My Rigorous Efforts in Improving English Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking Skills”

Because I am taking IELTS next sem, I have to improve my English so that I can obtain at less band 6.5 so that I am allegeable to enter top u in Australia to continue my study in degree level.

First and foremost, I have to improve my reading skills. I must read more English materials. Making it a habit is hard but I will try. The easiest English material to get is the newspaper and articles at the internet are also a source for reading materials. Reading will improve my vocabulary. Expanding my word bank is important for writing, also for speaking and listening.

Listening skills is also important to master. I need to listen before I can speak well. The best way to improve listening is to listen. Therefore, I should watch shows and movies in English more not forgetting the website to be use to practice because practice makes perfect.

Writing well is more difficult to master because I need to read a lot and have a lot of idea and knowledge about the current issues. Reading sample also helps. But of cause practicing writing the essays helps the most.

For speaking, having casual conversation using English with someone I think will help because it makes us feel confidence to use English plus making us know how to pronounce difficult words. Learning more about the speaking test through the internet also helps.

To sum up, I need to do a lot of work to improve my English. Hope that my teachers and friends can help me too, but I know, it all depends on me.

My Eid Experience

My eid experience this year I guess starts when I leave Uniten on 10th October 2007 to went back home which is at Sitiawan, Perak. This is because I went back using bus express. This is my first time I went back home for Eid using bus. Before this, my father uses to pick me up using his car, but this year he is busy. Going back to Sitiawan using the bus is really exciting to me. The “Balik Kampung” song keep on playing in my head. At Pudu, I can see many people. I am touched when I think the hardship the people around me have to face to make a living. The ticket promoters had to shout continuously to attract people attention to sell their bus ticket but his voice is deem by the noise of the surrounding people and they are many more people selling things to make their income. Deep inside, I am glad to God that I do not have to work hard to earn money but instead I just need to study. After about 4 hours in the bus, I arrived at Sitiawan at 10pm. It is a relief to be home after a month leaving it.

The next day, I had “Sahur” with my family for the first time for this Ramadan. Then I help my family especially my mom to clean my house and decorate it a bit. Then I pay my sleep debts. For Fast breaking, I enjoyed it very much because my mom cooked her specialty, Goat Kari.

On Friday, after the Friday prayers, my family and I starts our journey back to my mother’s hometown that is at Dong, Raub, Pahang. It took about 5 hours to reach Dong. Along the way, we have to use the Highway, so we came across tollbooths. In them, there are smiling people giving and receiving tickets and money. It just came across my mind that how boring is their job. But without them, the highway system will not be able to work. Someone must do it. Like an old saying, because of a nail, a horseshoe is loss, because of the horseshoe, a horse is loss, because of the horse, a massage was not delivered, because of that, the war was loss. This shows that all of us play a role in this world. For me, as a student, I must learn and strive my best to attaint good grades.

After arriving at Dong at 8pm, my father and I went to the mosque. After Isyak prayer, we join the village people to go from house to house to “takbir”. I like joining them because there are a lot of food to be enjoyed at every house we go. We went to 4 houses that night. I feel touch when the “Takbir” was shouted and we all followed the Imam. But most of all, I enjoyed the food very much. I was filled to the max that night.

Saturday, Hari Raya. After breakfast, my family and I plus my grandpa and my relatives went to the mosque to perform Raya sunat Prayer. Then, we went to my grandma grave. We recite Surah Yasin together. This makes me appreciate value of life. It was a touching moment. Next, we went to visit my relative houses. Eating raya dish is a must. My first day of raya ended with a stomach ace. Maybe because of too much lemang or ketupat I have earlier.

On Sunday, my family and I went back to Sitiawan. Then, we visit my father’s mom house at Ayer Tawar and other relative nearby. The third day of Shawal, my family and I just stay at home. Many children came to my house to “Beraya”.

To sum up, this year Hari Raya celebration is different to me because I realize a lot of things, especially about my study. I have to study hard and attaint good grades so that I could continue my study abroad.It is not easy to earn a living without proper qualification. I do not want to be a ticket promoter or a tollbooth people. I want to be a teacher.

True Beauty

Bright news this week for every tomato, strawberry or plum in the land which hasn't quite made it in the supermarkets' perfection stakes. One chain has decided to give them a break, the chance to parade on those illuminated air-conditioned shelves along with the scrubbed and polished delicacies which are correct to the nearest millimetre. The visually flawed or oddly shaped, as they're termed, are being offered at a discount, as a service to cooks and jam makers, and to help cut waste.

