I Miss My Common Pet Peeves
I used to hate the busy street. I seldom spend days in the park, I will admit I can't bear people's noise and the loud honks of cars, it gives me headache. The slow moving queue in the supermarket's counter has always been my pet peeve. But this week felt different.
The world has faced a pause in the industry and human activities. People were adviced to stay home. Health protocols are implemented, you just can't go out without a face mask. You can't enter an establishment without getting your temperature checked. And a mist of rubbing alcohol or sanitizer is must.
As an introvert, I didn't really cared much if I have to stay in the house and not go out for several months, it's easy for me, I have been fond of solitude anyway. And did literally spent the quarantine inside the house, I didnt even try to get some glimpse of my neighborhood after sometime. I didn't have to socialize for several months and that's pretty fine to me. Although, getting stuck in the house seems pretty fine to me, I am a young adult that has some things to accomplish and has to be settled. I need an update for the enrolment in this school year and so, I had to go to our campus and inquire.
It's an hour travel from our house. I usually take jeepney rides. The inside of jeepneys were customized to have compartment-like personal seats. I'm pretty sure anyone who's sitting beside you will not be able to accidentally read a conversation you're having on the phone because of the thick plastic barrier. And guarantees a seat for everybody because the sitting capacity is devided to 50% of the original sitting capacity of the jeepney.
I reached the campus' gate and I then saw a mat on the entrance, I guess it as wet with a sanitizing solution to rid the soles of your shoes with the unwanted visitor- the virus. I was thermal scanned and was instructed to fill out some forms, mainly for contact tracing purposes, I guess, just in case.
It's 8:30 am and I was done inquiring, I didn't have to fall in line because I was so early and inquiring students are limited, not everyone go out very often. It felt weird that I missed the slow moving lines in the registrar. It just felt different that the place that used to be crowded by this time was so silent.
On my way home, I came by a Rambutan tree inside the campus that is starting to bear premature Rambutan fruit, which me and friends have always dreamt to pick during its ripe season. I just miss how we used to walk by this path and discuss how we gonna pick a rambutan fruit without the guards seeing us, which we never really do anyway. This time, the trees are so green but the place remained silent. No traces of frequent visitors walking by.
A day outside the house after a long quarantine period was different. The air smelled fresh, the trees have restored grean leaves in their branches, no busy street, no noisy people in the park, nothing's giving me a headache. It's somehow peaceful but lonely.
It was lonely, that you won't hear peoples laughter along the busy paths, minimal noises of engines in the streets, no busy crowds, some establishments are still close. It was so silent.
It's funny to admit that I used to hate the city when it's so busy but I miss it now. I do miss it now. I do miss the noises getting into my nerves. Now, you can look at people's eyes and you can tell they want the normal days again too. The normal days just like before this pandemic happened. Just like the days when the day is in hectic sched and everyone has errands to do. You can see sadness in people's eyes when half of their face is masked.
I know I used to complain about my usual pet peeves in everyday life but I'd still choose thise days again. Those normal days. I'd rather get my pet peeves everyday as long as we can go back to the normal we used to know than the new normal that turned the world silent and quite lonely.
New normal is new to me.
Random Question 3: Consider you are a story writer who's still fond of pen and paper when writing stories. If you will be one of your most favorite tool, which one would you rather be? Be the pen or be the paper? Why? (No, safe answers please. Choose only one in the option, I'll upvote those who are able to raise unique points)
Random Question 2: If you're given a chance to help others by being one of the options below, which one would you rather be? And why?
A. To be a tall giant as a skyscraper
B. Fast little housefly with a strength of a lion
C. A fish that can predict the future
(I'll upvote those who will give a unique answer)
I'll post the second batch of my sponsorship program for poets. I'll get back to the comments in this article : https://read.cash/@Winona/sponsorship-for-poets-a92790a8 tomorrow. To those who still wants to try, just leave a comment in that article. I may not be able to sponsor all due to my small fund but I hope you wont be discouraged to write poems and participate in poem writing activities.
Random Question 1: Imagine there are two pills, a white one and a green one. The white one will make you invisible for 3 days, the green one will guarantee you an ability to fly. Which pill will you choose? Why?
(I'll give an upvote to those that will answer well)
Poem Writing Activity in Read.Cash
My initiative in making poetry alive here at read.cash is not limited to only sponsoring poets in order to encourage them in writing poems. I would also like to help them and anyone who likes to give it a try, a way in improving their poem writing skills.
