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Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed he is a real birdbrain when it comes to saying the word 'penguin'. The Sherlock star was rumbled on the popular Graham Norton Show after the talk show host played footage from wildlife documentary South Pacific, which the 38-year-old actor narrates. Despite confidently tackling the 'tricky' word in the first instance, but it's not long before things take a nosedive as the documentary continues. Same is the case with the Penguins of Madagascar movie, wherein he plays Agent Classified. In an embarrassing revelation, the bumbling actor can be heard calling them what can only be assumed as 'pengwings' and even 'penglings'. However, the poor Imitation Game star took the ribbing in his stride, cheekily blaming the production team behind the show. "The funny thing is you don't do this in isolation," he quipped. "You have a team of natural history experts based in Bristol funded by you the taxpaying public. It's not just me sitting there in a booth going 'I think I know how to say penguins, (but) I'll say penglings'. It's mortifying." Ironically, it was Norton who had revealed in the first place that Benedict has been cast to voice-over a wolf in the animated film Penguins of Madagascar.

My point of view is this: Christians or non-Christians, young on not young, it is never okay to drink alcohol. Period.

It's not everyday that I get free time for myself (how I wish!). Frankly speaking, since I became a mum, I haven't come across one occasion when I had an entire day to myself! Still, here's what I love to do when I have some me-time on my hands: I read science fiction, listen to Shakira (Waka Waka is my all-time go-to song for whenever I'm feeling down; somehow it always peps me up), take my dog for a walk, drink coffee, drink more coffee and then drink still more coffee, watch re-runs of old TV series.. Yes, that's about it. Don't get too much time to do anything else ;-) There are times when the entire family sits together, for instance in the evenings when we all gather together in the living room. Since I am beginning to take up blogging (related to kids) very seriously, this is the time when I sit down and chalk out my editorial calendar or pen down a few lines. For me, this is the best way to get my creative juices flowing, done with the houesehold chores and meals for the day. If my husband is also busy with his work on his laptop, then we make sure the kids do something worthwhile like play educational games like these; if they had their way, they would be very happy to sit for two hours in front of the television, wide-eyed, watching anything that is on the idiot box. But we make sure this doesn't happen and they indulge in something beneficial for them. Or else if me and/or my husband have no urgent work to be done then we sit together and play a board game like pictionary or scrabble. My husband and I secretly call this our 'family bonding time'. And we know this is what memories are made of. This way when our children have flown the nest, we'll still have good times to look back upon

This Little Light of Mine and Onward Christian Soldiers. Both are beautiful.

Parable of Judging Others Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Luke 6:39-42

I think when you have been together that long, you have earned the rights to ask him what next and where this is going. Because before you know it, it'd be a year or two since you started dating and nothing with him. You shouldn't be ashamed of asking what you want - relationships are all about open communications. If he can't commit to you, then aren't you better off ending things now than dragging on the hurt. If he really does love you, and his only fear is commitment (for fear it'll go wrong like his last relationship) then he will get over it. Guaranteed.