The Best Adventure Activities

           👉 “live in the moment, enjoy each day like it’s your last” 👈

      An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically courageous, sometimes risky. Adventurous experiences make psychological arousal. Outdoor adventurous activities are naturally undertaken for the purposes of recreation or excitement: examples are adventure racing and adventure tourism. Adventurous activities can also directive to gains in knowledge, such as those undertaken by explorers and pioneers.

                 I also like adventure activities. of course, I am curious about that. Because I have not had the opportunity to have such an experience yet. Let me tell you about some of my favorite adventure activities people around the world do.

        Skydiving is parachuting from an airplane for fun. Training is required. People do skydiving individually and with groups of people. Typically skydives are carried out from around 4,000m (or 12,500ft) offering 40 to 50 seconds of freefall time.

Death Road in La Paz Bolivia is officially named the world’s most dangerous road in 1995. This road stretches about 61 km and covers La Paz to Coroico. With an estimated 200 to 300 people killed on this road every year.

Rafting is a specific activity on water using a particular inflatable boat. Rafting could be an exciting boat trip to gorgeous places having new experiences and emotions without extra thrill and safe.

            Bungee jumping is one of the most enjoyed extreme sports. Bungee jumping is an action-filled entertaining activity that involves head-first jumping from a tall structure with an elastic cord attached to participants' feet. Macau Tower in China and Verzasca Dam in Switzerland are some of the best places for bungee jumping.

        Life is a daring adventure too. I hope you will cope well with that adventurous experience.

 

Travel by Train

        I love to travel by train. My closest friends are also like. So we suddenly went on a trip. Because the planned trip will never go.😂 

 Anyway, we all met in the morning at Polgahawela station🚉 and bought tickets to Kandy. We waited impatiently for the train to arrive. It was an Express train🚄. Unfortunately, the train was full. We could not find any seats and it was difficult to stand. We quietly reached Kandy. Then we worshiped the Dalada Maligawa and visit the Kandy City Center. We got our lunch at a restaurant and went to come back.  We happily boarded the train. Because there were no people on the train. We grabbed one train compartment.  

 

 

                                   

      Then started our enjoying time and we sang songs🎵 and danced🕺💃. we shouted as we can as the train passed through the bunkers. Actually, we did not miss a single bunker😁. On the way, there was an incident that I will never forget. While stopped at a train station, My mobile was fallen from the train where two train cages connecting each other. I and also my friends were scared😧. Then a former officer at the station quickly took my phone and gave me. I thank him a lot. I did not let my happiness be shattered by that incident. But I was determined to work carefully at all times.

Introduction to me

       Hii everyone!👋👧 My name is Mayomi Bandaranayaka. I was born on 11th November 2000. So, I’m 21 years old now. There are five of us in my family including me. My home is Dedigama. I went to Dedigama Perakumba National School🏫. I did arts for my advanced level studies and I currently doing my degree at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts. I'm specializing in music🎼. I have not yet had a present university life experience because of this pandemic situation in our country. But I'm looking forward get that wonderful experience. 

            I'm optimistic and helpful. I'm a little bit unsocial person but I still try my best to build a good connection with society. I'm usually surfing on social media and listening to English conversations to improve my English knowledge. As well as I am a big fan of music. 

          One day I want to become a talented singer like Shreya Ghoshal. I have never seen a singer who sings heartfelt as she does. That is why I want to be like her💕.

               When I was in school, I have participated in all island music competitions several times. But I could not be among the top three. The last opportunity I got in 2018. I worked hard and finally, I won 2nd🥈 place, It is a big one for me. After that I realized enthusiasm and commitment lead to victory. That is one of the biggest achievements in my life. I think you have something to take from my life. Thanks to everyone.

 

An Incredible Concert

                        Going to a live concert which represents our favorite singers🎙 is much happiness. I got the chance. Mr. Sunil Edirisinghe, Mrs. Shashika Nisansala, Mrs. Uresha Ravihari, Victor Rathnayaka, and Rohana Weerasingha with the orchestra participated in the concert. It was held at BMICH. A few of my friends and my family went to see it. I was very impatient until the show started. After the concert, we had the opportunity to take photographs📸 with them.

