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Facebook - a popular name among those who are so into it. Individuals who have an account in Facebook are now using more of their time to socialize with other people amidst the distance and lack of time. And even if a community like Facebook serves numerous advantages, it also proves to have certain disadvantages as well. There are now series of improvements in the system just to make up with the shortcomings. Arguments regarding the different advantages and disadvantages of Facebook are stated below.
Advantages
· Allows user search for new and old friends
· Accessible to chosen universities having a high level of security
· Makes it less awkward when communicating with strangers or people you are not familiar with
· Love attraction - can be used as a dating service system
· Makes it easier to join groups having similar likes and dislikes
· Allows members to check students who are taking the same class, living within the same area, or coming from the same academy
Disadvantages
· Overcrowding
· Weakening long distance relationship
· Unsupported by physical adjacency
· Contributes wide-range procrastination
· Rampant addiction
· Stalking is possible
· Acquaintances be labeled as friends
Surely, the disadvantages don't pose a threat to you just by merely looking at it. Someone else has to prove that what users do with their profile is directly in proportion with what can happen to them. A user must understand what he is trying to give out otherwise things might get messy and people will mistook them as someone else.
It is quite obvious that a trade off is happening between the advantages and disadvantages of Facebook. While it increases the communication and connection between friends and the online community it also increases the risk of procrastination and makes it easier for others to stalk a user. Worse, some are actually punished for what they put on their profile and would claim that it was there only for fun.
Despite the above mentioned advantages and disadvantages of an online networking service, it still is gaining demand and popularity among the young crowd. There are about 10,000 students (professionals and young professionals not yet included) who are joining into Facebook every day. This is regardless of the age, race and country. Some are now trying to criticize the status of professionalism of this site whether it's just another fad like other online networking services are.

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There are a few things guaranteed to strike fear in the heart of even the strongest war veteran: --a 3-year old who has just begun wearing big-kid underclothes squatted in the corner with a look of fierce concentration on his face; --a little tiny voice from the back seat saying 'I gots to use the potty' when you are in bumper to bumper traffic; --total silence from a room full of children; --a boom/crash from the other room and the sound of many feet scampering in all directions; --a boom/crash from the other room...and silence; --the sound of a flush from a bathroom occupied only by a 2 year old --all the kids huddled in the corner, whispering, when all you can overhear are the words, "Don't tell Mom!"
 
The First Parent
by Bill Cosby
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to his kids.
After creating Heaven and Earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said to them was: "Don't."
"Don't what?", Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit."
"Forbidden fruit? Really? Where is it?"
"It's over there," said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants.
A few minutes later God saw the kids having an apple break and He was angry.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat that fruit?" the First Parent asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?"
"I dunno," Adam answered.
God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own.
Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. But there is reassurance in this story.
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give them wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself.
If God had trouble handling children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?
--- Bill Cosby

HOW TO RECOVER FROM ILLNESS

Instructions

1. • 1
     Accept personal responsibility for your illness. Understand that it's up to you to follow a treatment plan and get help when you need it. Work closely with your doctor to devise a treatment plan to recover from the mental illness. Stick to your plan.
   • 2
     Educate yourself so that you know all about your mental illness. Understanding your illness can help you recover. It helps you make wise choices about your treatment and the way you live your life. Visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) website to inform yourself, find support and take action. 
   • 3
   • Get involved in education and support group programs for your specific type of mental illness. NAMI will assist you in finding local support groups and online communities and discussion groups to help you better recover from your mental illness.
   • 4
     Monitor yourself daily to begin recognizing which daily events may trigger or increase your symptoms. This can help you avoid those triggers completely, or at least recognize warnings signs that you may have an episode.
   • 5
     Develop coping strategies for unexpected situations that can trigger symptoms. Unexpected things happen in life that can throw anyone off their path. An argument with your spouse, job loss or a final notice on a bill could create stress and anxiety which in turn can trigger certain symptoms and behavior indicating mental illness.
   • 6
     Create a plan for dealing with situations where you realize you may be in trouble. Your plan can include contacting your spouse, a parent, trusted friend or doctor to help stabilize the situation so you can continue to recover from mental illness.
   • 7
     Build some form of exercise into your daily routine, even if you don't feel like it. Exercise releases endorphins which helps you feel better and can help you recover from mental illness. Go for daily walks or work with your doctor to come up with a realistic exercise plan to help in your recovery.

