EDU3234 BY J29891

My student prepared speech

2008-11-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

LOCAL FRUITS

GOOD MORNING TO OUR HONOURABLE JUDGES, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS. I AM ______________________ FROM SRK ST. JAMES KUDAT. MY TOPIC TODAY IS ABOUT OUR LOCAL FRUITS.
DID YOU EVER DRINK PINEAPPLE JUICE? OR MAYBE WATERMELON JUICE. HOW DO YOU FIND THE TASTE? DO YOU HAVE YOUR CHOICE OF FRUIT JUICE OR YOU JUST LOVE TO EAT IT JUST LIKE THAT. THERE ARE SO MANY LOCAL FRUITS THAT WE CAN USE TO MAKE OUR FAVOURITES FRUIT JUICE. BUT IN WHATEVER WAY WE EAT THOSE FRUITS IT STILL WILL BRING GOODNESS TO US.
FOR ME, I LIKE TO DRINK GUAVA JUICE, ITS TASTE SO DELICIOUS AND SWEET. BEST TO DRINK WHEN IT’S CHILL, ESPECIALLY DURING HOT AND SUNNY DAY. MY MOTHER WILL HELP ME MAKING MY FAVOURITE JUICE. SHE WILL SERVE IT WITH SOME ICE CUBE AFTER SHE MIXES IT TOGETHER WITH SOME SUGAR. THE GUAVA JUICE ALSO VERY GOOD FOR OUR DIGESTION TOO. MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME TO EAT MORE FRUITS THEN OTHER FOOD LIKE CHOCOLATE AND ICE-CREAM BECAUSE FRUITS WILL NOT DAMAGE OUR TEETH OR MAKE US FAT. FRUITS WILL HELP ME TO KEEP MY TEETH FOREVER.
WE CAN FIND LOCAL FRUITS ALMOST EVERYWHERE IN OUR COUNTRY. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF LOCAL FRUITS, ONE IS THAT ITS ONLY PRODUCE FRUITS DURING THE FRUITS SEASON, SUCH AS DURIAN, RAMBUTANS, MANGO, LANGSAT AND SO MUCH MORE. THAT’S WHY WE CANNOT FIND THAT TYPES OF FRUITS WHENEVER WE WANT TO. WE NEED TO WAIT FOR THE FRUITS SEASON TO COME ONCE A YEAR. THE OTHER TYPE IS ITS PRODUCING FRUITS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LIKE BANANA, PAPAYA, PINEAPPLE, GUAVA AND MANY MORE. THESE TYPES OF FRUITS WE CAN FIND OR BUY IT WHENEVER WE WANT IN THE FARM OR MARKET.
OUR FRUITS PLANTER ALL OVER MALAYSIA HAS PRODUCE FRUITS WITH THE HELP FROM OUR KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN MALAYSIA. THEY HELP ALL FARMERS ON HOW TO CULTIVATE THE FRUITS PLANT APPROPRIATELY. THEY GIVE THEM FERTILIZER AND POISON IN ACCURATE QUANTITY. THIS WILL MAKE US SURE THAT WE EAT HEALTHY FRUITS.
AS A MALAYSIAN, WE ALL SHOULD SUPPORT OUR OWN LOCAL FRUIT INDUSTRY. LET US CHANGE FROM EATING APPLES AND GRAPES TO MANGOS AND JACKFRUITS. LOCAL FRUITS NOT JUST JUICY, SWEET AND GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH, IT ALSO MUCH CHEAPER THAN OTHER IMPORTS FRUITS. WE CAN EAT IT FRESH FROM THE FRUITS FARM AS IT EASY TO FIND IT IN OUR OWN HOMETOWN.
SO LET’S EAT LOCAL FRUIT EVERYDAY. IT’S GOOD FOR YOU AND FOR OUR COUNTRY.