                        The first singer was Mr. Sunil Edirisinghe. He is a Sri Lankan classical musician. He was awarded the Swarna Sankha Award for playback singing in 1988 & 1990 and also won the Sarasavi Award. When I heard his singing, I was going crazy. I still remember that moment very well.😇

                             The Beautiful woman Shashika Nisansala is an Indian classical, pop, and soulful vocalist. She won the SLIM- Nielsen Peoples Award for the popular female singer for the record six uninterrupted years since 2016.  

                      Also, Uresha Ravihari is an Indian classical, pop, and soulful vocalist. Moreover, Considered one of the leading female playback singers in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema🎦. She has won numerous awards including Sarasavi Awards for Best Vocalist in three repeated years. When she was singing, I imagined the cinema scenes.🎬

                          Finally, Victor Ratnayake Sang and I listened to it all with overflowing joy. He is a composer, lyricist📝, and also a singer. He was the first Sri Lankan artist to hold a solo concert which was “SA”. Similarly, He plays instruments such as Violin and Harmonium.

 

                                     👉 One day, I want to be a talented singer like them.👈

Preparing Desserts and Spicy Food

                   In my life, I love to do many activities which help me exercise and made me feel alive. among those activities preparing spicy food is one of my favorites. In my point view, this hobby is a way for me to relax my mind😌 and improve my artistic capabilities. Usually, I am interested in making fruit pickles such as Rose apple, star fruit. mango and many other fruits. Following are fruit pickles made by me when I am free. 😋

      

                        I usually at Pinch of salt, pepper, sugar, chilli powder when preparing the more delicious. This type of spicy food makes me happier and I taste them with my sisters. when the fruiting season of Rose Apple has come, I am eager to prepare the rose Apple pickles. So that, I pluck them from a tree in our Garden and prepare pickles.

                                    In addition to them, I like to make sandwiches🥪 for tea time in the evening. Also, I prepare a cup of tea🍵 for my family members to test with homemade sandwiches. The following photograph is one of the meals which I have prepared for the tea time at our home.

                               My family members like to taste instant food made by me and they encourage 👌me to practice more food recipes. For the most part, when I prepare a new food, I serve up an aught for my pets too. As I think preparing food is an art and it makes me happy and my family too.💖

Superhumanly Strong Girl

     I wanted to tell you about a beautiful storybook😍 I read when I was a kid. The book is “Pippi Longstocking”. It was written by Astrid lindgren. It has also been translated into Sinhala and the title of the book is “Pippi Diga Mes”. This book was translated into sixty-two languages so it is a very famous storybook. Pippi means "quirky" in old Swedish slang.

          Pippi is a little girl👧. But she is powerful and brave. She has red hair and speckle. She has superhuman strength and is easily able to lift her horse with one hand. Pippi only really gets angry😠 when someone treats her horse badly. Her mother died soon after her birth. She is the daughter of a pirate captain and has adventurous tales to tell. With her suitcase of gold coins, Pippi maintains an independent lifestyle without her parents. Her horse🐎, Mr. Niliyan who is a monkey🐒, and the neighbor’s children Tommy👦 and Annika👧 are her best friends.

       The first movie about “Pippi Longstocking” was filmed in 1949. It was directed by Per Gunvall and released on October 20, 1950. A television series has also been created based on the story.

                            Despite periodic attempts by village authorities to make her conform to cultural expectations of what a child's life should be, Pippi happily lives free from social conventions. she makes not the slightest attempt to adopt good manners. She is the self-proclaimed "strongest girl in the world"💪. I think she is a kind girl with a warm heart💓.

                            However, Pippi Longstocking is a very funny Story Book😜. We must be kind, loyal, and powerful like that Pippi. I think you have read that book too.

Let's Practice English Language

                         English is very important in our day-to-day life. because English is mostly used in communicating all over the world. As well as I think everyone needs to learn the English language in order to get in touch on an international level. Below are some tips to improve your English knowledge that I am also practicing.

          Today we use social networking sites a lot. I hope this social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube will help you to learn new words.💻 

         Also, you can read and watch the news in English like BBC & CNN. This would also build your listening skills. you can update yourself with current affairs and it would help you to build your vocabulary.📺📰

         I read children's books and watch children's cartoons. Because the language that is used in these books are simple so once you start reading these books it would help you to understand the language well. Cartoons are usually repetitive so same simple language. this way you would also build your vocabulary and also build your listening skills.📗

         We all love to dance and sing English songs. But at times we struggle with lyrics. that time I just Google and download the song lyrics. In fact, this would also help you to get those words out of your mouth. because if you enjoy singing, automatically English words will pour out of your mouth.🎶💃

          Also, you can maintain a diary. it would help you to write better. also, you can add new phrases or new words that you have learned.📖

        If you can talk little by little with your friends and others in English you will improve your English knowledge and speaking skills. If you practice more, the language will come naturally to you. Eventually, you will start speaking so fluently.👫

You have to find a little time for yourself to practice the English language. All the best.😊👍

Colors meaning

 

                                Among the arts, drawing is another wonderful art. I am not good at drawing. At a time when the country was closed due to the coronavirus epidemic, I had a passion for drawing. I watched YouTube videos and drew some pictures. Below are some of them.

