Nightmare You Have Had During the month preceding the examination. I was haunted by the fear of falling ill while the examination was on. I was able to banish such fears and concentrate on my studies, but this fear crept into my subconscious mind and...
An account of some forms of dishonesty that I have met Some acts of dishonesty are on such a massive scale that they attract international publicity and condemnation. A recent example in the UK was the Robert Maxwell affair. After his death by drowning it...
An Incident I Would Like To Forget There are many incidents in our lives that make us happy or sad. I was recently the victim of a snatch thief. This is one incident that I cannot forget. It was an incident that changed my life...
An Interesting Person I met Mr. Vijay when we moved into our new house. He was our next-door neighbor. Mr. Vijay was an elderly man who lived alone. He had a part-time domestic servant who came daily to cook and wash for him. Mr. Vijay...
An Unusual Bet Challenge is a word made familiar today whether it be breaking a record at the Olympics or getting solar energy to work for us. Everything is a challenge. Betting is also a challenge. Here one uses one’s sense of speculation. From time...
An Occasion When I Was Very Frightened I’m getting on in years now, and perhaps my memory isn’t what it was, but there some things you never forget. Such as my experience one night in the military town of Tidworth, near Salisbury in the UK....
Break Time At School I look at my watch. Two minutes to go before break time and the class is visibly agitated. Everybody is restless. Even Mr. Lee our mathematics teacher is fidgeting quietly in his seat, looking outside every now and then. The bell...
Camping in The Highlands The highlands have their fascination for those who love camping. With its hills and dales, green valleys, murmuring rivers and silence only to be broken by the chirping of birds, and the buzzing of beetles, the attraction will be endless. One...
Honesty Pays in the End We shall call him Mr. X. He was a brilliant young man, an all-rounder, and was popular. No wonder he chose to become a teacher and he did become one. He put himself to his tasks with heart and soul...
Friends should never hide anything from each other No man is an island. Everyone depends on his friends to a certain extent. Ever since man formed a system of verbal communication, all people have been in constant chatter with one another. Relationships are important to...
