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IM Langkawi 2007 Sharing
hey guys and gals..
i have nothing to give you all ok? but my experiences...i wrote down all the things i felt during the race and stuff...and uploaded some photos...
tried to post on the class blog but it is simply too long...
dun wanna make it a personal blog and it seems you all have important announcements...
i know some of you guys are curious so this is it...the unadulterated but damm long due to not thinking much when writing account of the race day...
warning: 3000+ words...beware...
thank you all for helping me achieve this dream.....
take a look if you are interested...
http://qyimshare.blogspot.com/
qy lived on 6:01 AM
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Quote 6: all things come in threes 好事成三
At our age, I think most people hope to make enough money to get our own car. A trusty Toyota, a Big Bulky mercedes or perhaps a cool slick Lamborghini. In a rush today, that was certainly on my mind as I chased a bus down clementi road before a kind-hearted samaritan at the 3rd bus stop decided to answer my raving mad calls to flag the bus down. But little was I to know that in catching that bus, I was given a timely reminder of the serendipitous encounters that taking public transport can potentially bring every day.
This one came in the form of a chatty blonde boy of, I was told, 3+yrs old. Perhaps its not surprising at this point that I should say he had 3 people with him. And that in the next 3 minutes or so, I realised that he was being exposed to 3 languages. It was apparent that an arrangement had been worked out so that his dad would speak in german to him, his mum in english, and his babysitter/carer in mandarin.
Woah. And I thought bilingual babies were the next in thing. Well, in a sense, most of us are exposed to 3 or more languages if we include dialects. But I guess more and more parents are putting in effort to make sure their kids are multilingual.
Which led me to wonder if it were better to use the "dual/triple immersion approach" or stagger the teaching of the languages in the years before the child reached 10 years old. If you believe Dr.Robert Needlman:
"Up until about 10 years of age, children can learn a second language in the same incredibly efficient way that they learned their first language, and they can learn to speak without an accent. After about age 10, language learning comes less naturally, and it's very hard for most people to get rid of their accents."
Reading the experiences of various parents around the world on the net. It seems that more people are favouring the "dual immersion approach" + "one parent - one language". Here are some excerpts:
"When certain language assessments are done on young bilingual children, the children can appear delayed, when in fact they aren't. For example, a 15-month bilingual toddler might only say two or three English words. However, if you add in the Spanish words, the total number of words is six or seven--well within the normal range. By about age five, most bilingual children have caught up and will test well in both languages."
"Within the first 12 months of his life, Gabriel has sorted out in his brain the two separate sound systems, so that he immediately knows which language is being spoken to him. As predicted, he says some words in both languages, but most fascinating is the way he tends to learn to say just one word for a given object at this stage. So he learned horse before koń, and won't say the Polish at all. Yet if you ask him, "Gdzie jest koń?" he understands. But by the time he's five he'll have sorted things out and be speaking two languages more or less fluently, with perfect accents in both. That is, if we keep making the effort to sing and read to him..."
A few interesting articles on trilingualism here:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=321833
Well, with the right environment, still not too late to learn more languages after the age of 10 definitely. I can certainly think of at least 1 very effectively trilingual person in class...
But, I shall paraphrase what a certain neuroscience lecturer of ours likes to say though:
"The learning ability of owls' has been shown to decrease after they start having sex, dare we extrapolate? Learn and study hard while you can, people..."
I shall certainly do that these next 2 weeks or so.
Yes, the studying.
P.S: In American superstitions, the number three is very important. Often, Americans will say, "All things come in threes." Three is lucky because it represents the traditional family: mother, father, and child. Therefore, gifts, letters, and guests will often arrive at your home in groups of three.Labels: toddler, trilingual
ryaniq lived on 11:40 PM
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Quote 5: Thou shalt not oweth me money
All those who ordered huang cheng tickets, pls pay up!!! Urgent!!! $16!!!
EDIT: Tix have been downgraded to the $14 ones, as the $16 ones have been sold out. Those who have already paid me please get ur $2 refund from me. (I owe xiz $4)
nwxiang lived on 10:35 PM
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If you are too bored
http://www.campaignagainstreallife.com/
Cheers!
Yang =)
yang lived on 2:11 PM
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Quote 4: All that glistens is not gold
Check out this short video by "Dove" as part of their campaign for real beauty.
http://www.fotopia.no/fullnews.asp?newsid=776
ryaniq lived on 8:19 AM
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Quote 3: Thou shalt not be that gullibleth
in response to the previous post (from link):
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We humans love to laugh at apparent displays of stupidity by others, which may explain why this fake "news" story has circulated so widely. The article has been posted to numerous forums and blogs and is also traversing cyberspace in the form of an email forward.
