The massive flood that started on 22 of December will be forever etched in my mind. The floods destroyed and caused heavy damage to 700 homes and displaced 90,000 people in my village. With the area having only a population of 25,000, it was a significant number of flood victims. The immediate problems that had […]
I hate uniforms! It makes all the students look the same. When I am trying to find my friend from a group of student, I always make mistake because I cannot tell the difference among the girls who are all wearing the same clothes. Moreover, I am always nervous about my uniforms since I may
By the time spring flowers wilted away, the rains would descend on us and the fields would be full of water. Ever since I was a little girl that had been the most familiar sight. For months it would rain. Ching-Yan, the old man living in the small house in the small field next to
If one wants to cross a stream, he should be careful enough to select the shallowest spot. At certain spots the stream will be deep. If one is not careful, he is liable to fall into deep waters and get drowned. Finding the shallow spots and then trying to cross the stream makes the task
We engage ourselves often in the pursuit of pleasures. There is no limit to the pleasures one can have. The more money we have, he more we wish to have. The more happiness we have, the more we want them. But such material pleasures can give us no real and ultimate satisfaction. They can give
The first time I acted in a play was when I was in Standard Three. Come to think of it, it was the only time I acted in a play. I was chosen to play the role of a farmer. Rathi, the prettiest girl in class, played the role of the farmer’s wife. So I
I am a student. I have a long standing grudge against examiners. They never seem to understand the position of a student. We work all the year round and finally sit in the examination. We do our best to answer the questions. We strive to get a pass. But what happens? The examiner does NOT
Every evening, as I am doing my schoolwork in my room, the familiar sound of my father’s car reaches my ears. I imagine his Fort Cortina coming up the driveway, the engine purring to a stop. I know that in a few moments, my father will be pausing outside my door, looking in quietly, so
This is an old proverb. It means that it is always better to be healthy than wealthy. A man may be immensely rich. He may have all the luxuries one can dream of. But if he has a grave disease like cancer or something, all his wealth becomes useless. He will not be able to
In my opinion, a company should give money to protect the environment. Although art is one of the best forms of recreation that can touch the soul with its myriad forms, and can calm emotions, the present situation calls for protecting the environment. We all are aware of the harmful damages that human race has