Tuesday 29 October 2013
Sunday 27 October 2013
LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
Some scientists decided to do the following experiments on a dog.
For the first experiment, they cut one of the dog's legs off, then they told the dog to walk. The dog got up and walked, so they they learned that a dog could walk with just three legs.
For the second experiment, they cut off a second leg from the dog, then they told the dog once more to walk. The dog was still able to walk with only two legs.
For the third experiment, they cut off yet another leg from the dog and once more they told the dog to walk. However, the dog wasn't able to walk with only one leg.
As a result of these three experiments, the scientists wrote in their final report that the dog had lost it's hearing after having three legs cut off.
For the first experiment, they cut one of the dog's legs off, then they told the dog to walk. The dog got up and walked, so they they learned that a dog could walk with just three legs.
For the second experiment, they cut off a second leg from the dog, then they told the dog once more to walk. The dog was still able to walk with only two legs.
For the third experiment, they cut off yet another leg from the dog and once more they told the dog to walk. However, the dog wasn't able to walk with only one leg.
As a result of these three experiments, the scientists wrote in their final report that the dog had lost it's hearing after having three legs cut off.
English Words for Describing People and Personalities
English Words for Describing People and Personalities
Outgoing
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To be friendly and sociable.“I wish my girlfriend was more outgoing. She justs sits in the corner quietly at parties.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
A go getter
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A person who is very motivated and tries hard to be successful at what he does.“My brother is a real go getter. He started his own software company and he now makes a lot of money.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
People person
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Someone who enjoys and thrives being around other people.“A sales person needs to be a people person. You have to talk to potential customers all day.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
Magnetic personality
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A person who has a confident and positive personality. This person has charisma and people want to be around him.“My new boss Terry has a magnetic personality. He is full of energy and charm.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To be driven
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To have a lot of motivation to succeed. To be a hard worker who is always focused on accomplishing goals.“John is a very driven person. He wakes up early and works hard all day. He rarely takes a day off.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
Goofy
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A person who is silly and jokes around a lot can be called “goofy”.“My dad is so goofy. When my friends come over he dances around with a kitchen apron on singing strange songs.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To be good natured
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To be friendly and pleasant to be around. A person with an overall good attitude.“He is such a good natured guy. He never gets in arguments with anyone.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
A ham
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A person who likes to be silly and tell jokes.“My uncle Bob is quite a ham. He tells jokes all day and plays tricks on us.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To be a shallow person
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A person who is not caring and only is concerned about things like money or fame is considered “shallow”.“Barbara is a shallow girl. Before she goes out with a guy she needs to know how much he makes a year.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To have demons
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To have issues in your past that affect you to this day.“Harold is a nice guy, but he has his demons. He had a rough childhood and it still affects him.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To be stiff
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To be an awkward person who is not relaxed and makes everyone uncomfortable.“My cousin Larry is a little stiff. He just stands there quietly not knowing what to say.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
To be creepy
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To have a personality that kind of scares people. To have a strange
intense way about you that looks like you might be up to no good.“Don’t go out with Tom. He is a creepy dude. He stares at young girls with a strange look in his eyes.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
A basket case
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A person who is emotionally unstable and highly agitated. “I was a basket case after hearing that my dog was run over by a truck. I loved that dog and I was very upset.”______________________________________________________________________________________________
A nut job
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A negative slang expression that describes a person who does strange and crazy things. “My physics professor is a real nut job. He teaches with his back to us and he puts his shoes on the wrong feet.”
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Using idiomatic expressions
50 IDIOMATIC EXPRESSSIONS YOU MUST KNOW
The correct use of idiomatic expressions will earn you merit points when you write your essays.
1 ace
Get an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.
I heard that Susie aced the test yesterday
2 As easy as a pie
very easy
The test was as easy as a pie.
3 at the eleventh hour
at the last minute; almost too late.
He finished the project at the eleventh hour and he nearly lost his job.
4 all ears
eager to hear what someone has to say.
Tell me about your latest trip overseas. I’m all ears.
5 be broke
be without money.
I need to borrow some money. I am broke.
6 be on the go
be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).
I am very tired. I've been on the go since 5 in the morning.
7 beat
exhausted; very tired
I need a break after this. I'm beat!"
8 beat around the bush
evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.
Stop beating around the bush! Just tell me what happened to my car.
9 bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can manage.
Mrs Lee finds it difficult to finish all her work. She has bitten off more than she could chew!"
10 blow one's top
become extremely angry.
My father blew his top when he found out I had taken his car without his permission.
11 burn the midnight oil
study/work all night or until very late at night.
Johan is not ready for the test. He will have to burn the midnight oil."
12 call it a day
stop work for the day.
The labourers call it a day after working for five hours on the field.
13 can't make heads or tails of something
can't understand something at all;
find something confusing and illogical.
I cannot make heads or tails of your notes. Were you sleepy during the class?
14 catch one's eye
attract one's attention/interest.
This colourful advertisement caught my eye when I was in the bus.
15 change one's mind
decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier.
David did not go to Australia. He changed his mind when he heard that his mother is ill.
16 cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot;
be very expensive.
This car costs him an arm and a leg. He has to get another job to help pay for it.
17 couch potato
someone who spends too much time watching TV.
You are becoming a couch potato. You need to get out and do some exercise.
18 Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched) Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened.
I think you should not count your chickens until they’ve hatched. Wait till the boys win the competition this Sunday.
19 drop someone a line
write to someone
Do drop me a line when you have time.
20 drag one's feet delay;
take longer than necessary to do something.
Why are you dragging your feet? You should have finished your homework by now.
21 an eager beaver
a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.
Rahim is an eager beaver. He is the first to volunteer for any job to be done.
22 feel blue
feel sad and depressed.
Rita is feeling blue because she has not heard from her boyfriend for a long time.
23 fire someone
dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. Lokman might be fired if he continues to be late for work.
24 get it
understand something (often negative).
I don’t get it. Could you please explain it to me again?
25 get on one's nerves
irritate someone; make someone upset.
His constant chatter is getting on my nerves. Please tell him to keep quiet.
26 get out of hand:
become out of control; become badly managed.
The situation is getting out of hand. The relief centre can only hold forty people but we have one hundred people to care for.
