The Mirth

Skyscraper - Demi Lovato

2011-09-21T01:32:00.000-07:00

New lyric is comiiinnggggg...

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Yup... A new song from Demi Lovato... Lets check it, Guys...

Skyscraper Lyrics

Skies are crying,

I am watching,

Catching teardrops in my hands.

Only silence, as it's ending,

Like we never had a chance.

Do you have to make me feel

Like there's nothing left of me?

You can take everything I have,

You can break everything I am,

Like I'm made of glass,

Like I'm made of paper.

Go on and try to tear me down.

I will be rising from the ground,

Like a skyscraper,

Like a skyscraper.

As the smoke clears,

I awaken,

And untangle you from me.

Would it make you feel better

To watch me, while I bleed?

All my windows still are broken,

But I'm standing on my feet.

You can take everything I have,

You can break everything I am,

Like I'm made of glass,

Like I'm made of paper.

Go on and try to tear me down.

I will be rising from the ground,

Like a skyscraper,

Like a skyscraper.

Go run, run, run.

I'm gonna stay right here,

Watch you disappear.

Yeah, ohh.

Go run, run, run.

Yeah, it's a long way down,

But I am closer to the clouds,

Up here.

You can take everything I have,

You can break everything I am,

Like I'm made of glass,

Like I'm made of paper.

Ohhh

Go on and try to tear me down.

I will be rising from the ground,

Like a skyscraper,

Like a skyscraper.

(Like a skyscraper)

Like a skyscraper,

Like a skyscraper.

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Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress. Her earliest roles included Angela on Barney & Friends, before she became better known for her starring roles in the Camp Rock movies, as Sonny Munroe in Sonny with a Chance, and as the star of the 2009 movie Princess Protection Program. She is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various social and environmental causes.(wikipedia.org)

Please click here to download it... :)

Life is Struggling

2011-09-21T01:09:00.000-07:00

Libur t'lah usai... Libur t’lah usai… Horaaayyy… Horaaayyyy… Horaaayyyy (nyanyi ala Tasya, #salahlirik). Yup tanggal 12 September 2011 kemarin, libur panjang semester genap berakhir. Dan itu artinya adalah saat nya kembali ke kampus. Hiuuufft….
Dan bagusnya lagi jam kerja karang berubah jadi start from 9am to 6pm. Huaaaaa….. itu artinya aku ga sempet pulang sebelum kuliah… (T-T’)

Yups… itulah yang sedang ku alami saat ini. Pulang kerja jam 6 langsung capcus ke kampus. Dan parahnya lagi, semester ini mesti kuliah di 2 kampus yang berbeda yang jaraknya lumayan jauh. Jam pertama di kampus Pusat, Kamboja dan jam kedua di kampus Soka… Capeknyooooo…. --- Stop gungwah, stop mengeluh. Tak patut, tak patut… (¬_¬)ノ*(>˛<) ---!

Semua harus dijalanin dengan senangkan…? Ga boleh ga baik gt… (>.<’). Semua pasti indah pada waktunya kan… :’)

Semangat – semangattttttttt!!!!

New Comer, Nokia E6

2011-07-22T18:25:00.000-07:00

Kali ini Nokia kembali mengeluarkan smartphone terbaru lagi niiieee. Seri Nokia kali ini bisa dibilang Two in One. Selain tampilan keypad qwerty, Nokia edisi terbaru ini juga menggunakan touch screen bagi para penggunanya. Jadi sik asik aja kalau mau pake keypad qwerty atau touch the screen nya... Hehehehe...

E6 dikeluarkan dengan 3 warna, yaitu hitam, perak dan putih dan tampilannya yang hampir mirip tampilan "kakak" nya yaitu E63 dan E72. Dengan dimensi 115,5 x 59 x 10,5 mm dan berat 33 gr, smartphone ini enak banget buat dibawa kemana-mana. Berkekuatan memori internal 8GB dan memory eksternal yang bisa sampai 32GB, memungkinkan penggunanya untuk menyimpan ribuan file di dalamnya, baik dambar, music (mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB) dan lainnya.

Mobile phone ini juga cocok banget buat para eksekutif-eksekutif muda karena hape yang satu ini ngedukung banget dengan menyingkronkan Microsoft Outlook untuk mengirim email real-time, kontak dan entri kalender langsung ke layar depan, tanpa biaya tambahan! Woowwwww.... Dan juga bisa buat, edit, dan bagikan dokumen Word, Excel dan PowerPoint selagi di jalan dan terhubung dengan rekan kerja menggunakan Microsoft Communicator Mobile. Mantaaff banget kan... :D

Bagi kalian yang rada narsis, ni hape juga mantep banget buat foto an. Mengusung kamera 8MP, dan fokus penuh, kamu bisa puas-puasin fotoan. Ga puas foto'an, bisa juga buat ngerekam video yang maksimal durationnya itu hampir 4,7 jam (based on memory). Ada juga second camera VGA dengan resolusi 640x480 piksel, yang ngedukung kamu buat videocall-an. Sikk assiiiikkk... :D :D :D

Seperti mobil phone yang lain, masih tetep isi, informasi kontak terperinci, kalender, daftar agenda, catatan, perekam, kalkulator,dan jam. :)

Dengan bandrol harga sekitar Rp. 3.500.000, kamu sudah bisa ngantongin smart phone ini. Berminat? :D

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Source: nokia.co.id, Nokia Corporation adalah produsen peralatan telekomunikasi terbesar di dunia serta merupakan perusahaan terbesar di Finlandia. Kantor pusatnya berada di kota Espoo, Finlandia, dan perusahaan ini paling dikenal lewat produk-produk telepon genggamnya. Nokia memproduksi telepon genggam untuk seluruh pasar dan protokol utama, termasuk GSM, CDMA, and W-CDMA (UMTS).

When "Nyepi" (The Silent Day) Becomes an International Holiday

2011-07-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

In this post, I would like to present you a speech that I've made in the 4th half-year in my lovely Mahasaraswati University. The speech about one option that may help us to save the earth... :)

Proudly present:

When "Nyepi" (The Silent Day) Become an International Holiday

Do you ever imagine that the silent day is not only happened in Bali? May be it sounds great for those who love the world free from any pollution.

As we know together, in silent day, we do the fasting that called “Catur Berata Penyepian”. It consist of Amati Karya (No Working), Amati Geni (No Fire), Amati Lelungaan (Staying at home), and the last one Amati Lelanguan (No Any Entertainment). We are staying in Bali and we see what always happen here on Silent Day. There is no vehicle on the road, there is no people going to work, there is no electricity, and the most important one there is no pollution. Yes, we stay in silences.

It is not about the silences, now we are going to talk how the Silent Day is enough beneficial. There are some benefits when we held the silent day.

First, there is no air pollution. People are not allowed to go outside their home, except for emergency case, and it means that there is no any vehicle on the road. Just imagine how fresh the air is!

Second, we can save energy that we usually use every day. We can save dozens liters of petrol and hundreds kilowatt of electricity. We can try to count it, motorbike uses 2 – 3 liters petrol everyday and there are more than 5000 bikes in Bali. It’s around 10.000 liter just only for motorbike, and more than three times of petrol that is used by the car. It is not a small number of petrol which is now already rare. For the electricity, during the holiday, most households in Bali would turn off the lights. Meanwhile, hotels, hospitals are still allowed to turn on lights. From the data that I’ve read, state electric company could save money almost reach 8 billion.