**The Use of Word Prompts**
A few weeks ago I joined a freewriting competition here at read.cash that is organized by @wakeupkitty and the read.cash community. It caught my interest because of the challenge in writing in 10 minutes and using word prompts. Honestly, it was new to me and as a person who likes to give herself a challenge I did try my shot.
I wasn't able to win a top price but I managed to get a bonus prize, and for someone who's a beginner, that's already an achievement for me. I was so happy and motivated by that competition that I became hungry for more of writing activities like that.
Big thanks to @wakeupkitty , specially in encouraging me to write more and of course for being one of my inspiration here at RC.
And also to a great friend I met in the competition @Ozzy , who's kind words have been a motivation for me to keep writing and improving my writing skills.
I hope you'd also find time reading their articles, I guarantee you that they will give you great ideas and get inspired by their works.
**Why Word Prompts**?
I find it interesting to use word prompts because it challenges the mind to know more about how the specific word can be used in a written piece. It makes the mind think of different ways to put out their creativity in using a specific word.
Personally, using word prompts help me combat writer's block, as I have words to use before hand and then I search the meaning of the word, if I am not familiar of it yet, so I can use it in writing an article. I think, it's is a great way to expand ones vocabulary and creative thinking.
**The Poem Writing Activity and the Community**
So here's how we can manage to keep tract of each other's works and development. I created a community to cater your works. The rules are already stated here:
https://read.cash/c/live-poet-society-cc23
I hope any aspiring poem writers will join. Specially those I sponsor under "Live Poets Society"
To give you a much clearer explanation of the rules in writing a poem for submission;
1. Written works must be in English
2. Use the word prompts stated in the tagline of the community. It will be updated every once or twice a week to be able to practice more words and expand the writer's vocabulary.
3. The word prompts must be written in bold for easy identification
4. Using rhymes will be better as it makes you're mind work to put effort in your poem and make you look for words that rhymes and sometimes you'll get the drive to search for the meaning of it, another addition to the vocabulary!
5. Freeverse are also welcome
6. Minimum of 9 lines. No time limit in writing.
Check out my first sample:
https://read.cash/@Winona/vagabond-to-my-lost-dreams-cc77a010
@feebie and I will work together to check your works and another thing, we will be upvoting nicely written poems of course. So we are hoping that you guys will put effort in improving your writing skills together with us.
I hope you will subscribe to get notified for the updates (maybe soon, a competition)
I am still open for some recommendations in this activity, since it is my first time to organize an activity in this platform. I also have an ample fund for doing an upvote for everybody but I am doubling my effort in earning so that I can give more to you guys and expand my sponsorship.
Who knows? We might be able to organize a monthly competition here. That will be a big dream for this initiative.
To anyone who would like to give some recommendations and elaborate guidelines or help me in organizing activities like this at read.cash, I will be delighted if you'd reach me at my telegram account:
https://t.me/Win0naa
My sponsorship program is still open. You may check:
https://read.cash/@Winona/sponsorship-for-poets-a92790a8
**Special message to my sponsorship program**
@Jabs @Eybyoung @Charlotte @vanya_29 @Yayaya13 @Pawpy.Light-28 and newly added @Iremori I hope you'll join the community and submit your works very soon. I'd be waiting.
I am encouraging everyone to make this platform not only an avenue to earn but also to improve your writing skills. I hope you will paticipate in this little initiative of mine. Enjoy writing!
#Let'sMakePoetryAliveAgain!
#ToLiteratureAndBeyond
Vagabond To My Lost Dreams
I set my feet off the course
Where my hands are tired
And apathy is a curse
I long to forgive myself
In things I haven't tried to pursue yet
Hanged a **garland** as a lonely wreath
For a child's dream is with breadth and depth
But the duality of man and evil facet
I am now a mess of a crumpled **gazette**
I find it a havoc and sometimes **grotesque**
That my heart is aching for a lifelong protest
Never answered.
Never heard.
Mind is off the focus, hindsight is blurred
I reside my aspiration
May this being be cured.
For I had to leave out the premonition
Trade my hobby with their expectation
Handle the flasks, create a breakthrough
Is now a dead ambition.
(Can you guess what the persona dreams to be? I'll give an upvote to the first person to guess it right)
Make Poetry Alive Again
Yesterday I posted an article about a sponsorship for poets. The very objective of the sponsorship is to encourage poem writers to continue writings poems and publish it here in RC.
