ThinGs i wAnnA haVe iN mY liFe

Take care and pay my parents good deeds

Helpful friends

My professional carrer (advertiser)

My own restaurant (I'm crazy mezzy with food)

Jaguar (if can't only sporty Mercedes...huhu)

A happy family ever after + my cat

A responsible spouse which can guide me and protect my self

Happiness in life

Can I afford all these ambitions? I even not sure yet until one day all my dreams come true. Hopefully, GOD will give me chance to have all these. Yeah, no victory without hard work!!Chayok2, Sarah!!! :)

POST 5: Concordance In Language Learning

Hi guys...

For this next assigment, I need to write about "Concordance". Do you have any idea about it? Honestly, first time heard this word, I really do not know what it is all about. But, when attending lecture given by Mr. Affendi, then I have a clear picture about concordance. I think so...Huhuhu...However, for those who do not know about it, it is better for me to clarify to you the meaning of concordance. So that you might not keep asking in your heart and mind the actual concept of concordance. First and foremost, "a concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words used in a book or body of work, with their immediate contexts." To make it short, it is best to say that concordance is an index of words used in the respective articles or journal in order to know how it is used differently in the text and how many times it appears. Here are two summaries of two articles that I've found in the internet.

• Concordancing in Language Learning by John Flowerdew

According to Higgins (1991), the application of concordance in language learning is to rummage around for functions word in order to assist learners to ascertain grammatical rules, and find out the pairs of synonyms to make them aware about the different usage of those words. Other than that, as for teachers, concordance functions as the tool for them to inform the teachers’ appreciation of linguistic usage. Here, the writer takes an example when the teacher wants to teach the students using connectors in Science and Technology. Then, by using concordance, the teacher will be able to show and explain to the students how those connectors are used in the context semantically and syntactically. Furthermore, concordance can be used as a source of input for teaching, which means that teachers can generate authentic instances of usage to present to students when teaching a particular language point. In some point, concordance also beneficial for the learners themselves where it can be used as the errors analysis. In other words, it can be said that, the teachers will show the error made by the students in their writing by using concordance. So that the students can get the clear picture of how to use the words accurately. Concordance is not only use to check the correct way of using the words, but it may allows learners to use it in browsing like through dictionary to find the words for whatever purposes. It is called as serendipity learning (Johns, 1988).

• Use of a Grammar Book Vs. Use of a Concordance As a Self Correction Tools for Article Errors

In this study, the writer compares two methods use by learners when they want to correct their errors in grammar which are using grammar book and concordance. The usage of grammar book is one of the traditional methods in order for learners to know what is acceptable. While by using concordance, even though it is not widely used, but it can gives multiple contexts that show rich information on a variety of aspects of knowing a word including grammatical and lexical collocations. Besides, by using concordance, it will expose learners to incalculable contexts and enable learners to regularly create their own structure that incorporates complex structures of the system.

Starry Starry Night...

Starry Starry Night

by: Vincent

Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey

Look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul

Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils

Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land

Now I understand what you tried to say to me

How you suffered for you sanity

How you tried to set them free

They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now

Starry starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze

Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue

Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain

Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand

For they could not love you, but still your love was true

And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night

You took your life as lovers often do,

But I could have told you, Vincent,

This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls

Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget.

Like the stranger that you've met, the ragged man in ragged clothes

The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me

How you suffered for you sanity

How you tried to set them free

They would not listen they're not listening still

Perhaps they never will.

Last nite, lying on the bed, listening to the music, hearing ad from the channel, thinking of my hectic day to be tomorrow, filling my days before exam, soooo tiring...then, I was just shocked and seems like used to hear the song before.Oh, yeah!!Encik Salleh...it was the song I've learnt on how to pronounce each word correctly and makes me sounds like American...hehe...so enjoy la during that class..sing the song together and with our "garau-man" in class (Khai)..hahahaha..he sang with full of emotion..like the actual singer la kunun...hak2..Khai, jgn marah2 loorrrr...neway, really enjor dat time cuz I'm be able to understand the words which the singer pronounce eventhough at first it's quite hard..huhu..dipththong, trifthong, monofthong!!!haha..and so many more..Let's enjoy and learn something from dis song! :)

Why mY LiFe sOo misErablE LatElY???

Y people say that life as a student is da best time to go through?

Don't they think that it's soooo tiring and boring?

