Typos

If you want to avoid typos in those poems and prose of yours, you know what to do, don't you?!

Well, this blog of mine is for those of you who are not very sure of how to remove typos from your articles.

It's rather simple!

Place your write-up in a word-doc and run the spell-check to see if there are any spelling mistakes.

You can also take the help of web-mail facilities like Gmail or Ymail which have inbuilt spell-checkers.

If you are still unsure of some words and their meanings, you can use the online dictionary and thesaurus and also an interesting site known as Word Hippo.

The quickest way to find is to go to Google search and write the word define, and then the word you want to look for.

For e.g. define serendipity

The google search box will give suggestions of spellings, meanings and also some websites which would guide you further to the usage of the word serendipity.

As for the choice between British and American spellings, on our Boloji portal, both are allowed.

So don't worry if you spell it as splendour or splendor, humour or humor, both will be accepted in your articles.

But of course, if you write the words as splendr or humr (?!), then you need to consult an online spell-checker :-)

I believe there is one such spell-check tool in the online submission form of Boloji. You can use that too. It's a tick mark (✓) with ABC written on top of it.

You can also go to polishmywriting dot com - it's a bit dodgy, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't because of server errors, but when it works, it works wonders :-)

Over the years of editing over 19,000 poems, I've come across so many poems with typos that I thought of addressing this issue thru my blog.

Hope these tips help you to keep your articles free of spelling mistakes.

Now let me share with you an interesting fact my daughter shared with me. This month, all the Sundays are multiples of 7 :-)

7th Feb, 14th Feb, 21st Feb and 28th Feb

And let me bid you bye now with some

Quotes in Pics
http://www.please-peruse.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/picsquotes.html

And some nice sayings:

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. - Buddha

It’s not about ‘having’ time. It’s about making time. If it matters, you will make time. - Anon

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. - Saint Augustine

If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path. - Buddha

Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already. - Dave Willis

Leaving you with my best wishes for Vasant Panchami (Feb 12th) and Valentine's Day (Feb 14th)

Have a lovely time with your loved ones :-)

Love,
Aparna

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Quotes in Pics

Stoke by Nayland

Last year, in the Winter, or to be precise, in the month of December, we went to this serene place for some green therapy :-)

The colour green is said to be soothing and rejuvenating for the eyes and so we spent some relaxing moments in nature's largesse.

It was very calm and peaceful. Nice, long walks across trees, fields and lakes. The weather was a bit cold but the air was refreshing.

So here are some snapshots for you to see

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aparnaonline/sets/72157664108744191

Stoke by Nayland is situated on the border of Suffolk and Essex in the East of England.

UK being a small country, we don't get much for the price we pay in terms of living space esp. when it comes to buying and renting property.

Hence, the open outdoors are always welcome :-) especially if it is in the quaint countryside.

Last summer, on our visit to Canada and USA, we were enthralled by the sheer size and enormity of these countries.

If we place 2-3 footpaths of UK adjacent to each other, maybe that would equal the width of one footpath out there, such is the difference in size and space.

Though we live in 3-4 bedroom houses out here, but I guess, the size of 2-3 rooms together would make up the size of one room out there in USA and Canada.

The roads, bridges and highways were so long, winding and large - simply magnificent :-) We loved driving out there.

The only niggling fear during our stay in USA was that some demented man would come and shoot us as it's a gun country and one never knows who turns up with a gun with what intention?! ;-)

Despite its vastness, Canada doesn't motivate us to settle there because it has some very freezing, cold conditions and we can't bear the harsh winter.

That's a lot of blogging for now :-)

Leaving you with some quotes for your notes:

Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public. - J. B. S. Haldane

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Laughter is America's most important export. - Walt Disney





Au Revoir,
APARNA

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Only a person who truly loves you, can feel your silent pain, and will hold your hand till you become strong again. - Anon

Tasveer

Aankh Mein Khamoshi, Labon Pe Sawaal, Rukh Pe Saadgi
Kaise Kaise Rang Hain Is Tasveer Mein

Well, I thought of beginning this new year by dedicating this Blog to the renowned Pakistani poet - Ahmad Faraz

Hope you liked his lines on Tasveer (which means Chitr - Picture / Photo)

I'm gobsmacked by his Superb Shayari :-)

He's the one who wrote Ghazals like

Ranjish Hee Sahi Dil Hee Dukhane Ke Liye Aa
Aa Phir Se Mujhe Chhod Ke Jaane Ke Liye Aa

and also

Ab Ke Hum Bichhde Toh Shayad Kabhi Khwabon Mein Milen
Jis Tarah Sookhe Huwe Phool Kitaabon Mein Milen
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He died in August 2008. It's been about 8 years this world has lost him.

Wherever he is, may his soul rest in peace, may he be blessed forever for giving us such immense poetic pleasure :-)

If he has taken rebirth, may his new life be full of blessings and happiness :-)

Here are some samples of his precious gems.

Ungliyan Aaj Bhi Is Soch Mein Gum Hai Faraz
Usney Kaisey Naye Haath Ko Thaama Hoga....

Is Kadar Keemti Toh Na Tha Mera Chaen-O-Sukoon Faraz
Loot Kar Le Gaya Woh Kisi Anmol Khazaney Ki Tarah...

Phir Itne Mayoos Kyun Ho
Uski Bewafayi Par Faraz,
Tum Khud Hi Toh Kehte The
Ke Woh Sab Se Juda Hai?!!!

Kisi Ke Ek Aansoo Par Hazaron Dil Tadapte Hain,
Kisi Ka Umr Bhar Ka Rona Yunhi Bekaar Jata Hai

Suna Hai Zindagi Imtihaan Leti Hai Faraz
Par Yahan Toh Imtihanon Ne Zindagi Leli

Hansi Ko Main Sun Ek Baar Chaunk Utha, Faraz
Yeh Mujh Mein Dukh Chhupaane Ka Kamaal Kaisey Aa Gaya?!