Typically, the use of electricity during the day reaches 457 megawatts and 430 megawatts at night, while on Nyepi day, the need for electricity will only reach 150 megawatts during the day and 237 megawatts at night. How much energy that we save in a day in Small Island Bali! Just imagine if we could do it globally... It seems that we can get greater saving.

In silent day, we start to be friendly to the world. Save the world from the air pollution or sound pollution. And is it possible that Silent day will be an international day? Maybe someday, because there are dozens of Balinese youths from the group Bali Collaboration for Climate Change are working to collect 10 million signatures to support their proposal of making Nyepi, the Hindu day of silence, world silence day. They agree that this action can save energy and reduce pollution levels.

World Silent Day represents a movement to lessen activities releasing resource like fire electrics and ride motor vehicle which is now held during 4 hours started at 10.00 till 14.00. World Silent Day which is executed every 21 March is expected to give contribution at reduction of global warm-up treat.

World Silent Day is a thought that said by Triple-C, Collaboration for Climate Change, namely alliance of LSM, Conference Moment of Global Warming (UNFCCC), in Bali year 2007. This World Silent Day is an inspiration of local cultural wisdom, feast day of Nyepi and it is estimated can reduce the pollution.

10 million signatures are expected to be collected in 2012. And it will be submitted to the UN to recognize the implementation of the overall World Silent Day all over the world such as the 60 Earth Hour movements. Now, it has been collected 9 thousand signatures. World Silent Day movement has been supported also in Japan, Germany, and Australia.

Now, what do you think about this action? In my deepest heart, I really support this action. Go Silent World Day, and make the world healthier.

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Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Global warming is caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, resulting from human activities such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels. This finding is recognized by the national science academies of all the major industrialized countries and is not disputed by any scientific body of national or international standing. (wikipedia.org)

SO FAR GONE - James Blunt

2011-07-20T02:04:00.000-07:00

Okay, now we are going to see one of my favorite songs. A song from James Blunt, So Far Gone. Here is the lyric... :)

So Far Gone Lyrics

Tell me the wars you're fighting

Behind the smile you're hiding

All the things I know you want to say

We tried our best to find us

But there are no lights to guide us

I can't sleep beside a stranger now

Piece by piece we fall apart

With every beat slows down my heart

chorus:

So I'll just say what you won't say

and I'll take the blame if it is for your sake

No turning back on what you can't save

So far gone

Yeah, we're so far gone

I've tried hard to remember

This prison cell used to be a shelter

Now we're just looking for the best way out

I can't fight you anymore

chorus:

So I'll just say what you won't say

and I'll take the blame if it is for your sake

No turning back on what you can't save

So far gone,

yeah we're so far gone

And this is the face of letting go

And these are things we already know

So I'll say what you won't say

and I'll take the blame if it is for your sake

No turning back on what you can't save

so far gone

we're so far gone

So I'll say what you won't say

and I'll take the blame if it is for your sake

No turning back on what you can't save

So far gone,

yes we're so far gone

So I'll just what you won't say

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James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005. His repertoire can be best described as a mix of acoustic-tinged pop, rock and folk. After recording on the independent American label Custard Records, Blunt won two BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, and by 2006 was nominated for five Grammy Awards. The following year, he released his second album All the Lost Souls (2007). Blunt's third studio album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released in November 2010. Worldwide, Blunt has sold over 15 million albums. (wikipedia.org)

Wanna download it? Click here, please.. :)

See u at next lyric....

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Android, Si Robot Hijau

2011-07-19T21:54:00.000-07:00

Hum... Sebenernya beberapa hari yang lalu saya sudah ngepost soal satu ini, tapi entah kenapa, tangan saya yang agak kurang kerjaan ini nge-klik ga jelas dan mengakibatkan post ini hilang lenyap tak berbekas... >.<

Oke kita mulai dari awal. Diantara kalian pasti sudah pernah denger soal Android kan? Yup, Android dengan logo robot hijau ini adalah sistem operasi untuk telepon seluler yang berbasis Linux. Layaknya linux, Android menyediakan platform terbuka bagi para pengembang buat menciptakan aplikasi mereka sendiri untuk digunakan oleh bermacam peranti bergerak.

Android dirilis pertama kali pada 5 November 2007, dan hingga saat ini, Android telah berkembang terus menerus. Berikut beberapa versi Android yang sudah ada (wikipedia.org):

Android versi 1.1

Pada 9 Maret 2009, Google merilis Android versi 1.1. Android versi ini dilengkapi dengan pembaruan estetis pada aplikasi, jam alarm, voice search (pencarian suara), pengiriman pesan dengan Gmail, dan pemberitahuan email.

Android versi 1.5 (Cupcake)

Pada pertengahan Mei 2009, Google kembali merilis telepon seluler dengan menggunakan Android dan SDK (Software Development Kit) dengan versi 1.5 (Cupcake). Terdapat beberapa pembaruan termasuk juga penambahan beberapa fitur dalam seluler versi ini yakni kemampuan merekam dan menonton video dengan modus kamera, mengunggah video ke Youtube dan gambar ke Picasa langsung dari telepon, dukungan Bluetooth A2DP, kemampuan terhubung secara otomatis ke headset Bluetooth, animasi layar, dan keyboard pada layar yang dapat disesuaikan dengan sistem.

Android versi 1.6 (Donut)

Donut (versi 1.6) dirilis pada September dengan menampilkan proses pencarian yang lebih baik dibanding sebelumnya, penggunaan baterai indikator dan kontrol applet VPN. Fitur lainnya adalah galeri yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk memilih foto yang akan dihapus; kamera, camcorder dan galeri yang dintegrasikan; CDMA / EVDO, 802.1x, VPN, Gestures, dan Text-to-speech engine; kemampuan dial kontak; teknologi text to change speech (tidak tersedia pada semua ponsel; pengadaan resolusi VWGA.

Android versi 2.0/2.1 (Eclair)

Pada 3 Desember 2009 kembali diluncurkan ponsel Android dengan versi 2.0/2.1 (Eclair), perubahan yang dilakukan adalah pengoptimalan hardware, peningkatan Google Maps 3.1.2, perubahan UI dengan browser baru dan dukungan HTML5, daftar kontak yang baru, dukungan flash untuk kamera 3,2 MP, digital Zoom, dan Bluetooth 2.1.

Untuk bergerak cepat dalam persaingan perangkat generasi berikut, Google melakukan investasi dengan mengadakan kompetisi aplikasi mobile terbaik (killer apps - aplikasi unggulan). Kompetisi ini berhadiah $25,000 bagi setiap pengembang aplikasi terpilih. Kompetisi diadakan selama dua tahap yang tiap tahapnya dipilih 50 aplikasi terbaik.

Dengan semakin berkembangnya dan semakin bertambahnya jumlah handset Android, semakin banyak pihak ketiga yang berminat untuk menyalurkan aplikasi mereka kepada sistem operasi Android. Aplikasi terkenal yang diubah ke dalam sistem operasi Android adalah Shazam, Backgrounds, dan WeatherBug. Sistem operasi Android dalam situs Internet juga dianggap penting untuk menciptakan aplikasi Android asli, contohnya oleh MySpace dan Facebook.

Android versi 2.2 (Froyo: Frozen Yoghurt)

Pada 20 Mei 2010, Android versi 2.2 (Froyo) diluncurkan. Perubahan-perubahan umumnya terhadap versi-versi sebelumnya antara lain dukungan Adobe Flash 10.1, kecepatan kinerja dan aplikasi 2 sampai 5 kali lebih cepat, intergrasi V8 JavaScript engine yang dipakai Google Chrome yang mempercepat kemampuan rendering pada browser, pemasangan aplikasi dalam SD Card, kemampuan WiFi Hotspot portabel, dan kemampuan auto update dalam aplikasi Android Market.

