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RAMADHAN AL-MUBARAK-THE FASTING MONTH

On the 5th of October, the whole class went to break fast at our campus dining hall...what a great day!

RAMADAN AL-MUBARAK

The purpose of writing this essay is to elaborate and explain the abundance or benefits of month of Ramadan. On 24th of September 2006, Muslims in Malaysia will be celebrating the coming of first Ramadan. This holy month is so special in Islam because Muslims are compelled to fast for one month except for the people who could not do so such as for the old man, children, sick people, and the labor who do physical work. Ramadan Al-Mubarak means that the month is full with benefits, holy, and abundance of rahmat from Allah s.w.t. It gives the thousand of meanings for Muslims. He or she who does the right things, Allah s.w.t will give him a present or pahala and their lives will get the rahmat and barakah. Ramadan is extensively quoted in Al-Quran. There are also stated that many great events were happened during the Ramadan for instance the night of Lailatul Qadr, certain wars between Muslims and Kuffar, and the existence of Al-Quran. In Ramadan, it has the one holy night when whoever prays that night will get a huge, massive present from Allah in term of benefits in the world or the world after. The night of Lailatul Qadr as explained in Al-Quran is full of benefits whereby anyone who prays on that night are just like praying in 1000 months and Allah will forgive all their sins. For the Muslims who have done the fasting session, they will fill the happiness in eating session. In conclusion, Ramadan is the month where there are many benefits for whom who are fasting and did the right things sincerely with the intention because of Allah s.w.t.

by
MOHD AIMAN BIN AHMAD HAMIDI

THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INTERNET

The objective of writing this essay is to discuss about internet. There are many advantages and disadvantages of using the internet. We know that right now, people use internet to communicate and to conduct business. With internet, anything will be faster and easier. We can communicate with other people from other places because internet is connected to around the world. We can get many friends in internet from other states and also other countries around the world. In addition, internet also can make our business go clearly. We can make many businesses in internet such as paying bills, depositing in money through internet, and many more. With that, we don’t need to go to the bank to make the business. Besides that, we also can make any registration for education form and fee. We can also use the internet to find jobs and apply to the company through the internet. The disadvantages of internet are many pornographic and obscene videos in internet. There are many obscene websites in internet and it’s easy to find and get it. Internet also can make us incautious because of many interesting in the internet like games, songs, videos and many more. In addition, many dangerous viruses can attack our computer when we are connected to the internet. The virus will cause damage to our computer programmer and that was very hard to remove the viruses when it attacks the computer. As my conclusion, internet can make our life more meaningful and everything can be done through the touch of one finger.

by
MUHAMAD SYAHLAN BIN BAHARIN

COURTESY

Courtesy, it is something that should be possessed by all the people in this world. It is the sense of feeling that will certainly give both the sender and the receiver many benefits. Despite of getting these benefits, of late young Malaysian adult in Malaysia have been said to lack courtesy. Why is this happening? Maybe is this because they have less teaching about courtesy, second is maybe because they are too exposed to western lifestyle and lastly maybe because of their status. First and foremost, the reason when young Malaysian adult has become discourteous is because they have been taught less about courtesy. Their parent may have taught them many things such as how to pursue studies, how to be an independent person, how to manage their lives. But they have forgotten to include the teaching of courtesy such as polite behaviour toward people or showing respect for other people. This parent feel that they can learn courtesy by themselves once they are matured, but it is a mistake because courtesy is something that needs to be nurtured and developed in their children since they are still young. Secondly, young Malaysian adult nowadays are more likely to be influences by western way of life. In this modern technology, everyone can get information about anything in this world by just logging into the internet, watching television and many other ways, these sources of information can be good and sometimes can be negative such as violence, pornography and others. These information may be suitable for the western but not for Malaysian who have been taught many good values such as respecting people or polite behaviour towards people since they were still children. Third and lastly, maybe the factors of status can also cause young Malaysian adults to lack courtesy. This is because, when the young adults feel that they are rich and have the authority to decide something without anyone else’s point of view, they will become a snobbish person. Once they are in this type of situation, their feeling of courtesy toward others becoming less and they will surely do what they want and when they want to without thinking about other people’ feelings such as them happy with what you are doing or they agree with you. Since Malaysia is a diverse country, all Malaysian should possess courtesy. This feelings should be shown toward each other at anytime and is widely shown in Malaysian daily life, this will ensure that we will live in a happy environment and the spirit of ‘Malaysia Boleh’ can be raised among Malaysians in heading towards a bright future.

