MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD STORY

During our childhood life, we all love to hear stories. So, I also have one story which I like the most. Its short but got something to learn. You all must heard or read it. But I just want to bring you all to your childhood life for a while.

THE INEXPERIENCE MOUSE

Once upon a time, there got a little mouse named Bobo. He is very naughty and he lived with his mother. Once, Bobo asked his mother, " Mom, let me go out and see the world. I feel so bored here".His mother also allowed him to go. "Okay Bobo. But, be careful and back home soon".

       Bobo was very excited to see the world. So, he came out from his hold and started to walk. He looked around the world. He was mesmerized by the beauty of the nature, tall buldings, and all. Suddenly, he saw a colorful cock. As he had never seen a cock before so he got frightened by the sharp beak, colorful feathers and red crown of cock. Then, quickly he ran away by thinking, "What a horrible creature". After some time, he came across a pussy cat. "What a soft animal" he thought, "beautiful white fur and striking eyes!". He loved the cat.

     Later, Bobo returned home and he told what he had saw today to his mother. His mothers said, "the cock is really harmless. But the soft cat is our real enemy,it will eat you". Bobo was shocked and realized that what he thought was wrong.

The moral of the story is we cannot judge people by their appearance.

* Even its was an old story but its useful for this modern world. We cannot trust people       

  easily by their outlook. Not everyone who well dressed are good.

6TH UKM ASEAN ART FESTIVAL 2018

The 6th UKM Asean Art Festival 2018 was celebrated on 1 December 2018, at Dectar UKM. More than 5 Asean countries were participate in this event including Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia. Prof Madya Dr Roslee Rajikan  (Deputy Vice-Chancellor of  Students and Alumni Affairs) was the chief guest for this event. Participants from each country were performed their traditional dance except Koreans. They were performed k-pop. They got huge support from the audience because most of the audience were k-pop lovers and their performance was too good.

     All the participants were dressed well, followed their traditional theme and looked very colorful. They were well-trained and they did a wonderful performance. Before each performance starts, the hosts were explain audience about the history of each dance. It helps audience to understand the concept of their performance as well as their tradition too.

    Prof Madya Dr Roslee Rajikan also gave souvenirs to the representative from each country as a symbol of welcoming them to Malaysia and the Asean Art Festival. At the end of this event, all the participants were sang song and danced together. That was a perfect ending for that festival.

    This event were expand our knowledge by knowing other country's tradition. Its also helps to improve the relationship among Asean countries.

Night walk at UKM

It was a late night.. May be around 2 o’clock. We finished our aerobic practice and we was about to leave. Suddenly my roommate and I planned to go for a walk. So, we discuss together and informed our friends about this. Then, my friends also love to come with us. Later, we all started to walk. To avoid feeling bore, we started to sang songs and share our sweet memories with each others. We walked slowly along the road. We visited most of the hostels at UKM. We went to the foyer of few hostels and saw the facilities at there. Some facilities of few hostels were better than our hostel’s facilities. We keep continue our journey without getting bored and sleepy. Actually, it was really interesting to know more about UKM. Even more, its was our first night walk at UKM. So, we were very excited. 

     During our walk, we took some pictures to keep it as a memory. Finally, we reached hostel Keris Mas. At there we realised and look at our watch. Its was early morning 6 o’clock. We were really shocked and asked each others “how the time was running too fast”. It was really funny. Then, we planned to have breakfast there. But its was early morning so the shops were haven’t open yet. So, we sat there and take rest for a while. After the shops were openned, we bought foods and took bus to go our hostel back. We don’t have enough strength to walk back to hostel. Hahaha.. So, we took bus and then reached our hostel. It was a memorable day for us.

CLOSING CEREMONY OF SUKEM AT UKM

The closing ceremony was held on 5 Dec 2018 at Stadium Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Prof. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali-Vice Chancellor of UKM was the chief guest of this event. Apart from that, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UKM, Prof. Madya Dr. Roslee Rajikan (Students and Alumni Affairs) and Head of each college were joined in this ceremony. As a opening of this ceremony, students and athletes from each college were marching in the decorated path of the stadium and each college come up with different kind of themes. Actually, its a marching competition. They were well organized, steady and their rhythmic walk was too good. The audience were cheer up the students who marched and the jury members were gave marks to each college according to their creativity, perfection and so on. After that, there got an inspirational speech from the chief guest. He was very supporting and encourage students to be active in sports. And then, everyone did cheers together to support the Malaysian Football team because on that day there got a football match between Malaysia and Thailand. In addition, during the ceremony also they honor the athlete who was selected to the Malaysian Sport's Team. After that, the prize giving ceremony was started. The Vice-chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor were gave prizes to the winners of the games which is held along the November month and to the overall winner. The overall winner of the SUKEM was Kolej Aminuddin Baki (KAB). During the last part of the ceremony, all students were gathered;sang songs and took pictures. Finally, the closing ceremony was ended well. 

