Chinese Lantern Festival in Dallas
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Dec 29th 2012 - In the Fall, my dad and I had seen the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Fair Park, as part of the Texas State Fair. That was during the day and quite impressive so when we saw that the show was still on over the holiday break, we decided to come back again and see it at night with the lights. It was quite different and even more spectacular at night. There were many exhibits such as the
The artful pieces that make up the Chinese Lantern Festival are a collection of lanterns made of silky cloth, glass, and porcelain. Construction of this exceptional exhibit originated in China, where a team of more than 100 artisans and technical staff did preliminary work in Sichuan, the cradle of Chinese lantern-making. Small completed pieces and raw materials were shipped by sea to the U.S., then to Dallas, where a team of more than 40 arrived from China to construct the majority of the exhibits on-site. Working long days in 100-plus degree heat, they succeeded in creating a showcase of the world's foremost lantern-makers.
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It was very cold in the evening when we went to the show and by the time we left, we were all numb by the cold but yet managed to put on a smile. Hope you like the pictures. If you live in Dallas, go see it, the show finishes next Sunday on 6th January 2013.
Christmas 2012 Wishlist
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A month ago, I wrote down XBox, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books and On the Border gift cards. Today I asked for "1000 Places to See before I die" calendar. If Santa is real, then the book will show up otherwise I know Santa is not real.
Come back tomorrow to see what happened. I think I am going to be riiiggght!!!
Would you be my Flat Stanley Buddy?
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 | | December 14th, 2012 - Hi everyone. My name is Nikhil, I am 6 years old and live in Dallas in the United States. My parents recently got me a book about this young boy called "Flat Stanley". Flat Stanley was a normal boy just like me but one day, a board fell on him and he became flat. Yes, flat as a pancake (ooh, I love pancakes and syrup). While life has been difficult for Stanley since turning flat, its also been very adventurous too. Because he is flat, he can fold and mailing himself to any part of the world. Stanley has been to China, Japan, Egypt, Canada, Mexico and even to the White House. I have never been to any of these places except the White House. Sometimes, I wish I could be Flat Stanley. In my Flat Stanley book collection there was a little cut out of Stanley that I can mail to other kids around the world and have Stanley travel to other countries. So here is my idea and I hope you would like to join me in helping Stanley travel the world. Here is how it will work.
Its that simple. Through this adventure, I will get to know about the world, make some friends and hopefully someday I may actually meet you. |
A Post It Notes Flip StoryBook
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 | | October 12th, 2012 - One of my favorite things to do is write things down especially on those colorful Post-It Notes. My dad was nice enough to get me a whole bunch of these notes from Costco and now I have these notes stuck all over the house. Today I wrote my first Post It's based flip story book. Its a small but sweet story about a girl called Jada. You can see it in the pictures but in case you have a hard time reading, here is what it says Jada and the Jade - A jade was in a store and a girl names Jada bought it. - She liked it. - She wore it wherever she went. - She even wore it to school. The End! Hope you liked my little story. |
Logic Links Puzzle
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 | | July 6th, 2012 - My parents got me a new puzzle this week. Its called Logic Links. The box has about 165 puzzles and has these little dots of different colors like Red, White, Blue, Green, Yellow etc. For each puzzle, I need to arrange the dots in a certain pattern based on the clues and in most cases there is only one right answer. The entire set has 165 puzzles and they have 7 levels of difficulty. So far I am only on level 1 and have completed 36 puzzles. My parents and I will work on these puzzles through the summer. |