Keep on thinking about da assignment

Keep on searching da information online

Keep on managing da unrestable time

Struggling with da exam

Worrying about da result

And now......becoming more and more and more unrestable with da new system

It's KG!!!!!

Durh.....!!!

I'm tooo exhausting and tiring with all these things

Makes my mind mess and stressful

Aren't you feel wut I'm feel?

Hurrying here and there

Worrying this and that

I can't wait to finish my degree

As soon as I can

So that I can choose the right path

Which can lead my walks of life better

Which can give me more satisfaction

Dealing with society and real life

Not solely on theory

It's all about practising

Really Miss U Guys!

Guys...where are u now? honestly, really miss our wonderful time together at KPM..juz wanna cry thinking of u especially M.A.N.I.S...

Time has given us the chance to be together....

With all da ups and downs...

We drop tears...

We stir laughter and smiles together...

Six letter that bring the whole new world

From the birth to the death in my life

I often ask my self where I might go

to make real friends...

POST 4: Online Database

Hi friend... :)

This time, I was asked by my lecturer to find out about DOA (Dissertation online) and also the online databases subscribed by Tun Sri Lanang library. For the first time heard about DOA, I thought it was “doa” (in Islam), but my expectation is totally false. hehehe...Then, I asked the librarian there about it and he told me that DOA is a collection of theses made by people in overseas. You can find many journals or theses in DOA in order to make them as one of your reference when you want to do your theses or paperwork. It’s really a good thing! Well, for me, this is very important and beneficial especially when I will be a third-year-student, which at that time it requires me to do my project paper and need a lot of references.

The second task is about the online databases subscribed by PTSL. While searching for that, I found out that PTSL subscribed a lot of online databases in order to help the students to get essential knowledge in their respected field of studies. Here is the list of the databases:

ACM Digital Library
ASCE Research Library (previously known as CEDB)
Current Law Journal
Computer Database
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Datastream Advanced
Derwent Biotechnology Abstracts (DBA)
EBSCOHOST
Education Full Text
Ei Engineering Village2
Emerald Fulltext
Engnetbase
EnvironetBASE
Food Science Technology Abstract
GEMA
HeinOnline
IEL (IEEE/IEE Electronic Library)
INSIDE
Institute of Physics E-Journals
International Law in Domestic Courts
Int. J. of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM)
ISI Web of Science
ITS MARC
Journal Citation Reports
JSTOR
Jurnal e-Bangi
Lawnet On-line Law Library
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
LegalTrac
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Lexis Nexis Total Research System
LISA Net
Mastic
MathScience
MD-Consult
Medline & Ovid
Malaysian Legal Alert (MLA)
My EndNote Web
Nielsen BookData Online
NSTP e-media
Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE)
Oxford Journals
Palmoilis
Proquest Dissertations & Theses Fulltext
ProQuest Education Journals & Eric Plus Text
ProQuest Medical Library
ScienceDirect
SciFinderScholar
SCOPUS
Sirimlink
Springer e-Books
SpringerLink
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)
Ulrichs Periodicals Directory
UNITAR e-Journal
Westlaw International
Wiley InterScience (Includes journal on Blackwell Synergy)

However, I am going to choose only two databases to be explained in this blog which are EBSCOHost and Lisa Net. According to the website, EBSCOhost is full text information in various fields. Title of databases includes: Business Source Complete , Academic Search Elite, Business Source Premier, Eric, Health Business Fulltext Elite, MAS Ultra School Edition, Medline, Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection and MAS Ultra - Public Library Edition. While LISANet is a bibliographic information on library and information science.

Below is my summary on two article taken from EBSCOHost and LisaNet. The first summary is taken from EBSCOHost.

Blocking Web 2.0 tools in schools: creating a new digital divide

According to the writer, Esther Rosenfeld, while she was attending the school library conference for a few years, she heard that most of the school are blocking the web sites created for teacher-professional development. Normally, some schools blocking Web 2.0 sites, such as MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube, blocking access
to collaborative tools, such as wikis, blogs, Flickr, Google Does, and Del.icio.us, because they afraid that students might misused the technology provided. But, on the other hand, this actually makes the learning and teaching process become less effective in order to enhance the students' performance. Thus, this phenomenon has instigated a new digital divide not only among students and teachers, but also those who have that access blocked. Simultaneously, the growth of the teaching fields is destructive and will block the invention of new methodologies in learning and teaching. So, the teacher-librarians have to open up the eyes of school's administration, decision makers and government to allow access to those websites in order to rich the students' knowledge and information.

