shaloo walia

@swalia (1386)

India

Joined myLot 9 years ago

An astrologer, tarot reader and a blogger. http://astrokrsna.com/ http://shaloowalia.com/

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One of my favorite pics

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 15 Jan 18

This is one of my favorite pics of my son. When I posted it on fb, most of my friends commented that he should try modelling. But I feel that he should focus on his studies. Education is very important.

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Secret Santa surprises again!

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 13 Jan 18

In my earlier post, I had mentioned about Secret Santa and the surprise gifts of two books- Gone with the wind and Jane Eyre. But that was not all. Another parcel arrived today with the book- A man called Ove. I had wanted to read...

books

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What a record!

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 12 Jan 18

Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor led a team of 50 people in cooking 918 kg of Khichdi during World Food India event held at New Delhi. On Novemeber 4, 2017, the team used 125 kg rice, 45 kg moong dal, 20 kg vegetables, 6.5 kg salt...

world record

cooking

Gift from Secret Santa

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 12 Jan 18

Finally I received my gift from the Secret Santa. Our facebook book group had organised Secret Santa during Christmas and most of the members received their gifts on time. So I thought that probably my Secret Santa had forgotten...

books

christmas

santa

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Message from Secret Santa

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 9 Jan 18

This Christmas I signed up for Secret Santa being hosted by a booklovers group on facebook that I am part of. And though I was reading on the fb page about members posting about the books they got from Secret Santa including the...

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Which one next?

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 7 Jan 18

Recently I purchased Dan Brown's Origin & Harry Potter and the cursed child. Now I am confused which one to read first. Which one should I read first? Have you read any of these? Your reviews please.

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reading

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Another sketch

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 6 Jan 18

Here's another sketch which I drew a few days back. I used pencil colours and sakura micron pens for it. I generally write quotes along with the sketches and this quote from Audrey Hepburn seemed to go perfect with it. What do you...

sketch

sketching sketchbook

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new sketch

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 6 Jan 18

Here's a sketch I made a few days back. I used sakura micron pens for the same. I am not able to sketch quite often nowadays since I have taken up a full time job again. I hope I will be able to spare more time in 2018 to...

sketch

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GoT character stamps

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

And now GoT fans have another reason to rejoice! UK's postal service, The Royal Mail has issued postage stamps with ten characters from the global hit show Game of Thrones. And here I am...Can you believe that I have not even seen...

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Iceland pledges to eradicate gender pay gap

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

Do you know that Iceland has become the first nation in the world to make it illegal to pay men more than women. The law has come into effect from 1st Jan,2018. The country has pledged to eradicate gender pay gap by the year...

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equal pay

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What are we supposed to write?

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

I have been on mylot for a long time but not very active here. Are we supposed to write only personal experiences here or can we also share our views/suggestions on any topic?

mylot

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teacher’s role in the learning process

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

A teacher’s role in the learning process is to be supportive of the needs and abilities of the students and create an environment where each one is excited, inspired and waiting to learn. Evolving brain based strategies to foster...

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school

education

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ideal school environment

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

An open, flexible and simple ethos that encourages children to be active and creating is an ideal school environment. Pedagogical ingenuity and imagination, which depends on essence of freedom and autonomy amongst staff is the key...

school

education

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Tell Tale

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 4 Jan 18

I am on the verge of finishing my first book for the year- Tell Tale by Jeffery Archer. It is a collection of short stories. However I find the book quite average and some of the stories failed to generate any interest. Have you...

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Visit to orphanage

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 3 Jan 18

Students of St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School, Sector 44 D, Chandigarh visited the Guru Asra Orphanage at Sector 55, Chandigarh. The students came together to collect food packages, clothes and stationery items which were distributed...

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The books I read in 2017

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 3 Jan 18

I never keep a track of the books I read but in 2017, I maintained a list of the books I read. I managed to read 25 books. The books I read in 2017: 1. Sleepless in Manhattan- Sarah Morgan 2. If I stay – Gayle Foreman 3. The Spy-...

reading

books

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Hare Krishna Movie

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 15 Dec 17

Yesterday evening I went for the premier show of Hare Krishna movie. It's a documentary based on Srila Prabhupada's life. Srila Prabhupada is the founder-acharya of ISKCON who went to America at the age of seventy and started a...

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Time Stops at Shamli

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 13 Dec 17

These days I am reading 'Time Stops at Shamli' by the renowned author Ruskin Bond. I have read many short stories by Ruskin as they used to be part of our syllabus in school. But I have never read a book by him before. This book...

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Hare Krishna Movie

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 13 Dec 17

‘Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All’ is all set to be screened at Chandigarh from 15th Dec onwards. ISKCON Chandigarh has organized a special screening of the movie. I am looking forward to...

The Journey Within

shaloo walia @swalia (1386) • India 8 Dec 17

These days I am reading 'The Journey Within : Exploring the path of bhakti' by Radhanath Swami. It is a beautiful book. I have read 'The Journey Home' by the same author and loved it too.

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reading

spirituality

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