My new school

    
     Sri Pelita Primary and secondary school is going to move to a new location next year. Sri Pelita will move to a location called General College. The place is very big. I am excited about the new place. I have been there once when the school organize Wacky Olympics 2010.

     School is a place I have to go to five days a week, except on Saturdays and Sunday and the holidays. I spent a lot of time in school. Thus I cannot help liking some aspects and disliking other aspects of it. However, I think the environment at school is very important because this will  affect out mood to study. If the environment is condusive for learning, than it will help us to concentrate better in class.

     My first impression of the new school is not bad. The thing that I like most is the large field and the big compound. Unlike our present school, it has a few blocks and located on a higher ground and the scenery is beautiful. The whole place is surrounded by greeneries. The natural environment  makes me feel good.

     There are many facilities in the new school. There is an indoor sports complex and concert hall, a football field, a basketball, a volleyball court and more. Therefore, we would be able to play more games and sports activities in future. However, I hope the school will provide the facilities for gymnastics because my sister and I like gymnastics very much. I would be very happy if I could take up gymnastics again.

     The only bad thing that I can foresee about the new school is that it will be further away from my house. So I will need to wake up earlier everyday. However. this will not be a problem for too long because I will be moving to a new house by next year. My new house will be near to the new school.

    

Sneezing

     Sneezing used to be thought of as a means for the body to drive out evil spirits. Today we know that the sudden forceful expulsion of air through the nose and mouth is caused by irritation of the mucous membrane.


     Sneezing is caused by irritation to the mucous membranes of the nose or throat.  Pollens, house dust, and other particles are usually harmless, but when they irritate the nose the body responds by expelling them from the nasal passages. The nose mistakes strong odors, sudden chills, and even bright lights and it tries to defend itself with a sneeze. It can be very bothersome, but is generally not a sign of a serious problem.

     A sneeze can leave the body at a speed of about 150km an hour. A sneeze involves muscles in the face, throat, chest and abdomen. It is probable, therefore, that a young, fit man can sneeze more forcefully than someone older or someone who has a smaller body frame, but it's clearly dependant on a number of variables whether or not men sneeze more forcefully than women.

     There is a common belief that the heart stops whenever we sneeze. It does not, although it can feel like your heart changes beat. Positive pressure is created in the chest when we sneeze (or cough), and that can momentarily alter the forcefulness with which your heart beats.

      Sneezes are not life-threatening. However, because you reflexively close your our eyes during each sneeze, it is possible that an ill-timed sneeze while driving could mean you fail to notice the car in front of you, or that the light has turned red. So, sneeze carefully!

Giant Panda

     Giant pandas live in a few mountain ranges in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. They once lived in lowland areas, but farming, forest clearing, and other development now restrict giant pandas to the mountains.

     The giant panda, a black-and-white bear, has a body typical of bears. It has black fur on ears, eye patches, muzzle, legs, and shoulders. The rest of the animal's coat is white. Although scientists do not know why these unusual bears are black and white, some speculate that the bold coloring provides effective camouflage into their shade-dappled snowy and rocky surroundings. The panda's thick, wooly coat keeps it warm in the cool forests of its habitat. Giant pandas have large molar teeth and strong jaw muscles for crushing tough bamboo. Many people find these chunky, lumbering animals to be cute, but giant pandas can be as dangerous as any other bear.

     The giant panda is listed as endangered in the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. There are about 1,600 left in the wild. Nearly 300 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China.

     Adult giant pandas are generally solitary, but they do communicate periodically through scent marks, calls, and occasional meetings. Offspring stay with their mothers from one and a half to three years.


     The giant panda has lived in bamboo forests for several million years. It is a highly specialized animal, with unique adaptations.

What is the "in thing" that I am doing at he moment

    The "in thing" that I am doing at the moment is using the website. Everyday I live a wired lifetyle because I use the internet to do many things. I will use it for doing my school assignment, hobbies or other special interests like listening to music, playing games and watching movies or other entertaining programs.

     I use the Internet during weekdays to complete my school assignments. Since I am not allowed to use the Internet for entertainment during weekdays, I would always play online games or download movies and songs on weekends. I have to admit that I do spent a lot of time using the computer. I think it is a bad thing because it is not good for my eyes. So I will try to reduce spending my time on the computer.

    However, I cannot completely refrain from using the Internet because the Internet is fun, informative and a great way of communicating with others. It's an educational tool and I can learn about almost anything. The Internet has become a part of my life so much so that  I can’t even imagine what the world was like before the Internet existed.Online blogs, instant messaging, online chats, and e-mail  have become my weekly routine. These services help me stay in touch with my friends, especially friends who do not live nearby.