Android versi 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Pada 6 Desember 2010, Android versi 2.3 (Gingerbread) diluncurkan. Perubahan-perubahan umum yang didapat dari Android versi ini antara lain peningkatan kemampuan permainan (gaming), peningkatan fungsi copy paste, layar antar muka (User Interface) didesain ulang, dukungan format video VP8 dan WebM, efek audio baru (reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, dan bass boost), dukungan kemampuan Near Field Communication (NFC), dan dukungan jumlah kamera yang lebih dari satu.

Android versi 3.0/3.1 (Honeycomb)

Android Honeycomb dirancang khusus untuk tablet. Android versi ini mendukung ukuran layar yang lebih besar. User Interface pada Honeycomb juga berbeda karena sudah didesain untuk tablet. Honeycomb juga mendukung multi prosesor dan juga akselerasi perangkat keras (hardware) untuk grafis. Tablet pertama yang dibuat dengan menjalankan Honeycomb adalah Motorola Xoom. Perangkat tablet dengan platform Android 3.0 akan segera hadir di Indonesia. Perangkat tersebut bernama Eee Pad Transformer produksi dari Asus. Rencana masuk pasar Indonesia pada Mei 2011.

Android versi 4.0 (Ice Cream)

Android versi 4.0 akan dirilis akhir tahun 2011.

Sebagai salah satu sistem operasi, Android tak kalah lengkap lho dengan sistem operasi selular lainnya. Beberapa fitur yang ada di S.O lain bisa kamu temukan disini juga, seperti halnya:

Kerangka aplikasi: memungkinkan penggunaan dan penghapusan komponen yang tersedia.

Dalvik mesin virtual: mesin virtual dioptimalkan untuk perangkat mobile.

Grafik: grafik di 2D dan grafis 3D berdasarkan pustaka OpenGL.

SQLite: untuk penyimpanan data.

Mendukung media: audio, video, dan berbagai format gambar (MPEG4, H.264, MP3,

AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)

GSM, Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, dan WiFi (hardware dependent)

Kamera, Global Positioning System (GPS), kompas, dan accelerometer (tergantung hardware).

Oke kan? Android yang merupakan software yang memakai basis kode komputer yang bisa didistribusikan secara terbuka (open source) sehingga memungkinkan pengguna untuk bisa membuat aplikasi baru di dalamnya. Wooowwww... :D Bagi kamu para penggemar open source dapat mengembangkan dan melakukan sejumlah penyesuaian dan fitur-fitur tambahan buat masuk ke android mu sendiri.... :)

Kayak nya segini aja dech info soal si robot hijau ini. Sampai jumpa di next post about I-Tech lagi ya... :)

Life is Struggling for Everything

2011-07-19T01:17:00.000-07:00

Hem... mulai darimana ya... :) Tadi pagi, iseng-iseng chatting sama dosen yang kebetulan kenal dan hapal sama keseharianku. Dia tanya, apa kabar, aku jawab aja, "Great. I'm still struggling in my job", eh tahu nya dia jawab "Me too, struggling for everything. That's life". Langsung aku diem dan mikir. Yup, kalimat ini yang buat aku berpikir lebih dalam. Hidup itu penuh dengan perjuangan, kalau ga berjuang, ga hidup namanya. :D

Waktu masih bayi, kita uda mulai berjuang. Ketularan dari perjuangan ibu yang ngeden-ngeden, mempertaruhkan nyawanya, trus kita keluar, kita uda mulai berjuang menunjukkan kita hidup, yup, nangis... (Nangis itu perjuangan bayi :p. Ga boleh protes... :p ). Nah trus makin gede, berjuang biar bisa duduk sendiri, merangkak sendiri, jalan sendiri, trus makan sendiri. Uda masuk balita, berjuang cari temen, hahahhaa.... Main kesana kesini, lari-lari... (oke, part ini agak aneh :p). Pas sekolah, berjuang dapet nilai bagus, berjuang buat ortu bangga. Ikut lomba ini itu, ngerjain ini itu, macem-macemlah. Dan berlanjut terus sampai kuliah dan kerja. (it's me...).

Hidup itu perjuangan. Perjuangan itu hidup. Ga mungkin kan jadi orang ga berjuang. Wong makan aja perlu perjuangan (baca: Ngunyah. red) Hehehehe... Perjuangan itu ga akan pernah lepas dari kehidupan seseorang. Orang hanya bisa memaknai hidup jika melakukan perjuangan. Perjuangan yang maksimal pasti akan mendatangkan hasil yang maksimal juga. Dan itu yang buat kita puas dan ga akan menyesal. Wong kita uda berjuang maksimal. Lain misalnya kalau perjuangannya setengah-setengah, ya wajar aja banyak nyeselnya.. :D

Jadi semasih kamu kuat, semasih kamu dikasi nafas sama Our Almighty God, patutlah kamu selalu berjuang raih mimpi-mimpi kamu. Karang, bisa dibilang aku lagi berjuang buat ngebanggain ortu. Yup, dan entar buat mereka bahagia. Amiiiinnnnnnn.... :')

So, marii... Keep Fight! Biar ga nyesel nanti-nanti.... Hwehehehehe... :D

Repair or Rearrange?

2011-07-17T20:42:00.000-07:00

Repair or Rearrange?

Yup, saat kita dihadapkan pada dua hal yang berbeda apalagi berhubungan dengan suka ataupun ketidaksukaan, pastilah kita jadi bingung. Ya mending kalau kita bisa menentukan secara jelas yang mana yang kita suka, yang mana yang kita ga suka. Kalau abstract? Mampuslah berurusan dengan perasaan.

Terkadang kita dimasukkan dalam dia pilihan. Yang pertama, ya itu tu, memperbaiki. Memperbaiki yang sudah ada tentu terkesan lebih muda, apalagi kalau ada komitment bersama. Tapi kalau menata ulang gimana? ya, yang kedua, rearrange. Dengan situasi dan kondisi yang berbeda, apakah akan menjadi lebih baik?

Dengan memperbaiki, ada beberapa kemudahan yang akan didapat. Yang pertama, kita telah mengetahui apa yang menjadi kebiasaannya (ya eyalaahhh... apalagi kalau uda lama) jadi ga perlu mempelajari ulang. Yang kedua, tidak perlu menyusun komitment ulang, tinggal memantapkan komitment awal, dibarengi dengan beberapa perbaikan yang sekiranya dapat membatu kelancaran jalannya suatu hal.... #eeeeaaaaaa....

