W8 - The Grass is Always Greener On the Other Side of the Fence

friend 1 : You’re so lucky, you went to a great college, have money and you’re so smart and will probably accomplish more by the time you’re 30 then I will in my entire life. 


friend 2:No it's not.People expect so much out of me. I’ve never been able to have a life because of studying and other schoolwork.


friend 1:Wow, I honestly never looked at it that way. I guess it's true that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

Hello there world!

Do you see the example above?Now,you can guess what is the meaning of 'The Grass is Always Greener On the Other Side of the Fence'?If no,let me tell you?

So,the meaning is, people are never satisfied with their own situation; they always think others have it better.

What's point that you think others life is better than your life? sigh*(I am pretend that I never been thought like that before.huhu)

I am totally disagree.You must be grateful with your life.

what?you have so many problems?money?

but,you still have a family that really loves you.

W8 - she is MARIA ELENA ZARUL

hye, what's up everybody. for the 8th week, we want to talk about MARIA ELENA ZARUL.
who is she? is she an actor? is she a singer or may be a model?

not she's not. she's like us, an ordinary person.

so why you want to talk about her?

this is because, we adore her very much. we like the way she dresses up, the way she talks, and the good thing is, she's good in English. She's quite famous in hijab fashion . Who follow the hijab fashion, maybe know her well. She got famous from her blog that is peliks.blogspot.com . she likes to do her own video to talk a current issues in a interesting way. she likes to do a funny expression, but there are always points she wants to show.

the most video that we like very much is she talked about PMS. let's have a look. we are sure that you will laugh crazily.



the second video :




is she cool right? so do visit her blog at peliks.blogspot.com

W7 - 20 Unchangeable Rules in ANY OFFICE

20 Rules in any office

1. The Boss is always right.

2. If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1.

3. Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks, and promotions.
 
4. Ph.D. stands for "Pull Him Down". The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons are engaged in pulling that person down.
 
5. If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.
 
6.. When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.
 
7. It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you are going to do.
 
8. A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.
 
9. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
 
10. The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.
 
11. If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it...
 
12. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
 
13.. Following the rules will not get the job done.
 
14. If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
 
15. Everything can be filed under "Miscellaneous" .
 
16. No matter how much you do, you never do enough.
 
17. You can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work you are supposed to be doing.
 
18. In order to get a promotion, you need not necessarily know your job.
 
19. In order to get a promotion, you only need to pretend that you know your job.
 
20. The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.

W7 - A Positive Thing that I'm Going to Do During the Mid-Semester Break is ..

A Positive Thing that I'm Going to Do During the Mid-Semester Break is I want to learn how to make a chocolate macaroons. may be some of us do not know what is macaroons.


macaroon can be defined as is a type of light, baked confections, described as either small cakes ormeringue-like cookies depending on their consistency. The original macaroon was a "small sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds" similar to Italian or Moroccan amaretti

The English word macaroon and French macaron come from the Italian maccarone or maccherone. This word is itself derived from ammaccare, meaning crush or beat,used here in reference to the almond paste which is the principal ingredient.

Most recipes call for egg whites (usually whipped to stiff peaks), with ground or powdered nuts, generally almonds. Alternatively, coconuts can be used. Almost all call for sugar. Macaroons are commonly baked on edible rice paper placed on a baking tray.

so i google the recipe how to make it.

first of all, we need to know their ingredients. what we need are :
140 gm. finely ground almond
225 gm. icing sugar
25 gm. cocoa powder
100 gm. egg white - at room temperature


then, the next step is the procedure :


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1. Blend ground almond, cocoa powder and icing sugar until fine.
2. Whisk egg white till white and stiff.
3. Fold in the dry ingredients gently into the whites in three or four additions. When all the dry ingredients are incorporated, the mixture will look like a cake batter, if you lift with your finger, it should form a gentle, quickly falling peak.
4. Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle. Pipe into small circles about 1" in diameter onto parchment paper with 1 inch distance. Rest macaroons for 20 mins.
5. Bake at 180C for 10 to 12 mins.
6. You will need to create moisture under the cookies. Carefully loosen the parchment paper, lifting the paper, pour a little hot water under the paper. The water may bubble and steam.
7. Allow the macaroons to remain on the parchment for about 20 seconds.
8. Peel the macaroons off the paper and place them on a cooling rack.
9. Sandwich them with either ganache, butter cream or ice-cream.

