Gatha Akashkamini - the poet!

Got our school magazines last week and just discovered that one of my articles is also printed......

My Best Friends, Books!

Reading books is a good habit,

They increase our vocabulary.

And if you try to run away,

You’ll never get helped in glossary.

I started reading at the age of five,

My favourite books are many,

And my favourite writers, you can say,

Can be any!

I like reading books of Roald Dahl,

And Ruskin Bond too,

From short stories to novels,

All contained in a book or two. 

Enid Blyton is a great favourite,

Where naughty Amelia Jane and Famous Five,

With the Secret Seven,

Help the children to be full of life.

Matilda and BFG teach us good habits,

BFG, the sweetest giant you would ever see,

And Matilda has supernatural powers,

She could open a door without using a key!

If you are fond of chocolates,

You can go for some chocolaty books,

Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,

Where Mr. Wonka shows us his weird looks.

You can go back to the ‘Monsoon Time’,

With Ruskin Bond and his Potpourri,

Where you can go fishing with Robert Astley,

And listen to Binya and Rusty’s love story!

You can visit the fairies on the fairy hill,

And dig the garden with ‘Dukhi’, the gardener

And read how, Susanna,

Who killed her 7 husbands, became a murderer!

You can go to Hogwarts for some magic,

With Harry Potter and his friends.

J.K. Rowling makes the magic come alive,

With some magic tricks following the trend.

So friends, you’ve got a lot to choose from,

Just tell your parents to buy a book for you.

It is better than a movie ticket,

For which you have to stand in a long queue.

What else happened last week?

Yes, school re-opened on 11 July and Unit Tests started from Monday. All tests are going well till now.
Poonam aunty was here to visit Mussoorie, she wanted to meet Ruskin Bond (her niece is a very big fan of him).

So, Richa di and Poonam aunty reached Dehra Dun on 15th night. 16th was Saturday and I didn't have a holiday (Manan had a holiday but he was not willing to come to Mussoorie). So, Richa di and Poonam aunty had to pick me up from school but I didn't know that and went home with Disha. When I reached home, उन्होंने मुझे प्रिंस चौक पर आने के लिए कहा. मै गई पर बहुत देर बाद वो लोग दिखे. आखिरकार उन्हें ढूंढकर हमने प्लान बदल दिया क्योंकि बारिश बहुत हो रही थी. हम पूरा राजपुर रोड घुमे और फिर countdown में लंच करने के बाद हम 'ज़िन्दगी न मिलेगी दोबारा' मूवी देखने गए. पूनम आंटी को बहुत पसंद आई और हमे भी. फिर घर जा कर सबको बताया और जब मनन ने ये सब सुना तो उसने भी अगले दिन मुसूरी आने का फैसला लिया. अगले दिन, मनन, मई, मम्मा और आंटी मुसूरी के लिए निकले. बहुत साड़ी चीज़ें खायीं जिनमे से पास्ता बहुत tasty था. पकोड़े भी खाए, चिप्स भी खाए, पर Mr Ruskin Bond से नहीं मिल पाए, हम काफी लेट हो गए थे और घर भी तो जाना था. बस का टिकेट ले कर, देहरादून वापस आये और शाम को माँ और रेशु भैया आंटी और दीदी को छोड़ने गए. बहुत मज़े आये इस हफ्ते!

Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap!

Went to see Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap with baba and Manan. It was a funny movie. Great work by Amitabh Bachchan.....great acting, he seems to get younger and younger everyday!

P.S.- And, mind you, don't call him a 'BBUDDAH", kyunki.....Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap!

The Past Week!

I know I haven’t been writing for the past few weeks, but I would like to tell that I was in New Delhi with no internet connection to pass time. Oh yes, it was great fun meeting Richa di after whole 2 months and seeing how perfectly she has settled there. We stayed at Vasant Kunj at my father’s friend’s place (Kalsi uncle’s) and mind you, Poonam aunty is very strict but it is for our disciplined nature, that she enjoyed with us. We even taught her how to play UNO (which she had been willing to learn ever since she had heard about it). And Manan enjoyed too much there because they had a whole lot of books to read, very interesting and good ones. And since daadiji (Kalsi uncle’s mother) was also there, we could never get bored (and of course, while the TV was there….no one can get bored).

So all in all, it was fun and an exciting outing for us as we were in Dehra Dun all this summer (we even did a lot of shopping).

We returned to Dehra a week ago and it seems that the only thing that has kept me busy and interested in holidays is the music class. Yesterday was Ma’am Vandana’s grandson’s 5^th birthday. So this was another reason for not getting bored. Obviously, when Richa aunty’s around, no one can bored. With her weird and awkward yet funny topics to discuss on, everyone gets interested and I would be lying if I don’t say that she is the clown of our music class.

Anyways, holidays are on the near end and I have still a lot to do with my holiday projects. Hope to finish it on time. But, honestly, for the first time in my school life of 9 and 7 months, I am excited to start school again after the summer vacations. Hope the first day is as I expect it to be. At least, with Sunita ma’am around, it ought to be exciting and interesting!

BACK TO SCHOOL on 11 JULY, 2011….