I have been also taking Oxy Contin 20 mg 3 times daily for back pain for at least 2 years. Before that I was taking 10-12 percocets daily. Now comes along a pill that sits like a frigging rock in your stomach, for hours and does not work, to boot. These pills SUCK…I absolutely hate them !!! Garbage…I need relief amd these Oxy Neo’s are pathetic !!!

I am trying to do whatever can be done in my personal capacity. I note down new English words and idiomatic expressions, write their meanings ( from meriam webster online dictionary and cambridge advanced learner’s dictionary ), try to use them in conversations. I regularly watch CNN-IBN, Times now debates, TV series (Friends, South Park), movies. I have some English speaking colleagues, though they speak it as their 2nd language ( so I am not sure about any improvement in accuracy albeit a small increase in speed). So, I can safely assume I speak the language for at least 1 hour a day. Despite putting in so much of effort, I can not see any noticeable change in my speaking fluency and accuracy over past 6 months. That reinforces my belief that English as the language of instruction in school is reason why some non-native speakers are fluent in English. Although English is the language of instruction at university level in my country, the void created due to 10 years of vernacular medium education is very hard to be filled. This also makes me jump into the conclusion that 2nd language acquisition is a very slow process.

The only thing I do not agree with is with Hershel. He didn’t get that ‘walking stick’ until season 3 when he lost his leg.