Knowledge is Power... an interesting story

Effort .... Compliment to Bumi Gemilang for this article....
September 26th, 2010 admin

A giant ship engine failed. The ship’s owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship’s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

“What?!” the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!”

So they wrote the old man a note saying, “Please send us an itemized bill.”

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer…… ……… …….. $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap………. ……… …… $ 9, 998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

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RESEPI SERUNDING DAGING

1. Rebus daging hingga empuk
2. Masukkan dlm kuali.
3. Tambah
a. Santan
b. Bwg merah, putih
c. Halia
d. Serai,
e. Lengkuas
f. Cili kering blend
g. Rempah – jintan manis, putih, ketumbar
4. Didihkan dan Renihkan

Dangers of internet

Thursday September 23, 2010
Malaysian jailed in Singapore for ‘sexual grooming’

SINGAPORE: A man posed as a schoolgirl on a social networking site and cajoled an 11-year-old girl to do indecent acts in front of her webcam.

Unknown to the victim, Poong Foo Yun (pic), 25, a Malaysian, recorded her sexual acts, and later threatened to release the video onto the Internet if she did not comply with his instructions.

On Wednesday, the unemployed man was given a total of 19 months’ jail on three charges.

He had pleaded guilty to procuring a child to perform an indecent act; sexual penetration of a minor and sexual grooming in 2008.

Three other charges were taken into consideration when Poong was sentenced.

Pressing for a substantial jail term, DPP Kevin Yong cited several aggravating factors. He said Poong used the Internet to deceive the victim into believing that he was a 15-year-old girl when he was 23 at the time.

‘It is an aggravating factor because not only would he have the pleasure of viewing the footages repeatedly at his leisure, but also because he made use of the footages to issue a thinly veiled threat to release the videos onto the Internet if the victim did not comply with his instructions in the future.” DPP Kevin Yong said.

Poong, who was arrested at Redhill MRT station in October when he turned up to meet the victim, preyed on the young and vulnerable victim to satisfy his own lust, said the DPP. — Straits Times/ANN

B.ING TRIAL PMR PERLIS 2010

Section A: Guided Writing
[ 30 marks ]
[ Time suggested: 40 minutes ]

You received the following message from your friend.










English Language Society Recreation Club
• improve English language
• make new friends
• improve skills in Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing • more outings
• opportunities to learn new things
(compass reading etc)
• learn to love nature

Using the notes above, write a letter to your friend, stating your opinion and advice.

When writing your letter:
 you may use all the notes given
 elaborate on the given notes to make it more interesting
 add any other relevant information
 make sure it is not less than 120 words












12/2 [Lihat sebelah
SULIT
Section B: Summary
[10 marks]
[ Time suggested: 30 minutes ]


(Adapted from Sunday Star, March 2010)


Write a summary on what you must do when lightning strikes.

Your summary must:

• not be more than 60 words, including the 10 words given below
• be in continuous writing (not note form)
• be written in one paragraph

Use your own words as far as possible without changing its original meaning.

Begin your summary as follows:

When you first see lightning or hear thunder, you must……….




12/2 [Lihat sebelah
SULIT
Section C : Novel
[ 10 marks ]
[ Time suggested: 20 minutes ]


NOVELS

1. Potato People - Angela Wright
2. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
3. Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
4. The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope Hawkins
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson

Based on one of the novels above, write about a lesson learnt from the main character in the story.

Support your answer with evidence from the novel.

Your response should be:
 not less than 50 words
 in continuous writing (not in note form)




KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

















12/2 SULIT

Allah Knows Best by..... anonymous

ALLAH KNOWS BEST

ALLAH knows what’s best for us
So why should we complain
We always want the sunshine
But He knows there must be rain
We always want the laughter
And the merriment of cheer
But our hearts will lose their tenderness
If we never shed a tear

ALLAH tests us often
With suffering and with sorrow
He tests us not to punish us
But to help us meet tomorrow
For growing trees are strengthened
If they withstand the storm
And the sharp cut of the chisel
Gave the marble grace and form

ALLAH tests us often
And for every pain He gives to us
Provided we’re patient
Is followed by rich gain
So Whenever we are down
And whenever we feel
That everything is going wrong
It is just ALLAH’s way
To make our spirit strong …

THE PEARL : QUIZ - TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Quiz

1. Where is The Pearl set?

(A) Spain
(B) Mexico
(C) Cuba
(D) The United States


2. What stings Coyotito?

(A) A porcupine
(B) A hornet
(C) A scorpion
(D) A mosquito


3. With what does Kino offer to pay the doctor?

(A) Eight small pearls
(B) Five pieces of gold bullion
(C) Ten weeks of hard labor
(D) His canoe


4. How does Kino react when the doctor snubs him?

(A) He sulks
(B) He strikes the front gate with his fists, bloodying his knuckles
(C) He phones his lawyer
(D) He threatens the doctor with death


5. What does Juana use as a poultice for Coyotito's wound?

(A) Dry ice
(B) Peppermint
(C) Oatmeal
(D) Seaweed


6. How did Kino acquire his canoe?

(A) He built it
(B) He exchanged pearls for it
(C) He inherited it
(D) He stole it


7. For what does Juana pray when she in the canoe?

(A) A big pearl
(B) Rain
(C) Coyotito's health
(D) Sinners


8. Which of the following is not on the list of things Kino plans to buy with his newfound wealth?

(A) An education for Coyotito
(B) A sailboat
(C) A rifle
(D) A proper marriage in a church


9. How does the doctor treat Coyotito's scorpion wound?

(A) With a capsule filled with powder
(B) With a strange purple liquid
(C) By administering a shot
(D) By wrapping it in seaweed


10. Where does Kino hide the pearl during the night?

(A) In the doctor's safe
(B) In his sock
(C) Under the potted plant by the toolbox
(D) Beneath his sleeping mat


11. What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl?

(A) Santa Lucia
(B) La Paz
(C) Cadaques
(D) Tegucigalpa


12. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl?

(A) 5,000 pesetas
(B) 1,000 pesos
(C) 1,500 pesos
(D) Twenty pounds sterling


13. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino's pearl?

(A) It is too large
(B) It smells funny
(C) It is actually made out of beeswax
(D) It is stolen


14. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him?

(A) By panhandling and singing for money
(B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz
(C) By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl
(D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890


15. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl?

(A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions
(B) Throw it back into the sea
(C) Give it to Coyotito
(D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible


16. How does Kino react when Juana attempts to steal the pearl from him?

(A) He agrees with her that the pearl will only bring them evil
(B) He punches her in the head and then kicks her
(C) He leaves her for another woman
(D) He chases her down and persuades her to return the pearl to him


17. Why must Kino and his family flee from their neighborhood?

(A) Because Kino sets fire to a group of houses
(B) Because Kino steals a knife from his brother
(C) Because Kino makes advances on his brother's wife
(D) Because Kino kills a man


18. Where do Kino and Juana first take refuge after their house burns down?

(A) In a cave by the beach
(B) In their canoe
(C) At Juan Tomás's house
(D) In the forest


19. Where do Kino and Juana flee to escape the trackers?

(A) Down the river
(B) Up the mountain
(C) Through the vale
(D) To their underwater lair


20. What does Kino do to conceal himself from the trackers?

(A) He dons camouflage
(B) He strips naked
(C) He cuts his hair
(D) He grows a moustache


21. For what do the trackers mistake Coyotito's cry?

(A) A coyote's cry
(B) An owl's screech
(C) A cat's meow
(D) A bat's shriek


22. How does Kino rid himself of the trackers?

(A) He wrestles them into submission
(B) He outruns them
(C) He hides until they have lost his trail
(D) He kills them


23. How does Coyotito die?

(A) He falls off a cliff
(B) He is shot
(C) A scorpion poisons him
(D) He starves


24. What does Kino do with the pearl at the novella's end?

(A) He donates it to charity
(B) He sells it to the highest bidder
(C) He buries it in his brother's house
(D) He throws it back into the sea


25. What is the first pearl dealer's nervous habit?

(A) He manipulates a coin in his hands
(B) He twiddles his thumbs
(C) He taps his foot
(D) He chain-smokes

SOURCE : UNKNOWN

The Pearl - Plot overview

Plot Overview

Kino, Juana, and their infant son, Coyotito, live in a modest brush house by the sea. One morning, calamity strikes when a scorpion bites Coyotito.

Hoping to protect their son, Kino and Juana rush him into town to the doctor.

When they arrive at the doctor's gate, they are turned away because they are poor natives who cannot pay him enough.

Later that same morning, Kino and Juana take their family canoe, an heirloom, out to the estuary to go diving for pearls.

Juana makes a poultice for Coyotito's wound, while Kino searches the sea bottom.