STRESS !!!

Stress and homeostasis[edit]

The term stress had none of its contemporary connotations before the 1920s. It is a form of the Middle English destresse, derived via Old French from the Latin stringere, "to draw tight."^[1] The word had long been in use in physics to refer to the internal distribution of a force exerted on a material body, resulting in strain. In the 1920s and 1930s biological and psychological circles occasionally used the term to refer to a mental strain or to a harmful environmental agent that could cause illness. Walter Cannon used it in 1926 to refer to external factors that disrupted what he called homeostasis.^[2] But "[...] Stress as an explanation of lived experience is absent from both lay and expert life narratives before the 1930s".^[3]
Homeostasis is a concept central to the idea of stress. In biology, most biochemical processes strive to maintain equilibrium, a steady state that exists more as an ideal and less as an achievable condition. Environmental factors, internal or external stimuli, continually disrupt homeostasis; an organism’s present condition is a state in constant flux moving about a homeostatic point that is that organism’s optimal condition for living. Factors causing an organism’s condition to diverge too far from homeostasis can be experienced as stress. A life-threatening situation such as a physical insult or prolonged starvation can greatly disrupt homeostasis. On the other hand, an organism’s effortful attempt at restoring conditions back to or near homeostasis, often consuming energy and natural resources, can also be interpreted as stress. In such instances, an organism’s fight-or-flight response recruits the body's energy stores and focuses attention to overcome the challenge at hand.^{[citation needed]}
The ambiguity in defining this phenomenon was first recognized by Hans Selye (1907-1982) in 1926. In 1951 a commentator loosely summarized Selye's view of stress as something that "…in addition to being itself, was also the cause of itself, and the result of itself."^[4][5] First to use the term in a biological context, Selye continued to define stress as "the non-specific response of the body to any demand placed upon it". As of 2011^[update] neuroscientists such as Bruce McEwen and Jaap Koolhaas believe that stress, based on years of empirical research, "should be restricted to conditions where an environmental demand exceeds the natural regulatory capacity of an organism".^[6] Despite the numerous definitions^[which?] given to stress, homeostasis appears to lie at its core

FRIENDS !

Sharing good times with good friends is the greatest joy. This is the stuff that makes life worthwhile. Whether sharing a meal together or a good conversation, there is nothing more fulfilling then spending time with friends. We must be thankful for the friendships that come our way for not all are blessed with the skills to form deep relationships. Those of us that do have friends must never take for granted the gift bestowed upon us.

 

Friendship and Good Times

Friendship Poems about Good

THE CHIPMUNKS SONG...MR LONELY

CUTE ANOT ?
LET SING TOGETHER ^^

kebaikan membaca

JOM MEMBACA !!

Dewasa ini,terdapat pelbagai bahan bacaan yang terdapat di pasaran sama ada di dalam atau dari luar negara.Antara contoh-contoh bahan bacaan yang terdapat di pasaran ialah surat khabar,majalah,komik dan sebagainya.Bahan bacaan ini boleh didapati di kedai-kedai buku.

Melalui membaca seseorang itu akan mendapat pelbagai faedah untuk diri sendiri.Antara kebaikan membaca ialah seseorang itu dapat meluaskan ilmu pengetahuan tentang isu-isu semasa seperti ekonomi,politik,dan sosial.Ibubapa pada hari ini memainkan peranan yang penting dalam mewujudkan masyarakat yang suka membaca dan berilmu pengetahuan.Ibu bapa boleh membelikan bahan-bahan ilmiah serti Dewan Pelajar,Al-Risalah dan sebagainya bagi memupuk minat membaca di kalangan anak-anak sejak mereka dari kecil lagi.Hal ini, dapat mereka jadikan sebagai amalan yang sihat apabila mereka dewasa kelak.

Selain itu juga,melalui membaca kita dapat mengisi masa lapang dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang berfaedah.Remaja zaman sekarang seakan sudah hilang minat membaca kerana mereka lebih gemar menghabiskan masa lapang dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang tidak berfaedah seperti melepak,lumba haram,bercampur lelaki dan perempuan tanpa megira batas-batas agama dan sebagainya.Oleh itu,berlakulah gejala keruntuhan akhlak di kalangan remaja yang akan merosakkan negara kerana remaja masa kini adalah tonggak negara.

