My First Visit to a Ladakhi home

Hi and welcome back.

In this post I will tell you about my first visit to a Ladakhi home!

As soon as we landed in Leh, our taxi driver and Ladakhi best friend Tsewang ji invited us to his home and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

It is also where I met his family including his sister, brother, father, mother, grandmother and grandfather.

Their (generally; not limited to this home) favourite fruit is apricot. When I tried it, it was kind of good. They eat apricots everyday as a snack.

They get all their apricots not from amazon nor local supermarkets or fruits and vegetable shops instead they grow their own food in their farm. In fact the central government of India gives most of the houses a farm with a fixed dimension. The place is surrounded by towering mountains with snow capped peaks (snow only visible from September - June).

The farm is very vast that it covers over 30 - 40% of the entire village! WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮. But the villagers don't have even a single complain about the difficulty of managing personal life and the farm.

They are so compassionate about their work which requires tons of hard work, a lot of care, a little helpfulness and they still go the extra mile of being kind to their guests not just me but everyone who enters their house and wants to explore Ladakhi traditions.

They are so kind that they asked me if  I want to play my favourite sport, badminton. They understood that I like badminton from some conversations with Tsewang ji. It was great fun playing badminton in the Himalayas.

His sister has a lot of hobbies including doing craft projects such as a mini model of their home and a doll house. Together we built a mini model of a scenery on a plastic plate.

This was my experience in a Ladakhi home and it brought me a lot of joy to share it with you. Hope you enjoyed it.

Bye Bye see you soon!

Moonpalace Homestay - Leh, Ladakh

 

Hello and welcome back to My Awesome Station!

I have not been in touch friends so now I am trying to see you again.

In this post I will share my experience at Moonpalace Homestay which is located in Leh, Ladakh.

If you're from another country other than India, let me give you a small intro about this place.

Leh is the capital of the northern most place in India, Ladakh. The only 2 places it is connected to by flight are Delhi and Mumbai. Click here to see Leh in Google maps.

Okay, back to my experience in Moonpalace Homestay.

We stayed here most of our trip and it was a wonderful experience made even more wonderful by my 2 Ladakhi friends, Kunsal and Dewa. I loved the blend of the scenic view outside and the warm comfort inside.

Eshay aunty runs this place and makes sure every visit is memorable. Her 2 children (mentioned above) will make children tempted to come and stay because they are friendly and play a lot of games together. Even if you are an adult you will enjoy with Eshay aunty by having fun talks and having long conversations on any topic.

To make your visit even more memorable they have a lot of sports supply. Cricket, Football, Badminton, Frisbee, Skating and Shooting are some of them.

Along with that you also get breakfast and tea but, sorry it costs a little. Even with that small cost your breakfast will be one of the best eating experiences because:

• It is yummmmmyyyyyy!
• You get to hang out with your friends, in Ladakh!!
• You can experience Ladakhi table arrangement!

If you like her tea and tell "This is the best tea I have ever had" then ... she'll do a happy dance.

I would really recommend coming here. You are going to enjoy it.

Some of my favourite moments are:

• Trying Black Tea for the first time
• Trying new games
• Seeing the TV with a satellite connection where there are channels showing a specific program where it is impossible to replay or pause.

 This is the end of the blog post, hope you enjoyed it.

Bye Bye see you soon!

The Middle of the World

What is the shape of the world? Round. Right?

So there will be a line running in the middle. The Equator. And I am going to show you . . .

Ecuador

 Hola! (Hello in Spanish)

 

Ecuador is a country where crazy physics happens. Where tourists can try to walk on the equator and they will fall. When you pour water in the basin, it won't spin clockwise or anti-clockwise, but it will go straight down because of the Coriolis effect. 

 

There is even Mount Chimborazo right in the middle of the equator.

 

Ecuador is not just mountains but also islands. The Galapagos islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean are mostly untouched and there are species you will not find anywhere else in the world.

The City's Best Paper Aeroplane

 Planes. What is so special about planes? It is not just a carrier that carries humans. It is the stunts that it does. This plane is the best of my city. It is the city's best paper plane. In Bangalore, India there is someone who made a paper plane that is shaped like a bullet but slightly different. The back side of the plane is shaped like a mathematical symbol plus (+) and the front is shaped like a sharp pointy edge that makes it go fast so the angle matters and even the wind matters of your flight.  You can make your plane in a design of how you want it to go. Here are some ideas.

