7th of October, 2011 - How to Improve Your English Proficiency?

Of course if you search in your browser
you would find many ways to improve your
English proficiency
I believe I've spoken about this
somewhere in my posts
about improving English.
Nevertheless, I still have to do this
since it's one of my English assignment.

We all know that English is one of the
most widely spoken languages in the world.
Furthermore, jobs can be earned,
relationships can be forged
and barriers can be broken
via the usage of the English language.

Here are the list of many ways
to improve one's English advancement:

1. Always have a dictionary
It doesn't matter if it's an actual
dictionary book or an online dictionary
or even a built-in-phone dictionary,
just have a dictionary with you
at all times because you will
never know when you will need it.
For example, when you're reading a newspaper
or reading a novel or reading
an article online - there must be 1 word
which you are not familiar with
and that is when you need a dictionary
to check out the meaning of the word
in order to understand the sentence.
I've been practicing this since form 1
in secondary school and I can guarantee you
it works effectively!
If you're shy then it's your loss.
It's now or never

2. Always communicate in English
This is a MUST!
In order to master in a certain language
one must speak in the language
every now and then.
Speak with your classmates,
friends, teachers, lecturers,
or even a stranger in English.
Asking the salesgirl in the store
about the product's price in English
is good enough for a start :D
For example,
"How much is this?"
"Can I please get a lower price?"
"Do you offer printing service?"
As simple as that.

Communicating in English
doesn't really mean SPEAKING
in English ONLY.
You can also chat online,
in English of course.
Although most of us use short
and simplified words
when chatting online,
but it builds up confident
in a person to communicate
in English.
It is encourage for students
to communicate people in overseas
so that you could adapt
to the language more easily.
I mostly chat online
with my American friends
most of the time.
Of course, this works as well.

3. Online Learning
When learning online, it depends
which website you're looking at.
I recommend LearnRealEnglish
because it's free and they even
send you an audio teaching scheme
and the 7 days email thing
where they would tell you
the Do's and Don'ts when wanting
to improve your English effectively.
I get to know this website
when I was in form 5 in secondary school
and I'd listen to all of the audios
the day before my SPM English Paper.
I still listen to it every now and then
to polish my English.

4. English Classes
None of us ever realize that
English classes are important
because without the classes
we wouldn't know where to start.
English classes teaches the basics
of English and it's up to each
individual to learn English outside
of the English class.
So a good advice is
always pay attention in English class
if you are determine to improve
your English :3

5. Watch English movies/TV programs
It is so true that by watching English movies
or even TV programs could improve
a person's English language
because by doing so,
it actually trains our brain
to be able to catch the English words
in order to understand what the person
in the movie or program is actually saying.
Avoid looking at the subtitle at all means!
If you could, switch off the subtitle mode
and listen very carefully at
what they are talking about.
In time, you will notice that you improved
when someone ask you
"what is he trying to say? I can't understand"
Get it? :D

6. Read English novels or articles
This is a good practice
because this is when you will need
your secret weapon!
THE DICTIONARY~!
Novel will surely contain
lots and lots of unfamiliar words
(unless you are always reading them)
As for me I always train myself
by reading a whole lots of articles.
Two reasons - to gain knowledge
also to improve my English

7. Play Games which are in English
It's the same as watching movies or TV
only that you would have to read
the stories in the game.
I think it's best to play games
which have stories in it such as
Final Fantasy games.
Each and every of the Final Fantasy games
has their own respective story,
which makes it very interesting.
If you're going to play FIFA games
then all you will see is
start, play single match,
you've won the match,
quit game, etc.,
which of course you wouldn't
learn anything.

8. Listen to English musics
By listening English musics, you're
actually training your ears to hear
what the singer is trying to say.
Try to listen to a rap song
to challenge yourself
and see if you could understand
90% of what the person is trying to sing about.
It's a good practice :)
Aside from that you could also sing
along with the song.
However, some songs have grammar errors
so it's advisable not to follow
100% of the language used
when writing an essay.

9. Paste English quotes in your room
This is fun to do when you want to decorate
certain part of your if.
Go ahead and paste the quotes
which you love the most.
Not only you would improve
your English unconsciously,
you would be able to bring up the mood
in a room rather than having a
plain wall.