My reflection

In my opinion, what was saying by the writer is true because in this technology-based teaching process, schools cannot blocked students and teacher from access to those kind of websites. Most of the websites allow students and teachers to gain a lot of new information and knowledge. It is more interesting to learn through web rather than practising the old methodolgy. If the schools blocked the access to these websites, it will give bad impacts to both parties, students and teachers.

NOW Brings Feminist Voices to the Web, Engages Women Online

by: Liz Newbury

NOW is encouraging women to go onlineas the new invention of Web 2.0 has developed. Web 2.0 is a medium for women to be socialized and to communicate dynamically. In the previous time, only those with the programming skills can access and go onlie, but today anyone can do it as well even though they do not have such skills. Through two popular networking sites, NOW are connecting with people and tries to educate them about certain issues. Once they go online, they can share every single thing which is related to the issues and can boost up the possibility for poeple outside there to hear their voice simultaneously. They are also can join blog to discuss about feminity.

POST 3: Search Engines

Hi friends... :)

Do you realize that there are a lot of search engine in the web? There’s a lot such as Dogpile, mamma.com, Eric digests, Netscape search, MSN, Excite, AOL search, and AltaVista. But, before we proceed with them, it is crucial to know what search engine is all about. According to Shelly Vermaat (2009), search engine can be defined as ‘a program that finds web sites, web pages, images, videos, news, and other information related to a specific topic.’

When thinking about search engines, I probably just thought of yahoo.com and google.com as the famous search engine. However, when I’m being asked by the lecturer to write about other search engine which are yahoo.com., Google scholar, Eric digests, and mamma.com., something come across to my mind. What am I going to write? Then, I start searching information through web to look at the similarities and differences between them. And of course to gain some experience using them. Actually, I’ve been exposed to those search engines since I was doing my diploma. But, it was a long time ago. Below are the similarities and differences between four of them.

The similarity between Eric digests, yahoo.com, mamma.com. and Google scholar is that they are search engines which enable users to find related articles on the topics they are looking for. However, there are certain elements which make them vary.

A part from that, we can see that there are certain elements which make them vary. Firstly, to compare in terms of features, Yahoo.com and Mamma.com provide tabs for web, images, video, local, shopping, jobs, travel, yellow pages and white pages. This is to make the search engines is kind of user friendly. While Eric Digests and Google Scholar does not contain any. Besides, in Eric Digests, it provides solely short reports on topics of prime current interest in educational sector while in Google Scholar, the features of this search engine are Search (diverse sources from one convenient place), Find (papers, abstracts and citations), Locate (the complete paper through library or on the web ), and Learn (key papers in any area of research).

The next characteristic is the number of search finding. We can see a clear difference in this characteristic when I try to search articles related to tpic stress, the results are 787,000,000 found in Yahoo.com, 3,920,000 found in Google Scholar, 375 articles found in Eric Digests and the east is in Mamma.com which is only 61 articles. Then, I could say that Yahoo.com and Google Scholar are able to endow with a variety of information on the topic you want to know.

By looking at their target user, Yahoo.com and Mamma.com do not restrict their market into certain group of people, their service is for everyone who wants to find information on the topic they feel interesting. Unlike the two of them, Google Scholar and Eric Digests is made especailly for those who are interesting in findings articles related to educational sector only. For example, in Google Scholar, user can search for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. While in Eric Digests, it is suitable for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other practitioners, but generally useful to the broad educational community.

The last characteristic that I'm going to look at is the tagline. Both Yahoo.com and Eric Digests do not have any tagline while Mamma.com and Google Scholar come out with tagline. As for Mamma.com, its tagline is “The Mother of All Search Engines” and for Google Scholar is “Stand on the shoulders of giants”.

After I tried all these search engines, I found that the most effective among the four of them are yahoo.com and Google Scholar. They provide a variety of information and the search findings also not limited. Like the table above, when I’m searching information on topic stress, they were able to list down thousands and millions of related articles, but the other two search engines solely provide a very small number.

To recapitulate, it is depends on the users themselves to choose the most suitable search engines that suit them. But, as for me, I would prefer yahoo.com and Google Scholar as the best search engines because they are able to provide a wide range of information that I looking for in order to do research on my assignments.

