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I recently visited this website called www.lumosity.com  and I think it's a great website so I'm writing about it. This website is about developing and training your brain through various brain games. There are five categories; Speed, Memory, Attention, Flexibility, and Problem Solving. When you first sign up, they ask you some questions about you to know about your brain. They are based on what are your strong points and what you need to develop. Then, according to your answers, they recommend  the  games. You will get a score according to your progress and you will see yourself improve. You can play many games for free, but to have complete access to the whole site, you have to pay a fixed amount of money per month. I think this is a good chance to develop yourself according to what your brain needs. Besides, these games are better than the usual computer  games.

Here are some pictures I drew on Paint. They aren't brilliant or perfect, but I'm sharing them because these pictures are some of the best I ever drew on Paint and I like them. A Rainbow An Ice Cream Toothbrush and Toothpaste A Heart

This is a review about a Museum I had written when I was on a trip to Muscat. It was a cool and windy day on 12 th January, 2014. We had decided to visit a Children’s Museum in Muscat. My sister, Zainab, had read about it on the Internet and everyone was eager too visit it. We had woken up at around 9:15, and by the time the whole family was out the main door, it was 11:43. We walked to Al Qurum Park, which is not very far where we were staying. Al Qurum Park is a huge and beautiful, well-maintained natural park. We went inside and started walking straight forward. One end of the park opens towards the Children’s Museum. It took us around 35 minutes to reach the museum which was a dome shaped building. The walk was long and tiring, but once inside the museum, we could realize that the long walk was worth it. In the museum, we were greeted by Arab women. Baba bought tickets for us all, and then we started looking at the experiments. The museum was a Science one. The ac...

My father gave me some questions about Positive and Negative Thinking and asked me to write down my answers for them. I am sharing them here with my answers. What in your opinion is positive thinking? Positive thinking is looking at each situation positively and not losing hope. What in your opinion is negative thinking? Negative thinking can be called, in my opinion, ‘Jumping to the worst conclusions’. It can also be thinking critically of others. What are the factors that make us negative? The factors that make us negative can be negative feelings like jealousy, hate, and envy. There can also be some wrong acts that we did in the past, like backbiting, that can make us negative. What are the factors that make us positive? Being satisfied and happy, and when all our needs are fulfilled can make us positive. Situations when it is REALLY hard to stay positive:           When someone betrays me         ...

I wrote this article for Thinkers' Club. It is also published on it's blog along with the research work of many other members.  Please visit:  http://www.thinkersclubonline.blogspot.com/ To travel by using the help of stars, I think we need to understand the stars first. We’d need to know which star appears when, which stars are moving, and which stars can help us find the way. (This whole subject is called astronomy). Once we can understand the stars, we can travel by their help. For example, if I have to go to a certain place by the help of stars, first, I’ll have to locate which star is directly above the place I want to reach. I can travel by following that star and reach exactly the place below that star. I read a book called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and in that book, caravans are crossing the huge Egyptian desserts with the help of stars. Although that was just a story, people do actually travel by the help of stars. In fact, sailors use stars as t...

I shared this very short story on the Thinkers' Club Blog, and I'm sharing it here too. It is a little different from the Original Version , but is written by me. Just as I got out of my hiding place under the bed, A girl entered the room. I stayed still, hoping to be unnoticed, but her terrible eyes spotted me and she screamed so loudly, that my ears hurt! I ran back under the bed, terrified! I  was so frightened that someone would kill me if I came out, so I stayed inside all day long until night. And when everything was quiet and everyone fell asleep, I changed my home to a safer place with other creatures of my kind.

Dear friends, I am participating in a  Thinkers' Club which has recently started at ERDC for children of 10-15 years. I have created it's blog with my friend Azka. Please do visit this;  thinkersclubonline.blogspot.com If you wish to join Thinkers' Club, send your request at thinkersclub.erdc@gmail.com  Also, I would really like it if you comment there, and tell others to visit it. (because I'm maintaining it) Thank you

I read this somewhere and I really liked it so I'm sharing it here. When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But it too seemed immovable. As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it. And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family. From their inspiration and encouragement, I would have then been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.   I think this is true and happens with all of us that we seem to busy thinking about everyone and don't concentrate on ourselves. If we start with ourselves, we can change the world by inspiring them to do what we d...

Hello Everyone! I recently joined this website, Coursera , and I think it's a great online resourse, so I'm writing about it.  On this website, there are hundreds of online courses from different universities all of the world. There are lots of categories to choose and other than the usual subjects, there are some pretty interesting subjects too. Although this website is meant for university students, and mostly university students are using it, interested individuals and younger students can join too.  After signing up for free, you can browse courses and enroll yourself in whichever you like. In a course, there are weekly video lectures, quizzes, student forums, peer assessments, and lots more. In the end, you get a final grade according to your performance. The courses are all free, only if you want a Verified Certificate, you have to pay for it. Getting a Certificate is not at all necessary, it's just  like a kind of degree, and I don't t...

You can reuse junk materials and make wonderful craft items out of them. Here are some things I made by using junk materials. Some of these are made of old things and I made some of them at a Summer Creativity Camp and some are my own ideas. These things may seem a bit childish, but they are fun to make, specially if you like creating things This is a 3D bird made from a paper plate. I took a paper plate and folded it in half. Then I painted it yellow and attached pieces of foam for feathers on one side. I made a head on paper and pasted it on the bird.  I made this at the Summer Camp.  T his purple chair is made from a carton of  Milkpak. Does it seem like it? In a Summer Camp class, we all were given a carton of Milkpak and we had to make something out of it. For making this, I had to flatten the box and shape it like a chair. Then I painted it purple and decorated it a little. I attached straws for legs, (one is missing in the picture). This is a slab pot...

Sitting quietly upon a tree For the whole world to see When falls from her tail, a feather And someone starts to chase her So now she has to flee Gathering up her courage She flies over a cottage Smiling over her beak With the sun at it's peak She finds another place to settle This kind of poetry is called a limerick. This is the second time I wrote a limerick. Find out more: What is a Limerick   My First Limerick I wrote this poem when I was in Fatima Fertilizer Company for a week.

Dear People I have added a poll on my blog in which you have to vote on who's your Favourite Author. The time is limited for voting and please give your vote. The results will be shown next month. Kindly vote on your favourite Author. If it is not one of those who I've mentioned, select the one you like best from the options available. The authors mentioned are well known and I hope you've read their books. These are the authors, select the one you like best: J.K Rowling Paulo Coelho Roald Dahl Ishtiaq Ahmed Enid Blyton By the way, if the poll does not work, post a comment saying who your favourite author is. P.S: If you follow my blog by email, you will receive updates whenever I post something new. 

There are electricity shortage problems all over Pakistan. But people do not care about the amount of electricity produced, they consume whatever they want even if it takes too much electricity. Therefore, in several places the power supply becomes very limited and ends up in long hours of load shedding and power cuts. Here are some quick and easy ways to save electricity. Don't always iron your clothes, unless it's really necessary. Every now and then, look around the house; in case there are extra lights on, turn them off. If people are working in different rooms, gather them in one room so that less electricity is used. Open doors and windows for ventilation rather than Air Conditioners. When choosing lights, prefer LEDs, as they don't consume much energy. When leaving a room, turn off the electricity supplies. When leaving the house, make sure ALL electricity supplies are turned off. Keep power supplies like Microwave and Television turned off. I know it ...