Writing in English Language.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

I actually have one question to asked to all my readers,

"When you started writing, what did you do first?"

Well, now, when I started writing, I will think about the ending of my writing. Why? It is because, the ending is the best part. That is why you need to think about the ending first. But, the first thing ever, you need to jot down all of the possibilities of your passage.

You need to think about the points that you want to put in your passage. Let say, you passage is about Your Dream. Therefore, you need to write about your dream and also you need to think what inspires your dream. Let say, you want to be a soldier, then, you have to identify the person/situation/spirit that inspires you in becoming a soldier. You need think about all the points and in the end, the ending must be amazing.

But if it is quite different when you write something formal. You need to at least draft the format. Let say, you were given a task on writing a formal letter to your classroom teacher because you need to take a day off. Now, what you need to think about the appropriate reasons that would support your writing. Then you need to think about the date, days and explanation on the reason that you wrote. 

So, it is the same with Bahasa, you need to think about the format that suitable for your writing. 

Now, is that all clear? I think yes for now, I do not want to put your mind into something that too far for your thoughts. Later on in my next entries, I will write more on this okay?

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: hope you get something from my writings.

Interpreting Poems. Literature Components.-

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Have you ever wonder about poem?

Do you know what when you know words, you can actually write a poem based on just anything?

Yes, you can but you must incorporate your elements in it. You can write but just don't write, put more language and style into it to make it more interesting.

Now, what is poetry?

Poetry is a creative literary piece made up of specially-arranged  words in metre or free verse. It is OFTEN written with rhyme and rhythm in a group of lines called stanza or verse.

Now any poem that you have in mind?

I have two now, The Living Photograph by Jackie Kay and also The Charge of the Light Brigade (extract) by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Two wonderful poems. I actually too love studying literature. It is actually fun and I love studying the words used and also how we interpret the writer's intention.

In interpreting the point of view of the writer, we need to consider why they wrote the poems. After considering that, you can write your opinion but it must be relevant with whats in the poem. If not, you will have trouble in getting the marks.

You know that art is subjective right? Some love black colour, some love white colour and some said that black and white are not colour. Well, see? Even colours have arguing. Now, all you can do it, you can comment on language and style of the author in writing the poem.

Let say, it the poem you found Metaphor which means a figurative comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as' between two unlike things. It describes one thing as being another.

Writing poems and interpreting poems are TWO different things. Yes, different. When you are writing a poem, you just pour out your emotions but not interpreting poem. As I said, you need to be the persona, you have too, other wise, you will find yourself in trouble for not be able to interpret the literature.

Therefore, you need to read the poem quite oftenly because, you need to understand how the poem works, if not, the marks for you would be zero. Too bad right?

So, learn, learn and earn your spot with those good students. Thats better, right?

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: later on I will put more on these two poems, I love reading The Living Photograph and also the Charge of the Brigade. 

You Survived.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

You know that motivation can come any many ways, even in the picture below.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: You survived.

Learning English Grammar : Simple Present Tense

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Hi, how do you do everyone? I really hope you are in the most pink-est health. *Is pink-est even a word?

For this entry, we are going to learn about Simple Present Tense. Before we go any further, let see this example,

Siti : Do ducks swim?
Noor : Yes, ducks swim.

They are talking of a fact about ducks. What tense is used for such sentences?
Yes, Simple Present Tense is used in the sentences. We use the Simple Present Tense to show truths or facts.

This tense actually refers back to the schedule that I have made in the past entry.

Simple Present Tense also shows regularly and habitually.

For examples:

He drinks coffee every morning.
They often play football.

He-drinks is the form of Simple Present tense but then when added -every, its still in the form of Simple Present Tense but it show regularity or event that they do every time given.

Words like 'every day', 'always', 'often', 'sometimes', 'usually', etc. are often used in such sentences.

You can search on the internet more about Simple Present Tense, if you think that my explanation here is not sufficient.

That is all for now.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Refreshing.

Word Sequence Game (WSG)

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I need to tell you this, my secret of learning English language in the department of Enhancing Vocabulary. *made that department name up. haha...

Now, I actually used all of things around me in enhancing my English vocabulary. Words are very important in learning a language. I have this one way to actually enhance your English vocabulary.

