May 11, 2002 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! How did your exams go? I hope you are through with them and were able to perform well. Those who are through with them are waiting for the results and are praying that they get good marks, and those still in the process are striving to do their best.... COVER STORY: The guiding light It’s 9:00am, and I hurry out of my house to catch a bus for University. As soon as I get on the road, almost involuntarily my mom’s words cross my mind... The world — a global village It is true that with time, communication has become faster and more reliable. During the first quarter of the 20th century, news travelled mostly by post. Letter writing was the only... The need for daylight saving time With the introduction of daylight saving time, Pakistan has become the only country in South Asia to change its clocks for summer. At present, it has been introduced on an experimental... STORY TIME: Without mom “You know what a surprise I have planned for my mom on Mother’s Day?” said Lubna excitedly to all her friends. They had stopped at a nearby fast food joint, after... STORY TIME: The breakfast surprise I woke up groaning at six O’ clock on a Sunday morning wondering why on Earth had I set the alarm for that hour. Then I remembered that it was Mother’s... No limitation to imitation jewellery Hear ye! Hear ye! Gone are the days when women wore incredibly heavy jewellery like Dadi Amma’s gold or silver Jhumkay, karrhay and churiyan etc. to add grace and glamour to... COUNTRY HOPPING: Guinea Guinea is situated in West Africa, bounded in the north by Senegal, in the northeast by Mali, in the southeast by Cotte d’Ivoire, in the south by Liberia and Sierra Leone, in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and in the northwest by Guinea Bissau.... MOVIE: Spider-man The eagerly awaited movie of the year is here. Spider-Man, the web spinning hero of Manhattan makes his big screen debut. Packed with superduper action, this is definitely the movie of... BOOK: Holmes remembered Sherlock Holmes was, is and will always remain a popular detective in English fiction. Even after the death of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in 1930, interest in Holmes’ adventures... MUSIC: Don’t change Nowadays, the music scene is being bombarded with original singles and super-hit albums by up and coming artists. Though a lot of artists don’t really make it to the puffery and... CD REVIEW: For cricket lovers Good news for all cricket lovers out there. Now you can also play snakes and ladders just like you do cricket for Snakes and ladders of Pakistani cricket is an interesting... GAME TALK: London thames racer London Thames Racer is a stunning speedboat racing game, which leads you right through the canals of London. Experience real 3D action, jumps, and explosions. Defeat your opponent and race straight... WEB SITE: Etaleemdotcom Www.etaleem.com is an exceptional Pakistani Internet site, which offers the unique service of portal rowsing. The site has made it possible for Pakistanis living all over the world to access this... The colourful rainbow VIBGYOR — Doesn’t make much sense, does it? But if you take each letter separately, you will find that it represents one colour — the seven colours of a rainbow. The letter V stands for violet; I for indigo; B for blue; G for green; Y for yellow; O for orange and R for red..... MISCELLANEA: A scholastic event The British Council, Lahore in collaboration with UNESCO, celebrated World Book Day on April 23. A number of exciting events (free and open to all) included a book fair, slogan writing... HOBBY HOBO: Collecting soft toys It is always difficult to pass by a display of cherubic, fluffy stuffed or soft toys with their inviting, sparkling eyes, without stopping to buy one. They are simply irresistible. These... WEEKLY UPDATE: Bomb rips through bus KARACHI: According to initial reports, a deadly suicide bombing left 12 people dead, including nine French Navy personnel, and about 20 injured, in Karachi.... Super Sis Dear Super Sis, I am a 16-year-old boy. My problem is that I want to be friends with a girl who lives in the house in front of my house. She also wants to be friends with me.... You can quote... * Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.... Mail Box Cheating AFTER observing the atmosphere in various schools in the recently held SSC examinations, I was disappointed to learn that students have no faith in their abilities. They resort to cheating... Poet''s Corner Poor mom! Housework is one thing I really do hate, But for some reason, it has become my fate. You work and work with your nose to the grind,...

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