Opsi yang kedua adalah menata ulang alias cari yang baru. Nah, yang ini apa untungnya? Ya kita bisa menemukan suasana baru, yang MUNGKIN lebih aman, nyaman dan kondusif. (sepertinya agak berlebihan). Tapi kan itu baru kemungkinan. :p Nah, saat menata ulang, kita juga bisa membangun atau mencari pondasi yang kuat. Itu kalau terjamin perasaan, kenyamanan dan keamanan nya... :D

Tapi semua itu balik lagi ke diri masing-masing, mau gimana. Toch yang jalanin kan diri sendiri, yang ngerasaain juga sendiri. Ambil senyaman-nyamannya. Bingung? Jangan tanya saya, saya juga bingung saya ngapain... :p

PARAMORE - THE ONLY EXCEPTION

2011-07-17T00:12:00.000-07:00

Anyone doesn't know this song? I think all of you have heard this song... :)

Yup, a nice song from Paramore. ^^

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, and its second album Riot! in 2007, which was certified Platinum in the US and Gold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. Brand New Eyes, Paramore's third album, was released in 2009 and is the band's highest charting album to date. (wikipedia.org)

Lyric:

The Only Exception

Songwriters: Farro, Josh; Williams, Hayley;

When I was younger, I saw my daddy cry

And curse at the wind

He broke his own heart and I watched

As he tried to reassemble it

And my momma swore that

She would never let herself forget

And that was the day that I promised

I'd never sing of love if it does not exist

But darling, you are the only exception

You are the only exception

Maybe I know, somewhere deep in my soul

That love never lasts

And we've got to find other ways to make it alone

Or keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping a comfortable distance

And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

But you are the only exception

You are the only exception

I've got a tight grip on reality

But I can't let go of what's in front of me here

I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up

Leave me with some kind of proof, it's not a dream, oh

You are the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

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Happy Listening... :)

On Sunday, 12.33am - Absurd

2011-07-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

Is it right if I say it absurd? Yap, ini pukul 12.33 am, dan saya masih tersadar. Gara-gara penasaran sama layout yang tadinya ga jadi-jadi ini, rasa kantukku jadi hilang begitu aja. Konyol banget kan. Abisan, saya penasaran, jadi bikin sampe 'agak' puas. Hehehehehe... :p

Jam segini, semua dah pada tidur, dan saya mengetik dengan sangat hati-hati. Takut-takut kalau ntar ortu tiba-tiba buka pintu kamar dan bilang, ...... "Gwah, jam segini belum bobo juga, matiin laptopnya!" Huft... semoga mereka ga kebangun tengah malem gara-gara dengan suara keypad saya... :p

Clingak-clinguk di kamar, sesekali liatin adekku yang manis bobo. Yuppy, hari ini bobo sama adik saya yang paling kecil, ga tahu nie, doyan banget bobo ama kakak nya, kangen mungkin ya (baca: ga berani bobo sendiri. Hehehehe.... .red.). Bobo nya dia sering mepet-mepet, beberapa kali ni laptop mau dijadiin guling ma dia (maklum, laptop di-eksekusi di atas tempat tidur. Hehehe... ) dan membuat saya terkaget-kaget.... :D

Dan seperti biasa saat saya berpikir, pasti ada masalah sedikit dengan perut. Yup, itu lah dia, ituuuu ya ittuuu.. You know what that is... :p Dan masih dengan alasan yang sama, saya enggan keluar untuk membuka kulkas dan mengambil sepotong ChocoMarble yang ƪ(˘ڡ˘)ʃ itu.... Arrrrgghhh... jadi kebayang lagi kan....

Jadi sebaiknya, sekarang saya bersiap untuk tidur, dan melanjutkan otak-atiknya besok aja. Yang ini aja cukup puas dulu. Lagian mau nunggu ide buat ngepost apalagi... :D

So malam ini saya akhiri dengan post yang rada absurd dan ga jelas ini.

Sekian dan terimakasih.

Selamat Malam.... :p

Sunset Time, Balangan Beach

2011-07-10T22:17:00.000-07:00

Long Time No Post.... :)

Sebenernya sudah agak telat sich untuk ngepost ini tapi ga papa lah... ^^

That was unforgettable moment. Yup, sudah lama ga jalan-jalan bareng sama adek-adek. Yup, ke pantai balangan.

Balangan ini lokasi nya di daerah jimbaran gitu (kalau ga salah). Setelahnya GWK (pasti tahu. :D) trus naik abis itu ke kanan dech (maaf saya buta arah mata angin. hehehehe....).

That was the first time I went there. Actually, waktu itu aku dah mikir bakalan tersesat, abis tu pantai jauh banget dari jalan utama. But, I wasn't disappointed. That was beautiful moment to see sunset. Yup, matahari nya sempurna banget, ga ada awan yang menghalangi... Huhuhu.... jadi pengen kesana lagi.

Ini beberapa foto yang kuambil dsana, ^^

Ayo yang lagi di Bali, kunjungi Balangan... ^^

Have a nice day... :D

_gwah_

Setting

2011-05-06T00:19:00.000-07:00

Setting is often vital to the existence of the story. Setting, it appears, is a pretty simple concept. Setting includes the time, location, and everything in which a story takes place, and initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. Setting has been referred to as story world or milieu to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story. Elements of setting may include culture, historical period, geography, and hour. Along with plot, character, theme, and style, setting is considered one of the fundamental components of fiction. A setting is the time, place and social environment in which a story takes place.

Eudora Welty said, "Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else... Fiction depends for its life on place. Place is the crossroads of circumstance, the proving ground of, What happened? Who's here? Who's coming?"

Writers describe the world they know. Sights, sounds, colors, and textures are all vividly painted in words as an artist paints images on canvas. A writer imagines a story to be happening in a place that is rooted in his or her mind. The location of a story's actions, along with the time in which it occurs, is the setting.

Setting is created by language. How many or how few details we learn is up to the author. Many authors leave a lot of these details up to the reader's imagination. Setting can add an important dimension of meaning, reflecting character and embodying theme.

The function of setting in a story:

The function is to show where and when the story happens. It will make the reader aware about the social life, custom and atmosphere about the place where the story happens. The setting of a novel encompasses a number of different, but linked, elements:

• time - day or night; summer or winter; the historical period (an actual date)

• place - inside or outside; country or city; specific town and country; real or fictional

• social - the minor characters who take little part in advancing the plot, but whose presence contributes to the realism of the novel

• mood and atmosphere - eerie; dangerous; menacing; tense; threatening; relaxing; nostalgic; happy; light-hearted etc.

Words clue for setting in a story:

1. What: is used to show the reader about what is the story about, what is the important part o the story to show the conflict, etc.

2. Who: is used to show the reader about who are the participants on the story, who is the main participant, etc.

3. Why: is used to show the reader about everything that might be happen in the story. For example: Why the participants get hurt? Why the ending of the story is sad.

4. Where: is used to show the reader about where and the place of the story happen.

5. When: is used to show the reader about when is the story happen in the past, in the future, now or still happen.

6. How: is used to show the reader how is the ending of the story, how’s good the story. Maybe for knowing about how is the happen.

KTSP - Dokumen 2

2011-05-06T00:15:00.000-07:00

Yup, setelah sebelumnya uda bisa kita liat isi Dokumen 1 nya, sekarang kita step up ke Dokumen 2. Dokumen 2 nya terdiri dari bagian-bagian berikut:

1. Silabus, RPP, Standar Kompetensi, Kompentensi Dasar uang digariskan dari pusat.

2. Silabus dan RPP yang dikembangkan di sekolah.

RPP (Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran)

Gambaran umum yang berisi apa-apa saja yang ingin diajarkan pada saat proses pembelajaran terdiri dari SK, KD, Indikator, target skill, alokasi waktu, objective, pembelajaran, alokasi pembelajaran, materi yang diajarkan, learning method, aktivitas pembelajaran, teknik penilaian.

Langkah-langkah pelajaran dan tujuannya:

1. Pre Activities > memfokuskan perhatian siswa pada pada materi / topic

2. Whilist activities > pencapaian tujuan belajar

3. Post activities > mengevaluasi hari pembelajaran.

Silabus

Silabus adalah rencana pembelajaran pada suatu dan atau kelompok mata pelajaran tertentu yang mencakup standar kompetensi, kompetensi dasar, materi pokok/pembelajaran, kegiatan pembelajaran, indikator pencapaian kompetensi utnuk penilaian, penilaian, alokasi waktu, dan sumber belajar. Silabus merupakan penjabaran SK dan KD ke dalam materi pokok pembelajaran, kegiatan pembelajaran, dan indikator pencapaian untuk penilaian.

