I just realized that whenever I sign up for sites, I'm usually required to enter my bio. Front cover is very important for any magazine to be a sell-out. The same goes as your social networking profile. The cooler (or the weirder) your bio is, the more invites you get.
I think it's time for me to step up and redo my bio lah. However, this issue puts me in a dilemma on how to best present myself: I can't seem to write up a cool bio!
Should I do it like this,
Bio
Name: haha collander colonel sanders VII
Age: Forever 17
DOB: Inconsequential. I'm immortal, hah!
Horoscope: Virgo (Virgo pic seems to be way HOT than a ketam bunga)
Height: I'm as tall as a coconut tree
Blood type: ABCDE. What can I say, I'm just out of this world, bebeh.
Favourite: Beautiful people/things
Hate: Ugly people/things
or should i do a normal one like this:
Bio
Name: Peoople call me Saki
Age: 20 now but the 0 behind will change annually.
DOB: I was born in the great 1989, July 4th.
Horoscope: Ketam bunga @ Cancer (no, not Cancer, the disease)
Height: 151 cm
Blood type: Boring O
Favourite: Too many things to be included here.
Hate: Refer to 'Favourite' section.
So, which one should I use?
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Kerja banyak!!!
My house is nearby, so it's easy for me to commute to and fro from uni to home lah.
Trying to steel myself against temptation, I decided to not go back home last Friday. Iyelah, cuti 4 hari, boleh main game, lepak-lepak, tengok TV, etc..
"Macam tu bila assignments nak habis, bongok!," said my alter ego.
So I didn't go back home, kononnya nak buat assignments lah.
I ended up sleeping most of the time.
Come Sunday, I looked at my list of assignments:
1)argumentative essay-do outline for the effectiveness of affective education in Malaysia.
2)Why people learn English and outline on ways to facilitate English learning for future generation-do ppt slides.
3)Fry readability chart-find a story that's suitable for form 1-2 students-do an analysis on the text.
4) hafal surah al-Baqarah 101-102, An-Nisaa 34 and the whole surah of Al-Mulk.
5) Buat teks ucapan-BM kerjaya (possible topic: ucapan majlis perkahwinan)
6)presentation on Moral Development in middle childhood.
Tak ada satu pon yang dah siap.
Pergi bilik Ian.Gosip 3 jam. Habis task no.6.
All in all, sama ja balik ke tak: tak habis kerja pun.
Trying to steel myself against temptation, I decided to not go back home last Friday. Iyelah, cuti 4 hari, boleh main game, lepak-lepak, tengok TV, etc..
"Macam tu bila assignments nak habis, bongok!," said my alter ego.
So I didn't go back home, kononnya nak buat assignments lah.
I ended up sleeping most of the time.
Come Sunday, I looked at my list of assignments:
1)argumentative essay-do outline for the effectiveness of affective education in Malaysia.
2)Why people learn English and outline on ways to facilitate English learning for future generation-do ppt slides.
3)Fry readability chart-find a story that's suitable for form 1-2 students-do an analysis on the text.
4) hafal surah al-Baqarah 101-102, An-Nisaa 34 and the whole surah of Al-Mulk.
5) Buat teks ucapan-BM kerjaya (possible topic: ucapan majlis perkahwinan)
6)presentation on Moral Development in middle childhood.
Tak ada satu pon yang dah siap.
Pergi bilik Ian.Gosip 3 jam. Habis task no.6.
All in all, sama ja balik ke tak: tak habis kerja pun.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
timetable
seeing that syahmi has posted his schedule, I'm tempted to show off mine.
ehem, here it goes:
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
10-11.30am Moral Development from Psychological Perspective
2-3pm Bahasa Melayu Kerjaya
5-6-30pm Islam, Knowledge & Civilization
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
8.30-10am English for Academic Purpose
10-11.30am Issues in TESL
2-3.30pm Teaching Reading for Secondary School
FRIDAY
ilek class
SATURDAY
8-10am Family Management & Parenting
It's a very dull schedule, with boring subjects. Yawn~
p/s: I wouldn't mind swapping schedule with you syahmi
ehem, here it goes:
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
10-11.30am Moral Development from Psychological Perspective
2-3pm Bahasa Melayu Kerjaya
5-6-30pm Islam, Knowledge & Civilization
TUESDAY & THURSDAY
8.30-10am English for Academic Purpose
10-11.30am Issues in TESL
2-3.30pm Teaching Reading for Secondary School
FRIDAY
ilek class
SATURDAY
8-10am Family Management & Parenting
It's a very dull schedule, with boring subjects. Yawn~
p/s: I wouldn't mind swapping schedule with you syahmi
Monday, December 14, 2009
Drabbles of this month
I still haven't achieved my GPA target, which sucks, but at least it's not going down either: I'm like the goat who's sitting on the gate, waiting to jump and kiss the flat surface of the earth with its fragrant grass. Ok, I'm crapping again -_-
UIA is not a dump, but its not a droll place either (i guess that's because we still have KLCC nearby, which is to say it's not that cool of a place but still, a monument of civilization nearby calms my heart).