I have been clear that I can only sponsor several but not everyone. I'm not earning a lot yet in the platform, the ample amount I can give may be a dose of motivation for writers to give value in the genre and put effort in writing poems.
This will be the first batch for my sponsorship:
@Eybyoung @Jabs @Charlotte @vanya_29 @Pawpy.Light-28 @Yayaya13
These writers has published some good poems and I hope you'll find time to read their poems too.
For those who are still eager and interested in getting a sponsorship from me please refer to this article and be part of the second batch of sponsorship.
https://read.cash/@Winona/sponsorship-for-poets-0ebc50f6
To those who haven't been selected yet please don't be discouraged. You all have written good poems and I had a hard time deciding. I don't have a big fund for this yet. I have a second batch sponsorship coming, you can still send the link of your poems in the article in the link mentioned above.
Also, I would like to thank @feebie for inviting me to be a co-moderator at "Poems and Flash Fiction" https://read.cash/c/poems-and-flash-fictions-2b1a
I will be very much delighted to read more poems from you guys and to any aspiring poet here.
Have a good day!
Hello. I am willing to sponsor poem writers. If you're interested for my sponsorship please check this link https://read.cash/@Winona/sponsorship-for-poets-0ebc50f6
Sponsorship For Poets
I have read some nicely written poems here at RC, given a little appreciation maybe because of the lack of readers who appreciates the genre. I thought of a way to give them a little commendation and encourage the writer in creating more valuable poems for everyone to read.
I give to you my little sponsorship program with the logo:
I don't have much money to sponsor all of the aspiring poets but I think I can sustain sponsoring some for now, and through time, who knows? I might be able to sponsor a lot of poetry writers.
I want to make poetry alive in this platform. I want to encourage people to it in my own little way.
If you are interested for my sponsorship these are the things you have to do:
Subscribe to me
Comment the link of one of your best poem in the comment section for me to check it out.
Check out the poems below and leave a comment about what you learn from it
I will mention the writers that I will sponsor in the next article.
Check out some of this poems that I wrote, I hope you'll leave a comment, let me know what it made you feel.
https://read.cash/@Winona/farewell-8151a734
https://read.cash/@Winona/tomorrow-we-become-strangers-d36a0fa0
https://read.cash/@Winona/unfathomable-f0a68f30
https://read.cash/@Winona/aloof-hearts-are-left-unscathed-4c567ce8
Let's all make this platform valuable by making literature alive again!
Hello, I am willing to sponsor anyone who has the interest in writing poems like me:) I am very fond of poems and I thought, I can encourage others to publish their rhymes through this simple sponsorship. All you have to do is subscribe to me and give the link of your best poem on the comment section for me to read. I will sponsor the poem I think is well-written and stands out from the rest. How many? I will select several, since I haven't got a lot of money so far, but what I have can enable me to sponsor several.
My Version of Van Gogh's Starry Night Makeup Abstract
It's my first time doing a makeup abstract and I am not a makeup guru. I was just bored during those times that's why I decided to try something new.
I am a fan of classic artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo and Van Gogh. One of the paintings I admire the most is Van Gogh's Starry Night. The unique wavy strokes and the contrasts always reminds me of a peaceful night when everyone is in slumber.
My art admiration always drives me to think out of the box and give myself a challenge. It's always the challenge that fires up me up to do something and try my best to achieve it, that's why I decided to do an abstract, an makeup abstract.
Well, it's my first time doing this kind of stuff and I'm not really into makeup or collecting makeup kit. I used my mom's old makeup kit I just hoped that it is still good to use haha.
So here it is
I was able to depict a little of the color and the objects in the painting😅. It's not very well though, but it's my first time to do this stuff so I thought it might be worth sharing.
Here's another photo
I added a little lighting when I took the picture. And by the way, I added some elements to distort details on my lips in the pictures haha, to add some personality and effect to the feeling of the viewer. But don't worry I'm not creepy at all.
I wasn't able to depict the real painting but I am now practicing for more makeup abstract versions. And maybe I can remake it again and do better by that time.
Do you have some recommendations? Or maybe suggestion on what makeup abstract to do next? Let me know in the comment section:)
Aloof Hearts Are Left Unscathed
Our ribs are cages
To keep our hearts in prison
At what cost it rest for ages?