Di samping itu juga, seseorang itu dapat mendalami sesuatu isu dengan lebih mendalam apabila membuat rujukan sama ada untuk kertas kerja atau sebaliknya.Bahan bacaan baleh didapati dalam pelbagai versi bahasa antaranya ialah Bahasa Inggeris,Bahasa Melayu,Bahasa Mandarin dan sebagainya.Pembaca dapat meningkatkan penguasaan bahasa mereka melalui pembacaan tersebut.

Oleh itu,membaca memberikan pelbagai faedah yang amat berguna.Jadikan membaca sebagai amalan seharian agar kita dapat menjadi masyarakat yang berilmu pengetahuan dan dapat menjadi rakyat yang berguna kepada masyarakat, negara dan bangsa.

GOODNESS OF TEA

Put down those saucer cups and get chugging — tea is officially awesome for your health. But before loading up on Red Zinger, make sure that your “tea” is actually tea. Real tea is derived from a particular plant (Camellia sinensis) and includes only four varieties: green, black, white, and oolong. Anything else (like herbal “tea”) is an infusion of a different plant and isn’t technically tea.
But what real tea lacks in variety, it makes up for with some serious health benefits. Researchers attribute tea’s health properties to polyphenols (a type of antioxidant) and phytochemicals. Though most studies have focused on the better-known green and black teas, white and oolong also bring benefits to the table. Read on to find out why coffee’s little cousin rocks your health.

1. Tea can boost exercise endurance. Scientists have found that the catechins (antioxidants) in green tea extract increase the body’s ability to burn fat as fuel, which accounts for improved muscle endurance.
2. Drinking tea could help reduce the risk of heart attack. Tea might also help protect against cardiovascular and degenerative diseases.
3. The antioxidants in tea might help protect against a boatload of cancers, including breast, colon, colorectal, skin, lung, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver, ovarian, prostate and oral cancers. But don’t rely solely on tea to keep a healthy body — tea is not a miracle cure, after all. While more studies than not suggest that tea has cancer-fighting benefits, the current research is mixed.
4. Tea helps fight free radicals. Tea is high in oxygen radical absorbance capacity (“ORAC” to its friends), which is a fancy way of saying that it helps destroy free radicals (which can damage DNA) in the body. While our bodies are designed to fight free radicals on their own, they’re not 100 percent effective — and since damage from these radical oxygen ninjas has been linked to cancer, heart disease and neurological degeneration, we’ll take all the help we can get.
5. Tea is hydrating to the body (even despite the caffeine!).
6. Drinking tea is linked with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease. When considered with other factors like smoking, physical activity, age and body mass index, regular tea drinking was associated with a lowered risk of Parkinson’s disease in both men and women.
7. Tea might provide protection from ultraviolet rays. We know it’s important to limit exposure to UV rays, and we all know what it’s like to feel the burn. The good news is that green tea may act as a back-up sunscreen.
8. Tea could keep waist circumference in check. In one study, participants who regularly consumed hot tea had lower waist circumference and lower BMI than non-consuming participants. Scientists speculate that regular tea drinking lowers the risk of metabolic syndrome (which increases the risk of diabetes, artery disease and stroke), although it’s important to remember that correlation does not equal causation.
9. Regular tea drinking might also counteract some of the negative effects of smoking and might even lessen the risk of lung cancer (good news, obviously, but not a justification for cigs).
10. Tea could be beneficial to people with Type 2 diabetes. Studies suggest that compounds in green tea could help diabetics better process sugars.
11. Tea can help the body recover from radiation. One study found that tea helped protect against cellular degeneration upon exposure to radiation, while another found that tea can help skin bounce back postexposure.
12. Green tea has been found to improve bone mineral density and strength.
13. Tea might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological diseases, especially degenerative diseases (think Alzheimer’s). While many factors influence brain health, polyphenols in green tea may help maintain the parts of the brain that regulate learning and memory.

