Dear,  faithful followers I'm taking a break from blogging for a while. My PC has left me after 12 years of service. Bad timing, as I...

  It seems China's handling Covid rather well. The key to that, lies, I suppose. in its people's discipline. We all know that withou...

    The shopping Race  before holidays, reminds me of a common reaction heard from people :Hey, what do you need all this stuff for? Remembe...

  The above title  is a well-known german expression referring to translation, and  meaning 'translated and improved', that is, the ...

Eggplants (aubergine)  are a favorite of mine and  I buy them often. I like eggplants for their fiber, taste, and versatility of use. ( My m...

  New Zealand's  planned Ban on tobacco ,  makes me smile, for two reasons. The first one - I like the idea and approve of it; the secon...

  Candles , as a source of light, warmth, and decor - are  great, versatile items, and an interesting subject. We celebrate, pray, mourn, ho...

    I never really paid attention to the  human figures on banknotes, until recently when I wished to get a closer look at the face of  the ...

The incredible 'Oreo' industry of biscuits, wafers, cookies, cakes, chocolate - you name it -  has quite an history behind it. They ...

  Since the start of the pandemics, I 've stayed  closer to home, going out / traveling - for essentials only.  This week, before the co...

  I remember the days when the neighbor next door used to ask my parents for a small loan until he gets the wages. With the appearance of th...

  Our price labeling law is 23 years old. It is a good law for us, consumers.  The price label on the item  enables us to  easily know the p...

  Occasionally, I get hurt by someone's behavior and feel helpless and frustrated; there's nothing I could do about it to ease my an...

  There was a sad story in our Media, some two weeks ago. A well - known professor of philosophy, and literary critic, aged 88, sitting in a...

  I usually dislike  politicians, but there are a few exceptions. One of them is Angela Merkel, until recently the chancellor of Germany. Th...