Moments of Wonder and Ponder

 I was told to do a school project,that was two pages long, it had to be a childhood memory of school from the narrator or from a friend or a movie clip moment that was an unforgettable experience, either the first day to a new school or just an experience that had strong emotions involved, such as sadness or anger or any deep emotions. Seriousness was not to be mixed with comical statemens and moments because it ruins the 'flavour' of the story . It had to be extremely exaggerated and explained more in detail, but not complicated to read. It also had to have direct speech in the story.  I chose a story based on myself when I was very small, around four years old, an experience that I always remember and laugh to my self. It is comical not serious, but the emotions involved in it is kind of 'strong'. Here you can read it now :🤗 - in a moment of  frustration,not given enough attention for a science project, wanting to label or spell out items,as my past favorite activit...

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  When I grow up... When I grow up, I'd wanna be a mother, Nothing to say I'd be rather. Just to be that forever, A decision nothing but cleaver. Changing those nappies, Will surely make me happy. And when the years go by, When I'm fed up with those horrible cries, When my child is all grown up, She'll be ready to give me a big hug, For that which I've done, For simply being a lovely mum.

  Crickets. Crickets silent, crickets chirp on. Crickets chirpy sound on. So familiar, because I've heard it since I was born. O, now it's mute, What can I say about them? They are or ugly nor cute. Nor pretty as a sparkly gem. They are simply familiar, but not as a grasshopper. I remember not knowing what they were. So I screamed hitting it with a mopper. Thinking back,  I'm not sure whether I've known crickets since I was born.                                           Because then I wouldn't have hit it- oh smack.                                 But, yes but. I do remember the familiarity as it walked past my lorn.                                                   ...

  Head leaning on knees, Hand - dying for rescue, Eyes blinking in confusion. Pen shaking, Mind racking. Brain quivering; Trembling. Confusion with blurriness. ... Once the brain rolls from the stairs, Oh, yes! Studying from where? Upstairs! Just let me know who even cares? Neuron breaking into bits from that mind-boggling sight, It breaks from all those hits. The room was bright, Yes, it was, yes, it has, from all what? A math sum. - Khadijah Dilshad

  I was told to continue an extract from the story the endless steppe, by Esther Hautzig, here's how it went. The following day, in the morning before sunrise, I woke up with a blood-curdling dream. Heart pounding. I sat for a while thinking of the moments of horror in my dream when suddenly I remembered yesterday's school day. I sighed to myself, trying to recall what I planned the night before. "This time, I'm not going to be a poor victim again," I told myself while getting off my sleeping mat. I had believed in myself, I am strong. Three giants that had been daunting me all night would not be able to do so by this very day. I ate my oats and in a jiff, I took my academic possessions and quickly picked a couple of berries around 5, and a handful of apricots and cherries and wrapped it in a small cloth bundle, and headed to school. While walking on the frosty roads, I was reminding my self the Russian alphabet, repeating it time by time. I noticed the more I rep...

                                                                     Night The hushed serene night is dull and soundless.     Noiseless, peaceful.                                                     The darkness of soot-black spreads through,   None is up, except a few. The lonesome owl hoots, Rain pours down into the trees' roots, The little bird's nests are warm and cozy.  The outside lights are dim and mothy.    Cats wait to catch their prey,       While mice scurry down a pile of hay. The tranquil night passes by,      As the vibrant stars light the sky,         As a decoration fo...

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  اليوم الوطني العماني National Day of Oman The national day of Oman is an official public holiday dated November 18th.  The holiday currently celebrates the birthday of the previous sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020.    The background of this holiday is mainly to celebrate the independence from Portugal control in 1650. The national activities are held for two days, due to the 19th of November  being the birthday of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. National day activities usually include parades, camel races, a horse show, and once every five years a military exhibition drill.                                                                                                ...

  السلام عليكم ورحمة الله Khadijah here. Alhammdulilah I made these little crafts from household materials I found, it was very interesting to re-cycle them. These were made from an old cloth bag that my older sister had when she was a baby. Mama samosa Papa samosa big-eyed baby samosa This is Ollie - the fifth member of our family, she is a six-month-old kitten that we picked up from the streets. These plushies were mainly made for her - she thankfully loves them (papa samosa best, for no reason!)  and really enjoys playing with them. Using the wood pieces that always comes in a canvas packaging, I made this sign that is pasted in front of our door. Home sweet home inspired. This was a filter initially, I turned it into a pot and planted Basil plants. Saplings of Holy basil (Tulsi) in a DIY filter bag pot wrapped with twine Perhaps you remember we said long ago we'll show the  patterned paper wall posters  project, it was finished some months ago. The lamination and...

