June 26, 2004 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! A couple of kids were sitting in the room thinking of something new and exciting to do. They were bored with the usual TV and computer games, and the sun was... COVER STORY: Romping around It is impossible to grow up without toys. Most of us always picture our childhood with a favourite something that used to be our special toy and our best friend.... DEBATE: Books, books everywhere... but no one to read When our teacher asked us to share our viewpoints on the above topic, I thought, “Wow! I have never really thought about it, but that is, no doubt, a million-dollar question.”... COUNTRY HOPPING: Zimbabwe Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe Area: 390,300 sq km Population: 11,377,000 Capital: Harare Currency: Zimbabwe dollar... FEATURE: Vampires and Dracula — Myth or Reality? You must have heard about vampires and Dracula. You must have also seen their movies or read books about them. Are they myth or reality? Is there anything such as a... Savouring a train excursion Last month on a brief vacation, I and four of my friends decided to go to Rawalpindi by train. We had travelled several times upcountry by bus and train, but this... Wireless network At home, your desktop personal computer with an Internet connection makes it easy for you to communicate with your friend’s computer around the world.... WEEKLY UPDATE WASHINGTON: Popular low-carbohydrate diets are leading Americans to poor health, health experts and consumer advocates said on Tuesday.... Plaster of Paris wall hangings Hello kids! How are you all doing these days? When you go to the market, you usually see wall hangings made of “plaster of Paris”, and you often wish you could... STORY TIME: A lesson learned at school “Those good for nothing children,” groaned the Aiaa (matron), “their laziness will bring the entire country to disaster.”... STORY TIME: Staying within limits I am the youngest of three brothers in the family. There is a fairly large gap between myself and my brothers. I am about fifteen years younger to them.... STORY TIME: How Ali lost his way ‘Mom! Ali broke my new perfume,” cried Arsla. Mrs. Ahmed, their mother, came and scolded Arsla instead of Ali. “Why was your perfume lying on the table? You should have kept... Words, words and more words! Have you heard about the Eskimos having a 100 words for “snow” or the various words for the different varieties of rice in East Asia, or the lack of words for snow in Arabic... QUOTES * When you’re through changing, you’re through.— Bruce Barton * Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.— Euripides.... MAIL BOX Pakistan is a Muslim country. But the showbiz industry of Pakistan is running along opposite lines as can be seen through the immodest dressing and exposure of our models.... SUPER SIS What should you do when you admire a guy and fear refusal? And another thing: my two friends and I were really good friends until my two friends broke up.... POETS’ CORNER Vacations These vacations have began I hope they end soon. Because they are dull and hot Leaving me to be cross... BOOK: The baby-sitter R.L. Stine has written nearly 200 books of humour, adventure, horror, and mystery. He is the author of more than two dozen, best selling horror novels for young adults.... MOVIE: Spirited away Spirited Away is the animated adventure of a young girl Chihiro who lands into the spirit world of witches, ghouls and strange spirits and must save her parents from the curse... MUSIC: results may vary Limp Bizkit’s fourth studio collection “Results May Vary” is an embarrassment to Alternative Rock. Lead vocalist, Fred Durst, raps senseless lyrics, when he should be singing, and sings when he should...

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