27 give someone a hand
i. help someone.
ii. applaud someone
Please give a hand to the poor old lady. She is trying to cross the road.
The gardener has done a wonderful landscaping job. Let’s give him a hand.
28 Hard-headed
have one's hands full stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.
It’s pretty difficult to get Simon to change his mind. He is hard-headed.
29 have one's hands full
extremely busy
Peggy usually has her hands full in the beginning of a new school term.
30 in the black:
profitable; not showing a financial loss.
The company is back in the black after suffering from great losses the last two months.
31 in the red:
unprofitable; showing a financial loss.
The company is in the red. We have to stop some of the workers if the situation continues.
32 keep an eye on
check something regularly.
Please keep an eye on the children while I go to the bank.
33 keep one's fingers crossed
hope for the best.
He is keeping his fingers crossed while waiting for the results of his interview.
34 lend someone a hand
help someone.
Can you please lend a hand at the relief centre for the flood victims?
35 live from hand to mouth
survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.
Ros and the children live from hand to mouth after the fire destroyed their house.
36 make a mountain out of a molehill
make something seem much more important than it really is.
Susila is making a mountain out of a molehill. I am sure the boys are perfectly capable of looking after themselves.
37 make up one's mind
decide what to do
Moses has to make up his mind whether to continue his studies or take up a job.
38 on the dot exactly at a given time.
If you do not come on the dot, we will leave without you.
39 (on the) cutting edge
using the most recent technology
This car boasts of having a cutting edge technology. It has a computer and tracking system.
40 pull someone's leg tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's untrue.
She pulled my leg when he said that he had quit his job to get married.
41 Rain or shine
no matter what the weather
"We're leaving for Cameron Highlands, rain or shine."
42 rain cats and dogs
Rain heavily
It’s raining cats and dogs now. You better leave later.
43 read someone's mind:
know what someone is thinking.
I can read your mind. I know you are very hungry and I have ordered pizza.
44 rub someone the wrong way
irritate someone
I cannot stand Robert. He seems to rub me the wrong way every time we discuss something.
45 sleep on it take some time to think about something before making a decision.
You should sleep on it first and we will discuss again tomorrow.
46 To make his own bed; now let him lie in it.
Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
He insisted that he should take up the project alone. So, he has made his own bed, let him lie in it.
47 under the weather
ill; unwell.
Susan was feeling under the weather yesterday, so she decided not to go to work."
48 until you're blue in the face
forever
You can advise him until you're blue in the face, but he won’t change his ways.
49 wet behind the ears inexperienced and naive.
I do not think Suresh is suitable for this project. He is still wet behind the ears, having only joined us last month.
50 wishy-washy:
without an opinion of one's own.
You better check with the other members. John can be wishy-washy at times.
All the best, remember idioms help in essay writting.
The correct use of idiomatic expressions will earn you merit points when you write your essays.
1 ace
Get an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.
I heard that Susie aced the test yesterday
2 As easy as a pie
very easy
The test was as easy as a pie.
3 at the eleventh hour
at the last minute; almost too late.
He finished the project at the eleventh hour and he nearly lost his job.
4 all ears
eager to hear what someone has to say.
Tell me about your latest trip overseas. I’m all ears.
5 be broke
be without money.
I need to borrow some money. I am broke.
6 be on the go
be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).
I am very tired. I've been on the go since 5 in the morning.
7 beat
exhausted; very tired
I need a break after this. I'm beat!"
8 beat around the bush
evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.
Stop beating around the bush! Just tell me what happened to my car.
9 bite off more than one can chew
take responsibility for more than one can manage.
Mrs Lee finds it difficult to finish all her work. She has bitten off more than she could chew!"
10 blow one's top
become extremely angry.
My father blew his top when he found out I had taken his car without his permission.
11 burn the midnight oil
study/work all night or until very late at night.
Johan is not ready for the test. He will have to burn the midnight oil."
12 call it a day
stop work for the day.
The labourers call it a day after working for five hours on the field.
13 can't make heads or tails of something
can't understand something at all;
find something confusing and illogical.
I cannot make heads or tails of your notes. Were you sleepy during the class?
14 catch one's eye
attract one's attention/interest.
This colourful advertisement caught my eye when I was in the bus.
15 change one's mind
decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier.
David did not go to Australia. He changed his mind when he heard that his mother is ill.
16 cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot;
be very expensive.
This car costs him an arm and a leg. He has to get another job to help pay for it.
17 couch potato
someone who spends too much time watching TV.
You are becoming a couch potato. You need to get out and do some exercise.
18 Don't count your chickens until (before) they hatch (they've hatched) Don't assume that something will happen until it has happened.
I think you should not count your chickens until they’ve hatched. Wait till the boys win the competition this Sunday.
19 drop someone a line
write to someone
Do drop me a line when you have time.
20 drag one's feet delay;
take longer than necessary to do something.
Why are you dragging your feet? You should have finished your homework by now.
21 an eager beaver
a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.
Rahim is an eager beaver. He is the first to volunteer for any job to be done.
22 feel blue
feel sad and depressed.
Rita is feeling blue because she has not heard from her boyfriend for a long time.
23 fire someone
dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. Lokman might be fired if he continues to be late for work.
24 get it
understand something (often negative).
I don’t get it. Could you please explain it to me again?
25 get on one's nerves
irritate someone; make someone upset.
His constant chatter is getting on my nerves. Please tell him to keep quiet.
26 get out of hand:
become out of control; become badly managed.
The situation is getting out of hand. The relief centre can only hold forty people but we have one hundred people to care for.
27 give someone a hand
i. help someone.
ii. applaud someone
Please give a hand to the poor old lady. She is trying to cross the road.
The gardener has done a wonderful landscaping job. Let’s give him a hand.
28 Hard-headed
have one's hands full stubborn; inflexible; unwilling to change.
It’s pretty difficult to get Simon to change his mind. He is hard-headed.
29 have one's hands full
extremely busy
Peggy usually has her hands full in the beginning of a new school term.
30 in the black:
profitable; not showing a financial loss.
The company is back in the black after suffering from great losses the last two months.
31 in the red:
unprofitable; showing a financial loss.
The company is in the red. We have to stop some of the workers if the situation continues.
32 keep an eye on
check something regularly.
Please keep an eye on the children while I go to the bank.