Precious Philosophy

10 Golden Lessons from Albert Einstein

1. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Most people don’t try new things because of their fear of failure. Failing is not something to be afraid of. It is often the losers who learn more about winning than the winners. Our mistakes always give us opportunities to learn and grow.

2. Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

30 years from now, you won’t possibly remember what chapters you had in your science book; you’d only remember what you learn on your way. Life lessons stay with you forever. Real education starts from within.

3. I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

When you reflect on how far we humans have come from the prehistoric caves to mind-blowing technological advancements, you would feel the power of imagination. What we have now was built from the imagination of our forefathers. What we will have in future will be built from our imagination.

4. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity and uniqueness often depends on how well you hide your sources. You can get inspired and influenced by other great people; but when you are on stage with the whole world watching, you must become a unique, individual force that learnt different values from different people.

5. The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

If you think of all the top people in the world, they would have added something of value to the world. You must give in order to take. When your purpose is contributing or adding value to the world, you will be elevated to a higher level of living.

6. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

When nothing is a miracle, you gain the power of doing anything you want and you have no limits. And when everything is a miracle, you stop by to appreciate even the smallest of beautiful things in the world. Thinking both ways will give you a productive and happy life.

7. When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.

Dreaming about all the great things that you can achieve is the key to a life filled with positivity. Let your imagination run amuck and create the world that you would wish to be in.

8. In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

If you want to become a very successful entrepreneur, you must start a business right away. Wishing to become one, but fearing the consequences will not help. The same applies to everything - in order to win a game, one must above all play the game.

9. You have to learn the rules of the game.

And then you have to play better than anyone else.Learn the rules of your game and start playing it best. Keep competing like your life depended on it. And after a while you will have no one else but you to compete against. At that point, better your best.

10. The important thing is not to stop questioning.Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

Intelligent people ask. Keep questioning yourself and others to find solutions. This will help gain knowledge and analyze your growth in all walks of life.

Let's learn idiom!

Holla my sweet friends :)

Today, I wanna share something with you, guys. Let's learn some English idioms and apply it in our everyday life and conversation. I'm sure that most of them you used to use and heard, but maybe you don't know that they are English idioms. Same with me laaaa...hehe...Well, for me it is very interesting to learn and use idioms as a way to improve and enhance my skill in language especially English. hope this beneficial enough for you all. Good luck!!!

AMERICAN ENGLISH IDIOMS

No way! Informal
You can say "No way!" when you want to strongly reject an offer, a request, or a suggestion.

zero tolerance
If something is given zero tolerance, it won't be accepted even once.

a ballpark figure a ballpark estimate
If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one.

behind the eight ball Informal
If you're behind the eight ball, you're in a difficult or dangerous position.

leave well enough alone let well enough alone
If you leave well enough alone, or let well enough alone, you don't try to improve or change something that's already good enough.

a new lease on life
If someone has a new lease on life, they have a new enthusiasm for living.

beat the rap Informal
If someone beats the rap, they avoid being found guilty of a crime.

can't see the forest for the trees
If you can't see the forest for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.

a drop in the bucket
If an amount is a drop in the bucket, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed.

a quick study
If you're a quick study, you can learn new things quickly.

yellow journalism
Journalism in which sensational stories are used to boost sales, or biased reporting is used to change the reader's views on an issue. Both of these are unethical.

a zero-sum game
A zero-sum game is a situation in which any gain by one side or person is at the expense of a loss to another side or person involved in the situation.

keep up with the Joneses
People who try to keep up with the Joneses are people who feel it's important to show that they're as successful as others (such as their rich neighbours, "The Joneses").

under the table
If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical.

at loose ends
If you're at loose ends, you feel restless and unsettled because you don't have anything to do.

a done deal Informal
A done deal is an agreement or a decision that is final.

going down Informal
If you know what's going down, you know what's happening in a situation.

the new kid on the block Informal
If you are the new kid on the block, you are the newest person in a workplace or in an educational institute, or any other place or organization.

an axe to grind (1)
If you have an axe to grind with someone, you have a problem with them, or a complaint against them, which you'd like to discuss.

an even break
If you get an even break, you get a fair opportunity to succeed in your ambition or to achieve your goals.

hit the hay hit the sack
If you hit the hay, or hit the sack, you go to bed.

jockey for position
If you jockey for position, you try to get yourself in a good position in relation to others who're competing for the same opportunity or the same goal.

right down your alley right up your alley
If something is right down your alley, or right up your alley, it would be perfect for you or ideal for your skills and interests.

