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In Awe of the Atlantis
a touch of melancholy | October 10th 2008 by melancholiac
In the latest extravagant spending spree in the Middle East, and again in Dubai, yet another wonder has been built in the Gulf. In very close proximity to the 7-star Burj Al Arab hotel, which is the most expensive hotel in the Middle East, comes Atla read more
I Am A Sugar Cube, Hey?
The Upside Down of Me | October 9th 2008 by Baby Girl
Hey there. :)I had such a busy week this week, hence I can still smiling. My life now has been so nice and intriguing!I mean, I am too busy with work in the office, and today I have classes all day. It was nice, even though there were like only an ho read more
Dawn, her face and pasta.
Three Beautiful Things | October 7th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. Somewhere in the muddle of getting dressed, waking up, eating breakfast, washing and writing this blog, it goes from dark to light.2. A child with a shock of black curly hair runs down the street. She stops suddenly and almost pitches over into th read more
Slow start, clean coat and how it's going to be.
Three Beautiful Things | October 4th 2008 by Clare Grant
Tom has written a 3BT poem over at Summit Manor. And Sarah Salway has been using the 3BT format in a writing class. Anyone else been inspired by 3BT recently? I love hearing about things like that because it makes me feel very useful!1. A late finish read more
Design Construction and Devlopment INC.
Dreamcatcher Online Event Calendars - Real Estate | September 30th 2008 by Claudia duPreez
Design Construction has been in business since 1984, as licensed general contractors; they specialize in your construction need “A to Z” - Plumbing, Electrical, flooring, window replacements are some of the services we offer. Contact us for your read more
Even before breakfast, finding history and a maze.
Three Beautiful Things | September 28th 2008 by Clare Grant
a. Just spotted that this is going to be my 1,600th post.b. Joe Hyam from Best of Now has a poem on qarrtsiluni.1. I go out early to get some bread and see (1) two women sitting on a bench at the top of the street drinking tea from real mugs; (2) an read more
Reboot, charcoal and Hilary.
Three Beautiful Things | September 26th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. In the before dawn dark, the computer ur-ur-urs and reboots, ur-ur-urs and reboots. This isn't right. Black thoughts of data irretrievable and work due in on Monday. I switch it off, count to 30, try again. ur-ur-ur reboot. ur-ur-ur reboot. I star read more
Band, prize lemons and pink clouds.
Three Beautiful Things | September 24th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. The rubber band around the jam jar paper is removed. It stretches and fattens until it is impossible to believe what it was before.2. I have a portrait picture on my page of a nice, smiley old man at a horticultural show. He is holding up and in f read more
Point, prints and push.
Three Beautiful Things | September 23rd 2008 by Clare Grant
1. At the first stroke, the sharp new point on my pencil pops and crumbles into a tiny constellation, black on white.2. Dry morning. No-one in sight. Dew wet footprints on the path get fainter step by step.3. One last push late at night to finish my read more
Red-green, here she is and paid for.
Three Beautiful Things | September 20th 2008 by Clare Grant
I'm very proud today because I'm in a real lit'ry magazine, complete with sound file of me reading it -- check me out on qarrtsiluni.1. In my lunch box, pieces of deep red tomato and emerald coriander. Katie says that for a moment she thought I was e read more
In The Bazaars of Hyderabad, Revisited
Hyderabadiz 2.0. | September 18th 2008 by Hyderabadiz Team
Madhumita Gopalan's visualizations of the Lad Bazar and Charminar area during Ramadan (click here for other pictures): "...I'll leave you with this poem by Sarojini Naidu called "In The Bazaars of Hyderabad", that beautifully describes the Charminar read more
Life n its Wonders
Life n its Lessons | September 18th 2008
its funny thing this life .. sometimes the smallest things you do for someone or the smallest of mistakes you commit.. help you in a very very big way …. For the past 2 years i have been doing small favors for someone i know … it did̵ read more
Let the Philippines Rule in The New 7 Wonders Of Nature Campaign
Online Bits and Pieces | September 13th 2008 by frenchy chu
As most of you already know that Philippines is now enjoying her nice ranking in the New 7 Wonders of Nature voting campaign. For those who still don't know and still wondering what the fuss is all about, let me site here some infos about the campaig read more
Frenchman, free fireworks and ferns.
