EnGlIsHlAnD.

[Taravat]

Hi happy girlday toyou.

Aww...So sweet of you dear...THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
You didn't tell me your favorite color!

[Taravat]

Hey Joe,
I have some questions for you! Hope you ain't secretive as I do. Or else, curiosity will kill me. Where are you from? I guess you are British, right?
Are you a teacher in real world?
Also, did you delete one of my posts? If not, I start to believe we have a wandering ghost here! Jesus!!! O:

[mosunovpa]

Hi guys!)
i won't be shy ) I am old enough but i like English. I am from russia, Novosibirsk. I've been learning english for 3 years. English is my hobby so i have not a goal to learn it quickly.
i can make a lot of mistakes ) But english is fun for me. So, i don't care -))

[Taravat]

Hi Mosunovpa- what a difficult-to-pronounce name!
WELCOME... You like English too? So, we have something in common. You makes mistakes? Its another commonality we have. In fact, everyone makes mistakes. Humans are fallible and errors are inevitable.

You are from Russia! Cool... lets see how much i know about your country.

Russia is a laaaaarge country round the globe. The Capital city of Russia is Moscow which is the largest city. Another large city is Saint Petersburg...Hmmm... Your religion is Christianity. You dont speak in EN and have your own language-dunno its name.

Your president is Vladimir Putine-a serious-looking man.

Russia has extremely cold winters, and gorgeous ladies. Dunno how far its true. Could be Iranians like blonde and fair-skinned women.

Last but not the least, Russians have long and difficult names.
Ok...Are these pieces of information about your great country satisfactory given that Ive always been terrible at Geography?

P.S. How on earth do you spell two consonants next to each other ?!

[mosunovpa]

-) My first name is Pavel )
Russia is the largest country in the world. And there are a lot of warm places without snow during a year. In Novosibirs we have about 6 snow months. We go skiing and ice skating -)
Our women are beautiful -) slender white-skinned with light brown hair!
We have three names: first, second and last, it is not very long i think )
We speak Russian. It is not very simple language but we love it ) Below small example:
Привет! Как дела! Рад знакомству! - Hi! How are you! Nice to meet you!

[Taravat]

Thanks for your explanations Pavel. Id like to read more about different countries and nationalities. This place serves me with this goal. Pleased to meet you too.

[Taravat]

I took this personality test a couple of days ago. The results were astonishingly accurate. It may take too much of your time. It's worth the effort though. Believe me.
https://www.16personalities.com/

If you dont mind, let us know your personality type too.

[Taravat]

I visited a holy shrine last night and I felt like writing a post in this regard.

We are told that mosques and holy shrines are built for us to worship Allah there. I believe it doesn’t end right there. These places are there to reunite us with our lost inner peace, and on top of that, to connect us to the superpower “Allah”. Allah doesn’t need our worship but we need Him in every aspect of our lives.

I haven’t visited temples, churches, and mosques in any other country, but I believe our mosques are quite unique. You might ask unique in what terms?

Well…You just need to visit Islamic mosques to truly understand my claim. The marvelous and extraordinary architectures of our mosques are meant to create a spiritual atmosphere that uplifts souls and spirits. Great mixture of soothing colors of small tiles that are placed next to another tactfully, the composition of small pieces of mirrors, and the reflection of light in these pieces of mirrors add to the peace and tranquility of such places. When you visit these places, you feel you are embraced with tranquility and you don’t want to quit.

Islamic mosques are great symbols of our extraordinary architecture built by our expert architects whom they should be bragged and showed off. We should visit these places oftentimes to find ourselves there.

http://up44.ir/previews/ea22cc924f4b3b7 ... 8164fd.png

Thanks for reading!

[Orkideh]

wow.English very very hard

[Taravat]

wow.English very very hard

Nah.
Don't get me wrong!
English is so much fun.
It's all in your mind. (Please read it in a poetic rhythm.)

Hi Orkideh jan. WELCOME to myEnglishland! It's going to be ourEnglishland if you keep writing here. Please write about yourself. No matter what. Just do it.

[Taravat]

Hi kids...Lets learn face parts.

http://up44.ir/previews/1965f0fe8a7fd67 ... 7fbe96.png

1. _ A _ _

2. N _ _ _

3. _ _ U _ _

4. _ Y _ S

5. _ _ RS


G-O-O-D L-U-C-K

[Orkideh]

I'm trying to write

[Taravat]

OK Orkideh... We are waiting for your answer...
Don't forget to open the link below to see the picture.

http://up44.ir/previews/1965f0fe8a7fd67 ... 7fbe96.png

[Taravat]

Good morning
It's time to post the answer to my first and only question for kids.



OK...Do you like to write a sentence with thsese words?

I will post another quiz later.

[Taravat]

Hi friends,
I've been a Busy Bee over last few days and couldn't be active here.



Hopefully, it's Friday and I can write something here.
Happy Friday!
What do you do on the weekend?
I personally oversleep. The only days I can sleep longer are on Fridays. Sleep is sweet, isn't it?
I do a major housecleaning on Fridays, go shopping-some shops are closed on weekends and it sucks-, do some reading, and go out sometimes. Sometimes I cook a delicious meal too!