Juana's prayers for a large pearl are answered when Kino surfaces with the largest pearl either of them has ever seen. Kino lets out a triumphant yell at his good fortune, prompting the surrounding boats to circle in and examine the treasure.

In the afternoon, the whole neighborhood gathers at Kino's brush house to celebrate his find. Kino names a list of things that he will secure for his family with his newfound wealth. These include a church wedding, an education for his son__________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

The neighbors marvel at Kino's boldness and wonder if he is foolish or wise to hold such ambitions.

Toward evening, the local priest visits Kino to bless him in his good fortune and to remind him of his place within the church.

Shortly thereafter, the doctor arrives, explaining that he was out in the morning but has come now to cure Coyotito. He administers a powdered capsule and promises to return in an hour.

In the intervening period, Coyotito grows violently ill, and Kino decides to bury the pearl under the floor in a corner of the brush house.

After the doctor returns, he feeds Coyotito a potion to quiet his spasms. When the doctor inquires about payment, Kino explains that soon he will sell his large pearl and inadvertently glances toward the corner where he has hidden the pearl. This mention of the pearl greatly intrigues the doctor, and Kino is left with an uneasy feeling.

Before going to bed, Kino reburies the pearl under a stone in his fire hole.

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That night, he is roused by an intruder digging around in the corner. A violent struggle ensues, and Kino's efforts to chase away the criminal leave him bloodied.

Terribly upset by this turn of events, Juana proposes that they abandon the pearl, which she considers an agent of evil.

The next morning, Kino and Juana make their way to town to sell the pearl. Juan Tomás, Kino's brother, advises Kino to be wary of cheats.

Indeed, all of the dealers conspire to bid low on the pearl. Kino indignantly refuses to accept their offers, resolving instead to take his pearl to the capital.

That evening, as Kino and Juana prepare to leave, Juan Tomás cautions Kino against being overly proud.

Juana repeats her wish to be rid of the pearl. Kino silences her, explaining that he is a man and will take care of things.

In the middle of the night, Juana steals away with the pearl. Kino wakes as she leaves and pursues her, apprehending her just as she is poised to throw the pearl into the sea.

He tackles her, takes the pearl back, and beats her violently, leaving her in a crumpled heap on the beach.

As he returns to the brush house, a group of hostile men confronts him and tries to take the pearl from him. He fights the men off, killing one and causing the rest to flee, but drops the pearl in the process.

As Juana ascends from the shore to the brush house, she finds the pearl lying in the path. Just beyond, she sees Kino on the ground, next to the dead man.

He bemoans the loss of the pearl, which she presents to him. Though Kino explains that he had no intention to kill, Juana insists that he will be labeled a murderer.

They resolve to flee at once. Kino rushes back to the shore to prepare the canoe, while Juana returns home to gather Coyotito and their belongings.

Kino arrives at the shore and finds his canoe destroyed by vandals.

When he climbs the hill, he sees a fire blazing, and realizes that his house has burned down.

Desperate to find refuge, Kino, Juana and Coyotito duck into Juan Tomás's house, where they hide out for the day.

Relieved that the three did not perish in the blaze, as the rest of the neighborhood believes, Juan Tomás and his wife, Apolonia, reluctantly agree to keep Kino and Juana's secret and provide shelter for them while pretending to be ignorant of their whereabouts.

At nightfall, Kino, Juana, and Coyotito set out for the capital. Skirting the town, they travel north until sunrise and then take covert shelter by the roadside.
They sleep for most of the day and are preparing to set out again when Kino discovers that three trackers are following them.

After hesitating briefly, Kino decides that they must hurry up the mountain, in hopes of eluding the trackers. A breathless ascent brings them to a water source, where they rest and take shelter in a nearby cave.

Kino attempts to mislead the trackers by creating a false trail up the mountain. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito then hide in the cave and wait for an opportunity to escape back down the mountain.

The trackers are slow in their pursuit and finally arrive at the watering hole at dusk. They make camp nearby, and two of the trackers sleep while the third stands watch.

Kino decides that he must attempt to attack them before the late moon rises. He strips naked to avoid being seen and sneaks up to striking distance.

Just as Kino prepares to attack, Coyotito lets out a cry, waking the sleepers. When one of them fires his rifle in the direction of the cry, Kino makes his move, killing the trackers in a violent fury.

In the aftermath, Kino slowly realizes that the rifle shot struck and killed his son in the cave.

The next day, Kino and Juana make their way back through town and the outlying brush houses.

Juana carries her dead son slung over her shoulder. They walk all the way to the sea, as onlookers watch in silent fascination.

At the shore, Kino pulls the pearl out of his clothing and takes one last, hard look at it. Then, with all his might, under a setting sun, he flings the pearl back into the sea.

LETTER OF COMPLAINT BY toraipsi

Letter of Complaint: More Sample Essay and tips on elaboration of points

Your class is unhappy with your school canteen. As the monitor of your class, you have been asked to write to your principal, to complain about the following:

- food left uncovered
- attract many flies
- food served is stale
- food too expensive
- oily plates and cups
- rude workers
- workers not properly attired
- dustbins not cleared daily
- same menu daily

In your letter, you would also like to offer three suggestions from your classmates:
- stringent checks
- cheaper food
- serve a variety of food

When writing the letter, you should remember:

- to set out the letter correctly
- to include all the points given
- to write in paragraphs.
(35 marks)

Look at the model answer below to revise the format of a formal letter and see how the points are elaborated.

The Class Monitor,
Form 5 Amanah,
SMK Kayu Ara Pasong,
82010 Pontian,
Johore.

Encik Juhair bin Jumaat,
The Principal,
SMK Kayu Ara Pasong,
82010 Pontian,
Johore.
11 OCTOBER 2009

Dear Sir,

Unsatisfactory School Canteen

On behalf of the students of 5 Amanah, I would like to lodge a complaint about the school canteen.

2. First and foremost, the food served is not covered and many flies can be seen hovering over the food. This may lead to food poisoning. Moreover, the canteen also serves stale food. The ‘nasi lemak’ turns bad by the time the upper forms have their recess. Last week, a few of us had diarrhoea after consuming food from the canteen.

3. Apart from that, the food is also too expensive. A small plate of fried mee costs RM1.50 and many poor students cannot afford it. Besides that, the canteen serves the same menu daily. The students are bored with fried rice and fried mee every day.

4. Another complaint is that the cups and plates are oily and not washed properly. The workers are also not appropriately attired although they have been told to wear aprons and caps. Moreover, these workers are rude to students. They shout at us and use foul language whenever they get angry. They also do not clear the dustbins and rubbish daily. This is very unhygienic. As a result, there is a foul stench whenever we eat in the canteen.

5. Thus, we would like to suggest that the school authorities make stringent checks on the canteen daily or weekly. They should also ensure that the canteen serves a variety of food at a reasonable price.

We would like to appeal to your sense of fairness and hope prompt action will be taken regarding these matters.

Yours faithfully,

(NORLISSA BT DUSUKI)
5 Amanah

Note how the points given are arranged into paragraphs and elaborated where needed.

The last paragraph states the action you want taken.

To elaborate on a point, you may:

- give a reason
- state one effect/outcome
- give details
- explain further with facts or statistics
- give an opinion


Let’s look at some examples from the sample essay.

1. food left uncovered - attract many flies

First and foremost, the food served is left uncovered and many flies can be seen hovering over the food. This may lead to food poisoning.

Since the two points are connected, group them in one sentence. It is all right if you do not wish to use the exact words given but you must stick to the original meaning when writing. The underlined sentence are elaborated by stating one possible effect of the flies.

Remember that you only need to give a sentence or a phrase. Do not elaborate more than three or four lines. You will be wasting your time and effort.

2. same menu daily

Besides that, the canteen serves the same menu daily. The students are bored with fried rice and fried mee every day.

The phrase “same menu” is elaborated by giving a few examples.
Can you identify more examples of elaboration and the methods used?

Pay attention to the structures in the sample essay above.

Notice how the use of First and foremost, Moreover, Apart from that, Besides that, Another complaint is and so on. These are transitional words and phrases which help to make the essay flow smoothly and to lead the reader from one point to another.

You can use many other transitional words and phrases to make your essay more cohesive.

1. To add to what you have just said: also, similarly, furthermore, in addition, then, moreover, in other words, in the same way
2. To use a specific example to support what you have said: For example, especially, for instance, to illustrate, as an illustration, such as
3. To show sequence: First and foremost, first, The second advantage is, Next, Another reason is, Lastly, Finally
4. To indicate that you are about to contrast what has just been said: but, on the other hand, yet, nevertheless, on the contrary, however
5. To indicate a conclusion: In conclusion, consequently, thus, therefore, in summary, therefore, as a result

Posted by Toraipsi86um96 at 7:31 AM

The Pearl : In life , a person sometimes faces problems, how is this shown in the text you have read?