BRITISH ENGLISH IDIOMS

a piece of cake
If you say that something is a piece of cake, you mean that it is extremely easy.

another string to your bow
If you have another string to your bow, you have another way of making a living.

eat humble pie
If you eat humble pie, you admit that you are in the wrong and behave apologetically.

a new lease of life
If someone has a new lease of life, they have a new enthusiasm for living.

can't see the wood for the trees
If you can't see the wood for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.

a drop in the ocean
If an amount is a drop in the ocean, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed.

jobs for the boys
If you say "jobs for the boys" you're referring

to the fact that people in positions of power sometimes use their power to give jobs to their friends or family members.

a zebra crossing
A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with painted black and white stripes.

come up trumps
If you come up trumps, you succeed in something that you may not have been expected to succeed in.

itchy feet Informal
If you have itchy feet, you feel the need to go somewhere different or do something different.

just the ticket
You can say something is just the ticket if it's the perfect thing or if it's exactly what's needed.

off your own bat
If you do something off your own bat, you do it without being asked to or told to.

at a loose end
If you're at a loose end, you have nothing to do.

come a cropper Informal
If you come a cropper, you fall over, or you make a mistake which has serious consequences for you.

go down a treat
If something goes down a treat, it's a great success and everyone enjoys it.

take the mickey mick out of someone Informal
If you're taking the mickey out of someone, or taking the mick out of them, you're making fun of them or copying their behaviour for a laugh.

an axe to grind (2)
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.

make a song and dance about something
If you make a song and dance about something, you make a big deal out of, or a fuss over, something that isn't very important.

right up your street
If something is right up your street, it would be perfect for you or ideal for your skills and interests.

um and ah
If you "um and ah" you're having trouble deciding what to say, or you're having trouble telling somebody something.

"Practise makes perfect"

Stress oh stress...

Stress, stress, stress....Why does this word always disturb our life? I’m sure, stress always there in our life no matter where we go. At home, school, university, office, and even in the toilet, stress will be there. Huhuhu...I’m still remember when I was in second semester (Diploma), the lecturer asked us to write about the humanitarian intervention in global world. Oooohhh, God!!! I don’t have any idea to write about the topic. Why we need to write about such a hard topic??? I don’t understand. Huhuhu...surfing the internet, looking for information, reading relevant articles and this is the time...Jeng3! Writing time! Feel like crying the whole week cuz it’s really arduous task. Then, without realizing I’m actually under stress. Everything seems incorrect. Easily get angry, my emotion ups and downs, and the most important thing is my appetites become higher and uncontrolled. Let me cut the story short, cuz I’m afraid if you all will get bored with this. Hohoho... After consulted with my lecturer for few times and after editing my work for some times, then I submitted the task. Feel relieve, you know...

Sitting alone at the balcony, looking others chit-chatting with friends, I’m thinking about how was my condition during the time I’m completing the damn hard task. At that time, my stress condition is not too bad like other people who have big problems in their live. Mine is just a small one. I’m lucky cuz what I faced is not really hard...maybe I feel hard during that time because it’s the first time we’re exposed to that kind of assignment.

However, it is important to manage stress. We have to manage stress to ensure that we are free from bad health condition as the effect of stress. These tips I get from my own experience managing my stress. But, you can try to see whether it works for you or not. Here are some helpful tips for you, friends:

• Take a short nap whenever you feel stress
• For Muslim, you are advise to perform wuduk to reduce stress and then pray (solat sunat 2 rakaat, zikir)
• Do some exercises
• See plants or good scenery (can rest your eyes and mind)
• For those who love to eat when stress, be careful. You can eat, but control it to avoid obesity or overweight which can give you more stress later.
• Take some bath
• Share your problems with friend or someone you trust the most. They might have a good solution or can motivate you towards your goal.

Hope these can benefit you. If you have story to share or opinion, you’re allowed to give comments. We can share and exchange our knowledge for our own good, right. :) Get rid of stress today!!!!

POST 2: How blogging can assist language learners to improve and enhance their writing skill?

