Which one is the accelerator? And that's not the brake pedal? Can I drive without shifting gears? When you are a new parent, you always want to start driving your own car. You want to get around without having to hire a taxi because that's just one more guy to speak to! When you start … Continue reading 10 Funny Ways We Use Our Car Controls
Learning
Our Kid’s First Day at School
It had to happen. It seems like only yesterday that we saw our kid in the blue cradle at the hospital. In what now seems like the blink of an eye, he's off to school now. Kindergarten is a big step in his life and he is going to be away from us, albeit only … Continue reading Our Kid’s First Day at School
5 Fun And Free Ways To Easily Learn A Language
I know you have always wanted to learn a new language. Come on! Admit it! At least half of the world's population is bilingual (and a third of the population is trilingual). Our cognitive capabilities increase multi-fold during the course of our learning. It is not difficult to learn a new language from scratch. Let … Continue reading 5 Fun And Free Ways To Easily Learn A Language
Can You Keep a Thought Journal?
Have you ever wanted to instantly recall an interesting fact or a life event? Have you ever wished you had a ready-reckoner or a journal for all the things that you wanted to do but couldn't? You are not alone. If only I had a penny for every time I wanted a system to record … Continue reading Can You Keep a Thought Journal?
Who’s the Linguist in the Room?
Don your imagination hat. We are about to do some serious travelling! You are in a strange land with only your friends for company. You find yourself straining your ears to absorb snippets of the conversations happening around you. You then try to make sense out of the rapid fire staccato like bursts of speech. … Continue reading Who’s the Linguist in the Room?
Instrumental Trouble? No easy solutions there!
Think of all those days when you used to watch music channels all day and attend concerts in the evening. I am sure that you would have been awestruck by the folks playing the entire gamut on their instruments as though they were nothing but pieces of wood tied together with metal strings or keys. … Continue reading Instrumental Trouble? No easy solutions there!