To guard itself from treason
Bitter truths came haunting us
To devour the hope that love will last
For the doubts set afire, we can't surpass
Stained our faith and burned our trust
We are vagabonds who lost their trail
To find the love that was set to fail
Had to numb the heart- it is the bail,
Blazed bouquet, latter the veil
Entangled souls I watched afar
"Not again", it left a scar.
Our ribs are cages
To keep our hearts protected
Loving too deep is to be prevented
I've learned from the ache when it all ended
Let me be a distant fool
That knows no love but the heart is pure
Unapologetic but for now I had to rule
Tell me you love me when you know you're sure.
The Mozart Who's Losing His Art
There are days I dont feel like going out of the house even if its a bright beautiful day. Some days I dont feel like grabbing my pencils and start sketching, which I usually enjoy. And there are times I really dont feel like writing at all. I just wanna stare at the ceiling and wonder what went wrong.
It must have been the shift in the coffee brand or perhaps I added a little too much of sugar. I dont have the appetite but I end up **cooking** my favorite dish in the kitchen to try motivate myself in being productive that day. I dont know what for, maybe for gardening, do some selfies practice with my ukelele, or maybe share some memes on facebook that sends me **laughing out loud** in the living room.
I dont think my **CPS** is on the mood to do anything. My Central Processing System or my brain. Maybe it's too tired to do anything, maybe it craves for some self care. Yesterdays could be real draining and frustrating, the heavy traffics, slow people in the line, noisy honks from cars trapped in the jam.
Maybe it's okay to lose them all in a day. The rush to do the things that excite you, the once that makes you happy. You just wanna sit still watch the sunset by the window or breathe the fresh air. It's okay to lose the rhymes and rhythms for a while. Like an an artist who's losing his art for today.
It's okay to feel like not doing anything for the day it doesnt make you less of what you wanna be, just make sure to find what motivates you, you'll get your rhythm back very soon. It'll come back like the first rain in the dry desert. But for now, it's all gonna be okay. Take a sip of your coffee.
Prompts Used:
cooking
Laughing out loud
CPS- used as "central processing system"
Writing time: 10 minutes
Timer: Floating timer app
Device: Cellphone
Next Level Music Frisson: 8D, 9D and 12D Audio
Have you ever heard of 8th Dimension Audio or simply 8D audio? Along with it are several existing audio alterations such as 9D, 12D and even 16D. Imagine the music frisson it can give a music addict.
**Music Frisson**
It is the sensation you feel when you listen to a song. It can also be characterized as the euphoria or goosebumps you're having when you listen to a certain song. Being emotionally driven by music is kinda rare in the population. Not everyone can feel this sensation while listening to a song. It's actually a unique trait.
**What's with 8D, 9D and 12D audio?**
8D audio along with the other audio alteration mentioned has additional effects to give the listener the sensation of the music going around them. The added reverb makes the illusion that the music is being played in a large room, you alone, with the speakers. The music also seem to move from left-to-right because of the stereo panning done to the music.
9D and 12D audio seemed to work that way too but has some specific features. The instument track and vocal tracks are separated and each of the track is added with the panning effects. All of this music manipulation are done to create the effect that the song and the parts of it are being played in different dimensions but simultaneously. It's crazy!
It will be best to use headphones while listening to it. It's like tranporting you to a space dimension of music. A whole new level of feels are brought by the song that seems to swing around your head and it feels like the song is played inside your brain.
I've been a fan of several music genre and this audio alterations brought it to a next level of euphoria. I sometimes wish it is in spotify. I listen to 8D audio on youtube and yes, almost all of your favorite songs has 8D, 9D and 12D version! Another crazy thing, 16D audio formats are existing!
Here are some of my favorite songs in my playlist that are in 8D, 9D or 12D. You can all find them in youtube, just type 8D, 9D or 12D (whichever you want to try) after the song title and it will come up, don't forget to use earphones.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queens (I recommend the 12D Audio, it's insane!)
Bad Liar by Imagine Dragons
Demons by Imagine Dragons
Deathbead by Powfu
Dead Eyes by Powfu
Lucid Dreams by Juice Wrld
Fireflies by Owl City
Mike Posner- I Took A Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix) 8D audio
Somebody Else by The 1975
Chlorine by Twenty-one Pilots
Migraine by Twenty-one Pilots
And many more, it's actually a long list. You can search for your favorite songs in 8D Audio format in Youtube. Enjoy listening!