33 keep one's fingers crossed
hope for the best.
He is keeping his fingers crossed while waiting for the results of his interview.
34 lend someone a hand
help someone.
Can you please lend a hand at the relief centre for the flood victims?
35 live from hand to mouth
survive on very little money; have only enough money
to pay for basic needs.
Ros and the children live from hand to mouth after the fire destroyed their house.
36 make a mountain out of a molehill
make something seem much more important than it really is.
Susila is making a mountain out of a molehill. I am sure the boys are perfectly capable of looking after themselves.
37 make up one's mind
decide what to do
Moses has to make up his mind whether to continue his studies or take up a job.
38 on the dot exactly at a given time.
If you do not come on the dot, we will leave without you.
39 (on the) cutting edge
using the most recent technology
This car boasts of having a cutting edge technology. It has a computer and tracking system.
40 pull someone's leg tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's untrue.
She pulled my leg when he said that he had quit his job to get married.
41 Rain or shine
no matter what the weather
"We're leaving for Cameron Highlands, rain or shine."
42 rain cats and dogs
Rain heavily
It’s raining cats and dogs now. You better leave later.
43 read someone's mind:
know what someone is thinking.
I can read your mind. I know you are very hungry and I have ordered pizza.
44 rub someone the wrong way
irritate someone
I cannot stand Robert. He seems to rub me the wrong way every time we discuss something.
45 sleep on it take some time to think about something before making a decision.
You should sleep on it first and we will discuss again tomorrow.
46 To make his own bed; now let him lie in it.
Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
He insisted that he should take up the project alone. So, he has made his own bed, let him lie in it.
47 under the weather
ill; unwell.
Susan was feeling under the weather yesterday, so she decided not to go to work."
48 until you're blue in the face
forever
You can advise him until you're blue in the face, but he won’t change his ways.
49 wet behind the ears inexperienced and naive.
I do not think Suresh is suitable for this project. He is still wet behind the ears, having only joined us last month.
50 wishy-washy:
without an opinion of one's own.
You better check with the other members. John can be wishy-washy at times.
All the best, remember idioms help in essay writting.
Faith
Feeling thankful is how I feel now. The greatest present to receive is the sense of content and gratitude that I feel. No matter how much I earn or the value of properties I owe, without sharing, how life can be?
Few years back when I was in school, my mind was set on money and branded items. No matter how badly life has for me, nothing can bring me further away from my set-mind. From many hardships, I struggle for a presence, a name, a status. I need to let people know what I have and what I can achieve.
As time passes and sky is unlimited, people change so do I. I turn to God. I turn to my family. I turn to my faith. Nothing can make me feel more content than myself. I need to satisfy my own need before I make my way to the world. Love, Peace and Happiness are what I believe now. As I mention earlier on, faith is the tool for all lives. Imagine a world without faith? How can one trust someone or something? Take for an example a relation between two sexes. Both need to gain the trust and belief before embarking a journey together. It’s a journey of understanding as well as respect. Nothing can bring two down with the concrete tools both have.
No matter how much money is flowing in my bank accounts or how many properties waiting in my list, as long as I don’t feel content with myself, nothing would. All these are material visions that count only for a short period of happiness. I want a long lasting happiness. A happiness that can be shared by everyone even passer-by.
I turn my life to myself, family and GOD. It revolves with them. Not that I’m a 100% believer in God but somehow or another, it smooths my daily life whenever I trust on something. I believe what comes around goes around in life. Why one should feels frustrated and irritated when aim is not reached? Why? Ask yourself deep in your heart? Is it worth the temper-rush? The best way to do is to look at the problem with a smile on your face and a relax heart. Turn back and don’t let your anger out from your box. Think appreciation that mistakes are made and told to you. All you need to do: CHANGE.
It is as simple as ABC.
In life, if only one can recognize the significant of Trust, Understanding, Faith and Love our world is in its greatest condition.
Few years back when I was in school, my mind was set on money and branded items. No matter how badly life has for me, nothing can bring me further away from my set-mind. From many hardships, I struggle for a presence, a name, a status. I need to let people know what I have and what I can achieve.
As time passes and sky is unlimited, people change so do I. I turn to God. I turn to my family. I turn to my faith. Nothing can make me feel more content than myself. I need to satisfy my own need before I make my way to the world. Love, Peace and Happiness are what I believe now. As I mention earlier on, faith is the tool for all lives. Imagine a world without faith? How can one trust someone or something? Take for an example a relation between two sexes. Both need to gain the trust and belief before embarking a journey together. It’s a journey of understanding as well as respect. Nothing can bring two down with the concrete tools both have.
No matter how much money is flowing in my bank accounts or how many properties waiting in my list, as long as I don’t feel content with myself, nothing would. All these are material visions that count only for a short period of happiness. I want a long lasting happiness. A happiness that can be shared by everyone even passer-by.
I turn my life to myself, family and GOD. It revolves with them. Not that I’m a 100% believer in God but somehow or another, it smooths my daily life whenever I trust on something. I believe what comes around goes around in life. Why one should feels frustrated and irritated when aim is not reached? Why? Ask yourself deep in your heart? Is it worth the temper-rush? The best way to do is to look at the problem with a smile on your face and a relax heart. Turn back and don’t let your anger out from your box. Think appreciation that mistakes are made and told to you. All you need to do: CHANGE.
It is as simple as ABC.
In life, if only one can recognize the significant of Trust, Understanding, Faith and Love our world is in its greatest condition.
Descriptive Essay: The Night Market
One of the most interesting places in Malaysia is the night market. You may visit and experience the night market yourselves. Both locals and foreigners agree that the night market is the most common feature in the local society.
The night market begins when the vendors arrive in the late afternoon. More and more goods laden vans arrive to begin a brisk day of business. Most of the vendors busily set out to set up their stalls respectively in order to get ready for a brisk day of business.
The sun gradually sets and the night market picks up momentum. More cars and vans are arriving. By now, the stalls are neatly and strategically arranged to entice their customers. There is an assortment of goods sold ranging from food, toys and clothes, to name a few. A variety of goods is sold at low prices.
Large rainbow-coloured parasols are used to shade the people from rain and shine. A concoction of blaring music can be heard in the night market background amidst the constant shouting. It is an amazing kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, smells and colours.
