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A TRIP TO PARADISE ON EARTH

“If there is ever a heaven on earth, it’s here, it’s here, the captivating view of this glacier, we hired ponies
it’s here.” These words were quoted by Emperor and rode along the meandering streams and green
Jahangir when he fell in love with the picturesque meadows. Once we reached the glacier, we had
vales of Kashmir. Maggi and the renowned Kashmiri kahwa from the
The picture of Kashmir in my mind was of an ordinary stalls set up by the locals. The weather was pleasant
hill station. But when I visited Kashmir, its mesmerizing and the sky was clear. We sat there soaking our feet
beauty left me spellbound. I visited Sonmarg, one in a stream not getting enough of its beauty. It was a
of the most famous towns in Kashmir. It is known magnificent vacation to take a break from our boring
as the ‘Meadow of Gold’. The Thajiwas Glacier is routines and experience this lovely creation by God.
a prominent tourist attraction that makes Sonmarg Samaira kalra
popular. It is at an altitude of 9,186 ft. To experience VIII D

CUBINg

CFOP method, the ROUX method, and the ZZ method.
I chose the way of CFOP method because it is easier
than the other two.
My first ever Rubik’s cube was a local cube. Later I got
the mirror cube, gear cube and finally the Pyramix.
My cube collection

1. gear Cube
Years ago my uncle visited me and I had an old Rubik’s It’s very confusing and it is also called caution cube
cube. At that time I and my mother thought solving a because your finger can get stuck in its mechanism.
Rubik’s cube was impossible. So on the day my uncle But it is interesting to solve.
came, he saw my Rubik’s cube and said,‘I can solve it!’
But I told him that it was impossible to solve it. His eyes 2. Mirror Cube
twinkled and he said, ‘We’ll see.’Then he got down to It is a shape shifting Rubik’s cube. In the beginning
solving it. The whole day his hands were working. The it was frustrating and I used to lose my cool trying to
next day I saw that he had solved it! I looked at the cube solve it. However now I know how to solve it.
in disbelief and wondered how he had done it. I thought 3.3x3 Rubik’s cube
he must have disassembled my cube and assembled it
again. But that is not possible. I was mighty impressed. It is the most common Rubik’s cube. I have six of
I begged him to teach me how to solve it. At first, he these.
taught me about all the basics and all the layers a cube 4. Pyramix
has. Then he taught me how to solve the first layer then It’s a pyramid cube. It can be easily solved.
the second layer, and finally the last layer. He told me
that the first layer is the easiest layer is the easiest to 5. Mastermorphix
solve, the second layer a little bit more difficult and the Masterorphix is solved using the CFOP method. It is a
last layer is the most difficult. I got down to solving the triangular cube.
magic cube. Two weeks later, I knew how to do it. So 6.5x5 Rubik’s cube
that’s how I started cubing. It is the biggest cube that I have. It takes a lot of time
I love cubing because it makes me feel happy after I to solve.
have solved it. I forget all my anger and tiredness. It is
so relaxing. 7.4x4 Rubik’s cube
My dream cube is GAN 11 m pro because it is very It a bit smaller than 5x5 and takes a few minutes less
smooth, light weight andmost importantly, it has to solve than 5x5. I have two of these.
stability. If I talk about its price it costs around Rs 6000. 7.2x2 Rubik’s cube
When I started cubing, I solved the Rubik’s cube from My favourite Rubik’s cube because it takes very little
CFOP beginners.Then I thought this method was not time to solve and there are only two algorithms to learn.
fast enough so I left that method of solving the Rubik’s
cube. After that I had three ways to choose from: the Arnav Arya - VII-A

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