Poem 1. Red By Khadijah Dilshad Red is the lipstick that girls wear.  Cherry is my adorable teddy bear.  Rose are those cheeks that are squeezed.  Ruby are those lips when mom is pleased.  Blush is her face when she isn't pardoned.  Crimson is the lovely roses in my garden.  Tart is when the skin got atopy.  Scarlett is the lovely poppies.  Maroon is that handsome shirt. Rufous is the color of the tiny hummingbird. Poem 2. Grey By Khadijah Dilshad Grey is the little cheeky kitten.  Grey is the winter woolen mittens.  Grey is the dull college school bag.  Grey is the old throw away rag.  Grey is the rain that falls down.  Grey is the face of one who loses his crown.  Grey is the mind of the one with depression.  Grey is one that has a phenomenal obsession.                        

  ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ            Have you ever wandered what can we do with all those dried leaves that are stored in books? Well...  I've got to show you a simple, yet creative way to use them... Here's what you will need :  Prepare some card stock, or paper. If you have any remaining coconut husk, it will also add an extra touch. Any dried leaves will do- mine were, the Swiss cheese plant, and a type of fern. Craft glue Something to apply the glue. Arrange your leave however you wish and paste them.    This is how it turned out...  

السلام عليكم 14/10/21  42 years! To my mum Thank you for being the best mum, for being the best ever chum. Thank you for showing so much care, and doing all what you can bare. Thank you for teaching us so much, without any grudge. Thank you for being so kind, for teaching us how to have a creative mind. Thank you for all the love that you show, for being with us when we've felt low. Thank you for making the most delicious meals, with an emotion of extreme zeal! Thank you for giving us all what we wanted, and never gone away and departed. Thank you for getting angry at times, for preventing us from any crimes. Thank you for letting us study so much, for letting us experience such. Thank you for being with us all the time, for always making us feel secure and fine. Thank you for letting us experience the joy of childhood, and giving us everything what you could. Thank you for sharing everything you had with us, with total love and no fuss. Thank you...

  On Dec 3,2018, an article was posted on BBC titled "TikTok, a Chinese video app, brings fun back to social media" written by Kevin Roose. This article refutes his post and explains the 'dark' side which many people wouldn't like to hear or admit about this video app that's so popular on social media, note that it's my personal opinion about it. Kevin Roose explains the 'wonderful' feeling he experienced after downloading TikTok and watching its videos.  " About an hour after downloading TikTok, the popular video-sharing app, I experienced a bizarre sensation, one I haven’t felt in a long time while on the internet. The knot in my chest loosened, my head felt injected with helium, and the corners of my mouth crept upward into a smile". Throughout the post, he describes TikTok and explains its features that are different from other social media and how this Chinese app has become extremely popular. He states how it brings 'happiness...

  No doubt computers have had a great influence and is a big advantage to our society. Car manufacturing robots are extremely useful and a great advantage to companies. Robots can improve quality and protect workers from dangerous and difficult tasks, and they are highly repeatable and precise and never tire or fail to do their job, they can work on a 24/7 working basis which makes things much faster.  One of the main advantages is that robots prevent a lot of dangerous risks to humans like keeping workers away from exposure to fumes from welding,painting and loud noises or lifting heavy objects from one place to another. They have another advantage that's a powerful asset to car manufacturing companies as robots 'vision' help machines do more precise work using laser and camera array that provides immediate feedback, this makes work more efficient in the assembly line. However, this doesn't mean robots need to take over the car manufacturing industry because humans are...

Art. A three letter word that has a great meaning, often misunderstood, interpreted and judged wrongly by many people. It's a way of describing one's feelings emotionally, physically, inwardly or outwardly, and it can be created in multiple different ways whether it be abstract, 2D or 3D or detailed. Many people misunderstand Art to be a 'waste' of time and give greater value to other topics, without really knowing what Art is, and how it has an impact on us. They keep questioning about art and if it's even that necessary? And most importantly, if it's valuable for our life? and if studying art is different from artistic freedom. Art helps bring out and eventually pour your emotions, feelings, from deep inside yourself into a blank piece of paper, canvas, object or basically anything you decide to express your inner thoughts to. It arouses happiness, contentment and fulfillment to the artist and brings out a natural uplifting emotion nobody can describe unless y...

A mini-saga is a narrative of exactly 50 words.The objective of a mini-saga is the create sympathy and a sense of amusement. The best mini-sagas have rhythm too, a satisfactory sound and a shape to the sentences. If one can't get to 50, compress words by dashes and turn them in to a compound adjective. Mini-saga #1. "Your're a hard nut!' "Your're a hard nut!" she said as she hit me the third time! she's definitely doing a crime! I feel my water pour through, I'm hit by a wicked shrew! Scrapped - my shell is thrown in a garbage-crowd, pretty sure I'm never to be found. I'm such an unlucky coconut! Mini saga #2. ' 'Grow baby,grow!'' I'm placed in the dusty ground, covered with a huge soil mount. Water is gingerly poured on me. I'll grow up to be a big tree! I hear a soft voice talk to me, saying : ''Grow baby!''. I'll become someone she will always want to show, a beautiful tree that will grow!