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My Hobby My hobby is collecting Barbie dolls. I first started collecting Barbie dolls when I was about five years old and now have over thirty barbies. My favourite is the princess and the pauper barbie,‘Anneliese.’ She's in a fashionable pink ball gown of satin and net. She also wears her hair long and loose. My ‘Ballerina Barbie’ is in a pink tutu with silver work. She is very flexible and wears her hair in a ponytail. My ‘Mermaid Barbie’ is also quite fashionable and is dressed in a lovely magenta blouse with a fish shaped fin. Another Barbie in a ball gown is ‘Odette’ my Swan Lake Barbie. Her gown is a beautiful pink and blue with silver work. She wears a crystal crown over her loose hair. Some of the other fashionable babies are the ‘Valentine Barbie’ in her pretty red dress, ‘Cinderella Barbie’ in a shimmering gown and glass slippers, ‘Indian Barbie’ in her pretty Manipuri saree, and the ‘Working Woman Barbie’ quite smart in her short skirt and jacket. With my Barbies I can practice ballet, go to work, go surfing, become a princess, a mermaid, a swan, a flower fairy and even celebrate my birthday on any day of the year with my Birthday Barbie. As I grow older I would like to keep adding fashionable and famous Barbies to my collection, and maybe , one day I can keep an exhibition with them.
A trip to Leisure World On June 15, 2006 we went on a trip to Leisure World at Seethawaka, Kaluagala. My uncle took us with his family. Early morning at 8.30 we started our trip in a van. On the way we had our breakfast at 'Perera & Sons.' We reached the Leisure World Water Park at 10.15am. It opens at 9am and closes at 6pm. They offer packages ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.1200. There are a lot of amusement activities such as Super Swinger, Crescent Swing, Happy Express, Space Ship, Junior Coaster, Pirate Ship, Log Flume. All those in attractive swimming suits and trunks enjoyed swimming in the Wave Pool, Lazy River and Slides. We had chicken Buriyani at the Food Court. We had tea and snacks around 5pm and came home at 8pm. Really, it is an unforgettable trip. The only, 'One 'n Only' theme park in Sri Lanka. We all say a very big ‘Thank You,’ to our uncle's family for organising this trip.
H. W. Longfellow Hendry Wadsworth Longfellow is a well known American poet. He was born on February 27, 1807. The lawyer Stephen Longfellow and his wife Zilpah Wadsworth are Longfellow's parents. He wrote many poems, such as ‘A Psalm of Life,’ ‘The Rainy Day,’ ‘Loss and Gain,’ ‘Voices of the Night’ etc. He married Mary Storer Potter in 1831 and when they travelled to Europe, at Rotterdam, Mary died. Later he married Frances Appleton, daughter of Nathan Appleton. They had five children. In 1861 Frances died of burns she received when packaging her children's curls, which she was sealing with matches and wax. Later he was chosen as a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and of the Spanish Academy. Henry died on March 24, 1882.
Peacock The peacock is one of the most beautiful birds.
Peacocks are found in many parts of the world. They have beautiful,
long, green feathers with beautiful spots like eyes. They fan out
their feathers to attract the peahen. Peahens are without these
beautiful feathers.
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