Silabus dibuat di sekolah atau dengan MGMP kabupaten kota yang tetap disesuaikan dengan ketentuan dan kemampuan sekolah. Jika tidak bisa meminjam dari sekolah lain yang diadaptasikan dengan kemampuan yang ada di sekolah.

Hak milik tetap milik sekolah yang membuat walau dibuat dari pinjaman atau dengan mencontoh silabus sekolah lain.

Terdapat 2 jenis penyusunan silabus.

1. Indikator diletakkan di depan materi pembelajaran.

Indikator mengacu pada materi yang diajarkan. Materi yang diajarkan akan menyesuaikan dengan indikator yang ingin dicapai.

2. Indikator diletakkan di depan penilaian.

Penilaian mengacu pada indikator, dimana satu indikator akan terdapat satu proses penilaian (1 soal).

(on the way to be completed)

KTSP - Dokumen 1

2011-05-05T23:58:00.000-07:00

Sebagai seorang calon guru, saya mendapatkan mata kuliah ini. Yup, menyusun kurikulum sekolah. Kan sekarang kurikulum sekolah itu dibuat oleh sekolah yang bersangkutan, jadi sebagai seorang CALON guru, saya ikutan nimbrug nyusun-nyusun beginian.

Yang pertama akan dibahas Dokumen 1 dari Kurikulum itu. Yang isi nya sebagai berikut... :)

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Bab 1 PENDAHULUAN

Berisi latar belakang tujuan pengembangan KTSP, prinsip-prinsip pengembangan KSTP latar belakang nya adalah perubahan kurikulim dari kurikulum 1974 ke 1984 ke 1994 dan ke 2004 lalu ke KBK dan KTSP.

Kurikulum berubah minimal setiap 6 bulan (dokumen 2).

Latar belakang KTSP adalah KBK (kurikulum berbasis kompetensi).

Kurikulum adalah guideline atau petunjuk atau rambu-rambu untuk melakukan pengajaran.

Kurikulum adalah seperangkat rencana dan pengaturan tujuan,isi dan bahan pelajaran sertabcara yang digunakan sebagai pedoman penyelanggaraan kegiatan pembelajaran untuk mecapai tujuan pendidikan tertentu.

KTSP (kurikulum tingkat satuan pendidikan) adalah rambu-rambu sebagai satuan pendidikan agar tidak terlalu jauh menyimpang.

Pada waktu kurikulum 1994, kurikulum yang dipergunakan di setiap daerah adalah sama satu sama lain (disosialisikan ke daerah-daaerah) sedangkan pada kurikulum KTSP, pengembangannya disesuaikan dengan kemampuan sekolah.

Kurikulum setiap tahun berbeda dan harus disesuaikan dengan perkembangan zaman dan kebutuhan. Boleh di adaptasi dari silabus sekolah lain, baik dari Indonesia taaupun luar negeri dan disesuaikan kembali dnegan kemmapuan sekolah.

Bab 2 TUJUAN PENDIDIKAN

Tujuan pendidikan yang paling umum adalah bertujuan mengembangkan potensi peserta didik agar menjadi manusia yang beriman dan bettaqwa terhadap Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, berakhlak mulia, sehat, berilmu, cakap, kreatif, mandiri, dan menjadi warga negara yang demokkratis serta bertanggung jawab.

Visi Sekolah: gambaran tujuan sekolah, tergantung dari sekolah.

Contoh misi: “menjadi lembaga pendidikan dan pelatihan lokal berstandar nasional dan internasional yang berwawasan global.

Misi Sekolah: aktivitas yang dilakukan oleh lembaga tersebut untuk mencapai visi sekolah.

Contohnya:

• menyediakan fasilitas yang berkualitas tinggi

• menyediakan tenaga pengajar yang berkompeten (tenaga pendidik dan tenaga kependidikan)

• PBM (proses belajar dan mengajar) berkualitas.

IQ : intelegent quotient  mencangkup kecerdasan ilmu pengetahuan dan skill

EQ : emotional quotient  mencangkup kemampuan emosi (bertemu orang dengan senyum, salam dan sapa)

SQ : Spiritual quotient  mencangkup kecerdasan di bidang spiritual seperti rajin berdoa, dan menghormati orang lain, toleransi beragama.

Tujuan Sekolah:

Tujuan dari masing-masing sekolah. Contohnya adalah:

- Nilai rata-rata UN

- Siswa lulus 100%

- Menjadikan sekolah yang berwawasan lingkungan.

Bagaimana menyusun Visi, Misi, dan tujuan sekolah?

Tahap 1 : hasil belajar siswa, apa yang harus dicapai siswa berkaitan dengan pengetahuan, keterampilan dan sikap setelah mereka menamatkan pendidikan.

Tahap 2 : suasana pembelajaran yang dikehendaki untuk mencapai hasil belajar tersebut.

Tahap 3 : suasana sekolah, sebagai lembaga pembelajaran harusmenentukan suasana pembelajaran seperti apa yang diinginkan untuk mewujudkan hasil belajar siswa.

Bab III STRUKTUR DAN MUATAN KTSP

1. Mata Pelajaran

Berisi:

- Struktur kurikulum sekolah

- Alokasi waktu

- Tatap muka : seminggu (2 x 2 x 45 minutes), memanfaatkan 4 jam tambahan contohnya untuk Budi Pekerti, TI, dan lainnya,

- Tidah boleh menhurangi jam standar.

- Sekolah harus menambag jam mata pelajaran muatan lokal.

- Dari pusat sudah ada batasan minimal jam pelajaran cont : Bahasa Indonesia min 4 jam pelajaran.

2. Muatan Lokal

- Yaitu tari, bahasa lokal, komputer.

- Berdasarkan potensi sekolah, daerah yang diunggulkan

- Merupakan kulikuler (harus ada materi, SK, KD dan RPP)

- Wajib diikuti siswa

- Dinilai secara kuantitatif

- Boleh ada lebih dari 1 muatan lokal dan diikuti oleh siswa.

- Programnya boleh berupa produk dan jasa (produk = berternak, jasa = guiding)

3. Kegiatan Pengembangan Diri

Merupakan extrakulikuler yang dinilai secara kualitatif. Pengembangan diri disesuaikan dengan minat dan bakat siswa.

4. Pengaturan Beban Belajar

Menentukan berapa pertemuan per mata pelajaran.

5. Ketuntasan Belajar

Menghitung ketuntasan minimal (KKM = Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal)

6. Kriteria kenaikan kelas dan kelulusan

7. Penjurusan

Disesuaikan dengan minat anak (IPA, IPS, dan Bahasa)

8. Pendidikan kecakapan hidup

Kemampuan yang diguankan sehari-hari, misal: kemampuan memadamkan api dengan goni basah, memasang lampu, dan lain sebagainya.

9. Pendidikan keunggulan sekolah

Misal yang diunggulkan contohnya lingkungan.

Bab IV KALENDER PENDIDIKAN

Kalender pendidikan adalah pengaturan waktu untuk kegiatan pembelajaran peserta didik selama satu tahun pembelajaran.

Pembuatan dilakukan berdasarkan musyawarag antara guru dan kepala sekolah yang memutuskan dan ditentukan oleh sekolah.