Hye everybody :)

Well, in responding to this question, during my first time use blog as the way of communication with each other, I find it is difficult to write. i wonder how people can write so long in their blog while i can't. However, I keep on talking to myself that "If other can, why can't I?'' Seem this generates my courage to write on anything on my blog. Maybe, this is the answer for the question...In my humble opinion, actually blog really can help people especially language learners to enhance and improve their writing skill. In some sense, when we are blogging we actually communicating with others. By adding friends' blog and read theirs, we can share and improve our knowledge in writing skill especially with others who are better than us. They might have good skills which can assist us to write more and more with a new improvement day by day or time by time...what we need is only the courage and time to practise... :) Don't worry, you can improve your writing skill slowly and blog really can help us to achieve this target. Happy blogging!

Articles

These are some article related to the question above. You can refer to them for further info and add our knowledge.

1) Blogging improves your writing skills

http://blogbusinessworld.blogspot.com/2004/11/blogging-improves-writing-skills.html

Better writing ability, and an enhanced ability to express yourself in print, is a rarely thought about benefit of blogging. While most people think of writers as infinitely talented, living in some rarified air denied to the rest of us, writing is a learned skill. While some people are indeed born more talented with the written word than others, most people can become better writers simply through practice. Blogging is as good a practice field as any. Like playing sports or a musical instrument, improvement in skill level only results from constant practice. The more you work on the skills, the better at applying them you become. Writing your daily blog post provides a fresh blank canvas for self expression. As the words form sentences on the page, a sense of accomplishment is the direct result. It feels good to finish a blog post. Don't be bashful. Feel proud of what you have written. Many bloggers have told me they had no idea that they could write even one coherent post; let alone one or more a day. Often, they were entirely convinced that writing well formed thoughts was impossible for them. Becoming bloggers changed that mistaken idea entirely. It's all a matter of practice, and with that continual application of fingers to keyboard, the skills improve constantly. Before you know it, another well written and easily understood blog post appears on the page. It's almost like magic. Of course, I keep thinking that through constant practice, my typing skills will eventually improve to the level of being semi-adequate. Occasionally, I can even type a word or two without looking at the keyboard. That event always shocks me. I believe that is truly a case of real magic; or perhaps even a miracle of monumental proportions. Well, enough of that. With writing, the more a person does it, the better they get at doing it. Blogs are a great way to practice and hone your ability to express yourself and your thoughts via the written word. Learning how to write well, and express thoughts in a logical and coherent manner, are hidden benefits of blogging. It's a good thing those benefits don't stay hidden for long.

2) My Blogging Addiction

http://hubpages.com/hub/How_Blogging_Helps_Writers

When I started blogging, it all seemed very simple. I had one blog on my main website. I posted diligently every day and didn't get much readership at first. Then I went to another site and everything changed. Whereas before I'd been blogging because I thought it was something I ought to do, once I joined that site I fell in love and despite the occasional glitches, I haven't fallen out of love yet. Not only was I able to write and hone my material, but I was also able to talk to people, get feedback and feel that I was useful. Is it any wonder I became addicted? I think blogging has a lot to offer to both new and experienced writers. Here are three ways that blogging can help writers to develop their skills and get paid to write.

Liberating Creativity

For me a blog is an online version of a blank piece of paper. It is exciting precisely because the blogger can create anything s/he wants to. When I started blogging, I didn't know what I was going to do. My blogs have evolved as I have interacted with people and seen what they like, what they appreciate and, most importantly, what they ignore. This, for me, is a key part of the blog puzzle - the possibility of interacting with your audience. Some people might find this frightening; I find it liberating. Just think, I can write what I like, try out ideas, get feedback, improve my creative output - all before I try to sell a piece of writing to a potential client.
In the past, this creative process took place offline, sometimes alone, sometimes with like-minded people. But the fact that creativity is taking place in full view of the world does not negate the viability of blogging as a creative form. In a sense, it gives everyone the possibility of being an artist but allows them to choose the form that their art takes.

Testing Ideas Safely

Blogging frees me from the dictates of an editor’s commission. In other words, I can write what I like, within reason. Blogging is also a good way of testing ideas – sharing the stuff that you think about with others and getting their feedback – sort of like an online editorial or features meeting. This is a key part of offline publishing and I think it lends a lot to online publishing as well. Again, that doesn’t mean I don’t think about what I post. I tend to agree with others that a bit of thought is in order before opening your online mouth.