by
MOHD FAWWAZ BIN MOHD JAIS

EFFECTS OF HEAVY MARIJUANA USE ON LEARNING AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Research clearly demonstrates that marijuana has the potential to cause problems in daily life or make a person’s existing problems worse. Depression, anxiety, and personality disturbances have been associated with chronic marijuana use. Because marijuana compromises the ability to learn and remember information, the more a person uses marijuana the more he or she is likely to fall behind in accumulating intellectual, job, or social skills. Moreover, research has shown that marijuana’s adverse impact on memory and learning can last for days or weeks after the acute effects of the drug wear off. Students who smoke marijuana get lower grades and are less likely to graduate from high school, compared with their non-smoking peers. A study of 129 college students found that, among those who smoked the drug at least 27 of the 30 days prior to being surveyed, critical skills related to attention, memory, and learning were significantly impaired, even after the students had not taken the drug for at least 24 hours. These “heavy” marijuana abusers had more trouble sustaining and shifting their attention and in registering, organising, and using information than did the study participants who had abused marijuana no more than 3 of the previous 30 days. As a result, someone who smokes marijuana everyday may be functioning at a reduced intellectual level all of the time. More recently, the same researchers showed that the ability of a group of long-term heavy marijuana abusers to recall words from a list remained impaired for a week after quitting, but returned to normal within 4 weeks. Thus, some cognitive abilities may be restored in individuals who quit smoking marijuana, even after long-term heavy use. Workers who smoke marijuana are more likely than their co-workers to have problems on the job. Several studies associate workers’ marijuana smoking with increased absences, tardiness, accidents, workers’ compensation claims, and job turnover. A study among postal workers found that employees who tested positive for marijuana on a pre employment urine drug test had 55% more industrial accidents, 85% more injuries, and a 75% increase in absenteeism compared with those who tested negative for marijuana use. In another study, heavy marijuana abusers reported that the drug impaired several important measures of life achievement including cognitive abilities, career status, social life, and physical and mental health.

by
MOHD FADZRIL BIN ZA-KEMAT

MY PASSION IN DANCING

The purpose of writing this essay is to describe about my passion in dancing. Dance is a set of movements performed in different types of songs. There are various types of dances with different backgrounds and styles. For example, ballroom, latin, salsa, tap, ballet and such. As for me, I indulge in lyrical, hip hop, jazz and tap. I have been dancing since I was in Primary 3 and I danced professionally since I was in Form 2. I took dance classes in different dance schools and performed in numerous events. I started dancing for charity events. After all the hard work and effort in putting on a good show, I can say that it’s a breath taking feeling knowing that I have done good to people. In 2005, my dance group entered two dance competitions. One was held in Kelab Darul Ehsan and was organised by Form 5 students from Sri Bintang Utara. The other dance competition was organised by TV3, Lipton and Hitz.fm. This competition was nationwide. For the amateur competition, we managed to get first place and for the nationwide competition, we won first runner up. Since then, we have been getting paid for every performance we did. My dance group have performed in many major events such as annual dinners for big companies, ‘Juara Lagu’ and even ‘Akademi Fantasia’. I am currently a full time accounting student and a part-time freelance dancer. In conclusion, I would have to say that dancing is a beneficial sport. This passion I have for dancing not only keeps me fit and happy, it also enlightens my stress away for me to be able to maintain a 3.85 CGPA.

by
RAIHAN BINTI MOHD ARABEE

THE SPORT OF MY CHOICE: CHEERLEADING

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about cheerleading. I was a cheerleader back in high school. The reason I became a cheerleader is because I was a gymnast and I have been watching cheerleading on ESPN and it really caught my eye. Furthermore, cheerleading in my former high school was and still a popular school activity. My school supports cheerleading as we make the school proud. Having school spirit makes me want to join even more. I have been trained since I was 13 and I’m proud to say that I was the cheerleading captain in 2004 and was also crowned as the national champion that year. People always think that we just go for popularity as you always see in the movies. But they are wrong, I have tried a few sports and I think cheerleading is the toughest. You need to have stamina to nail a 2.5 minutes routine consisting gymnastics skills, stunts, pyramids, cheer and dance. And while doing all that, we still manage to smile through it out. In conclusion, cheerleading keeps you fit and will also boost your confident to face the crowd. It is a good sport and I am happy to see cheerleading in Malaysia is improving every year.