It's the same spirit in which the National Trust has been running a year-long Ugly Veg Competition, offering prizes for such one-time rejects as two-headed carrots and corkscrew runner beans. And very welcome this all is - it's long been a scandal that so much good food has landed in the swill bin simply because it has the odd blemish, judged not beautiful enough.

Tastes in beauty vary widely, of course - one man's musical bliss is another's hell, a painting which warms one heart leaves another chilled, and (especially at a time of wall-to-wall exposure) not everyone will be convinced by talk of the Beautiful Game. And a remarkably large number of mothers give birth to the most beautiful baby in the world.

But we need beauty: the stunning sunset, the great building which sets our spirits soaring, maybe just the few roses outside the kitchen window.
All true beauty, like all love, reflects something of the God who is perfect beauty, perfect love. And that fact should temper how we react both to beauty and to ugliness - and especially in people.

What is most beautiful or most ugly about any human being is not the physical features they've been given, but what's expressed through them... pride or humility, selfishness or generosity, vengefulness or forgiveness. 'She's beautiful,' might be spoken of a strikingly attractive girl who sets heads turning and breaks a dozen youthful hearts a month. It might also describe an old woman, crippled, bed-bound, her face distorted, ravaged by illness and a thousand cares, but from whose eyes shine the unmistakable marks of a life of love.

By that measure, what we do about the despised and rejected of our own society offers the truest assessment of its beauty or ugliness... even more surely than what happens to the ugly fruit and veg.

Tourism & transport

I have no idea what to write about transport and tourism so I just to compare and contrast the difference between Sitiawan and Kuala Lumpur transport and tourism.

First of all, I will discuss about the traffic. In Kuala Lumpur, there are a lot more people compared to Sitiawan and most of them have personal transportation, such as a car or motorbike. Because of this, the traffic in KL is much more than Sitiawan, making traffic jam a comand thing to the city folk. Sitiawan traffic is calm, but traffic jam do occur sometime. I travel around Sitiawan and Manjung plus Lumut using my motorbike or sometime my bicycle. But since I start studying in Uniten, which is close to KL, I travel around in KL using public transport such as taxi, train and bus. This is because, Sitiawan public transport is not reliable and not many. This happen because the Sitiawan citizen travel around using personal transport most of the time and for me, it is more fun traveling around with my own bike with my friends as a group.

Secondly, about tourism, there are a lot of interesting place to visit in Sitiawan. Such as, Lumut, Teluk Batik (beautiful beach) and a bit further, Pangkor Island. This nature beauty’s are not available in KL but KL offer a lot of beautiful building such as KLCC which is one of the tallest building in the world. KL also is a shopping heaven for the tourists with a lot of bargains and choices to choose from. Sitiawan do not have many place to shop but it have 1 hypemarket and 4 supermarket to accommodated the citizen shopping needs.

To sum up, I like living in Sitiawan but I enjoyed my stay in KL because there are a lot of things to do and I love beautiful building.

Space Exploration BENEFITS

We've all heard that technology developed for the space program has effected our lives. But ask ten people on the street what advancements in space technology have had the most impact on Earth-bound humans, and many will likely recall commercials for an orange-flavored breakfast drink. A few more may remember other commercials for ballpoint pens that can write upside down.

It seems doubtful this is what space scientists and pioneers had in mind for "commercial applications" of their inventions.
Still, you might be surprised to learn that you actually have seen commercials for more far-reaching space-based technologies. Or perhaps had the life of a loved-one saved by another spun-off space technology, or that you rely on yet others to plan your holiday trips and keep you comfortable and safe en route. You might have even received some of them as holiday gifts.

Some of them are:

-Satellite Radio: Inducted in 2002

-Video Image Stabilization And Registration (VISAR): Inducted in 2001

-DirecTV: Inducted in 2000

-DeBakey Blood Pump: Inducted in 1999 For heart patient who had heart failure

-Global Positioning System: Inducted in 1998

-Temper Foam: Inducted in 1998 for making soft filling for seats or others

-Advanced Communications Technology: Inducted in 1997

-Fire-Resistant Aircraft Seats: Inducted in 1996

-Excimer Laser Angioplasty System: Inducted in 1994 use for correcting vision
problems

-Liquid-Cooled Garments: Inducted in 1993

With Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar as the first Malaysian astronaut, I hope that Malaysia will be able to create new invention that will change the world as we know to day so that we will be recognize all around the world as the entrepreneurs of future technology.