Three Beautiful Things | September 11th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. Sarah asks if we don't think that her boyfriend is devastatingly handsome and classically Gallic. We can agree in all honesty, and immediately name him 'The Frenchman'.2. A spray of sparks flies from the station clock tower late at night. Men are read more
Fire, living rough and staving off the inevitable.
Three Beautiful Things | September 10th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. Pictures of a fire in a derelict house. Carverns of lily orange flames and window frames in black silhouette draw my eye.2. One of the reporters comes round with a sponsorship form. She's spending a week living as a homeless person in town. Her mi read more
Decorating, I shouldn't have to say this and larva.
Three Beautiful Things | September 8th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. The sound of wallpaper coming off in long strips. Nick compares it to a lightsabre. To me, it sounds like the drawn-out rrrrrriiiiippp of an activity normally forbidden by polite society. When the work is done, the pieces bagged up and the dustshe read more
My sunglasses, mushroom and the summer.
Three Beautiful Things | August 31st 2008 by Clare Grant
1. In all the chaos of moving, finding my sunglasses, on just about the first fine day in August, in the bottom of my rucksack.2. Silently, not bothering anyone, a mushroom has pushed its scaled cap out of the soil under a fir tree by a busy stretch read more
Amazing Fountain screen الشاشة المائية
Life Drama Home | August 30th 2008 by VeBo
Fall into the water pictureفي اليابان تحديدا ... اعجبت في الحقيقة بهذه النافورة و اللي اعتبرها اغربoutput device .. everكأنها شاشة مائية لعمليات تحرير و طباعة .. read more
Sanober Kabir: More talks; less work
Bollywood News Blog | August 29th 2008 by bollywood
Sanober, the girl who got a name and fame in just one single item number, 'Mere Berry ki Ber', has totally vanished nowadays. Many had said that she will do wonders and will reach heights. read more
Giant’s Causeway
Insomnio | August 25th 2008 by az
Giant’s Causeway: Ancient Volcanic Eruption Creates Natural Wonder. A place I must visit… read more
42 Essential Flickr Abandonments Groups Dedicated to Abandoned Pl…
Web Urbanist | August 24th 2008 by Web Urbanist
There is something about photographs of deserted places and abandoned buildings that is mysterious and intriguing to those of us who crave a combination of mystery and history, danger and thrill. If you are one such person, chances are there is a Fli read more
"Flashback" Friday: Problems Are Always Opportunities
Top Sales Blog | August 8th 2008 by Top Sales Blog
Do you want to build rapport with your customers and prospects? Do you want loyalty and referral business? How about expert credibility, is this something you desire to have in your sales career?How you handle problems will largely determine your rep read more
Fruit, flock and figs.
Three Beautiful Things | August 8th 2008 by Clare Grant
1. A red-gold Victoria plum. The skin is the colour of a faded bruise, and the flesh reminds me of teatime sunlight.2. Passing a church we catch the moment when shining butterflies of confetti hang in the air.3. Cutting up a fat ball of mozzarella an read more
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JohnDa's Fundas and Ideas | August 6th 2008 by John
Wanted to browse for pictures or photos on the internet in a more beautiful way ? If you have Firefox on Windows, there is the PicLens CoolIris addon. Which I uber cool. A 3d wall of pictures which you can scroll across.Here is a website which gives read more
New 7 Wonders Of The World
As You Like It | August 5th 2008 by Bhargava A
New 7 Wonders Of The World The new seven wonders of the world are selected by voting of the people.The following wonders were declared as wonders on 07.07.07. The following wonders received around 100 million votes world wide. The seven wonders are T read more
ACROS Fukuoka: The serene green roof of Japan!
Our Surprising World. Wonderful pictures of the world | July 30th 2008 by Yuriy
You must have heard about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and if you haven’t then I suggest a little peak in to the ancient wonders of the world. While building a structure like that might have been an extraordinary architectural achievement in read more
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