Book Review

Book Review Title--------------Hardy Boy Book Series

This book series is about two brother who are investigators and their friends often solving some mysteriously crimes which seemed unsolvable at first. This is an interesting book as it guides you through the happenings in detail and smakes you feel as if you were solving the mysteries with them. The mysteries at first seemed to lead to nowhere but as the story goes on, the mystery becomes more and more clear. As things begin to happen, there will be more and more clues, thus leading to the final culprit. This is a good book series and I strongly encourage you to read this book series.

Limmerick

Lag Mac

There was a boy called Mac
Who was very lag
His brain was so lag
That he was so frightened by a clap
And a pencil lead
That it made him mad
Till he could not add



Chong Chee Yuan

Learning Reflections

For this year, I have learnt many things. They are as follows

1)Lamb to the slaughter.

The things that we are required to do for the test is much harder than I have expected. At the beginning of the year, I thought that it would be like our primary school's questions like the comprehensions and MCQs. Then until I have learnt about Language Arts, I was beginnig to feel that the standards here was much higher and we had to do many writing and no MCQ questions at all.

2) Reading Books (Village by the Sea)

Actually, it had not expected the test to be about the book as I had thought that it was just for our reading interest. However, as soon as I knew it was to be taught ands tested, I read through the whole book in detail, not just browsing through. I also learnt about the ABC/SEE format which is really useful.

3)Poetry

I have never encountered poems before and thus has many difficulties with poetry. I feel that poetry is a tough part of Language Arts as poetry requires many understanding and analysis of the poem to fully grasp the true meaning of the poem, thus making it so difficult to master the subject of poetry.

Online learning

The poem I chose is Snapshotland

1)Done

2) -Camera
-Photo
-Snapshot
-People and things in photos
-Happy things in photos
-Happy peoples

3) Done

4) -"Nobody in Snapshotland grows old unless they want to"
-"No one dies, ever"
-"everything is always right"

5) -"same sea-shore"
-"the sun shines all day long and every day in Kodachrome or sepia on sandboys and sandgirls who never stop smiling"
-"It is the promised land where people sit with flasks of tea on smooth sand by a flat sea and smile and smile and smile."

6) -Sand, Sea, Dolphin, Sea-shore
-Happy, Smile, Love, Delight, Pleasure,

7) Every paragraph is talking about one photo.

8) It is talking about different kinds of photo depicting different things but all of them are about happy things.

9a) poet
9b)in general
9c)sincere
9d)He sounds happy
9e)To let the reader know that it is about photos in the poem
9f)They are all happy

10)He intend to tell the readers that photos are meant to be happy, at least his photos.

Life Metaphor

Life is an essay, writing down different types of happenings, making them filled with interesting stories.

Going through the essay, you will come to find many sad, angry, happy stories

Which reminds you of your moments in life.

While the author of this essay is you, you control what is written in it

School Days (Poem)

School Days

The days when i was 1.2 meter tall
I got good grades
with no stress at all
and got really good mates

Monday we had good times with football
When John kicked the ball onto Tom's head
With Tom's groan
he got a first aid

When I reached home
my shoe turned from white to black
and got my mother's moan
With a hard cane on the back

Chong Chee Yuan

Peotry

Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky

Be glad your nose is on your face,

not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.

Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.

Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.

Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.

Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!

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Figurative Language can be split into these forms:

Simile: None in the poem
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Metaphor: None in the poem
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Personification: "Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,"

A nose would certainly not go through thick and thin and the poet write it this way as to express that the nose would stay on your face forever.

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Hyberbole: "Within your ear, your nose would be

an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze."

Even if your nose is in your ear and you sneeze, your brain will certainly not rattle and it will not be a catastrophe as the "rattling" would only last for a little amount of time. This is exaggeration but the poet choose to write it this way to show how fortunate are we to have our nose on our face.

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Reason why I like this poem:

I think that the main purpose of the poet writing this poem is to tell us about how fortunate are we to have our nose on our face. He also tries to explain that we must be satisfied that there are many other things in life that we have and that we must be satisfied with what we have and not be still unsatisfied. This is telling the readers to not take things for granted. This is also tell the readers to treasure whatever ever they have.