Kalender pendidikan mencakup permulaan pembelajaran, minggu efektif belajar dan hari libur. Kalender pendidikan berisi:

- Nomor,

- Kegiatan proses belajar dan mengajar

- Alokasi waktu minimal 34 minggu efektif belajar, maksimal 38 minggu dalam setahun, jeda tengah semester dan lainnya.

- Keterangan,

PBM digunakan untuk guru dan siswa,lebih difokuskan kepada siswa.

- Dalam 1 tahun pelajaran, 2 minggu jeda dengan 1 minggu tiap semester.

- Jeda antara semester ganjil dan libur rapotan masimal 2 minggu

- Libur akhir tahun pelajaran, kenaikan kelas maksimal 3 minggu

- Hari libur agama >>> menurut mayoritas agama si suatu daerah maksimal 4 minggu dan minimal 2 minggu.

- Hari libur umum nasional, maksimal 2 minggu sesuai dengan aturan pemerintah

- Hari libur khusus : maksimal 7 minggu, HUT sekolah.

- Hari libur kegiatan sekolah (madrasah) maksimal 3 minggu.

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Nah, itu tu segitu isi Dokumen 1. Di post selanjutnya akan saya buat untuk Dokumen 2 nya. So, silahkan di-cek disana... :)

STANDAR NASIONAL PENDIDIKAN

2011-05-05T23:54:00.000-07:00

As we know together, untuk menghasilkan lulusan yang berkualitas, maka sekolah harus memenuhi beberapa standar yang sekiranya mampu mendukung 'pencetakan' siswa berbakat dan berbakti... :p

Berikut akan dibahas beberapa kriterianya yang harus dicermati oleh sekolah bersangkutan biar ga nyangkut-nyangkut siswanya (read: ga lulus. red) Hehehehe.... :D

Standar Nasional Pendidikan

Kriteria:

1. STANDAR ISI

2. STANDAR KELULUSAN

Standar kelulusan yang nantinya dibuatkan kisi-kiri soal, dan persiapan untuk ujian.

3. STANDAR SARANA DAN PRASARANAN

Standar sarana dan prasarana adalah sekolah terdiri dari perpusataan, laboratorium (lab. Bahasa, Lab. IPA, Lab. IPS, Lab. Matematika, dll) ruang kelas yang lengkap (ruang kelas yang bagus adalah ruang kelas yang menghadap utara atau selatan, sehingga terjadi pertukaran udara dari barat ke timur atau sebaliknya), dll

4. STANDAR TENAGA PENDIDIK DAN KEPENDIDIKAN

Tenaga pendidik adalah guru-guru yang mengajar di sekolah tersebut, minimal S1. Tenaga kependidik ke an adalah staff TU dan Kepala Sekolah. Staff TU minimal S1, dan kepala sekolah minimal S2, dapat berbahasa Inggris, dapat menggunakan computer, tegas, dan mampu berkerja sama dan mengontrol.

5. STANDAR TENAGA PEMBIAYAAN

Pembiayaan biasanya dilakukan dengan orang tua dan komite sekolah, dibicarakan di rapat wali murid dan komite sekolah. Dengan pelayan yang bagus maka pembiayaan akan lebih flexible (biaya dari orang tua).

6. STANDAR TENAGA PENGELOLAAN

Di dalam sekolah, harus ada pengawasan kesisiwaan, kurikulum dan mengawasi semua proses yang ada di dalam sekolah agar bisa berjalan lancer dan sesuai alur.

7. STANDAR PENILAIAN

Di sekolah terdapat RPP (Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran), dan di setiap akhir RPP akan ada test-test yang sesuai dengan materi yang telah diajarkan, evaluai dan ada feedback.

8. STANDAR PROSES

Standar proses dalam proses belajar dan mengajar.

Phonetic Symbols - Consonants

2011-05-05T23:29:00.000-07:00

As we saw before, we already knew the phonetic symbols of vowels. Now, in this post, we will move to the consonants symbols. So, please check in table below, guys... :)

Phonetic Symbols - Consonants

b baby bonanza	d did dilettante	f fish fife	g gift glimmer	h hello hell-raiser
j yes younger	k back capitulate	l leg legerdemain	m lemon manipulate	n no notorious
ŋ sing humdinger	p pet peculiar	r red resistance	s sun sucker	∫ she splash
t tea telemetry	t∫ chess childish	θ think theory	ð mother themselves	v voice vex
w we sweltering	z zoo sneeze	ʒ pleasure measured	dʒ gym jamboree

Phonetic Symbols - Vowel

2011-05-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

Hai Guys,

In this session I proudly present the phonetic symbols. Yup, we commonly find the phonetic symbols when we take the Complete Dictionary. This symbols is provided in order to make the learners minimizes the mistake in pronouncing a word. But, some learners don't know yet how to read the symbols. Here I will make it in a table and you may find the example 'daily' word so that we can know how to pronounce it... ^^

Phonetic Symbols - Vowel

ʌ up muck	aː hard calm	æ cat flagellate	ə away dictator	ɛ head emperor
ɜː learn herbal	ɪ six imp	iː see evil	ɒ hot oxymoron	ɔː call awesome
ʊ wood whoops!	uː you moody	aɪ I irate	aʊ ow! spout	oʊ əʊ go Mona Lisa
eə air wary	eɪ say alien	ɪə ear happier	ɔɪ oil spoilt brat	ʊə tour demur

Parts of Speech

2011-05-05T20:35:00.000-07:00

Ups.... Lost in posting. :P

I forget to post the basic part of this.... Yes, now we will discuss about "Parts of Speech" ƪ( ˘⌣˘ )┐ ┌( ˘⌣˘ )ʃ

We know that a sentence is built by two or more words as a, minimal, Subject and Predicate and it has complete meaning. But, before we talk about the S and P, we should know the various kinds of words. Yes, below is description in general... ^^

In a sentence, a word may play one of eight parts. It may be either

1. a noun, 5. an adverb,

2. a pronoun, 6. a preposition,

3. a verb, 7. a conjunction, or

4. an adjective, 8. an interjection

These eight parts are known as the parts of speech.

We use the parts of speech to build sentences.

For example, if we put together the noun 'sunburn' and the verb 'itches', we can make the following statement:

Sunburn itches.

N. V.

We can expand this statement by adding the adjective 'my':

My sunburn itches.

ADJ. N. V.

We can also add the adverb 'painfully':

My sunburn itches painfully.

ADJ. N. V. ADV.

If we should want to ask a question, we can begin with a verb. Here is a question made up of the verb is, the noun sunburn, and the adjective 'painful'.

Is sunburn painful?

V. N. ADJ.

Of course, we can expand this question. For example, we can add the adverb usually.

Is sunburn usually painful?

V. N. ADV. ADJ.

The system that our language uses to put parts of speech together into sentences is known as grammar.

Verb

2011-05-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

One of parts of speech is verb. A verb, from the Latin verbum meaning word, is a word (part of speech) that in syntax conveys an action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), or a state of being (be, exist, stand). In the usual description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense, aspect, mood and voice. A verb may also agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. (wikipedia.com)

English only has five verb forms.

Simple form (infinitive)

Third person singular

Present participle

Past tense

Past participle

work

works

working

worked

give

gives

giving

gave

given

sing

sings

singing

sang

sung

Verbs

The main word in the predicate is called the verb.

Example:

1. The temperature dropped rapidly.

PREDICATE: dropped rapidly

VERB: dropped

Without a verb, the predicate cannot tell or ask anything about the subject. For instance,

if the verb dropped is left out of the first sentence above, the resulting sentence cannot convey any clear meaning:

The temperature . . . rapidly.

