We knew that poverty is one of the main causes that creates Street Kids. The slums of Kathmandu is a home for a large number of people coming from everywhere, even from India. Due to the large number of children present there, they suffer from mal-nutrition and diseases. NAG provides them with some food and clothes etc. The situation there is worse than those of poor families. But many of the families need their children to work so they can survive. We also came to know of the increase in the number of Street Kids. Once the children from the slums and street children meet, they become friends and they get used to the life on the street that they don’t return to their homes. The street becomes their home and life.

The next step was to find out the cause for the children becoming Street Kids rather than going back to their own homes if they had one. We came to know that many of them suffered from the same problem that we had, that is stepparents who beat them, hated them and tortured them so much that they were forced to leave their homes. Some left their homes due to the atmosphere there and lack of love and affection, which all children should get. Even if they had a loving family their parents were not able to provide for their upbringing and education so they were sent to work at an early age in restaurants as dish washer, in carpet factories and as servant and maid-servants in other people’s houses. Even in the work places, they used to be beaten up and starved, wages were not given, which caused them to run away. Then they turn to Street Kids or Khate (Nepali Word for a Street Kid) After knowing all these problems, NAG has done what little it could and shall continue to do so to give a future to these children. They didn’t become Street Kids by choice but were forced one way or the other. Just a little bit of love and help is enough to bring sunshine in their dark lives.

When I Look at myself I feel very lucky to be a family member of NAG but I feel sad for those Street Kids who are still out there waiting for a kind soul to help them looking for a better future. Some lucky ones have their wishes come true but there are many less-lucky ones who spend their whole lives in the street. They get involved in a life of crime and drugs which many times leads to unfortunate death or spending their lives in the jail. What will happen to the younger generation of Street Kids and what’s in store for them in their future and the future of our country? How can we help? The NAG Movie will be shown in April 2004. The movie is done all by us, the children of NAG and will show how we see life in Nepal.

Babita – What do you think is good about your personality?

Shova – In my opinion it is that I can give love to any child.

Babita – What is your weakness?

Shova – I trust other person very fast, that is my biggest weakness.

Babita – Is there any person who supports you to do things well?

Shova – Yes, it is Bashanta, he is a NAG students and also the captain.

Babita – What is your future plan?

Shova – I am greatly influenced by Mother Teresa. So I think I will become a social Worker to help the needy.

Babita – If you wont be successful with your aim, then what will you do?

Shova – I will keep on trying until I succeed.

Babita – What do you feel is equality in NAG?

Shova – They don’t give much importance whether a child is a boy or a girl. We are treated equally.

Babita – If you could change NAG, what would you change first?

Shova – If I get a chance, then I will try to tell them how to follow the rules because they break them.

Babita – Which teacher do you like most and why?

Shova – Actually I like all teachers but my favourite teacher is Miss Parina because she tries to understand our feelings and also encourages students in every fields.

Babita – What do you hate most in NAG?

Shova – I hate people back biting about others, living in the same home.

Babita – Who brought you here?

Shova – Nicole Miss and Jeeten Sir.

Babita – Are you thankful to them? If you could do something for them, what would you do?

Shova – Yes, I am very thankful to them. Whatever I will achieve in the future, it will be in their honour.

TRIP TO CHAUNI MUSEUM

By Kabita Khatri Class VII

On Friday the 14^th of March at 9:10a.m, class five (24 students) and class four (21 students) went in a group to Chauni for a visit to the National Museum of Nepal.

We all got ready and stood in line after class. We entered the bus in our school uniform. While we were in the bus, we saw many wonderful scenes. It took 30 minutes to reach there. There we went through a big brown gate. Then we saw a big garden beside the road. There we saw three big buildings in front, right and left.

At first we went through the right building called the historical building. There we saw two big and small cannon, beside that we saw a big ladder but we chose the left door. There we saw the skull of a one-horned rhinoceros, a skull of a buffalo, many dolls with many different cultural clothes, crocodile, wolf, coinslupus, three tigers, a whale, red panda, leopard, cat, king fisher, many other dead wild birds and animals and a stone from the moon was also there.

After that we went up to the ladder and entered the right door. Then we saw many big portraits of our historical king, small cannons, weapons used by our historical kings. There were guns, swords, Khukuris of different kinds, machine gun invented by Gehendra Samsher (first scientist of Nepal). We also saw electronic weapons, many big cannons and clothes of our king Prithvinarayan Shah and then we got out of the left door.