Personal Online Page

As any creative thinker knows the best ideas are always the most obvious. The rise of MySpace.com from nowhere to almost the top of the internet tree in just 36 months does nothing to change that maxim.

MySpace is simplicity itself - a site that enables anyone to build their own homepage for free, listing their likes, dislikes, favourite bands, top books, best movies, general interests, relationship status etc, and then hook-up with other like-minded folk.

Music, always a lively topic of conversation among the young, is a great common denominator on MySpace, and fertile ground for emerging bands - the Arctic Monkeys' owe much of their success to the site.
These days the time-honoured teenage conversational gambit "What music are you into?" will likely be met with a response along the lines of "Can I refer you to my MySpace page."

MySpace is what's known as a social networking site. It's by far the biggest, claiming about 57 million registered users, and is currently ranked the fifth most popular English language site on the net by the Alexa ratings service. Others of the same genre include Facebook, Bebo, MSN Spaces, Friendster and Yahoo 360.

All work in a similar way, offering users a host of conventional internet functions -blogging, user forums, instant messaging, personal profiles, online photo albums, visitor comment spaces - in one place.

The success of MySpace has not gone unnoticed by commercial operators who have seized on it as a handy way of targeting potential customers. For example, anyone who proclaims their interest in kite-surfing, should steel themselves for a torrent of e-mails from companies trying to sell them the latest kit.

And with millions of users, social networking sites, which make money out of advertising, are potential goldmines. MySpace was bought last year by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for $580m (£332.85m).
"The appeal of these sites lies in the crucial part of the adolescent socialisation process which we all go through... finding your identity, voice, place and status - the tribe with which you most identify," says Jo Twist, senior research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research.

The ideas behind these sites are not new, says Dr Twist, but what is characterising the trend now is the "ease with which people can upload and share their own 'digital assets' - motifs that say something about who they are."
Some parents will doubtless gaze at their offspring busily cultivating friendships online - rather than in the real world - with an air of despair. But, says Dr Twist, it can be hard for them to understand because "many of us have our social networks in place".

The ease with which relationships can be forged online is changing the nature of friendship

Any philosopher or psychologist will tell you that close friendships with more half-a-dozen people is not possible, says Mark Vernon, author of the Philosophy of Friendship.

MySpace friendships are more akin to "audience reach... like Richard and Judy" than traditional social reach. "Friendship takes time to develop. The person who says they have hundreds of friends wants our compassion not our envy. The heart of friendship is wanting to know someone and be known by them. This is not the same as knowing about someone which is what you get if you never meet your online pal face to face."

Some will find the idea of setting out one's personal life to a potential audience of millions perplexing. Yet MySpace users show little sign of being intimidated by their extensive friendship networks, or indeed by the inevitable threat posed by dishonest, even predatory, users.
Despite a spate of paedophiles and stalkers targeting the site - two men were charged in the US on Tuesday with assaulting girls they met on MySpace - most users simply ignore unwanted communications, according to a recent academic study in the US.

I have a Dream

As we all know, this year is the 50th years of Malaysia's independent day. The government as well as the private companies had organized many events to make this glories achievement a memorable one to all the citizen from all age especially the younger generation who are born after independent day.

This events are organized mostly for them because it can make them realized the important of achieving independent and using it to make our nation a more develop country from time to time. Knowing the history of our nation can make them more motivated to do their responsibilities and making them to defend their rights.

For example, students who really understand and appreciate the struggle and hardship of the fighters of independent will be more eager to do their responsibilities that is to study useful knowledge and then score in their exams so that they can further their study to a higher level. After that, they can severe the nation back when they became workers. And with high qualification, they can become leaders in what they are involved in and do not have to depend on other people especially from other foreign country to make something. For example, nowadays Malaysia car companies can design their own car then make them by their self at their own factory with little help from outsiders.

While for the workers, by knowing the history of Malaysia, they can be motivated to do better in their work by finishing their work on time and it is world standard work. And if the worker of Malaysia do not take bride and any shortcut in completing their job, for sure Malaysia will be a very pleasant place to live with little problem to be faced by the citizen.