by
RAJA AZILA BT RAJA AZIZ

UNFORGETTABLE ACCIDENT

The reason of writing this composition is to describe about an unforgettable accident that happened three weeks ago. It was 1.30 p.m. after I went back from school. While I was walking, suddenly I heard a loud big sound at the corner of the road which was not far from my school. It sounded like a car crashed. I was shocked for a moment. After I arrived, I could not believe what I saw. There was a most tragic accident happened here. There was blood everywhere on the road. The accident happened between the luxury cars, Toyota Harrier, with a Mini Cooper. There were four people in the Toyota Harrier and a couple in the other car. The Mini Cooper was crushed and I saw the Toyota’s driver was stuck at the driver’s seat. The other three people were seriously injured. There so many people around the accident place. Some of them helped the victim and called the ambulance. Around ten minutes after, the ambulance and the police arrived. After that, I went to my house and told everything to my family. To conclude this essay, I think the traffic police and the other people must take positive action to avoid these accidents from happening. The rules and regulations must be taken seriously so that it will decrease road accidents.

by
MARYAM NUR MAISARAH BT HASSAN

HOW TO HANDLE STRESS

The objective of writing this essay is to describe how to handle stress. People nowadays, more often get stress because of the problems they are facing, such as financial, study, health, personal, or family problems. Well, there is no problem in this world cannot be solved. Always bear in mind think positive in any situation. If you are facing a major financial problem to buy a new car or a new house, you can make a loan from the bank. On the other hand, if you are really desperate to buy a camera to be used in assignment, you can borrow money from your friend and pay them back when you have an adequate amount of money. Being a student also can attract stress. There are lots of work and assignments to do. Surrounded with different types of friends and the parents always push to get excellent results will cause stress to the students. To reduce this entire burden, try to organise your schedule properly. It will make your life more convenient. Do not procrastinate in your work or any assignment given by lecturer because you will be more confident if you are well prepared and you do not feel depressed. In order to be friendly, make sure that you will not trust your friend with all your heart because maybe a few of them will be your own backstabber. So, always be careful with people near you. Regarding your parents, try to slow talk with them. Ask them not to push you too much. Food can provide stress in case if we do not control the way and the amount of food that we take daily. For instance, if you are not careful with the amount of food and do not control your diet, it will affect body and also your health condition. Hence, control the quantity of food that you take daily because if not, you will suffer with different types of diseases. Thus, you will feel the pressure to think how to cure it and you will have low self-esteem because see other people are healthier and happier and meanwhile you will keep thinking of how to lose weight and keep spending on medicine. In conclusion, we can avoid or prevent stress if we know how to deal with it. If we do the right thing and do the things right, there is no difficulty that you cannot solve.

by
NORAHIMAH SHAHARUDIN

COCONUT TREE AND ITS USES

The purpose of writing this essay is to give people information about coconut tree. Basically, we can find a lot of coconut tree at the beach. Coconut tree have many benefits. Firstly, we can use the leave to make ‘sarung ketupat’. Normally, Malays serve ketupat during Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Haji. Even though, it is type of free goods. It is commercially sold in the big cities such as Kuala Lumpur and its show that people can also earn money from it. In fact, if you want to make even more money you can sell the instant coconut milk that we can get from the coconut. Next, as you all know coconut milk is so much important in our daily cooking. It can make the food that we cook become tastier. So, it shows here that the demand for the product is very high. Nowadays, people can find a lot of instant coconut milk that have been sold in a groceries store. Lastly, people can drink the coconut water. Furthermore, it is good for our health as it could our body. The advantages of using the coconut water for those who have a fever, it can reduce the fever that you have. In conclusion people can get many things from the coconut tree as they can take all the advantages from the coconut tree.

by
NURUL AIN BINTI ABU ZARIN

THE ADVANTAGE OF COMPUTER FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about computer. The computer is a medium of communication. Nowadays, it has become an important tool to every university student. It is vital for every student to know how to use it. The advantage for university students in using computer is they can access the Internet to get relevant information for their assignments and projects. For examples, if student want to do research on one topic, they can use the computer using the Internet to find out the information from all over the world. Through the Internet, students can be well informed about the current issues and past issues. Besides that, students can also communicate with their lecturers by using the Internet. Students may ask the lecturer if they face problems in their studies. They can send message to their lecturer through e-mail. The Internet is also a rich source of information for those who wish to pursue academic studies in foreign universities as many university admissions offices now select applicants through the Net. The latest information on academic courses offered in various colleges and universities can be easily obtained from their respective websites. This saves time and is more economical for both sides as there is no need for postage. If communication is done through the conventional mail, the admissions office would have to cope with paperwork and maintain a good filing system. In conclusion, the usage of computer brings many good things to the university students. Even though it is not necessary to learn it, it can help students to do their work.

