Last week, I went to Basantapur Durbar Square with my parents. It is also known as Kathmandu Durbar Square. It is also enlisted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. There, I saw a big white mansion. My mother said it was an ancient palace of kings. I also saw a statue of Lord Hanuman on the main door of the palace. I even saw Kaalbhairav temple. There were a lot of pigeons. I fed the corn by buying it from the local vendor. During my visit, I enjoyed different foods. My parents bought me vanilla-flavoured bubble tea and chocolate ice cream. After having some ice cream, we went to a restaurant to have some momos. I enjoyed my visit to Basantapur.

I've been in the same school since I started first grade. I stayed there for four years and didn't make many new friends. My old friends were with me all that time. But one day, my mom said we were going somewhere new. We got ready quickly and found out we were changing schools. I was excited, and so was my brother. We took a test to get into the new school, which wasn't as hard as I thought. But they wanted to see my last test scores too. I worked really hard and got good grades. Now, I go to DeerWalk Sifal School.

The day arrived when it was going to be the first day. My brother was excited, but I was a little nervous. I met lots of new friends and other students. Everything was different and new because I'd been in the same school for four years. I made new friends and thought I'll have more chances to show what I can do here. At the end of the day, my brother and I were happy we came here. I plan to stay here until I finish grade twelve. I promise myself I'll work hard to be successful. When people ask me which school I go to, I'll proudly say, 'DeerWalk Sifal School’.

म सुविधानगरमा बस्छु । यो तीनकुनेमा पर्दछ । मेरो घरनजिकै पेरिस डाँडा र ठुलो चौर छ। यस चौरमा म साथीहरूसँग मिलेर खेल्ने गर्दछु । मेरो घरनजिकै बागमती नदी पनि छ । खाेलानजिकको दुबैतिर राम्रा बाटाहरू छन् र सुन्दर पार्क पनि छ । पार्कको बगैँचामा अनेक जातिका फूलहरू फुलेका छन् । म मेरी सानी बहिनीसँग खेल्न जाने गर्दछु । हाम्रो घरको नजिकै स्कुल, कलेजहरू छन् जहाँ धेरै दाइ, दिदीहरू पढ्न आउनुहुन्छ । मेरो समुदायमा बच्चाहरू खेल्नका लागि पार्कहरू बनाएकाले गर्दा मलाई धेरै रमाइलो लाग्छ । हामी समुदाय सबैजना मिलेर सफा गर्दछौँ । त्यसैले मेरो समुदाय सफा र सुन्दर छ। 

देशकाे लागि एकजुट भएर लड्ने सहिद

देशकाे लागि एकै चिहान भएर मर्ने सहिद

आआफ्नो क्षेत्रमा उदाहरणीय काम गरीकन

नेपालको नाम विश्व मञ्चमा चिनाईकन

आउने पुस्ताको लागि भगवान भएर मर्ने सहिद 

इतिहासको पानामा पहिचान बनाई मर्ने सहिद

रगत पसिनाले माटोलाई फलाइ फुलाई 

अग्रपङ्तिमा देशको नाम बनाई

सबैको ओठमा आफ्नो नाम दिएर मर्ने सहिद 

वर्षमा एक दिन सम्मान पाउने सहिद॥

I was excited for the first day of school as it was my first day in grade four. I ate my breakfast. The school bus was late as it had to pick some new students. I reached school and found my section “ Annapurna”. Our class teacher Miss Anjali asked us to choose a club and I chose ITF. My many friends chose badminton. We had two new subjects too: Maths Drill and HPCA. We also had a new Sanskrit teacher. Yeti Raj Sir taught Sanskrit and we heard that our old Sanskrit teacher Bishnu Sir went to Deerwalk Dhading School. I enjoyed time with my friends. In my class there were not any new students. I did many activities on the first day of school. 

