Monday, December 24, 2001		Kids chat

MERRY CHRISTMAS friends and welcome to our weekly meeting at the Kids chat point.

Fluppy: Merry Christmas to all our readers and their friends and their relatives and their…

Windy: Hey hang on Fluppy! You are looking quite excited today.

Fluppy: Yeah That’s right Windy.

Windy: Oh I guessed it. You are excited that holidays have begun again and the schools are closed for winter vacations.

Fluppy: You guessed it right Windy! Happy days are here again.

Cliparti: Yeah right, Fluppy! Its holidays again, its time to cheer and also take care that we do study during the holidays so that we prepare ourselves for the exams ahead.

Fluppy: Hey lets not talk of exams today, as its Christmas and I wanna enjoy, dance and party with all our friends.

Windy: Well that’s a great idea and for the first time I agree with Fluppy. So let’s go ahead.

Cliparti: Okay guys, let’s hang our boots and go for fun and see what's happening in the world around on the Christmas.

Windy: Let's go to the site www.capitalfm.com. This is a great site on the Internet on Christmas. There is a lot of activity on this site as it’s a radio station you can listen to all the fun programs going on live on this site and can enjoy. There is a lot of music, fun and also prizes on this site. Hey you can also see live Webcam on Christmas and can watch the activities in the other part of the world. So log on and enjoy.

Cliparti: There is another site www.santalive.com . This too is a great site and you can actually watch the Christmas fun going around in the world right over the Internet. On this site, you can also mail Santa Claus and can receive a mail from Santa. And if you are looking for fun, then you can even order Santa Mask from this site. But it may not be worth as will not be able to get these masks on time, as this store is not Indian and can take time to deliver.

Fluppy: Hey! That reminds me of the special Christmas shopping fun all over the world as during this time you may get some real good deals. However, over the Internet there are numerous sites, which are giving tempting offers on shopping. Some of these sites are www.greatwebstore.com, www.christmasgifts.com, www.xmastime.co.uk, etc. In India too, there are some good sites, which are cool spots for Christmas shopping. Some of these sites are www.sifymall.com, www. shopping.indiatimes.com, www.valueindia.com etc. You can log on to these sites to check the offers available.

Cliparti: That’s nice information, Fluppy. So, it appears that you have been busy these days hunting for shopping malls for your Mom.

Fluppy: Yeah, that’s right Cliparti. We have a lot of fun shopping on festivals.

Windy: Festivals are not just about shopping Fluppy. It’s also the time to relax and enjoy. You can have a lot of fun on freeman.sob.tulane.edu/webfest/xmas.htm. This is a site on celebration on Christmas on the Internet. On this site you can learn about the Christmas traditions, about the festivals, festival of trees, Christmas places to visit etc. Overall it’s lot of fun being on this site as there are many links to various sites on Christmas.

Cliparti: Do you guys know, that Christmas is also a festival of cakes, pastries, Christmas puddings etc. and not just shopping, music, fun etc.

Windy: Oh! Yeah Cliparti, that reminds me that I have to go to a Christmas party at my friends place and cake would be an ideal gift on that occasion. You have really given me a good idea. Thanks anyways.

Cliparti: Yeah like we exchange sweets on Divali, Christians exchange cakes on Christmas. So, it’s time now for me to eat cakes and sign off for now. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers.

— Ira Verma