‘In life a person sometimes faces problems.’

How is this shown in the novel you have read? Support your answer with close reference to the text.

To answer the above question you need to ask yourself the following questions:
* Who is the character who faces problems?
* What are these problems?
* How many points must I provide?

The answer to the last question is relative. Due to time constraints, I suggest you provide at least three to five points.

Kino, the main character in the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck, is initially a contented man despite living in extreme poverty. He is satisfied with life although he is only a poor pearl diver whose only material possessions are a canoe and a brush house. He is not concerned about his lack of material comforts. Life is difficult but he is happy. However, all this changes very soon and he is plagued with problems.

The first problem Kino faces is lack of money. This problem surfaces when his only son Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. Desperate to save the life of his child, he goes to the doctor’s house to seek treatment. Unfortunately, he is denied treatment simply because he has no money to pay the doctor. Until this moment, his poverty, or rather lack of money has not been a problem. Now, he realises that he needs money to save his child. This is when he goes pearl diving because he does not want to take chances with his son’s life. Luckily, he finds a big pearl and he believes he will be able to solve his problem by selling the pearl. Unfortunately, things do not get better for him. Instead other problems crop up.

The second problem Kino faces is insincerity on the part of people around him. People who were disinterested in his life suddenly turn up at his doorstep. The priest, who has never been concerned about Kino or his family, now hopes that Kino will donate money to the church. Likewise, the doctor who had turned him away now comes to the settlement on the pretext of treating the baby. He deliberately poisons the baby and then gives him an antidote just to gain Kino’s confidence. Kino, who had no worries before, is now suspicious of the people around him. He is unsure of who he can trust. He even becomes suspicious of Juana who steals the pearl one night because she wants to get rid of the evil it has brought.

Another problem is Kino’s and his family’s safety. He is attacked not once but thrice by unknown people who are out to steal the pearl from him. During the first two attacks he suffers slight injuries but in the third attack he accidentally kills a man.

This leads to even bigger problems because he has no choice but to flee the village as no one will believe him that he killed the man in self defence.

More problems surface when his brush house is burnt by people searching for the pearl. He knows that whoever is after him will not leave his family alone. Worse still, his precious canoe is damaged to prevent him from escaping by sea. He is left with no choice but to flee the village.

Unfortunately, Kino faces more problems when he flees the village. Even as he is fleeing, he is pursued by three trackers, two on foot and one on horseback. Kino has to go to extreme lengths to cover his tracks to ensure his family’s safety. He knows that the trackers will not spare his family even if they find the pearl. Kino knows that he has no choice but to kill his trackers to safeguard his family. He takes a great risk by singlehandedly taking on his pursuers using only a knife as a weapon. Unfortunately, during the struggle with the three attackers, a bullet is accidentally fired from the rifle killing his beloved son. With the death of his son, Kino has nothing to look forward to. Finally, he returns to his village unafraid of the consequences.

It is clear from the evidence above that Kino faces many problems, with each problem getting worse than the one before it. Eventually, these problems have a terrible effect on him.
Posted by Toraipsi86um96 at 3:35 PM
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The Pearl - SAMPLE ANSWER Q.34 PAPER 2 ENG 1119

NOVEL – THE PEARL

WHICH NOVEL WOULD YOU RECOMMEND YOUR FRIEND TO READ AND WHY.
WHICH NOVEL DO YOU FIND INTERESTING. GIVE REASONS WHY YOU THINK IT IS INTERESTING.

“The Pearl” is a novel that everyone should read because it is very interesting and teaches some valuable lessons about life.
“The Pearl” tells the story of Kino, his wife, Juana and their son, Coyotito . Kino is a poor Mexican-Indian fisherman who lives near the town of La Paz .The story tells of what happens to Kino and his family before and after they find a large pearl. The poor family hopes to have a better life after they find the pearl. But their hope is lost by the greed and unkind behaviour of other human beings. As a result the pearl only brings loss of property, death and sadness.
The novel is both easy and interesting to read. The language is also not very difficult. The story also offers a lot of important messages that we can learn. We learn about human nature as demonstrated through the actions of Kino and his family as well as the doctor, the pearl buyers and the priest. We also learn to appreciate the happiness that we have in our lives.

WRITE ABOUT A LESSON ABOUT LIFE YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THE NOVEL

The thing I like most about the novel is the message or theme it conveys. These have helped me learn some valuable lessons about life.
The novel helps me understand many important things about human behaviour. Kino and Juana are poor people but they never think of cheating anyone to get a better life. The place all the hope on finding a large pearl that would make them rich. In the search for a better life they do not consider the matter of happiness. They assume that when they are rich they will still be happy.
The novel also shows me how sometimes people who are already rich keep wanting more wealth. This is demonstrated by the behaviour of the doctor and the pearl buyers who try to cheat Kino. They are very greedy.
The story teaches me that happiness does not always come from wealth. Kino and his family are poor but happy before they find the pearl. The pearl that they thought would bring happiness only brings sorrow. The story also shows how human beings can be greedy and cruel to the extent that they are willing to kill. I think I have learned a lot from the messages and themes in this story.
CHARACTERS
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTER IN THIS NOVEL.
My favourite character in the novel “the Pearl” is Kino. Kino is also one of the major characters in the novel.
Kino is a poor Mexican –Indian fisherman. He is young and strong. He is also a very sensitive and emotional person. This is shown by the fact that everything he sees does or feels is represented by a song in his mind. He lives in a small brush house with his wife, Juana and son, Coyotito. His main hope is to find a pearl that would make them rich one day. The novel shows the hardship the family encounters day to day.
I like this character because he is presented as a complete character. He is strong but sensitive, and he displays the emotions of a real human being. Kino is a good husband, father and brother. On many occasions, he fights off attackers who wish to harm him and his family in order to steal their pearl. His anger is also shown when the greedy doctor refuses to treat his child for the scorpion bite. He also shows that he is a responsible husband and father by working very hard to take care for the family.
I like this character very much and feel sad that he and his family do not get a better life in the end.



JUANA
Juana is a good wife to Kino . She looks after the needs of the family and takes good care of their child, Coyotito. The novel shows that she can bear physical hardship even better than Kino.
She is described as being “like a strong man” and she hardly cries when she is beaten by Kino for throwing away the pearl. She is always there to help her husband. Sometimes, she also makes important decisions at moments of hardship.
When Coyotito is stung by the scorpion, she decides that they should go to the doctor’s house.
On occasions, when Kino is overcome by indecision or emotions, she takes control and decides what they should do. This is noticeable when Kino kills an attacker in the dark and when they spot the people tracking them.
Juana faces many instances of hardship in the novel. However, she always tackles hardship with inner strength, courage, calmness and dignity.

CHOOSE A CHARACTER WHOM YOU THINK IS BRAVE IN THE NOVEL YOU HAVE STUDIED . GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE.

The Pearl presents many examples of the courage and bravery of poor people. The character who demonstrates a lot of bravery in this novel is Juana.
Juana’s courage and bravery is not demonstrated in her physical ability alone. She is brave in many ways and for many reasons. Juana is strong both physically and mentally. She is brave in her ability to make important decisions when her husband cannot.; When Coyotito is ill form the scorpion bite, she makes the important decision to take him to the doctor’s house. When the family encounters the trackers following them, she tells Kino that they should not split up. She is also prepared to take matters into her own hands when necessary.
When she feels that the pearl is evil and only brings hardship to the family, she attempts to throw it back to the sea. Even when Kino beats her up for this act, she does not cry. She is also brave in following her husband into the night in their attempt to get away from the trackers. Even in the end, when her son is killed, she stands by her husband’s side.
Juana’s characteristics described here show that she is indeed a brave and courageous woman. She is brave in facing up to both physical and emotional hardship.


DESCRIBE A CHARACTER THAT YOU DISLIKE. / a character who is unkind.
The novel “The Pearl” contains many characters. Some of these aracters like Kino, Juana and Juan Thomas are positive while others like the doctor, the buyers and the priest are negative. The character I dislike most in this novel is the doctor.
The doctor lives in the town of La Paz. He is rich and is only interested in providing service to people who can pay for his service. He lives in a big and luxurious house. From the very first introduction, the doctor comes across a proud, self-centred and cold-hearted man.
When Kino brings the scorpion-bitten Coyotito to him for treatment, the doctor turns him and the child away because Kino does not have money to pay him. The incident is even more disgusting because he does not have the courage to tell that to Kino himself. He asks his servant to do the job for him.
He also shows himself to be a hypocrite and a pretender. When he finds out about Kino’s pearl, he goes to Kino’s house pretending that he is very concerned about Coyotito’s health. He also makes Coyotito sick by giving him some medication . He then returns and cures Coyotito when the child’s condition worsens.
I dislike this character because a doctor is supposed to always help people but this doctor is only interested in money and himself.