Then we climbed up and we saw many historical and modern currencies of different countries. They were in different shapes small circle, big circle, rectangular made of stones, sliver, brass ranging from Rs. 2500, 500, 100, 1 paisa, 5 paisa. Then we went straight down through the gate. We entered the front building called Buddhism Himalayan Art centre and there we saw pictures of Lumbini and other religious places, statue of the Malla king. We also saw inscriptions written about goddess which was more then a thousand years old, there were many Thankas, inscriptions were written about five forms of Buddha, two Ashoka pillar and a map of Swayambhunath made of paper and rubber. There were many idols of Lord Buddha and others were also there. We saw some statues of goddess and our historical Kings, we also saw many clothes and utensils of high post monks. After resting, our teacher registered and we all went back to the bus and came back to our school. It was a great trip that we had. We thanked our Social-Studies teacher, Mr. Rantan Tamang for the great inspiring afternoon.

Some NAG Photos

By Kamala Gurung Class IX

Rajini Miss is a teacher at NAG and the wife of our Principal Saroj Rai. She is a Nepali and has been teaching at NAG for two years.

She gave birth to a baby Girl “Sarojini”. The name is a combination of the names of her parents, Saroj and Rajini. She was born 3kg on the 16^th of May 2003, at 2:49 am. This is the day when Lord Buddha was born (Buddha Jyanti).

Before the childbirth, Irene Miss and Nicole Miss were in the hospital from 4:30 am Thursday until 3:30 am Friday. Irene Miss is a very good professionally midwife from Switzerland and has given training to many midwifes in Switzerland. She is incredible and very good at it. I was also with them. So, I would like to write down all my experience. It was an incredible 24 hours, which I had, spent with her.

On the 15^th of May 2003 around 4 o’clock Rajini Miss was suffering from mild labour pain in the lower stomach and loosing some water. She was 38 weeks pregnant and going to have a baby. In February 2002 she had lost twin girls at 20 weeks of pregnancy so we were all very anxious that all would go well this time. So, Saroj Sir, Nicole Miss and Irene Miss took her to the OM Nursing Hospital. At this time, we were all sleeping. According to the doctor’s information, the due date was on the 28th of May. The baby is very lucky as Irene Miss was around and the baby wanted to come out earlier.

Around 8:30, I also went to the hospital carrying some chocolates and diet cokes for Nicole Miss and Irene Miss. Both of them hadn’t eaten anything. Because Nicole Miss had some stomach cramps too, I also brought her some painkiller.

In the OM Nursing Hospital I saw three pregnant women in three beds along with Rajini Miss. They were in different situations, one woman had already given birth to a healthy baby boy and she was discharged from there soon after that. There was another woman in a terrible situation, she was waiting for the abortion of a 12-week baby in the stomach and this is one of the worst thing that anyone can ever go through. When I talked to her she said that a few months ago she found out that she was pregnant but she didn’t want a child as she already had a boy and a girl. So she went for abortion, the doctor who was involved in that did a careless job because of which the abortion had not been done properly, due to which she was there at the hospital now. Later during the afternoon she took out a small dead undeveloped baby, I was trying to help her and saw the fetus, which was about 3inches long and very cute. I had never seen such a tiny baby before and I felt sad and pity for the dead fetus.

Rajani Miss was lying on the other bed and she had pains at intervals, Nicole Miss and Irene Miss were also there, they were there the whole time and when the nurses told them that only a person was allowed in the labour room so as not to disturb the patients, they went to the room in the hospital to sit. I was with Rajini Miss the whole time, Irene Miss and Nicole Miss told me to ask the nurses there about the places for their training, education and time period to become a nurse because I would also like to go for midwife training later on in life. About the midwife training, I had the opportunity to learn a lot from Irene Miss, She and Nicole miss both encouraged me to become a midwife as it looks like a good midwife is very much needed by women in Nepal.

