idk

I JUST DEACTIVATED MY FB ACCOUNT!

YAY!

why?

dont ask me~

i also dont know why but yeah, i just did it~

but i open up a new account~

YAY~

havent fully use it yer~

but, errr....

i really want to speak english!

okay, that's random~

and i want to speak Arabic too!

HELP ME?

Book Review September

SITI FATIHAH MOHD ALI , J1.7

Title of Short Story: WISHES AND DREAMS
Writer: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Year Published: 2005

No.of Pages: 144

1. Briefly write about the main character.

The main character of this story is a pair of twin. They are 16 years old teenage girls. Both of them are really close to each other. They always do everything together. They went to the same school. Their parents have divorced but still staying in the same house for the twin’s sake. Both of them already have boyfriend and they are so in love.

2. State why you like/ dislike the story.

I like the story because me, myself have twin sister. I know what really happen between sisters especially twin. Twin are unique because there two of them. Back to the story, i like it because it gave me some inspiration how to handle a very big problem. This story also taught me how to plan or organise a party properly. One should make a list of what they need for the party first. On should also pick a place for the party and confirm that they can use the place. One should also make a list of guest so that he or she knows how many people would and should come to the party. One should also provide an adequate amount of food and drinks for the guest. Besides that, i also like how the twin helps each other when they are in problem. They are really lucky to be born as a twin.

 
3. How would you prefer the story to end?

I prefer how it ended. I don’t think there are other better ending because the ending s portrayed in such a perfect state and everybody is happy. I love happy ending because to me one should end their journey happily. Right from the start, the twin have faced so many problems and obstacle. So, they should at least allow having a happy ending after all their hardship, right?

RECREATIONAL SPORTS in ULU YAM

INTRODUCTION

On 28^th of July 2011, COHORT 3 was set on a mission to go out for a camp in Lembah Bestari located in Ulu Yam. After weeks of discussion, all the committee and COHORT 3 members agreed to go camping there. At 9 a.m. in the morning, everybody gathered at the buses parking lot. Everybody is excited and happy waiting for the bus. Some are busy carrying the cooking utensils while some are busy chatting with others. As the bus arrived, we all settled in the bus we chose and we were off to Kem Lembah Bestari.

STREAM CROSSING

Stream crossing is a very challenging activity. It is an activity that needs strength on our hands and legs. This is because we need a full grip on the rope in order to cross the stream. This activity is held after the orienteering activity, near the camp base. Encik Amir took out a thick rope and he started to tie it around a big tree near the stream bank. Then he cross the stream and tie the other end of the rope. He first gathered us and gave out a short and simple briefing on the activity. After that, he called out every boy that attended the camping to try to cross the stream. A very memorable scene that I still remember until today is the scene where Faiiz tried to cross the stream. Everybody knows he is very self-doubting of his size. But he tried and yes, he succeeded in crossing the stream in two attempts. This actually makes me realize that size of our body is not important but the determination to succeed. Come any obstacles, if we have the determination we can face it all. Be it mentally or physically, we can overcome everything when we have the urge within our self.

RAFTING

Rafting is an activity that used an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. On the Friday evening, we were told to gather near the camp lake. The lake is located beside the hall we usually used to assemble. After everybody has gathered, Encik Noorizan invites one of the staff there to guide us. He’s an expert on rafting and every other water sports provided there. After he gave us some briefing on the activity that will be carry out, he divided us into groups of four since there are only 4 rafts available for us.

The first activity is we have to thrust a bamboo at the centre of the lake. There’s no winner in this game for the staff has said that he only wants us to get familiar with the water and the raft. It is actually really hard to paddle a raft containing 8 people and the fact you paddling with only 2 paddles. So, what we did is we paddle using our leg. All of us doesn’t mind if we are wet because we want to be the first team to thrust the bamboo. In the end, we are the first team to thrust the bamboo.

 For the next activity, we have to put a tyre around the bamboo. We use the same strategy to go to the centre of the lake but this time something went wrong when we actually bummed on another team. So we have some difficulties to get on the plantar. But we manage to after 10 minutes of struggling. In the end we are the last group to complete the task but its okay because we have a lot of fun.