World Book Day

World Book Day is recognised by over 100 countries around the world. It will be celebrated on 4th March 2010 and its purpose is to encourage reading and a love of books in children. I feel that World Book Day is indeed a good event as it reminds people that books are good for child and adults both alike and it can encourage us to read more books, thus gaining more knowledge from books and not only from teacher. Without books, life might be meaningless for some of us as there would be nothing to do except for reading during free times.

Research on the Preparation of Chapathi and Jalebi

Roti and Chapati are Indian flatbreads. They are made on a flat top griddle or tawa. They are similar but there are subtle differences

1)Roti is made from whole-wheat bread
2), depending on the country and the cook, can be as thin as a "skin" or soft and pliable, closer to a pita

1)Chapati is made from very finely milled whole wheat
2) Chapati flour and tend to be thin and papery

Receipt of cooking of both chapathi and jaleb

Indian Roti or Chapati Recipe. (Unleavened Flat Indian Bread)

Ingredients: (makes 10 Rotis)

250 grams Whole Wheat Flour
1 tbsp Oil or Ghee (Clarified Indian Butter)
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
Water to knead the dough
More Whole Wheat Flour (for dusting the Rotis when rolling)

Method:

1)Take flour and add 1 tbsp oil.

2)Rub the flour between your palm

3)Add 1 tsp salt

4)Add water, a little at a time

5)Knead the flour to make a stiff dough

6)Cover the dough with cheese cloth and leave it for 30 minutes

7)Take a small portion of the dough and roll it into a smooth ball between your palms

8)Flatten the dough by pressing it in a seperate bowl of whole wheat flour

9)Dust the dough liberally on both sides with the flour

10)Use rolling pin to roll it evenly.

Cooking/Roasting the Roti or Chapati:

1) Heat a Tava or a flat Griddle, reduce the heat to medium and flip the rolled out Roti on the griddle. Cook it on one side for about 10-15 seconds and flip it over before you start to see big brown spots (undercooked). Cook on the other side for another 15-20 seconds or until you see brown spots to indicate the Roti is cooked on this side. Keep turning the Roti on the griddle so that it does not stick. Finally, flip the Roti again on the fist side and finish cooking for another 5-10 seconds. Alternatively, you can remove the Roti from the griddle and place the first side (undercooked) on a direct flame for 5-10 seconds to puff the Roti. Remove when the Roti is puffed and cooked.

Serve Rotis hot with any hot Indian vegetable or Curry. You can brush the Roti with a little hot Ghee or Oil for an authentic taste.

Journal Entry Form Hari

Dear Diary,

I am feeling really angry with Mr de Silva and his drunken father. Mr de Silva had insulted my father is a drunken, hopeless village man. But I knew that what he had said is true. My father drink toddy everyday and he does not do work.

Also, I wished that I could find a job, either in Bombay or in Thul, as long as I get a job to support my two siblings as my father does absoblutely nothing. i heard that they is a factory going to be built in the village which can give us jobs. But I do not realy belive it as I think that they will employ professionals to do the job, not us kids. So, I would rather go to the Bombay to work as a car-cleaner... if Mr de Silva remembered that he would give me the job.

Hari

Urbanisation Arrives in Thul

Due to the building of factories, people from Thul are protesting against the government for abundance of land to grow crops. Also, they are unhappy about the pollution of the seawater due to the pollutant given out by the factories that they could not catch healthy fishes to earn a living. They are going to find the Chief Minister, who does not want to meet the fishers and farmers from Thul. They did not even know how to cross the traffic lights! This is totally unbelievable. The government is proberly not going to take any action against this matter. However, time is needed to prove the facts.

Patrick reaction in each of these instances in the story

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Patrick opening the door, entering the room.
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Patrick's emotionless face when he revealed the truth to Mary Maloney
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Patrick fainted when he was hit on the head by the lamb's leg.

Reason for The Lady or the Tiger's Ending

I feel that she princess thinks that if she caould not have her lover with her, other people also cannot get him. But she also thinks that if her lover dies, she would be very sad forever and that her life is meaningless without her lover. And the only decision she can make is to die with her lover.(that is what I feel) So, I made this ending because of this.

