Eating with chopsticks My pen friend Chang Ming came to visit us this summer. Chang is of Chinese descent. He gifted us four pairs of ornamental Chinese chopsticks and four pairs of ordinary ones. We couldn’t wait to use them. Mom made noodles with chicken...
Holidaying in Singapore My trip to Singapore was my first trip outside India. The people were charming and welcoming. Our first visit was to ‘Cinemania’, Singapore’s simulation theatre. The theatre has an amazing sound system and a huge screen. Surround sound and computer synchronized motion...
Why does a camel have a hump? There are two kinds of camels, single hump and double hump. The camel’s hump is its unique characteristic and differentiates it from all other animals. I always thought that the camel stored water in its hump until I...
How do fish breathe? One day Mom’s friend Anne gifted her a bowl with six goldfish in it. I was excited because I had never seen a fish at close quarters. Fish breathe through their gills, which are situated on either side of their face...
Why do we feel hungry? I have noticed I always feel hungriest in the morning after I wake up, and in the evening after swimming for an hour. I have dinner at eight in the night and I wake up at seven in the morning....
Why do we feel sleepy? Every Sunday lunch is followed by dessert. Immediately after that I feel very sleepy. Dad says it’s because sweet foods activate the brain to make a compound in large amounts which makes us feel sleepy. I feel sleepy when I...
How is a baby born? I was three years old when my brother Anuj was born. One-day Mom took my hand and put it against her belly. Her belly was a little round and she told me that my little brother was in there and...
Why do people fight? People fight for a variety of reasons but the primary reason is their intention to prove to the person they are fighting with that they are right. People fight when they disagree with one another. They fight when their feelings have...
How does a volcano erupt? A volcano is a hole in the Earth from which molten rock and gas erupt. The Earth’s crust is made up of huge plates which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. These plates sometimes move. The space between the Earth’s...
Why does the wind blow? The sun’s rays heat the surface of the earth but not uniformly. Some parts receive more heat than the others. The side of the earth experiencing night does not get heat while the side experiencing day gets heated a lot....
