Jan 19, 2012
The first rule of the Synonyms Club ...
The very first rule of the Synonyms Club is that you do not in any circumstance talk or,
1. Babble: enthusiastic or excessive talk, or meaningless sounds or nonsense words;
to talk in this manner
2. Back talk: a disrespectful response; to respond disrespectfully
3. Backchat: see back talk, badinage, and gossip
4. Badinage: light, witty talk
5. Banter: see badinage, with a connotation of good-natured teasing or arguing; to engage in such talk
6. Barb: a hurtful and/or critical comment
7. Blandish: see cajole
8. Blandishments: see cajolery/cajolement
9. Blarney: nonsensical talk
10. Bluster: boastful or threatening talk; to speak boastfully or threateningly
11. Cackle: see chatter (verb only)
12. Cajole: to persuade with soothing or flattering remarks
13. Cajolery: talk with the intent to persuade
14. Cajolement: act pertaining to cajolery
15. Causerie: see chat (noun only)
16. Chaff: see badinage; also, to tease good-naturedly
17. Chat: an idle or inconsequential conversation; to engage in such talk
18. Chatter: quick, extensive, and/or aimless talk; to talk in such a manner
19. Chin music: see chat (noun only)
20. Chinwag: informal talking; to talk informally
21. Chitchat: see badinage
22. Circumlocution: evasive or verbose talk
23. Comment: an opinion or observation; to say something of this type
24. Confab: see chat (also, a formal meeting)
25. Confabulation: see chat and confab (also, something made up)
26. Confer: to exchange opinions or seek advice
27. Conference: a meeting, or an event consisting of presentations and/or meetings
28. Confess: to admit to a thought or action considered improper or shameful
29. Conversation: a talk between or among two or more people
30. Converse: to speak back and forth with one or more people
31. Crack: an uncomplimentary comment; also, to quickly say something, as when spontaneously telling a joke pertinent to a situation
32. Dig: see crack
33. Discuss: to engage in serious talk
34. Discussion: a serious talk
35. Dish: see gossip
36. Double-talk: intentionally confusing or ambiguous language, or talk that is at least partially meaningless; to engage in such talk
37. Fast-talk: to persuade or influence by deceptively authoritative and/or flattering speech
38. Flibbertigibbet: see gossip
39. Gab: see chatter
40. Gabfest: talking consisting of gab
41. Give-and-take: an exchange of ideas or comments
42. Gossip: see chat, with an additional connotation of talk or talking about the personal lives of one or more other people (also, someone who engages in such talk)
43. Jangle: see chat
44. Jaw: see chat
45. Jest: a humorous or mocking statement; to make such a statement
46. Natter: see chat
47. Negotiate: to talk in order to reach an agreement
48. Negotiation: a talk in which the speakers seek to reach an agreement
49. Palaver: a discussion or conference, especially one between unequal participants, or deceptive speech, or see chat; to talk idly, try to persuade or deceive, or come to terms
50. Parley: see confer, with the possible connotation of talk between antagonists to agree to terms to cease hostilities; to engage in such talk
51. Patter: quick or monotonous speech, as in delivering a humorous speech or in rote delivery of prayers; to speak in this manner
52. Pillow talk: romantic talk, such as would be engaged in while the speakers are in bed
53. Pleasantry: polite, inconsequential talk, or see banter and jest (nouns only)
54. Quip: a spontaneous observation or response; to say something of this type
55. Raillery: see banter and jest
56. Rap: see chat and patter
57. Recital: public delivery of read or memorized material, or of details or answers
58. Recitation: an official or ceremonious recital
59. Recite: to deliver read or memorized material, or details or answers
60. Remark: a statement of judgment or opinion, or a reference to something notable; to comment in this manner
61. Repartee: an exchange of clever, witty statements, a single such response, or skill in talking in this manner
62. Schmooze: see chat, with the connotation of one conducted so as to gain personal or professional advantage; to talk in this manner
63. Small talk: see badinage
64. Spit: to talk about things or opinions a listener disagrees with or disapproves of
65. Straight talk: frank, straightforward talk
66. Sweet nothings: flattering talk intended to charm a potential or existing romantic partner
67. Sweet talk: talk intended to persuade, or to endear oneself to the speaker; to engage in this kind of talk (the verb form is hyphenated)
68. Table talk: informal talking such as that heard during a dinner party
69. Tete-a-tete: an intimate or private talk
70. Waggery: see banter and jest
71. Wisecrack: a clever or sarcastic comment; to make such a comment
72. Wordplay: witty, playful talk
73. Yack: to talk at length
74. Yammer: to talk relentlessly, or to complain
75. Yap: excessive talk
about the Synonyms Club. There is no second rule!
Jan 14, 2012
Wataniya: Please fix your mobile internet ...
Hello.
Here in Maldives, none of the telecom companies offer an unlimited mobile data plan, unless you buy a blackberry from Wataniya, which in essence is not a very attractive deal as it is for most people.
