WHAT!??! YOUR PHARAOH IS KING TUT?! Well mine is way cooler than your's mine is Senusret I

Recently, my class studied a specific Pharaoh from Ancient Egypt (because it is all about Egypt for this trimester I hope...) with a partner. So I picked Li-Yen to work with me on Senusret 1. We just finished our project recently and I think that we did a pretty good job and if you want to see our project, here's our project:

Did you like it? Well I hope you did. Well because this is a blogpost for school, I would of course need to answer some questions. So I'm goin gto answer the questions now and stop the chit chatting. Okay? Right. Here are the questions.

1. Why do you think Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments?

2. What monuments in our society are similar? (be sure to provide explanations and graphics).

3. How did the using google docs as the main portal for collaboration help you with this assignment?

4. What did you learn from this assignment?

5. What was challenging?

6. Which schoolwide learning results were evident in this assignment? So for question number 1, Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments because I think that they wanted the people in the future to remember them and so that they can be famous until the world ended. They might think of having everything they wanted and didn't think of the others. They wanted every single person that lives on earth to know that he once ruled Egypt and that is what I think Pharaohs build monuments for. Just to jot down what they did. Next question of number 2 is What monuments in our society are similar? (be sure to provide explanations and graphics). I would chose the Twin Towers from Malaysia build by a Japanese consortium led by the Hazama Corporation. Here is a picture of the twin towers. The reason why I chose the twin towers is because it is standing for a long time representing KL, Malaysia and people from near places can take a visit here and look at the bridge that connects both of the towers and also, we are in KL so it is actually very lucky for us to have an example of a monument right under our noses! The other monuments that I would like to share is the Taipei 101 by C.Y. Lee and Partners, a Taiwanese architectural firm that was also responsible for Kaohsiung's Tuntex Sky Tower. Here is just a picture of it. The reason why I chose this specific monument is because it has two things that is recorded in the world record book. First, it is one of the tallest building (as you can see) and the second one is that it has the fastest elevator in the world! And so i think that it is a great example for a monument because it is like a combination of two world records.

Okay, next question is How did the using google docs as the main portal for collaboration help you with this assignment? Well basically, I think that using Google Docs as the main portal is good for collaboration because that way, you can just have a bunch of people writing on the document so that other people can see what you've written and can add suggestions or work on the document instead of carrying a thumdrive every where you are and then take turns to work on the project. So for me, personally. I think that using Google Doc is much more easier than Microsoft Word.

Time for the 4th question, What did you learn from this assignment? After all th ehard work, we ended up learning more about the Pharaoh that we studied. For me, I learned that there was not only Cleopatra and King Tut that was famous. There were Senusret I, Hapsetsut (however you spell it), and Ramsus II I also learned that it was Senusret I that build the White Chapel and the White Chapel really exist. There were a lot of things that we learned from our Pharaoh project. So much that even my head would burst! But these that i've listed is only 1 tenth of the information that we learn...

Finally, for the fifth question.What was challenging? Seriously Mrs. Narsiman... What was challenging... OF COURSE EVERYTHING WAS CHALLENGING!!! No i'm just kidding... Here's the truth. The recording was challenging, the script writing was challenging, the picture hunt was challenging, the information was challenging... BUT the most challenging of them all was... the picture hunt. Yes it's the picture hunt... You don't know how long it took me to find 10 pictures! Almost 30min I tell ya'! 30 MINS! Can you believe that? It took me 30 mins just to take the perfect picture. But if you're in Spoken Word... You'll be long dead. But we are not talking about Spoken Word. So it took me at least 3 days to at least find the pictures and easybib it. Well that's about it. Time for the last question... OMG! When will this end?!??!

Okay... Last but not least, it's the... last question of the (two) day... Which schoolwide learning results were evident in this assignment? I would really think that it is... Collaborate Constructively because without collaborating, the project will be a DISASTER!!! And without collaborating, we wouldn't even know when to start, work, find information, who do what blah blah blah blah. So I think that Collaborating Constructively really help to make this project successful.

Hey! This is my country...

Recently in class, all of my classmates did a small presentation about a country that we call home. And I did Singapore as I know more things in Singapore and didn't know that much about Malaysia. In my presentation, I think that I didn't really do well because I didn't have that much information as the others and my pictures weren't really related to the things that I've said. But what I think that is better is how I explained how the riots started in Singapore like the Maria Hertogh riot and the Hock Lee Bus riot. I would try to make it fun to listen to because when I present the presentation people weren't really listening and they might think that "Is she crazy or something?" because I was laughing at my presentation because chickens from Brazil, vegetables from Vietnam and Indonesia, frozen ducks from Taiwan and seafood from Namibia? Won't that make people laugh? Yes... They did "laugh out loud" and started discussing about it and something else. And no matter how many times I called them, they looked like that they didn't want to listen to my presentation anymore so I think that my presentation isn't that catchy. So I have to make it more catchy next time...

