Teenagers, Beware of The Pitfalls Teenagers today must be ever vigilant to many distractions and dangers that surround them. First on the list are those distractions that take them away from their studies. Students owe it to themselves and their parents to put in their best efforts in their studies. At all times, therefore, teenagers must make it a point to be conscious of the fact that their studies ought to...

How I Can Stop Wasting Things in The House  We are lucky to live in a country where we have many things at our convenience. However, we tend to be wasteful. Electricity is one thing we waste the most. Lights, fans, radios and other appliances are kept on even when no one is using them. I make it a point to switch them off when I do not need them. It...

Water Supply Disruption Disruptions in the water supply do occur now and then. However, there was one that was the worst. It began one morning when we got up to prepare for the day ahead. All the taps, except one in the bathroom connected to the water tank above the bathroom, were dry. So we had to patiently wait our turn to use the only tap with water. We did not...

A Visit to the Dentist  My tooth hurt through the night. I had to take a painkiller to lessen the pain. Worst of all, I did not get a wink of sleep through the whole night. The next morning, I told my mother about my toothache. She took me to the dentist. At nine o’clock we waited outside the dentist’s clinic. The nurse came and opened the door. She wrote down...

Places I Like To Visit  First of all, I would like to visit the moon. By the time ordinary people can visit the moon, I will probably be very old or dead. Anyhow, it would be quite an experience to walk on the moon. It is said that there is no air and water. I certainly would like to see how high I can jump and how fast I can run...

Visit to a Shopping Complex My mother and I took the lift from the second level of the underground car-park to get to the ground floor of the shopping complex. The moment we stepped out of the lift, we were greeted by a blast of cool air and the blare of music from a music shop nearby. I could see a goldsmith’s shop, two music shops, a pharmacy, two book stalls,...

Visiting A Durian Orchard My cousin has a durian orchard about five kilometers from the city. I visited him once during a fruit season. I reached the orchard at about 9 o’clock in the morning after riding my cycle all the way from my house. My cousin was waiting for me in his modest little wooden house in the middle of the orchard. Around the house, about 5 acres of it,...

A Journey By Car My father bought a new car. We were all very excited. He promised to take us to Agra to visit my grandparents the coming Sunday. Sunday morning was bright and breezy. We hopped into the brand new car and soon we were heading out of Delhi towards the expressway. My mother sat in the front seat while my father drove. I sat behind with my younger sister....