Shadow's Desk

My long journey in this O level vacation has been to Shatkhira, with my family.We were a tight knot of thirteen people( scary number for any journey!).The journey was divided into two almost equal segments.The first segment saw us travelling for gross 5 hours, with our backs lazily glued to the seats of the air conditioned bus.They telecasted some dramas, which turned out to be our savior in this long and utterly boring journey.We stopped for an hour in a relative's house in Jessore and prepared for our second leg of the journey.At that time, we were unaware of the monster that was waiting, cunningly, for us.We started our journey to Shatkhira,which would eventually take a painful 4 hour,in a microbus.We were crammed, sweating, and miserable.And suddenly, after travelling roughly for 5 minute, I find myself flying, my body parts threatening to come off, my muscles trying to tear off from my bones, and all because of the horrendous condition of the road. There were frequent times wh...

One thing I've figured out during this monotonous vacation is, that the concept of vacation is truly felt before it starts.And once its starts, it becomes boring.I think I will stop whining now and come to the main focus.You would be surprised to know how the bag of white powder that sits in your bathroom can be of multiple uses, and most of them you would never have imagined.So, here is a list of top 20 uses of baking soda: Personal Health 1. Make toothpaste A paste made from baking soda and a 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution can be used as an alternative to commercial non-fluoride toothpastes. (Or here’s a formula for a minty version.) You can also just dip your toothbrush with toothpaste into baking soda for an extra boost. 2. Freshen your mouth Put one teaspoon in half a glass of water, swish, spit, and rinse. Odors are neutralized, not just covered up. 3. Use as a facial scrub and body exfoliant Give yourself an invigorating facial and body scrub. Make a paste of 3 parts b...

There are limits to everything, and I think no one should be above the law.Not even small Nations which tries to muscle its way to the throne of power.The incidents that occurred, and are occurring in the Gaza strip and all over Palestine have provoked me to write this article.Don't get me wrong, I am not at all against Israel or Jews people. I respect them equally as everyone;see them in the same light as I see Muslims.It's just that some of their actions,which are unacceptably increasing nowadays, are just sheer inhumane and I would like to point them out.If I sound too harsh, then know ,its not directed to all the Israelis, but only to those who are responsible for the massacre of Palestinians and who hinder the Middle Eastern peace process. Where to begin? Let's start with one of the most heinous genocide carried out by the Israeli military in Gaza on 27 December 2007.They started with air strike, and then exacerbated the situation by ground strike. It left about 1400 ...

There is exactly 5 days and 22 hours left before kick off of the most beauteous and gorgeous sports in the world-football. The whole world is biding their time,crossing off the days left for the beginning of a month long journey that will transport sports fan into another realm. Even the non-sports fan will agree with me that the air around them is heavier, and colorful. It is fraught with untold excitement and spites between fellow rivals. The aim of this piece of writing is to inform and equip you with the latest developments of the tournament, and I will be concentrating on the top 9 ranked teams. 1. Brazil- The choice of Dunga's,Brazil coach, to drop Pato and Ronaldinho from the squad has come under equal scrutiny and praise. Ronaldinho, two time winner of World Footballer of the Year, has been instrumental in winning the cup in 2002. But lack of form and discipline have earned him a place among Dunga's black book. And, Pato just could not compete with the likes of Robinho,...

The vacation has started for most of us. And will start for many. I, myself, am having a tough time figuring out what to do. There is just too must leisure time, isn't there? And we all know: too much of anything is bad. Here is a list of suggestions of how to spend your time. 1.Hook yourself up with TV shows- This is, according to me, and I know many would agree, the best possible way to kill your time. Try to manage the complete seasons of TV shows. Okay, not ONLY complete series, collect ALL the seasons of the show. I can guarantee, once you get hooked, you will find time rocketing through. The TV shows that I find intriguing,enjoyable,lovable and ultimate time killers are: *PSYCH(4 seasons)-Comedy and thriller *Band of Brothers-War,Drama. *The Pacific-War,Drama. *Bones-Thriller. *Two and a Half Men-Comedy *Castle-Thriller *Warehouse 13-Fantasy,Thriller. *And of course, FRIENDS-comedy. There are many more which are shrouded in my head. How will you get the shows? Well, I don...