 

     

 

                                Drawing is an unfamiliar experience to me, but I enjoyed it. There I realized that drawing as well as the music requires good patience and focus. This made me want to find out more about drawing.

                  People drew pictures even before they learn how to write. In the West, the history of drawing as an independent artistic document began toward the end of the 14th century. As I searched about drawing, I found that colors have meaning. Below are the meanings of several colors.

• Red draws attention like no other color and radiates strong and powerful energy that motivates us to take action. 🟥                                                                                                                           Red is the color of passion and energy.💪

• Orange exudes warmth and joy and is considered a fun color that provides emotional strength.  It is a youthful and energetic color. Orange is the color of enthusiasm and emotion. 🟧

• The color yellow represents happiness😊 and optimism. Yellow is a cheerful and energetic color that brings fun and joy to the world. It inspires thought and curiosity and boosts enthusiasm and confidence. 🟨

•  Blue is the color of trust and peace. It can suggest loyalty and integrity as well as conservatism and rigidity. 🟦

• Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive, and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world.◾

• White represents simplicity, purity, innocence, and perfection.▢

Colors are an incredibly detailed subject and an endless source of fascination. I think you also become interested in art.

Impressing activity of Traveling

                                            One of my favorite hobbies is traveling and it impresses me a lot. According to my opinion, it plays an important role in making us feel relaxed and rejuvenated. I like to capture📸 nature-related photographs while traveling. That habit helps me to collect a number of beautiful nature sceneries🌿🌻 and also they remember such interesting memories too. Usually, traveling gives us practical experience of some things which we have followed in the books and surfed on the internet. 

            The following photograph is one of my photographs collection which I have captured while traveling in a forest with my friends. It is a treehouse which was built in a small private forest area.

                                                

                             While traveling I am eager to capture the beauty of nature. I think the following pictures may impress you as well as me. 

                                                                                                          

                                             

       

                               Nowadays most people love traveling as they want to explore and study the world. With the advancement of Technology and transportation traveling has become easier. As I think, Traveling helps to avoid the busy lifestyle of people for a while and provides some kind of relaxation to the mind.😌

                 Usually, I travel with my friends👭 and sometimes with my family members👪. They also like to travel anywhere when they are free. Among the places which I have traveled I love hiking🥾🌄. It makes me happier and gets a chance to capture beautiful sceneries which we can not experience in our day-to-day life. I invite all of you to experience this interesting habit. I am sure it may relax your mind and get a chance to feel the environment too.😊👉

 

Let's protect environment

                         Nowadays people's love for the environment has diminished. This is confirmed by the main news related to the environmental destruction that we hear. I like to focus on the environment in which I live. The environment🌱🌊 is the most valuable gift by the mother of nature and a priceless gift. All living beings and non-living things are parts of this valuable resource. Some selfish men don't care about these resources and they destroy them for various purposes. They try to destroy the environment for getting economical benefits.

                                              Trees are cut down in our area and we often see lorries with firewood. Also, water sources are polluted due to excessive use of chemical fertilizers by farmers in our area. Similarly, the population of fish seems to be declining. These selfish men Pollute not only land and water but also, they pollute the air.

                                               I would like to focus on protecting the environment as it destroys the environment by various means like this. As the young generation, we must try to stop this pollution. Also, we have already taken steps to locate and act to protect eco-friendly associations in the village.✊ We can organize various methodical systems to remove the garbage, poison gases, and other poison chemicals.

                Timber thieves and other selfish people should be punished. Officers must inform the people about the importance of protecting the environment. Then we can not only gift a beautiful environment to the next generation but also make this world a better place. So let's dedicate ourselves to protecting the environment.

                    

Who is Millie?

             I love to raise a puppy🐶 as a pet. But my mum is scared of puppies. Therefore, I lost the opportunity to raise a puppy at home. But a puppy was brought to the aunt's house and I had the chance to give her a name. I named her Millie. The way she behaved when we spoke that name we realized that she liked it a lot. 

