The Breaking Dawn

hey people! I wrote this in the sky? LOL Above the pacific ocean to be precise. Well, yes. I was on my way to Detroit, by the window, on the flight....

It was around 10.30pm in Japan and 9.30am in Detroit. As a result of the excruciating long journey, my whole body was sore from sitting in the seat. I had managed it for 9 hours. 3 more hours to go.

We were allotted the 4 seats between the aisles, which meant no window :( We had traveled through the afternoon sky of Japan and enetered the pacific night. We flew through the night sky for around 2 hours and then came the enthralling panorama.

The night was opening into dawn, or rather, we were entering the morning sky. I rushed to the window. (yes, the one near the emergency exit)

People... It was just ineffable. I saw! yes, the heaven!

We were sailing above the ocean of clouds. It was snow white in color and it stretched beyond the point any pair of eyes could follow. Above the beautiful ocean, dreamy clouds were floating, glowing due to the illumination by the sun rays.

It was a parade of misty red clouds! Then, I saw...the glorious red sun with an orange halo, throwing its beams from the throne of heaven. The horizon was light green and bloomed into an endless blue sky. For the first time in my life I witnessed dawn from the sky. In the sky and inside the heaven. The breaking dawn (I am a twilight fanatic).

It was a beginning of a new day, new hope and new life.

The Concrete Jungle

Hi, guys...!!! How are you?? I am super fine :D.... I was just pondering what would happen to our earth if we use the resources indiscriminately.... Our reckless acts have already caused a lot of problems..... I wrote a story from the view of a child in 2210..... Hope you like it..!! Please feel free to comment!! I want to improve! Critics are welcomed!!!

The Concrete Jungle

I woke up to another concrete morning. Through my bedroom window, I could see the sun saying good morning to the ruined city of ********, flooded with boring gray buildings. Not a single bird in the sky despite the fact that it is 8AM… Of course, every morning, I wake up to this bird less sky.
Time for school.. I still don’t understand the need of attending classes when the doomsday is so near. I brushed my teeth mechanically, had my breakfast and dressed up.

I entered my classroom, right next to my bedroom to find my teaching robot waiting for me. I sat in my seat and switched on the giant monitor in front of me. The screen flashed - “19.December.2210 – History of our Earth”. I squinted at the green pictures for a moment. My eyes were not accustomed to green things. There, shining like a precious stone was our earth…. The machine was explaining something… I did not bother to listen to it. I stared at the trees that punctuated every corner of the place, birds flying about in the blue sky and the sun that was shining gently … I envied the children who were happily playing in the park… How so nice…. In this world, you cannot even step out of the house without an oxygen mask and a full body suit. Or else you will die of some serious disease…. Suddenly, the picture changed to buildings, the world of buildings I will call. “Can you believe that this is how our earth was 200 years back?” I couldn’t. The screen then flashed the pictures of petroleum and started explaining all the crap, which I have heard a thousand times….

I closed my eyes and pondered the concrete jungle I am now living in. I thought of the beautiful birds and animals of history. All extinct… Humans’ reckless acts have ruined everything…. My dream is to become a famous writer. But I doubt whether there will be any world for me to survive in and write. The end is nearing. I have read many books. Most are very old books, which were written when the earth still had a lot of greens. I imagined the world described in each book. So selfish of the humans’ to have stolen my dreams like this… Not only mine but the dreams of all the children living in this concrete jungle. It is supposed to be snowing now. Christmas… Still, the sun is burning the whole city alive. I laughed at myself… The winter has also become extinct…

(******* is the name of that future city)

The Deadly Lightning

I have a collection of wallpapers of lightning bolts. I have even seen lightnings before. But only once, have I seen the lightning strike so near.

I was in the car, heading towards the Shankarangovil station to catch the train for Chennai. It was around 6 in the evening. Dark clouds chased away the bright orange evening clouds. I knew...... It was going to rain. It started with a drop, then two, three and within a few minutes it was pouring. The car was running on a crooked road, the surrounding was eerie yet pleasant. Either side of the road were fields, spreading far till my eyes could reach. I opened the window to feel the sandy tang in the air. The breeze was cool and the sky was dark blue in colour. The car was filled with people's chatters. But not so loud.

All of a sudden, a fierce bolt struck the vast field. It nearly touched the earth. The sky was divided into two and it was no longer blue, but was violet. The lightning almost blinded my eyes and for a second I couldn't see anything. Everyone was startled and the air was dead silent. No longer, a roaring sound broke the silence. The sky was still violet and the sound of the thunder was echoing in my ears. For a few minutes, no one did nothing in the car, except for the driver who slowed down the speed and we were moving in a rather low speed.

