Appreciation and Reflection

I would like to thank my English teacher, Pn Ng Bee Ling for guiding and teaching me through this folio. I would like to thank my mother for also teaching me when i am at home. I want to also thank my friends who helped me when i had trouble doing this folio.

I have learnt many new things after completing this folio. I have also gained a lot of knowledge. I know what is tolerence and conflict and i have learn many ways to cool down when i loose my temper.

Conflict

What is a conflict?

Conflict is a disagreement or misunderstanding.

Three ways to cool down are:

1. Take a time out.
2. Do something you enjoy like reading or listening to music
3. squeeze a pillow or yell into it to let go your anger

Do I believe that i am cool?

Yes, i believe i am cool because i care about my friends and family. I love them very much and i do not loose my temper very often. I also accept all my friends for who they are.



Below is a picture of my friend named Jacey Hen. I think she is cool because she cares about me and does not get mad very often. She is also a loving and caring person. She is also always there for me.

Tolerence

Tolerence is:
the willingness to accept or tolerate especially opinions or behaviour that you may not agree with or people who are not like you.

My mother: because she is good and caring
My father: because he always teaches me new things.
My friends: because they are fun to be with and they accept me for who I am.
My sister: because she always helps me in my studies.
My brother: because he is funny.
My teachers: because they teach me
My cousins: because they care about me
my grandfather: because he is always there me

2 May 2010: Sunday

Busy Week!

I have been very busy these days. First, the handball competition will be on the 5th of May. We have already started after school practices. I am usually very tired after school because playing handball is very tiring especially when we have to play in the scorching sun.

Yesterday, i followed my mother to watch a concert at 1 Utama. The concert was by Tokyo Hotel. Bunkface and Pop Shuvit were the opening act. They performed many songs. The music was very loud and the crowd were screaming happily. I even had to shout to talk to my mother. Although my mother and I had to stand for a very long time, but we enjoyed the concert very much. We had a great and memorable time.

Story Review : Holes In The Fence

Title : Holes In The Fence
Written by : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad
Illustrated by : Raihan Munif Bahasuan
Published by : Abad Ceria Enterprise

The story is about a boy who has a bad temper. He has no friends because of his terrible temper. Even his own family dislikes him. One day, the boy even scolded his father. The father purposely treated him like a boss to make him see how wrong he was to treat his father thus. The boy immediately realized that he has a very bad temper. He wanted to change. He asked his father for help. The boy's father asked him to hammer a nail into the fence whenever he loses his temper. On the first few days, the boy hammered many nails into the fence because he lost his temper so often!
As the days passed, they boy hammered less nails into the fence, when he slowly learnt to control it. Finally, there was a day that he did not have to hammer a nail into the fence. He had learnt to control it! The boy's father was very proud. Then, he asked the boy to take out one nail from the fence everyday. After a while, the boy managed to take out every nail from the fence. Now, the boy was very happy that he has not lost his temper once. He is now very close with his family and he has many friends.

I like this story very much because it is very interesting. My favourite part of the story is when the boy had to hammer a nail in the fence every time he loses his temper. I like this part because it is an effective way for the boy to learn to control his temper.

The moral of the story is that we have to practice self control and not lose our temper over every little thing, and especially not to lose our temper with our loved ones. We have to learn self restraint and the best way is to think of an effective way like what the wise father taught the boy to do.