The Benefits of Kybun footwear - summary

Original passage

We love shoes and have been guilty of subjecting out our feet to pain because of fashion. We wear shies that restrict our movements and the heels put pressure of our whole body on the front of our feet. These affect our posture and bone tructure.
Now, Kybun footwear (also known as Kyboots) is made differently from other shoes. They are not just ahoes but also health and training equipment. They are soft and have high spring effect. "We have national athletes who have used these shoes and found them to increase their speed and jumping ability," claims Karl Muller, the founder of this Swiss footwear.
Kyboots do not wear out easily. Even if they are worn eight hours a day, the soles will not even wear out a milimetre. They also make you feel barefooted and your heels are not grazed.
It may sound expensive to pay RM1000 for just a pair of shoes but they train the leg muscles. Some people who want to relax their backs may also want to buy them.

Adapted from New Straits Times, 20 June 2012.

Suggested answer
Wearing Kybun footwear is beneficial to us because they are not just shoes but also a health and training equipment. Kyboots are also known for its durability. Furthermore, they make you feel shoeless and will not graze your heels. Besides, they train the leg muscles and those who want to relax their backs may also want to buy them.

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Dengue Menace - Article

   Recently, Tawau was highlighted in news - not for a glamorous reason of celebrities gossips or political issues but due to 50 deaths caused by aedes mosquitoes. The Ministry of Health showed as many as 400 cases of dengue fever was recorded in General Hospital in the state of Sabah. This figure does not include the cases referred to private clinics. The authority believed there could be some unreported cases happened in the interior part of Sabah.

   The worst dengue imfested areas are in the city vicinity such as Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau. The authority had done a survey and found that there are several factors causing this menace. Firstly, it is caused by irresponsible litter-bugs who habitually throw or discard used containers which causing clogged drains. While some of these discarded containers collect rain water which later become the breeding ground for aedes larvae. Besides, some garden enthusiasts use the diacarded tyres as pots for their ornamental plants. However, they neglected to maintain the cleanliness and rain water collected inside the tyres making them a condusive breeding surface for the aedes.

   The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Town Municipal Board had organized several programmes to educate the public regarding this menace. The topmost priority is that public should be aware of the symptoms of dengue fever. The public are taught to recognize dengue fever symptoms such as rashes or red dots eruptions on skin, high fever and unusual tiredness or lethargy. The authority advise the public if they experiences any of the symptoms mentioned, they should immediately seek medical treatment from hospital or clinics nearest to their residential areas.

   Town board workers had been going around during the clean-up campaign held by the Town Municipal Board recently. Residence of Taman Wawasan was proactive and works hand in hand with these workers to spruce up the vicinity around their housing area.

   The Ministry of Health urged the public to play an active role in combatting this menace. It is undeniable with active participation from the public would ensure greater success of curbing the rising rate of dengue cases.

The Railway Children (Themes)

BLACK - THE THEME

BROWN - EXPLANATION

BLUE - TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
  
The Importance of a Family
The Children are always together either at the railway line, railway station and even when they collect gifts for Perks.
"Let's go and look at the railway," said Peter. (pg. 8)
... the children went to fetch the presents which other people had promised... (pg 36)
 
Hope and Optimism

Bobbie has high hopes that the Old Gentleman can help her seek the truth about her father's innocence.

But Bobbie did think about it. She did not talk to Peter or Phyllis, but she wrote a letter - to the old gentleman. (pg 42)

Coping with Hardship

The characters in this novel are resilient and courageous as they go through hardship and difficulties without complaints or despair.