• then, here we go, a chocolate macaroon is ready to bite!
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W6 - banana test

there is very very talllllllllllll coconut tree and there are four animals that are :

1. a lion

2.a chimpanzee

3.a giraffe

and

4. a squirrel

one day, they decide to compete who is fastest to get a banana off the tree.

who do you guess will win the competition?

your answer will reflect your personality.

so think carefully

try and answer within 30 seconds only. got your answer already?

now scroll down to see the analysis.

if your answer is :

lion = you are dull

chimpanzee = you are dense 

giraffe = you are useless

squirrel = you are hopeless

A COCONUT TREE DOESN'T HAVE BANANAS.

HEHEHEHE

^____^

W6 - Students must vote during the 'Students' Election' because....

Because students who is actually determine their campus rule.By campus election,they will decide a leader in their campus.The leader will design the rule and propose to the dean.If they choose the right person to be their leader,the leader will take their 'voice' seriously.If not,the person will take the advantage and make themselves more popular.
Popular?yes.somebody took part in the election just to get more popularity.Such a typical reason.*sigh

Some students think that election is not an important matter.But,by this election,they get what they want in their campus.the candidate is their channel to state their voice.

The leader that have been choice must do their work sincerely.Trust of a  thousand's student must be hold tightly.

Then,as I believe,election is important in every campuses.Because through them,our voice is count.

W5 - Great Leaders are Not Born, They are Made

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

Defining Leadership

Let’s assume leadership means having an ability and desire to inspire and influence others. Based on that definition, we can certainly see the argument that leaders are born with leading qualities when we see the eldest in sibling using their inherent ability to influence their little brother or sister (and sometimes their parents) to do the things they wants them to do.

If leadership means being courageous and willing to speak out for the betterment of those around you, we would think that leaders do not have to be born as such. we have seen people who consider themselves introverts and overall followers become successful leaders when faced with an issue they are passionate about.

If we define leadership as having atypical intelligence, creativity and/or drive, then we are back to believing that it’s a trait you’re born with, although you may or may not continue to develop that trait through your life.

So what does all this mean?

Anyone Can Be a Leader
We all have areas of our lives where we have talent and propensity for success. If this is also an area you feel passionate about, you may exude qualities that are absent from other areas of your life. So while you may not be a natural born leader in the strictest sense, you can certainly overcome many obstacles and develop a desire and ability to lead when you are inspired to do so.

Let’s look at an example.

Say you are an animal lover, and you volunteer for an animal rescue group in your free time. The group is planning a huge fundraiser but lacks the direction necessary to execute it effectively. Without a leader in place, the event is destined for failure. You may not be completely comfortable talking in front of others, making decisions for a group and managing others, but you feel so strongly about the need for the fundraiser that you are willing to overcome these challenges. With the support of several volunteers who are experienced in various areas (marketing, event planning, community outreach, etc.), and your knowledge of the group and the background of the fundraiser, you successfully manage the group and event. Possible? Absolutely.

Developing Leadership

Aside from having a passion that translates into action, there are several ways you can develop your own leadership skills:

1.Work on improving your communication ability, especially your ability to listen to others

2.Be willing to take risks

3.Network and look for ways to expand your contacts

4.Focus on working and living with integrity and respect for others

5.Encourage those around you to find their own leadership qualities

6.Be confident in yourself and your abilities

7.Know your strengths and be ready to ask for support in areas where you are lacking

8.Create a vision and share your vision to inspire other

9.Think positively and commit to reaching your goals

What do you think? Are leaders born or made?

W4 - 10 reasons why Goats are the most awesome animals

10. A goat can rock an emo haircut and be cool. So what, goats can listen to emo rock and have cool profile pictures on Facebook, can’t they?

9. The goat’s eye – the biggest eye of them all. The slits give the goats 340 degrees of vision without moving. People have 210 degree at most

8. Strange nap time. Nope, the goat has not passed away, it’s just pretending. This is how the goat takes afternoon naps, and it’s probably even having nice dreams while others are worried for its condition.

7. The goat is breaking the rules. It doesn’t care whether the gate is open or not, it enters wherever it wants.

6. Goats love bikes! Why should the goat bother walking when it can choose the easy way and rather ride a bike with a friend?

