="font-style: italic;">have</span> missed the hoo-haa over the new Emirates A380, <a href=" a great post </a>with pictures and videos of the new aircraft. Pretty effing awesome.<br /><br />I've lived in Dubai for 6 years, my parents still live there, yet I've never flown Emirates. Sacrilege, eh? <br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/emirates-a380-whoa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-1142302090754603780Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:25:00 +00002008-08-07T03:10:58.188-07:00peoplepersonalGigolo?I met him on a train to Valencia about a year and a half ago. I was given the privilege (?) to be seated next to him on the way to AND from the city.<br /><br />A madrile<span lang="es"><i>ñ</i></span>o, 32-years old, multicoloured piercing in chin, pop-rock singer/guitarist, filmmaker, novelist, and Osho follower, he was visiting his girlfriend in Valencia. He was decent company, and we had lots to talk about. We talked and talked. After about 8 hours of conversation, of course we exchanged numbers. Turns out he also lived down the road from me. What are the odds!<br /><br />Back in Madrid, he begins calling me. He calls and calls. And calls and calls. And calls and calls until the only way to stop him calling is to answer (<span style="font-style: italic;">super-pesado</span> as you would say in Spanish). The number of calls turned me off; I would answer one in 10 calls, and I never returned the others. Of course, because I was trying to avoid him, I would often bump into him at the post office, or tobacco shop, or local bar, where I would make a million excuses for not answering his million calls. I really didn't care though.<br /><br />A year of dodging his calls and bumping into him, a few months ago I ran into him with his girlfriend at the time, in the metro. We exchanged pleasantries and somehow ended up deciding to start playing tennis together.<br /><br />Getting back into the game has been the best thing I've done in a while. He makes for a great tennis partner; often annoying, but overall tolerable. The tennis works. He often brings friends to watch us play. Weird, but I don't care. They all seem nice and don't interfere. He keeps trying to get me to hang out after tennis, but honestly I have no interest.<br /><br />But his calls don't stop. He still calls and calls. He calls until I pick up. He speaks at a supersonic speed on the phone and I never understand what he says. I get sick of asking him to repeat himself, and after realising that he doesn't really say anything of consequence, I pretend I understand him and leave it at that. His conversations are normally about a movie he watched, tennis, his upcoming mini-vacation, and something about an "agency".<br /><br />Yesterday, slightly bored, when he called I decided to listen. He was on a job on behalf of this "agency" in Alicante, in a luxury villa, in a jacuzzi, with 3 girls. I was all ears.<br /><br />Me: "Who are these girls?"<br />Him: "Ah, some girls from the agency."<br />Me: "Urrr...ok."<br />Him: Yeah, I have to look after them and entertain them. They are really nice girls, so it's fun.<br />Me: "Right."<br />Him: "Why don't you come here for the weekend? It's a great place, lots of room. I have lots of time to chill, so yeah, come hang out."<br />Me: "Urrr...thanks for the invite. I will let you know if I fancy it. But didn't you say you are working?"<br />Him: "Well, yeah, but it's not really work you know. It's easy. And it pays well. It's helping me pay off my debts."<br />Me: "Cool. Well I hope the girls are hot atleast."<br />Him: "Yeah, they're young and pretty. In fact, you should consider being part of this agency."<br />Me: "Right."<br />Me: "I gotta go. Call me for tennis when you get back."<br />Him: "Cool. Have a great week."<br /><br />I hang up with him and try to understand what he's just told me. And then it registers, but with doubts, of course.<br />Is he a male prostitute?<br />Is he a pimp?<br />Is he looking after female prostitutes, or "luxury escorts", while they're on a job?<br /><br />He is a nice person. He isn't good-looking, or well-built, and is often on sedatives. He is a bit weird and moody at times but not threatening, or unpleasant. I am no one to judge him. If it works for him, good for him. I'm just happy I have a tennis buddy.<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/gigolo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-6146010486848317437Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:41:00 +00002008-08-06T03:51:30.033-07:00ProcrastinationprogramsMy Wordle<a href="; title="Wordle: Abha's Wordle"><img src="; style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 4px; width: 172px; height: 133px;" /></a><br /><br />This is my <a href=";. A word-tag-cloud-design thing made from the most frequently used words in my blog. Yup, procrastinating bigtime.<br /><br />It's not clear at all though :( I wish I used cooler colours and font. I saved it in haste and there's no edit option. Argh. Anyway, if any of you are bored enough to want to look at this image more closely, click on it!<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/08/my-wordle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-6480406210080551725Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:41:00 +00002008-12-11T10:13:41.684-08:00informativemake world betternet-watchThe Story of Stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228572133256925922" border="0" /></a>Here's the link to a 20-minute animation called "<a href=" Story of Stuff</a>" you must watch. It talks about what we, as a disgustingly consumerist society, are doing to our planet.<br /><br />It's a straightforward yet powerful presentation, which after watching (if you have any conscience) will stall you from shopping for a while, and hopefully make you think seriously about what you can do to help the dismal state of our Earth today.<br /><br />So get a cup of coffee and sit down to watch it. It will probably be the 2o most constructive minutes of your day.<br /><br />(Thanks Daveeeed for the link!)<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/07/story-of-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-7209264453165482393Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:00 +00002008-12-11T10:13:42.255-08:00articlescase-studiesWho said you can't be the successful product of your own business?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href=" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="; alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226963293167673042" border="0" /></a><br />I've been reading a certian <a href=" Allison's</a> blog religiously for about 2-years now. I've always found it entertaining -- both on an intellectual and emotional level, and the fact that it's so effing personal has kept me hooked. Call it a girl thing, or whatever. She updates her blog every day a few times and upto 20 times a day on Twitter, both of which I check on a daily basis after I read the news. And sometimes I even check her stuff a few times, she's great to procrastinate with. Yup, totally sucked in, and I'm not the only one.<br /><br />Check out a <a href=" article</a> documenting her self-promotion that has lead to her becoming an internet celebrity, even though she is a nobody. (Ouch. Harsh but true. Good for her.)<br /><br />I suppose her tremendous virtual tangibility is what keeps me hooked. Now she has her own business/website (<a href=";) with her two best friends, where they document the minutes of their life. It's brimming with constant updates, photos, videos and publicity stunts, and the initiative has lead them to get their own reality show. Whoa.<br /><br />It might not be your thing, but she's a great case study.<br /><br /><script src="; type="text/javascript"></script>2008/07/who-said-you-cant-be-product-of-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17628994.post-7248511102708261864Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:40:00 +00002008-07-23T15:25:45.721-07:00quotesQuote for the day<span style="color: rgb(156, 156, 99);font-size:100%;" >"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson.2008/07/quote-for-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Abha Malpani)

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