Au Revoir 11th!! (#2)

As promised, this is the second part of my post, bidding farewell to the past year (Click here for Part 1!). Even though the year had its ups and downs, the best part was during the December Holidays. It all started when we got a call from my Aunt asking us to visit her in Dubai, and my sister and I immediately latched on to that idea. After loads of pestering and reminding, we finally got Dad to book the flight tickets-and it turned out to be one of the best holidays ever.


December 2011 - January 2012


Even though Dubai doesn't have that many tourist spots, it was really, really cool -and I'm not talking about the weather here.
We visited a few shopping malls, Atlantis, viewed Burj, (didn't go all the way up to the top, though) and a Desert Safari- that was pretty much it. It appears as though I've seen next to nothing -and maybe I have- but the days there were pretty much full. Other than the sightseeing, this was also a chance for me to spend more time with my cousins - I see them very rarely otherwise.

Here are some photos I took:

DUBAI!!

At Bloomingdale's

Burj in the Night!

Horrible shot of the Fountain show...

That was our Jeep for the Desert Safari

 

I walk a lonely road...

My shadow spoiled the pic..

Sunset seen from the desert

 

The main building - Atlantis

February 2012

Carnival, Farewell, Cycle Test IV, Annual Exam Hype... wow, this moth was over before I could even blink! It was our turn to organize the Carnival this year, and my group was in charge of a UNO Tournament. One thing we knew for sure -we chose that particular game because it was easy, and because we had all the material. What we did not expect was the crowd... To our surprise, we took extra benches and desks, and had people lining up for the next game before the previous one even started! In the end, the carnival was a huge success. (I wish I had taken some pictures to add to this!!)

March 2012

This was the month which tested the effectiveness of all the effort we put in to study. Yes, the dreaded Annual Examination took place. I am not going to discuss this for... um... reasons... Nothing drastic happened, but I'm kinda glad it's all over. 11th is done with, but I haven't figured out if I'm supposed to be happy or sad that it is...

Anyway, school is back in full swing; old teachers are exactly the same (proof that some never change), the portions quite different, but one thing remains constant : the Board Exams that we'll write at the end of the year. Now that is something that I definitely don't look forward to...

Signing off,

Charu

(If you think I've left out something, or if you have something to add, feel free to comment! :))

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Au Revoir 11th!! (#1)

Hey!
I know... It's been a really, really long time and I apologize for that. I still can't believe a whole year has passed by! It seems as though it was only yesterday that I was debating whether I should take C++ or IP (you can read about that here) as my elective. Though school hasn't officially reopened for the year, our classes for 12th started today. Last year seemed to head off with a smooth start, but I encountered a few (too many) bumps along the road. While I know that the coming year is going to be much more taxing, I can't help wishing that the end result will be so good that I couldn't have even imagined it happening to my satisfaction.

As I haven't blogged at all for the whole year, let me just fill you with a small peek at what was happening in my world:

September 2011

Smaraneeyam! (School Cultural Programme)

Guy or Girl?
Wrong. GUY!!

Woah, I really couldn't forget this one on my list... It totally rocked. Day zero had me monitoring Nail Art, and luckily, I had my phone with me to snap a few pics... The one to the right was my favorite :)
Day 1 was the best of all... I got to spend time with a lot of old friends, drink 2 Jughead Specials and witness the best Shipwreck event ever.

... But that wasn't the only exciting event that month. The Kodai Trip we went on wasn't as thrilling as the Yercaud one, but I managed to have tons of fun anyway.

Between freezing my nose off and talking, talking, talking, I managed to take quite a few pictures. Here are a few... (Due to popular demand, I've added one of myself too...)

Whoops!

Maybe a bit of make-up would've done the trick... ;)

The Resort...

Taken on the visit to a park (One person distinctly stands out :) )

December 2011

Probably the biggest event of the year -- My Birthday! And, as I've been doing for the past 10 years, I had to celebrate it by studying for the Half Yearly exam; this time it was right between Math and Physics. Though it might not have been the best birthday ever, I can still remember it mainly because of all the phone calls and Facebook posts, and because I flopped the exam the day after...

However, the real celebrations began during the holidays.

Part 2: Coming soon!

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