Coming to middle school on the first day as a student was amazing. I made new friends and met new teachers too. Initially, I was confused because I didn’t know where my class was. Some teachers helped me find it. The thing I enjoy the most here is learning a new subject, i.e., Nepal Bhasa. There are different spaces for futsal and basketball, along with many classrooms and corridors. The teachers are friendly, and everything seems to be good. We have similar subjects as in elementary school, but the books are thicker. I will have to work really hard to score good grades.

Lunch and snack times are different from what we used to have in elementary school. We need to serve food on our plates ourselves here at middle school. We can have pickles and salads of our own choice. The cafeteria is really spacious and nice.

I am enjoying my time at middle school a lot!

मेरो नाम आर्या रेग्मी हो। म तीनकुने सुविधानगरमा बस्छु । मेरो घरनजिकै स्कुल, पुलिस चाैकी, आँखा अस्पताल र मन्दिरहरू छन् । यहाँ पार्क पनि छ। पार्कमा बच्चाहरू खेल्ने ठाउँ, व्यायाम गर्ने ठाउँ छ । बिहान हिँड्ने ठाउँ पनि छ । पार्कको छेउमा बागमती खोला छ । बागमती खोलाको माथि पुल छ। पुलपछि पसलहरू र खाने ठाउँ पनि छन् । मेरो समुदायका मानिसहरू शनिबार बागमती खोला सफा गर्दछन् । हामीले पनि बाहिर बाटो पार्क सफा गर्छौँ । मलाई मेरो समुदाय मन पर्छ । 

आज म बिहानै ६ः०० बजे उठेँ। त्यसपछि हातमुख धोएर ब्रस गरेँ अनि मनतातो पानी पिएँ। त्यसपछि आफ्नो लुगा लगाएँ र आफ्नो खाना झोलामा हालेर विद्यालयतर्फ लागेँ । विद्यालयमा साथीहरू आउँदै थिए । साथीहरू सबैजना आइसकेपछि हामी कक्षाकोठामा गयौँ । गुरुले सूर्य चौरदेखि झोरसम्मको यात्रा सुरुवात गर्नुभन्दा अगाडि नियम भन्नुभयो। त्यसपछि  हामी खाना खाएर लाम बनाएर बसमा चढ्यौँ। हामीले बसमा अन्ताक्षरी खेल्यौँ, गीत गायौँ साथै कविता भन्याैँ । यसरी रमाइलो गर्दै हामी सूर्यचौर पुग्यौँ। हामी बसबाट झर्‍याैँ अनि हिँड्न थाल्याेँ । एकछिन विश्राम गर्दै पानी पिउँदै अगाडि बढ्यौँ । हामी केही छिनपछि झोर पुग्यौँ। त्यहाँबाट हिमालको दृश्य हेर्दा हामीलाई रमाइलो लाग्यो । हामीले एकछिन आराम गरेर घरदेखि ल्याएको खाना खायौँ । हामीले धेरै चराचुरुङ्गी देख्यौँ । त्यहाँ हावा लागेकाेले हामीले सानो भुमरी परेकाे पनि देख्यौँ। केही समयको रमाइलोपछि हामी आफ्नो विद्यालयतिर लाग्यौँ। हामी विद्यालय पुगेपछि कक्षाकोठामा गयौँ। यो मेरो काठमाडौँ आएपछिको पहिलो यात्रा हो। म विद्यालय र गुरुआमालाई धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु ।

My vacation started on April 6, 2024, and ended on April 23, 2024. It lasted for three weeks. The vacation started after our final examinations. During the vacation, I went to many places, like my maternal uncle’s home, temples, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, etc. I also went to a few restaurants. My sister also visited us. I even went to watch a movie called Mahajatra with my mother and my sister. 

I also went to Tundikhel to watch Ghode Jatra with my mother and my sister. That day, we also went to Basantapur. There, we ate samosa. I played badminton, football, carrom, ludo, chess, cards, etc. with members of my family during the vacation. I also helped my mother by cutting vegetables and fruits in the kitchen, watering the plants, cooking, drawing art, etc. I also played roller skates. I used my evening time to ride my bicycle and roller skate on the road. I even read some story books. During my vacation, I learned many skills. 