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MAIZURA BT ABU ZARIN

FACTORS THE YOUNG IN MALAYSIA HAVE BECOME DISCOURTEOUS

The purpose writing this essay is to discuss regarding why the young adults in Malaysia have become discourteous. Courtesy is an attitude which is extremely important in Malaysian society. Lately young adults do not care about the courtesy until this negative attitude becomes a big problem in Malaysia. The factors of the young adults in Malaysia become to discourteous are an influenced by their friends, family problems and influence by western culture. As we know, young adults are easily influenced than. This is because of their curiosity about something new. If they have good friends, it is better because their friends can influence them to be a good people. However, something will be happen if our young adults have bad uneducated friends who will influence than by saying bad words and spitting at inappropriate places. A family problem is one of the factors which can cause the young adults in Malaysia to be discourteous. Family problems like parents who always fight in front of their children will add to the problem of courtesy. As a result, young adults will become stress and they will meet their friends to release their stress by telling about their problems. From here, our young adults will start to be close and believe their friends. As a conclusion, influence by friends and family problems are main factors that young adults in Malaysia become discourteous. So, young adults must learn and practice from childhood to become courteously in the future.

by
MOHD FADHLI BIN HARON

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING COMPUTER

The objective of writing this essay is to discuss about the advantages and disadvantages of computer. In the twenty-first century computer is becoming an important technology to everyone to be mastered. As we know, a computer is the most important instrument to help people in their routine life. It makes our work becomes more easy for examples it helps office boy to types a letter. It does also have a memory that can store a lot of things. Computers are very important to students to do all his work or assignment. If the computer is connected to Internet students can search for lot of knowledge for their studies. Computers also help to reduce our stress after studies or working. This is because we can get a lot of entertainment like music, video and games. If someone has a specialty in using computers he can easily get a job because many companies need an expert in computers in the administration department. However, computers also have some disadvantages. It can lead us to get a minor injury to the eyes and body. Our body and eyes become tired and painful after using computers for longer period. Another disadvantage is a pornographic website. This problem may happen if the computer is connected to the Internet. Computer also makes people becoming lazy and not strict, especially people who like playing games and having so much entertainment. As my conclusion, the user must have first world mentality to use computer in a good way because computers have a lot of advantages than disadvantages so user must take it positively and learn to use it properly.

by
AHMAD AZLI ZULKIFLI

WHY MALAYSIA IS AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR TOURISTS

The aim of writing this essay is to discuss about why Malaysia is an attractive place for tourist to come and visit In this 21st century Malaysia has emerged from agro type economy into heavy manufacturing type of economy .So there are a lot of improvement from many sides such as modern lifestyle and first world facilities .In this world of millennium Malaysia can’t be left behind in tourism industry so our government had done a lot of development to attract tourist from outside to come and visit Malaysia. Malaysia is an attractive place to visit because Malaysia is a friendly country and welcome people from all races, countries and ethnics. Malaysia is also known as one of the countries that have many races and religions living together in one harmonies society. This fact also can attract tourist to come and experience cultures in Malaysia. Furthermore, Malaysia also has very good facilities and almost same level like modern countries such as United States of America, Japan, or France. So tourist especially from modern countries will feel easy to live in this country. We take example like KLCC Tower that was once known as the highest Tower in the world and even now still know as the highest twin tower in the world so it is one of the facilities that we can be proud of. In addition Malaysia also has many shopping complexes and shopping malls. Suria KlCC is one of the famous shopping complexes in Malaysia and it is not far from it we even have the biggest shopping mall in South East Asia known as Mid Valley so we can become number one spot for tourist to shop in this region. So a conclusion, I strongly believe that Malaysia can become number 1 in tourism industry if government and society work together and walk together to achieve our mission and vision before the year 2020 or ‘Wawasan 2020’.

by
MOHD ZAIM B. MOHD ZAID

WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about the World Badminton Championship that was held a few weeks ago. This tournament is usually being held once in a two years and this time it takes place at Spain. These tournaments were held for about two weeks. There are 5 categories in this tournament and it is man singles, woman singles, men’s double, women’s double and doubles. Malaysia had takes part in all categories that totally are 17 people and among them are world number 1 in man singles, Lee Chong Wei and world number 3 in men’s double, Chong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah. Before this entire player went to Spain, their team management had told everyone that their player for this time is the best and they would manage to bring about 2 world titles. Finally when tournament ended, nothing was brought back to Malaysia and the best result for Malaysia was only in mixed doubles that usually no one giving them hopes to excel. This time they managed to finish third. This tournament like usual were conquer by China which managed to win in 4 categories excluding mixed doubles. The conclusion is that our players have to work hard to win the world title on the next tournament.

