End of July

1.provisional

adjective: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

Until the corporate office hands down a definitive decision on use of the extra offices, we will share their use in a provisional arrangement

2.junta

noun: an aggressive takeover by a group (usually military); the group that executes such a takeover

As dangerous of a threat as North Korea is, some analysts believe that were a juntasuddenly to gain power, it could be even more unpredictable and bellicose than the current leadership

3.badger

verb: to pester

Badgered by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians.

4.slapdash

adjective: carelessly and hastily put together

The office building had been constructed in a slapdash manner, so it did not surprise officials when, during a small earthquake, a large crack emerged on the façade of the building.

5.reservation

noun: an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

I was initially excited by the idea of a trip to Washington, D.C. but now that I have read about the high crime statistics there, I have some reservations.

What a miserable day!

1.ascribe

verb: attribute or credit to

History ascribes The Odyssey and The Iliad to Homer, but scholars now debate whether he was a historical figure or a fictitious name.

2.disenfranchise

verb: deprive of voting rights

The U.S. Constitution disenfranchisedwomen until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.

3.preemptive

adjective: done before someone else can do it

Just as Martha was about to take the only cookie left on the table, Noah preemptively swiped it.

4.boorish

adjective: ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance

Bukowski was known for being a boorishdrunk and alienating close friends and family.

5.intermittent

adjective: stopping and starting at irregular intervals

The intermittent thunder continued and the night was punctuated by cracks of lightning—a surreal sleepless night.

Challenges awaits

Yesterday we had presentations about culture of different countries such as South Korea,UEA and Japan..We learned about wht not to do in their country that might offend the native there.It's kind a funny but you better not to do it or else you'll see what will happen.haha.Today I presented about Aussies who don't really get in with the kiwis.One of the element in our presentation was about what Aussies love to hate.First, the kangroos that seems to be a cute animal to us is totally not to the aussies as to them this creature will crash their cars by jumping out from nowhere.Next is the hand gesture that seems to be rude to them where the sign peace raised with our palm outwards is similarly to raising a middle finger to the aussies but to the americans it means "peace" or "victory".Right after that Miss Jo took over and showed us a few slides with questions for us to ponder and as a preparation before we face it in the States.The questions are based on what our previous seniors had experienced then even miss jo had experienced it..It's not easy as how we think to study abroad.There's a lot of challenges awaits us.Kind a freaked me out when she was telling her experience finding for food..Then the homesick thiggy..haaih..it's not easy to come back to Malaysia..Need to be physically yet mentally prepared.

what a day eiii

1.rakish

adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

As soon as he arrived in the city, the rakishyoung man bought some drugs and headed straight for the seedy parts of town.

2.derogative

adjective: expressed as worthless or in negative terms

Never before have we seen a debate between two political candidates that was so derogative and filthy.

3.evenhanded

adjective: without partiality

Teachers often have trouble being evenhanded to all of their varied students.

4.misogynist

noun: a person who dislikes women in particular

Many have accused Hemingway of being a quiet misogynist, but recently unearthed letters argue against this belief.

5.chivalrous

adjective: being attentive to women like an ideal knight

Marco's chivalrous ways, like opening doors and pulling out chairs, was much appreciated by his date.

it's class bby after a loonngg break

1.melee

noun: a wild, confusing fight or struggle

After enduring daily taunts about my name, I became enraged and pummeled the schoolyard bully and his sycophantic friends in a brutal melee.

2.screed

noun: an abusive rant (often tedious)

Joey had difficulty hanging out with his former best friend Perry, who, during his entire cup of coffee, enumerated all of the government’s deficiencies--only to break ranks and launch into some screed against big business.

3.tedious

Adjective: boring and too slow or long

a long and tedious staff meeting

4.cerebral

adjective: involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

A cerebral analysis of most pop music finds it to be simple and childish, but that ignores the point--the music's effect on the listener.

5.altruism

noun: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Albert Schweitzer spent most of his life doing missionary work as a doctor in Africa, seeking no reward, apparently motivated only by altruism.