50 years of independent is a short period of time comparing to the time that we have been colonized, that is 486 dreadful years. On 31th August 1957, Malaya became the first country to gain independent in a non bloody way but by negotiating with the British in a peaceful way. But that was 50 years ago. Whether we realized it or not, we are being colonized in a new way. Nowadays the colonizer are not targeting the physical of the nation first but they are targeting the mindset of the citizen so that they will be mentally weak making them also physically weak. Then they can enter the country easily to colonize. Malaysian is not being missed by them, especially the youngster, the teenagers, the person who is just trying to know about the world and its content. Many had gone astray. For example we all can see the social problems like drug addict, alcoholic, loafing at the shopping mall and others. This is a national issue because they are the future leaders and citizens. How could Malaysia be in the future with this problem people? For sure it will be a horrible and disgrace country.



Therefore, I have a dream.
That Malaysian one day will be free from any type of colonization. Mentally or Physically.

I have a dream,
that our country can be recognized throughout the world for its development and the well educated citizen.

I have a dream.
That one day in the future, I can be one of the leading educators for Malaysia.
My student will able to live their life to the fullest because they know how.

I have a dream,
That Malaysia is the greatest country in the world. Yes, that day will come, but only after many hardship and difficulties had been conquered.

Junk sleep..

A third of 12 to 16-year-olds asked slept for between four to seven hours a night. Experts recommend eight hours.


The Sleep Council, which conducted the poll of 1,000 teenagers, says gadgets in bedrooms such as computers and TVs are fuelling poor quality "junk sleep".
Youngsters need to be taught that sleep is important for their health, it said.
Almost a quarter of the teens surveyed admitted they fell asleep watching TV, listening to music or with other equipment still running, more than once a week.
Nearly all had either a phone, music system or TV in their bedroom, and two thirds had all three.



among 12 to 14-year-old boys, nearly three in five (58%) had a phone, music player, TV and games console in their bedroom.
While 40% of the teens said they were often tired during the day, just 10% placed much importance on getting a good night's sleep.
Obesity 'link'


Dr Chris Idzikowski of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre said: "This is an incredibly worrying trend.
"What we are seeing is the emergence of 'Junk Sleep' - that is sleep that is of neither the length nor quality that it should be in order to feed the brain with the rest it needs.
"Youngsters need to be taught a healthy lifestyle includes healthy sleep as well as healthy food. The message is simple: switch off the gadgets and get more sleep."
Sleep is important for both physical and mental functioning and wellbeing.
Previous studies suggest that people who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight or obese.


UK scientists found sleep deprivation led to hormonal changes which told the body to eat sugary or starchy food to provide an energy boost.
But sleep problems can be a symptom of many other conditions, from problems with the thyroid gland to depression.
Professor Jim Horne, director of Loughborough's Sleep Research Centre, said advising teenagers to get more sleep was "easier said than done".
"I have two teenage kids, and the advice will just fall on deaf ears," he said.


In conclusion, getting a well night sleep is equal to getting a fine day.
For students, this is important because we have to attend school in the day.
So make sure we turn off every gadgets we have before we went to sleep.

Greenhouse Effect

The greenhouse effect is at the centre of the climate change debate. Therefore, it is important to understand how it affects our planet.

The sun heats up the earth by sending solar rays towards us. Some of these rays don’t get through our atmosphere. Those that do, warm up the earth.

When the Earth warms up it radiates its own rays of heat – infrared rays. Those which don’t escape past the atmosphere are absorbed by greenhouse gases, these greenhouse gases warns the earth is it is at the temperature we experience now. Without this process, the earth would be some 30degrees cooler and life on our planet would be different.

However, we are producing too much greenhouse gases, which mean they are absorbing more heat and warming the earth too much- this is called global warming. One of the main greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide. Which can be created from the chopping down and burning of trees.

the fuel used in cars and machinery also creates carbon dioxide, as same as the coal and natural gas. Therefore, if we reduce the use of fuel and reduce deforestation, the amount of greenhouse gas around Earth should also be reduce.

Scientists say it is already too late to prevent global warming but and therefore climate change, but by reducing greenhouse gases we could still limit the impact. Even a change in temperature of under 1C is enough to cause changes in rainfall and sea level rises.

karate......

