Canoeing

Today Bilal showed me the passage of comprehension that came in his examination. The comprehension was about a boy who had attended a summer camp that he did not enjoy much earlier. However after sometimes he told the counselor of summer camp what he wanted. There he told him that what he wanted in canoeing. I asked Bilal if he knew about canoeing. He said no. There in the passage it was mentioned that the boy did not want to sit in the bow of the canoe and that he would try to sit in the stern and take the role of stern paddler.

What we found out was that the bow is front part of the canoe while stern is the back of canoe.

So, we decided to find out more about the canoe. The following picture was very useful that was found from the website.




The video also shows a girl doing stern paddling.

The website has a lot of information on canoeing.

Bilal's write up on Keti Bandar

I was sleeping; a voice came; Nawaal, Naveen, do you want to go to Keti Bandar, I woke up and saw that Maryam was sitting on the sofa. My father was praying Namaz. I saw the clock it was 6:09 am. I changed my clothes. My cousin Afrin Adil Shaikh was with us. Everyone was changing clothes but I was done. I was going down as I remembered my hat. I wore my hat and went down. My father gave me a cloth to wipe car's window. Then we began to move. First we stopped at a Shells's petrol pump. Then we went to Malir. It was traffic as we dont expect as it will be. Then we reached National Highway. We take a picture. I was too foggy that something white was coming out of our mouth. Then Maryam said I wanted to do "potty". Then we stopped at the petrol pump. My father asked to a man is there any washroom. He said yes. Then my mom took Maryam with her. But Maryam didn't do anything. Then we reached to a town. It was too much foggy, we took photos. I remember the towns that we reached : Gharo, Sakro, Buharo, Garho and the last we reached Keti Bandar. We sat in the boat first. First I was scared. We also saw dolphins. We stopped at an island. It was too much deep when we were going my father went for washroom. Then we went back home.

Oh Moon

Oh moon, can't you give your own light

Field trip planning

1. Lunch
2. Costume
3. Camera
4. Extra cloth
5. Medicines
1. ORS
2. Pedilites
6. Drink
7. Sunglasses
8. Bat
9. Ball
10. Toys
11. Glasses
12. Plates
13. spoons
14. bags
15. caps
16. sunblock
17. umbrella
18. Icescating
19. fishing rod
20. worms
21. hair brush
22. watches
23. sanitizer
24. 3-4 bottles filled with water
25. Notepad
26. Pen
27. Towel
28. Wet tissues
29. Some jewelry
30. Battery Storage

Lahore

Naveen is very keen to visit Lahore. So I thought let's write down about Lahore.

Lahore is the capital of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the second largest city. It is located on the banks of River Ravi. It was once the capital of Mughal Empire during the time periods of King Akbar and King Jahangir.

Lahore has many famous places.

My father when he came to Pakistan after migration in September 1947 also lived in Krishan Nagar in Lahore.

Ceres : Dwarf Planet

Nawaal has a lot of interest in astronomy. So one day she asked me to find out about dwarf planets.

The day started with Nawaal asking frome me to sit on net. We discoved about asteroid ceres that is the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt that exists between Mars and Jupiter.

We read about dawn mission that has sent pictures of Ceres after passing from Vesta (another large asteroid). I also found out about the discovery of Ceres by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi in 1 January 1801.

Further I read that Vesta has a large crater that can fill Pacific Ocean. There has been long search for the missing planet between Mars and Jupiter as the gap was too large between them for any plant not to exist.

Dawrf Planets do not have a clear orbit.

Then we search and found out that the space craft Dawn has sent pictures of the dwarf planet Ceres. (Listen its pronunciation). The planet lies in the asteroid belt.

Dawn Mission is desognated as " A journey to the beginning of the Solar System".

The planet Ceres was discovered by Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi (his full name was Geoacchino Giuseppe Maria Ubaldo Nicole Piazzi) on 1 January 1801.

The four largest asteroid of the asteroid belt are

1. Ceres
2. Vesta
3. Pallas
4. Hygiea   

Vesta has a large crater that can fill Pacific Ocean. . 

Read more about Dawn Mission on Dawn Blog

Safa Marwah

Tonight Bilal asked me about Saffa and Marwah. I told him these are two hills near Kaaba in Makkah. These hills are famous in Islam because a very lesson giving story of the love of mother for her child is linked with this. According to the Islamic tradition Hazrat Hajra, wife of Hazrat Ibrahim, was left in the desert by Hazrat Ibrahim along with her infant son. In in search for water for her infant child Hazrat Ismael she ran to and fro for seven times between these two hills in the desert of Makkah. God then liked her endeavor (saii) so much that now every Muslim has to perform the similar act running to an fro between two hills during Hajj.

Presently a the thorough-way is constructed between these two hills.

In Quran Saffa and Marwa are called landmarks of Allah.

“Verily Safa and Marwah are among the landmarks (distinctive signs) of (the Deen of) Allah.” [2:158]