The Lady or the Tiger's Ending

The people watching closed their eyes, waiting to see what wil happen in the end. The door opened slowly... A loud roar splintered the air. People gasped for air as they knew that the man was going to be eaten.

"Nooooo......" The man shouted as the tiger came out of the door, advancing towards the man. The man raced around the arena, screaming like a girl, though as brave as warrior. Eventually, he was pounced down by the tiger, and he had one, last look at the princess before closing his eyes. The tiger eventually ate himm up within seconds, leaving a pile of bones on the ground. Many people had shrieked at this, disappointed that such a good man would have died.
At this moment, the princess stood up and suddenly climbed the railing surrounding the arena and jumped down, before anyone realised what she was doing. "I have came to join you!" The princess shouted as she fell down. The tiger spotted her and ate her up, leaving the king in remorse.

My LA Composition

It was a pleasant day in school. I had just returned home with my friend-John, who had come to do project with me. Just as we were talking among ourselves, heavy drops of rain began dripping down the sky. It was a sunny day for the whole day and the least that I expected is that the clouds would turn dark. John and I began rushing back to my house as fast as our legs could carry us.

At last, we reached home safely, but wet with rain. I suggested that we should have a shower and John went to shower first. Just as John had finished his shower and I was about to have my turn, the whole sky turns dark as if there is a blackout in the sky.

Then, the ground began shaking vigorously. Frightened, John and I crawled below the table and looked around. The ground stopped shaking suddenly. Out of curiosity, I walked out of below the table, opened the door and looked around. A surprising scene greeted me. A giant octopus smashed me in the face with one of its many huge tentacles. I fell right back and cried for help. John saw the octopus and attempted to run out of the door, but failed as the octopus grabbed him up and threw he in the house again.

Quick as lightning, I sprinted to the kitchen and snatched a knife up. Then, I stabbed the octopus on the tentacle as blackish blood gushed out of it. Annoyed, the octopus turned onto me and swallow me whole into the stomach. I was very frightened at that time but I soon regained my calmness. Walking in the octopus stomach, I saw a huge round ball and I realized that I still had my knife with me. Naturally, I stabbed the knife into the huge round ball. I had just pulled out the knife when the octopus started to shrink. I realized that I had little time to make my way out as the stomach will squash me to death. I felt that my only way to survive is to kill the octopus... Or it is what I felt.

Quickly, I used the knife to make a hole in the stomach and tried to make a way out. After digging for about one minute, I saw light. I used the knife to make the hole bigger and soon climbed out of the hole, just in time too, as the octopus suddenly shrink to the original size.

When John saw me, he seems as if he had seen and alien and rushed towards to ask about what had happened to me. So, I related the whole happenings to him and he looked shocked, as if he did not belief it. After a few minutes, I called the police to come to my house to investigate what the creature is.

Although this kind of thing is rather exciting, I wished that it will not happen again.

Journal According to Mary Maloney point of view's

I am doing intrapersonal.

Oh, I had felt so regretful about killing him. Why had I done that? IF I am caught, I would be sent to jail or maybe even be hanged! Why destroy my life over a unfaithful husband. When he told me about the news, I was shocked. I tried to stop him, but I cannot do that. I was almost in an unconscious state when I hit him with the lamb's leg. I was not even thinking. Now I have killed him, I went to the grocer's shop to buy some things, looking cheerful as if notihnh had happened. It was an alibi. I also messed up the place. The stupid poilce did not even knew that they had eaten the murder weapon. Nut in the end, I had not been caught, and my life continues as usual...

Mary Maloney

Learning about what to blog about

From this lesson, I realised that blogging have so many rules that we should follow. I feels that it is very troublesome to follow those rules. But I would also follow them as it might be hurtful to others. For example, if I post a hutful remark of my friend, when he sees it, he would feel hurt. So, if we wishes to post those remarks, make a password in your blog so that others cannot see it.

How I Learned In The Past

From my test, I found out that I am kinaesthetic, logical and intrapersonal. I feel that my learning style is that I need to move around and learn things. I will also need to do the activities myself to learn it. I will do things in a group rather than by myself because it will be very lonely like that. I also needed number to help me. When the teacher talks in class non-stop, I will fell as if I cannot learn anything at all. If the teacher does activities with us, I will be interested in it and learn more.