Recommend some songs to me in the comment section or let me know your insight about 8D audio and it's variations:)
I hope this article was worth your time reading:)
Hi, I am Winona , curious beginner in understanding cryptocurrency. I have a question for you guys, how do you think cryptocurrency is changing the world? Let me know. Your insights will be very helpful to me.
Greetings! I am Winona, a beginner in this platform. I am interested in learning about cryptocurrency, I only have an ample idea of it. I am also eager to learn about it and help other beginners like me. Can you please recommend articles here meant to educate beginners about cryptocurrency? Or if you have articles about cryptocurrency please drop your link in the comment section. I would like to write about my learning steps in cryptocurrency and I will cite your helpful articles in my work:) Thank you very much.
Look What It Made You Do (2nd entry-freewriting contest)
Here's a diary entry about my drunken friends. A little off-topic for health effects but rather behavioral ones.
I am staying in a house few blocks from the university and I am with my two friends Tina, Precilla and my cousin Roy who are all ocassional drinkers. But drinks hard when they do.
Tina loves poetry and music but hates dancing. One time she got invited to a party, boy, she partied so hard and got so drunk she cant almost go home. She danced all night and did I mention she hates dancing? That's because she dance like a **worm**.
Precilla is a shy type girl and she hates everyone. Silly. Not everyone though, She love her cat Winnie but calls her Picachu one time when she got home so drunk. She told me she drunk text her ex-boyfriend. I dont even know she got a boyfriend during the days. It turns out it was the pizza delivery guy who's been **perplexed** with all the texts hes been recieveing.
My cousin Roi, typical guy, serious type and humble. But a real pain in the ass when drunk. One time, he thrown his shoes on the bay shouting yeet! And wondered where he left it the next morning. He also make liberty speeches along the way home and shouts his political perspective and life rants in the neighborhood. And will fight anyone who will disagree with him. I dont even know why he **release** that much anger, and dont even know where that anger came from.
The next morning, with all the hangover, they all ask me what they've done and we will all laugh about their emabrassing behavior under the influence of alcohol. This lunatics.
Probably you got some stories like that too, are you a Tina, a Roy, or a Precilla? Or probably just like me who does all the taking care stuff for their friends and **support** them anyway. What did alcohol consumption made you do? Let me know in the comment section haha.
Timer: FLOATING TIMER APP
Device: CELLPHONE
NOT TRANSLATED
Hi. I am Winona and I haven't been able to find a motivation in writing for days. I can't think of a topic. Can you recommend some ideas or topics to write about? I mean, anything under the sun. I'm kinda on for a challenge to write about topics Im not that familiar and do some research about it.
Fifty Percent Sober (1st entry-Freewriting Contest)
Ah parties,jammings, get-togethers are always better with life discussions partnered with a cold beer, a shot of vodka or some fine whiskey. We have a lot of choices. In fact, moderation is also a choice, and I suggest you choose it.
Well, people say that we all should drink moderately, ever wondered why? Simple, alcohol can cause some major problems in the body.
Alcohol can post a risk in your circulatory system. High blood pressure and high cholesterol can be a major problem. A heavy drinker can be more prone to heart attack. It can also damage the lungs, which is another risk making a person prone to more serious lung problem.
When the world is already swivelling due to the consumption of alcohol down to the bottom of the bottle, our Central Nervous System is already affected. It slows down the brains capacity, perhaps affecting the **release** of necessary neurotransmitters necessary to maintain balance. It can also reduce our ability to communicate and that explains the slurred speech and it does make you less **charming.**
Inflammatory damage could also be a concern if you're a heavy drinker. Our immune system can get weak with all of the drinking, the same as saying we are slowing down our bodies defense system, yikes! The bodily systems all exposed to risks couldn't do much to **support** in fighting the invaders in our body.
Does that mean we should say goodbye to alcohol consumption? It'll be a hard decision but is just right. But you're a little rebel I supposed, who loves the fun out of drinking with friends. That'd be okay I guess, as long as you drink with moderation. Why? It lessens the risk of severe effects of alcohol in the body. The chance of getting ill may not be as small as a **worm** but might enable you to drive home safely. I ain't encouraging you to drink, I'm not even a drinker myself but I dont wan to spoil the fun for some people. After all, life is short and soon our hair will be grey as the **ashes** so it'll be okay to have some fun but be sure to that you're taking care of your health too or else that fun is gonna be gone too soon and I bet you dont want that to happen. So, release the beers! But be 50% sober.