And not only my presentation is not catchy, it is also lacking of information compared to others because i have only four information on two slides for one topic when the others have like 5 in one slide? That is ridiculous! "2 pieces of information" vs. "5 pieces of information". Of course the "5 pieces of information" wins right? And moreover, they had very detailed information and I have like nothing! So of course I have to learn to get more interesting information and pictures to catch my audience's attention.

Well to end this blog post, I'll have to say that I did a pretty good job as I did my best and got an "A" for my grade. I think that it's also a good presentation because I didn't put all of the information on the screen and had some information in my head and that is something that I realized that no one did it. Except for Gabriel. He wrote what he wanted to say on a post it note on the laptop? It's something like that. And some people actually summarized what they wrote! So I think the way I presented it isn't that bad after all! :D

Want to see my presentation? Here is the web site! : https://docs.google.com/a/iskl.edu.my/present/edit?id=0AZ9WF8PQ8kHXZGhxNHFxZ3dfMTAyY2JrZm5jNXY&hl=en_GB

Welcome 2011!!!!!!! :D

Happy New Year everyone!!! Of course, you would have to write your new year resolutions right? Urgh... Writing on the first day of school... But still have to write! It's humanities alright! Here are my resolutions! :D

My First resolution is to study hard (do lots of assessments just to get caught up in Singapore school D:). The reason why I have this resolution is because I feel like I didn't learn what Singapore has taught the other kids in primary schools and moreover, I have to go back to Singapore one day to continue studies there which is kind of hard... SO STRESSFUL!!! Studies there in Singapore is somehow like torture! Teachers spam you with tons of homework that you can't finish in one day (when the homework is due on the next day ). Oh I know this is somehow a boring resolution... But it's time for the next resolution! My Second resolution is to be crazy and active and helpful! The reason why I made this resolution is because this is the only fun way to make friends so that we can know each other better and make ISKL a much more fun place to study in. Because I realized that everyone becomes very bored after vacations like they don't want to go to school or even thinking "Why does school even exist?" So being crazy, active and helpful can cheer people up and think that this is the place where you enter to another world and think "I love School! I hope that school hours can be longer!" Well, that's what I hope...

That's about my New Year resolution. What about your's well you can tell me your New Year resolutions by commenting on this blog post! :D Can't wait to see what are your New Year resolutions!!! Well, enough about New Year resolutions. I know that you would want to know how I spend my holidays in four different places. This is what happened...

First, I went to Singapore. And there I visited Auntie Tabby's new house which it is almost done that looks like this:

 Which is almost done. Wish her good luck with her new home! But no offense, it's kind of small and I can't imagine how she can transform her small house into something that you might think that the house is spacious! But not only did we go to Auntie Tabby's house, we went also to IKEA with Auntie Amelia with her daughter and Auntie Tabby too. We didn't do much in IKEA though. We just ate lunch there and didn't buy anything else. I don't think that I can remember all the things that I did in Singapore because I went there on the 21st of December and return on the 25th of December.

Next, we went to Genting Highlands. The weather there was okay just a bit cold and stand able. We played in the outside theme park and went for a few rides because the other rides were scary like the spider one.

 This one. Do you remember? I don't know the name of this ride but it looks kind of scary. And there is another one too!

This too! Because this is about 10 stories high ( I guess )! And I am sort of afraid of heights so I didn't ride on this one... But the most fun ride that I went was kind of  "what is this?" or "Dude seriously?!!?!?"

Yes. It's the tea cup alright... This is the most fun ride in Genting I tell ya'! Because my brother, my sister and I spun like mad cows until we thought that the cup was tilting and we also thought that it was over and we are like the only ones still spinning like we are unstoppable! But that is just the second place that my family went to... There is still more!

The third place that we went was A'Famosa. There, all of my mom's relatives came all the way from Singapore to A'Famosa to celebrate New Year. On the first day, we get to know the place better and then ride on horses!

Here is a map of A'Famosa. Here you can see how big it is and how we sometimes got lost.

And here is the horse ride Which you only get to ride on it for three small rounds. How I wish that I can have my own horse and I can ride on it everyday into the forest... Ah! How I wish... Whao! Sorry! Kept you left out there so that's all we did on the first day. On the second day, we went to the animal world then the water world. In the Animal World, what I like most is the animal show.

Here in this show, we can see all the different abilities that animal can do that we don't expect that they could do. After an amazing, incredible show from the animals, we headed to the Water World to relax ourselves!