Secret Recipe

2008-11-15T07:14:00.000-08:00

(Done with the assignment? try this)

Portuguese Baked Fish

2 teaspoon chili powder
¾ cup oil
5 fragrant lime leaves, very finely sliced
1 teaspoon sesame oil
¼ teaspoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon sugar
Banana leaf
Aluminium foil
1 whole fish, weighing about 750 g

Spice Paste
3 onions
6 red chilies
1 scant teaspoon dried shrimp paste
1 cm galangal
2 lemon grass
5 candlenuts
1 cup water

Chop spice paste ingredients then blend finely with water. Mix in the chili powder and lime leaves, then fry gently in the oil for about 5 minutes. Combine with the sesame oil, soy sauce, salt and sugar. Mix well and leave to cool.
Cut a large rectangle of banana leaf and brush with oil. Cut down the underneath side of the fish from tail to head, flatten with your hand. Slash down either side of the back bone from head to tail, release the fish flesh from the bones and allow the spice to penetrate. Rub the cooked spice paste all over the fish, pushing it well into the slits.
Fold the fish in a package in banana leaf and wrap again in foil to secure it.

Sakit Kepala Ku...

2008-11-15T07:05:00.000-08:00

*If you just get an occasional tension headache, don't be afraid to take a painkiller (unless your doctor tells you otherwise), as these medicines usually provide fast, reliable relief. OTC painkillers are not inherently bad; they can just become bad if you take too much of them, either all at once or over time.
*Each headache is, in some ways, unique, and a treatment that works for one may not work for the next. In addition something that triggers one headache may not trigger others.
*If you are seeking natural relief without painkillers, medication, drugs, caffeine, or chemicals, consult your chiropractor. Frequently headaches can be caused by a sublimation's of the upper cervical vertebrae in your neck. This is especially true if your headaches are recurring or lasting longer than a day.
*You can find a ton of headache remedies on the internet or by asking people you know. Many of these are helpful for at least some people, and if they're safe, there's no reason not to try them if other steps don't work. Use common sense when considering any "home remedy." If it seems like it could cause more harm than good, don't do it without consulting your doctor first. If a treatment makes your headache worse, or if you experience other symptoms, stop the treatment and contact your doctor.
*Chronic tension headaches can often be treated with lifestyle changes such as stress management, regular exercise, and/or dietary changes. If these regimens don't work, your doctor may prescribe preventive medication to deal with these headaches.
*If you get a bad headache, eat a little food and watch the telly. Do something to try and forget about it for awhile. It won't be as noticeable when you remember it again.
*Smiling can work wonders if it's just a minor headache. Smiling takes less muscles than frowning, so even if the reflex is to frown due to pain, smile it off.
*If painkillers can't help you then consider what you have been doing, identify possible triggers and avoid them.(do this only when you have mild headaches).
*Sometimes it helps to relieve a headache if you get some sleep, in a quiet,dark room.

FRIEND AND ENEMY

2008-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies.

JUDGEMENT:

Be wary of friends - they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact you have more to fear from friends than enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.

Stress Experiences

2008-11-15T06:48:00.000-08:00

YOU EXPERIENCE STRESS BECAUSE:-

You are a quitter?
You cannot control your temper?
You fear other people will criticize you?
You dont like to involve in group activities?
You dont seem to be able to make decision?
You never think positive?
You suffer from inferiority complex?
You cannot handle life situations?

CAN YOU CHOOSE ONE? IF YES...YOU DO HAVE STRESS...MANAGE IT BEFORE IT EATEN YOU UP.

The Monolog

2008-11-15T06:33:00.000-08:00

The day has past, and here I am...thinking about my future. My life, my family, my best friend, my love and my career. I want...to have a normal life...like many others married, happy and success. I have struggle but maybe not enough, I pray and also still not enough...there are many things that I want in life. Its weird to have someone you love so much and so perfect for you but still cannot be yours. Its also funny to work so hard but still you cant satisfy yourself...and people. Its also sad when you put trust on someone who you always think is your most special friend but betray you...It seems all has gone wrong. It is easy to forgive but never easy to forget. BUT...life goes on...

The unfinished business

2008-11-15T06:24:00.000-08:00

The day I received a phone call... from Pn. Sakinah was the day that I thought I already can enjoy my holiday. My assignment hasn't complete yet,she said...there two more assignments for Theatre In TESL...the performance (drama) and the monolog. The lecturer want to see us perform online by Monday and it was Thursday. God knows hows my heart was, beating so fast as I can hear it tru my ears. That time, my school have two important meetings...the question is....how am I going to survive this test?....Time is my greatest enemy now.