5. Goats on a tree. Isn’t that something you see every day? It’s pretty cool that they can chill wherever they want with their other goat friends. They probably have a great view from up there.

4. Egyptians loved goats. They attribute the strongest copulation drive to these animals and consider the member, which all living thing owe their existence , to be worry of veneration . Not everyone can be on hieroglyphics inside Pyramids

3. Movie star. The goat is a talented actor as well. Not everyone can be in the same big Hollywood movie with George Clooney.

2. Peeking is OK. Nobody minds when a goat is peeking under a girl’s skirt and it just never gets in trouble.

1. Goat can climb on cliffs that are steeper than you ever can imagine. Only the goat itself knows how it got up there, and just being on the top of a cliff like that must be pretty awesome.

W4-Birth order trait

For me,personality according to a birth's order is depends on the family situation.If a family have a hard time,family members's may be more feel they will be respected for what they do.Every single things is taken seriously.Everyone in that family will react like they are the eldest.But,if a family which is rich and everything they ask,they will get,everyone will react like they are the youngest.Spoiled and immature.


I am the middle children in my family.Theoretical,middle children is not spoiled, take risks, are realistic, get along well with others, read people well, independent, loyal to supporters, competitive, and imaginative.As what I said earlier,it is depends on the situation.


As example,theoretical said that middle children is not spoiled.But for me,sometimes we need to be spoiled.Why?Because,we also our parents children.hehehe.
We will feel that we had their attention.
But,don't be spoiled too much.You will make a trouble!


One of goods of middle children,they will get along well with others.Yes!I agree with this.How can they get along well?It is because,middle children can be a good friends.They are able to keep secret okay!you can get me know your secret now :).


What can I see from myself,middle children can survive in any situation.It is because,they are not easily sulk and not easily to get angry.Look like I praise myself,right?hahaha


But,what important it is,either we are a first born children,middle children or last born children,we must be a good and cute child for our parents.hehe.
Don't create trouble for them okay.*don't help them to finish their money too :P

W3 - Websites That Changed The Internet World

There are millions of websites out there. Many of them are unique, either in small ways or in large ones. But the individual impact of any particular site on the overall Internet is generally negligible, if there’s any impact at all.

Not so with the fifteen sites here. These sites changed the Internet, mostly for good, in substantial ways. Included here is everything from Geocities (which could probably be blamed entirely, either directly or indirectly, for every ugly web design “trend” that’s ever been) to Wikipedia (which has made information almost universally accessible) to Google (which has changed or influenced virtually everything online).

1. Wikipedia

Changed the way we find information. Before Wikipedia, most online encyclopedias were either sorely lacking in information, or required you to have a paid subscription to access their content. Wikipedia changed all that by not only allowing anyone to view the content for free, but also by allowing individual users to review and update content, making it more complete and accurate overall. Wikipedia also brought crowdsourcing and user-generated content to the mainstream online, making both much more viable and valuable.

2. Amazon.com

Changed the way we shop. Prior to Amazon.com, online shopping wasn’t much different than shopping out of a mail-order catalog, except it wasn’t nearly as popular. While Amazon started out selling just books and related items, it has expanded to sell virtually anything you can think of, either directly or through partner sites large and small. Amazon also made free shipping a standard on orders over a certain dollar value, which has impacted the shipping rates and policies of many other online retailers.

3. Hotmail

Changed the way we use email. Before Hotmail came along, email was basically tethered to a single computer. When you checked your email, it was pulled and deleted from the remote server, meaning the only place you could view it was at your computer. Need an email at home that you received at work? Too bad. There was no way to access it unless you went back to the office. Hotmail changed all that by providing webmail that could be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection. Now, web-based email is widely used and provided by a huge variety of providers. Even though Hotmail is no longer the primary provider of webmail (and is now owned by Microsoft), they were still pioneers in the technology.

4. Facebook

Changed the way friends connected. While Facebook wasn’t the first social network, it has definitely become the most popular and has really changed the way friends interact with one another. Sure, people use FB to talk online, but they’re also increasingly using it as a way to plan get-togethers offline. They’re using it to follow and interact with their favorite bands, actors, and other personalities. People use it to keep in touch with business contacts, friends, family, and acquaintances. Facebook has made social networking mainstream, across a variety of demographics and virtually worldwide.