Action and Linking Verbs

ACTION VERBS

An action verb is a verb that expresses action.

There are two kinds of action verbs:

1. Verbs that express physical action—action that can be seen or heard:

The car skidded, left the road, and smashed into a telephone pole.

(Skidded, left, and smashed express physical action.)

2. Verbs that express mental action—action that takes place in the mind and therefore cannot be seen or heard:

We believed and trusted them because we knew them.

(Believed, trusted, and knew express mental action.)

LINKING VERBS

Not all verbs are action verbs. The verb is in the following sentence does not expressaction. It is a linking verb.

In the preceding sentence, the verb is has little meaning of its own. Its main function is to link (connect) Jordan with angry. For this reason, we call is a linking verb.

A linking verb links (connects) the subject with a word in the predicate that describes or identifies the subject.

What Are Some Common Linking Verbs?

1. The most frequently used linking verb is be, whose forms include the following: am, are, is, was, were. Of course, verb phrases ending in be, being, and been are also linking verbs: will be, would be, are being, have been, could have been, etc.

2. In addition, each of the following verbs can be either an action verb or a linking verb, depending on the way it is used.

VERB USED AS ACTION VERB USED AS LINKING VERB

appear >> Fred appeared tired.

become >> My room becomes messy.

feel >> I feel nervous.

How Can a Linking Verb Be Recognized?

If a verb can be replaced with some form of the verb be, it is a linking verb.

Question 1: Is feels a linking verb in the following sentence?

Jordan feels angry.

Answer: We can replace feels with is (a form of the verb be).

Jordan is angry.

Therefore, feels, in the above sentence, is a linking verb.

Question 2: Is feels a linking verb in the following sentence?

The patient feels pain.

Answer: In this sentence, we cannot replace feels with is.

Therefore, feels here is not a linking verb. It is an action verb.

Summary: An action verb expresses action, either physical or mental.

A linking verb connects the subject with a word in the predicate that

describes or identifies the subject.

Adjectives

2011-05-05T19:02:00.001-07:00

In grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified.

Adjectives are one of the traditional eight English parts of speech, though linguists today distinguish adjectives from words such as determiners that were formerly considered to be adjectives. In this paragraph, "traditional" is an adjective, and in the preceding paragraph, "main" and "more" are. (wikipedia.com)

Adjectives will tell:
How many? - What kind? - Which one? - What Is an Adjective?

An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Adjective describes nouns or pronoun.
Adjectives describe nouns. They tell something about a noun. They are put right before the noun they describe. It is the most powerful part of speech in our language.

Your vocabulary is known by your adjective. Adding more adjectives to a sentence usually make it more interesting and informative.

Book > Red book > The new, hilarious, pornographic, red book.

Here are some more examples:
1. Joan wore red shoes. The adjective ‘red’ modifies the noun ‘shoes’.
2. He was angry. The adjective ‘angry’ modifies the pronoun ‘He’.

Adjectives give information by answering such questions as : What kind? Which one? How many? Whose?
WHAT KIND? > blue sky, rainy day, early riser
WHICH ONE? > this book, first job, second floor
HOW MANY? > four girls, many reasons, few failures
WHOSE? > my brother, your face, his wallet

Question:

How many adjectives are there in the following?
Two husky, rough-coated dogs trotted out as we approached the farmhouse, and we called to them in a friendly way, but they were watchful and suspicious.
Answer: Eight.

Note: The, a, and an, the most frequently encountered of all adjectives, are called articles. Since they appear so often, we can agree to exclude them when identifying adjectives.

Simple steps to pick out the adjectives.
1. Find the noun first.
2. Look the words just before the noun.
3. See if the word with the noun sounds correct, you have found an adjective.

Noun

2011-05-05T18:33:00.000-07:00

Nouns are the most basic part of English language.

All other parts of our language either describe nouns; tell what a noun is doing, or take the place of a noun.

Nouns answer the questions "What is it?" and "Who is it?" They give names to things, people and animals qualities.

Examples: dog, bicycle, man, girl, beauty, truth, world.

Nouns are words that name: Persons or animals,Things/object, Places, Ideas, Emotions or, qualities, Measurements, Action, substances.

Examples:

Question 1: How many nouns are there in the following sentence?

An old fisherman who had no luck hooked a huge fish that pulled his boat far out to sea.

Answer: Five.

1. fisherman (a person)

2. luck (a thing)

3. fish (an animal)

4. boat (a thing)

5. sea (a place)

Nouns name things we can see and touch, like boat, as well as things we cannot see or touch, like luck.

Question 2: How many nouns does the following sentence contain?

Divers fish for pearls in the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer: Three.

1. Divers (persons)

2. pearls (things)

3. Gulf of Mexico (a place)

Note that fish, which was a noun in the earlier sentence, is not one here because it does not name anything. Here, fish is a verb (a word that expresses action).

Question 3: May a noun consist of more than one word?

Answer: Yes. Gulf of Mexico is one noun. Nouns of more than one word are called compound nouns. Here are more examples of compound nouns:

living room

Atlantic Ocean

Grand Central Parkway

Mr. Applebaum

sister-in-law

Adverb Clause

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Adverb dependent clause begins with subordinating conjunctions:

After, as though, although, as , as if, as long as, because, before, if, in order that, provided that, as soon as, since, so that, such that, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever , where, wherever, while

• Sometime adverb clauses are elliptical or incomplete, but the complete thought still there in the reader’s mind.

• The boy studied [as though he were inspired]. Adverb clause describe the verb

• The student was miserable [when he felled] Adverb clause describe the predicate adjective miserable

• [When studying], he could concentrate. The adverb elliptical clause while he was studying describes the verb.

The adverb dependent clause, the adverb, and infinitive phrase used as an adverb all works the same.

They describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

They will tell how, when, where, why, to what extent, and under what conditions.

When an adverb dependent clause begins a sentence, it is followed by a comma.

• Examples:

• When we go to town, we always spend a lot of money. (Adverb)

General Time Clauses

The term clause refers to a part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb. An

Independent or main clause is a complete sentence by itself. A dependent clause,however, cannot stand alone. Even though a dependent clause has a subject anda verb, it must be connected to a main clause.

Main Clause Time clause

The teacher doesn’t like to stop when she's in the middle of a lesson.

Time Clause

Time Clause shows when or in what situation another action takes place. Time Clause in the simple present tense talk about general situations.

When students get to class late, they have to wait for permission to enter.

When do students have to wait for permission to enter?

Students can apologize for being late as soon as the class is over.

When can students apologize to the teacher for being late?

A time clause can come before or after the main clause. The most important or the new information usually comes at the end of the sentence. When a time clause goes before the main clause, there must be a comma after the time clause.

What does a student in your country do when he is late to class?

When a student is late, he usually knocks on the classroom door.

When does a student knock on the classroom door?

He knocks on the door when he is late to class.

A time clause is not a complete sentence. It is connected to the main clause with a time word. Some examples of time words are before, after, when, as soon as, and whenever.

MAIN CLAUSE

TIME CLAUSE

Subject + Verb + rest of clause

time word + subject + verb + rest of clause

American students never knock

They apologize to the teacher

Students don’t say anything

They usually try to find a seat

I feel very embarrassed

before they enter a classroom.

after the class is over.

when they come into class late. (at that time)

as soon as they get to class. (immediately after)

whenever I am late for class. (every time)

Adverbial Clauses of Time

Time sequence is conveyed by terms like after, first, then, and until, followed by noun phrases or time expressions. although these expressions help to achieve coherence in chronologically developed paragraphs, amore sophisticated technique for achieving coherence involves adverbial clauses of time.

