Beneath the umbrella of a leave
I saw many pictures of lotuses in bloom, posted by Toh HL.
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This is the cutest.
Why would a beautiful bloom
hide beneath a leave?
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Do you need a sunglass
to hide from the bright sunlight?
No, a leave will do!
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“Quiet people always know more than they seem.” —Criss Jami, Healology
“I’m shy. Until you get to know me.” ―Unknown
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Embracing ageing in gardening
It’s therapeutic
planting in my quietude self
meditative peace
And excitingly
I watch new green plants growing…
wonderful nature!
Tendrils climb netting
spreading upwards the trellis
grow, grow, babies grow!
When will they bear fruits?
red, yellow watermelons
watery delights!
Harvest I did twice
cucumbers, peppers, green leaves
when my kitchen needs
In my dear garden,
my fingers’ greener with age…
embracing ageing!
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“Aging is not an option, not for anyone. It is how gracefully we handle the process and how lucky we are, as the process handles us.”
– Cindy McDonal
I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.”
(Audrey Hepburn: Many-Sided Charmer, LIFE Magazine, December 7, 1953)
Surface pen…my new color ‘pencils’
When I was young, I was so proud to own my own box of color pencils. I remember using and sharpening them until they were about 1 inch long each.
Half a century later, I am privileged to draw using a surface pen for as many colors as I would like to!
… And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made … The oxymoron (=combination of words having opposite or very different meanings) in the title gives a good idea of incommunicability among people The poem ‘The Sound of Silence’ consists of five irregular stanzas in which the poet describes the conflict between […]
The Sound of Silence: Analysis
Tamil new year!
5 tips to a long happy life
"... a 100-year-old practicing medical doctor and neurologist and his five tips on how to stay healthy, happy and mentally sharp...
1. I don’t spend my days retired.
2. I don’t let myself get out of shape.
3. I don’t smoke.
4. I don’t restrict myself.
5. I don’t let my knowledge go to waste.
Quote:
When I was in high school in the 1930s, I told my father that I wanted to take up smoking. He said, “That’s alright with me. But why would anyone want to put anything but fresh air into his lungs when life is so short as it is?”
… I’ll have a martini and New York strip steak occasionally, but not every day.
Breast cancer incidences now the most common…
Breast cancer – the most common cancer worldwide and leading cause of cancer death among women – disproportionately affects individuals in low- and middle-income countries. Breast cancer 5-year survival rates in high-income countries exceeds 90%, compared with 66% in India and 40% in South Africa.
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The most common NEW cases were breast cancer (2.26 millions)! It has overtaken lung cancer’s place!
New cases of lung cancer is in the second place (2.21 million cases), followed by colon and rectum (1.93 million cases); prostate; skin (non-melanoma); and stomach (1.09 million cases).
Cervical cancer is not in this top list. It used to be higher than breast cancer decades ago. Have systematic screenings and HPV vaccination played a big role?
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The most common causes of cancer DEATH in 2020 were: lung (1.80 million deaths); colon and rectum; liver ; stomach; and then breast (685 000 deaths).
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Breast cancer incidences is now the most common… displacing lung cancer.
Have increased awareness and early screenings increase the number?
Have these strategies conversely lower the number of breast cancer deaths, as compared to the other cancers?
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Once a man arrived at a village and announced that he would buy monkeys at 100 bucks each. Villagers were very happy, as they started catching monkeys from the nearby forest. The man, as promised gave them Rs 100 for every monkey. It was a good source of income for villagers. The man bought hundreds […]
Share Market or Monkey Business
How to Reverse Diabetes Naturally in 30 Days? Diabetes is a rampant disease found across countries and communities. If you are suffering from Diabetes, you are probably taking oral medications at least 2-times day. Or you could even be using Insulin injections before meals. You are pretty much resigned to the idea of being dependant […]
How to Reverse Diabetes Naturally in 30 Days?
Chen Song Ping 