Back to Rajini Miss, she slept for a while and we looked at magazines and papers. The whole day passed like that, around 5 p.m in the evening, she felt stronger cramps in her stomach and the three of us pressed her from three sides which somewhat lessened the pain. This continued for some time, every time she had the cramps we took our positions and by now we had become somewhat perfect. There were many visitors during the daytime but they were just allowed to stay for a short period. We didn’t sleep as the baby might be due any time, Rajini Miss kept having labour pains at shorter intervals now, but Irene Miss said that she had to be given False Pain (called cytosine) to have the baby soon as she would not have the energy later on. At around 7 pm they stopped giving her the medicine but after some time Rajini’s kept having the cramps and loosing more water. It was now 9pm and we were all getting tired. The nurse there was very rude and kept saying that the Doctor had asked her not to so that the doctors could sleep the night and would deliver the baby in the morning. We had to tell her firmly to call for the Doctor. Finally one Doctor came and gave the false pain medicine. Soon after getting the medicine the pains started getting faster and at 2a.m in the morning she was taken to the delivery room. We went along with her and waited expectantly for the arrival of the new baby. She was going through immense pain, which was incredible for me to see what a woman goes through in childbirth. The first thing we saw of the baby was the thick black hair of the baby.

Finally at 2.49.a.m a cute little baby girl was born. It was a joyful moment for all of us. Both the parents deserve this happiness as they had unfortunately lost their first twins. Now, Sarojini is nearly two weeks old and is the smallest kid of NAG. We were all very grateful to Irene miss for being there for Rajini and Sarojani. Thank you!!!

GET TO KNOW FIVE DAY-NAGERS


	Sapana Lama	Bikash Shrestha	Amita Dhakal	Omraj Lama	Rijan Panthi
Describe your self	I study in class 8. Height 4 ft 8 inch. Fair complexion. Want to become a doctor.	I am 18 and study in class 8. I collect coins. My aim is to become a doctor.	I’m a peace-loving girl. I love to sit in silence and want to be a good friend.	I was born 3^rd July 1987. I like football, basketball and to make friends. I am in class 8.	I’m a short guy of 4 ft 7 inch and weigh 40 kg. I have a dull face, medium size of head and black hair.
Say something about your family	My family consists of 7 members. My mother is a house -wife and my father is a tempo driver.	There are ten members in my family. My father, mother, step-mother, brothers and sisters. We are poor and the relationship between us is bad.	In my family, I have 2 brothers,1 sister. And my mother who works very hard because she is the only one earning money in our family.	We have a small and happy family with four members. My parents work as labourers, whose income is not enough to run our family.	We are 5 members. My father is Tilak Panthi. My mother is a housewife. My younger brother is in Nursery and my bigger brother is in Class 9.
How do you feel studying at NAG’s School	I feel very happy and proud to be studying at NAG’s School.	I feel very happy studying at NAG-School and I feel myself as a lucky boy	I feel proud and happy because it helped me in my worst days by providing me help to study further	We are studying in a good school We are lucky to be the few in Nepal who got to study in a free school with good teachers.	I feel proud to study at Nag’s school. I am lucky then I have got the biggest wealth in life, Education. It is one of the best schools in Nepal.
What is the most important thing in life?	The most important thing in my life is education.	To live a simple and happy life. To think more of other’s needs than of my own.	First my education and then my family.	Education, friends and intelligence. All are equally important.	Our parents because they have taught us in every step of our life.
What makes you feel good	When I become successful in my studies and when my family is happy	Success makes me feel good	The day I become successful in my studies with my hard work.	When I help the poor people and when my ambition will come true.	My success in education makes me feel good
What will you be doing in 10 years	I will be studying Medical Science in 10 years if I am lucky enough to get a free school.	I would like to care and help the poor in various fields. My aim is to become a good doctor	I’ll study further if I get the opportunity and I might get a job to help my poor mother	In 10 years of time I will be definitely in the army.	As life is not in our hand, I cannot predict what I’ll be doing but my aim is to become a pilot.
What does NAG mean to you	A place which supports the poor people for education and other activities.	A bank where lots of knowledge is distributed freely for the students and helps to make us good citizens.	The best school for helpless and poor children like us. It gives good education and shelter.	A home for poor children. It gives education and helps us to live an independent and successful life.	A home of education in which any class of people can make their dreams come true.
What is the worst thing you have ever done	I had lied to my parents.	Till now I cannot remember that there is any worst thing I have done.	I cannot remember having done any worst thing.	I fought with my mother and ran away from home for three days.	I have broken the windows of the house
What should your partner be like	My partner should be helpful, honest and understanding	Active, healthy, self confident within and helpful to everybody. Should be of my choice.	He should be helpful, kind hearted and who does not smoke, drink alcohol etc.	She should help in all kinds of work, social–oriented and help when I am in trouble.	She should be honest, faithful to my family and me. We should take decisions together.
What animal would you like to be and why	I would like to be a dog because it is a faithful animal and it also protects the house.	I would like to be a dog because it is very near to human beings. It protects us from strangers and thieves.	I would like to be a yak because it gives milk to the people in the Himalayan region.	It’s obvious that I would like to be a dog because it is the most helpful animal.	A cow because it gives milk, which nourishes all of us. Its dung is also used by the poor farmers to grow their crops.