The learning that I’m doing here is keeping my mind active and stimulating me to ever more creative thought. I’m not making grand claims. Some of the ideas have been for improvements to my website; others have been ideas for posts; still others for work that I might publish offline.

Creating An Online Portfolio

If you're a freelance writer, a blog can be just as useful as your own website. Think about it. Do any of the following apply to you?

· You blog almost every day
· You're constantly thinking of new ideas for posts
· You try to make your posts useful to your readers
· You don't mind taking a bit of criticism

If all these things are true, your blog will make a great online portfolio. A blog is a wonderful place to rehearse your ideas for articles, stories, novel chapters, poetry or any kind of writing. If the community is active, the feedback you receive will tell you whether your writing is interesting and whether it's readable (not necessarily the same thing). You'll also be able to see where improvements can be made.

When editors are asking to see examples of your work, you can point them to your blog - I do. With two blogs and a website, I've got lots of examples of the variety of writing I can do - and I'll bet most of the writers here have the same.

A word of warning, though. Most editors want ORIGINAL content for their publication or website, so if you've written it on your blog, you'll have to make it slightly different if you want to publish the material elsewhere. But if you're a writer, that shouldn't be a problem.

These are the blogs I love to visit during my past time cuz these blogs give me lots of info and new knowledge...i love to read the first blog listed below because the person actually OKU, but he is really a successful man. He used to come to my college (MPCIM) before this to give motivational talk to students. I like to say here that he is kind of my inspiration in life. i learn a lot from him. The second blog is my friend's blog. She have high motivation in life and in her blog, she put so much info not only on educational matter, but also about food! Makes me hungry now.hehe.

1) http://abangraja.blogspot.com/

2) http://inia-lurun.blogspot.com/

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Really love to do ad like this one. I pray, one day I'll be a successful advertisor in Malaysia and insyaAllah globally. Amin... :)

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Types of Stress - Some Good, Some Bad

Did you know that some types of stress can be good for you? That's right! Some forms of stress can be good for you, but other types of stress disorders can cause major health problems and even be life threatening.

Stress is a natural function of the body, but understanding the different types of stress, such as distress and eustress, helps you to better understand how to deal with the stress you find in your life.

Types of Stress

So, what are the major types of stress? While there are many subcategories of stress that are being treated today, the major types of stress can be broken down into four different categories: Eustress, Hyperstress, Hypostress, and Distress.

• Eustress

Eustress is one of the helpful types of stress. What is the definition for eustress? It is the type of stress you experience right before you have the need to exert physical force. Eustress prepares the muscles, heart, and mind for the strength needed for whatever is about to occur.Eustress can also apply to creative endeavors. When a person needs to have some extra energy or creativity, eustress kicks in to bring them the inspiration they need. An athlete will experience the strength that comes form eustress right before they play a big game or enter a big competition. Because of the eustress, they immediately receive the strength that they need to perform. When the body enters the fight or flight response, it will experience eustress. The eustress prepares the body to fight with or flee from an imposing danger. This type of stress will cause the blood to pump to the major muscle groups, and will increase the heart rate and blood pressure to increase. If the event or danger passes, the body will eventually return to its normal state.

• Distress

Distress is one of the negative types of stress. This is one of the types of stress that the mind and body undergoes when the normal routine is constantly adjusted and altered. The mind is not comfortable with this routine, and craves the familiarity of a common routine. There are actually two types of distress: acute stress and chronic stress.

• Acute Stress

Acute stress is the type of stress that comes immediately with a change of routine. It is an intense type of stress, but it passes quickly. Acute stress is the body's way of getting a person to stand up and take inventory of what is going on, to make sure that everything is OK.

• Chronic Stress

Chronic stress will occur if there is a constant change of routine for week after week. Chronic stress affects the body for a long period of time. This is the type of stress experienced by someone who constantly faces moves or job changes.

This article I took from a website for my task completion. In my humble opinion, we shoud know about this because we can help ourselves to avoid from the bad stress. Actually, bad stress can lead one's to do irrational things such as taking drugs and commit suicide. So, I hope that by knowing the types of stress, I can educate the reader to identifying their level of stress and hope they do not do such bad things. For further information, you guys can visit this website at http://www.stressfocus.com/stress_focus_article/types-of-stress.htm