Karate is the Japanese phrase meaning 'empty hand' and is a martial art of self-defense. It uses attacks of the hands and feet, accompanied by special breathing and shouts, usually to vital parts of the body. However, karate is not used solely for the purpose of self-defense ,it also motivates a strong sense of self-discipline and increases confidence.

Karate originates in Japan and its name came about as late as the 1930s. However, the style and technique of karate originates from the Chinese art of Shoaling Boxing, or Kung Fu. During the 1500s, this Chinese art was developed into the 'Tang Hand' on the Japanese island of Okinawa, so that the inhabitants could defend themselves against armed Japanese attackers. This Tang Hand was introduced to Japan by Funakoshi Gichin who gave it the modern-day name of 'Karate'. The style he practiced became known as Shotokan, one of the most widely practiced styles there is. Other styles are Kyukushinkai, Gojo-ryu, Shito-ryu and Wado-ryo.

Karate is similar to other martial arts, but stresses more the need for striking with lethal kicks and punches, rather than grappling and throwing, such as in judo. At higher levels of karate, much attention is given to knowing the most vulnerable parts of the human body. Such areas can be attacked using hands, elbows, knees or feet. In actual fighting, as opposed to in competition, a correctly applied blow using any of these can be fatal. Many techniques are employed to toughen the hands of a karate trainee, or Karateke. Such exercises involve driving the hands into containers of sand, rice or gravel. All punches use the first two knuckles, as this keeps the arms and wrist straight, increasing the strength of the blow.
Along with the blows and kicks themselves is another element that karate employs called 'Kime'. This means 'focus of power'. This focus accompanies the crucial moment of nearly all karate moves. As the move is near execution - near the last inch of a punch - the Karateke tenses/focuses all their muscles in their body, from their fists, along their arms to their chest, their stomach, legs, buttocks, everything. This is so when the move connects, it has the attacker's entire body force behind it.

Karate stresses the need for extreme muscular control and focus in all its moves, but also extreme relaxation. The focus lasts only for around one percent of the entire move, the importance being that the trainee is relaxed and nimble the rest of the time. Otherwise, if tense, movement becomes hard and jerky, and the Karateke loses the speed of his/her attacks. Another key feature that accompanies moves is what is called a 'Kiai'. This means 'spirit shout'. This is a loud shout that accompanies and helps focus key movements, perhaps at the end of a long combination of moves, or in actual fighting, accompanying a final or lethal move.
The colorings of belts in order changes from school to school. The general outline goes as follows:
1. White
2. Green
3. Purple
4. Brown
5. Black

In between white and green there may be orange, red and yellow. Some schools have more than two grades of purple - by using stripes in the belt - as well as a brown belt.

anXious?? -> steress......

Everyone gets anxious. It's the feeling we have when faced with something we're frightened of. Exams are a good example. We all worry about them, we tell ourselves "I know I'm going to fail", our heartbeat and breathing speed up as we walk into the hall to find our seat.

A little anxiety is good for us. Otherwise how would we motivate ourselves?

But sometimes anxiety becomes a problem. It can lead to stress. This can make our live more difficult and not pleasant.
Sometimes our anxiety is triggered off by a difficult event in our lives: Exams. Death. Illness. Bullying. Unpleasant stuff that puts us on our guard. So we get anxious about other things. We're not losing the plot. And we can learn to deal with it.
There are many ways we can try to do to reduce anxiousness. Deep breathing is one of them. 3 seconds in, 3 seconds out through the nose. Wait 3 seconds then try again. Try breathing using your tummy not your chest. Keep at it for about five minutes.

Other than that, Ditch caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes. Detox your mind. And as for drugs, do I need to say? We know they mess with our mind.

The biggest chill out to reduce anxiety is of cause exercising. It works undeniably. We all know it well, so just go out and get sweaty.

Mind over matter. If we think we can do it we are almost there. So, stop fixing on the bad stuff. For every negative thought: "I am useless at footbal, chuck in a positive one "But I am mint at volleyball". This always works for me. Well, most of the time.

Other than that, organizing our self is also helpful. Making a list of all the things we are stressing over. Then try fixing one a week. Just one. Go slow. This can avoid over steers.

In conclusion, today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday. Did it get us anywhere? So don’t be too anxious about anything..