The night market is known as a haven by local ‘gourmets’ who can enjoy various kinds of mouth-watering local cuisine. Still more people arrive, they come from all walks of life, mingling freely and harmoniously. Crowds are walking up and down in an endless stream. Some of them are stopping by the stalls and haggling before making purchases. Little children tag along, amused and excited. Sprinklings of tourists join in to experience the lifestyle of typical Malaysian folks.
When night falls, lighted lamps brighten up the place, they add gaiety to this atmosphere, and it is like a funfair. The night wears on and the traffic of people recedes. Vendors get a chance to rest their weary legs besides bantering with each other.
By 10.00 pm, all the stalls call it a day. The vendors pack up and close the van doors. One by one, they leave, leaving behind pieces of papers, plastic bags and discarded boxes. It us an eyesore! Finally, the night market disappears. The place becomes quite and still once more.
Note: Night market is known as "pasar malam" in Malay language
The night market begins when the vendors arrive in the late afternoon. More and more goods laden vans arrive to begin a brisk day of business. Most of the vendors busily set out to set up their stalls respectively in order to get ready for a brisk day of business.
The sun gradually sets and the night market picks up momentum. More cars and vans are arriving. By now, the stalls are neatly and strategically arranged to entice their customers. There is an assortment of goods sold ranging from food, toys and clothes, to name a few. A variety of goods is sold at low prices.
Large rainbow-coloured parasols are used to shade the people from rain and shine. A concoction of blaring music can be heard in the night market background amidst the constant shouting. It is an amazing kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, smells and colours.
The night market is known as a haven by local ‘gourmets’ who can enjoy various kinds of mouth-watering local cuisine. Still more people arrive, they come from all walks of life, mingling freely and harmoniously. Crowds are walking up and down in an endless stream. Some of them are stopping by the stalls and haggling before making purchases. Little children tag along, amused and excited. Sprinklings of tourists join in to experience the lifestyle of typical Malaysian folks.
When night falls, lighted lamps brighten up the place, they add gaiety to this atmosphere, and it is like a funfair. The night wears on and the traffic of people recedes. Vendors get a chance to rest their weary legs besides bantering with each other.
By 10.00 pm, all the stalls call it a day. The vendors pack up and close the van doors. One by one, they leave, leaving behind pieces of papers, plastic bags and discarded boxes. It us an eyesore! Finally, the night market disappears. The place becomes quite and still once more.
Note: Night market is known as "pasar malam" in Malay language
Descriptive Essay: My Mother
About seventeen years ago, a beautiful young woman, named Kari, was trying to adjust and understand the purpose of her life. She was a typical adolescent, making mistakes and hoping each lesson would guide her in the right direction of life. At this time, she was living in Germany, occupied in the US Army, on and off with a boyfriend, and fighting to keep a relationship with her family, through letters. It may not seem like an ideal situation, but everything in life has a purpose, the challenge is discovering it. Unlike most adolescents, her life was put into perspective very quickly. At the age of nineteen, Kari received results from a test, which changed her life forever. She was pregnant.
In January 1995, at the age of twenty years old, Kari gave birth to a baby girl. Her life now revolved around her child, Alexis. She got out of her relationship, got a job, and found a safe place for the two of them. Now living with her mom and step dad, working as a papergirl (newspaper delivery person), and fighting for divorce, Kari was struggling. It didn’t matter though; she made the best of it.
When Alexis was two, Kari married her husband, Mike. Together, they got a town home. Now, with a home and family, it may seem like times were great, but there was still a lot of life to be learned from. Mike was constantly traveling; in fact, he was in Utah for two years after they got married. Kari was now raising Alexis, working seven days a week, and working to keep her marriage healthy. As with everything in her life, Kari took sacrifices and made it work.
Fourteen years later, looking at this 36 year old, you would never realize the struggles she has faced in life. She is a beautiful, young, and caring, mother, friend and wife. She lives in a nice house, takes care of kids, home-schools Alexis and, her husband is home almost every night. She has many great qualities, but I think the characteristic that makes her the most unique and genuine person, is her love and creativity. She was, and is, able to take anything normal and make it enjoyable.
By now you have probably realized, I am Alexis, her daughter. I have a great relationship with my mom, something many girls, my age, are lacking. In some ways, it’s like we grew up together (although twenty years apart), best friends. She has always provided the loving, but strict mother figure, which I can rely on, in my life. Her creativity brought me lots of fun times, and cherished memories, throughout my adolescents. Her strong words and lectures, many she has learned from in the past, bring me wisdom and guidance for the rest of my life. And her open and loving heart, gives me a safe place to share my emotions. I never could ask for a better person to spend my memories with, for they wouldn’t be the memories they are, without her.
In January 1995, at the age of twenty years old, Kari gave birth to a baby girl. Her life now revolved around her child, Alexis. She got out of her relationship, got a job, and found a safe place for the two of them. Now living with her mom and step dad, working as a papergirl (newspaper delivery person), and fighting for divorce, Kari was struggling. It didn’t matter though; she made the best of it.
When Alexis was two, Kari married her husband, Mike. Together, they got a town home. Now, with a home and family, it may seem like times were great, but there was still a lot of life to be learned from. Mike was constantly traveling; in fact, he was in Utah for two years after they got married. Kari was now raising Alexis, working seven days a week, and working to keep her marriage healthy. As with everything in her life, Kari took sacrifices and made it work.
Fourteen years later, looking at this 36 year old, you would never realize the struggles she has faced in life. She is a beautiful, young, and caring, mother, friend and wife. She lives in a nice house, takes care of kids, home-schools Alexis and, her husband is home almost every night. She has many great qualities, but I think the characteristic that makes her the most unique and genuine person, is her love and creativity. She was, and is, able to take anything normal and make it enjoyable.
By now you have probably realized, I am Alexis, her daughter. I have a great relationship with my mom, something many girls, my age, are lacking. In some ways, it’s like we grew up together (although twenty years apart), best friends. She has always provided the loving, but strict mother figure, which I can rely on, in my life. Her creativity brought me lots of fun times, and cherished memories, throughout my adolescents. Her strong words and lectures, many she has learned from in the past, bring me wisdom and guidance for the rest of my life. And her open and loving heart, gives me a safe place to share my emotions. I never could ask for a better person to spend my memories with, for they wouldn’t be the memories they are, without her.