Night drive with friends

It was one day before our Deepavali holiday. My three friends and I felt so stressed. So, we planned to go for a night drive to release our tension. We booked a car a day before so that we can feel comfortable and there is no one to disturb us. As per our plan, we should leave after finish our co-curriculum. Luckily, that day our co-curriculum also cancelled. So, we leave UKM early, May be its about 7 pm. First of all, we all felt very hungry and we all craved to eat 'Satay Kajang' because everyone gave good comments after went and eat there. So, we planned to go there first. After reach Restaurant Satay Kajang, without wasting time, we four went to the counter to order food. There got variety of food and satay to eat.

                                 

Later, we ordered 'satay', 'roti john' and juice for us. After long time, we ate different kind of foods there because at hostel always the same menu and we felt so bored to eat it everyday. The 'satay' was delicious. We felt like want to eat it more and more.

                         

    After we had our satisfied dinner, we went to the playground nearby the restaurant. We all became children and started to play the seesaw, swing, slides and all. Its really funny and we try to relax our mind by doing this kind of things and actually its worked. Later, we went to the car and started our journey. We just go along the road with melody songs. Actually, Kajang is a new place for us. So, we looked around and saw what are shops located there. May be later its easy to us, if we want to go somewhere or to buy things. And then, we went to Semenyih to drop one of our friend at her home. For her, the Deepavali mood was activated but for us the next day we still got class to go. So, she went back home early. 

    We went to her home and her parents were welcoming us because it was the first time we visited her house. They were very friendly and caring. They served sweets and biscuits for us which is made for Deepavali. The sweets and biscuits were very tasty especially I like it a lot. Because of I'm a foodie type, my friend packed few biscuits for me to eat during our journey. Then, its time for us to leave. So, from there we planned to go UKM because its already 11 pm and its took half an hour to reach there. During our journey, as usual we played our favorite songs and talked about the life at UKM, what we felt and all. At the same time, I'll ate the foods given by my friend. Hahaha.. Later, my two friends started to felt hungry again. Not only me even my friends also foodie persons. Hahaha.. So, we straight away go to the McDonald's nearby the UKM. There we bought food and finally we back to UKM. 

    The journey was not too long but we really enjoyed the small things that happen on that day and we felt stress free and happy. Its not bored at all. 

MANDARIN CLASS IN UKM

It was just two weeks that we joined Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Later, we got information that my seniors are organizing mandarin class. So, my roommate and I planned to join the mandarin class. Later, we filled the google form and register ourselves. I still remember, our first class was on thursday. Actually, our class is on every thursday. hahaha.. My friends and I were very excited to learn mandrin. We enter the class, our chinese seniors which is our mandarin teachers were welcome us to the class. Later, we gave our attendance and get our mandarin books.

                                               

   Mr friend Jegadhes was too excited until she started to study before our mandrin class starts. And then, our class starts. Actually it was really funny because when we pronoun the mandarin words, it didnt sounds good. hahaha.. We make fun of each other's pronunciation. We really enjoyed that class. The teachers also was good and they were very patient. They teach us one by one and make us feel comfortable to ask whatever that we don't know. Then, the class ended well.

  Next, on our third class, we celebrated moon cake festival. Our teachers said that we going to celebrate that festival after the class. So, they ended that class a bit early. First, my seniors played some videos about moon cake festival and we get to know the reasons of this festival and so on. Later, they provided moon cake for us. Its was delicious. We got chance to taste different flavors of moon cakes there. After that, we go out and they gave us a "tang long". We lighted up the "tang long" and walked around UKM. In the dark, we walked with "tang long" and its looked beautiful to see the lights. We took some pictures together and ended the festival well.

 

  After that, our classes passed as usual;learning process. We are waiting to celebrate the next festival together. 

 

BHARATANATYAM CLASS IN UKM

It was the first time, I'm joining in a classical dance which is Bharatanatyam in UKM. Actually, i took it as my co-curricular activity. Bharatanatyam is a pre-eminent Indian classical dance form presumably the oldest classical dance heritage of India is regarded as mother of many other Indian classical dance forms. Conventionally a solo dance performed only by women, it initiated in the Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu and eventually flourished in South India. 