by
MOHD SYAFIZI B MOHAMAD YAZID

KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN

The objective of writing this essay is to describe about “keeping the environment clean”. Nowadays, we can see our environments are not very clean. We can also find countless rubbish around us. Especially in the areas of where we live. If we want to be fit and healthy, we must always keep our environment clean. Firstly, we must not litter. Do not litter the drains. Because it will become the breeding place for mosquitoes and also it may cause flash floods. We should throw our rubbish into the rubbish bins. Secondly, we should reuse papers and plastics. To keep our environment green and clean, we should actively take part in the recycling campaign started by government. The old newspapers, magazines, plastics, glasses and bottles are examples of recycle things. Next, we should keep our rivers clean. We should not dump rubbish into the rivers. Dirty, polluted rivers will affect the fish, plants and even the other sea creatures. These people who dump rubbish into the rivers should be fined. To prevent air pollution, there should not have open burning. We should prevent forest fires. Another way to reduce air pollution is to use public transportation. We should either walk or cycle to school. Then, the workers should share their car with friends in order to reduce the traffic jam. Finally, the government should organise campaigns to raise awareness of the public on the importance of keeping our environment clean. Organise campaigns to clean up schools, parks, and the most important is our drains. Then, organise campaigns to plant more trees to green our environment.In conclusion, we must be a good friend to earth. So, please keep our environment clean, green and safe. “Country clean, citizen healthy”.

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NURHASIDAH BT HAMLI @ HAMDI

ADVANTAGES OF NEWSPAPER

The objective of writing this essay is to discuss about the advantages of newspaper. As we know, a newspaper is the most important source of knowledge for people around the world. Almost everyone buys a newspaper everyday in the morning to know or to find many stories in the newspaper not only news in our country but also international news. A newspaper also gives us the best and right story or news that we want to know. In the newspaper also there are many sections that we can read such as economy, sports, local and foreign news, and many more. There are a lot of advantages we can get from reading newspaper and one of them is that, as people we can improve our knowledge and also improve on our language skills not only in Bahasa Malaysia but also in English. As we know, language is the essential key to knowledge. Nowadays, we can see in our country, language is most important attribute considered when applying for job. The more language we are fluent, the easier can find a good job. Newspaper is also cheaper than any kind of delivery because we just spend our money below RM5 get at leas 3 different paper and also we can buy many variety of newspaper such as Berita Harian, Harian Metro, News Strait Time, Star, Malay Mail and many others. We can get more than we bargained for with just little money to spend by buying newspaper.

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FAIZA RIZAL B. ANUAL

TWO TEACHERS WHO HAVE MADE LASTING IMPRESSION ON ME

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about two teachers who have made a lasting impression on me. I have two teachers who made a lasting impression on me. They were my History and English teachers. They were Miss Chan and Mrs. Thanamani respectively. Miss Chan was in her forties at the time but she did not look her age. She was a tall woman, about 1.78 meters, slim and had very short hair that barely touched her neck. She never changed her hairstyle and never let her hair grow.Miss Chan did not wear skirt and blouse but a straight-cut dress. My first impression would have been that she is a strict teacher with no sense of humour. But she had a fine sense of humour and when she smiled she looked very sweet. She was a very dedicated teacher. She always prepared her lessons very well. Her lessons were conducted in a systematic way and her explanations were very clear.Mrs. Thanamani was the exact opposite of Miss Chan. She was short, about 1.53 metres tall and was fond of trying all kinds of hairstyles. She was very beautiful and she smiled all at the time. Her jokes were hilarious and very seldom did we take offence at her more sarcastic comments. The only thing she had in common with Miss Chan was her dedication to teaching. Her English lessons involved a lot of activities, which required our active participation. It was her way of making us feel confident and comfortable in speaking and writing the language.Even though it has been two years since I left school, I still remember these two teachers because they have made a lasting impression on me.

