Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Glory in the flower - Wordsworth
Came across this and thought of sharing. From “Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” by William Wordsworth.
What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.
Full ode at http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15926
Friday, January 09, 2009
The new Satyam nursery rhyme
Got 2 rhymes in my mail about the Satyam scandal. I got inspired to make a third one.
2 rhymes in the mail:
Raju Raju sat on a wall
Raju Raju had a great fall
Balance sheet died
Shareholders cried
Raju Raju made a fraud
Raju Raju
Yes baba
Cheating us
No baba
Telling Lies
No baba
Open the balance sheet
HA HA HA
My composition (original):
Rock a bye investor
On the Satyam stock top
When the Maytas deal breaks
The exchange will rock
When the fraud breaks
The Satyam will fall
Down will come investor
Raju and all
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Common Errors in English
Very nice site. Lists common mistakes that we make in English e.g. bullion vs bouillon.