Like adverbials, adverb clause when, where, how, how often, and why; they can also indicate contrast or concession. When you are writing chronologically developed paragraphs, you will probably use adverbial clauses of time more often than the other types of adverbial clauses.

Before discussing adverbial clauses, we should review some terms:

Clause A clause is a group of words consisting of at least a subject and verb.

Independent clause An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.

Dependent clause Although a dependent clause has a subject and verb, it cannot stand alone because it does not express a complete thought.

Dependent clauses begin with such words as because, since, although, after, when, before, while, whereas, who, and why

Dependent clauses must be attached to independent clauses.

Subordinator, subordinating conjunction- These terms refer to adverbials that make a clause dependent, such as when, because, although.

Adverbial clauses are dependent clauses and must be attached to an independent clause. Adverbial clauses can come at the beginning or at the end of the independent clause. Look at these examples:

Subordinate + S + V , S + V

Before he leaves for the office, he always reads the newspaper

S + V Subordinate + S + V

He always reads the newspaper before he leaves for the office.

Note that when the adverbial clause comes at the beginning of the sentence, it is often followed by a comma. However, if it comes at the end, there is no comma separating it from the independent clause.

The adverbial clause is used to make the relationship between two clauses clearer and tighter. An adverbial clause of time clarifies and tightens the time relationship of two clauses.

For example, look at the time relationship between these sentences:

First I go to the store. Then I go home

To make this passage flow more smoothly and to tighten the relationship of the actions, these two clauses can be combined, making one an adverbial clause and leaving one an independent clause:

After I go to the store, I go home.

Note how the author uses adverbial clauses of time in the paragraph about scary experience:

It was nearly dark when my two brothers and arrived at the Ranger Station.

As the ranger was issuing us our camping permit, he warned us to be careful of bears.

After we had put on our hiking boots and adjusted our backpacks, we set off down the nearest trail.

Adverbial clauses of time, however, do not express just time alone; they Express time in relation to the independent clause in the sentence. The Time in the adverbial clause of time can occur simultaneously with, before, or after the time in the independent clause. Let us review the time sequence in adverbial clauses of time.

1. While, as, during the time that, when, whenever. The adverbial

clause subordinators listed here indicate that the action in the adverbial clause occurs during the same time period as the action in the independent clause.

While, as These subordinators often indicate that an action is in progress; therefore, the progressive tenses are frequently used with them. When the progressive is used in this adverbial clause, the simple tenses (simple present, simple past) are often used in the

independent clauses.

As the ranger was issuing us our permit, he warned us of the bears.

As I am sitting there at the table, I look around for a way to escape.

I held the flashlight while my brothers were setting up the ten.

During the time that- This expression is similar to while and when.

Both the progressive and simple tenses can be used with this expression, depending on the action conveyed.

During the time that we remained in the tent, I was very frightened.

When- This subordinator indicates a point in time or a repeated or habitual occurrence; therefore, the simple tenses are generally used with it. Sometimes, however, the progressive tenses are used with it when it is used to mean "while."

It was dark when my two brothers and I arrived at the station.

Whenever- Unlike the other subordinates in this group, whenever usually takes only the simple tenses because it indicates a repeated or habitual action. (It means "each time that, every time that.")

Whenever you call my name, I come running to you.

Sometimes whenever can indicate that the action in the independent clause is future but is expected to be repeated.

Whenever you call me up, I will come over immediately.

2. Before, after. These subordinators are used to indicate that the time in the adverbial clause occurs before or after the action in the independent clause.

After we had put on our hiking boots, we set off down the trail. (First we put

on our boots. After that we set off down the trail.)

Before we set off down the trail, we put on our hiking boots.

Before the parade begins, the people stroll in the street.

In sentences like the first two, where there are two past actions and a sequence is established, the past perfect tense (had + past participle) can be used to indicate the earlier of the two actions. However, it is common practice to use the simple past tense in the adverbial clause.

After we put on our hiking boots, we set off down the trail.

3. Until, till, up to the time that. These subordinators indicate that the time in the adverbial clause signals the end of the time in the independent clause.

I stayed in my tent until it was light outside. (Then she left the tent.)

"You cannot go outside until you finish your spinach," the mother told her child.

4. Since,ever since, from the moment (time) that. These subordinators are used to indicate that the action in the independent clause began at the moment indicated in the adverbial clause and continues in the present. The simple past is usually used in the adverbial clause; the perfect tenses are used in the independent clause.

Ever since I was a child, I have had the tendency to get angry easily.

From the moment I first saw her, I have been in love with her.

5. As soon As, the moment that, when, once

These subordinators are used to indicate that the action in the independent clause will take place upon completion of the action in the adverbial clause. wben is used less frequently in this way; if you want to make it clear that the action in the independent clause will take place right after the action in the adverbial clause, use as soon as or the moment that.

As soon as we arrived at a small clearing, we began to set up camp.

I turn on the television set the moment that I get home.

Once I arrive in Hong Kong, I am going to visit my friend’s parents.

Note: Once can also be used to mean "after."

Special Verb Tense Note

In adverbial clause of time, the present tense is used even though the time indicated is future:

Before you begin to write your paper, you need to think about it.

I am going to stay here until he arrives.

We are giving him a party after he returns from Japan.

Noun Clause

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Noun dependent clause, noun , noun phrase and the gerund all is the same

Their functions are as subject, DO, IO, Predicate Noun, object of preposition

Noun clauses use some of the same introductory words as adjective and adverb clause use.

when
where
whose
what
that
which
whenever
who
whoever
whom
whomever

Whoever wants a degree must study. (NC as subject)

English is what I like best in school. (NC as a predicate noun)

We have explained what a noun clause is. (NC as DO)

The teacher will give whoever passes a prize. (NC as IO)

Grades are given by whomever teaches the class. (NC as Object of preposition)

Clause

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.

There are two clauses namely the independent clause (main clause) and dependent clause (subordinate clause).

The independent clause makes sense all by itself.

Education is necessary in today’s world. (Independent clause)

Dependent clause starts with a word that makes it sound incomplete.

The dependent clause doesn’t sound complete.

• Because education is necessary in today’s world. (Dependent clause)

Clause is made up out of elements; each expresses particular kind of meaning.

There five elements:

Subject (S) identifies the theme or topic of the clause.
Verb (V) express: an action, sensations, or state of being.
Object (O): who/what has been directly affected by the action of the verb.
Complement ( C ) gives further information about another clause element.
Adverb (A) informs about the situation, such as time of an action

90% of clause: S + V + O pattern.

There are three types of dependent clause: adjective, adverb, and noun dependent clauses.

Dependent clauses consist of subject and predicate, must be thought as one word, an adjective, an adverb, or a noun.

Water Sport

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The 16th day of April,

It was the first time for me to do water sport. I tried Banana Boat and Parasailing. It was a great day.

Felt our face touched by the wind on the sea and flied over the Tanjung Benoa even though just for 10 minutes. I could see the houses and anything under me, it's like miniature... May be, I could say, I felt free like a bird! Love it very much... :D

My adrenaline was going higher when the boat pulled the 'banana' and as fast as the boat's running, the sea water hit my face and it made great sensation... Just... 'WOOOWWWWW'....!

And i think, i want to try it again later. :D
See on the next vacation... ^^