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Warren Buffet on advice for 2009
What do you think of this? To name a few, he touches on hard work, borrowing, risk taking.
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Names. Surnames. Identities. Marriage. What do you think of it all?
It’s a funny thing isn’t it! Pronunciation of your name can mean the difference between whether you listen or not. Whether you know you are being spoken to or not. Mispronunciation can cause offence. Mispronunciation can be welcomed if you want to be accepted by a particular group, for example! Read more…
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Raksha, protection, charms, hamsa, hand of Miriam, hand of Fatima. What’s it all about?
I debated writing this post. I don’t want to offend anyone or create negative attitudes about the things debated in this article. However, I have been introduced to, or spoken to, about this stuff so many times and I’m still confused. I wanted to share what I know and see Read more…
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The most important jobs in society. Is there such a thing?
I was talking to Bindi about this today. It’s not the first time I’ve thought or talked about it and I still don’t have an answer! 🙁 Maybe you can help me? I would say the most important jobs/roles in society fall into three categories. These are health, education and Read more…
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My wedding day. Did it all go to plan in the end?
Have you read the post that I published on 22nd January 2009 called ‘My wedding day. Why there were less than 15 guests in total’. If not, have a read. It’ll give you a bit of background about my wedding day. So in the end Suraj and I agreed to Read more…
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My wedding day. Why there were less than 15 guests in total.
I got married on 22nd December 2008. Very recent! If you’ve seen my picture on the ‘about’ page, you might think that I’m Indian and you would be right. Why is this relevent? Well…If you know what typical ‘Indian’ weddings are like you’ll know there’ll be lots of people there. Read more…
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Do you know your neighbours? What are the benefits of saying hello?
Recently, a friend of mine was telling me that his neighbour was paying an electrician to come and change her light bulbs at £40 a visit. She is an elderly lady who cannot work where she used to because her husband had a stroke and he needs full time care. Read more…