Monday 21 October 2013
ENGLISH ESSAY
QUESTION: Write a story with the ending, "If only I had been more careful, that wouldn't have happened". Your story should not be less than 350 words.
Tonight was a cold and stormy night. The doors slammed shut as the rustling sound of the leaves could be heared. The storm had been like this for the past three days. I sat on my bed thinking if I had upset the Gods above in heaven. As I lay my head down soft and gently on my comfy pillow, I wondered if mom and dad were ok. They had gone for a vacation to the bahamas and I had to stay back because of my exams. I wasn't worried about it as I've stayed alone many times.
Suddenly, the lights went out. My heart raced in agony as the storm got worse. I could see lightning lashing onto my gate and the roaring sound of thunder that came along. I pulled myself together and realised I needed to light some candles. So I headed downstairs with my trusty torchlight and worked my way to the storage room. I found the candles and begun to light them all over the house. I couldn't stand the fact that the darkness was playing games with my mind.
An hour had passed till I realised something wasn't right. I felt as if something else besides me was in the house. I panicked. My mind filled with fear but I had to be sure I was right. So, I searched all the rooms on the same floor and found nothing. So I carefully walked down staircase. As I was walking, I realised all the candles that I had lit were put out. I was surprised but aware that there could be someone else in the house. My mind pondered as to how i was going to sneak around without alerting the possibly dangerous stranger.
Then, it happened. As I hid behind one of the room's doors. I saw someone walk by me. He was a huge muscular guy who wore a beard and had hair that was so curly a fly could get stuck if it went through it. I was puzzled. Why would someone want to break into my house, I asked myself. I noticed the man had a huge revolver on his belt. The same one the cops used. I didn't want to stick around and aak questions. I had to call the cops. So I crept towards the phone and thank God it was still working. I made a distressed call and the cops said they would be at my house in five minutes.
As I crept back upstairs, I accidently knocked over a small lamp and it broke. By this time I knew the stranger had been alerted. I was scared and feared for my life. My fears turned into my worst nightmare as I heard a loud noise. I was shot in the chest. I could feel blood oozing all over my shirt. The stranger walked towards me while mumbling words I just couln't understand. I thought I was a dead man. Then a miracle happened just as the stranger was about to finish me off. I heard a second gunshot and the stranger was down. It was the cops who had arrived.
I was rushed to the hospital and the doctors commenced emergency surgery on me to remove the bullet. I was then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) as the bullet had hit my lungs and I was unable to breathe properly. My parents rushed back as soon as they got the news. I was lucky to be alive. The doctor had explained that if the bullet had hit me a bit more to the left , it would have hit my heart and I would be dead. Nobody knew who the stranger was or what he wanted. If only I had been more careful, that wouldn't have happened.
THE END
Tonight was a cold and stormy night. The doors slammed shut as the rustling sound of the leaves could be heared. The storm had been like this for the past three days. I sat on my bed thinking if I had upset the Gods above in heaven. As I lay my head down soft and gently on my comfy pillow, I wondered if mom and dad were ok. They had gone for a vacation to the bahamas and I had to stay back because of my exams. I wasn't worried about it as I've stayed alone many times.
Suddenly, the lights went out. My heart raced in agony as the storm got worse. I could see lightning lashing onto my gate and the roaring sound of thunder that came along. I pulled myself together and realised I needed to light some candles. So I headed downstairs with my trusty torchlight and worked my way to the storage room. I found the candles and begun to light them all over the house. I couldn't stand the fact that the darkness was playing games with my mind.
An hour had passed till I realised something wasn't right. I felt as if something else besides me was in the house. I panicked. My mind filled with fear but I had to be sure I was right. So, I searched all the rooms on the same floor and found nothing. So I carefully walked down staircase. As I was walking, I realised all the candles that I had lit were put out. I was surprised but aware that there could be someone else in the house. My mind pondered as to how i was going to sneak around without alerting the possibly dangerous stranger.
Then, it happened. As I hid behind one of the room's doors. I saw someone walk by me. He was a huge muscular guy who wore a beard and had hair that was so curly a fly could get stuck if it went through it. I was puzzled. Why would someone want to break into my house, I asked myself. I noticed the man had a huge revolver on his belt. The same one the cops used. I didn't want to stick around and aak questions. I had to call the cops. So I crept towards the phone and thank God it was still working. I made a distressed call and the cops said they would be at my house in five minutes.
As I crept back upstairs, I accidently knocked over a small lamp and it broke. By this time I knew the stranger had been alerted. I was scared and feared for my life. My fears turned into my worst nightmare as I heard a loud noise. I was shot in the chest. I could feel blood oozing all over my shirt. The stranger walked towards me while mumbling words I just couln't understand. I thought I was a dead man. Then a miracle happened just as the stranger was about to finish me off. I heard a second gunshot and the stranger was down. It was the cops who had arrived.
I was rushed to the hospital and the doctors commenced emergency surgery on me to remove the bullet. I was then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) as the bullet had hit my lungs and I was unable to breathe properly. My parents rushed back as soon as they got the news. I was lucky to be alive. The doctor had explained that if the bullet had hit me a bit more to the left , it would have hit my heart and I would be dead. Nobody knew who the stranger was or what he wanted. If only I had been more careful, that wouldn't have happened.
THE END
Sunday 20 October 2013
10 Fascinating Facts about Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech .
Originally, the speech was titled “Normalcy, Never Again” and was based on several drafts.
• Because of his hectic schedule that included organising the March on Washington, Dr. King didn’t begin drafting his speech until 12 hours before he was scheduled to speak. Three people contributed to the content of the speech: Dr. King; Stanley Levinson, a New York businessman and political activist; and Clarence Jones, a close friend and adviser of Dr. King.
• According to co-author Jones, Dr. King dramatically departed from the original draft, essentially ad-libbing one of the world’s greatest speeches.
• As he was speaking, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson yelled to Dr. King: “Tell them about the dream, Martin.” From that point, Dr. King began punctuating his speech with the phrase, “I have a dream.”
• Many sections of the speech were originally delivered as part of a speech Dr. King gave in June 1963 after the Great Walk to Freedom in Detroit.