Life is not a bed of roses

By Babita Chalise Class VII

Life and poverty - this two words are related to each other. Keeping these words separate is a question in itself and no one has an answer. Mamta KC is a victim of poverty as are all the children in NAG. We all have our own different background and are all victims of poverty but she has her own bitter past and still suffers from the pain.

Mamta KC was born in a village called Syanaja, which is near Pokhara. In her family, there are two younger sisters, mother and father. As all people have their own fate, unfortunately she got an alcoholic father. He used to beat her mother, torture them and drink alcohol. Her mother had no alternative but to tolerate the bad beating of her husband and they all were made to work hard. They were made to carry heavy loads at a very young age, which damaged Mamta’s ear. When her ear was infected she got the traditional treatment. They put the salty water inside her ear, which made the matter worse. When their father’s behaviour got out of hand her mother decided to come to Kathmandu to earn some money and to get relief from the every day tension. As her husband did not care for his wife or the children, they finally came to Kathmandu but it was not easy to live in a strange town without any money and without any shelter. Her mother went to work in one of the houses and the owner of the house used to give them food to eat and clothes to wear. They suffered a lot, but had a hope in their heart that good days would also come in their life. As the great saying goes, “Every cloud has a silver lining”. They were lucky that they did not have to wait too much longer. Mamta with Sunita were brought to NAG by one of the ex-NAG kid named Vakte. From the day they found NAG, their new life started. But Mamta was suffering from her ear infection (Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media) since many years. After she came to NAG her right ear was operated (A Mudified Radical Mastoidectomy). Now she is feeling better than before but still has not recovered fully. Mamta will have to operate the second ear too and she is scared but hopes after that not to have any more pain and maybe to hear well. Nevertheless Nicole Miss and Jeeten Sir are trying their best to give her a normal life.

Now are the days of happiness at NAG. Still, one of her sister is with her mother in Balaju, one of the place in Kathmandu city. They are still poor, but happier than before.

Lucky Rajan

By Bashanta Basnet Class IX

Ouch! Ouch! My stomach is burning. Give me some water. Please! Somebody give me some water. A kid was lying in a dining hall lying half-unconscious with pain. Without further time wasted he was carried to the hospital. It was January and cold outside.

Rajen Lama is 12 years old and 1.30 meter tall with a smiling face. He is studying in Class III and is known in the class as a talented boy. Loved by everyone but he has a habit of wetting the bed.

At NAG Rajan is also one of the many desperate cases. His father ran away and his mother did the same leaving poor Rajan alone in the room. Then from the day, the landlord of his house brought him up, and he gave his surname to him. Then he became Rajan Lama. He lived with them for almost 4 years.

The phone rang and it was C.B Sir informing us that Rajen was admitted to the hospital and he needed an operation. We didn’t know what kind of operation he went through but it was known to us that it was due to appendicitis. Christina Miss (volunteer) and myself rushed to the hospital. On the particular day was the princess marriage day. So the traffic was blocked everywhere. But we managed to reach the hospital, which is about 8 km from the school. The hospital, OM Nursing Home is in Chabhill. It is newly built and very expensive. Rajen was in the ICU when we reached there. He was feeling hungry and wanted to drink and eat something, but the nurse did not allow him because he had to go through an operation at 4.30 p.m. So till 4.30 we had to roam around here and there. At the end he was taken to the Operation Theater. After some hours the doctor came out of the OPT and said that the operation was successful. Our heart was so relieved to hear the good news. The doctor came out with the intestine in a bottle and told me to take to the lab for check up. He also told me that Rajan would remain in High Care for a day.

We were glad that the operation was over and felt a sense of great relief. After two days in the hospital, he was brought to NAG. Now he is back to his normal self. Helping hands makes a happy heart.

