“ The past is always tense, the future perfect.” Zadie smith 1. Good old days I’m 22, Just out of university, holding my B.A, started my first job as a music instructor, money coming into my account, cool artistic style, bright future ahead of me, love communicating with students, love being respected by their parents, feeling so grown up and accomplished, and an…

1. An anecdote There was once a man, a merchant, who was very accomplished and made great profits. Once in a trade, he was deceived and got swindled out of a big fortune. He called his son and told him: “ Please keep this a secret and never tell a soul about it.” …

Act 1. Scene 2. What??? That was the first word out of my mouth when I heard my phone chime. I turned my feverish head and groped for my iPhone on the bed. The message was: “ you have not paid your rent for an entire six months. why? are…

I Didn’t Know I Was Building a Mansion; I Just Laid the Bricks! — Istarted learning English when I was a teenager. Living in a small, one-horse town in The Middle East that had nothing going for it, I barely had a better thing to do; there were not many bookstores or proper libraries around and computers, smart phones, and easy access to the…

Are you a hoarder who collects things that might come in handy someday in the future? Do you have a wardrobe full of clothes you rarely use? Is your pantry filled with grocery you don’t even know you have? Do you buy skin masks or toiletries you never apply? Do…

or: “little girls wiser than old men” The other day, I was on a face time video chat with our six year-old, asking about her day and how she had been. She was playing with her rubber fruit toys, in front of her_one of the many_ barbie houses. I could tell from the way she chewed on…

To dear Ms. Virginia Wolf: on A Room of One’s Own My dear Virginia, By my words, I earnestly mean to console you, and to share with you my feelings of compassion. The day had just broken when I started to read; it is now well past midnight and my…

What is the word a middle-aged gentle man of sturdy build falling off a high-rise building shout? Obviously, Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom! But, why do you think he does so? Why does he not call anyone else? If you ask my Mom, she would probably say: “well, because Mom is the kindest one…

Think of yours before going any further. Asking what’s the point? Read on to find for yourself! First of all if you are reading this, you must be some fun-loving fan of creativity who takes seemingly tiny things more seriously, since the creative eye always looks at the same thing…