It is like this, you pick one word, any word then you try to figure out the words that you could relate with. Lets begin, okay?

I have the word with me already, its, Gold, then, I have to pick about three - five words that can be related to the word Gold.

My related words are, mining, miners, machine, water, hills.

Then you last word of those three - five words would determine your survival of the game. My last word is, Hills. So, I have to find more words about Hill, let say, tree, high, rocky,.

Now, the last word is Rocky. It will going on and on and on until you have no words left. It is okay to repeat the words that you already mentioned before, no limits except for tiredness. Haha..

I really love this game, I played it when I am bored, I picked any word and started just like *snap!

So, if you interested with this game, try it. It will enhance your English vocabulary. Its not that difficult. You might hear some words that unfamiliar from your friends and you can ask the meaning of those words. Easy right?

That is all.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: love it.

Wish Me Luck!!!

Assalamualaikum WBT,

How are you doing my dear readers? 

I am so sorry for not updating any entries, as my friend once said,

"You cannot update so frequently because you want your readers to be like, waiting eagerly for your entries".

Well, I could say that is also one of the reason why and another would be, haha, I have zero time to update because I need to read first the understand the content then, transfer it according to my understanding of the content.

Now, I applied for a gig in teaching English subject for selected students at one of my former schools and I really hope I could do justice to these kids. I know what they felt, being left out and not knowing what needs to be done. Trust me, I have been there but I am glad I had my teachers to guide me. So! I want to be that teacher who guides them to success. Well, in learning English language, of course.

Alhamdulillah, I have now the modules for the class and what needs to be taught. As I went through the modules, by the way, there are FOUR modules and I am glad it is not that hard for them to understand. I hope so because for me, it is not that hard to understand.

Alhamdulillah, because of the Assistant at the institute is my friend, I am able to actually get the copy of these modules. Thanks Kak Miza. She also said that the application would take about 2-3 weeks for them to process that form and if there is no problem, I will be teaching these students next week.

Wish me luck okay? I have something to prove. Despite being a businessman *am i? I really want to contribute to these unfortunate kids who happened to have problems in learning. Everyone can learn other language especially English language, but they really need the correct learning strategy in learning English language. 

I am too glad because my previous thesis paper was about Language Learning (English) and I really want to provide things that I have to this class. It would be awesome!!! I am pumped to teach them some English knowledge. Hope they could learn one or two things from me.

That is all,

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: wish me luck!

English Grammar Table. (Easy).

Assalamualaikum WBT,

I want to post this wonderful English Grammar Table which has helped me a lot in learning basic English grammar. Once you mastered this schedule, you will be able to identify your mistakes and will not be doing the same mistake ever again.

Now, easy for you to understand it right? Lovely,

Later on, I will be using this same table on my next entry with explanation.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: lovely.

Learning English Grammar : Form of Pronouns.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

I have posted something on Pronouns but I did not write about its Forms. Therefore, now, I am going to write on Pronouns Forms.

As we all know, Pronouns is under Nouns and it is used to replace Nouns. There are FOUR (4) types of pronouns which are :

Personal pronouns,
Reflexive pronouns,
Possessive pronouns,
Interrogative pronouns.

I will explain each one along with examples.

1. Personal pronouns.

Personal pronouns can be the subject or the object of a sentence.
The following is a list of personal pronouns.

The objective form of the pronouns is used after the verb to be and after the words 'let' and 'between'.

For example,

It was her and not me who did it.
Let me go!
I'll have to make peace between them.

There are common mistakes that people made in using this personal pronouns, where they misplaced the words. When a sentence has more that one subject or object, the personal pronouns I and ME must come last.

Example:

I and my family are going to Kuala Terengganu.    [ Wrong ]
My family and I are going to Kuala Terengganu.   [ Right ]

Father told me and Sew Ling to be quiet.             [ Wrong ]
Mother told Sew Ling and me to be quiet.           [ Right ]

2. Reflexive Pronouns.

Reflexive pronouns always end with the word 'self'. They are the object of a sentence. Reflexive pronouns are used when the action goes back to the doer.

The following is the commonly used reflexive pronouns.

There is one common mistake form that usually commit by people, it would be unable to differentiate between SINGULAR and PLURAL form of the addition (-self, -selves).