"We can't take everything," Mother told them. "Just the necessary things. We have to play 'being poor' for a while." On their last night in the house Peter had to sleep on the floor, which he enjoyed very much. "I like moving," he said (pgs 4, 5) 

The children did not go to school now, and Mother spent every day in her room, writing stories. sometimes she managed to sell a story to a magazine, and then there were cakes for tea. (pg 12)

Bravery

The children risk their lives to prevent a train accident.
They try to stop the train by standing on the railway line (pgs 30, 31)
Bobbie did not move from the line. She waved and waved  her flags, shouting, "stop, stop!" as the big black engine came towards her. (pg 31) 

Perseverance

Bobbie keep on wondering about her father and insist on proving that he is innocent

Students! You don't need to memorize everything. Pick the best that you can remember the most and elaborate your idea.

 

A story of a daily life of a pair of shoes

Every morning is a bless for me. It is time to wake up and live my life to its fullest. I start the normal day around 6.00 o'clock in the morning and step out of the house. My destination is none other than the famous and lively Kuhara High.

As usual, as I arrive at Kuhara High, full of smiles, my friends greet me. Without hesitation and heart full of hope, I step confidently towards my classroom. Teachers come and go but I am here whole-heartedly waiting for the knowledge poured to us.

By afternoon, the classes are done and it is time to go home. Others will carry on my duty. Nike or Adidas should already awake by then and I will lay rest in this cozy shoe rack till the next morning bright sun rises again.

CNY Holidays Activities

"The only thing bad about a holiday is it is followed by a non-holiday"

-Anon-

Assalamualaikum...

How's your Chinese New Year (CNY) Holidays spent? It's a 7 days of holidays and there are a lot of things can be done within that 7 days. Mine could be called a "semi-holidays". Hahaha. By looking at the word, I think you'll understand what it meant.

Softball Training

Since the tournament is this coming Tuesday (31 Jan.), the school softball team was having our training session on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. We spent about 3 - 4 hours in every training session to ensure our fitness and readiness to face challengers from other schools and retain our championship that we had last year.As a defending champion for this year, we ought to put a good fight in both categories, boys and girls. Therefore, any gaffe is not an excuse for us.

Even it was raining during most of the training hours, I was still getting darker. That was when I realized that it is not the hot makes us dark but the sun rays.

Camping

22 - 24 Jan., Scouts Movement of Kuhara High was holding an orientation camp for the new members. There were about 90 participants camped in the Kuhara High School Field. I spent two nights sleeping in my 'bungalow' tent peacefully. This yearly event was really meaningful and nostalgic for me as I was also once a new scout and I always remember my first camp.

What was special about the camp this year is, we had a 'free firework show' on the first night because it was the eve of CNY. About midnight, we were surrounded by the glimpsing fireworks. Since we were camping on the field, we could see every fireworks fired from some housing areas nearby the school area.

video by Syahquzairy

Weddings

I attended 2 wedding receptions. Mr. Ahmad Fairuz and Mrs. Fakhriyah's reception and Mr. Nasaruddin and Mrs. Masliani's reception. Both newly wed were looked astounding. I wish the marriage will be last forever and brings happiness in their life.

That was how my CNY holidays mostly spent. Other that those above, I spent most of my time at home. In front of this computer, I did a lot of web browsing for information, FB-ing, playing DoTA and Ninja-RPG and reading my students' blogs. How about your holiday? Till tomorrow then...

 

New Year Comes with New Hopes Again!

Assalamualaikum...

Wow! It's been a tough year for me in 2011. A lot of things happened and it all really changed my directions sometimes. Too many sweat had been shed. Yet, none really did any good. That's what happened early of 2011.

It all changed when it came to the end of it. I got my head up straight again and focus on things in my hand. I'd also start experiencing new things and found some new things were really the things i would like to do and focus more in 2012. One thing I'm proud of in 2011 was I was able to reach the summit of Mount Kinabalu (Low's Peak) in 2011. What a big achievement for a big guy like me.

Anyway, I hope that 2012 would be a magnificent year for me.There are few milestones need to be reached and few benchmark need to be  achieved. It's all thanks to Allah the Almighty to give me this opportunity to strive for excellence.

I'll post more in 2012 (InsyaAllah). It's hard to maintain a momentum of the spirit and hopefully it will last longer this time! Till tomorrow then...