Protect your money

Money is important to all of us because it is the way humans around the world the do business with except for something. Most people overestimate the chances of being mugged or having something nicked. That said, teenagers are more likely to be the victims of theft and assault than any other age group. There for here are a few tip you can take to stay safe...
Most mugging happen between 6pm and midnight so do not go out off the house if you do not have any important arenas to be settled. But if you do need to go out, make sure that you walk the streets or use public transport alone. Bring a friend along. This is especially important for girls, because many unwanted things can happen.
Even if you’re in a group, it is advisable to stick to well-lit areas. Who knows what could be lurking in the dark alleys or road. As you all know in general, the bad guys prefers the dark places because they can use it to their advantage. If no one saw you being mugged, how could anyone help?
The most common items to be nicked are wallets, mobile phones and jewellery, so keep them hidden . This is easier said than done because what is the main point of having expansive stuff we do not show it off. Thus, try to be more modest, it helps a lot.
But some time things happen, so if you were mugged, tell someone, preferably the police and your parents. They can help you. If you're mugged or see someone being mugged, dial 991. Even if you can't remember much, it could mean the difference between the muggers being caught or getting away with it. If your phone's stolen, get it blocked. More important than that, cancel any stolen bank cards. Also, change the lock that the key had been stolen. Who know the muggers when to you house to take some more of your valuable possessions. And go to the hospital or your doctors to have any injuries treated and documented. This can make you feel better physically and mentally.

The poVery dilemma

As the world is getting more and more modern and technology bloom like flowers in spring time, living become more luxurious. Well, at less this is the true about some of us.

Whether we notice it or not many others are still suffering with poverty. Living with only their bacis needs that are not enough. This phenomena still accurse in Malaysia.

1990s were a rare decade of reversal in development in too many places. More than 50 countries in the world are poorer now than they were in 1990.
The failure of government, and conflict and disease, are the main reasons for this bad state of affairs, with the dreadful effects of HIV/AIDS cutting a swathe through key parts of society.

Schools and hospitals have lost their staff, and the epidemic reduced the ability of families to feed themselves as young men died on a scale never before seen outside a major war.

Pressures of globalization have made some poorer too. The restless pursuit by global capital of the cheapest deal has left some casualties along the way.
Tackling HIV/AIDS, as well as other health issues, improving education, and reducing poverty and hunger must be done as soon as possible so that poverty can be terminated step by step.

This is a mind boggling task to confront with but it can be done with support from everyone especially the rich community of the countries who generates their wealth by controlling the basic needs for example, the foods, clothing, houses, and others. By this way, the poverty dilemma will be solve easily from time to time.

'dyslexia'What is it?
The word 'dyslexia' is comes from Greek and means 'difficulty with words'. Dyslexia isn't a single medical condition. The causes of the communication difficulties experienced by people with dyslexia are varied and often hard to identify or poorly understood.

The condition includes a range of types of learning difficulties where a person of normal intelligence has persistent and significant problems with one or more of reading, writing, spelling and sometimes mathematics and musical notation.

These difficulties arise because of issues with the way the brain processes the information it receives, rather than issues with vision or hearing.

For example, this might mean the nerve pathways in the brain act in a slightly different way for people with dyslexia. Doctors don't yet fully understand what those processing problems are. They may be medical or developmental problems, or simply down to the brain working in a different way in some people.

In the past, dyslexia wasn't a recognised condition. Sadly, some children were labelled as lazy, stupid or lacking in concentration.

Dyslexia isn't a sign of low intelligence - people of all academic abilities can have dyslexic and may not have difficulties in any other area.

What are the symptoms?
Every person has different symptoms - there's a huge range - and this can make dyslexia difficult to define. It's usually diagnosed when a child's reading and writing development isn't keeping pace with their level of intelligence.

What difficulties does dyslexia cause?
Possible difficulties caused by dyslexia include:

Hesitant or slow reading and writing
Misreading, which makes understanding difficult
Putting letters and figures the wrong way round
Difficulty with sequences
Poor organisation or time management
Erratic spelling
Poor memory and concentration
Difficulty organising thoughts clearly
Poor self-image


Some describe a person with dyslexia as having a different kind of mind - someone who is often gifted, over-productive - and who learns in a different way. They often have specific strengths, which may include:

Innovative thinking
Excellent troubleshooting
Creativity
Lateral thinking
Intuitive problem solving


Who's affected?
Up to ten per cent of the UK population have dyslexia. It tends to run in families and it's estimated three to four times as many boys as girls have the condition.

