Sangla Valley Snapshots 2017

I was blessed and fortunate to visit Sangla Valley in the year 2017. Beautiful landscapes with Mountains, Valleys, Rivers and Stream. The Flora and Fauna of this place are unique. Sangla is a town in the Baspa Valley, also referred to as the Sangla valley, in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India, close to the Tibetan border. 3 places where we stayed are Reckong Peo, Rakcham and Chitkul. The walk to Roghi village is also a wonderful trekking experience. On my bucket list to visit this place once more.

Evolved Generation

Gone are the days when children used to enjoy the pleasure of reading books and writing letters. I remember when I was small I used to love writing letters and giving birthday cards to my friends. Those were the simple joys in life. The other way round too, I would love to receive letters and cards. Going to the Library and choosing a book was a thrilling experience. Even now passing by my School Library gets me excited.
Then came the concept of Ecards and Egreetings, you could choose one online card and add some personalized message and click the send button. Now it's just another message on Whatsapp with an Emoji of a cake or something else. Yes..... the Emojjis have  landed. They have captured our emotions, so much, so that sometimes we are forced to use it even if we don't want to.😕
Soon Technology advanced, Social networking began.
Writing letters started fading...Why?? Coz we are no longer apart in connecting with our friends and family. The world has become smaller, we are in touch with them daily thanks to Whatsapp and FB and what not!!. There is nothing to look forward to, like waiting for the next letter or card, or receiving a telephone call from far away.
So what keeps the New Gen busy..............Their Phones of course
Making NEw videos, exploring New Apps, chatting with 'donno who is on the other end' , forwarding messages, listening to music, social networking, TIk TOking (where people ape others...kind of like a challenge)....and so on. Whatever they do has to be displayed to the World. Instagramming is in, calling up a friend is out. For some it might be a source of income for others it is just a way baosting or teasing. But what we get out of showcasing doesn't last long, unless there are ulterior motives. Its human nature to watch someone else's status  and feel how awesome they are, but that is not the reality or possibly not the exact intention of the one who displays it.
Attention span of the New Gen has reduced, and its difficult for them to take their eyes off their phones, as they are already addicted. Going out to observe nature, or people is boring. Doing Art on paper is boring.Their lives are so busy that, they have no time or interest to read Biographies or Autobiographies, as they feel they are already creating success out of their own lives, or trying to prove that they are.What ever said, there is also a good side of this too, which I will definitely share soon,but right now I feel good, as it is off my chest.😂
Also, the above is my view on being born in a different generation, while trying to imbibe whatever is remaining, on my teenage daughters.

Cabbage Momos

                                                        Steamed Cabbage Momos

INGREDIENTS

FOR DOUGH:

·         1½ cup maida / plain flour

·         1 tsp rice flour

·         ½ tsp salt

·         water for kneading

·         oil for greasing

FOR STUFFING:

·         1 tsp ginger garlic paste

·         ½ tsp chilli powder or 2 green chillies chopped

·         1 onion chopped

·         2 cup cabbage, grated 
·         ½ tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

·        Firstly mix all the dry ingredients together and keep it for half an hour

·        Heat 3 tsp oil and saute all above on medium flame till it becomes cooked. Generally it will take 15 to 20 minutes. Keep it aside

·        Pinch small ball sized dough from the big dough.(15 balls would be ideal)

·        Flatten them one by one and keeping dusting them with some maida to avoid sticking and start to roll each of them using a rolling pin.

·        Roll to circle with medium thickness.

·        Now use a tsp to take stuffing and place in the centre of each circle.

·        Wet only the edges of the circle with your finger after dipping your finger in the water (for sealing it properly).

·        Start pleating the edges slowly and gather everything.

·        Pinch and Twist it on top to seal it, forming a bundle.

·        Heat a steamer and arrange the momos in the tray without touching each other.

·   Furthermore, steam momos for 10-12 minutes or till shiny sheen appears over it or get a transparent look.

·    Finally, enjoy your Cabbage momos with red sauce, green sauce and Chopsticks

Spiti Valley

Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalayas in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Sharing a few pics here as this is on my Bucket List.

Few Math Websites

I have few generous Math websites here from where you can get ideas and questions to make a Math worksheet especially for Primary children. These sites have always been reliable and creative.

Primary:

https://www.k5learning.com/

https://www.education.com/

https://www.math-salamanders.com/

https://in.edugain.com/

For higher Grades:

https://www.analyzemath.com/

https://in.edugain.com/

If you are looking at problem solving with steps:

https://brainly.in/ (they have an app too)

King of Kings

Isaiah 6 New International Version (NIV)

Isaiah’s Commission

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
    the whole earth is full of his glory.”

4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

9 He said, “Go and tell this people:

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
    be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
    make their ears dull
    and close their eyes.[a]
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”

11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruined
    and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted
    and the fields ruined and ravaged,
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away
    and the land is utterly forsaken.
13 And though a tenth remains in the land,
    it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and oak
    leave stumps when they are cut down,
    so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”

Revelation 4:8-11 New International Version (NIV)

8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[a]

who was, and is, and is to come.”

9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”

http://gospelthroughart.canalblog.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COXfdugMcKE  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsiDukXIeVY 

I believe in Angels

 Being a Math teacher, I come across many kids who write Angels instead of Angles whenever we start with Geometry. We also have an activity where they have to find Angles in Real Life. Perhaps this could be the cause of my obsession with Angels. 😍
I have Angles and Angels all around me. Too much eh!! Somebody stop me😀

I love this

😂😂 It's funny but we are not getting one.

Revelation 14 :14 to 20

Reflecting upon the book of Revelation from the Bible. 

Here we see Jesus as a King and Harvester.

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[b] with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

17 Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” 19 The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. 20 They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.[c]

Back to School

So I visited school today after the sudden decision to shut down on March 8th. The security aunty was gleaming with delight after seeing some movement in school.
 I miss the excitement of children early morning, the chaos during lunch time, the gathering of children near my table with a million questions, rushing up and down to take classes, the horrid tea I have inspite of knowing that 😉, the staffroom gossips, correcting notebooks, art work and so on.
It was deserted and dusty today, with painting going on in the building. Didn't know where to begin. Took a good 45 minutes, although 30 minutes was my estimate, to clear up my books.
I was happy to see my potted plants are being watered. I thanked Miskin bhayya for tajing good care of them on my way home. Hoping everything returns to normalcy soon.

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Tiny yet significant

You must have heard of this rhyme. I used to recite this when in Primary school. Never knew what it meant then.

Little drops of water, 

Little grains of sand,

Make a mighty ocean

And a pleasant land.

Even the tiniest drop is still a part of the ocean. It's size is nothing compared to the vastness of it. We are so tiny when compared to the vast Universe but still very much a part of it.

Just as every drop counts so is each one of us. We are important to a multiverse. 

Let's not look down upon ourselves.

Little things matter, little steps take us forward. Don't stop....move forward. Let's be thankful and grateful to God for the little things because they are the most important.