by
MOHD AZZA HEIZRUL B. ISMAIL

ABOUT MALAYSIA

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about our country, the geography, best places in Malaysia and the environment in Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the countries that can be categorized as a beautiful and peaceful country. Malaysia consists of fourteen states; Perlis, Perak, Kedah, Pahang, Selangor, Kelantan and eight others. People in Malaysia come from different races. The most familiar races in Malaysia are Malay, Chinese and India. However, Malaysia has many ethnic groups. It is usually can be see in Sabah or Sarawak. Therefore, there are many dialect groups spoken by Malaysian. Malaysia is strategic because it is in the middle when the east meets west. Malaysia’s position is also free from normal disaster because it is protected by other countries such as Indonesia. If anything happens, the country around Malaysia will be in trouble. Malaysia also has a lot of beautiful places to be visited. The best places in Malaysia for tourism are the beaches, islands and villages. Every state in Malaysia has beaches that are always clean. The beach is also free from pollution. The best place is the beautiful island of Langkawi which provides a lot of services and facilities to all tourists for them to use as long as they’re in Malaysia. Lastly is the environment in Malaysia. Even though certain places in Malaysia are quite crowded, these places will always be something that can make people come again. It is because the environment that makes people comfortable.

by AIMI ZAFIRAH BINTI A.WAHAB

DIFFERENT TYPES OF RICE

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about rice. In my native language, there are six words for rice. We use different words to describe where the rice seed is planted, the colour of the harvested rice, and whether or not rice is cooked. For example, ‘padi’ refers to the rice seed. If the rice is planted in a field, we can call it ‘padi sawah’, and if it is planted on a hill, we can call it ‘padi huma’. In my country, farmers who live in the higher regions of Malaysia produce ‘padi huma’, while those who live in the lower elevations produce ‘padi sawah’. We can differentiate these two by their colours. ‘Padi sawah’ is gold, while ‘padi huma’ is reddish brown. Moreover, ‘padi sawah’ needs more water to grow than ‘padi huma’. Both ‘padi huma’ and ‘padi sawah’ only refer to rice grain. We call uncooked rice ‘beras’, and the cooked rice ‘nasi’. For example, my mother tells me to cook the ‘beras’ so that we can have ‘nasi’ for dinner. ‘Pulut’ is another name for ‘nasi’ or cooked rice, the difference between these two ‘pulut’ is starchier compared to ‘nasi’, and it is naturally sweeter when cooked. In conclusion, having more than one word for rice in our language indirectly reflects our culture, because Malaysia, rice is our staple food. We have rice everyday, and maybe that is the reason we have so many words for rice.

by FARHANA BT MOHD SALIM

THE RAMADAN GOING IN MALAYSIA

The purpose of writing this essay is to know how Ramadan is going in Malaysia. The Ramadan is a Muslim holy month in the world. Today is the day of Ramadan 1427. There are a lot of beneficial activities that we can do during the fasting month. Firstly, about 4.30 a.m. until imsak time, all Muslims are encouraged to have their ‘sahur’. This is because the food that we eat, will give us the energy during fasting time. After that, all of them will pray for subuh. As usual, everybody will do their daily routines except for eating and drinking. Moreover, people are encouraged to do things such as to praise Allah, read the Al-Koran, and give donation to the poor and orphanages. In addition, we can occupy our time by reading knowledgeable books like history, science or attend any knowledge events like motivation seminars, lectures and so on. Finally, around Maghrib time, every Muslim will break their fast with dates, fruits, ‘kuih’ and so on. After Isyak’s prayer, we will proceed with the terawih prayer of about 8 to 23 rakaat. In conclusion, we have to do good things in Ramadan, so we can achieve the redha from Allah S.W.T and to be a better person in future.

by FATIN NABILAH BT NOOR ROSLY

THE ROLE OF NEWSPAPER IN OUR LIFE

The purpose of writing this composition is to tell people about the importance of newspaper. Newspaper is a printed material to spread news. People have been reading newspaper from the day paper was invented as it provides us with current news of politics, gossip, fashion tips, job classifieds, recipes, education, etc. Newspaper is very beneficial to all ages. Little children are entertained by the funny cartoons and they can also post their drawings to the newspaper. School and university students benefit the newspaper by using it as a tool to improve their language, not only in English but also Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and Arabic. Newspapers are also used as a reference in a research project. Politicians rely on the newspaper to spread their agenda to the society. Shops are using the newspaper to promote their product. Readers are able to get a glimpse of the latest technological gadgets, mainly not yet available in stores. Nowadays, people tend to read news over the internet as it is convenient and cheap. However, many still prefer to read news the old way, newspapers are still sold out by evening. In conclusion, people should take advantage of the usage of newspaper. Newspapers are not meant to be thrown down the drain as it can be recycled, and used for future usage.