Duniya Mein Mat Dhoondh Naam-E-Wafa, Faraz
Dilon Se Khelte Hain Log Bana Ke Humsafar Apna

Shayari, Aawargi, Khushbu, Wafaa, Lazzat, Sharaab,
Mukhtalif Shaklon Mein Shehzaade Ko Aurat Chahiye

Ab Usey Roz Na Sochun Toh Badan Tootta Hai, Faraz
Ek Umar Ho Gayi Hai Uski Yaad Ka Nasha Karte Karte

Na Jaane Kab Se Ho Gaye Itney Shiddat Pasand Hum, Faraz
Jab Tak Zakhm Na Khayein Tasalli Nahin Hoti

Intoxicating lines that make you feel tipsy.

Who needs wine? I don't ;-)

Faraz's magical way of saying so much in so few lines....reminds me of the Shakespearean Quote:

Brevity is the soul of wit

Hum Zamane Mein Yunhi Bewafa Mashhoor Ho Gaye Faraz
Hazaaron Chaahne Waley The, Kis Kis Se Wafa Kartey !!!

Kaun Pareshan Hota Hai Tere Ghum Se, Faraz
Woh Apni Hee Kisi Baat Pe Roya Hoga....

Usey Taraash Ke Heera Bana Diya Humne Faraz
Magar Ab Yeh Sochte Hain Usey Kharidein Kaise

Tu Kisi Aur Ke Liye Hoga Samundar-E-Ishq
Hum Toh Roz Tere Saahil Se Pyase Guzar Jaate Hain

Apni Nakaami Ka Ek Yeh Bhi Sabab Hai Faraz
Cheez Jo Mangte Hain Sab Se Juda Mangte Hain

Kahin Tanha Na Kar De Tujhe Munfrid Rehne Ka Shauq, Faraz
Jab Din Dhaley Tu Kisi Se Haal-E-Dil Keh Diya Kar....

Kaat Kar Zubaan Meri Keh Raha Tha Woh Faraz
Ab Tumhe Ijaazat Hai Haal-E-Dil Sunane Ki

Ab Jis Ke Jee Mein Aaye Wohi Pa Le Raushni,
Humne Toh Dil Jala Kar Sar-E-Raah Rakh Diya

Aa Ke Ab Tasleem Karlein Tu Nahin Toh Main Sahi,
Kaun Maanega Ke Hum Mein Se Bewafa Koi Nahi...

Ab Neend Se Kaho Hum Se Sulah Kar Le Faraz,
Woh Daur Chala Gaya Hai Jis Ke Liye Hum Jaaga Karte The
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And here is an excellent triad of 3 great poets - Ghalib, Iqbal and Faraz

Zara Gaur Farmaiye :-)

Zaahid Sharaab Peene De Masjid Mein Baith Kar,
Ya Woh Jagah Bata Jahan Khuda Nahin...
(Mirza Ghalib)

Masjid Khuda Ka Ghar Hai, Peeney Ki Jagah Nahin,
Kaafir Ke Dil Mein Ja, Wahan Khuda Nahin...
(Allama Iqbal)

Kaafir Ke Dil Se Aaya Hoon Main Yeh Dekh Kar,
Khuda Maujood Hai Wahan, Par Usey Pata Nahin...
(Ahmad Faraz)

Happy Pondering and Happy New Year to all of you :-)

Love,
AC :)

Tasveer taken from Getty Images dot Com / Courtesy: Boloji

AC's Favourites

These are some of my favourite songs. Hope you also enjoy :-)

In case, this playlist stops playing, you can access the full list of songs here.

Quotes in Pics :-)

Not much to share today except these Quotes coming your way :-)

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour. - Charles Dickens

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? - Robert H. Schuller

It's an unhealthy habit to say that life is what you make of it, and if you want to be happy, then you can be happy. That's just rubbish, basically. - Mike Leigh

I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh. - Randy Jackson

Speak when you are angry -- and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. - Laurence J. Peter

That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material. - Swami Vivekananda

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. - Albert Einstein

Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes. - Sigmund Freud

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

As for Quotes in Pics, you need to click this :-)

http://www.please-peruse.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/pix-quotes.html

That's all for now.

Winter is here....keep warm, share hugs and have a cosy Christmas :-)

Love,
AC :)

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You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. - Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)

Best :-)

Have compiled this latest playlist on The Best of Kishore

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP2Wr4O1JalNn1ZHvVQn3kQYU7NYrUjl

Will be adding some more songs as and when I find them

They may not be the best in your view but in my view they stand out from the rest :-)

We can always beg to differ as you are not me and I'm not you ;-)

And talking of songs, have you heard this guy sing?!

He is Mukesh Rathore, an IT engineer from Basoda (M.P.), India who now lives in New Jersey, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72fmIqB2oY

I chanced upon him while looking for some songs for my playlists on old and new songs.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP2Wr4O1JaltFk_vSjWwXkkehc3luy_7

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP2Wr4O1JanEGYsWsf4AY27roeP85elk

I must say he sings well. He may not be having a rich voice like the legendary Rafi but nevertheless he has a nice voice.

I wish he makes his name in Bollywood and sings some soulful songs to enthrall the masses.

https://www.reverbnation.com/mukeshrathore

And now as always, it's Quotes Time :-) This time, all are by C.S. Lewis

If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.

If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.” - C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and can’t really get rid of it.

And now leaving you with some Picture Quotes - Happy Pondering :-)

So make time for each other and have a lovely Diwali :-) 

Best Wishes 

APARNA :-)