    Apart from that, their costumes also look different. They wears a gorgeous tailor-made sari that consists of a cloth specially stitched in pleats that falls in the front from the waist and when the dancer performs spectacular footwork that include stretching or bending her knees, the cloth widens up like a hand fan. The sari worn in a special manner is well complimented with traditional jewellery that include the ones that adorn her head, nose, ear and neck. Plus, vivid face make-up specially highlighting her eyes so that audience can view her expressions properly.

    During the first day of bharatham class, they teach us the basic steps. That's also really tough for us because their dancing manner is totally different and our body should be flexible while dancing. So, we try to stretch our body to do it. We cannot do it well but they give excuse to us because it was our first class. Then, start from second class, no more excuses for us. We have to learn as soon as possible because we have to perform during the big event of our citra. Even more the dancing steps all become too difficult. We should concentrate on both hands and legs on the same time. Oh my god!!!!... We struggle a lot to learn it. One of my friend is a bharatam dancer. So, she is the one who help us to teach the each of every step. Every week, before our bharatham class starts, my friends and I recalled the dance steps and practice a while. This is because later when the class starts, it will be easy for us to dance.

    We are still practicing for the event. The event is going to held on 15th Dec 2018. Hope we can do our best and get good marks.

FRIENDS GATHERING !!!

After we finished our school, my friends and I planned a gathering. So, we fixed to go Bangi Wonderland. It was a fine morning, I packed my things and my friend Kasturi was came to my home to fetch me. Then, we started our journey to Nilai. From there our excited mood were activated. Our other friends were already there and they waited for us.



    Later, we reached Nilai. Then, we have breakfast together at a Muslim Restaurant. After that, we took train to go Bangi. During our journey, we cracked jokes and sang our favorite songs. Its was really fun although its not a long journey. After we reached Bangi, we took grab to go Bangi Wonderland. Bangi Wonderland is a water theme park. Next, we bought the tickets and change our cloths to bath.

    We were stared when we saw it because this unique water theme park features 15 attractions, namely Pirate Spa, Water Cannon, Surf Rider, Kid Adventure, Body Slide, Spiralax, The Fall, Anaconda Trail, Insane Racer, Wonderloop, Green Pearl, Pirates Bay, Boomeriang, Magic Funnel and lots more. Without wasting time, we started to play each games. Wow!! It was awesome.



In the afternoon, we have our lunch there and we continued to play. We played until the theme park closed. Hahaha... Later, we change our cloths and took grab to go our homestay at Bangi. It was a double-storey house and it fully furniture. So, we planned to cook dinner our own. My friend Suga and I went to supermerket to buy things to cook. My friend Teepa and Logapriya were make dinner for us. After having our dinner, we played truth or dare game and we talked about our holidays and plans of our further studies. The whole night passed just like that.



The next day, my friend Suga make breakfast which is bread toast and coffee for us. We having it together and I played our favorite movie 'Nanban'. We enjoyed it by giving comments and cracked joked about the movie. Its was really funny when we watched movies with our friends.After that, we packed our things and leave the homestay. Finally we reached Nilai again, our faces all started to turn sad because its really tough for us to meet after this because we all have start our studies in different universities and collages. We hugged each others and said goodbye. Then, we all back home by bringing our sweet memories in Bangi. It was a memorable days for us and we still waiting for our next gathering.... 

DEEPAVALI

WHY INDIANS CELEBRATE DEEPAVALI ?

Deepavali is called the Festival of Lights and is celebrated to honor Rama-chandra, the seventh avatar (incarnation of the god Vishnu). It is believed that on this day Rama returned to his people after 14 years of exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king, Ravana. People lit their houses to celebrate his victory over evil (light over darkness). The goddess of happiness and good fortune, Lakshmi, also figures into the celebration. It is believed that she roams the Earth on this day and enters the house that is pure, clean, and bright.

  

    The Deepavali festival in southern India often commemorates the conquering of the Asura Naraka, a powerful king of Assam, who imprisoned thousands of inhabitants. It was Krishna, a deity worshipped in Hinduism, who was finally able to subdue Naraka and free the prisoners. Deepavali celebrations may vary in different communities but its significance and spiritual meaning is generally “the awareness of the inner light”. It is also the beginning of the new financial year for the business community.

WHEN THEY CELEBRATE DEEPAVALI ?