by NOORIZZATI AINI BINTI ZAINAL AALAM

HOW TO IMPROVISE OUR STUDY SKILLS

The purpose of writing this essay is to let you know how to study well. Students have the responsibility to study and perform well in their examination. However, many students do not have the skills and techniques how to study well in order to get good result in the examination. Not every student has the same level of managing his style of studying. There are a few tips and techniques how to study well. Firstly, you must be focused in class. Pay attention and be a good listener to make sure you understand each topic of the subjects. While the topics that you are not clear, you are advised to discuss with your lecturer. You also can make a group discussion to share more and different ideas or information. Some students will feel panic during the examination due to the lack of preparation. A student must be diligent in his study preparation. So, you should prepare your own short notes for each subject. Your notes must be in a point form to make it clear and easy for you to read and memorise it. You also can recall the past lectures and notes so you can easily do your revision. You should start your revision early and work consistently by keep practicing and do lots of exercise to make sure the information you have fresh in mind. Then, you are advised to reduce your useless activities such as watching movies and hanging around with friends. By this, you can extend your study time from 3 hours to 4 or 5 hours per day. The timetable is the best solution to avoid you from wasting your time. This is the effective way to maintain disciplined study hours. In conclusion, you must be well prepared in order to build up your confident during answering the questions on the examination day. I am sure you will get good result if you know the skills how to study well.

by UMI KALTHUM BT MD TAH

CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES OF AN ALL-ROUNDED STUDENT

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe the characteristics and qualities that an all-rounded student should have. All students in the world should excel in examinations. They must pass the exam with grade A’s or with a CGPA of 3.5 and above. They will get a fair opportunity in the future when they excel in examination. So they must study hard and study smart to achieve their goals and purpose. In addition, the student must show initiative to become the best student. They also should have a critical thinking mind to think beyond the norm. An excellent student should be creative to create something new beyond the norm to be the best among the best of student. Sports are good for health. It can help us to overhaul bloodstreams. We will take care about our diet carefully when we have a standard schedule of exercise. Excel in sport will avoid many diseases such as high blood, obesity and heart attack. We can do the simple exercise within 15 minutes. Do many stretching while we are studying. Take along breath and we can walk, jump or run. In our student life for example in our campus, we are bare with many associations like MPP, MEDIA, MEBA, INSAN, and JPM. From this organization, we can show our leadership qualities. We should be the president of a club or the chairperson of a committee. We can gain more knowledge and improve our self-confidence. Lastly we should have good communicative skills. We can communicate with others to share the information and gain more knowledge and news from them. We also should have effective public speaking skills to give us some strength to speak about anything publicly with others. As a conclusion, I want to share these tips with you all. I hope you are the one who has the qualities characteristics as the best student.

by NURFADHILAH BINTI SALAM

A TRIP TO CAMERON HIGHLANDS

The purpose of writing this composition is to tell about a trip to Cameron Highlands. Last month, my friends and I decided to go to Cameron Highlands. I was so excited because I have never been there before. I talked to my parents to get their permission and they allowed me to go to Cameron Highlands with my friends. I tried to get money from my mother but she did not have money at that time so I went to the bank and withdrew RM300 from my father’s account. 2 days before our trip, Faten told me that our friends could not make it because they had their own businesses and half of them had been working. I was disappointed because the main purpose of our trip was to hang out with each other. Therefore, we decided to go to Cameron Highlands as we planned. I became more excited because our trip was just around the corner. I slept early that night because I had to be at Puduraya by 8am. Therefore I woke up at 6am I received a message from my friend, Rizal. He told me he was not able to go because he was not feeling well. I was so angry because he did not tell me earlier. At first, I didn’t want to go but I felt pity to my friend, Faten because she was really excited to hang out with me. In conclusion, we were disappointed because at the end only two persons went to Cameron Highlands. They told me, they did not want to go for another trip with us anymore because they were disappointed with our response.

by HANANI BT ABD GHANI

A JOURNEY TO REMEMBER

The purpose of writing this composition is to tell about my journey to Malacca. My friends and I went to Malacca last weekend. We did not plan anything but suddenly got an idea to walk around Mahkota Parade. We rented a car and reached there at 7 pm. To be honest, I drove the car without my license. Luckily, we reached Mahkota Parade safely. As we entered the mall, we went to the bowling centre first. Only four of us wanted to play bowling. The rest just sat down and watched us playing. After having fun, we went to best fast food ever that is McDonalds. I ate Fillet-O-Fish and had ice lemon tea as my beverage. For dessert, I bought a chocolate sundae. Then, we decided to go to Pantai Puteri. I was so excited when we reached Pantai Puteri because I have never been to the beach at night. We sat on the sand and watched the night scenery of the sea. We spent about twenty minutes on the beach. On the way back to UiTM, we got lost! We were so nervous and panicked. We tried to get back to UiTM. Finally we arrived at UiTM at 10.45 pm. The security guard asked us so many questions. Luckily, he did not get angry at us. He warned us to make sure that this incident would not happen again.