Now, look at this example,

We want to be by ourself.
We want to be by ourselves.

Because of the word 'we', we need to put plural form of (-self) to -selves. 

3. Possessive Pronouns.

Possessive pronouns are words which show possession or belonging.
When we are using possessive pronouns, we do not add an apostrophe before the word -s.

 

Now, there is a common mistake on this possessive pronoun. Many students do not understand the difference between it's and its. It's is the short form for it is while its is a possessive pronoun that shows belonging.

Look and these examples,

The dog ate up all it's food. ( wrong )
The dog ate up all its food. ( right )

Its raining heavily outside. ( wrong )
It's raining heavily outside. ( right )

4. Interrogative pronouns.

Interrogative pronouns are used in questions to ask about someone or something. Words such as who, which, what and whose are examples of interrogative pronouns.

Who and whose are used for people.
Which and what are used for animals and things.

Look at these sentences,

Who is that girl? (person - girl )
Which movie do you want to watch? ( thing - movie )
What is that on the table? ( thing - that (thing) )
Whose book is this? (whose (possession)(person))

Now, that is all for now. If you read a lot of books, you might find these forms. And now, you know how to use these forms in you writings and it would fun to actually use what you know of, right?

That is all.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Happy March!

If I were to teach...

Assalamualaikum WBT,

How do you do my dear readers?

I am so darn excited to tell you that I am now able to practice my knowledge. I was offered a job position of a English language tuition teacher with, well, good payment of course. Alhamdulillah.

But my intention would be, I really want to help these students and I was told by the admin that those students are unfortunate where they are not good with the academics but they have to learn it too. So!, I was rang by my friend and she said, she want to take me as the English teacher. To be honest, I said 'yes' right that moment too. 

Why? Because, I know that would the best opportunity to actually teach students with what I know all this while. I am really excited with the opportunity. I have been waiting ans searching for this amazing opportunity and when she asked, I said yes. Yes!! Yes, all the way. 

And now, I am looking up all my books on English language and what they need to know at their stage. I mean, learning is not hard but it would be difficult if they have lack of passion and interest. I know they have it but they need to embrace it more.

I want to make them feel important because I know, these students felt left out and there is noway I am going to let that happened to them. I want them feel important and I want them to learn about English language. I want to know the importance of English language.

I am aware of them to be more like, inactive in the session but that would be my challenge for me, I do not mind that. I love it. It makes me want to work more. When we are doing what we love, well, obviously we will work towards it as much as we can, right?

Now, I am going to read as much as books as I can and also, I will try my best to ask my lecturers on what would be best teaching methods to be applied on these students.

That is all for now and I will update more, once I got my guide. Yes! hehe..

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Excited!!!

Learning has no destination.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

How do you do everyone? Hi readers, I really hope that you could forgive my grammatical errors in the entries, sometimes, I just kinda skipped and did not know the mistake. Then, after my second and third reading, I realised that I made a few mistakes and as for that, I am so very sorry.

Now, I have a few things that I really want to tell you,*not in serious mood. More like, story telling. Haha. As you all know, I happened to write my entries in leisure, I mean, not so formal writings. I believe that when I wrote something, I want the readers to feel that, they are welcome and as if I am preparing them a nice tea/coffee and we have a little chat. Unfortunately, it is not how blogs work. Blogs or websites are more like one way communication, where as, its only to be read by others, not as a medium to converse. Unless, you readers, comment or email me on anything regarding the content I have written, that would a different scenario. *not that I want you to write me something, no, just saying the different scenario. Hehe..

I too read other blogs and when I found something that really amused me, I will try my very best to put in my writings. I too take a few points and markers from the popular blogs, any blogs and try to incorporate such ideas into my writings but not everything worked, right?

Nonetheless, we write things that we really want to write, right? As for me, I am writing on English grammar, not to show that I am good in English grammar, no! I want to remind myself on English grammar, that is all. I love English grammar, I fell in love with it when I was 2nd semester in uni, my best friend taught me the simplest way to actually master the English grammar, the simple one such POS. He said,

" If you master POS, you are able to do anything".