• Because of the impact of the speech, Dr. King was named Time’s Man of the Year for 1963 and received the Nobel Peace Prize a year later, becoming the youngest recipient.
• The rhetorical technique of repeating a phrase at the beginning of a sentence (like “I have a dream”) is called anaphora. The famous
phrase is repeated eight times.
• As Dr. King left the podium after the speech, he gave the copy of his speech to George Raveling, a Villanova basketball player and
acting volunteer guard, who still has the typewritten text and has turned down a $3 million offer for the speech.
• The speech is 1,666 words long and took 16 minutes and 2 seconds to deliver.
SOME USE TIPS FOR ESSAY WRITTING
SPM English with JENNY TAN
POINTS TO REMEMBER
1. Choose a suitable question
Read each question carefully
before deciding which one to choose. You must decide if you have enough points
to write an essay of between 350 – 500 words. You will need to write at least
four to five paragraphs.
2. Plan your essay
Many good students do not plan.
Instead, they tend to write in a think-as-you-go manner. Consequently, they
discover they have nothing left to say mid-way and they discard that question
and start another one.
A plan will help you to stay
focussed and not stray from the topic. For example, a student chooses to write on
the following: “Describe the night market in your town”.
He starts well by mentioning the
location of the night market, the vendors and the things sold. Then, he starts
describing a snatch theft in the night market and how he ends up as a witness in
the police station.
The student has not fulfilled the
task required. He is asked to describe the night market and not an incident at
the night market.
3. Check your essay
It is important to give yourself
some time to check your work before handing in your essay. This is because your
essay is assessed by impression marking, that is, the examiner reads your essay,
notes down your good points as well as your mistakes, and allots a grade
according to his impression.
THE NARRATIVE COMPOSITION
A narrative is a story with a
sequence of connected events. It could be about a personal experience or an
imagined event or events.
Let’s look at some typical
questions:
1. Write a story about a man who
returns to his home after many years.
2. The day I lost my temper.
3. Write a story ending with, “I
shall never forget this day for the rest of my life.”
4. Write about an occasion when
you got into trouble.
5. Write a story beginning with,
“I could not believe my eyes?.”
YOUR ACTION PLAN: (1 hour)
A. Planning = 15 minutes
B. Writing = 35 minutes
C. Checking = 10 minutes
This plan is for those who are
quite weak in English. For those who are proficient, you may only need 10
minutes for planning.
A. PLANNING
Let’s say you have chosen question
3: Write a story ending with, “I shall never forget this day for the rest of my
life.”
1. Read the question carefully and
underline important phrases. Pay particular attention to the ending.
2. Brainstorm for ideas and jot
down notes. For exam purposes, the simplest way is to divide it into three
parts:
i. Presenting the
situation/characters/setting
What day was it?
Where were you?
What were you doing?
Who was there with you?
Choose one event or day which is
unforgettable. Many students tend to describe a trip somewhere and the places
they visited but nothing much happened that could be described as unforgettable.
Do not describe more than one day.
ii. Conflict/Complication
- What happened first?
- How did it happen?
- Who was there with you?
What happened that was
unforgettable? Is it going to be a funny day or a tragic day? Think how you will
develop the story and how the events will unfold.
Use a simple time line
(chronological sequence – first to last event). Those who are more proficient
may choose to start from the final event (flashback).
iii. Resolution
- What happened as a result of the
complication?
- What effect did this have on
you?
- What is the outcome of the
action or complication?
Point out a lesson learnt as the
conflict is solved. Remember to include the last line as given in the question.
B. WRITING
Now that you have got the skeleton
of your story, it is time to begin writing. Use connectors to link the events so
that it flows well.
Some suitable phrases are:
It was very dark?.
I will never forget ?..
A few minutes later?.
Suddenly,?
When the disaster happened,...
(Refer to last week’s article for
more transitional phrases.)
Use sensory details to reveal the
events and to get the reader involved.
Example:
a. I went into the restaurant.
b. I walked into the restaurant.
c. I sauntered into the
restaurant.
Sentence (a) merely states that I
went into the restaurant while sentence (b) gives a little more information as
to how I went into the restaurant. Sentence (c) is more specific as the word
“sauntered” means “strolled” or “walked slowly”. Thus, sentence (c) is more
effective in narrative and descriptive writing.
C. Checking
Read your essay through and check
for the following:
- Is the spelling correct?
- Is the punctuation appropriate?
Have you use too many commas in a sentence?
- Have you varied the length of
your sentences? Does one thought follow the next in a logical order?
- Did you stick to the topic?
- Did you use words so that your
reader could clearly visualise the incident?
- Did you use the appropriate
tenses throughout your essay?
Make any corrections neatly.
Now, read the following model
answer and see if you can identify the three parts of the action plan and how I
use sensory details to make the story come alive.
It was a cool September morning.
Early rain had cleared the skies to a golden hue. The occasional pit pat of the
rain drops on the rooftop gutters lulled me to a dreamy stupor. Soon, I would
have to get up as I had to attend a club meeting.
My brother, Alex had promised to
give me a lift before he went to his office. As usual, we dropped by Permai
Restaurant for breakfast. The town was just beginning to stir from its sleep as
Alex swerved into one of the many empty parking lots. While he slotted some
coins into the parking machine, I grabbed my handbag and sauntered to the
restaurant, the aroma of teh tarik beckoning me. Suddenly, I felt a strong tug from behind and before I realized it, my handbag was gone. I looked up and saw two men on a motorcycle. Then it hit me! Snatch thieves! I screamed but the sound was a mere whimper. I ran towards Alex, arms flailing. He jumped into his car and gave chase.
By this time, some workers from the restaurant who had realised what had happened brought me into the restaurant and gave me a hot teh tarik. Curious eyes followed me. I could not swallow. Why me? The thought of losing my hand phone made me nauseous. I was vaguely aware that my arm was throbbing and I saw that it was swollen.
Twenty minutes later and what seemed like an eternity to me, Alex came back empty-handed. I was relieved that he was all right. He advised me to eat something. The thosai tasted like paper and I pushed the plate away. We headed for the police station nearby and this time, I kept close to Alex.
A kind elderly policeman took me into a room where I tried to narrate the incident. We saw several women complaining loudly to an officer. Alex told me they were also victims of snatch thefts. Somehow the thought that I was not the only victim comforted me.