 We first headed to the tsunami pool which is very cold for the first time going under water after such a long time on land. After getting use to the temperature of the water, I swam to the deep end of the pool with my brother, sister and cousin and hung around there for a minuet or so then we have to leave and head to the lazy river. We ( my uncle, aunt, cousins and siblings ) took two two-seater float and raced to the destination on where we are heading and my team won! But we earned nothing in return... But we still went on the family ride which is AWESOME!!!! I went on the ride for two times before it's time to head to the other ride. This ride however, can be played by a single player or a doubled player. It's fun but the tunnel slide ( the dark version of this ride )  wasn't working so didn't get to ride on it. Sad... D: But we had fun in the Water World. Until it's time to head back to the house.

At night, all of us went to the Cowboy Town and watched the Red Indian Show.

Usually you will feel cold at night right? But when you watch the Red Indian Show, you will feel like you're in boiling hot water because the Red Indian "blows" fire out of his mouth which he sometimes will be very close to you. Geez... I wonder how thy do that!

After the spectacular performance is over, we got to watch an amazing firework display that the managements arranged. Then, we headed back to our house and did a little celebration for welcoming 2011. We played cards, we played with the fire cracker, we play lots of other stuff too! We also did countdowns. 10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! We tossed each other with our drink and wished everyone happy new year and that is the BEST memory I've ever had.

I'm going to stop here because if I continue, it will go on forever!!! And you don't want that to happen don't you? So this is my New Year resolutions and how I celebrated New Year and my holiday. Actually, there is only one more place to tell you but I think I heard some people screaming "Nooooooo!!!!!" or "Oh God! This will take forever!!!!" in your hearts right? See! I just know you all too well. Alright folks! If you want to know more about my adventure, stay tuned! Oh! And...

And...

Want to know about our life here in ISKL?

Here is a quick preview of my Zeitgeist.

Do you know about how cool our school s already?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!? What are you waiting for? Come and join the fun!

Which side are you on? The Left side or The Right side?

"Oh my! How do you know so much about me?!"
"Because this blogpost of yours says so!"
"Oh... But I didn't write that..."
"Are you kidding me? Of course you did! Read it!"

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Dear teachers... and friends... and not forgetting you guys... yeah you guys reading this blogpost,

Hey there! Yeah you. Reading this post. Do you want to know my profile? Well, if you want, here is is! Enjoy! :P

My profile is 'Obviously Odd'! (profile OO)  Why is it 'Obviously Odd' you ask? Because... I have a dominate left eye, right ear, left hand and lastly, right foot. I KNOW! That's why I call it Obviously Odd. :) Okay, no more chit chatting and get back to the subject. 

If you want to know more about me, here is my profile. I'm gestalt. And I'm profile OO. 

• Functional : Visual,  and Kinesthetic Communication. 
• Limited Under Stress: Auditory, and Movement.

I learn best through movement and by focusing on the whole picture, and is context and emotional relevance to myself. As a visual and kinesthetic learner, I must see the whole picture and physically do what is being learned. I appreciate metaphors, examples and associations when problem solving. I visually grasp the main idea but my have great difficulty seeing and communicating the details in a linear way. So please help me with that! :) 

And this is something for Mrs. Narsiman. My left eye scans from right to left and it is possible that I may have difficulty reading or writing languages that move from left to right like ENGLISH!!! And I may reverse or transpose letters or numbers... 

Mrs. Smith, maybe the next sentence is for you... I prefer not to follow step-by-step visual instructions and tends to start by imagining the end results and then intuitively doing what seem appropriate. So, I sometimes will get irritated if I have to show workings.

MR. SMITH! This next one is for you! :P I may have difficulty with penmanship because the eye and hand don't work together and my movements tend to be uncontrolled and fluid when relaxed. 


When I'm under stress, I may move forward with caution feeling clumsy and stuck. My biggest challenge will be to access the pieces of information, and be able to put them together in a linear logical manner and communicate it. So, please help me with that... :)

For me and the people who are profile OO, we need encouragement and good modeling of how to work with and communicate the details and linear aspects of life and learning.


To teachers out there, it will benefit me from sitting close to the front on the left hand side which I can move without disturbing other classmates. 


Activities like reading out loud, Thinking Caps from Brain Gym, megaphones, toning the vowels and hand-eye coordination play like Lazy 8's for writing, double doodles, and integrated cross-lateral foot play like crawl, walking, soccer, dancing and martial arts like Tai Chi may help me A LOT! For some of the activities, i don't really know so maybe teachers or friends can help me out?


Another thing that helps me is an integrative balance of art, music, movement and interpersonal skills combined with cognitive endeavors in linguistics and mathematics will be very useful. 