In a nutshell, this was a journey to be remembered though!

by FATEN BT FAKHARUDDIN

THE PERSON WHOM I ADMIRE

The purpose of writing this composition is to describe about the person whom I admire. The person whom I admire most is our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad. He has inspired me a lot in many ways. I believe that I am not the only person who admires him, there might also be others who admire him. In my opinion, Tun or familiarly known as “Dr. M” is a very special and unique man. He seems to be so perfect and as a leader, I considered him a leader with a complete package. He is smart, intellectual, and accountable, determined, dedicated, and possesses many other positives attitudes. Dr. Mahathir did not study law or any course related to politics before. In fact, he studied medicine in Singapore. He had sacrificed his ambition as a doctor once he decided to join United Malay National Organization (UMNO). He joined UMNO through an invitation by Tun Abdul Razak. Even though, he had no experience in politics and was being involved into UMNO at the very young age, he never tended to give up. This has shown his spirit towards the party. He is said to be determined as he always try to improve the Malaysian economics, for example by developing industrial sector. He had contributed a lot of things to Malaysia and I considered the most valuable contribution made by him could be at the time when Malaysia faced an economic crisis due to inflation time in 1997. He managed to control the situation and did not borrow loan from International Monetary Fund as many other countries did. He has been as a Prime Minister’s position for 22 years.In conclusion, all efforts and contributions made by him have impressed and inspired me a lot. Even though, I cannot transform all his positive attitudes, at least I can absorb a few of them and practices it my life.

by NURSYAFIKA BT HJ MOHD YUSOFF

HOW TO OVERCOME STRESS

The purpose of writing this essay is to describe about stress. Stress is the major health problem nowadays. In fact, many people became ill as a result of stress. Stress is caused by the feelings of worry or pressure about a particular problem in life such as personal problem, work or study problem, and financial problem. No matter how you look at it, there is no way of escaping from stress. Therefore, it is important that we find ways to cope with it to reduce the level of stress. The most important thing is to keep healthy, for example do exercises, eat a balance diet, control your temper, get enough sleep, learn how to study smart, and others. Other solutions for this problem are, by talking to someone else who is reliable to help such as your counsellor, best friend, your pets, or your parents. The other way is practise time management so that you will not procrastinate. You can also avoid this by spending your money wisely. In conclusion, stress can be avoided. It is just the matter on how you live your life. Good luck!!!

by MAIMUNAH BT SULAIMAN

WHAT WILL I BE 10 YEARS FROM NOW

The purpose of writing this essay is to describe about my future. I am sure everyone has a dream to be successful in his life. Time will tell whether our life will be meaningful and be successful or not. Since I was thirteen years old, I always dream to help my family to have a better life than what they have today. I do not want them to live in poverty and misery. If one day I could not be a successful person, I still want to make them happy. To be successful one must dream to be wealthy, powerful and prestige. In order to achieve these dreams I must work hard to achieve academic success. I want buy a comfortable house for my parents and send them to Mecca. I must work hard to become successful person. I also want to have a happy family such as an understanding husband and to become a good wife to my future husband. I hope I will have good children. Before that, I must teach my children how to become a good Muslim and everything about Islam. Besides that, I want to give some donation to all old folk and orphanage. In conclusion, if possible I want to further my studies to achieve my entire dream.

by NUR HAZIRAH BINTI TARMIZI

Message from the Editor

Dear Colleagues,

I am proud and honoured to be given this chance by Professor Sa’aban Salim to be the editor for Imagination Redefined and I would like to thank all of those involved in making this newsletter publication a reality. As the editor, I do not look at this project as a newsletter but more as an opportunity to make a great impact on us . As a student myself, I have always acknowledge the importance of the English language in our everyday lives. Sadly, I have come to realize that many of us are not aware or neglect that fact and take lightly the importance. As less than 15% of the world’s population uses English, the number certainly do not indicate how important English is as a world language. The importance of English is not just in how many people speak it but in what it is used for. English is the major language of news and information in the world. It is the language of business and government even in some countries where it is a minority language. It is even the language of maritime communication and international air traffic control. It is my hope that the students of UiTM will benefit from Imagination Redefined and hopefully this publication will be influential enough to motivate us to always improve our verbal and writing skills in the English language.

“Everybody has a chance of getting somewhere someday. If you really want it badly, you have to start today”

Yours truly,

Raihan Binti Mohd Arabee
Editor of DIA 3B