What's the treatment?
It's not possible to prevent dyslexia but early recognition can help. With proper diagnosis and tailored educational methods, people with dyslexia can achieve their full academic potential and go on to enjoy very successful careers.

Diet and practical strategies (such as using spectacles with coloured lenses) can also help.

Genetic factors
While there is no clear inheritance pattern (so it's unlikely to be a single gene disorder) many people can trace it through the family and the genetic predisposition is strong. Three common genes that were associated with dyslexia in most affected families were identified in 1998.

It's important to remember that dyslexia is an umbrella term that covers a variety of different information processing and communication issues, so there are likely to be different problems with different causes among different people.
This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Trisha Macnair in June 2007 from bbc.com

Spurisingly, my english teacher told me that I have minor case of dyslexia because i always spelled some words the wrong way when I was in from 5. So i offen struggel to write an essay because i am not sure about the spelling of some words. Therefore, I practice and practice my writing so that I can spell better. All praise to God, I manage to score an a for english in spm. But one thing for sure, I must keep on practicing because I will sit for IELTS and must score 6.5 above. I hope my friends, and teachers especially Ms Eliza are wiilling to help me. Thats all. Thank you.

HatCHowwwww!!!!!!!! aaa excuse me..

FLU

What causes it?
Flu is a viral infection. It's passed on when people breathe in liquid droplets containing the influenza virus that have been sneezed or coughed into the air, or when people touch objects contaminated with the virus. The virus can cause infections all year round, but in the UK it's most common in the winter.

What are the symptoms?
Symptoms include fever, headache, cough, sore throat and muscle aches. They appear quickly, last for about seven days and generally leave you exhausted for weeks afterwards. One minute you're fine, the next you've been knocked for six and are too ill to do anything.
It's different from the common cold, in which the symptoms tend to come on gradually, usually affecting only the nose, throat, sinuses and upper chest. When someone has a cold, they're still able to get about and usually recover fully after about a week. Flu can cause serious complications, including pneumonia, and can even be fatal.

Who's affected?
Anyone can get the flu and the more a person is in close contact with people who have the virus, the more likely they are to get it. However, certain people are more vulnerable than others to the harm the virus can cause and are advised to have a flu vaccination. They include:

Everyone over the age of 65
People of any age with lung diseases (such as asthma), heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, diabetes or lowered immunity
Anyone living in a residential or nursing home
Carers of those at risk of the complications of the flu

Is vaccination safe?
The UK is fortunate to have a safe and effective vaccination against the flu, which is provided free of charge by the NHS. Those most at risk are advised to have a vaccination every year. This is because the flu virus changes slightly every year.
Despite popular belief, the flu vaccination can't give you flu as it doesn't contain the active virus needed to do this. It's true that some people experience symptoms of a heavy cold at the same time or just after they've had the flu jab. This is simply a coincidence and the symptoms are usually caused by one of the many common cold viruses that are around in the autumn and winter.
Remember, it's still possible to suffer heavy colds after vaccination, as the flu jab only protects people from the flu virus, not other viruses.
The flu vaccination is available from about October each year. Anyone who thinks they need it should talk to their doctor or nurse.

How can I avoid flu?
The best way to avoid getting flu is to keep your immune system strong by eating a healthy diet, taking regular exercise, getting enough rest and relaxation and not smoking.
You should also avoid people who are coughing and sneezing, especially if they're not covering their mouth and nose.

What is the treatment?
Antibiotics are of no use in treating flu. Medication is available from the GP for some people in at-risk groups who develop flu. Otherwise, these are the best ways to treat the symptoms of flu:
Get plenty of rest. The body uses a lot of energy fighting infections, so resting for the first couple of days gets it off to a good start
Keep warm
Make sure you drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration, and try hot water with lemon, ginger and honey to relieve symptoms such as sore throat
Take paracetamol or anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen to lower a high temperature and relieve aches
Advice on suitable remedies is available from your local pharmacist. Always contact your doctor if you're not getting better after a few days, if you're unduly short of breath or if you're coughing up blood or large amounts of yellow or green phlegm.
This article was last medically reviewed by Dr Rob Hicks in July 2006-copyright from bbc.com

IN conclusion, we must try our best to avoid having a cold because the symptoms including fever, headache, cough, sore throat and muscle aches can relly affect our studies. Therefore we must get plenty of rest, keep warm most of the time,and make sure you drink plenty of water.