Alhamdulillah, I know now what POS and with that, I am able to analyse the misplaced of words, spelling, grammar. Well, not all of the mistakes but a few. I mean, better than before. I am too still learning. That is not destination in learning, except the road. You pick up the experience along the road and you could only choose the turn, not the destination, because, there is no destination in learning. Hehe...

That is all,

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Off to cut a some fabrics.

Learning English Language : Part of Speech.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

How do you do everyone?

When someone ask you,

"what is Part of Speech?"

What would you answer? What would be your answer to that question?

Well, if its for me, my answer would be part of speech is a category of words. Well, to be honest, POS is the formal term of English grammar. It is actually what we have been learning all this while, imagine that. I have been posting and writing the same exact materials, but it does not mean that we were wrong, no! It is just that we happened to have the alternative terms on the same things. Lovely isn't?

Okay, fine, we have 8 types of Part of Speech. So? what are they? What are the part of speech ?

- Noun
- Pronoun
- Verb
- Adverb
- Adjective
- Preposition
- Conjunction
- Interjection

These are the part of speeches, but you already know most of these part of speeches right?

Noun : name of thing or person
Pronoun : replace for noun
Verb : action or state
Adverb : describe a verb, adjective or adverb
Preposition : links a noun to another word
Conjunction : joins clauses or sentences or words
Interjection : short exclamation, sometimes inserted into a sentence

Now, I will be giving a few examples on conjunction and interjection because all the others are very easy already, right?

Examples of  :

Conjunction : I love my cats AND dogs.

Interjection : Ouch! That hurts.

Now, that is easy right? now you know what Part of Speech is. Lovely.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Piece of cake indeed.

Keep On Learning English Language.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Hi there, for this entry, I decided to write one something that really taboo. Well, at least some people might think its taboo, some not. 

Do you know that in the year 2016, English subject is a compulsory subject to pass with minimum E result to pass. This implementation was taken because of every year the percentage of SPM students failed in English paper is ridiculous. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Education Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin bin Yassin said that 20% of the overall candidates of SPM failed the English paper. Imagine that, 20%? It is like out of 10 candidates, 2 candidates failed the English paper.

It seemed not many, but they surely need helps to improve their English. They need to improve, otherwise, if we see at the bigger scope, these students who failed in English might have some troubles with their job hunting and also, to further their studies.

Imagine that if they managed to get to Form Six or take Diploma? What would they do? Yes, people might say,

"well, they can learn it there (Form Six or Diploma), they will".

Well, as far I am concerned, these need supports! The reason why? We do not have the same background and the same educational background. For example, I myself, I come from a very rural village which none English speaking environment and I hardly see someone talk in English in my village, but I manage to survive that and gladly took Bachelor of English with Communication (Hons) from local university? I have my own story, I will write it later, in details.

What I am trying to say is, supports is needed to improve. To actually use Second Language (English language) as the medium in daily conversation is quite impossible in none English speaking environment, but with great support, nothing is impossible, right? All we need is supports.

I too had my very own problems during those days, just because I was very new to the surroundings, I tend to isolate myself just because I had my problem with English language. As time goes by, I came to realise that running is not the way to improve, I have to get myself together and face the cruel truth. So, I faced it, I learned from my bestfriends about English grammar and alhamdulillah, everything went well. I now be able to write in English, ever talk, converse using English language. Hows that? I learned from the best. Surely. 

To be honest, I learned proper English grammar when I was in 2nd semester and alhamdulillah, it builds from there and now, still, I am learning English grammar. I have with me always, English grammar book, not the fancy ones but the basic ones. I love learning it. Haha...

Learning process is not a one period process. It is actually a continuous process which is very long and needs the maximum focus. Learning is not easy, but you need to be smart to learn.

There you go, I will try my best to focus back with English grammar back in this blog and together we will learn English grammar, okay?

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Keep on learning. Nothing going to stop you from learning but yourself.

Song : Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paloma Faith.

Assalamualaikum wbt,

I have this one song that I accidentally downloaded from the downloading site. Yes. hehe..

The song called Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paloma Faith. Girl!!! This song is sickening! I really love the melody and also the lyrics. Too deep. Love it so much. This is the lyric of that song.

"Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

I'd tell myself you don't mean a thing,
But what we got, got no hold on me
But when you're not there I just crumble
I tell myself I don't care that much,
But I feel like I die 'til I feel your touch,

Only love, only love can hurt like this,
Only love can hurt like this
Must have been a deadly kiss
Only love can hurt like this

Say I wouldn't care if you walked away,
But every time you're there I'm begging you to stay,
When you come close I just tremble
And every time, every time you go,
It's like a knife that cuts right through my soul

Only love, only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this,
Must have been a deadly kiss,
Only love can hurt like this,
Only love can hurt like this

Your kisses burn into my skin,
Only love can hurt like this
But it's the sweetest pain,
Burning hot through my veins,
Love is torture makes me more sure

Only love can hurt like this,
Only love can hurt like this,
Must have been the deadly kiss,
Only love can hurt like this,

Only love can hurt like this,
Your kisses burn into my skin,
Only love can hurt like this,
Only love can hurt like this,
Save me, save me,
Only love, only love,
'Cause only love can hurt like this
And it must have been the deadly kiss

I have not seen the music video yet and to be honest, I love her voice. I have another sickening song from her, Picking Up The Pieces. Yes! The song is sickening. Lovely. Paloma Faith is British and yes, I do love listening to their song. It more experimentally accepted by my two ears. I love iittt.. It becomes my favourite song now. Definitely! Lovely.

For you readers reading my blog now, open a new tab and search Paloma Faith Only Love Can Hurt Like This, and please! download it! Then you will know how sickening this song is. Trust me!

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: only love can hurt like this. Deepness!

2nd of Eid Fitr 2014.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Hi guys, Eid Fitr is for a month, well, at least the Syawal is one month, so, celebrating with honour would the best ever. Now, I feel I want to post my raya thobe, specially made for raya by me. Hehe.. Akmall Razlan Atelier. Lovely, I love it very much. 

Now, here is the picture.

Thank you lovelies.

Outfit : Akmall Razlan Atelier

Watch : Avon Raya Collection 2013

Shades : Nightmarket

Sandal : BATA

Location : Kampung Jenud, Raub, Pahang.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: waiting for tomorrow's outfit. Need new location for photoshoot. hehe

Celebrating Milk.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

When I was studying in university, my lecturer asked each and everyone of us *students to come out with a campaign and present it in front of the class. I chose to do more on drinking milk campaign sadly, unfortunately, my campaign did not proceed. I do not know why, well, never mind then right.

Now, as the time goes by, milk ads, articles and commercials would always be on television. Yes, most of on the television were those infant mild formula which actually not very good, why? because its somesort not the real milk. Well, something like that.

Therefore, I chose to write more on milk. Since the first World Milk Day was held in 2001, many countries throughout the world have participated in the celebration and the number is growing day by day. Did you know that milk is considered "nature's wellness drink"? The creamy white beverage contains calcium, vitamin D, phosphorous and a balance of other nutrients that have been proven to build your bones and teeth as well as promote the healthy function of your muscles and blood vessels. And in the midst of all the new vitamin waters, energy drinks and other artificially contrived beverages, milk is a healthy choices from mother earth. 

People who are drinking milk considered fat but it is actually very wrong. There was a research done by Dr Wendy Brazilian, the author of The SuperFoodsRx Diet and co-owner of San Diego based Bazilian's Health Clinic proved that "mothers who drink milk are more likely to have daughters who drink milk and milk drinkers tend to have healthier overall diets and tend to be leaner than non-milk drinkers".

But then I do aware of those who have this lactose intolerant which they cannot drink milk or eat any milk-based products. To those who have this problem, please go to your doctors and ask them about what to eat and what not to eat. Meaning, you have to consult your nutritionist because you need to know the portions that your body needs and without activating the intolerance. 

Plus, drinking milk is actually very good, but please, do not confused yourself with condensed milk, where, it surely do not have any of those vitamins mentioned in pure milk. When I was little, my mum bought me milk in that box but I did not drink it, why? At that time, to me it tasted funny, I did not like that taste. Seriously, but as I growing up, I do like the taste of milk,I love it very much, With the nutrients mentioned in various articles, it is likely to be very well balanced drink. 

By drinking milk, it also can be the agent to build your body. Right?

That is all from, me, Drink Milk For Your Health.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: Did you know that milk is considered food not drink?

Welcome Ya Ramadhan...