THEMES

WEALTH DOES NOT ALWAYS ASSURE HAPPINESS./ HAPPINESS DOES NOT ALWAYS COME FROM WEALTH.
Kino discovers a large pearl which he thought would make him rich. But this is not true. The pearl only brings him hardship and sorrow. He becomes the prey of many people; the doctor, the priest, the pearl buyers, cheats and thieves. In the end Kino loses his only son who is killed by a tracker. He and Juana are in despair because it was for the son that they sought a better life. Finally, Kino and Juana throw the pearl back into the sea.
Kino and his family are poor but happy before they find the pearl. The pearl that they thought would bring happiness only brings sorrow.

GREED
Kino’s son , Coyotito is bitten by a scorpion but he is refused treatment by a greedy doctor. This shows the reader how uncivilized and greedy some rich people can become. But when he finds out about Kino’s pearl, he quickly goes to Kino’s house pretending that he is very concerned about Coyotito’s health.
In this novel , the people who are already rich keep wanting more wealth. This is demonstrated by the behaviour of the doctor and the pearl buyers who try to cheat Kino.
The attackers and trackers attempt to steal the pearl from Kino. The pearl buyers plan to cheat Kino into selling the pearl at a very low price.

HOPE
The Pearl tells us the story of the hopes and aspirations of a poor fisherman and his family. To Kino’s family, the pearl represents hope for a better future. But Kino and his family make the mistake of placing all their hopes on a single object. This object if stolen or lost would mean that their hopes would be lost as well.
The poor family hopes to have a better life after they find the pearl. Kino hopes to get married in a church, buy new clothes for the family, get a rifle and a harpoon and send Coyotito to school. But his hope is lost by the greed and unkind behaviour of other human beings. As a result the pearl only brings loss of property, death and sadness.

When Kino finds the pearl, everyone hopes for something from it. To the priest, it means help for his church. His attitude towards Kino and the Indians shows that he really looks down on them yet he is willing to go to them when he wants money.
The doctor’s attitude towards the pearl shows greed and hypocrisy. The news about Kino finding the pearl immediately changes the doctor’s attitude to him. He sees himself in Paris, sitting in a restaurant waiting for a waiter to serve him wine.
The pearl buyers hope to buy the pearl cheaply. The shopkeepers think of the goods that have not sold well. The villagers hope that Kino’s wealth will indirectly change their lives for the better.

OPPRESSIONS OF THE POOR
The doctor and the priest are people who are supposed to always help the poor and helpless but this novel shows us even these people are oppressing the poor people. The rich people in the town always treat the poor people badly. The doctor refuses to treat Coyotito fo a scorpion bite because Kino had no money to pay for the treatment.
When Kino tries to sell the pearl, the buyers conspire and offer to buy the pearl at a very low price.

VIOLENCE
Violence comes as a result of the various attempts to steal the pearl from Kino. It begins with a simple attempt in the brush hut and Kino hurting the attacker. It ends with Kino killing the three trackers. As men’s greed grows, so does the violence. Kino also attacks Juana, his loving wife ,when she tries to get rid of the pearl.

LOVE FOR THE FAMILY
Juana loves her family very much. This is shown by the way she reacts when Coyotito is bitten by the scorpion. She makes the decision to take him to the doctor’s house for treatment.
She does not really care about the pearl. Her interest is more for the safety of her husband and son. When she finds that the pearl causes the family hardship, she decides to throw it into the sea.
When the family is running away from the trackers, Kino suggests that they split up so that he can lead the trackers away from his wife and son but Juana refuses. Her actions can be seen as her wish to keep the family together.
At the end of the novel, though Juana feels regret for what has happened to Coyotito who is killed by a tracker, she still stands by her husband.
Juana’s actions throughout the novel demonstrate love for her family. These prove that the family is the love of her life.
Juan Tomas and Kino have a strong bond. Juan Tomas is Kino’s only supporter and friend. The family bond is extended to include Apolonia and Juan Tomas’s four children. When Kino is in trouble, Juan Tomas and his whole family are there to offer their help and support.

SACRIFICE
Juana is willing to throw the pearl into the sea in order to bring peace back to her home and keep her family safe.
Kino offers to lead the trackers away to that Juana and Coyotito will be safe.
Finally Kino throws away the pearl (and his dreams ) in the end in order to become once again the kind and simple man he was in the beginning.

APPEARANCE VERSUS REALITY
The pearl usually represents everything that is good and pure but in this story, it represents the worst of human greed. Kino believes selling the pearl will make his dreams come true. However , he finds that it becomes an evil thing as people try to steal it from him. He is forced to commit the worst evil of all, that is, killing other men. His son, Coyotito, is also killed as a result. In the end, the pearl which seems to represent wealth is a source of evil. And Kino realizes that it is not as important as the real jewels – his happy family and his simple life.

SYNOPSIS

The novel tells the story of Kino and his family. Kino is a poor Mexican-Indian fisherman who lives near the town of La Paz. The family’s poverty causes them a lot of hardship. This is demonstrated when his son, Coyotito is refused treatment by a greedy doctor because Kino does not have money to pay for it.
When Kino finds a large pearl, he thought that all his troubles would be over. Unfortunately, this is not true. He and his family face many more hardship because of the pearl.
The pearl only brings him hardship and sorrow. He becomes the prey of many people; the doctor, the priest, the pearl buyers, cheats and thieves. Many people try to steal the pearl from him. They even burn down the family’s house. Kino accidentally kills a thief in one of the fights. The family fear persecution and decide to run away from the village. In the mean time they hide in Juan Thomas’ house. He leads the villagers to believe that Kino and his family are dead.
In the end Kino loses his only son who is killed by a tracker. He and Juana are in despair because it was for the son that they sought a better life. Finally, Kino and Juana throw the pearl back into the sea.

THe Pearl : Lessons learnt from a character

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
THE PEARL. What are the valuable lessons you have learnt fro the novel? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

In the novel ,The Pearl, I have learnt two valuable lessons from the character Juana.
I learnt that being a loving. Protective and responsible parent is important. In the novel She really takes care of baby Coyotito lovingly. When Coyotito is bitten by a scorpion, She quickly sucks the poison from the puncture. She insists that Coyotito must be brought to the doctor to be treated even though every one doubts the doctor will treat the baby because they are too poor to pay him.
Juana also teaches me to be sensible and rational. Unlike her husband and others, She is not over helmed by the pearl. All She wants from the pearl is to get money to seek treatment for Coyotito who is stung by a scorpion. When the pearl changes her husband from a mild. Loving father to a violent and desperate man, Juana decides to throw the pearl back into the sea, even though She knows Kino will be angry.

Group 2 (5C 2009)
Posted by Julia Abdul Muttalip at 8:35 AM
Labels: John Steinbeck, Latiff Mohidin, literature, SPM, The Pearl

THe Plot by J.A.M

Kino, Juana, and their infant son, Coyotito, live in a modest brush house by the sea. One morning, calamity strikes when a scorpion stings Coyotito. Hoping to protect their son, Kino and Juana rush him to the doctor in town. When they arrive at the doctor’s gate, they are turned away because they are poor natives who cannot pay enough.

Later that same morning, Kino and Juana take their family canoe, an heirloom, out to the estuary to go diving for pearls. Juana makes a poultice for Coyotito’s wound, while Kino searches the sea bottom. Juana’s prayers for a large pearl are answered when Kino surfaces with the largest pearl either of them has ever seen. Kino lets out a triumphant yell at his good fortune, prompting the surrounding boats to circle in and examine the treasure.

In the afternoon, the whole neighborhood gathers at Kino’s brush house to celebrate his find. Kino names a list of things that he will secure for his family with his newfound wealth, including a church wedding and an education for his son. The neighbors marvel at Kino’s boldness and wonder if he is foolish or wise to harbor such ambitions.

Toward evening, the local priest visits Kino to bless him in his good fortune and to remind him of his place within the church. Shortly thereafter, the doctor arrives, explaining that he was out in the morning but has come now to cure Coyotito. He administers a powdered capsule and promises to return in an hour.

In the intervening period, Coyotito grows violently ill, and Kino decides to bury the pearl under the floor in a corner of the brush house. The doctor returns and feeds Coyotito a potion to quiet his spasms. When the doctor inquires about payment, Kino explains that soon he will sell his large pearl and inadvertently glances toward the corner where he has hidden the pearl. This mention of the pearl greatly intrigues the doctor, and Kino is left with an uneasy feeling.