The story claims that, when she appeared on the quiz show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", Kathy Evans of Idaho "set a new standard for stupidity" when she could not answer a question that asked her to identify the largest item from a list comprising an elephant, the moon and a peanut. According to the message, despite using all of her "lifelines", Kathy ultimately "went with her gut" and locked in "Elephant" as her final answer.
However, the incident described never happened. The article originates from BSNews.org, a satirical website that features fake news items on a variety of subjects. Within their original context, it should be clear to even gullible readers that the articles are satirical in nature and are not intended to be taken seriously. Even the name of the site (BS News) should alert astute visitors to its true nature. Moreover, the site includes the following disclaimer on its "About" page:
DISCLAIMER: BSNews.org, and all it's contents, fall under the category of Satire and Parody. Don't take any of this bull[****] seriously, ok? In other words, NONE OF THIS IS REAL! Understand? Good.
However, the article was apparently lifted from its original setting and began circulating as a supposedly legitimate news item, thereby fooling many recipients into believing its claims. The original version claimed that the host slapped "Kathy's" face after the show and she was subsequently hospitalized "in critical condition" after being beaten by angry audience members. The version currently circulating omits these details, possibly because they are so far-fetched that they would likely "give the game away".
The photograph included with the message is a doctored adaptation of a legitimate screenshot from the UK version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". The real question asked for another name for the "trachea" and had nothing to do with elephants or the moon. And the contestant's name is Fiona Wheeler, not "Kathy Evans" as claimed in the message. What's more, far from being stupid, Fiona answered the question correctly and won £32,000.
It is not uncommon for satirical "news" items to break out of the confines of their original settings and circulate via other means, fooling gullible recipients as they travel. A 2004 "news" article from another satirical news site falsely reported the demise of American Idol contestant William Hung. Another fake news item describes proposed legislation intended to provide work-place benefits for "the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition".
It is always wise to check the validity of any apparent news items that arrive via email or are posted to blogs and forums. If information in such items is genuine, it will usually be featured on legitimate news outlets such as online news websites and will not be hard to verify.
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ronnie is always right, but google is right-er. =)
and also, i'm sure that if we were posed with the question she was asked (trachea = windpipe), we will all be £32,000 = S$100,000 richer =P
Yi Jin lived on 6:37 AM
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Quote 2: "Don't think you are always right. Only Ronnie is."
NEW YORK - Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."
It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the absolute worst use of lifelines ever."
After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100 question. The question was:
"Which of the following is the largest?"
A) A Peanut
B) An Elephant
C) The Moon
D) Hey, who you calling large?
Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the answer.
"Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be."
Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50. Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans still remained unsure.
"Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I think I better phone a friend."
Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.
"Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds hun."
Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.
"Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that can't be it."
To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's advice and pick 'The Moon.'
"I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans.
Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.
"Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the too-stupid-to- live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer."
Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C, 'The Moon.'
ningky lived on 7:21 PM
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Slacking.....
Wow, so long nv blog, didn't know blogger linked up with google liao.
Anw, heard this on tv, thought it was quite funny:
Woman in her twenties is like a football: everybody wants.
Woman in her thirties is like basketball: got less people want. (think number of players)
Woman in her forties is like ping-pong ball: you push I hit.... better get it away from my court.
Woman in her fifties..... golf ball: get it as far away as possible! =/
Ok, now I sure get eaten up by xizzy when she comes back. Help hide me.
Enough of slacking.... back to MALARIA!!!!!!!
Introducing Quote 1 of The 78 Quotes:
Thou Shalt Not Slacketh
Chiong chiong chiong!!!!
Super no link... I think I'm starting to post like yang....
Oh well, hope you are well and settled, Perryn!
And happy birthday to Yilin!
ningky lived on 11:38 AM
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Hey guys...
...i wan org a BBQ on 21st Feb at my house!
Please tag to indicate ur interest and availability,, :)
suhan lived on 10:55 PM
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chinese new year
 hallo everyone! :)
just thought i'd do some publicity for CNY here :P will be going for CNY celebrations in hwachong which is happening on 16 feb, friday.. will start probably at around 8, with some performances (chinese dance, lion dance, wushu.. the regular stuff..) followed by the street market.. which will end probably at 10, after which there'll be mass dance and fac dances :)
if the fun of the whole thing doesn't appeal enough, then think of it as a class gathering (if i'm not the only one there it can be considered as a gathering la huh :P) or as a see-the-teachers and wish-them-gd-luck or thank-them-for-everything thing :) hmmmm plus, sherman ho is working in hwachong now in chem dept so we can visit him! and we can meet our new jnrs! hehh
yupp whoever wants to go leave a tag! studying for exam also need a break right.. :P
xiz lived on 6:06 PM
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