As most telecom companies around the world, both Dhiraagu and Wataniya offer tiered rather than unlimited mobile data plans.
I used to subscribe to Wataniya MobileNet 149. I paid MRF 149/- each month for 60MB of data. When Dhiraagu introduced their GB Pack for MRF 160/- per month, Wataniya scrambled to offer a similar (or a better) deal, and around a month later launched their MobileNet 159 package. I was to pay MRF 159 for 1.1GB of data each month. That sounded like a good deal to me, only MRF 10/- more to get about 18 times more mobile data than I used to. I jumped onboard and subscribed to this new package the very first day.
The first few weeks were good. Wataniya mobile net almost always worked. However, few months in, I started getting disconnected quite often and had trouble re-connecting. Now its worse. You have to be lucky if you could even connect to the internet in the daytime in general and especially in the working hours. It still works as used to to if you try in the early mornings. Very early morning, like around 3am to 7am.
I'm not the type who abuses a service. Surely, not the services provided by my Telcom. I have been with Wataniya for around 3 years now. I pay my bells on time. I've never activated my free numbers, nor have I activated my friends and family discount numbers. I have never fully used my 1.1GB allowance. Not once. I'm almost always around the 400MB mark. Since I can't use mobile data as I want to, I've been using WiFi most of the time. This defeats the purpose of actually subscribing to a mobile internet package.
Also, I've been having trouble sending and receiving text messages from Australia. I've called up Wataniya and brought this matter to their attention several times. Its been more than a year since I filed an official complain with them, and I've called them numerous since then to remind them about it. The matter is yet to be resolved. This is bad!
I'm seriously thinking to switch back to Dhiraagu. The only thing that's holding me back is Wataniya offers an a very good IDD add-on. If Dhiraagu offers such an IDD add-on, I'll switch to Dhiraagu in a heartbeat. There is only so much one can do to support the underdog!
Wataniya, Whatever you are doing wrong, fix it, and be quick about it.
Laterx.
Jan 9, 2012
USPS: Delivery time to Maldives ...
Hello.
I've been ordering some stuff from Unites States lately. Every time I tell someone that I've placed an order, they ask me about the shipping methods I go with and delivery time frame.
Since shipping charges will very much depend on what you order and shipping weight, the delivery time remains almost the same for most of my orders. I do not use Fedex or DHL. I use the cheapest shipping available, that is United States Postal Service.
I mostly shop on Amazon.com but I'm sure most of the online shops would let you choose if you want USPS Express Mail service, or the standard Priority Mail International Parcels. I have tried out both of them and I share the details below:
Service Type: USPS Express Mail International Parcels
- Delivered, November 28, 2011, 1:59 pm, MALDIVES
- Addressee not available - Will attempt delivery on next working day, November 27, 2011, 3:45 pm, MALE, MALDIVES
- Arrival at Post Office, November 27, 2011, 1:29 pm, MALDIVES
- Customs clearance processing complete, November 27, 2011, 1:25 pm, MALDIVES
- Customs Clearance, November 27, 2011, 1:18 pm, MALDIVES
- Processed Through Sort Facility, November 27, 2011, 11:15 am, MALDIVES
- Processed Through Sort Facility, November 23, 2011, 11:16 pm, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
- Arrived at Sort Facility, November 23, 2011, 11:15 pm, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
- Shipment Accepted, November 22, 2011, 8:53 pm, BROOKLYN, NY 11256
- Electronic Shipping Info Received, November 22, 2011
- Delivered, January 8, 2012, 10:59 am, MALDIVES
- Addressee not available - Will attempt delivery on next working day, January 05, 2012, 9:59 am, MALDIVES
- Arrival at Post Office, January 04, 2012, 10:23 am, MALDIVES
- Customs clearance processing complete, January 04, 2012, 10:23 am, MALDIVES
- Customs Clearance, January 04, 2012, 10:21 am, MALDIVES
- Processed Through Sort Facility, January 04, 2012, 10:20 am, MALDIVES
- Processed Through Sort Facility, December 29, 2011, 6:10 am, FOREIGN CENTERJERSEY CITY NJ 099
- Arrived at Sort Facility, December 29, 2011, 6:09 am, FOREIGN CENTERJERSEY CITY NJ 099
- Depart USPS Sort Facility, December 14, 2011, KEARNY, NJ 07032
- Processed through USPS Sort Facility, December 14, 2011, 5:53 am, KEARNY, NJ 07032
- Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility, December 14, 2011, 2:56 am, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603
- Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility, December 14, 2011, 2:55 am, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12603
- Electronic Shipping Info Received, December 14, 2011
Express Mail costs only around USD 5/- more than Priority Mail but as you can see above, it is way more faster.
Hope this help you make an informed decision when choosing a shipping method for your orders from the United States to Maldives. Needless to say, these details are for shipments for myself in recent months. Your mileage may vary, but I guess, not by much.
Laterx.
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