Rocket Plane

Note: Find a clear space to light your rocket otherwise it may crash into any building

 What you need:

                   Items                                                                                                 No. of Items

1. A4 size sheet                                                                                                  3
2. Glue bottle (any)                                                                                            1
3. Stapler                                                                                                           2
4. Cardboard Roll                                                                                               1
5. Sand in a small box(If wanted like an actual plane)                                          1
6. Petrol in a bottle                                                                                             2
7. Water                                                                                                            20 ml
8.  Cardboard Sheets                                                                                           2
9. Match and Matchstick box                                                                                 1
10. Adults                                                                                                              4
11. Scissors                                                                                                            1
12. Tape                                                                                                           1 roll
    

 Got it all? OK. Lets continue

Method:

1. Take one A4 sheet and fold it till it becomes a normal plane, repeat one more time.
2. Cut the cardboard roll in a vertical manner until it comes to 3/4th of the roll, repeat one more time on the opposite side
3. Stick the plane to the roll with the help of the tape roll. Stick the all the edges with the tape. Same on the other side.
4. Cut the corner of the third A4 and make a semi-circle then join the two ends to make a cone
5. Stick the cone to the cardboard using glue and wait for it to dry
6. Then mix petrol and water and add that solution
7. Then put the rocket on a smaller cardboard sheet.
8. Tape all of the rocket for safety.
   
9. To do the rocket stand, Cut a strip of cardboard that is a bit taller than a match stick. Continue for 4 times.
10. Stick all the strips together like a square.
    
11. Put all the match sticks in a square until it covers the full square.

Now let us see how to let the rocket fly

How to make it fly:

1. Just light how many ever match sticks you want and wait
2. Suddenly your rocket will go zooming up in the air

    Now you are READY!!!   

The Long - Distance Plane

 

                    Items                                                                                             No. of Items                     

1.  A normal plane                                                                                           1
2. Dc motor                                                                                                     2
3. Fan                                                                                                              2
4. Light Emitting Diode (LED)                                                                            7
5. A4 sheet                                                                                                      1
6. Battery                                                                                                        9
7. Switch                                                                                                         9
8. Double sided tape                                                                                     1 roll
   

Got it all? OK let us continue.

Method

1. First do all the circuits. 
2. Cut and attach the wing to the plane and then attach 1 fan and 1 light on the wing. Same on the other side.
3. Then cut the smaller wing and attach 1 light on each side.
4. Last cut and attach the tail to the plane and attach the last three LEDs.

Now let us see how to fly the plane.

How to fly the plane

1. Just turn on every thing and throw in the air
2. It will go far.

Now you are READY!!!

The Longest Border in the World

How many people live near the border in your country?

10000? 10000000?

You may think the longest border in the world houses the highest number of people, but it does not! It is the border separating two countries namely, the United States of America and Canada.

It spans 8891 kilometers (5525 miles) Oh my God! It is a very mountainous region making it very hard for people to live there. Canada's highest mountain: Mt. Logan is located near the border.

The states in the US bordering Canada are:

1. Washington state
2. Idaho
3. Montana
4. North Dakota
5. Minnesota
6. Michigan
7. Ohio
8. Pennsylvania
9. New York
10. Vermont
11. New Hampshire
12. Maine
13. Alaska

The provinces in Canada bordering the US are:

1. British Columbia
2. Alberta
3. Saskatchewan
4. Manitoba
5. Ontario
6. Quebec
7. New Brunswick
8. Yukon.

That is 21 in total.

Bye Bye see you again :)

Malaysia: Part - 2

On 20th of June 2024 I wrote Malaysia Part-1, The series is continuing. Lets start now.

LANGKAWI

So we were heading to Langkawi. Langkawi is extraordinary and beautiful. The beautiful views of the Andaman sea and Straits of Malacca. 

So when we first landed in Langkawi I thought "Are we going to land in the sea because of the reason why Langkawi airport is less than ten meters away from the sea coast!".

🛩

 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊  Aaaahhhhhh The plane is about to drown.

Just Kidding 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Okay so when I landed in the airport we had to wait for more than an hour or so. So we just went to Starbucks and parceled some yummy things and even borrowed a new Toyota Crysta long - distance version and headed to our Airbnb in Kuah.

We rested. It seemed like a luxury villa. So we just went around and came back. The next day we went straight to Langkawi cable car point. We got extremely great views and ate an ICE - CREAM at Machinchang Ice Cream store. The view was extraordinary.

Then we finally came down and drove to Kilim Geoforest Park and that was fun. The boat driver cracked tonnes of jokes.

Hihihihihihihi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 .

Then we had to rush to our fake home because there was lightning, thunder and rain so the boat driver then got frightened and said bye bye and Lol. So did we. While we were walking to the car we got frightened of and jumped. Finally we had early dinner and reached our Airbnb.

The next day was our flight. at 2 PM so we got ready and went from Langkawi to ******

Any guesses? 

Penang!

Bye Bye see you again :)

Me in the cable car with stunning views behind.

 

About the Closest International Island to India

Islands! There are wonderful things that are on it and I am going to tell you about one.

Sumatra!

Not everyone reading this post knows this but, in India there is an archipelago called the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The closest point to it is not India, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) or Bangladesh but, the biggest island of Indonesia! SUMATRA!

If there was a bridge between the 2 islands then it would roughly take 1-2 hours to get there and even you would be crossing 1/2000th of the Indian Ocean!

It's also a place where a deadly tsunami happened but, don't worry it cannot happen anytime soon.

 

Bye Bye see you again :)