Before going to bed, Kino reburies the pearl under his sleeping mat. That night, he is roused by an intruder digging around in the corner. A violent struggle ensues, and Kino’s efforts to chase away the criminal leave him bloodied. Terribly upset by this turn of events, Juana proposes that they abandon the pearl, which she considers an agent of evil.

The next morning, Kino and Juana make their way to town to sell the pearl. Juan Tomás, Kino’s brother, advises Kino to be wary of cheats. Indeed, all of the dealers conspire to bid low on the pearl. Kino indignantly refuses to accept their offers, resolving instead to take his pearl to the capital. That evening, as Kino and Juana prepare to leave, Juan Tomás cautions Kino against being overly proud, and Juana repeats her wish to be rid of the pearl. Kino silences her, explaining that he is a man and will take care of things.

In the middle of the night, Juana steals away with the pearl. Kino wakes as she leaves and pursues her, apprehending her just as she is poised to throw the pearl into the sea. He tackles her, takes the pearl back, and beats her violently, leaving her in a crumpled heap on the beach. As he returns to the brush house, a group of hostile men confronts him and tries to take the pearl from him. He fights the men off, killing one and causing the rest to flee, but drops the pearl in the process.

As Juana ascends from the shore to the brush house, she finds the pearl lying in the path. Just beyond, she sees Kino on the ground, next to the dead man. He bemoans the loss of the pearl, which she presents to him. Though Kino explains that he had no intention to kill, Juana insists that he will be labeled a murderer. They resolve to flee at once. Kino rushes back to the shore to prepare the canoe, while Juana returns home to gather Coyotito and their belongings.

Kino arrives at the shore and finds his canoe destroyed by vandals. When he climbs the hill, he sees a fire blazing, and realizes that his house has burned down. Desperate to find refuge, Kino, Juana and Coyotito duck into Juan Tomás’s house, where they hide out for the day. Relieved that the three did not perish in the blaze, as the rest of the neighborhood believes, Juan Tomás and his wife, Apolonia, reluctantly agree to keep Kino and Juana’s secret and provide shelter for them while pretending to be ignorant of their whereabouts.

At nightfall, Kino, Juana, and Coyotito set out for the capital. Skirting the town, they travel north until sunrise and then take covert shelter by the roadside. They sleep for most of the day and are preparing to set out again when Kino discovers that three trackers are following them. After hesitating briefly, Kino decides that they must hurry up the mountain, in hopes of eluding the trackers. A breathless ascent brings them to a water source, where they rest and take shelter in a nearby cave. Kino attempts to mislead the trackers by creating a false trail up the mountain. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito then hide in the cave and wait for an opportunity to escape back down the mountain.

The trackers are slow in their pursuit and finally arrive at the watering hole at dusk. They make camp nearby, and two of the trackers sleep while the third stands watch. Kino decides that he must attempt to attack them before the late moon rises. He strips naked to avoid being seen and sneaks up to striking distance. Just as Kino prepares to attack, Coyotito lets out a cry, waking the sleepers. When one of them fires his rifle in the direction of the cry, Kino makes his move, killing the trackers in a violent fury. In the aftermath, Kino slowly realizes that the rifle shot struck and killed his son in the cave.

The next day, Kino and Juana make their way back through town and the outlying brush houses. Juana carries her dead son slung over her shoulder. They walk all the way to the sea, as onlookers watch in silent fascination. At the shore, Kino pulls the pearl out of his clothing and takes one last, hard look at it. Then, with all his might, under a setting sun, he flings the pearl back into the sea.
Posted by Julia Abdul Muttalip at 8:00 PM
Labels: Latiff Mohidin, literature, SPM, The Pearl

Resipi : IKAN MASAK LEMAK PEDAS

Ikan masak lemak
1. Bersihkan ikan.
2. Blend 8 biji cili api, 6 ulas bwg merah, 2 ulas bwg putih, 1 btg serai,
dua inci kunyit hidup(serbuk kunyit)
3. Masukkan bahan 2 kedlm periuk bersama asam keping, serbuk kunyit dan
santan dari ½ biji kelapa.
4. Kacau perlahan2 hingga mendidih.
5. Masukkan ikan, daun kunyit dan buah tomato.
6. Garam secukup rasa.

The Pearl : The struggles faced by Kino

The reason Kino and Juana wanted to find the pearl in the first place was to cure Coyotito's scorpion bite. When Kino first sees it though he notices a 'ghostly gleam' which might be interpreted as a foreshadowing of danger or a warning of bad things that might happen in the future. Kino doesn't pay attention to that and in fact after curing the baby he begins to get greedy. After a short while, a struggle begins. This is a struggle between Kino and the people around him, including the people from the town; between Kino and himself and also between Kino and the pearl.

The first struggle he faces is that people are starting to be jealous of his pearl. When Kino first finds it he thinks everybody in his village will be happy for him and his wife. Instead, people begin to have a strong and uncontrollable desire towards it. The pearl is very precious and valuable and for this reason someone attempts to steal it from Kino. After that episode Kino starts to realize that he can't fully trust anybody around him. His world is now dark and mysterious. Kino doesn't know who this person might be so he starts to create an outer shell around him. He feels suspicious of all the people near him, fearing them as well. As a reader I would suspect the doctor to be trying to steal the pearl but John Steinbeck creates a feeling of suspense by not revealing who it is. The struggle between the people and Kino is about power and desire for the pearl, something that both the people and Kino have.

There is also a harder struggle for Kino: the struggle within himself. Kino used to be a poor man who was content with what he had, even though it was very little. Kino had a simple and plain life, based on a daily routine that he loved. After he found the beautiful pearl though, he changes into another person. Now the more he has the more he wants. Kino also begins to listen to his wife less and less, and he becomes greedy and stubborn. This struggle is between the new Kino and the old one. The old one could also be considered as his instinct or inner voice. This side of Kino wants to throw the pearl away and return back to his normal life. His inner voice is telling him to break it and forget about the whole thing but when something happens such as when someone tries to steal it, the other side of him takes over. It makes him be aggressive and violent in any way to defend the pearl. This struggle is harder for Kino than the previous one because it's a battle against himself, which makes it also much harder to win.

The last struggle Kino has to fight is between him and the pearl itself. The author describes the pearl by writing that it has two sides. One of them is the happy side filled with hope, new clothing, learning and many other joyful things. The other side is the opposite: hateful, suspicious, untrusting and brutal. Kino finds it hard to decide which side to trust. At first he sees the wonderful part of it, including is son learning to read and write. After a short period of time Kino finds out about the ugly side of his pearl. The pearl causes Kino a lot of trouble and misadventures but still for a long time he keeps it. Kino acts in a way he never would have before having found the pearl but only realizes it after his son Coyotito dies. The struggle between the pearl and Kino is something to do with his feelings and emotions.

Kino and his family face many obstacles, some unpleasant, because of the pearl, this magnificent but also dreadful pearl that they had always dreamed of. There are many times when Kino has the possibility to throw the object of evil away, but he doesn't because the value, promise and fake beauty of the pearl have the power to change his mind. These struggles are challenging for Kino but he always, even if deep down, keeps his true feelings and emotions, which then save him from many other horrible things which the pearl could have caused.

written by Silvia 7DT

The Pearl : The struggles faced by Kino

In the book "The Pearl" there are many struggles that Kino faces. This all started when Kino found "The Pearl of the World", a pearl that is as big as a bird's egg, shiny and has a mysterious ghostly gleam. It is to bring fortune to Kino and his family, but till now it has only brought them chaos, as Kino has to be alert on who to trust and who to not trust.

Early In the book, Kino had a "temporary" enemy, a scorpion. Kino discovered a scorpion on the ropes of Coyotito's hanging box. Coyotito shook the rope and the scorpion fell off, landed on the baby's shoulder and struck.

"He threw it down and beat it into the earth floor with his fist, and Coyotito screamed in pain in his box. But Kino beat it and stamped the enemy until it was only a fragment and a moist place in the dirt. His teeth were bared and fury flared in his eyes and the Song of the Enemy roared in his ears."

Kino won this struggle, though his baby was poisoned.

Later, Kino and Juana rush to the city with Coyotito. They, and a following procession, marched to the doctor's place. But how can the doctor be Kino's enemy? Well, because,

"This doctor was not of his people. This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved and robbed and despised Kino's race, and frightened it too, so that indigene came humbly to the door."

So, if Kino's ancestors hated this race, there is no reason why Kino should like him.

"He could kill the doctor more easily than he could talk to him, for all of the doctor's race spoke to all of Kino's race as though they were simple animals." Kino spoke to the doctor's servant and told him that the baby had been stung by the scorpion, but the doctor refused to treat the baby.

"Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for "little Indians"? I am a doctor, not a veterinary."

Later, when Kino finds the pearl and returns home from the estuary, he gets an unexpected visit from the doctor. The fat, racist doctor apologises that he "wasn't in" when Kino had come and he tells Kino how to treat scorpion stings. Kino, knew that the doctor was going to trick him.

"He did not know, and perhaps the doctor did."

"He was trapped as his people were always trapped, and would be until, as he had said, they could be sure that the things in the books were really in the books."

The doctor gave Coyotito a white powder which Kino and Juana doubted strongly. When the doctor returned an hour later Kino lost this struggle because Kino couldn't trust or doubt the Doctor's advice so the Doctor had total control and could take advantage of Kino's lack of knowledge.

Kino had another enemy, an enemy he could never imagine. He could not understand why his ears were ringing with the "Song of the Enemy", when he approached. He was the Priest! But how can a priest, a holy person be an enemy? Well, maybe the Priest is greedy and could be planning to use money from the pearl to upgrade the church. Or, he might use the money for himself.

One of the main enemies of Kino is himself. After he finds the pearl, Kino no longer followed his instincts. Was this a smart move or a stupid move? In the first chapters he followed his instincts then later he resists. One example is throwing away the pearl. Deep down, Kino's instincts tell him to follow Juana's advice, and he knows that it is having the pearl which is responsible for all the attacks and misfortune.

"But Kino's face was set, and his mind and his will were set. "This is our one chance," he said." So Kino has chosen a path and it might be the right one, or it might be the wrong one.

These are a few of the struggles Kino faces. There are many others including Juana and The Pearl Buyers. When Kino chooses a path he can't go back and change it, so Kino is now under much pressure. Will Kino come out of this mess with what he wants, or will Kino come to his destruction.


by : Om 7T

Sonnet 18 - the analysis

ANALYSIS
temperate (1): i.e., evenly-tempered; not overcome by passion.
the eye of heaven (5): i.e., the sun.
every fair from fair sometime declines (7): i.e., the beauty (fair) of everything beautiful (fair) will fade (declines).
Compare to Sonnet 116: "rosy lips and cheeks/Within his bending sickle's compass come."
nature's changing course (8): i.e., the natural changes age brings.
that fair thou ow'st (10): i.e., that beauty you possess.
in eternal lines...growest (12): The poet is using a grafting metaphor in this line. Grafting is a technique used to join parts from two plants with cords so that they grow as one. Thus the beloved becomes immortal, grafted to time with the poet's cords (his "eternal lines"). For commentary on whether this sonnet is really "one long exercise in self-glorification", please see below.
Sonnet 18 is the best known and most well-loved of all 154 sonnets. It is also one of the most straightforward in language and intent. The stability of love and its power to immortalize the poetry and the subject of that poetry is the theme.
The poet starts the praise of his dear friend without ostentation, but he slowly builds the image of his friend into that of a perfect being. His friend is first compared to summer in the octave, but, at the start of the third quatrain (9), he is summer, and thus, he has metamorphosed into the standard by which true beauty can and should be judged.

The poet's only answer to such profound joy and beauty is to ensure that his friend be forever in human memory, saved from the oblivion that accompanies death. He achieves this through his verse, believing that, as history writes itself, his friend will become one with time. The final couplet reaffirms the poet's hope that as long as there is breath in mankind, his poetry too will live on, and ensure the immortality of his muse.
Interestingly, not everyone is willing to accept the role of Sonnet 18 as the ultimate English love poem. As James Boyd-White puts it:
What kind of love does 'this' in fact give to 'thee'? We know nothing of the beloved’s form or height or hair or eyes or bearing, nothing of her character or mind, nothing of her at all, really. This 'love poem' is actually written not in praise of the beloved, as it seems, but in praise of itself. Death shall not brag, says the poet; the poet shall brag. This famous sonnet is on this view one long exercise in self-glorification, not a love poem at all; surely not suitable for earnest recitation at a wedding or anniversary party, or in a Valentine. (142)
Note that James Boyd-White refers to the beloved as "her", but it is almost universally accepted by scholars that the poet's love interest is a young man in sonnets 1-126.
Sonnets 18-25 are often discussed as a group, as they all focus on the poet's affection for his friend.
For more on how the sonnets are grouped, please see the general introduction to Shakespeare's sonnets.
For more on the theme of fading beauty, please see Sonnet 116.
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References
Boyd-White, James. The Desire for Meaning in Law and Literature. Current Legal Problems. Volume 53. Ed. M. Freeman. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000.
Shakespeare, William. Shakespeare's Sonnets. Ed. Tucker Brooke. London: Oxford UP: 1936.
Shakespeare, William. The Works of Shakespeare. Ed. John Dover Wilson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1969.
Smith, Hallett. The Tension of the Lyre. San Marino: Huntington Library, 1981.
How to Cite this Article
Mabillard, Amanda. An Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. Shakespeare Online. 2000. (day/month/year you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/18detail.html >.

Sonnet 18 - paraphrase

SONNET 18 PARAPHRASE
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Shall I compare you to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate: You are more lovely and more constant:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, Rough winds shake the beloved buds of May
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: And summer is far too short:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, At times the sun is too hot,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; Or often goes behind the clouds;
And every fair from fair sometime declines, And everything beautiful sometime will lose its beauty,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; By misfortune or by nature's planned out course.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade But your youth shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor will you lose the beauty that you possess;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, Nor will death claim you for his own,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: Because in my eternal verse you will live forever.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long as there are people on this earth,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee. So long will this poem live on, making you immortal.

Pajeri Nenas

Pajeri Nenas.
1. 1 biji nenas (1/2 masak) – potong bulat dan rebus sebentar.
2. Tumis dalam ½ cawan minyak
a. 4 ulas bawang merah / b. 2 ulas bawang putih / c. 1 cm halia
d. 2 bunga cengkih/ bunga lawang / e. 1 cm kulit kayu manis.
3. Bila kuning dan wangi; masukkan :
a. 4 ulas bwg merah dan 2 ulas bwg putih – ditumbuk kasar
b. 1 cawan air,/ c. 1 paket rempah kari / d. Halia 1 cm.
4. Masak hingga pecah minyak.wangi.
5. Masukkan nenas dan gula – ½ cawan gula merah – masak hingga rempah wangi.
6. Masukkan
a. kerisik (drp ½ cawan kelapa) dan santan – 4 cawan kelapa parut + 4 cawan air.
7. Mendidih – masukkan garam dan gula. Pekat- tutup api.

My Recipe - Bubur Nasi - Kanji waktu berbuka puasa

Kanji / Bubur Nasi

1. Tumis bawang merah dan bahan rempah sup hingga kuning dan wangi, masukkan air.

2. Masak beras 1 cawan hingga kembang.

3. Masukkan :

a. serai 3 batang (dititik);

b. udang kering (150gm) - ditumbuk,

c. sedikit halba,

d. 1 ½ camca lada hitam – ditumbuk

e. 2 ketul besar ayam – dipotong halus2

f. Halia - 2cm

4. Kacau dan masukkan santan pekat – 1 senduk.

5. garam secukup rasa ; juga rencah hilal dan serbuk ikan bilis.

6. Bila masak /pekat – masukkan 2 tangkai daun bawang, daun sup dan bawang goreng ditabur atas bubur.

7. Boleh juga masukkan daun selum.

8. Kacau rata dan angkat.

Birthday Cake - Simple to make yet delicious..

Birthday Cake – sedap & simple

1. Ayak – 2 cawan tepung, 2 ½ camca teh baking powder, ½camca teh garam.
2. Dalam bekas lain, campurkan ¾ cawan susu pekat manis dan 1 ¼ camca esen
vanilla.. tambah air sedikit supaya tak pekat.
3. Didalam pengadun - Pukul / blend / Putar : ½ cawan margarine, 1 cawan gula.
4. Kemudian tambahkan 2 biji telur – putar lagi.
5. Campurkan bahan(1) dan (2) secara berselang seli kedalam bekas (3)/pengadun.
6. Minyakkan/ Lenserkan acuan dengan margerin, tabur gula dan tuangkan adunan.
7. Bakar pada oven 375 darjah celcius selama 30 -50 min.
8. Test dengan sebatang kayu sate atau pisau ..
Kek telah masak sekiranya tidak melekat pada batang/pisau tadi.