Can not sleep??

Insomnia
is difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep. If it occurs regularly or over a long period of time, it is called chronic insomnia.

Who is affected?
Everyone has difficulty sleeping at some time in their life but this is usually short-lived. However, an estimated one in ten people suffer from chronic insomnia. Insomnia is more common in older people and those under a lot of stress.

What is the cause?
Sleeping difficulties are most commonly caused by stress and worry. Other common causes include physical illness that causes pain, environmental noise, depression, shift work, caffeine or alcohol consumption, and medication side-effects.
Insomnia contributes to excessive daytime tiredness, which in turn may be responsible for accidents, recurrent infections, poor concentration, irritability, work and relationship problems and a general inability to cope.

What is the treatment?
Sleeping tablets may be prescribed for short-term use only, when the cause of insomnia has been identified as bereavement or jet lag, for example.
However, it's usually more important to address any underlying cause of the insomnia - ensuring your bed is comfortable and your bedroom dark and quiet, for example. Try going to sleep and getting up at the same time, and not working or watching TV in your bedroom.
You should also try avoiding stimulants such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. Getting more exercise during the day, having a warm milky drink before bed, and herbs such as valerian and camomile can also help.

copyright from BBC.COM

IN conclusion, sleeping is very important for us. Therfore try our best to avoid Insomnia by avoiding the causes expecially , strees by living a happy life.

What do I study in UNITEN

Hi everyone..

I just want to the tell a little about my class at Uniten,

Here I am taking Foundation in Engineering.
That’s mean that I has to take subjects like physics, chemistry, math’s, study skill, English, and to study aboard, I had to the take IELTS (international English testing system)

It has been almost two week since class started. I had met all the teachers for my subjects.
They all have High Qualification and most of them have a PhD. The ways they teach are also different from secondary school teachers.

To be honest, I do not like the way the lecturer taught in the class. It is fast. I have to revise back to really understand what are they teaching. Well like it or not, I have to adept so that I can study better and then score in my exams.

Furthermore, my class time table is quite compact. Class usually starts at 9am but on some day ends at 6pm. It is not really tiring for me physically but it is mentally tiring.

Then at night, I have to go to the restaurant to have dinner. It is quite far from my apartment but I have no other choice. What is living without eating?

After having dinner, and finish my prayers, I try to revise the subject I had learnt on that day. Here in uniten, there usually no homework. This maybe good new for some people but not for me. I like studying using homework. I do not like to study on my own. But I am in a university now. It is all up to me. Whether I am going to score or fail my exams, it is all up to me.

That’s all for now. Till then byez..

My life at UNITEN

My life at UNITEN
It was a tiring 4 hours trip from Sitiawan going to Uniten but my heart was full of joy and adciment because im going to be a u Student.A pond arriving at the UNITEN main gate, I was massed with the size of the u. It was so big.After registering session was over, my parent and i drove to the apartment(hostel)..WAAA it was big.I never live in an apartment before.Then the next day, orientation week began,every session is tiring but it was an enjoyable week..I got to know the u Better and also some new Friends..then the orientation week ended.I was happy..then the study time had arrived..So i have to Strive again to score in my exam..I hope i will learn a lot of things here and have fun while studying..thanks all..

Hai everyone..

my real name is MOHD FAZHIL BIN MOHD ALI.

Im 17years old, soon to be..

I was born at Pekan,Pahang Hospital on 8.9.1990.

I grew up there until i was 6 years old,then my family and i moved to Kuching, Sarawak.
We stayed there until 1999. Then we move again to Raub, Pahang. In 2001, we moved to Sitiawan, Perak and I am still staying there until now.

My former schools are ABIM Kindergarden at Pekan And at Kuching , then SRKB St Theresa Padungan, Kuching, then SRK Muhammad Jabar, Dong,Raub, then SRK ACS Sitiawan, then SMK ACS Sitiawan, then MRSM PASIR SALAK

I am now studying at UNITEN under IKAL for PPOU program. Im here for 18 month then with God willing i will go to auss or nz to get my degree..

Thans all for now..
Till then BYEZ.........