(I used the FLOATING TIMER app displayed while I am writing, I am a cellphone user. This article is NOT TRANSLATED)
I hope you guys will like it:)
Correct Word Usage 1
A good article means correct word usage. There are a lot of words in the English dictionary that may sound and look alike but have different meanings. It often causes confusion. Here are some commonly cofused words and their meaning.
Except Vs. Accept
Except- not including
EXAMPLE: Take all of the spices in the spice rack except the paprika.
Accept- to agree to recieve or do
EXAMPLE: I will accept your job offer.
Advice Vs. Advise
Advice- an opinion or recommendation that is offered as a course of action
EXAMPLE: Let me give you some advice, don't trust people easily.
Advise- to offer an opinion or suggestion
EXAMPLE: I advise you to take notes during this lecture because the teacher might give a surprise quiz.
Coarse Vs. Course
Coarse- rough
EXAMPLE: Igneous rocks tends to have a course texture.
Course- a direction, a school subject, part of metal
EXAMPLE: The toy car finished the circular course in just a short span of time.
Unfathomable
Broken vases, broken vows
Dying hope, sleepless hours
Surreal delusions, countless flaws
Unscathed egos, torned up clause
A clear blue sky, soon a sunset hue
We tried a bit more before we cried adieu
A dreamy mirage, collapse from above
We hang the ropes for things we called love
A lethal dose of poison, a drift in the horizon
Demanded escape in commitments we thought was prison
Little white lies, harsh truths we barely believe
What resides in the mind are the ones we can't concieve.
Tomorrow We Become Strangers
Love fixed our hearts and our broken wings
First time we faltered, the next flight bears the sting
Souls tied and untangled but the mind plucks the string
What agony it is to cover the ears in notes we can't sing
Filling gaps with lies, it's never easy but we tried
All the promises failed us, our valentine flowers has dried
We demanded distance to make it all subside
The blame was not over and the accountabilities are denied
What makes the heart grow a little wiser?
Is it the aftermath when the day gets a bit brighter?
Or the peace of the night that sets us sleep and forget about the anger?
We made ourselves fond of the night, so tomorrow we become strangers.
Common Grammatical Errors 2
A good article means a well-constructed sentences. Here are another things to take note when writing.
1. Pronouns should agree with the noun
If the noun in your sentence is singular, the pronoun must also be singular. If the noun is plural, the pronoun must be plural as well.
Example:
Incorrect: Boys are not allowed to bring his cellphones
Correct: Boys are not allowed to bring their cellphones
Incorrect: Every maiden in this town must have their hair tied.
Correct: Every maiden in this town must have her hair tied.
2. Check your sentence fragments
Fragments only resemble sentences but not a complete idea. A sentence must have a subject and a verb.
Example:
Incorrect: Ana skipped the class this afternoon. Because she had a stomachache.
Correct: Ana skipped the class this afternoon because she had a stomachache.
Common Grammatical Error 1
It's important to avoid grammatical errors in order to come up with a nice written piece. So, here are some things to check on your written work.
1. Take a look at your subject-verb agreement.
If the subject of your sentence is singular, the verb should also be singular. And if the subject of your sentence is plural, the verb should also be plural.
Example:
Incorrect: One of the most spectacular displays on Earth are the Aurora borealis.
Coreect: One of the most spectacular displays on Earth is the Aurora borealis.
2. Check your introductory element, maybe it's missing a COMMA.
A comma gives the reader a slight pause when reading your written piece and avoids the havoc when using an introductory word, phrase or clause.
EXAMPLE:
Incorrect: In addition some creatures in the vast ocean is not yet discovered.
Correct: In addition, some creatures in the vast ocean is not yet discovered.
3. Are you using "it's" and "its" correctly?
The use of "it's" meant "it is" or "it has" while the use of "its" meant belonging.
EXAMPLE:
Incorrect: Its raining again outside.
Correct: It's raining again outside.
Incorrect: The bird is feeding it's chicks.
Correct: The bird is feeding its chicks.
Farewell
You left without traces of goodbye
Without remarks
I still wish you read my letters
-to which I sent regards.
I knew this day would come
That I had to watch you run
Along with the dusk and its lonely hum
And the promises left undone
I still wish you all the bests
And heal in times your heart has bled
May you find the peace in a sweet caress
And be happy in a life ahead.