Cawan - guna cawan measurement

Resepi Raya - Rendang TOk

RESEPI : RENDANG TOK

1. 3 kg daging (lembu muda/ daging batang pinang) direndam dlm gula geret (7
keping).
2. Blend satu-satu bahan2 berikut : (blend asing):
a. Serai 9 batang besar
b. Halia 9 cm besar 2 jari
c. Lengkuas 10 cm 2 jarilas
d. Bwg besar sikit
e. Bwg merah 900gm,
f. Bwg putih 12 ulas
g. Cili kering di blend 2-3 senduk
h. Buah keras 2 plastik kecil
3. Masukkan adunan (1) kedalam kuali,dan juga bahan (2).
4. Bila wangi, masukkan jintan manis - 2 sudu besar mumbung.;jintan putih 1 sudu
5. Sedikit bunga lawang(3 kuntum) dan kayu manis (6cm)
6. Panaskan hingga pecah minyak/ berbau wangi..
7. Tambah santan pekat (santan pekat(1kotak besar)- anggaran 1 kilo daging - 3 biji
kelapa..
8. Tambah juga serbuk rencah hilal - 1 camca besar..
9. Juga kerisik 2 – 3 plastik kecil/ mangkuk kecil.
10. Secamca besar/mumbung rencah ikan bilis Knorr.
11. Garam 2 camca besar tidak mumbung / secukup rasa),
12. Masak hingga pekat

By: me....

Sambutan Ambang Kemerdekaan pada 30/8/2010

Ceramah Kemerdekaan

Sambutan Kemerdekaan 2010

Tokoh Kemerdekaan SMSTSP 2010

Tokoh Tahun Ini : Tn Hj Abu Bakar Bin Mat Jasin,

Tokoh Kemerdekaan SMSTSP 2010

Tokoh Tahun ini : Tn Haji Abu Bakar Bin Mat Jasin, PPN, AMN, PJK

Penyakit Batu karang - Beware..

Penyakit Batu Karang
(dari http://ligakampung.com/blog/penyakit-batu-karang/ )
Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera ..

Nampaknya baru-baru ini saya sedikit dikejutkan dengan berita seorang rakan saya yang mengidap penyakit batu karang .. Walaubagaimanapun beliau masih diperingkat awal.. Jadi sebagai seorang rakan, saya cuba untuk mencari sedikit informasi bagi membantu kesihatan beliau. Melalui carian di laman-laman web ini saya berkongsi pengetahuan yang ditulis..

Apa itu batu Karang
Batu Karang

” Batu yang terdapat dalam ginjal atau lebih dikenali dengan “Buah Pinggang” terjadi dari tumbuhan kristal halus dari beberapa jenis kimia. Kimia yang paling lumrah adalah kalsium oxalat, kalsium pospat dan yang kurang dikenali ialah asid uric, cystine dan magnesiam pospat ammonia.
Saiz batu karang ini ada yang halus seperti pasir dan boleh jadi sebesar bola golf. Kebanyakkan batu tumbuh membesar dalam ginjal, kemudian bergerak ke bawah ke dalam saluran kencing dimana ianya menjadi bertambah besar.
Kesulitan akan timbul apabila batu-batu menjadi terlalu besar yang mengakibatkan ganguan kepada perjalanan aliran air kencing. Ini boleh membawa kepada penyakit dimana kuman-kuman akan merebak. Gangguan dan/ atau perebakan kuman itu akan mengakibatkan kerosakan ginjal, jika tidak diubati segera.
“

PUNCA-PUNCA PENYAKIT / FAKTOR RISIKO

1) Ketidaksempurnaan dalam aliran saluran kencing
2) Terlalu banyak makan makanan laut yang mengandungi kandungan kimia yang tinggi
3) Kegagalan buah pinggang
4) Tahap metabolisme seseorang
5) Nanah yang mengeras akibat jangkitan kuman semasa kecil
6) Kekurangan pengambilan air minuman
7) Jangkitan parasit atau cacing di dalam pundi kencing

TANDA-TANDA / SIMPTOM

1) Sakit pada bahagian abdomen iaitu pada sisi kanan dan kiri pinggang
2) Kesakitan seperti berdenyut, berat, dan sakit melilit yang amat sangat seperti hendak bersalin
3) Loya-loya,hendak muntah dan berpeluh.
4) Sukar kencing atau lansung tak boleh kencing dan kencing berdarah/bernanah
5) Demam yang mengigil dan tubuh jadi lemah,muka jadi pucat/sembab dan kulit jadi kering

PANDUAN BAGI PESAKIT BATU KARANG

1. Minum banyak air masak untuk membersihkan air kencing.
2. Elakkan minuman manis, terutama minuman karbonat.
3. Makanan seperti barli, kentang, keledek, berasaskan tepung gandum, bunga kubis dan pisang
4. Elakkan makanan kaya asid oksalik seperti tomato, bayam, lobak merah, daging, strawberi, koko, coklat dan teh.
5. Kurangkan pengambilan garam dan gula, termasuk ikan masin, jeruk dan coklat.
6. Banyak makan sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan kaya serat.
7. Kurangkan sumber protein haiwan, sebaliknya gantikan dengan protein tumbuh-tumbuhan.
8. Kurangkan minum kopi, teh dan alkohol.

p/s :- Info-info ini hanya di copy paste dari laman-laman web berikut
http://lazyguides.info/batukarang/
http://www.mahsuri.com.my/blog/rawatan/batu-karang
Komuniti Ukhwah.com
Komuniti DarulMakmur

Mungkin anda-anda ada pengetahuan dan pengalaman boleh berkongsi bersama..Untuk lebih kepastian sila rujuk pakar.. Semoga rakan saya akan kembali cergas semula.. AMIN…

Daring parents fight off armed assailants' bid to kidnap daughter

Published: Tuesday August 10, 2010 MYT 12:05:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday August 10, 2010 MYT 12:06:50 PM
Daring parents fight off armed assailants' bid to kidnap daughter

MALACCA: Plucky response by the parents of an 11-year-old girl saved her from being kidnapped by four armed men in front their home in Taman Malim Jaya here Monday.

The incident unfolded around 6.50am, when the child's mother, a government servant in her 40s, was about to send her to school in Batu Berendam.

They had just got into the car in their porch, with the gate wide open, when four men in ski-masks and armed with parangs suddenly emerged from a black Toyota Harrier parked nearby and rushed towards them.

One assailant smashed the driver's window while another grabbed the girl from the front passenger's seat and bundled her into the Harrier.

The shocked woman began screaming loudly while blaring her car horn, which drew the attention of her husband and two teenage sons.

They immediately rushed out to her aid and a short scuffle ensued between them and the assailants, during which the girl managed to slip out of the Harrier.

The four men took off when they realised they were unsuccessful in their bid to kidnap the girl.

State CID Chief ACP Mohd Adnan Abdullah told reporters Tuesday that police were still investigating the motive of the incident.

He said quick thinking by the girl's mother and the daring challenge by her father, also in his 40s and a manager in a private firm, help thwart the kidnap bid.

Fortunately, no one was injured, he said, adding that the case has been classified as attempted kidnapping of a person from her guardians.

A character I like in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda

In the novel , the Prisoner of Zenda, there is one character whom I like very much. He is Rudolf Rassendyll. I like him because of his physical characteristics. He is very handsome, has blue eyes, red hair and long nose. He is also well educated. He has finished a German University and is able to speak French and German as perfectly as he speaks English.
Another reason why I like him very much is because he is very brave. He is bold enough to impersonate the King and willing to risk his life in order to save the King. He is also very brave to go after Rupert of Hentzau even though he is badly hurt. During the coronation procession, he commands his guards to ride fifty yards ahead of him . He dares to ride alone even though he knows that it is very dangerous for him to do so.
Rudolf Rassendyll is also a honourable person and very loyal to his duty. For instance, he initiates rescue plans to save the King even though he is in love with Princess Flavia and wants her for himself. In other words, he could just let Black Michael kill the King instead of helping him so that he would be the King and Princess Flavia his Queen but his honour would not let him do so. He feels that it is his responsibility to save the King.
In addition, Rassendyll is also very loyal to his duty and willing to sacrifice whatever he owns. Despite loving Princess Flavea very much , he is willing to sacrifice his love because he knows he must put honour before love. Because of these reasons, I definitely like this character the most compared to other characters.

What have you learnt from the novel

I have learnt a lot from the novel “The Prisoner of Zenda”. Firstly, we should be loyal to our king and to our country even to the extent of sacrificing our lives. The doctor and Josef ,the servant were very brave and loyal to the King. They tried to protect the King and sacrificed their lives in doing so. Josef was only a servant when he was asked to protect the King when the latter was drunk and could not attend his own coronation. While Colonel Sapt, Fritz and Rudolf Rassendyll attended the Coronation in Strelsau, Josef was asked by Sapt to guard the senseless King with his life. Unfortunately, Duke Michael's men came to find the King and killed Josef who was guarding the King. Poor Josef, he died while protecting the King.