                   Millie is an adorable brown dog. Every time she sees me her tail is wagging from one side to the other🐕. I love spending time with Milli. It removes all my stress and worries. Likewise, I have a lot of fun with Milli girl. It easily listens to anyone’s voice near the house, especially at night. One thing I have learned from Milli is to forgive ourselves and everyone around us and embrace our lives with love and affection.💕

             Dogs are some of the most loving animals on earth. Similarly, A dog is known as man’s best friend because of the way dogs are loyal and friendly to their masters. Just like us human beings, dogs are capable of all types of emotions like anger, sadness, and happiness. Being around pet dogs is a feeling of pleasure,  you may not feel bored.🐾🐶

Raise a caterpillar into a Butterfly 🦋

          Have you noticed the changes until the Caterpillar becomes a butterfly??? My sister and I tried it ourselves. First, we learned online how to raise a Caterpillar🐛 into a Butterfly🦋. The life cycle of the butterfly consists of 4 stages- egg, larvae, pupa, and adult.

      We found a Caterpillar who was about to become a pupa. It looked like a pale green. We put caterpillars in a bottle with holes large enough for ventilation. We fed the caterpillars daily with fresh leaves🍃 from the host plant. Caterpillars eat a lot and hence they poo a lot. So we cleaned the bottle regularly to remove the poop.

              After the caterpillar stopped eating and attached itself to the underside of some leaves. then it shed its skin for the last time and turn into a pupa. The pupa was green in color. Then we stopped to feed anymore. We Kept the butterfly house in a safe place. After 9 to 10 days, the pupae turn dark - actually, it has turned transparent and by we saw the patterns of the butterfly's wings. 

         

  A few more hours later the butterfly came out of the Pupa. It was a Lime Butterfly.(Papilio demoleus)

   We were both very happy😃. It was a wonderful feeling! Finally, we released the butterfly into its new world🌳🍃🌺. 

                       I hope you will also be motivated to have that wonderful experience.😍

 

 

Unforgettable Competition

        I have participated in all Island competitions several times at school. But each of those days I will never forget the day I performed a Gazal song for the old Island competition. 

            I practiced a lot for that competition, so I had a lot of confidence💪. But I was a little shocked until the competition started. There were seven more competitors to compete with me. All of them are very talented. But in the end, I was able to get second place out of all of them🥈. I am being crazy since I heard that. I was full of happiness😍. My music teachers and my parents were happier than I was. My music teacher, Deepika madam is very sensitive. I saw her shed happy tears for me that day. My love for her grew even stronger. Also, I felt humbled and proud of myself for bringing fame to my school, Dedigama Perakumba National School.

            I was coached by miss. Deepika Kumari Mr. Kapila weerasekara  and mr. Upul Dayarathna for that competition. Also, my friends Janitha Weerasekara, Ayesh Shashika, Dasun Panchala, and Niru Dasanayake support me. I got something valuable lesson because of that competition. I learned that commitment and enthusiasm lead to victory.😊😌

                                  

My Village

            Dedigama village, the birthplace of King Parakramabahu (I) is also my birthplace. Our Village is located at a distance of 3.2km from the Nelundeniya junction on the Colombo Kandy road. King Parakramabahu ruled in Polonnaruwa and he later built the stupa at this place to commemorate his birthplace. In various chronicles and inscriptions, Dedigama is called by different names such as Punkhagama, Jatigama, Dathigama, and Gnathigama. According to a Folk story, the shape of the village was related to a sickle, and then it was known as that 'dathigama' and it converted to Dedigama.

               

               During the excavations, a number of artifacts including a unique hanging  lamp known as Eth pahana were discovered from the Kotawehera Stupa. Most of the antiquities discovered from that place are currently in the Dedigama Museum located nearby. Because of this, my village is of historical value.

                       

             Also, my village is rich in natural beauty🥬🥀.  Mountain🌄, fields streams, and rivers make my village even more beautiful. The temple of the village is surrounded by a mountain range and is situated in the middle of paddy fields, which further enhances its beauty.  At present all facilities are being developed. My schools🏫, Dedigama Perakumba National School and the Dedigama primary school, a police station🚨, and a post office📮 in our village. Likewise, the people of the village work together for any common cause👬. I have been fortunate enough to live in such a peaceful environment💖.