JUNGLE TREKKING

Jungle trekking is an activity where is where you take your resources like tents, food and other articles and you trek [walk] through jungle. But in this case we only bring our whistle. We were headed by Encik Faris, one of the camp’s staffs. Before the activity started, Encik Faris told us to give him our full cooperation so that everything works nice and smooth. Then he asked us to line up and we have to number our self. After that, we headed to the jungle located in front of the surau. The trek is actually really slippery because it was heavily raining cat and dog the night before. We first have to climb up a very slippery hill. I actually learn a lot from this. We have to help each other in order to climb up successfully. Because you can never climb it up by yourself unless you are an expert in jungle trekking like Encik Faris himself. There is one of us that actually cannot climb the hill due to her body size. She was worried if she fails to climb thus slowing the whole team. But with the help of others, she managed to climb up safely.

There are a lot of things I learned from this activity. First, we cannot be selfish and only think about our self. We have to help others because we never know that could happen to us in the future. If we are selfish, no one will want to help us if we are in trouble. 

Reader Response on Lamb To The Slaughter

READER RESPONSE 

In the short story entitled Lamb to the Slaughter, written by Roald Dahl, I really amazed by the main character which is Mary Maloney. She as described in this short story, is a very obedient housewife. But she makes a really shocking move by killing her husband, Patrick Maloney, with a leg of lamb. Mary Maloney is a very smart woman in my eyes. Despite off she have just kill her husband, she still can think of a plan. Besides that, she is actually a very thoughtful mother. Because of her love to the infant inside her womb, she, in a blink of an eye, comes out with a plan.

It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden.  She began thinking very fast.  As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be.  That was fine.  It made no difference to her.  In fact, it would be a relief.  On the other hand, what about the child?  What were the laws about murderers with unborn children?  Did they kill then both-mother and child?  Or did they wait until the tenth month?  What did they do?

Mary Maloney didn’t know.  And she certainly wasn’t prepared to take a chance.

From this cut, we can clearly see how Mary Maloney can react to the situation that just happens. It is actually amazing because in normal life, women will usually devastated and they usually can’t think properly. But on Mary Maloney case, it is a whole different story.

Next, the character that I dislike in this short story is Patrick Maloney. Patrick Maloney, through my eyes is a very ungrateful husband. This because, even though he has a very obedient and kind hearted wife, he still find another women. I mean, Mary Maloney is not that kind of wife who controls their husband. Besides that, Patrick is also a very routine kind of man, doing the same thing every day of his life. To me there’s no excitement if I was married to him.

When the clock said ten minutes to five, she began to listen, and a few moments later, punctually as always, she heard the tires on the gravel outside, and the car door slamming, the footsteps passing the window, the key turning in the lock.

But I got to admit that Patrick Maloney is a responsible husband because he still thinks of Mary Maloney future after he left her.

 “So there it is,” he added.  “And I know it’s kind of a bad time to be telling you, bet there simply wasn’t any other way.  Of course I’ll give you money and see you’re looked after.  But there needn’t really be any fuss.  I hope not anyway.  It wouldn’t be very good for my job.”

But again, he only responsible on the materialism side of Mary Maloney’s life. He totally ignores her feelings and public views on her, as a future single mother.

The theme for Lamb to the Slaughter is the betrayal. I chose this as the main theme because to me, it was the turning point of this story, which is the betrayal of a husband towards his obedient wife. Mary Maloney is mad with her husband because he betrayed her love and he betrayed their marriage. From my perspective, she doesn’t mean to kill him. She just wants him to keep quiet and give her some space to think. But as Patrick disturbed her, she took a very drastic move by hitting him on the head with the frozen lamb’s leg.

“For God’s sake,” he said, hearing her, but not turning round.  “Don’t make supper for me.  I’m going out.”

At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.

You see, from this quote, it is clearly shown that Patrick’s speech that makes her kill him, that ignites the killing instinct in her.

The most vital setting in this short story to me is the living room where the murder occurred.

The room was warm and clean, the curtains drawn, the two table lamps alight-hers and the one by the empty chair opposite. On the sideboard behind her, two tall glasses, soda water, whiskey.  Fresh ice cubes in the Thermos bucket.

The next place is the grocery shop where, Mary Maloney goes to shop to make her alibi stronger.

It wasn’t six o’clock yet and the lights were still on in the grocery shop.

The issue that the author tries to bring in this short story is actually, the issue of women’s respond towards their husband who is betraying the marriage. From my opinion, Roald Dahl is trying to bring this issue which occurred rarely in the society. It doesn’t occur often where wife would kill her husband with a leg of lamb after being told that they want to leave them. Next, the issue of a husband who doesn’t feel grateful with what he have. Mary Maloney is a perfect wife, yet Patrick still searching for another woman, regardless she is pregnant.

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