The doctor was also very loyal to the King. The King would have been dead if the doctor had not defended him. He had thrown himself on Detchard when Detchard was running to kill the King. Consequently, he was able to hold Detchard back for a moment just in time for Rudolf to reach the room where the King was held. When Detchard freed himself, he drove his sword into the doctor's chest and killed the doctor.

Rudolf Rassendyll was also very loyal to his duty. He initiated rescue plans to save the King even though he was in love with Princess Flavia and wanted her for himself. If it was not for Rudolf, Black Michael would have succeeded in his evil plan to depose the King. Rudolf Rassendyll fought with Detchard who was a better swordsman and was nearly killed if the King had not helped him.

Col. Sapt and Fritz were also very loyal. They performed their duty with utmost devotion and obedience. They took full responsibility to protect the King’s throne. Colonel Sapt was the one who suggested that Rudolf Rassendyll impersonate the King so that Black Michael would not be crowned. Many things could have happened if the Black Michael was crowned. The King might be killed or put into prison. They did their best to protect their King.

This novel also taught us to be brave and confident. Rudolf Rassendyll was very brave and confident of himself. He was very bold to impersonate the King. He was also very brave to go after Rupert of Hentzau even though he was badly hurt. Rupert of Hetzau was trying to escape after he had killed Duke Michael.

I also learn that honour must come first in any situation. Princess Flavia put honour before love. Even though she loved Rudolf Rassendyll very much , she was willing to sacrifice her love . She was a very loyal and honourable person .

In conclusion, I would say that there are many lessons that one can learn after reading this novel such as loyalty, bravery and honour.

Perlis To Open 2010 Merdeka Month Celebration

July 28, 2010 16:11 PM

By Adnan Jahaya

KANGAR, July 28 (Bernama) -- As for a paddy planter, Salleh Morad, 65, the Jalur Gemilang is very meaningful to him because he had lived under the British occupation before the nation gained independence on 31 August 1957.

"I don't want the flag to change again. Let the Jalur Gemilang fly everywhere. Jalur Gemilang will be meaningless if we are to be colonised again," he said.

"Don't feel shy to fly the national flag. We are an independent nation. Because of independence, we are better off now," he said referring to Fly the Jalur Gemilang Campaign in conjunction with the 2010 Merdeka Month Celebration.

Come August 1, Perlis' landscape will be inundated with Jalur Gemilang in numerous ways as the smallest state in Malaysia has been chosen to launch the 2010 Merdeka Month Celebration.

PEOPLE CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEIR PATROTISM

Like Salleh, the people in Perlis highly appreciate the spirit of independence with some already putting up the Jalur Gemilang at their homes while the Perlis state government has made preparations for the inaugural launch.

The main stadium here is set to see 20,000 people, mostly from Perlis, for the launching of the event by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on August 1.

"This is an honour for Perlis," said the Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu who hopes that the people will truly appreciate this year's national day celebration theme "1Malaysia Transforming the Nation".

He is confident the 53rd anniversary of Merdeka will further strengthen race relations in the country.

THE 1MALAYSIA SYMBOL

As a symbolic representation of the 1Malaysia concept, a total of 53 ethnic representatives are to parade the 1Malaysia symbol into Stadium Utama during the launch.

Simultaneously the Fly Jalur Gemilang Campaign will be launched, whereby the public will wave or fly the Jalur Gemilang at Stadium Utama or at their respective locations.

However, those living in Perlis are encouraged to fill in Stadium Utama located at the fringes of Kangar for the launch.

The Merdeka Month Celebration will end with Malaysia Day celebration at Padang Merdeka, Kota Kinabalu, on Sept 16 while the National Day celebration is to be held on August 31 at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil.

Throughout the Merdeka Month celebration, the Jalur Gemilang hoisted or festooned creatively anywhere in the nation will be rewarded through the Creative Jalur Gemilang contest.

JALUR GEMILANG

The Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim notes that the contest is open to building owners, shoplots and schools, and the creativity in decorating using Jalur Gemilang will be based on their number used, the size, and the cheerful or merriment atmosphere it creates.

In Perlis there are several events to make the Merdeka Month celebration merrier including the state level Semarak Merdeka Jalur Gemilang 1Malaysia programme.

Perlis' Information Director Sobki Saad noted that on the morning of August 1 the Semarak Merdeka Jalur Gemilang run will take place at the Simpang Empat town located at the middle of Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) area.

More than 500 participants will participate in the three kilometer run, that signifies the start of the Merdeka Month celebration.

MERDEKA POETRY

Other than the run, the Simpang Empat town is to host the eminent Merdeka veteran's talk who will touch on their past struggles and their future hopes.

The Perlis Culture and Arts Department with the cooperation of Perlis Writers Association (3P) will be holding the `Gema Puisi Kemerdekaan' programme participated by poets and leaders in Perlis on August 8.

The event will take place in a leisurely atmosphere at the Taman Budaya complex.

RURAL DWELLERS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN

Like in the previous Merdeka month celebration, the spirit of patriotism is not only seen in towns but also at the rural and coastal areas.

The Jalur Gemilang will definitely be flying at paddy fields and fruit orchards apart from the fishing and merchant boats.

Though his house is located at the middle of the paddy field within the Mada area, farmers like Salleh are ready to fly the Jalur Gemilang at their homes in conjunction with the Merdeka Month celebration.

As for Johan Senapi, 43, a coastal fisherman, he is all out to fix a Jalur Gemilang on his small boat though probably there is no one going to look at it.

"I'm proud of the Jalur Gemilang. Even if there is no one to look at it, I will still fly it. I'm sure if the fish could think, they will definitely be proud of the flag," said the fisherman.

No matter what, the 230,000 people of Perlis have every reason to be proud because the state covering an area of 810 square kilometres for the first time is given the honour to launch the 2010 Merdeka Month celebration.

-- BERNAMA

How I celebrate the Independence Day in Malaysia.

pls write your essay in your journal...:=))

Public Speaking Topic for next week : August, 9-13

How I celebrate the Independence Day?

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Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule, celebrated on August 31. In a wider context, it is to celebrate the formation of Malaysia.

This year 2010, Malaysia will celebrate it’s 53rd Independence Day ( Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia ) on celebrated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 with the theme 1 Malaysia Menjana Transformasi (1Malaysia Transforming the Nation) . The national independence celebration this year will begin from August 1 to September 16.

Merdeka Month celebrations would begin with the launch at the Stadium Utama Kangar, Perlis on August 1 and ending with the Malaysia Day celebration at Padang Merdeka in Kota Kinabalu on September 16.

A bit of history:

On February 8, 1956, agreement was reached for Malaya to gain independence from the British Empire. However, for a number of logistical and administrative reasons, it was decided that the official proclamation of independence would only be made the next year, on August 31, 1957, at Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium), in Kuala Lumpur.

The Federation of Malaysia, comprising the States of Malaya, North Borneo (later renamed Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore was to be officially declared on the date August 31, 1963, on the 6th anniversary of Malayan independence. However, it was postponed to September 16, 1963, mainly due to Indonesian and the Philippines’ opposition to the formation of Malaysia. Nevertheless, North Borneo and Singapore declared sovereignty on August 31, 1963.

The formation of the Federation of Malaysia was then announced on September 16, 1963 as Malaysia Day. The nationwide Independence Day celebration is still held on August 31, the original independence date of Malaya, while Malaysia Day is a public holiday only in East Malaysia. However, this has caused some minor discontent among East Malaysians in particular since it has been argued that celebrating the national day on August 31 is too Malaya-centric. It is decided that starting 2010, Malaysia Day on September 16 will be a nationwide public holiday in addition to Hari Merdeka on August 31.

refer ; http://sgholiday.com/2010/07/malaysia-independence-day-2010/

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Malaysia's National Day is one of the chief events in Kuala Lumpur. This day is celebrated as the national holiday and is characterized by parades and other public functions.

Malaysia's National Day is one of the popular festivals of Kuala Lumpur. It is celebrated as a national holiday on the 31st day of August. It is on this day that Malaysia was declared as an independent country. The people of Kuala Lumpur come together to celebrate this event. The Malaysian flag, known as Jalur Germilang, is hoisted in all the government buildings of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's largest city.

Malaysia's National Day is characterized by public performances and parades. Parades begin from Merdeka Square with His Majesty as the presiding guest of the event. Many political leaders of the country also participate in the event, which is watched by a large number of spectators. Public performances, which are organized during this time, are held at Independence Square. The whole city of Kuala Lumpur is decorated with parti-colored lights and other decorative. Replica of Malaysian flag is also used to decorate the public squares and market places. On this occasion, many exhibitions and competitions are also staged in Kuala Lumpur.