10. Do 1 to 9 for a period of time
By following the list
I'm sure you'll master your English
in no time :)

Me? Oh I'm already doing it
by posting my blog in English
All the time~

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!

Life is Like a Cup of Coffee: My Opinion

21st of September, 2011

Today's class speaks about how
life is viewed like a cup of coffee
I wasn't really surprise to see about it
because life has been phrased in
many different ways,
For Example, life can be viewed like
a person climbing up a tree
or climbing up a high mountain
or even a road.
There are so many ways
to describe life.

So today it was presented that
Life is Like a Cup of Coffee
It was a story of how
graduated students were visiting
their professor.
They had a talk, and it grew to complains
then it grew to a fight.
Then the professor asked the students
"Would you all like a cup of coffee?"
Everyone agrees
and the professor went to the kitchen
to get the coffee ready.
However, instead of getting
cups with the coffee ready in it,
he brought a tray with few expensive cups
and few with cheap ones
as well as a jug of coffee.
He told to the students "help yourself"
Everyone was glaring at the cups
and everyone was trying to see
who's cup was better.
When everyone had they cup of coffee
then professor told them
of how everyone wanted
the expensive cups
and how everyone was comparing
one another.
"But all you wanted was the coffee"
said the professor.

Here in the story,
our careers, studies, events are the cups
and our life is the coffee.
Cups are just tools to serve the coffee.
What most people forget is to enjoy the coffee.
It doesn't matter what cup a person uses
because the coffee will remain the same.
It's the quality of the coffee that
everyone should appreciate.

So we were all asked
"Do you want the cup or the coffee?"
Of course everyone answered 'the coffee'
However, I don't really want to
admit that I want the coffee nor the cup.
Heck, I don't even care what cups I am being offered
because I would be just labelled as a hypocrite.

Surely everyone wants to enjoy the coffee
everyone wants to enjoy life to the fullest.
How? It literally depends on an individual.
A person could travel to enjoy life.
But to travel one must have money.
But to have money one must work.
But to work one must study first.
But to study one must have determination.
How many people will be willing to do it?
Solemnly only a few.

A person could gain skills
by playing musical instruments or such.
But still it goes down to determination.
How determine people are to enjoy life?
It literally depends on an individual.

If everyone has the same
high determination then the world
would be a boring place I'd say.
Why? Because then everyone
would achieve their dreams
in a matter of time.
Everyone would have enough
money for everything.
Everyone would not be sick.
Everything we need will be at our hands.
We would experience everything
in life in a matter of time.
Without a single problem.
And when everything is done.
There's always a question
"What else is there to life?"

So literally the problems
are what spice up our life.
It is what we should really enjoy the most.
It's like going to an adventure
where we face many problems
along the way.
Yes, that's just how life is.
Let's say the coffee is our life
and our problems is the milk
which sweetens the coffee :3

That concludes my opinion on
Life is Like a Cup of Coffee :)

Thank You For The Visit!

5th of July, 2011 - Conjunction + Prepostion?

...So...
I heard it's July already
..so...fast...
(=w=)

Lately I haven't been posting much
because I've been sleeping for 12 hours a day
It's like after college.....sleep...
and wake up the next day...college...sleep
and the whole thing just keeps on going and going

Today I'll be sharing about what
I learned in English class last week and this week :D
I know it's a bit late
but better late than never :D

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Last Week
-English Class-

We learned about
Conjunction and Preposition

CONJUNCTION
is a word that connects other words or groups of words.
FANBOYS
for-and-nor-but-or-yet-so

For Example:
In the sentence
"Peter and Vivian are married"
the conjunction and connects two nouns
and in the sentence
"He will listen or sleep"
the conjunction or connects two verbs.
In the sentence
"It is late but we will make it"
the conjunction but connects two groups of words.