I'll take some rest and write as soon as I possibly can.

Enjoy your weekend fully.

[Taravat]

Hi friends

What a lonely existence! Anyhow, I would like to say a warm HELLO to whom they are reading me in silence! It's a great pleasure to be read by YOU!

You know, I used to write more often before. By before I mean a few years ago. These days I write quite often but not as often as I used to do. Anyhow, better late than never. Agree?

Ok...Tonight, I feel like writing a bit about this idiom.



What a profound idiom, right?
It refers to some similar concepts like "The cause-and-effect rule", "Karma", etc. Ever heard of or thought about these concepts?
These all say that every single act we do can potentially affect our world in one way or another. We play a significant role in the destiny of ours and even our generations'.

Those who are looking for self-improvement understand this rule pretty well and try to recheck their thoughts, acts, interactions oftentimes. They analyze everything in their mind, criticizing or encouraging themselves constantly. I don't mean that we become obsessed with self-criticism. We can keep self-encouragement and self-criticism balanced to achieve self-improvement.

This way, we will be more cautious about our daily interactions with people around us as well. We are social creatures and are living in groups. Our acts affect the people we are dealing with and vice versa. Interactions are so important and complex. Some actions can leave unforgettable impressions on people ranging from positive (e.g., kindness, benevolence, generosity, affection, care) to negative (e.g., hatred, anger, wrath, jealousy, etc).

TOO sophisticated?! It's typical of me to make the simplest things too complex! I might explain later.
Gotta dash...Thanks for reading. Nite nite!

P.S. The Persian equivalence of above-mentioned idiom is this:
این جهان کوه است و فعل ما ندا/سوی ما آید نداها را صدا
"حضرت مولانا"

[Taravat]

A picture is worth a thousand words. The picture itself explains the tip. Have fun learning EN

[Taravat]

Hi
I was too busy today. Hopefully, I could manage to write a post here after all. Its bedtime. So i will make the long story short.
Its just been a few months since I quit my former workplace and got another job. What I like most about my new job is getting to know new individuals. Some of them are of elite group- I mean intellectually. I really enjoy interacting with people who have great things to offer.
I met somebody last week and she gave me a great book. It was a real eye opener for me.
Since this place isn't a Persian friendly webpage, I surfed the net and found the book in English.
By reading E-books or listening to audio books in English, we -English learners- kill two birds with one stone. Right?
The book is '' The dark side of the light chasers'', by Debbie Ford. It instructs us to take a deeper and different look at the inner aspects of our personalities. The link to its ebook is right below:
https://archive.org/details/darksideoflightc00ford
Hope you will find the book beneficiary.
Nite

[Taravat]

The picture is pretty self-explanatory!
Right!?!
Good luck

[Taravat]

HeLlOoOoooOOo

I took a day off today to stay at home and have some rest. I ended up going out to run some errands. Though, I'm happy I could finish the jobs that I was putting off until tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, so on and so forth. Anyhow...Now, I can have a pit stop here and write a blog. In tonight's blog, I'd like to write about the benefits of writing.



As I mentioned earlier, writing has always been my favorite hobby. When I write, I'm able to manage my thought patterns. Generally, I contemplate too much and my mind is kind of a mess. By writing, I can tidy up my messy mind and stop ruminating. In other words, It's me who manages her thoughts, and not the reverse.

Also, I like being productive. Productivity brings us happiness. How? It's a good thing to be heard or read by others. right? We are social creatures and we like socializing with others. Writing is an excellent way to communicate with people, to share our ideas and thoughts, to leave impressions, to touch somebody's heart, to bring someone's face a smile, and so on. Writing can connect us to people whom we have never met or seen in the present or even too far in the future. Writing can connect souls and brings individuals together.

Last but not least, I have learned and still am learning a lot out of writing. By writing in English, I could boost my skills in English. It increases my vocabulary and helps me to master confusing English grammar. On top of that, I can make use of my English skills, and as a result, become confident and proficient.

Thanks for reading.

[Taravat]

Hi the silence seekers

It's Friday. What a perfect day! I suspect Friday is the most favorite weekday among my beloved fellow citizens. We work hard the entire week and get some rest on Friday. It's a good thing to breathe a sigh of relief after a tough week. Poor people who have to work on Fridays.

" Those who work on Fridays don't understand the real joy of life."
A saying allegedly by Taravat the great.

OK...I'm here to post an image. Have a lot on my plate at the time... Will discuss it later by the will of Allah. Have fun on your Friday!

[Taravat]

World Breastfeeding Week 2019 began on Thursday-Mordad 10- and ends on
Wednesday-Mordad 16. Happy this occasion to all breastfeeding mums. Mums are wonderful and we owe them more than just breastfeeding us.



In Iran, the rate of breastfed kids is higher than in many developed countries. It’s good news. It’s said that breastfed kids will make stronger and more intelligent adults. Therefore, we need to raise public awareness in this regard and have more and more breastfed babies

I like occasions and I like celebrating occasions, particularly such concepts that have a direct impact on public health. So, a group of colleagues and I opened a fair in our workplace in which breastfeeding mothers can get free counseling services in this regard. Also, we encouraged small kids to do painting and thank their lovely mums this way.