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Dear my darling readers, Ramadhan has landed to our time and we need to cherish Ramadhan as much as we can. Why? As a Muslim, we have this undoubted faith towards Islam and Ramadhan is one of the great amazing months that comes once a year and the content of Ramadhan is amazing and incomparable.

The Rahmat in Ramadhan is special, cherishing is with dzikir, solah, du'a, good deeds is a must. Sodakah is actually one of the good deeds too, giving to those who unfortunate is pure good deed, but it must not attached to ri'a or takabbur which means, we cannot brag about the good deeds that we have done. 

"One (human) cannot know what good deeds we've done by bragging about it. Let just Allah repay the good deeds".

In Ramadhan, we have to fast from the Farj until the Dusk. Meaning. From night to night. The main purpose of Ramadhan is actually to remind us (the fasts) to those who are very less fortunes, where they have little to eat. For example, those who are in Syria, Iran, Afghanistan where Muslims are scared and bombarded with bombs by evil people. Subhanallah, may Allah ease your pain brothers and sisters. Amin.

In Malaysia, Ramadhan has a few ways to let people know its arrival.

1. Bazaar Ramadhan

2. Yusuf Taiyoud ads

3. Dates ads

4. Ramadhan Buffet

5. Shopping spree

These are the 'signs' of Ramadhan created human. Creative aren't they? lovely.

Well, that is all for now, I am going to take a short nap and in shaa Allah, today, I will be cooking something. In Shaa Allah. Amin.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s; love Ramadhan.

Ideas Overflow VS Blankness to the max.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Sometimes, I asked myself,

"why the heck you HAVE to have TWO blogs?"

"like you have LOTS to write?"

Well, that the sometimes questions, but then when I want to write... these would be questions,

"Well, what am I going to write *too many incredible ideas to write?"

"should I write two or three entries?"

LULZ! See that? The ideas overflow vs Blankness to the max.

Shootville. When the blankness to the max come, I could never think of anything to write. Sometimes, I tried to write as much as I can to actually retrieve the ideas but unfortunately, I can not do it. I do not know why, I've tried but I can't.

But then the ideas overflow come, hell! step aside ladies and gentlemen!!! I want to write, like hello! I want to write NOW. not later, not next hour, NOW! I want to write NOW. But then, there will be a new freaking problem, 

Well, as you all know, well, some might not, I am using the Kampung Tanpa Wayar (KTW) or Wireless (internet) Village, where the Malaysian Government provides the services of FREE INTERNET ACCESS for selected villages and sometimes, the KTW is not functioning. Why? How the hell I know? For the last two days, the internet has been a pain in every users' ass and it is like I want to give the transmitter a good punch! hahahhaa.. but hey, be patient right? Do not make any trouble indeed.

Then, when the internet is back on, I have nothing to write. I have to like really refresh my memories and try to write again. Lovely. That is me, but even thought this blog has been 'neglected' or 'abandoned' for great 6 days, still love is in the air. I love my english language blog. I do.

But for now, I need to look for something to write, I want to back on online grammar class... hehehe..

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: thank you for reading my blog my dear darling readers. Love u.

Special Test!

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Yesterday, I went to this Special Test or Ujian Khas for Pegawai Tadbir Universiti Malaysia Pahang and there were 3 tests that I like the most.

1. Reading comprehension in English
2. Writing in English
3. Conversation in English.

Alhamdulillah, to me, I did quite well in those test and among these three, I love the third one the most. Conversation in English. The evaluator, Miss Farah has an amazing English. The way she pronounced those words as she is a native speaker and to me she is an English native speaker. I incredibly amazed by her amazing English.

to be honest, the minute I heard her UK English accent, I was immediately excited and just trying to be as calm as I can, why? Because to me she has knowledge in English beyond that I could imagine. Compared to my English, she is like 100 KM in front of me, I'm like, whuuttt..

Please, if you had a chance to talk to her, please dont, hahaha... just hear her talks, let her do the talking. Just by listening to her talking is everything. I too have friends who happened to have good English command but I have never in my life talked to a person like Miss Farah.

And I personally want to talk to her more about how she picked up such amazing UK accent. Lots to asked from her, but so little time. Yes, it was during the test, so can't ask her a lot, all I can do it listen to her and answered her questions as good as I can. hehe.. alhamdulillah, I think I answered her questions quite well. After all, those people said, they want to see our ability to talk in English. In shaa Allah, everything is well.