5. Project Gutenberg

Changed the way we read. Project Gutenberg has a much longer history than most people realize. They created the first ebooks, and gave them away for free. You can now read virtually every major book in the public domain, sometimes in multiple languages on their site. Without the pioneering steps the founders of Project Gutenberg took, ebooks would not be where they are today.

6. Twitter

Changed the way we communicate. Twitter has made one of the biggest impacts on the Internet in recent memory. The idea that 140-character messages, broadcast publicly (for the most part), would change the way people communicate with one another would have been hard to believe ten years ago. But Twitter has become not just a powerhouse in the way individual communicate with one another, but also in the way businesses communicate with their customers. Complaining about poor customer service on Twitter can often result in almost instant messages from the company in question, and often results in a satisfactory resolution. Twitter has also made celebrities more accessible, with hundreds of celebs now using the service to interact with their fans.

7. Pandora

Changed the way we find new music. Before Pandora, if you wanted to listen to music online, you usually turned to a streaming radio station with pre-programmed content. Sure, you might get lucky and find a station that had mostly music you liked, but maybe it wasn’t diverse enough, or it still kept playing that one song you HATED. Pandora changed all that. Now, you can program your own radio station by just entering the name or a song or artist and then giving the thumbs up or down to music played. With a minimal amount of user input, Pandora has gotten surprisingly good at creating playlists that reflect one’s musical taste. The bonus is that songs or artists you might not have heard of are often thrown into the mix, based on what you already like.

8. Apple

Made minimalist web design cool. Apple had one of the first corporate websites designed with a minimalist aesthetic. As far back as the late 90s, Apple was starting to show a more minimalist take on web design than many other corporate sites, and by early 2000, they’d adopted the white and gray color scheme and top navigation they still employ today.

9. YouTube

Changed entertainment. Before YouTube, there weren’t many options if you wanted to watch a video online. You could sometimes find a video here or there, but with bandwidth costs, they were few and far between. Website owners just didn’t want to pay the extra costs associated with video content. Then YouTube came along and made it free to post any video you wanted (as long as it wasn’t copyrighted or over ten minutes long). Web users now had a centralized place to go to watch video online. And because of YouTube’s pioneering effort, online video is now enjoyed by millions every day.

10. Craigslist

Changed classifieds. Online classified sites used to be nearly unusable. Between the huge number of spam postings and the fact there were few if any local listings in most areas, there wasn’t much point in using them. But then Craigslist caught on and suddenly there was an online classifieds site that rivaled most local newspaper classifieds. Now you can use Craigslist to find almost anything, no matter where you live.

11. The Drudge Report

Changed the stature of online news. When the Monica Lewinsky/President Clinton story broke in 1998, it wasn’t a mainstream news source that first reported it. Instead, The Drudge Report held those honors, forever changing the standing of online news sources. Now, online news sources break stories on a regular basis, and are considered by most to be just as reliable as television or print news sources.

12. GeoCities


Made the web more accessible. In the early days of the Internet, the only people online (for the most part) were scientists, academics, and those involved in technology. It wasn’t a very exciting place. Then came GeoCities, and suddenly anyone could set up their own webpage for free. Sure, GeoCities spawned a legion of horrifically ugly websites, but it also got a lot of regular people involved in the Internet for the first time and was likely the first design experience of many early web designers.

13. Digg

Changed the way we find and share news. Digg was originally set up as an experiment, but it has completely changed the way many people find news online. The idea of users determining which news was important, relevant, and interesting rather than editors or executives at big news organizations was revolutionary. Now, user-generated news sites are all over the place, both for mainstream news and for individual industries and niches.

14. LiveJournal

Hooked millions on blogging. Blogging wasn’t invented by LiveJournal, but they were the first site to offer free blogs to their members. Millions now use LiveJournal, and tens of millions more blog elsewhere, either through other blog hosts or on their own websites. If it weren’t for LiveJournal and similar free blogs hosts that came later, blogging might not have caught on as the global phenomenon it has become.

15. Google

Changed everything. This one might seem a bit dramatic, but it really is true. Google has invaded virtually every aspect of the Internet. No matter what you do online, you probably interact with one Google service or another multiple times every day. And most people use at least one Google product or service one a regular basis personally. Whether it’s a Blogger blog, a Picasa photo album, a Google search, or even a YouTube video (or any of the dozens of other services Google owns), Google-controlled sites are everywhere.