How else do we raise public awareness on this topic?
Thank you!

[Taravat]

Hi everybody

I was off today- a quite refreshing day away from my workplace after a few months of hard work!
Look...I'm a simple person who becomes pleased with simple things! ;)

Well...I posted this image a few days ago but I didn't have time to elaborate on it. So, today is the day. I'm gonna write a lil bit about this image.
I used to be interested in psychology and used to buy and read many psychology books. I have a library with many different psychology books.
I'm here to confess that I'm not interested in these types of books anymore. I'd rather read a cookbook than a psychology book. But why is that?
I don't want to offend psychologists, but it's a personal idea. I changed my mind about psychology after I met a friend who was a psychologist-or a so-called one. You know how it feels like to have such a friend? It’s like you are a small kid that needs their support in every aspect of life- even the most trivial or the simplest affairs. It’s like they are Mr- and Ms-know- all. Some psychologist dare to give you advice even if you don’t want. As to psychology books, they are like cookbooks that give you a single recipe-Oh…sorry…instructions- for different situations. They think humans are so simple-Like open books that can be read easily. They try to read humans, not knowing humans are so complex and illegible. I’m not generalizing my personal idea to all psychologists. I’m just talking about my opinion.
By the way, ever had a friend who was a psychologist?

[Taravat]

Just felt like thanking my readers!
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[Taravat]

How to keep our kids entertained and quiet?!?

This is one of those frequently asked questions by most parents. Origami or the art of paper folding could be a solution.
I took some scrap pieces of paper and visited a web to learn how to make a bunny origami.

This is how I was instructed!


This is how it turned out!


Pretty close to the original one, huh?
Give it a try. I bet you will love it more than your kids do in the end.

[Taravat]

[Taravat]

Ever noticed we feel more tired on weekends than on weekdays oftentimes? Why is that?


I was thinking about this topic and came up with some premises. Here my rationales go:

Although I was not good at physics in high school, I wanna make a connection between biology and physics to elaborate on this topic. Hope physicists and biologists will excuse me and not become angry.

As the Energy Conversion Law is concerned, Energy can neither be destroyed nor be created, but it transforms into other forms of energy. In the human body, the energy we consume to do the jobs converts to other forms of energy such as heat and useful work. We usually do less job on weekends and try to get some rest, and in some cases including me, oversleep. Therefore, we don’t consume much energy. Consequently, our body stores extra energy in the form of fat. In other words, the less energy our body consumes, the less energy conversion. Right? That's probably why we feel refreshed after a workout or an exercise than a boring weekend on which we just get relaxed.

Besides, being active and doing exercise is thought to be connected with some hormonal secretions-i.e. Endorphin, Serotonin, etc- as well. In addition, the sense of self-confidence we experience after we get a job or exercise done lifts our spirits and makes us feel a lot better.

Another explanation of mine is linked to the biological clock. You know, sleep cycle and physical activities in every human are personal and unique. Some people are night owls and some others are early birds and they all are used to their own sleep cycles.

Any interruption in our biological clock leads to exhaustion, tiredness, and fatigue. On weekends, we have more spare hours to oversleep and that interrupts our biological clock. Therefore, we feel more tired and bored on the weekends, particularly the ones on which we oversleep and do less useful work.

Some other factors are also involved in feeling tired on weekends including, depression, stressful work environment, and whatnot.

Thanks for reading. Stay fine everybody.

[Taravat]

Happy Eid-al-Adha to all my Muslim brothers and sisters around the world. In Persian, we call this holiday " Eid-e-Qurban". Eid-e-Qurban refers to the story of Ibrahim (PBUH), one of the prophets of Allah who underwent a BIG test. In fact, he was challenged to sacrifice his son as proof of his obedience towards Allah. He intended to do so and almost did. By the will of Allah, however, his son survived. Therefore, he could pass the test in the end. Muslims around the world sacrifice sheep to commemorate that day annually.

What's the moral of this commemoration? What do we sacrifice to show our obedience to Allah? Let's contemplate about it.

[Taravat]

Hi

Today, I felt under the weather in the early morning and had this inner conflict whether to go to work or not! Finally, I decided to take a day off even though I've had a lot on my plate! I feel a lot better now. THANK GOD! We humans take everything for granted until we lose them!

I learned a new idiom. That is " To take the road less traveled." Something like "To swim against the stream." Ever heard of that? Are you the type of people who take the risk and take the road less traveled? I'll write about it later!

Catchya

[Taravat]

Happy Eid-e-Ghadir to all Shia Muslims around the world.
Eid-e-Ghadir is a significant occasion in which we Shia Muslims commemorate the event of Ghadir Khum. In this event, our Prophet Muhammad(PBUH), in the vicinity of a pond called Ghadir-e-Khom, made an announcement in which Imam Ali (PBUH) was announced as his successor by him.
All around my country and the world, Shia Muslims celebrate this occasion to show their eternal love and long-lasting respect towards this supreme Imam.