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Missed opportunities are always a sore topic to discuss. For an introvert like me, it is all the more difficult to seize opportunities and break out of my shell. There have been many times when I could have turned the tables just by speaking my mind. However, my silence and shyness caused many opportunities to…
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Is Might Right?
Hello readers! I am back with another enlightening verse in Telugu from Sumathi Satakam. These poems or verses of wisdom were written by Baddenna in the 13th century, but the lessons they teach ring true even to this day and age. బలవంతుడునాకేమని పలువురితోనిగ్రహించిపలుకుట మేలా? బలవంతమైనసర్పము చలిచీమలచేతజిక్కి చావదే సుమతి! (Balavantudu naa kemanipaluvuritoo nigrahinchi pulukuta melaa?balavanthamaina sarpamuchalicheemala chetha jikki chaavade…
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Regular exercising does not get off my “to-do list.”
I add many tasks and responsibilities to my “to-do list” that might stay up there for a few weeks or most of a month. Eventually, I complete the task, or it becomes a habit that does not need to be on the list. Sadly, regular exercising has been on my list for many months without…
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What snack would I like to eat right now?
Hmm….That is the million-dollar question right now as I stand in my pantry. I have the ingredients to make any tasty snack but lack the most important one, which is patience. I have a box of cookies, but they appear to be too dry. I could make popcorn, but it is too greasy. I contemplated…
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Mehndi – Art and Medicine
According to the lunar calendar, the past month is called Aashadam. It marks the end of the Uttarayanam, and after this, the period of Dakshinayanam and the festival season in India start. This means a lot of colour, food, and family gatherings. I do not intend to discuss religious ceremonies or spiritual significance in this…
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Fascinating world of Telugu idioms
My mother tongue is Telugu (spoken in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in India). However, owing to my first job and friends’ group, I was more adept at speaking English than Telugu. Many people mistook me as a non-local Telugu speaker, so they conversed in English, which stuck with me for many years. Recently, I have…
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The Strange Town of Johnsonville
Somewhere in the Midwest was a small, obscure little town called Johnsonville. Despite being in a far-flung location, away from most major cities, the townsfolk of Johnsonville lived a fairly exciting and eventful life. However, it was different from the events on and after June 13th. So, what happened on June 13th? To explain this…
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Quest for the truth
Recently, as I was browsing through a collection of old storybooks from my childhood, I came across an old copy of ‘Sumathi Setakam’. This book is a collection of short verses in Telugu written by a wise man. He used the pen name “Sumathi”. These poems are short, four-line verses that convey an important moral or life…
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Bittersweet Days
Hello everyone!! It has been a while since I last posted. Not to make an excuse, but times have been tough. Or rather, I should say that times have been bittersweet. I have witnessed the passing of a few elders in my extended family. Although at that time I took it well enough, considering they…
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Scary Incident On Halloween
I am once again rethinking the reason for doing overtime in this god forsaken office. This project is important to me. As a matter of fact, my promotion depends on it, so it is a pretty darned priority to finish the project by this month’s end. With a week left, my boss sprang a nasty…
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Harmony Beach Park – Montego Bay
In May 2021 the 16-acre Harmony Beach Park was opened to public in Montego Bay Jamaica. It was built at a cost of 1.3 billion dollars. It is a flagship project by the Urban Development Corporation. It was opened by the Prime Minister, Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Harmony Beach Park is located along Howard Cooke…
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Do I Have The Right To Complain
In our world, there is an abundance of love and a multitude of hate.I have not seen extreme hatred but, I have also not felt a loving embrace.Do I complain about the lack of love, or should I feel great for the absence of hate? I have a family that is overprotective to the point…
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