Thatched House

  When I come home   don't put the best robe on me   Or kill the fattened calf   For in my heart I have never left you   JNU, 2008

That's when I'll give up (on loving you) Natalie Grant (Album: Deeper life) Other Albums : Ø Natalie Grant (1999) Ø Stronger (2001) Ø Awaken (2005) Ø Believe (2005) Ø Relentless (2008) GMA Dove Awards Ø 2006: Female Vocalist of the Year Ø 2007: Female Vocalist of the Year Ø 2008: Female Vocalist of the Year

Is the best of me gone?   Have I skipped my years of youth   Or is this it?  Is this all?   JNU, 2008

This is not a collection of naughty pictures/posters. But as you can see, spelling mistakes can be quite serious :-) E.g. the angel's herald can beat the Christmas spirit out of any mortal ! But see, even the US people make mistake and English is not our mother tongue :-) We have people saying 'childrens', 'womens', etc. so even in our speech, we misspell. Frankly I was for a long time, confused between 'its' and 'it's'; is it 'priviledge' or 'privilege' because it is 'knowledge' and not 'knowlege'? I was unsure of the spelling of 'which' after having used it for several years. On a different thing........ We seem to have a niche for cliches, but I wonder if that is passe :-) 'On this auspicious occasion... at the very outset' goes the Naga politician. Also if the people from NorthEast India are not careful, we can land up in a...

Letter to the editor, Morung Express, on Trauma Center at Pfutsero It appeared in your paper today that a trauma center has been inaugurated at Pfutsero. It’s a matter of pride for the people of Pfutsero, being one of the only two places in Nagaland, to have such a center. But I want to put up my reasons for reservation to celebrate though I am from Pfutsero. Sir, AIIMS, the premiere institute of the country had a trauma center just last year after waiting for 22 years. So I wonder if we are in the position to have one and doubt if we understand what a trauma center is. At Pfutsero, we have a Community Health Center (CHC) which is no better than a Primary Health Center. A CHC is supposed to have specialists in surgery, medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics with X-ray and laboratory facilities. We are way, way behind to achieving that. And even if we have half the required standard, the CHC should be fairly OK in handling trauma considering present situation. How man...