The Final Exam

2008-10-27T07:53:00.000-07:00

Its coming to the Final Exam for this semester. I have finished sending all my assignment to my centre and just waiting for a better marks. The exam will be held in Keningau District, almost 200km from KK, so every time I'm going for my exam, I need to travel a long way. Its fine with me, I hope that I am still strong enough to face few semester more. Happy Deepavali to all Indian in Malaysia specially to my Indian friends and teachers.

The 'Thesis Statement'

2008-10-19T06:59:00.000-07:00

Presenting a position paper is one of our assignment with Dr. Malachi. Before this I never experienced on how to do the 'position paper' and even knowing what is it. With the help of my tutor, Mr. Florence, I manage to get some information and guidance to do my assignment.

A thesis statement are:-

tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.
is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.
directly answers the question asked of you.
makes a claim that others might dispute.
is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presentsyour argument to the reader.

My students and me

2008-10-19T06:53:00.000-07:00

I love my students, with all the trouble they have they still be able to smile and have fun. (we are having birthday party of one of them)

'The son of the turtle spirit'

2008-10-19T06:23:00.000-07:00

The story begin with a turtle who lived in a pond, he change himself into a human form just to tackle a beautiful maiden he saw upon the window. Once he change his figure into a handsome young man, he come to the maiden's room every nights. Until one day she became pregnant with the turtle baby. When the maiden's mother find out about her daughter situation, she complot with her daughter to discover where is the young man comes from. After they found out about the turtle, the maiden father killed him and throw his bone away. The maiden kept the turtle bone to remind her about him.

Years after, her son has grown up. He didn't get proper love from his grandparents because they still think that he is the son of the turtle spirit after all. Until one day, the boy decided to gain money from a rich man who wanted to bury his father deep in the river where a mud dragon is. The boy who have the ability to swim and dive longer then any human told his mother about it. The mother remember about her husband bone she kept and ask her son to bring it with him to be buried in the river too.

The boy bring along his father's bone and throw it onto the dragon's mouth and hung the bone of the rich man father on the dragon's horn. He rewarded for his work by the rich man whom doesn't know what he did.

The boy gradually change, he became 'quite out of the ordinary' and 'cleverer then anyone else'. Finally in the end of the story, the boy become the Emperor and the rich man son as his minister.

My Journey

2008-10-19T06:09:00.001-07:00

Its begin on 2004, when I decided to further my study (PJJ) in UPM. I choose to take TESL as it was my major during my teachers learning. I never thought that I have so much to sacrifice and there are so many things that I have to face in that journey. I have to travel almost 200 km every weeks and another hundreds km to sit for my exam. At the beginning, there are five of us in the class, but now there are only the two of us, sitting for this course in Kota Kinabalu. Thanks to our dedicate tutors, they support and help us a lot every semester and in every steps. There are few things left to get thru with, the 'F' papers and the practical. I pray everyday for the success of the two of us. Everyone has their own experiences and struggles, never said that yours is the worst.

My School

2008-10-19T05:58:00.000-07:00

I am teaching in SRK St. James Kudat for nearly six years now. Kudat situated about 200 km from Kota Kinabalu. Its a rural town right at the tips of Borneo. Life as a teacher in this small town isn't so easy, the students in here still struggling just to walk to school every morning. I tried to give the best of me as their teacher, trying to make them experienced what is the meaning of learning and bring them out for a moment from the hard life they have at home as most of them come from broken family, parents without job, living in poverty and even some not knowing their parents. Some of my students work after school, washing dishes, cloths, picking coconuts and even fishing. Can we ever imagine,that there are still a community like this in Malaysia?

Today...

2008-10-19T05:16:00.000-07:00

Its only a few weeks before the final exam. It was a relief when Dr. Malachi stated that there will be no final exam for EDU 3234. I am in semester 8 now and experienced a lot to get through my study. There are still a lot to learn and a lot to face.