Trip to Ottawa

_{On Friday May 20 2013, two families joined my family for a fun 3 day vacation to Ottawa. It was fun and let me tell you all about it .}

_{When we reached Ottawa I was really excited to be in a new place I’d never been to before. I was really hungry so we went to a place called Byward  Market for dinner I ordered poutine. It was so-so. When we got back to the hotel I was tired and just hit the bed. I loved night # 1 of Ottawa.}

_{I woke up to a strange noise which I later figured was the television – the news had mayor Rob Ford on.  I learnt more about his ‘smoking’ video. I watched for 30 seconds then headed for a wonderful breakfast of  boiled eggs and peanut butter with apples . After that we went to the Royal Mint of Canada where I got to see how they made money (coins not bills). The we have a pit stop at the Parliament Hill.   We portraits of  previous Prime Ministers such as Sir. John A. McDonald, Canada’s first PM and Kim Campbell, Canada’s first and only woman PM. It was fun learning about Canadian political history .}

_{I LOVED going to Ottawa and I want to again sometime SOON.}

Time Management

      “The matter of time is so important."

  My mom

Time is a limited resource so use it efficiently. Time that goes by will never come back to you,  so spend it wisely.

Those who do not manage their time experience being late, rushed and stressed. However, if you value your time and PLAN yourself you can be early, set your own pace, be relaxed and happy. That means being successful.

So manage your time before time manages you.

My First Retreat

A 'retreat' is a gathering in a church for praise and worship to your God (e.g. Jesus, Allah, Krishna) and to understand your religion better.
I attended a retreat this weekend and I learnt many new things. Among them was the hymn 'Give me Oil in my Lamp'. The hymn was very catchy and we all clapped while singing. It was fun.
'Pride goes before a fall' - arrogrance and selfishness will take you nowhere. It took King Saul to his death. Long Live King David (no pun intended).
It was a long but educational retreat. Amen.

Soaring the Skies!

Here's a motivation story my dad told me.
One day mother eagle was taking care of her 8 eggs but then she had to fly off in search of some food. When she got back she noticed something was wrong, there were only 7 eggs in the nest. 1 egg had rolled off the tree into a chicken's coup.
The mother hen sat on her eggs and kept them warm. Soon the eggs hatched and among the chicks was one eaglet. The eaglet grew up among the chicks and became another chicken. He could not fly and he often looked at the sky and wished that he too could soar the skies.

The moral of the story is you are who you think you are!

What makes a Winner?

A winner is a person who is not negative. A winner is willing to take risks no matter how hard it is. I am not there yet but I am trying; I have loads of opportunities ahead of me.
Winners are respectful of others and give everything their best shot. It is not easy but the trick is never give up.
So winner attitude here I come!

Pitts-Burgh

This past weekend (Family Day weekend) my parents & I headed to Pittsburgh with another family. It was a 5 hour scenic drive and my friend Kynan, my DS, iPod and some great chatter made for an enjoyable drive.
The next morning, my cousins from Ohio joined us as we made way to the Carnegie Science Centre. We spent the entire day learning about science and even watched a documentary on the Hubble in the Planetarium. It was awesome.
The weekend held plenty of junk food (yum), pop (wow) and mum's shopping (no-no).
It was a real nice trip and I look forward to spending time with my friends and family again.

My Vacation

This year my mum and dad decided to travel to India and Dubai with me. On the 13th of December we boarded our flight to Dubai with a stop over in Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM
When we got to the Amsterdam airport (Schipol), my mum and dad said, "Why don't we get on the canal cruise?". I said "Sure!"
So we took the train to the city and hopped onto the cruise. I can't really explain much of what we saw because I fell asleep.

DUBAI
From Amsterdam, we proceeded to Dubai on KLM Airbus 303. Fiasco in the airplane: I got locked in the washroom :( I was terribly scared. When we got off the plane in Dubai, it was hot and I was tired because of the jetlag plus it was 2 in the morning. We got to our hotel and I jumped into bed.

Here is a list of what we saw in Dubai - Burj Khalifa, Atlantis, Burj Khalif made out of giant Ferrero Rochers, Mega Aquarium, Malls, Jumeirah Hotel and lots more. That was a lot to cover in 3 days!
We also visited a few of mum's friends and I was meeting all of them for the very first time.

INDIA
Now this was our final destination. When we landed in Mangalore, two of my uncle's came to pick us up from the airport. I visited many of our relatives while there and made many new friends. I enjoyed spending time with my grandparents and cousins.
We also travelled to my uncles beach house in Kerala - I accidentally fell into their pool however dad insists that I did it on purpose :)

That was a holiday I will not forget in a very long time...