Waging the Wars Inside My Head
Everyday is a battle. This world that I walk upon is an ambush alley of predators that feeds on my fear and my anxiety. It devours me raw during the day and then drowns me every night. Parts of my loving soul is dead and what's left is dying but I had to smile it all away.
I have been battling overthinking for several years now. None of my family knows about it and my friends barely grasps the idea of why my thoughts tend to drown me after sometime. I couldn't explain how hard it is for me to express the struggle I feel. The way it was all bottled and intoxicates me inside, making me isolate myself, making me wanting to disappear in the human realm.
I understand that everbody has a life to deal with and so I refrain in asking my friends for help everytime I need it. Time is precious and I dont think they'd be willing to listen for a 3-hour talk all about my despair and melt downs and I dont want to waste their time. So I went isolating myself.
I wake up sometimes and wonder why did I ever woke up and alive. It felt like I had to dress on my skin, be human, be the person the world has known me to be. It's not easy to be happy, to find what can make you happy but it's much more easier to fake it, to fake a smile, because the world is naive enough to believe it.
I'd like to tell everyone, if only I had the voice, that sometimes words can hurt so much than what they think but an act of support can do so much for a wounded soul. Some of us went through everyday with wars in their head that slaughters them mentally but are so brave to continue living. To fight again the next day requires a great deal of courage. So if you have friends that you noticed to be distant, sad and seems lost, I hope you show support for things that cannot be expressed and understood, support can make a difference.
Flamingos aren't really pink, then what makes them pink?
Flamingos are mostly found in Africa . They are graceful long-legged fellas who are very much social creatures. They're range of bright pink colors easily catches our eyes. So fancy, and I'm pretty sure you picture them with elegance. But flamingos aren't really born pink.
First, let's break a myth, flamingo egg yolks aren't pink, it's yellow like a normal chicken egg yolk and definitely flamingo chicks aren't pink. They're either white or grey. So what's makes them pink then?
Flamingos develop this coloration due to their diet. The specific pigment in the algaes and invertebrates that they eat, which is a natural pink dye,the one responsible for the flamingos' elegant hue.
Simply defines the expression "you are what you eat".
Here's another fun fact, flamingo poop is pink. And that's a definition of fancy but disgusting. Undeniably though, flamingos are real beauty.
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Why you should be more kinder everyday
I recieved an unusual text message 2:17 in the morning. I woke up to the vibration of my phone which I placed near my pillow. I feel bugged for I tend to be responsive in such minimal noises even if Im asleep, like my brain picked up the cue that something might've been urgent. I dont usually get a VERY early morning text and it was weird because I wonder why the other person on the phone would send a 2am text message.
The message reads:
"Your words striked me hard. It was a slap of truth so hard to accept but the slap I really needed. I hope you know, it made me change my mind at this moment."
I kept on thinking it was a weird text message. The number is not even registered. I did not reply though, and went back to a cozy sleep.
The next morning my friend hugged me. As to my surprise, I ask what's the occassion I probably missed, since I really get awkward with hugs. And he invited me for a talk.
That person who sent me a 2am text message was on the verge of suicide. He was trying to end his life lately, it has crossed his mind several times, and that very moment he was sure about it. And what changed his mind? Is that consideration to excuse him to a group work activity when he just wanted to breathe for a while, away from the toxic world, his toxic friends he can't work with that day. That pats on the back and "You're doing great", "You're awesome", "That is cool" comments for his drawing works when he thought the world never really believed in his ability. That time I spared to talk to him one night until 3am talking about how the world done us wrong but still believes in it anyway.
You see, it's not only the big flashy things that can make a difference. Sometimes, it's the small things we do to people. Those small acts of kindness that changes the world for them. The small details we rarely give importance to, can really mean so much to someone.
5 Amazing Facts about Jellyfish
They might seem cute but they can also be a dangerous killing machine. Swimming peacefully in the ocean like a jell-o with tentacles. Here are some facts about jellyfish that can fascinate you
Jellyfish are here on Earth longer than you think
-Oh yes, they have been around for millions of years, older than dinosaurs.
Jellyfish have no brain, eyes, bones and heart
-But wait, how did they survive all throughout with that? Well, they have a system of very basic nerves running at the base of their tentacles.
Some species can glow in the dark
-Yes, you’ve read it right, it’s called bioluminescence, that means the creature can produce its own glow.
There are around 2,000 types of jellyfish but scientist believes there might be 300,000 species out there in the ocean, to be discovered.
Jellyfish aren’t actually fish, they are planktons.
@Winona