Now that you know about me, I want to know about your profile... What is your profile?


Valerie
Signing off! :P


HEY WAIT! I wanna show you a picture of me! ( and my profile picture! :P)

Here it is! Okay... this is the real one...


Valerie
Signing Off! :P

"Oh... That's how you know about me..."
"Yep. And did you write this?"
"Yes but, not sure about the picture..."
"Heheheee... Let me tell you a secret... You wrote all of this information including the pictures... What about all of you out there? What is your information and picture?"


Narrators 
Signing Off! :D :)

The benefit of a LIT. CIRCLE!!!! :P

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A partner was given to everyone in class to help us with our Lit. Circle. My partner was Khairi and together, we are reading ' True Confession Of Charlotte Doyle' and we've been through difficulties that helped us to complete the Lit Circle. There are still times when we go through troubles too.

"Lit Circle with a twist"... What's the benefits of working with a partner you say? Well, the benefits... there are tons of benefits! The first benefit is that you can less do work! No... just kidding... it's the help that you can get from your friend / partner. The help that you get can help you to learn what are the mistakes that you've made. Not just vocabulary but also how you write the sentence in a proper way. The second benefit is that you get to use one of the SLR to finish this Lit Circle (with a twist). Which is Collaborate Constructively. Just by collaborating constructively, you can work with your partner and make the Lit circle a successful Lit Circle.But of course, we have conflicts that we would have to overcome.

Maybe some other groups doesn't have any problems but you can't be sure about that. But from what I know, is that we had a few problems. First, we didn't know what partners we've gotten within me and Khairi because Kamilla and Sol didn't tell us. That is one problem. But after a few discussions, we've got set with Kamilla with Sol and me with Khairi but here is another problem. We have only the afternoon and night time to finish this Lit Circle when there are tons to do. So we started solving it by pushing all the tuition homework and the other homework aside first and start to work on the Lit Circle until late at night. :( But it's all in the past now! It's all gone! Now, we just have to think of the future. :P

By working with your partners, you gained new understandings about the novel like example, the partner that you work with see something that you don't actually see. They see the event as a useful way instead of a useless way that you see. Because you worked with a partner, you can widen your knowledge of the book that you are reading and you can also understand the book better.

So, I think you get a rough idea of what  is the benefit of working with a partner right? Well, hope you did. See you in the next blogpost! :P

True Confession Of Charlotte Doyle

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'True Confession of Charlotte Doyle'

Some of you out there might know or had read 'True Confession Of Charlotte Doyle'. But some of you don't. So to let the people, who doesn't know the book, know what I am going to talk about in the next few paragraph. I shall give yo a short summary about this interesting mystery book written by Avi. "Not every thirteen-year-old  girl is accused of murder, brought to trial and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share you idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it."

Today is the day when every group, every group member, has to share their literature circle to the other group members. So I came prepared to humanities class ready for the 'test'. I brought all my supplies to humanities and not to forget my hard literature book, "True confession of Charlotte Doyle".  After some boring introduction to what we are going to do in humanities that day, we are finally set free to go to our group. When listening to Sol's homework read by her wonderful voice, I realized that actually the discussion is helping me understand the novel better because the other group members see what I don't see. Like for example, one of my close friend is also reading the same book and she thinks that the passage about one of the ship crew advising Charlotte to leave the ship is important which I think it's just a sign of something bad. The idea of us having discussions are actually helping us to understand the novel well than just reading it by yourself and understand it yourself. Sharing your ideas with the other group members helps the other group members to widen their understanding of the book.

If some of you out there don't know what a connection is, here is a short summary of what a connection is.  You make a connection by choosing part of the story scene and make a connection to your real life. For example, you choose the part when Mary is writing a story and maybe the connection that you will make is that you've written thousands of excellent essay that you think that you can publish. That is a connection.

Maybe sometimes, we didn't make detailed connections with the real world, but we make good connections in real life. Connections are made as that we can understand people's life even more. Connections are used so that it can help you remember events that you have forgotten a long time ago. But today in class, we did something different. Instead of just reading the connections that you've written, Kamilla made a connection to a passage that Sol thinks that is important. For me, I've make connections along the way in my mind because I didn't think that it will fit into the discussion because I was thinking about wild ideas but not the idea that will fit into the discussion. I don't think that it is good to not say it after I remember because maybe it's the idea that will widen our understanding to the book.

The time has gone pass quickly and humanity class has ended. Although we didn't really understand the book that well with the other group members, but it has been a great literature discussion. And we did understand the book better. 'True Confession of Charlotte Doyle' is a great book. Don't forget to read it!

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