The festival falls between the middle of October and the middle of November. Usually, this is decided upon by the Hindu lunar calendar.

WHAT THEY DO DURING DEEPAVALI ?

     Those celebrating the festival also light traditional earthen diyas (candles) and decorate their houses with colourful rangoli artworks – patterns created on the floor using coloured rice or powder. During Deepavali, families and friends share sweets and gifts and there is also a strong belief in giving food and goods to those in need. It is also traditional for homes to be cleaned and new clothes to be worn at the time of the festival.

 

BENEFITS OF MORNING SUNLIGHT TO OUR BODY

   

1. Boost Immunity

• It has been proven that sunshine stimulates your immune systems’ vitamin D and T cells which results in boosted immunity. Researchers say, “we rely on solar energy to enable our bodies to stave off infections and fight disease.”

 2. Reduce the chances of cancer

• adequate vitamin D₃ exposure helped reduce cancer risk. While avoiding too much sunlight and sunburns, in particular, is wise to keep skin cancer away, realize that getting a little bit sunlight such as in a morning sunbathing session.

3. Set circadian rhythm

• Having a good circadian rhythm is important for the regulation of sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, body temperature and other important bodily functions. Getting enough sunlight during the daytime is essential for good sleep.

4. Can cure depression 

• Exposure to sunlight has been linked to increased levels of a natural antidepressant in the brain. The brain produces more serotonin on sunny days than darker days. Therefore, individuals experiencing depression may feel less symptoms if they spend time in the sun. 

5. Good for eyes

• Studies have shown that children who get more exposure to natural sunlight have a lower risk of developing myopia – short-sightedness.

TANAMAN HIASAN YANG MAMPU BERSIHKAN UDARA DALAMAN

Taman hiasan yang saya kaji adalah lidah mertua. Tanaman in telah membukti bahawa dapat membersihkan udara dalaman. Anda boleh merujuk maklumat di bawah untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut tentang tanaman ini dan kebaikannya.

LIDAH MERTUA ( SANSEVIERIA)

                                        

•    Dikenali sebagai lidah mertua kerana bentuk daunnya yang tajam.

•    Tanaman ini berasal dari daratan Afrika, Madagaskar dan Asia Selatan.

•    Nama sansevieria diambil untuk menghormati pietro antonio sanseverino, iaitu orang yang menjumpai tanaman ini (1724-1771)

•    Ciri-cirinya adalah memiliki daun yang keras, tegak dan hujungnya meruncing.

•    Lidah mertua memiliki daun yang berwarna beragam, mulai hijau tua, hijau muda, hijau abu-abu, perak, dan warna kombinasi putih kuning atau hijau kuning

•    Alur atau garis-garis yang terdapat pada helai daun juga bervariasi, ada yang mengikuti arah serat daun, tidak beraturan, dan ada juga yang zig-zag.

•     Mampu menyimpan air dalam jumlah yang banyak pada seluruh bahagian tubuhnya.

•     Terdapat beberapa jenis lidah mertua seperti plantae, monokotil, asparagaceae dan lain-lain.

•     Contoh reka bentuk beberapa jenis lidah mertua adalah :

       i) berdaun pendek melingkar dalam bentuk roset

       ii) kelompok panjang memiliki daun meruncing seperti mata pedang

                          

•     Tanaman ini juga mengeluarkan kewangian dan terlebihnya kewangian ketika berbunga.

•     Daya serapan tanaman ini adalah agak tinggi sehingga mampu menyerapkan 107 jenis racun dalam udara termasuk karbon monoksida, racun rokok, benzena, formaldehyde dan lain-lain

•     Semakin tebal daunnya, semakin tinggi daya serapannya terhadap racun dalam udara

    •     Ketahanan juga tinggi sehingga pada suhu yang cukup tinggi dan di bawah cahaya yang sangat luas, tumbuhan ini tetap segar.

•    Lidah mertua juga merupakan salah satu model tanaman yang akan menghasilkan oksigen tinggi. Klorofil yang melimpah akan membantunya mempercepat melakukan fotosintesis. Hal ini yang menyebabkan tingkat oksigen yang di hasilkan oleh tanaman tinggi.

Manfaat Lidah Mertua yang lain

•      Digunakan sebagai ubat batuk dan antiseptic dan mengubati luka, penyakit darah tinggi, kencing   manis.

•      Menghilangkan bau busuk dalam ruangan dan mengeluarkan bau khas yang memberi ketenangan

•      Membantu menyerap radiasi yang dikeluarkan oleh barang elektronik