Oh, ahah!
I'm taking up to 8 subjects this semester (didn't I do that every sem? Oh yeah, I did! How wonderful!)
Ehem, UIA is such a wonderful higher education institution. It defies the nature of normality whereby we, it's students are introduced to new subjects every semester, mentioned with effect at the moment it is announced. I still have 8 hours worth of my precious time to be spent for Arabic.
Moving on about book raves: I'm currently hooked on Mallorean saga by David Eddings. It is basically a continuation of the Belgariad series by the same mentioned author. The story is basically about a hero on a quest to save the world and oh, his son is kidnapped by the opposing faction of destiny. There is one part of the story which I like most: Belgarath the Sorcerer was having a conversation with the devious Silk a.k.a Prince Kheldar of Drasnia about good and evil. Belgarath simply said that the concept of good and bad is too complicated. To indirectly quote the sorcerer on his view about the struggle between two fates: It's more about 'them' and 'us'. Good and evil are too much simple too be defined. I kind of agree with him. Each and everyone of us has a fixed concept about good and bad (or evil), and we tend to look at our perspective only, rather than looking at other's. Call me agnostic or whatever, I still think that good and bad is not a fixed concept as truth can be subjective for individuals.
UIA is not a dump, but its not a droll place either (i guess that's because we still have KLCC nearby, which is to say it's not that cool of a place but still, a monument of civilization nearby calms my heart).
Oh, ahah!
I'm taking up to 8 subjects this semester (didn't I do that every sem? Oh yeah, I did! How wonderful!)
Ehem, UIA is such a wonderful higher education institution. It defies the nature of normality whereby we, it's students are introduced to new subjects every semester, mentioned with effect at the moment it is announced. I still have 8 hours worth of my precious time to be spent for Arabic.
Moving on about book raves: I'm currently hooked on Mallorean saga by David Eddings. It is basically a continuation of the Belgariad series by the same mentioned author. The story is basically about a hero on a quest to save the world and oh, his son is kidnapped by the opposing faction of destiny. There is one part of the story which I like most: Belgarath the Sorcerer was having a conversation with the devious Silk a.k.a Prince Kheldar of Drasnia about good and evil. Belgarath simply said that the concept of good and bad is too complicated. To indirectly quote the sorcerer on his view about the struggle between two fates: It's more about 'them' and 'us'. Good and evil are too much simple too be defined. I kind of agree with him. Each and everyone of us has a fixed concept about good and bad (or evil), and we tend to look at our perspective only, rather than looking at other's. Call me agnostic or whatever, I still think that good and bad is not a fixed concept as truth can be subjective for individuals.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Bilingualism
Def: knows more than 1 language in the same modality (Japanese+Englsih: modality writing), and knows more than 1 language in different modality (Jap:speaking+English writing).
Becoming bilingual:
1)simultaneous learning situation-more than 1 L at the same time.
1P-1L, 1P-2L
E.g: A child learns 2 languages at the same time at home when 1 parent speaks BM and one parent speaks Eng.
2)Sequential learning situation-intro to 2ndL after 1stL has been introduced (possibility: through different stage of acquisition)
E.g: situation with children of immigrants
Transfer effect of L1 on L2 learning-Not every pair of languages can be expected to be acquired at the same rate
1. similarity of syntax
2. similarity of vocab
3. sound system
Language shift: happens when a community abandon their native language and collectively shift to speaking another one instead.
-It can happen slowly or rapidly.
-Happens when 2 cultures/population with differnt languages conme into intense conatact =those who shift are the weaker/minority group (tupically), sometimes majority shift language.
Language Loss:loss of langauge due to langauge standardization, lack of respect for the dialect or culture
= dialect loss
E.g: England is dialect-hostile, made standard English a compulsory-no dialect.
Language Death: complete dissaperance of a language.
-usually a gradual process.
Types of Language death:1. Sudden: all speakers are killed or dead.
E.g: Tasmanian case.
2. Radical- under threat and political repression, or genocide (Nez Perce).
3. Gradual-minority languages dies out in contact with socially dominant language.
4. Bottom-to-top: survives only in a few contexts (e.g: Latin; liturgical use)
Revitalization languages:Refers to any deliberate effort to recover the spoken use of a language that is no longer spoken or learned at home
1. corpus planning
-modernization of lexicon (vocab)
-implement writing system
2. status planning
-build lay loyalty
-accept lanaguage in broader range of social functions
Becoming bilingual:
1)simultaneous learning situation-more than 1 L at the same time.
1P-1L, 1P-2L
E.g: A child learns 2 languages at the same time at home when 1 parent speaks BM and one parent speaks Eng.
2)Sequential learning situation-intro to 2ndL after 1stL has been introduced (possibility: through different stage of acquisition)
E.g: situation with children of immigrants
Transfer effect of L1 on L2 learning-Not every pair of languages can be expected to be acquired at the same rate
1. similarity of syntax
2. similarity of vocab
3. sound system
Language shift: happens when a community abandon their native language and collectively shift to speaking another one instead.