That is all.

Assalamualaikum wbt

p/s. I wonder she would read my writings in both blogs. hurrmmm...

Being Overweight Is Hard, Difficult Indeed.

Assalamualaikum WBT,

I want to be like this..hehe

Do still remember the entry I wrote explaining about Language Learning Strategies? well, you remember a bit, then you'd better click this link. LLS 

Now, I want to tell you about something, this totally out of English grammar topic but it is something that made me aware of something. Yes. 

Early this 2014, I went to a place for an interview, I did not tell it here, I think but the thing is, that interview actually as a small wake up call for me. In what? In trying to lose weight as much as I can. Why?

Well, the situation was like this,

The interviewers asked me about my weight, I mean the mobility of me running around and do the jobs and whatnot. But the way they asked me was not straight forward, it was more like,

"If you had to work late, would you able to do it? It would not effect your health right? And most of our building do not have lift so, using stairs, would you be okay?"

My answer,

"Thank you for the questions, to be honest, I will not be effected by all these conditions, plus, in shaa Allah, I will be able to lose weight running errands and stairs? Would be the best tool for me to lose weight and no I will not effected by these simple tasks"

"No, we just concern about your health and weight".

"Thank you for your concern and as mentioned, I will not be effected by that and I will try my very best to execute the jobs given to me by you".

"Thank you'.

If you were in my position, what would be your response?

And that incident actually made me realise that I really have to lose weight. Like, really. I have too. To be honest, to get started is hard but once you started your diet and everything, it will be okay. In shaa Allah. I am still struggling with everything. Diet, food, drinks and whatnot, its hard but what I can do is, try my very best in exercising.

As for me, I am not exercise drastically, I started slowly and alhamdulillah, it started to show its compatibility with my own body. I mean, the diet, the exercise, the weight lost (do not yet). hehe, but I do feel lighter now compared to last year. Alhamdulillah. I am grateful to Allah for all this given to me by Him. Amin.

Its hard, its difficult, but its harder when I am overweight. I have been living like this since I can remember, I mean, being fat. But now, I still fat but not as fat as i used to. Alhamdulillah. I hope this will be a continuous process where I could lose some more weights and be able to get my ideal weight, which is 75 kg, and I am now 100 something kg. I need to lose AT LEAST 30 kgs to achieve my ideal weight. *sigh. its hard but in shaa Allah, if I be honest to myself and determined to lose weight, concentrate, in shaa Allah, I will be able to do it.

That is all for now I think.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: being fat is hard, but they called me acceptably fat. Such words existed? haha dear.

Language Learning Strategies : Memory Strategies

Assalamualaikum WBT,

Now, in the last entry I wrote about this,

Learning Strategies 

Bear in mind, this is about learning strategies not learning styles. They have their differences, okay? 

Now, we are going to talk about Memory Strategies.

What is memory strategies? Is it that important in learning language?

Memory strategies is a particular activity to help learning language by memorising the words and the structures of the language. 

It is actually very important because, since we are English Second Language Learners (ESL), we need to actually memorise words at the beginning but eventually memorising will become retrieve. Meaning, we know the word already, we have memorised them and all we need to is just retrieve. That is all. But at the beginning, it is memorising then it turned into already there. Hope this work. hehe... I am not really good in explaining things. hehe..

So, what are the memory strategies?

Well, as an example, have played flash cards before? Kindergarten maybe? So that is memory strategies, well, one of those million activities in learning English language using memory strategies. In Flash cards we tend to memorise them right? 

Usually in Flash Cards, there are two separate elements, which are, images (pictures) and also words (alphabets). Either way, the intentions is to make our mind memories the shown cards and learning language *thats the ultimate intention. 

It is also the same with songs. We remember the lyrics with the songs together but then when we know the words already, do we need to look for the lyrics in paper? No right? Why? Because we remember the words, the structures already. Why that happened? It happened because the words already stored in our mental lexicon bank. Amazing right? Cute. 

Well, that is all for now. Thank you.

Assalamualaikum WBT

p/s: memory strategies is quite okay. Love it. It is learning acquisition. hehe...