Back to College

It's the day to get bck to college eii.Others went back yesterday but due to some unavoidable situation I came back today.It's really hard to leave my beloved mom and dad behind after almost 10 days at home spending precious time with both of them yet my one and only bruh.My heart was touched when mom and dad said study hard and achieve what you had been dreaming all this while.Make us proud by then I keep my self calm and steady avoiding tears flowing down my cheeks.Bruh can't stand and I saw his eyes was red and tears caught in his eyes.He drove me back to College and this is the first time we went back togethere.He was quite upset to leave but we can do nothing as we need to continue one of the most responsibility out here.I'm not so in mood today where it kept me quiet yet resist to talk to anybody.I keep myself alone.By the way I wonder how those people who study abroad and only get to see their family once a year.How do they feel?Don't their heart feel the pain on missing people they love?I thought of several questions.I kept on pondering till one part I told to myself "you are also gonna face the same thing ei.You can't keep yourself weak like this.You need to wake up and get ready to face it" That's totally true and I need to learn being away from them and stand the pain in order to achieve my goal and make them proud.Although 5 years I was away from home before this I don't have any problem so, I think I need to gain those spirits before on bearing the   pain of being away from mom and dad as how I did before.Allah will always be there for us and He's the best planner.He won't test his servant who can't endure the circumstances.

HAPPY EID MUBARAK

Happy Eid Mubarak to all muslimin and muslimat..This year raya was not as before especially when grandpa is no more with us.The main thing is as We grows older the feel of raya won't be there..eid is like normal days.However i am very happy because after 10 months didn't get the chance to visit my hometown yet my beloved grandma.terbuat sikit kerinduan there.haha..Whenever I'm at home my blog will be leftover so I decided to do it today by starting with this raya wishes.So, Happy Eid Mubarak and have a nice day.Adding in,this year my duit raya is over RM200 and I'm damn happy as I thought I'll be getting lesser than that..Thanks to my uncles and aunts and my parents too.love you people damn much.I won't feel the same when i'll need to celebrate eid in the United States by next year.

left you for days dear bloggy

1.travail

noun: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; agony or anguish

While they experienced nothing but travails in refinishing the kitchen, they completed the master bedroom in less than a weekend.

2.facetious

adjective: cleverly amusing in tone

Facetious behavior will not be tolerated during sex education class; it's time for all of you to treat these matters like mature adults.

3.cornucopia

noun: an abundant supply of something good

The International Food Expo was a cornucopia of culinary delights: gourmet foods from every continent were under one roof.

4.decimation

noun: destroying or killing a large part of the population

The decimation after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is incomprehensible.

5.glib

adjective: (of a person) speaking with ease but without sincerity

I have found that the more glib the salesman, the worse the product.

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1.martial

adjective: suggesting war or military life

Americans tend to remember Abraham Lincoln as kindly and wise, not at all martial, despite the fact that he was involved in the fiercest war America has even fought.

2.unseemly

adjective: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

He acted in an unseemly manner, insulting the hostess and then speaking ill of her deceased husband.

3.genial

adjective: agreeable, conducive to comfort

Betty is a genial young woman: everyone she meets is put at ease by her elegance and grace.

4.telling

adjective: significant and revealing of another factor

Her unbecoming dress was very tellingwhen it came to her sense of fashion.

5.boorish

adjective: ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance

Bukowski was known for being a boorishdrunk and alienating close friends and family.

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1.irresolute

adjective: uncertain how to act or proceed

He stood irresolute at the split in the trail, not sure which route would lead back to the camp.

2.behoove

verb: to be one's duty or obligation

The teacher looked down at the student and said, "It would behoove you to be in class on time and complete your homework, so that you don't repeat freshman English for a third straight year."

3.indict

verb: to formally charge or accuse of wrong-doing

The bankrobber was indicted on several major charges, including possession of a firearm.

4.appreciable

adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

There is an appreciable difference between those who say they can get the job done and those who actually get the job done.

5.disenfranchise

verb: deprive of voting rights

The U.S. Constitution disenfranchisedwomen until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.

An Education

We walked in the theater hall and we saw theres a picture of a couple something like the fault in our star was shown on the projector.We wondered is this something the same as TFIOS..Miss jo started our class that morning with a question that needed us to ponder what do we really think culture shock is and how to avoid on drowning in this situation or environment..The 2nd task was to sort what's the negativity,neutrality and positivity between Malaysia and United States. Right after that we were assign to watch the movie titled ' An Education'.It's a British and we were hopping it was american but however we enjoyed it as there's bundles of moral values.After watching I eagerly agree that education is really important in our life.Money itself is not worth it if we don't have any knowledge to create our future.In the movie,the smart girl was influence by a wealthy man who offered her things that she can't afford such as to a show situated thousand miles from her place.Therefore,days by days she got attached to the man and slowly ignore her education till her grades was disappointing.Before she met the guy what's on her head was to study in Oxford.Those thing just fade off when she met that guy as she thought she found and could see her future. Furthermore, the purpose of education is to create a beautiful future for each of us.We will not want for a dull future where we just stay at home doing nothing looking people being successful in their life.To me that's not even a life it is better not to live.Education brings us to think rationally..Do things perfectly yet brilliantly.So,as the conclusion education somehow important either we can afford it or not.Knowledge can be find in many ways.