Though most research on tea is highly positive, it’s not all definitive — so keep these caveats in mind before stocking up on gallons of the stuff:

1. Keep it cool. Repeatedly drinking hot beverages may boost the risk of esophageal cancer. Give tea several minutes to cool off before sipping.
2. The studies seem convincing, but a rat does not a human make. Chemicals in tea may react differently in the lab than they do in the human body. Tannins (and the other good stuff in green tea) may not be bioavailable for humans, meaning tea might not always benefit human health to the same degree as in lab studies suggest.
3. All tea drinks are not created equal. The body’s access to the good stuff in tea might be determined by the tea variety, canning and processing, and the way it was brewed.

The takeaway: at the very least, tea should be safe to consume — just not in excessive amounts. So brew up a batch of the good stuff — hot or cold — and enjoy.
Do you drink tea regularly? Have you noticed any health benefits? Let us know in the comments below!


Read more: 13 Reasons Tea Is (Healthy and) Awesome: Greatist.com | TIME.com http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/04/13-reasons-to-love-tea/#ixzz2nh9WqEUW

YEAR OF 2014

YEAR OF HORSE IS COMING SOON.
REMEMBER CELEBRATE YOUR NEW LIFE WITH NEW YEAR WITH YOUR FAMILY ^^

TIME is releasing a special issue on Nelson Mandela commemorating his life in words and pictures, including tributes by Richard Stengel, Bono and Morgan Freeman. The cover features a 1990 photo of Mandela taken by Hans Gedda in Sweden during Mandela’s first trip abroad after his release from Robben Island one month before. This is the sixth time that Mandela has appeared on the cover of TIME. This issue will be on newsstands Monday alongside with this week’s regular issue featuring Carl Icahn and next week’s Person of the Year issue to be published on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Read more: TIME Honors Nelson Mandela with Commemorative Issue | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/12/05/time-honors-nelson-mandela-with-commemorative-issue/#ixzz2n3nea78m

FROZEN IN 3D !!!

Bring your child n family to have a nice movie.
LAUGH N ENJOY TOGETHER ^^

Kebaikan Membaca

Dewasa ini,terdapat pelbagai bahan bacaan yang terdapat di pasaran sama ada di dalam atau dari luar negara.Antara contoh-contoh bahan bacaan yang terdapat di pasaran ialah surat khabar,majalah,komik dan sebagainya.Bahan bacaan ini boleh didapati di kedai-kedai buku.

Melalui membaca seseorang itu akan mendapat pelbagai faedah untuk diri sendiri.Antara kebaikan membaca ialah seseorang itu dapat meluaskan ilmu pengetahuan tentang isu-isu semasa seperti ekonomi,politik,dan sosial.Ibubapa pada hari ini memainkan peranan yang penting dalam mewujudkan masyarakat yang suka membaca dan berilmu pengetahuan.Ibu bapa boleh membelikan bahan-bahan ilmiah serti Dewan Pelajar,Al-Risalah dan sebagainya bagi memupuk minat membaca di kalangan anak-anak sejak mereka dari kecil lagi.Hal ini, dapat mereka jadikan sebagai amalan yang sihat apabila mereka dewasa kelak.

Selain itu juga,melalui membaca kita dapat mengisi masa lapang dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang berfaedah.Remaja zaman sekarang seakan sudah hilang minat membaca kerana mereka lebih gemar menghabiskan masa lapang dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang tidak berfaedah seperti melepak,lumba haram,bercampur lelaki dan perempuan tanpa megira batas-batas agama dan sebagainya.Oleh itu,berlakulah gejala keruntuhan akhlak di kalangan remaja yang akan merosakkan negara kerana remaja masa kini adalah tonggak negara.

Di samping itu juga, seseorang itu dapat mendalami sesuatu isu dengan lebih mendalam apabila membuat rujukan sama ada untuk kertas kerja atau sebaliknya.Bahan bacaan baleh didapati dalam pelbagai versi bahasa antaranya ialah Bahasa Inggeris,Bahasa Melayu,Bahasa Mandarin dan sebagainya.Pembaca dapat meningkatkan penguasaan bahasa mereka melalui pembacaan tersebut.