Alex sent me to school with some money when I insisted on going. I sat bravely through the meeting without uttering a word. I waited nervously for Alex to pick me up but he was late. Mei, my friend, offered to walk me home. Each time we crossed a road, I clutched her hand. Each motorcyclist that came by looked suspicious to me.
That night, after saying a prayer with my mother, I finally broke down and cried. I could not sleep as images of those two men lurked in my mind but I was thankful that I was not hurt. I resolved to be more alert the next time. I struggled for a few hours before exhaustion took over. I shall never forget this day for the rest of my life.
(494 words)
Presenting the situation
What day was it?
Where was the writer?
What was she doing?
Events/complication
What happened first?
How did it happen?
What happened then?
The writer uses short sentences
here to emphasise the event that took place quickly.
Notice the sensory details used
here (in bold) to make the story come alive.
Each paragraph introduces a gap in
time and the next event.
Resolution
What happened as a result of that
event?
What effect did this have on the
writer?
What is the result ?
Now, read the essay again and fill
up the star diagram below with the sensory details used.
TASK:
Now, it is your turn to write.
Look at the five questions again at the beginning of this article. Choose one
question and follow the plan I have given. Many students e-mail their essays to
me but I am afraid it is impossible to reply or correct every one of them.
However, I shall try to address the errors and problems through my
articles.
Wednesday 16 October 2013
ASTRO VANAVIL SUPER STAR 2013
Astro Vaanavil Super Star 2013
Ok, the last i watched this event was in 2008. It was then cringeworthy
with incompetent local judges and irritating hosts mouthing off scripts
prepared probably by the same old team with the same old jokes. As for
the contestants, no one was superstar material or even close to
professional singer but the show had to go on and some sponsor had a lot
of money to throw anyway. This nightmare of a show made me stop
watching the crap for the next 4 years and we hoped it would die off
like paadal thiran or talent quest.
So there i was on a Saturday evening last week, just surfing through the
channels while waiting for the next Oggy and Cockroaches to keep the
hyper 3 entertained and then i bumped on AVSS2013 or is it ASS2013 , the
crap was still much alive!!! But being a fair person one should give
everything a second chance for im all in for local shows and talents as
long as we are not humiliating ourselves with delusions that we even the
passion or commitment to create great local singers in the long term
like how they do it in India. Their Super Singer is a year long event
and lots of effort is put into it by their contestants who actually go
for sangeetham carnatic classes for years before even trying to compete.
And here we are trying to unearth some Super Star in a few month period
out of toilet singers who can't even keep their breathe through a
pitching. .
But surprise of surprise this time around in 2013. The ultimate
improvement was bless you, someone in ASS team FINALLY had the sense to
string in professional playback singers from homeland India itself. I
was like going 'WOW', maybe just maybe we had hope after all for a
Malaysian Super Star. Maybe.
After having cried over and over in overwhelming pride and euphoria
watching the last Super Singer Junior 3 episodes and Grand Finale and my
god, those miracle genius children like Ajeeth, Yazhini and Pragathi
who can sing word for word note for note like any playback singer of any
genre and that Gowtham fella who made even the musicians bawl with
Ullathil Nalla Ullam...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIjYvSsckMA
my hopes were high, damn high. Just maybe someone in Malaysia will rise to the occasion with James taking on the Himalayan challenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIjYvSsckMA
my hopes were high, damn high. Just maybe someone in Malaysia will rise to the occasion with James taking on the Himalayan challenge.
2 episodes of ASS2013 later is all one needs to sum up the going ons.
First the judges and mentor. I think James have taken on almost
impossible , hats off to him Gosh, it must be excruciatingly painful for
him for putting up with mediocrity and telling the contestants to just
pack up and go home. He persists though and we root for him.
One thing about these professional judges from India, they never hurt
participants feelings. They are respectful and encouraging. They put it
very diplomatically even if you are croacking away like an ASS, not like
our half baked local judges who thinks the hell of themselves giving
high handed opinions and talk to participants like they are big Lord
labakdas.
Mano and TLM probably go back each time after an episode and detox their
brains for the next one week after having put up with 3 hours of total
disaster in shruti and bhavam or sangethis or uchiripus. They are either
paid a damn lot to be hear to put up with this nightmare superstar crap
or they are just doing some charity, no brainers.
Speaking of getting paid, i think the next judge actually PAID astro a
lot to even be up with those singing masters calling herself a judge.
Super cringeworth, im irritated each time to hear her stupid comments i
feel the need to slap someone, you know the feeling.
While TLM is giving actual expert opinions in sangethis and uchiripus
and Mano with his shrutis and bhavam, Shaila Nair (who the hell is she
anyway, samy's DiL and with an ambition to be a SuperStar herself for
probably her whole life and having failed that she went on to do the
next best thing and wormed herself to the judges' table?) I heard
someone say Shaila mdm may think she is some shruti expert, or costume
expert or showmanship expert but all she is, is a '*uthi expert or just
plain *uthi (ok, i didnt say that and was actually sad to see a woman
humiliate herself on national tv). Arent lawyers supposed to be
articulate in the least?
I think like TLM said at one point, we all should know our own worth and
be our best judge. Why humiliate yourself for a few hours of publicity,
i remember that Datin M who was there judging in 2008, same story in
all her latest kancheepuram silk sarees. While this trend of ball
carrying and pussy footing still exist with Vaanavil talent shows, it
remains a block for true creativity to bust forth. There are always
blocks, because Vaanavil has to lower its standards to accommodate half
past six role models because their show depends on the good will of
these people who have the political connections or such. Such idiots are
the ones who has always screwed up the creative scene in Malaysia right
from amateur Kuala Ketil bands of those days who think the hell of
themselves to the so called self proclaimed local song masters. All
mediocre. The other local judge in the next episode is nothing better.
He was negative, condescending and with same delusions. It is a waste
of viewers' time and an insult to the REAL professional judges like Mano
and TLM to have to sit next to these idiots at the judging table.
Next the hosts. Im not sure about others, but i think this Dinesh is a
classic dickhead and shouldnt even be allowed in front of the camera.