Deependra

By Babita Chalise Class VIII

Today I am going to write some words for our magazine Kids Eye. I am writing this article so that some people may get to know what NAG means to us? IT’S HOME OF HAPPINESS TO ALL OF US.

Dependra, a 14-year-old boy, has been living in NAG for 3 years. His father had left his family when he was very young. He has three elder sisters and a younger brother. His mother used to weave caps and bags, which brought a very small income for the survival of a six-member family. Sometimes they didn’t even get enough money for food.

Since, he came here everything is well for him and his two sisters are also here at NAG getting an education and enough food. But in March he like Rajan had to go through an appendix operation. He is a good-looking boy with good health but then then he had a very bad stomachache. It was good that he was at NAG and his family didn’t have to worry about the operation. Otherwise, would it have been possible for his family to pay for the operation? So, for Deependra it is just like a rebirth.

NAG’S FIRST OFFICIAL DISTRICT EXAM

LALITPUR

Dear Reader,

We are proud to announce that this is the result of your kids, which has faced the Government Board Exams for the first time from our own school, Shrine Academy (old Niten Niketan Academy)

RESULT OF CLASS VIII

Name of the students	F. M	Marks Obtained	Percent	Position	Division
Raj Shakya	700	555	79.3 %	1^st	FIRST
Sapana Tamang	700	544	77.7 %	2^nd	FIRST
Ohm Thakuri	700	515	73.6 %	3^rd	FIRST
Dawa Sherpa	700	501	71.6 %	4^th	FIRST
Sudeep Khatri	700	500	71.4 %	5^th	FIRST
Rijan Panthi	700	489	69.9 %	6^th	FIRST
Jotsna Tamang	700	484	69.1%	7^th	FIRST
Jamuna Khadka	700	468	66.9 %	8^th	FIRST
Hiralal Tamang	700	455	65 %	9^th	FIRST
Basanta Basnat	700	454	64.8 %	10^th	FIRST
Khmeraj Puri	700	450	64.3 %	11^th	FIRST
Gopal Gurung	700	438	62.6 %	12^th	FIRST
Bikash Shrestha	700	432	61.7 %	13^th	FIRST
Amita Dhakal	700	406	58 %	14^th	SECOND
Munu Lama	700	405	57.9 %	15^th	SECOND
Omraj Tamang	700	398	56.9 %	16^th	SECOND
Devendra Adhikari	700	388	55.4 %	17^th	SECOND
Addiyta Giri	700	368	52.5 %	18^th	SECOND
Kamala Gurung	700	336	48 %	19^th	SECOND
Prakash Dhakal	700	315	45 %	20^th	SECOND

HOLI

By Bashanta Basnet Class IX

Holi is one of the main festivals of the Nepalese people. It is regarded as the day of good will. On this day the Goddess power, Goddess Durga defeated a demoness called Holika. She had got a boon from the gods that even if she sits in burning fire she will not get burnt. So, one day, she kept her nephew Pralad and sat on the fire to kill him. But instead of Pralad, Holik was burnt by the fire and died and from that day Holi is celebrated.

On the day of Holi we play with water and different kinds of coloured powders like red, yellow, green, blue, etc. All people come to play on an open space to put colours and water on each other’s and enjoys it. On the day of the Holi everyone puts on white clothes and plays. Actually Holi means to maintain friendship. If anyone has an enemy then on this day they can say sorry and play Holi together. By playing Holi, on the one hand we entertain ourselves and on the other hand we are preserving our culture.

Holi should not be played rashly because it may cause harm. Like wise we must not hit balloons and colours in a violent way. We must play with each other and give positive influence to each other. So, let’s play Holi in a positive way and preserve our culture.

SAYING

Found by Surjay Tamang Class XII

I've learned....
That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned....
That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned....
That just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.

I've learned....
That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned....
That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned....
That you should never say "no" to a gift from a child.

I've learned....
That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned....
That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned....
That we should be glad the Gods don't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned....
That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned....
That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned...
That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned....
That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
I've learned....
When you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned....
The easiest way to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned....
That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned....
That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned....
That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned....
That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned....
That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned....
We should keep our words both soft and tender, because tomorrow we may have to eat them.

I've learned....
That I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.

I've learned ...
It is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.