There are basically 3 of Conjunction

Coordinating conjunctions
are conjunctions which connect two equal parts of a sentence.
The most common ones are
and, or, but, and so
which are used in the following ways:

They stopped and stared.
and is used to join or add words together in the sentence

He will be downstairs or out playing basketball.
or is used to show choice or possibilities as in the sentence

She is petite but very talented.
but is used to show opposite or conflicting ideas as in the sentence

I was freezing so I closed the window.
so is used to show result as in the sentence

Subordinating conjunctions
connect two parts of a sentence that are not equal.
In other words it combines
an independent phrase with an nonindependent phrase.

For Example:
After I'm done cooking, we will have a feast.
(nonindependent) ____________(independent)

Samples of Subordinating Conjunctions:
after
before
unless
although
if
until
as
since
when
because
than
while

Correlative conjunctions
are pairs of conjunctions that work together.

In the sentence
"Both siren and mermaid are myths"
both . . .and are correlative conjunctions.

The most common correlative conjunctions are:

both . . .and
either . . . or
neither . . . nor
not only . . . but also

:Reference:

PREPOSITION
is a word which shows relationships
among other words in the sentence.
The relationships include direction, place,
time, cause, manner and amount.

In the sentence

"She went to the ball"
to is a preposition which shows direction.

"He came by taxi"
by is a preposition which shows manner.

"They will be here at twelve o'clock"
at is a preposition which shows time

"It is under the pillow"
under is a preposition which shows place.

A preposition always goes with a noun or pronoun
which is called the object of the preposition.
The preposition is almost always before the noun or pronoun
and that is why it is called a preposition.
The preposition and the object of the preposition
together are called a prepositional phrase.
:Reference:

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About this week's class will be in the next post :D
For now I need to rest for a while
Until Next Time!

20th of June, 2011 - A Picture Paints A Thousand Words Story

I'll start with the story of
the bicyclist and the photographer
that Miss Freda showed us (video format) today in class.

The story is about a guy name Yoyao Hsueh
who was on the same train with a lady.
She seemed to have an interest in photography
since she was holding a digital camera
when Yoyao was glancing at her.
When she left the train, she left
her digital camera behind.
Yoyao realized it and took it with him.
When he checked the content of
the camera at home.
Some of the pictures applies her name,
which was on a birthday cake
written 'We Will Miss You Nasim' on it.
With the cake was the lady.
When he further check through,
he realized there were photos of him
taken when he wasn't looking.
It caught his attention
and he wanted to return the item back
by following the pictures
that were taken by her.
As he was right in front of her door house,
after matching a picture in the camera
which was taken at her house,
it seems that no one was home.
Besides that the house was empty.
Then he realized
the photo of her with the cake.
After searching through the photos
and finding some information
to at least give the camera back
through a delivery package,
he took a picture of himself
with his contact written
on a cardboard before
sending it to the Post Office.

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Right there Miss Freda wants us
to come up with our own conclusion
of the story.
So here's mine...

Few days after the package had reached Nasim,
she was excited when she got the her camera back
and also when she saw the photo of Yoyao,
but at the same time she was in doubt
whether to contact Yoyao or not.
Finally, she decided to give him a call.
Thanking him for being honest
and after that they just chatted
throughout the day.
They began to start of as friends of course,
then it grew to be good friends.
Sooner or later their relationship grew
to be really close friends.
They would send each other text messages
or call once in a while.
Chat through the internet
and would sometimes share pictures online.
It's been 6 months now since they've known each other.
As the time pass Yoyao's feelings for Nasim
grew and grew each day.
However, of course, they do chat
about love stories but most of the time
Nasim would try to avoid talking about it.
Yoyao, on the other hand, just went with the flow
and didn't want to hurt Nasim's feelings.
One day, Yoyao decides to confess his feelings
towards Nasim. It's the feeling where
you just have to let it out
from your chest.
So that night he called her
like any other nights,
she picked up the phone
and slowly he brought up the topic.
"Nasim...I have something to tell you" said Yoyao
while having butterflies in his stomach.
Then Nasim said "I have something to say as well"
before Yoyao could say anything, Nasim says
"You go first"
Yoyao says "Okay" and takes in a deep breathe.
"I've been wanting to say this since the day
I found out that camera of yours" said Yoyao
with a jittery voice. Nasim was like a stone,
saying nothing while waiting what he has to say.
"I....I love you Nasim!" said Yoyao.
No respond at the other end of his.
After 10 seconds, Nasim says
"I know...I know Yoyao"
and as she continues
"I love you too...a lot...
it's like what they say love at first sight"
"So would you be my girlfriend?" said Yoyao
while interrupting Nasim.
"Yoyao..." said Nasim to get his attention.
Yoyao silent and Nasim continues to say
"I'm gay"