I have recently become a middle schooler. It's a new place for all of us who have passed grade 4. The building is big and beautiful. The new teachers are very friendly. The most recent upgrade is that I have started writing with pens.We have a big canteen here and we can serve the food on our own. The classrooms are really big and nice. Everything is really great. 

But, I miss all the teachers and sisters from elementary school. We have spent a lot of time together and I know it's going to take some time for me to adjust. Also, as our sections have changed, I miss the times with my old friends. The good thing is that I have friends from higher grades too. I get to meet them during the break times. I sometimes play with them too. I have also met some friends who live nearby my home.

Things are new and different but I like it here.

मातातीर्थ औँसीलाई हामीले आमाको मुख हेर्ने दिन भनेर बुझ्छौँ । यस दिन हामीले आफ्नी आमालाई उपहार र खानेकुरा दिन्छाैँ । हामीले हाम्री आमासँग आशीर्वाद लिन्छौँ । हामीले हाम्री आमालाई सधैँ धेरै खुसी बनाउनुपर्छ । मातातीर्थ औँसीले जन्म दिएर हुर्काएकी प्यारी आमालाई धेरै आदर र सम्मान गर्नुपर्छ भन्ने कुरा बताउँछ। म मेरी आमा र ठुली आमाहरूसँग मातातीर्थ औँसी मनाउँछु। म आमालाई खानेकुराका परिकारहरू खुवाउँछु । आमालाई आदर, सम्मान र धन्यवाद दिनको लागि वर्षमा एक दिन यो पर्व मनाउने गरिन्छ । यो संसारमा आमाले जस्तै साँचो प्रेम गर्ने अरू कोही हुँदैन । मानिसलाई जीवन प्रदान गरी संसार देखाउने, हरेक इच्छा बुझेर सुख दुःखमा हरपल साथ दिने, सही बाटोमा हिँड्नको लागि प्रेरित गर्ने, आफू भोकै बसेर भएपनि माया ममताकासाथ सन्तानलाई खुवाउने, आफ्ना सबै पीडालाई लुकाएर हँसिलो अनुहारकासाथ सधैँ अनमोल ज्ञान प्रदान गरिरहने आमाले आफ्नो जीवन नै सन्तानका लागि समर्पित गरेकी हुन्छिन् । तसर्थ आमालाई माया गर्नु र सधैँ खुसी राख्नु प्रत्येक व्यक्तिको कर्तव्य हो साथै परम धर्म पनि हो। हामीले आमाप्रति मातातीर्थ औँसीको दिन मात्र नभई हरेक क्षण माया र कर्तव्यकाे पालना गर्नुपर्छ। 

"जननी जन्मभूमिश्चः स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी"

आमालाई साक्षात् देवीको तीर्थस्थल मान्ने

 हृदयभरि प्रेमको दीप जलाएर मन्दिर ठान्ने 

वर्ष दिनभरिको अनौपचारिक ममतालाई 

मातातीर्थ औँसीको दिनमा औपचारिक बनाई

निश्वार्थ प्रेम छताछुल्ल पस्कने दिन 

मातातीर्थ औँसी आमाको मुख हेर्ने दिन

 आमा प्रेरणाकी स्रोत, ममताकी खानी

 जीवनको अपार प्यार मेरो हृदयकी रानी

आमा तपाईको मायाले सबै दुःख हराउँछ 

धर्तीमा आमाको माया निस्वार्थ कहलाउँछ 

आमाको काख मलाई स्वर्ग भन्दा प्यारो लाग्छ

 तिम्रो काखमा पल्टँदा डर जति सबै भाग्छ

आमा मेरो पहिलो प्रेम, मेरो पहिलो गुरु

 जिन्दगीको अध्याय आमाबाट नै छ सुरु 

तिम्रो साथ आमा जुनी जुनीसम्म पाऊँ

 आमाकै काखमा रहूँ आमाकै काखमा हराऊँ ।