     The next in thing that I am doing is do my part in saving the earth. Everyday, I recycle things. I  reuse the used paper to do my math homework and for drawing. I support our government's move to have no plastic bag days. Although I think that bringing our own recycle bag is troublesome, but it helps to save our earth. At home, I will make sure that all the fence and fans and light are turned off when nobody is at home.

Internet Abuse

   The amount of resources and information the Internet contains is astounding. With the help of information collected on the net we gain vast knowledge. However, many people abuse the internet.The types of Internet abuse are spamming, virus & worms and hackers. Spamming is unsolicited e-mails. In 1997, AOL estimated spams make up a third of Internet mails. Examples of spamming is chain letters.It is sent by someone you know that require you to forward to all your friends, in order to win a prize, help someone , avoid misfortunes or pass lucks. Pop up windows which are not related to our visiting website is also another type of spamming.

     Very often, we will get virus from the e-mails that we receive. Therefore, we should not mails that come from people that we do no know. Besides, we might also get virus from downloads.  Infected PC become zombies to attack a larger remote computer, server or website, like MSN and Yahoo! Sometimes we might get server worms where web services become unavailable or Internet traffic becomes extremely slow.

     Some hackers do it for fun or personal gains. Hackers change the appearance of popular websites. Theft of confidential

information such as credit numbers and passwords are common. It’s becoming easier than ever to become hackers. Therefore, it is unsafe to disclose our credit card numbers when we buy things online.

   There are many consequences of Internet abuse. As an individual time is wasted in reading and deleting spam mails. It will also cause inconvenience because our mail box is full due to spam mails. We will become a victim and suffer from loss of productive hours due to an infected PC, loss of money due to theft of credit card information, embarrassment as private information being exposed and receiving harassed email.

Hanging out with my friend

   I don't hang out with friends a lot. However, once in a while I would. A few days ago, my friend, Alice and I went to a shopping centre. Alice lives near my house. So, my mom can fetch us to the shopping centre. We went at 10:00a.m. When we were in the car, we talk a lot. After half an hour, we reached the shopping centre.

     Alice and I went to cold storage. Actually I don't have anything to buy. Alice bought  a lot of things at Japanese food section such as Japanese sweets, instant noodle and some strange drinks. I saw many new stuff  in there. I wanted to buy a bar of chocolate, but when I see the price, it was too expensive. At last, I bought  a packet of kimchi. We paid for the things that we have bought and went out from the cold storage.

     Next, we went to a cosmetic shop. Alice wanted to buy some nail polish. I helped Alice to choose some  nail polish. After we bought the nail polish, we felt hungry. So, we go to the Mc donald to eat our lunch. Alice and I ordered two double cheese burger. We choose our seats and sat down. While we were eating, we chit-chat with each other.

    After we ate finish our lunch, I called my mom to fetch us. We waited outside the shopping mall. After half an hour, my mother came to the shopping mall. We boarded my mom's car. We also talk a lot with my mother in her car. Alice wanted to invite me to her home. I asked my mom and my mom said yes. Then, my mom fetch us to Alice's house.

     When I reached her house, I saw a dog. It is Alice's dog. The dog was very fierce to me. Alice said I can feed the dog so the dog won't bark at me. I tried to feed the dog by throwing the food to it. It catched the food and ate it.Alice called me to wait for a while bacause her room was very messy. She wanted to clean the room for a while. I went into her room and I saw some drawing was hanged at the wall. I also saw many small things everywhere.

    Alice and I were happy and tired. I stayed in her house until six o'clock. After I ate my dinner, I had a  shower and went to sleep. I was very happy because had a good time with my friend.
  

   

World Cup 2010

     The FIFA World Cup is being held in South America.The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup.The World Cup is held every four years.I watch the first match with my mother. I didn't really support anyone in the matches.I just support the team who wins the match. My mother and I like to scream when the ball went into the goal. 

      I felt sad when the strong team is going to lose. I like the strong team like Germany, Spain and others. I like the way that they play. It is not boring when the strong team vs another strong team.I felt very excited when I watch the match. My mother always says 'go to sleep' when I watch the match. The interesting match was always screened at 2.30 a.m . So, I did not watch all the match.


     The Malaysian  team did not have the chance to play in theWorld Cup. I feel very happy because Malaysia is not strong at all! Malaysia is very bad at football. They should improve their techniques if they want to compete internationally.


     I watched the opening ceremony in the beginning of the game. The opening ceremony was very fantastic. There were people dancing,singing and more...But I like Olympic more than World Cup. Sometimes, the game is boring because nobody win or lose. I don't like to play football because it is a very rough game. I'd rather play badminton or  basketball.


     I must watch the final match with my mother whether is at 2:30 a.m. or later. I hope the game will be fair to everyone.