Totally tasteless. Personally i never liked his sarcastic demeanour and
rude comments. He made some insulting remarks about his wife i think in
the last episode and serves him right if his wife divorces him for
that. The idiot is plain rude, who despite years of hosting trainings
still lacks the basic sensitivity to audience and participants all good
host possess. You dont have to make funny stupid jokes all the time to
be a good host, some of their so called in the face jokes are even
insulting to the judges. Try being respectful and professional and if
you want to make jokes, make jokes about yourself instead (like Vadivelu
), instead of commenting on people's weight, height or wives... there
is a fine line between being a joke and mockery. The test is whether
people laugh heartily at jokes and they cringe and then give a nervous
laugh. Even the India professionals are subjected to this sarcasm and
mockery which is shameful for the Astro as a host. Fortunately, they are
true professionals who instead choose to ignore it and react with some
positive comments, but you can see it in their expressions how
unimpressed they are. Im just waiting for one of them to give it back to
this idiot Dinesh one of these days like how Ashutosh Gowriker put
Sajid Khan into place when the latter thought he was making great jokes
by mocking movie makings. Dinesh needs a wake up call really bad!! Like
hey, snap out if ok, you are not that great as you think!
And please oh pleassssssssssssssssssssssssse do away also with that
Dinesh crap exclusive thing with the final elimination session which he
turns it into some huge TORTURE session. WTF, is the guy trying to give
them mental breakdown??? Totally HUMILIATING, INSULTING and UNNECESSARY.
He should be sued for that session. To be stepping on the fragile
nerves of unexperienced contestants and see them quiver and shake under
all those pressure is mean and shameful for national tv. One needs to
put Dinesh up in that situation so that he understands how ugly it feels
to be treated that way. That is not creating suspense, that is just
plain stupid irritation. Everything you do tha Dinesh, remember, they
are people directing hate to you and that is not good. Take some off
Dinesh, and go watch how REAL professionals do it in India, there is an
atmosphere of excitement and anxiety at the revealing time but there is
also overall sense of enjoyment from audience and contestants and
judges, a feel good and feel good goes a long way. It is like those NLP
thingy, people associate more with good emotions. Everytime they see
Dinesh, Dinesh makes people feel bad, and people generally dont like to
feel bad unless they are bipolar or something like that.
Kumaresan, you know you always look good, you know your best angles,
you recite the script well but you lack spontaneity dude, yes you are
right on in rehearsed spots but that is it, you are afraid to step out.
Too controlled. There are just too many people to please and your career
would be at stake with a few wrong moves, na. We can see that rigidity,
it gets passed on to us audience. We would have preferred Anantha but
even Anantha is getting to look a bit jaded these days and is starting
to hold back. Arent there any new hosts at all ???
But lets concentrate on the wannabe superstars now eh.
But lets concentrate on the wannabe superstars now eh.
Gosh, where do these people come from. Did they grow up singing in front
of the mirror all their lives and decide, hey, i can be a super star??
Like one looks at himself and say, i can be a doctor, or an engineer???
Nope, you gotta work at it people, work at it. Practice practice
practice like that KJ Yesudass kept reciting last year hoping it would
get into our maremande heads. It is NOT ENOUGH that you have a good
voice to compete. If you are singing Indian songs, it IS all about the
shrutis, bhavas, ucheripus..the whole lot. If you cannot, you should NOT
even be there.
Go do sangeetham, carnatics or some vocal training, learn to breathe while you sing, control your pitch, all you ladies sing with your nose it is giving us migraines. Don't humiliate yourselves and dont insult Tamil song industry, those people spent a lifetime to end up singing the way they do which brings tears to our eyes. Even that 10 year old Ajeeth Super Singer Junior does like 300x better than you people, shame on you. A child who has almost no experience about adult emotions and expressions, he learnt it up to express it as professionally as the original playback singer who sang it. Now that is aspiration. That is a SUPERSTAR attitude. Go, go learn someone, make us proud, like probably Alinda did last year, though we cant really take too much of her killi tone singing, but what made all the difference was she learnt it up, people. And that's a long way from her Talent quest controversy, if she can do that so can you. Some of you can even do better than her. Even the Ajeeth boy got eliminated a few times but he came back with an IMPROVED version and bowled everyone over, he had limitations with his unbroken voice, but he made up for it with his grindings and perfect placements and expressions. Learn, future Vaanavil SuperStars, LEARN!!!! And mind you, finally you have a great orchestra to back you up after decades of having to put up with 3rd rate musicians, and that is the greatest gift you can get when you are ready to REALLY SING like a professional. YOU CAN SING ANY SONG WITH A GOOD VOICE BUT YOU CANNOT SING INDIAN SONGS WITHOUT PROPER SHRUTIS, SANGETHIS, BHAVAS AND UCHERIPUS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THAT MAKES EVERY TAMIL SONG A MASTERPIECE. Go figure!
Go do sangeetham, carnatics or some vocal training, learn to breathe while you sing, control your pitch, all you ladies sing with your nose it is giving us migraines. Don't humiliate yourselves and dont insult Tamil song industry, those people spent a lifetime to end up singing the way they do which brings tears to our eyes. Even that 10 year old Ajeeth Super Singer Junior does like 300x better than you people, shame on you. A child who has almost no experience about adult emotions and expressions, he learnt it up to express it as professionally as the original playback singer who sang it. Now that is aspiration. That is a SUPERSTAR attitude. Go, go learn someone, make us proud, like probably Alinda did last year, though we cant really take too much of her killi tone singing, but what made all the difference was she learnt it up, people. And that's a long way from her Talent quest controversy, if she can do that so can you. Some of you can even do better than her. Even the Ajeeth boy got eliminated a few times but he came back with an IMPROVED version and bowled everyone over, he had limitations with his unbroken voice, but he made up for it with his grindings and perfect placements and expressions. Learn, future Vaanavil SuperStars, LEARN!!!! And mind you, finally you have a great orchestra to back you up after decades of having to put up with 3rd rate musicians, and that is the greatest gift you can get when you are ready to REALLY SING like a professional. YOU CAN SING ANY SONG WITH A GOOD VOICE BUT YOU CANNOT SING INDIAN SONGS WITHOUT PROPER SHRUTIS, SANGETHIS, BHAVAS AND UCHERIPUS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THAT MAKES EVERY TAMIL SONG A MASTERPIECE. Go figure!
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