Oleh itu,membaca memberikan pelbagai faedah yang amat berguna.Jadikan membaca sebagai amalan seharian agar kita dapat menjadi masyarakat yang berilmu pengetahuan dan dapat menjadi rakyat yang berguna kepada masyarakat, negara dan bangsa

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NOVEL

 

• Menurut Kamus Dewan novel didefinisikan sebagai cerita dalam bentuk prosa, biasanya panjang dan kompleks yang berkaitan dengan pengalaman dan kelakuan sosial.
• Menurut Hashim Awang novel adalah prosa cerita yang panjang dan menceritakan kisah hidup manusia pada sesuatu tempat dan dalam suatu masa tertentu untuk menlahirkan satu persoalan kehidupan yang menarik.
• Contoh novel yang terkenal ialah Novel Siti Nurbaya.

• Menurut Hashim Awang Novel terbahagi kepada :

Novel Perwatakan

Novel Psikologi

Novel Peristiwa

Novel Resaman

Novel Sejarah

Novel Sosial

Novel Politik

Novel Lawan Alam

Novel perwatakan

• Perlukisan dan perkembangan watak.
• Contoh :Rentong

Novel psikologi

• Menekankan penjiwaan watak
• Contoh : Hari-hari Terakhir Seorang Seniman

Novel peristiwa

• Peristiwa-peristiwa menarik tetapi mungkin tidak berhubungan.
• Contoh : Puteri Gunung Tahan

Novel resaman

• Penceritaan tentang adat resam satu-satu masyarakat pada satu masa dan tempat tertentu.
• Contoh : Cinta Gadis Rimba

 

Novel sejarah

• Penekanan kepada kedua-dua aspek sejarah dan adat resam
• Contoh : Panglima Awang

Novel Sosial
 

Menekankan mengenai persoalan masyarakat

Contoh : Salina

 

Novel Politik

Persoalan politik

Contoh : Krisis

 

Novel lawan alam

• Kisah kawasan-kawasan tertentu
• Contoh : Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan

 

CERPEN

• Cerita pendek (Kamus Dewan)
• Cerpen ialah bentukcereka pendek, yang membawakan satu persoalan bagi menghasilkan satu kesan tertentu yang indah. (Hashim Awang)
• Contoh : Cerpen Ngayau ciptaan Ali Majod.

 

Ciri-ciri

• Sebuah cerita atau kisah berbentuk prosa
• Menonjolkan hanya satu kesan
• Mengisahkan dengan agak terperinci suatu perisiwa
• Cerpen memperlihatkan adanya unsur-unsur dramatik. Contohnya cerpen Segeluk Air tulisn Khadijah Hashim.

 

DRAMA

• Sejenis cereka yang berbentuk lakonan : ia selalunya dipentaskan.
• Perkataan ‘drama’ berasal daripada bahasa Yunani yang bermaksud ‘gerak’.

 

Sifat Drama

• Isu konflik
• Aksi fizikal atau mental
• Jangka waktu persembahan yang terbatas

 

Jenis Drama

• Komedi
• Tragedi
• Opera
• Pantomin
• Tragedi-Komedi

   
SASTERA BERTULIS BERBENTUK BUKAN CERITA
 

ESEI

• Menurut Kamus Dewan esei bermaksud karangan prosa (yang biasanya lebih pendek daripada tesis atau disertasi) tentang sesuatu tajuk.
• Menurut Encyclopedia Britannica bermaksud satu karangan yang berpatutan panjangnya.

 

SAJAK

• Menurut Hashim Awang sajak adalah puisi baru yang bebas daripada peraturan-peraturan dalam pembentukan rangkap, baris, kata-kata dan rima. Sajak bersifat demikian untuk dapat mengucapkan fikiran penyair dalam cara yang lebih indah, segar dan bebas.

 

SIFAT-SIFAT SAJAK

• Tidak mempunyai imbangan bunyi yang tetap
• Sajak tidak semestinya mengemukakan pertentangan bunyi atau rima akhir di hujung tiap-tiap baris ayat atau dimana-mana juga.
• Mempunyai rangkap, tetapi bilangan baris ayat pada serangkap tidaklah tetap.
• Mempunyai baris-baris ayat yang membangunkan rangkap.
• Mempunyai keharmonian atau penyesuaian yang baik antara isi dengan bahasa