Structure to stand A thick ToEfL book

     Late update..sorry miss jo..heheh..so, we played another game last week..it was something to do with the speed of your thinking and how high your knowledge are..So miss jo read out a few task such as in 10 seconds list out 10 types of clothing.That was one of it.We were also given a few challenges based on the criteria read by miss jo like the prettiest person in your group stand up and they were asked to stand at the back of the class.We wondered why and when they are ready miss jo read out what actually they need to do.They had to pose and imagine as if they are artist in a photoshoot.Amazingly all of them were sporting and to the best pose obtained 100 points.Before I forget,each task has points and I'll tell you what are they for in the end.Another event who captured our attention was where Afiq,a shy boy who rarely speaks in the class sang as if he weren't himself.We were suprised of the way he sang 'twinkle little star' upon the task which were sing a song you usually sing during your childhood.Everyone yet Miss Jo were stunned and started laughing like crazy people till my tears flew out.At the end,those points collected were needed to buy stuffs for building a structure on supporting about 1kg book I guess.Here,creativity were needed.Me n my teammates think of several ways and we figured out a simple and stiff structure where only 4 long cylindrical papers needed.Unfortunately, it was not 35 cm tall so we lost.I were so suprised when Miss Jo said if she had to choose the strongest structure if I'm not mistaken she would've choose ours as it was easy to place the book on it.We used up all of our points to buy time and the stuff sold by Miss Jo to build our sturucture..hahahah..We had fun till we did not realised it was 2.30 p.m as our class was supposed to end at 1 p.m...Thanks Miss Jo for the wonderful game introduced to us

sketch Day...

We had a sketch today..Obviously I'm not good in acting and I do envy those who acts awesomely like Hadhirah and Amir Farhan..not to forget iga Hadi.8 groups were assigned on creating our own sketch as creative as possible.In my team there was Adli,Iga Hadi and Bo.We came out a sketch line on 3 heroes defeating a witch.Stop right there.I have forgotten something on clarifying the theme of the sketch.Miss Jo assigned us on Malaysian character Vs Americans character. Therefore in a group there were 2 malaysian and 2 American characters.So, I choosed cicakman under the fictional Malaysian character so do Iga Hadi as Aisyah 50 cents.However Adli and Bo were the Americans and they acted as squidward and witch.The witch was the main person in our play.In the time given,we managed to make it done.It was quite embarrassing as during our acting there was other students who just finished their class and I stunned till it ruined our plan.I felt sorry to my group as I were the only one who did not do that well and I feel that I had put down some of my classmates's perseption towards me.So,what i had learn from this task today is you should not be to shy and just do it!Do whatever you wanna do and ignore the environment.Other than that, worse come to worse you must really manage the time given to settle down everything. This might be cliche but it's one of the main thing when it's group work, cooperation between members. 

Time is running toO fast

1.prevail

verb: be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current:

During the labor negotiations, an air of hostility prevailed in the office.

verb: prove superior

Before the cricket match, Australia was heavily favored, but India prevailed.

2.entice

verb: get someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises

Harold enticed his wife, Maude, to go on a vacation to Hawaii, with promises of luaus on the beach and all-you-can-eat seafood buffets.

3.aboveboard

adjective: open and honest

The mayor, despite his avuncular face plastered about the city, was hardly aboveboard – some concluded that it was his ingratiating smile that allowed him to engage in corrupt behavior and get away with it.

4.pithy

adjective: concise and full of meaning

I enjoy reading the Daodejing for its pithyand insightful prose; it always gives me something to think about.

5.staid

adjective: characterized by dignity and propriety

Frank came from a staid environment, so he was shocked that his college roommate sold narcotics.

Counting days to go home😁😁😁

1.pastoral

adjective: relating to the countryside in a pleasant sense

Those who imagine America's countryside as a pastoral region are often disappointed to learn that much of rural U.S. is filled with cornfields extending as far as the eye can see.

2.savvy

noun: a perceptive understanding

Although a great CEO, he did not have the political savvy to win the election.

verb: get the meaning of something

The student savvies the meaning of astrophysics with little effort.

adjective: well-informed or perceptive

With his savvy business partner, the company was able to turn a profit within a year.

3.embroiled

adjective: involved in argument or contention

These days we are never short of a D.C. politician embroiled in scandal—a welcome phenomenon for those who, having barely finished feasting on the sordid details of one imbroglio, can sink their teeth into a fresh one.

4.flounder

verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties

Sylvia has excelled at advanced calculus, but ironically, when she has to deal with taxes, she flounders.

5.evenhanded

adjective: without partiality

Teachers often have trouble being evenhanded to all of their varied students.