I've learned....
That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done

Jokes

By Raj Shakya Class IX

Teacher: “Why is a river so rich?”

Student: “A river is rich because it has two banks, Sir.”

Touring Calcutta with a friend, we stopped to watch a street performer swallowing iron balls and red-hot coal. His act over, the performer passed a hat around the spectator, pleading that he needed money for food.

“What?” a spectator shouted, “Still hungry?”

Patients to a doctor: Just see my condition.

Doctor: You need complete rest.

Patient: Please see my tongue.

Doctor: Your tongue also needs rest.

Wife: (Whispering in her husband’s ear): “Dearest, may I have Rs. 500/- for a sari?”

Husband: “I can’t hear so well in that ear dear. Please come around to the other ear.”

Wife: “Honey, may I have Rs. 1000/- to buy a sari?”

Husband: “Come around to the Rs. 500/- side again.”

Teacher: What is the first thing a king or a queen who comes to the throne should do?

Ramu:I suppose he or she should sit on it!

A woman getting off a bus was seen deliberately leaving a parcel on the seat. A fellow passenger, alighting at the time, asked her why she was doing that?

“I do it everyday”, was the reply. “It’s my husband’s lunch. He works in the Lost Property Office”.

In the Train:

Rickki: “Mama, give me some money. I want to buy sweets.”

Mother: “Shut up, you silly boy. I don’t have any money.”

Rickki: “If you don’t give me, I will tell the ticket examiner my real age.”

Raju: “How many sides has a circle?”

Ravi: “A circle doesn’t have sides.”

Raju: “Yes, it does, the inside and the outside.”

Niky: “Mummy, can I have 50 paisa for an old man crying outside in the street?”

Mummy: “Yes, of course. What is he crying about?”

Niky: “Toffee 50 paisa each.”

“I had a terrible trouble with my wife last night over her buying a fur coat”, a man told his friend. “But I had the final word”.

“What did you say?”, the friend asked.

“I said go ahead and buy it”.

Personal director: “What previous experience have you had and what work have you done?”

Applicant: “ I was a secretary. All, I had to do was look like a girl, think like a man,

act like a lady and work like a dog.”

Famous Quotations

By Dhurba Giri Class IX

NEEDS ARE ALWAYS FEW BUT WANTS ARE LIMITLESS

CONFESSION OF ERRORS IS LIKE A BROOM WHICH SWEEPS AWAY THE DIRT

A GOOD MAN’S THOUGHT NEVER GOES IN VAIN

FORGET YOUR PAST, LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

IT IS ALWAYS EASY TO BE BRAVE FROM A SAFE DISTANCE

SELF TRUST IS THE FIRST SECRET OF SUCCESS

A MAN WITHOUT PATIENT IS LIKE A LAMP WITHOUT OIL

NAG’s Birthday Party

By Rewati Dhamala Class VI

On 22^nd of May we always celebrate NAG children’s birthday. Days before the participants were practicing for the big day. I was also one of the participants. That morning we all got chocolate cake, presents, Swiss chocolate and sweets. Suraj Sir and some students helped making a big stage for the show. There were many programs, which were performed by the students and teachers. There was dance, fashion show, jokes, and a lot of music.

The audience consisted of our directors, teachers, students, some volunteers and members of NAG. The party started at 1Oo’clock. At the beginning of the party there was an opening dance by Kanta Shrestha, which was amazing. After that the teachers surprised the students by doing a fashion show. It was a great show. Then there was the jokes preformed by Tshewang, Suman and Ram. It was very funny. Then there was a dance by Pinky and Bimala B followed by a dance by Kabita and Chimmy. Sanu and her group, Manju and Rupa, Anjali and her group also danced, the last dance was performed by Poonam. After the dances there was a break for snacks, birthday cake and coke for all. Then came the musical performance by “Valkaries” the NAG girl’s band in which I was the base guitar player. Then the “UNICORNS” our first boy band of NAG played some songs and last was music performed by The “Perfect Strangers”. Then our vice-principal Mr. Panthi gave report cards of the board exam to the students of class 9. Irene Miss was requested to come up to the stage to give them out. Then the party ended with the NAG Disco. The D-J for this was Surjay Dai. He played a lot of good dance music and everyone seemed to enjoy the party. It was really a great party like all the NAG parties are. How about joining us one day?

OH ! FAIRY FAIRY

Operation Apendix