"What was that?" My sister ended the silence. Very soon, everything was back to normal, everybody was back to their chat. Except for me. I had never seen the lightning strike so near.

There were many lightnings even after the very first terrifying one but none was as scaring as the first strike.

Diamond Studded Sky

Night sky according to me was dark with a moon and few stars here and there. I had always wondered why night sky is not like the one I saw in the planetarium, though I knew the reason. I had always longed to see a sky, full of stars. My wish was fulfilled. Let me tell you how it was.

It was an as usual night. May be a bit different..... My five-year-old sister and my four-year-old cousin brother screaming in my ears. I was in India for my vacations. With a grammar book clutched in my hands, I lied down on my bed. My sis and bro were busy with video game. We were on the 2nd floor.

Suddenly everything was pitch dark. A power-cut. My little siblings started screaming. I dropped my book, went to them and assured that I was there with them. My father came up running, hearing my brother's relentless cry. It was impossible to console him and I was fed up. I was feeling hot and thought of getting some fresh air out in the veranda. There were two verandas on that floor. One at the front and the other at the back. The one at the front faced the street, so I opened the door and there I was out. The air was fresh and the surrounding was pleasant. Most of the people in the street were out, probably for getting fresh air.

Eventually, I happened to look up. It was an amazing sight. Zillions of stars scattered all over the sky and it was totally different from the boring sky which I usually see. Like the planetarium it was, may be there were even more stars in the sky then, though I couldn't spot any constellation except for the Orion belt....... So bright it was, like the fireworks. For the first time, I saw the sky crowded with so many stars. I never thought that sky had these many stars, each having a silvery gleam like diamond. White, its colour was, not black. The stars were jam-packed that there was apparently no space in between them. I sat there, on the veranda, admiring the sparkling sky.

I had totally forgotten about my siblings. There they were with my father narrating some story to them. In a few minutes, the power was back and the sky was also back to normal. Dark with a moon and few prominent stars here and there. It was a magic, all the stars had disappeared. It came from nowhere and vanished within a second......

Celebrating Freedom

Hi guys! There was a notice in Young World, a magazine by The Hindu for entries of articles on the topic 'What does freedom mean to you?'. This article is to be published on August 18Th for Independence day special. I liked the topic as it was about my Nation, India. Proud to be an Indian!! As I usually like to write, I wrote an article on the given topic also. The word limit was restricted to 100. So I found it very difficult to stick to the limit. Editing work was too tiring as my rough draft was very long, say, may be of 250 words? I think you can well imagine now that it was a really exhausting task for me to reduce it to 100 words. Now also I think it exceeds the limit by few words. I have tried my luck and have sent it to the editor. Wanted to share it with you people also. Hope you find it interesting! Please feel free to express your opinion.

True Freedom

Achievement of Independence by India is a true example of unity. Mahatma Gandhi, the Great Soul, along with many patriots devoted their life to restore independence from the British.

'Unity in Diversity' The patriots, despite of belonging to various religions and societies, had only one identity as 'Indians' which united them. Real freedom is to break away the chains of divisions and be one as a Nation.

But does independence mean merely political freedom? Communal violence, religious disparities, poverty........ All these still exist in India. Friends, let's shed all the difference among us in the name of faith, caste and language and truly unite from heart. Let India achieve her true freedom!

Tamil New Year Programme

On 4.4.09, there was a tamil new year programme held in Nishi-kasai with some famous celebrities as special guests. The programme turned out to be very good & enjoyable. I particiapated in the invocation dance with Sindhu, Varsha & Vidya.

Dance Girls for the invocation dance

In dance costume

Celebrity Guests

Krish singing......... So cool.............!! He was so awesome!!

With Chinmayee

With our Japanese Namitha! :-D

With Kushboo & Sundar C

With Krish!!

Abacus Trophies

Trophies won in Abacus State Levels, National Level & Merit Trophies.

With my Trophy for securing second position in the National level Abacus competition.

Abacus State Level, National Level

ABACUS NATIONAL LEVEL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

I participated in abacus state level competition and secured 1st position and was nominated to participate in the national level competition which was held in chennai. I secured the second position. The competition involved solving 100 sums in 5 minutes. I managed to solve 95 sums and secured the second position. The above photo was taken in the prize distribution ceremony. I was very glad when I heard the news that I had secured the second place.


The news was told to my aunt over phone at 7:00am. I couldn't even believe my ears. I immidiately called my best friend and conveyed the news. She was also happy.

THE ORGANIZERS HAD ARRANGED

MEHENDHI STALLS

WHERE OUR HANDS

COULD BE PAINTED

WITH MEHENDHI.

I WANTED TO GET MY HANDS PAINTED.

So my cousin, sister & I got mehendi painted on our hands.