-It can happen slowly or rapidly.
-Happens when 2 cultures/population with differnt languages conme into intense conatact =those who shift are the weaker/minority group (tupically), sometimes majority shift language.
Language Loss:loss of langauge due to langauge standardization, lack of respect for the dialect or culture
= dialect loss
E.g: England is dialect-hostile, made standard English a compulsory-no dialect.
Language Death: complete dissaperance of a language.
-usually a gradual process.
Types of Language death:1. Sudden: all speakers are killed or dead.
E.g: Tasmanian case.
2. Radical- under threat and political repression, or genocide (Nez Perce).
3. Gradual-minority languages dies out in contact with socially dominant language.
4. Bottom-to-top: survives only in a few contexts (e.g: Latin; liturgical use)
Revitalization languages:Refers to any deliberate effort to recover the spoken use of a language that is no longer spoken or learned at home
1. corpus planning
-modernization of lexicon (vocab)
-implement writing system
2. status planning
-build lay loyalty
-accept lanaguage in broader range of social functions
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
this week's ranting
yay! exam is around the corner (next tuesday, 3rd NOvember 2009). I haven't read the foggiest idea on what the hell I'm reading. Yippee!!! what a joy!
I discovered that i can be very vapid when I'm confused.
haha..i'm currently reading "baby bitch", which has nothing to do with language shift, language losss, language death. linguistic ppl, care to shed some light on this particular topic to me? i'm a friggin blockhead (i assure you my precious self, this condition shall poof when we're out of uni, yes it will my preciousss)
i've been wondering whether syahmi has ever worn any pink articles before (the effect of men wearing anything pink is ghastly) and fervently hope he doesn't.
btw, i want to rectify what Ian has said to me this week: I am not turning into a goody-two-shoes and I certainly have not been curb my tongue for the sake of other people's sentiment: I'm just overtired and if I try to be argumentative, I'd slurr my speech and it'll become vapid since I can't deliver my curses in colourful manner. Conclusion: I am so NOT nice and I will never be. Wait till hell freeze over!
I discovered that i can be very vapid when I'm confused.
haha..i'm currently reading "baby bitch", which has nothing to do with language shift, language losss, language death. linguistic ppl, care to shed some light on this particular topic to me? i'm a friggin blockhead (i assure you my precious self, this condition shall poof when we're out of uni, yes it will my preciousss)
i've been wondering whether syahmi has ever worn any pink articles before (the effect of men wearing anything pink is ghastly) and fervently hope he doesn't.
btw, i want to rectify what Ian has said to me this week: I am not turning into a goody-two-shoes and I certainly have not been curb my tongue for the sake of other people's sentiment: I'm just overtired and if I try to be argumentative, I'd slurr my speech and it'll become vapid since I can't deliver my curses in colourful manner. Conclusion: I am so NOT nice and I will never be. Wait till hell freeze over!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I had an accident with a rented car last Saturday, haha...
It sucks. I was driving a rented car and I hit a pillar in front of Mahallah Asiah. There are piccies of the the whole thing; car, dent and tow truck.
I had to replace the left side shaft (it F&*^ing broke! the thing's supposed to be really sturdy and all) and cement the dent, paint it, blah,blah. The repair costs me nearly RM300. I can't believe it, since the shaft should cost about rm30 but the workshop charged rm80, that was friggin gila! and the owner wanted me to do the allignment, which is supposed to be her responsibility in the first place because she rented her defective car and she didn't bother to service the thing which explains why the bloody shaft got broken and my friends and I could have been killed if we had driven it outside the campus.
We were traumatized by that accident (I was really going to cry). Luckily, there was this nice uncle and Akhmal's friends who helped us with the stupid car since it won't budge (it got stuck in the middle of the archway since the shaft broke and the car couldn't be steered away from there)
(laughs maniacally) My life sucks! Gawd, why can't u just make a hole appear and suck me right down the bottom 'coz you made my life friggin horrible!
I had to replace the left side shaft (it F&*^ing broke! the thing's supposed to be really sturdy and all) and cement the dent, paint it, blah,blah. The repair costs me nearly RM300. I can't believe it, since the shaft should cost about rm30 but the workshop charged rm80, that was friggin gila! and the owner wanted me to do the allignment, which is supposed to be her responsibility in the first place because she rented her defective car and she didn't bother to service the thing which explains why the bloody shaft got broken and my friends and I could have been killed if we had driven it outside the campus.
We were traumatized by that accident (I was really going to cry). Luckily, there was this nice uncle and Akhmal's friends who helped us with the stupid car since it won't budge (it got stuck in the middle of the archway since the shaft broke and the car couldn't be steered away from there)
(laughs maniacally) My life sucks! Gawd, why can't u just make a hole appear and suck me right down the bottom 'coz you made my life friggin horrible!
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