No voice could be heard from Yoyao
nor from Nasim after that.
It was a total awkward silence.
For 5 minutes,
every memory of Nasim in Yoyao
just flashed towards him.
Then he broke the silence
"But your bust!?"
"Plastic surgery" said Nasim
"your voice!?" said Yoyao,
"Female hormones" said Nasim,
"Isn't your name an Iranian girl's name??"
"It's a Persian boy's name"
Just then Yoyao was speechless.

-THE END-

mwahahahahahaha 8D
L.A.W.L.
I know right?
that's I'm just being me
tee-hee :P

Until Next Time!

20th of June, 2011 - English Class [Drama & Roleplay]

..mhmmm..
I just can feel the tension rushing up
through my blood and spine
hahahahaha!

As I mentioned on my previous entry
I said I just didn't have the mood to post.
Maybe because I don't have any good reason
to go along with it.
So today,
during English class,
which is in the morning,
on a Monday,
and also the 3rd week of the month,
my beloved English lecturer
Miss Freda Jane :D
whom I get to meet again
for such a long time,
told the class and I
that...
we had to do..
...
15 blog entries yay! :D
LAWL
as you can see it's not a sarcasm
to those who think it was (=w=)

Of course it's regarding the English class
Thus, I finally have a reason
to actually make my blog active again
mwahahaha~

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Since my blog layout
is all so new and blue-ish and black-ish
it's kinda hard for me to get use to it
I guess it's because I've gotten used
to the colour pink which was
my previous blog layout

Until Next Time!
I need to sort my things out first
L.A.W.L. =Laughing A Whole Lots

9th of November, 2010 - English Class

UFS 111
Reading, Vocabulary, and Grammar 2

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:Attention:
If anyone of you who wants me to
photostat the English level 2 textbook (RM6.50)
and the notes on for today's class (RM3.50)
please do send me a message via facebook
or you can just send me an email.
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So today, I woke up around 00:00am
to do my report on ancient mesopotamia.
Then I had English class at 2pm-4pm
Frankly, I wasn't really satisfied
with the lesson because it's really little
and the class is FREAKING NOISY
which really annoyed me
but since I didn't get enough sleep
I didn't want to waste my time
getting so annoyed at something
so ridiculous because I wanted
to pay full attention in class.

So today we learned about
the present tense,
which I can say nothing much
because I've already discuss
about this before.

:Link:
Today's English
Part of Speech & English Tenses

Nothing much besides that
because I'm still doing my
unfinished assignments
so I'm kinda catching up
deadlines again
this week.

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!
*bows*

One of My Favourite Motivator - Nick Vujicic

+Nick Vujicic+

:Video Link:
LOOK AT YOURSELF AFTER WATCHING THIS

Nick is a man
who was born with no arms or legs.
But he tells the whole world
that you don't need arms and legs
to get up when you are knocked down hard.
He proves his words by sharing his story
to the world and change people's life.
He is a HERO.

I first watched his videos
when I was around 15 years old
and it was during Holy Spirit Camp.
I was moved by just watching videos of him
and shed tears too.
Since then onwards,
I start telling myself
to give everything my best
and to live my life to fullest.

To me,
Nick is one of my
favourite people in the world.
I love to watch videos about him
because I will never get tired of it.
He is a very influence man
and also a follower of Christ.

For our English class yesterday
we were told to watch videos of him
and write a personal essay
of how we feel after watching the video
and what will we do in our life.
I've finished writing mine
a few minutes ago
and my essay contains
more than 500 words
when I was only suppose to write 250 words.
I won't be sharing it here in my blog
because Miss Freda told us to.

That's all for now
Be sure to keep track on me :D
If you want to that is XD
hahaha

Thank You For The Visit!
*bows*