Fun in the Sun

The young juvenile blood from the world of Barbie Dolls and GI-Joes tend to celebrate a Sunday as though it were a long awaited festival. And why not, for its time to freak out with friends, turn a deaf ear to the do’s and don’ts of parents and most important, have pure unadulterated fun.

Let hear what plans the little brats chalk out. Niyati Agarwal, a bubbly eleven year old from Hutchings, would love to pamper herself on a Sunday. Chinese cuisine and dollops of ice-cream are prime on her agenda. “The rest of the day should be ideally spent under the sun – skating, cycling or going for walks with friends,” she smiles.

While Niyati chooses to spend her Sunday outdoors, Prateek Sirbal opts to restrict himself to his beloved room, spending the entire day on his personal computer. The fourth standard hi-tech kid from Bishop’s also loves to try his hand at cooking. “I can cook Maggi and right in two minutes,” he states confidently.

For Sonali Dubey, a third standard student from St. Helena’s, Sunday ideally means breaking all the rules which the adults make. “Hence, no getting up early, no brushing my teeth and no academics for me on a Sunday,” the sweet eight year old chirps, swaying her pony tail. Sonali would love to go for a picnic with her friends where there is a lot of water and have all the fun she can away from the parental interference.

Ankit Handa, who would love to grow up to be a cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar simply cherishes Sundays for it gives him the opportunity to devote the entire day to cricket practice. The fifth grade student of K.V. No. 1 Lohegaon, would also like to squeeze some time to shop for the trendiest clothes, cassettes and toys on a Sunday evening.

For most of the children one Sunday is not enough by any means. Sighs Navjot Walia, a sharp and confident sixth grade student of Hutching’s, “Only if everyday were a Sunday.” The ardent eleven year old fan of Jackie Chan strongly believes a Sunday should be spent like a proper Sunday. This primarily means a holiday for the alarm clock and school books. “On a typical Sunday morning,” says Navjot, “I would love to grab plenty of sleep, skip bath if I possibly can, catch up with my cricket practice and see an action-packed movie. I would love to go on a date but somehow never got one,” he adds with a slight blush.

Though for most of the kids Sunday is synonymous with a strict academic no’, for Ayushi Kapoor and Aditya Chauhan it marks a harmonious combination of study and play. While Ayushi would like to judiciously divide her Sunday noon between Geography lessons and watching television, Aditya, who aspires to be an IAF pilot, Sunday is to be devoted to his hobby of aeromodelling and books by Mark Twain.

Sonali Singh and Tanya Navalkar though close friends, bear totally different ideas. The fun for Sonali lies in having a picnic in the swimming pool on Sunday noon for she cherishes the time spent with her friends, playing and lazying around in the cool waters. On the other hand, multi-talented Tanya would like to enjoy the entire day with her sister practising casio, taking karate lessons and going shopping.

This day not only allows us to indulge in our hobbies but provides the much-needed relaxation to kill the fatigue of the six long school days to appear fresh as a Daisy for the coming Monday morning.