W3-KP2 Students

       Students have their own loans to persue their studies.But sometimes,their loans will withdrawn because of their examination result or bad disciplines.So,do you think we should give monetary incentives to the KP2 students to motivate them to get better grades?My answer is no!It is because,they will be wasting time,the money is not used  for studies and they will not get the values.

They will wasting more their time.It is because,when they get the money,they will think to have fun,supposedly they want to release their tension on studies.When they always hang out with friends to have fun,they will lose their times for refresh back their study lesson.So,when KP2 students get more money,it will make they wasting more their times and do not study.

The money is not used for studies.It is normal for some students.Before get their allowance money,they will dream many things to buy.Where their get the money?From the allowance.So,if we give more money to KP2 students,possibility for them to go shopping is high.The money is not used for buy books and necessary in studies.So,the money is spend on the wrong way and they will not have more materials to study.

They will not get the values.Sometimes,students need some hard time to make them strong.They will learn from their hard time.They will be more grateful and study with hard.When their money is withdrawn when get the KP2,they will learn from that.They will try harder to improve their result to get back the money.If we still give money to them,they will be not serious.They assume,students who get good results and bad results still get the money.So,for what they need to study hard?Then,not get the money will motivate them.

Conclusion,we should not give the monetary incentives to KP2 students because it will give more bads than goods.They need to feel hard to make their more matured in their life.

W2 - 5 Mistakes That May Get Your Resume Trashed

In the current situation, it is very necessary for people to know the mistakes than can cost them an interview call. In an article published on Rediff, Kshpira Singh highlighted the five most common errors. These are outlined below:


1.A cluttered CV

CVs where people simply put all possible information and expect recruiters to scroll through them to find out relevant details. The only destiny these CVs have is getting the 'delete' key pressed and landing up in the trash bins.

HR people get hundreds of applications for a single position. They don't have the time to sift through your CV and see if each candidate suits their purpose. So, it is your job to make your CV as user-friendly, so that they can find the information they are looking for in a single glance. More after the break..

2.Grammatical and spelling mistakes

Grammatical errors and spelling mistakes not only look shabby, but they reveal a lot about one?s attitude. If a HR manager receives a business proposal with grammar and spelling mistakes, the first thing he would think is, "Is this person really serious about the business?"

Similarly, a CV with grammatical errors and spelling mistakes will suggest that he does not care enough for this opportunity, you are lazy and you do not have an eye for detail. Nobody wants to hire an employee with any of these characteristics. So it's a given that such CVs are headed to the rejected pile.

3.Past failures and/or health problems

Your CV is not the place for you to talk about past failures or health problems, so keep them off paper. Some people may argue that almost everybody has the sense not to write about failures and health problems on CVs and while I agree with them, it's been known to happen.

So this pointer is for those who do commit this mistake. Take a look at your CV again and if you have addressed any of these problems directly or indirectly, it is wise to edit them out.

4.Current or expected CTC

Many people have developed the habit of writing about their current salary or expected salary on a CV, as they assume that all prospective employers are going to ask about it, or that most job notifications require it. It is advised not to mention it on the CV, unless specifically asked to do so.

5.Vague/unclear contact details

Picture this situation -- you have a menu card from a nearby restaurant in front of you. You like the dishes they serve and the price is right too. You are impressed by the fact that they deliver within 10 minutes. You pick up the phone to make a call, but are not able to find the telephone number on the menu card. You look a second time, but you are still not able to find it. You're hungry and there's another menu card from another restaurant right in front of you, which looks equally good.

What will you do? Won't you immediately place an order with the restaurant that offers a number and ask them to send the food ASAP? Later, you may realise that there was a phone number on the first menu card, hidden somewhere in a corner, but the opportunity is gone now. You may land up in a similar situation if your contact details are not clear or not easy to find for employers. Some other things to note here are:

a) Provide a phone number where potential employers can talk to you directly and don't have to go through your parents or friends.

b) Keep the e-mail addresses formal - mostly a combination of your first and last name.

c) Keep the e-mail address small and uncomplicated to avoid any typing mistakes if employers decide to contact you online.

Writing a CV is not a difficult task. The best person to do it is you. The only thing you need is to analyse your candidature properly and present it well. You will need to draft and re-draft your CV many times before you are finally happy with it.