I looked up at the board with the digital time schedule hanging from the ceiling. The 2 just changed into a 1, indicating that the train would arrive in a minute.

A burst of wind was coming towards me, pushed ahead by the coming train. In the far corner of the platform MX,  the news paper tumbled up in the air. I walked towards the other end of the platform and passed a bench on my right. Someone was sitting there, face hidden behind a newspaper. When I looked up at the board again the symbol of a train was blinking.

The person on the bench had lowered the newspaper. I looked at her curiously and swallowed. Somewhere in my head I heard a faint voice "Mate, you're staring, and you're making a fool of yourself". But it was too faint to decipher. Moments passed. The girl smiled. And that faint voice again "Mate, if you don't stop staring you will miss your train!"

The loud ding-dong of the closing doors brought me back to reality. As the train increased speed and disappeared into the darkness of the tunnel I only barely managed to refrain from cursing a passionate "CRAP!!" I looked up at the board and saw that the blinking symbol had changed into a 10.

I passed back and forth for a minute. My eyes were drawn to the girl continuously. She was gorgeous! But I had no clue what to do. I was young, shy as hell, and - with no previous experience with girls - had no idea how to handle a situation like this. I heard the faint voice in my head "So what? You don't know her, she doesn't know you. There's no one on the platform, so what's the problem?" I thought this over. It sounded plausible, but I knew I most likely didn't dare. What if she had a boyfriend? The faint voice in my head pushed me "You have a no, you can get a yes!"

I walked towards the bench. The girl's hands were resting on the MX the newspaper in her lap. Her fingers clearly showed no ring. That didn't mean anything, but it gave me a bit of courage. I sat down next to her. She looked up and smiled at me. I smiled back, or at least tried. I got a bit more courage and took a deep breath.

"Excuse me...?"
She looked up again, still smiling.
"Yes?"

That thing in my throat again. I swallowed, but in vain. It felt like I couldn't breathe. She was so beautiful. Flawless skin, and her eyes were stunningly green. I let out a silent sigh and a very loud voice in my head snapped me back into consciousness. "Mate!!" And at the same time

"Are you ok?"
"Huh? Oh! Yes, yes, I am."
"You wanted to ask something?"
"Umm... Actually, yes..."
Silence...

She looked at me, a little sparkle in her eyes.
"What did you want to ask, then?"
I stuttered.
"Oh! Ummm... Well...ummm... You're the beautifullest girl I've seen in my life!"

That voice in my head, very clearly "Beautifullest?? Mate, that is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard. And that opening sentence the lamest one since the opening sentence was first invented!" I felt blood rise to my head. If only I would not get a red face. But there was no escape possible. And no turning back.

"And I was wondering if you'd want to go out with me?"
She smiled at me again. I figured she was quietly laughing at me.
"I'm really sorry, but I can't."
"That's ok, I understand."

I stood up and looked at the board. I noticed the 1 change into the blinking symbol and I felt the wind, being pushed ahead by the coming train, bounce against me. It felt good. It cooled me down a bit. These had definitely been the longest 10 minutes of my life.

The train came to a halt and the doors opened with a ding-dong. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder. When I turned around I felt two warm hands on my face and two soft lips on mine. It took me a while to realize what was happening and I let it. The world slipped away from around me and for a moment there was only me, those two hands on my face and those lips on mine. I felt the blood rise to my head again and when I opened my eyes I looked straight into her eyes.

"Here's my phone number. Tonight's not good, but I'd love to go out with you this weekend. Call me."
She stuffed a piece of paper in my hand, but my mind barely registered it.
"You're cute", I heard her say still.

I didn't register the ding-dong of closing doors, nor did I notice the train disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel. The next thing I did register was the board with the digital time schedule hanging from the ceiling. The 1 had just changed into the blinking symbol of the subway train, indicating that it would be coming any second.

'When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain,
sometimes the United Kingdom,
sometimes the British Isles - but never England.'
'How to be an Alien' by George Mikes

The United Kingdom (UK) is often incorrectly referred to as England, Britain, or Great Britain. In fact, the UK is the union of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland, which was established in 1920, is independent from the Republic of Ireland). In fact, the official name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."

Great Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.

Therefore, England is part of Great Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. The U.K. includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

See the link below for a map showing parts of Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain.html

Did you know that before reading this article?

Hello & Namaste, 

Meromate.com has been updating itself and now having  lots of features  since it  started  3 weeks back.

The site has some interesting highlights:

Now you can add Youtube videos in your profile page, Create private/public albums, you can control access to your profile, you can report abuses, you can send virtual gifts.. ( hope you guys will like nepali gifts). You can even send an invitation to your friends for any events you create, later you can add photo gallery of that event to share with your friends. ( We will add map functionality where your friend can also get driving route from their place to your event venue.) 

You can create friend  groups for your friend ie. family, office friends etc.. you can also have top friends plus you can invite your friends from hotmail, myspace, facebook, hi5 , yahoo , gmail and so on . I will also add 'People you might know' feature soon.  

Yes!!! you can have colourful profiles too as some of the members do have colourful profiles already  . Go to My Profile then Click on Edit Profile and paste the Background code on Description Field. ( You can get Background code from www.artnskins.net, freemyspacelist.com, myprofilepimp.com, 123layouts.com, myspaceskins.com )  or google 'free myspace layouts' I am sure you will get not less than 1000s of sites.  and if you want to post glittery comments on Friend's profile just get the code from above sites and post it on Friends comment box.  You can also have following add ons on your profiles

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4-) Customize photos with your own words and effects from rockyou.com 

Have you noticed points on your account page. Yes!!! everytime you log on to Meromate.com you will get points plus you can earn lots of points my doing anything on the site. For Details please go to My Accounts> My Points. 

Later, you can redeem these Meromate point for Free Concert tickets, exclusive Albums, T-shirts, Ipods even Cash Coupons. So buckle up and earn as much points as you can. 

If you have any questions/suggestions regarding Meromate.com please feel free to write me back  as your  feedback is really important to make this site more user friendly . I will be at your disposal to answer   each of your queries. 

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Always remember " You can never have enough frens!!!" 

Until we meet
My nights will be a little colder
My days a little shorter
My heart will beat a little less rapid
Until we meet
I know that my arms will be empty
My mind hurting from the constant thought of you
Minutes will seem to be hours
Hours will seem to be months
While months will seem like eternity
Until we meet
The stars in the sky will not affect me
with its gleaming sparkles of life

Until I am gazing at them in your arms
And the food that I eat will not be as fulfilling and nourishing
Until it is you that I share the my food with
And Until we meet
I will not feel whole
My world will seem incomplete
Until that wonderful day
When our eyes make first contact
And our bodies and souls collide in blissful whirlwind
The words will roll off my tongue like a sweet love song
"Hello, my love, I couldn't wait to meet you."

Its friday, I am happy not because I am getting two days off.. but because i am getting two days to work on my dream project.. yeah!!! this is my dream project, i wanted to create something where I can fit almost each and every nepali.. I have so many plans(ideas) for this site.. hope everything works well.. Its almost 12:35 AM.. dunno what to write.. anyways I am working on Point system for members.. hope I can finish it before sunday.... oh!! almost forgot i have to work on NRN's nepal festival ko poster and Raju lama ko poster for melbourne..

I know nobody has died because of hardwork.. and I strongly belive that 'If its meant to be, its upto me'