Charuka Dilruwan

 New year is a national festival. It is a very happy time to all of us. The sinhalese and the hindus celebrate it in a different ways. We celebrate it on the 13th or 14th of April. We prepare traditional food for the new year. They are milk rice, keume, kokis and asmee ect. New year festival has very special customs. This is very special day to sinhalese and hindus.

 If I get a large sum of money I will do many things. First I will arrange a party for all my friends relations an neighbors. I will help poor people and allocate sum money for other charity work. I will buy a land from kandy and build a beautiful house. Then I will buy a smart car too. I will buy a laptop and a smart phone and join my foreign friends online. I will save a lot of money for my higher education and some for my future. 

 On saturday I got up early in the morning and help my mother to prepare our breakfast. After having breakfast I went to music classes with my friend. Before lunch we came home. After lunch in te afternoon I played cricket with my friends. In the evening I went to temple with my family. On sunday I got up early in the morning and went to my friend home with my brother. After lunch I watched a film on television with my family. After that in the evening I visited my grandparents. That night I finished all my university studies and went to bed early.

 Vesak is religious festival important to buddists in our country and all over the world because it makes three important events of the life of our Lord Buddha. They are the birth, the enlightenment and the passing away. It is held in the month of may every year. Specially the buddhists observe sill and listen to sermons on this day. Some people organize various religious programmes like dansals, bahthi gee programmes and vesak lanterns competitions. We can see very beautiful pandols in many cities in the country in this season.

 Leasure is very important to all of us and we can it in a useful manner. I spend my free time in a various ways. One is reading books, news papers and magazines. It gives me knowledge, entertainment and I learn many things about our ife by reading books. In addition to that I collect pictures and stamps. I play cricket and volleyball with my friends. It gives me a lot of exercises. Sometimes I watch television and listen to the radio programmes. They also help me to improve my general knowledge. That is ho I spend my free time.

 Last sunday I went to a book fair which was held at B.M.I.C.H with my father,mother and brother. We went by bus. When we reached the place, it was 9.00 am. It was just after the opening. Many of my school friends were also there withe their families. I bought some book on music. My father bought me two English books. My sister also bought short stories and cartoons. It was very difficult for us to get our mother out of the cookery book section. Father bought some books on health. We spent a lot of time there selecting various books. Therefore about 2.30 pm we came to the colombo railway station and caught the 2.45 train home. 

Last year I and my family went to Jaffna by train. My friend family also join us. We got on the 11.30 train from Weyangoda railway station. I and my friend caught a corner seat as we wanted to watch the changing scenery. But we couldn't see the surrounding area batter as it was very dark so father told us to get some sleep. When my mother got me up was 6.30 am. After having breakfast we started our visit in jaffna.                         We visited a lot of interesting places in Jaffna. We could see all the people were very happy and peacefully as the war is over. That night we stayed at a hotel in Jaffna.  Next morning we started our return journey. We passed very interesting places like paddy fields, jungles, and rivers. The beautiful villages we passed still come to my mind. About 2.30 pm we returned our house. It was in enjoyable experience to all of us.