INSPIRATIONAL STORY

Educational story about Buddha 

Once, Buddha was walking through a village with his students, where the opponents of Buddhism lived. The people of the village surrounded Buddha and his students and started insult-ing them. In respond, the students also started rising up and wanted to get back at them, but the presence of Buddha calmed them down. The words of Buddha confused not only the students but also the villagers.

He turned to his students and said:


"You disappointed me. These people are doing their thing. They are angry. They think that I am an enemy of their religion and their moral believes. These people are insult-ing me and it’s obvious. But why are you angry? Why did you let these people ma-nipulate you? Now you depend from them, therefore you’re not free."

The people from the village were completely at loss and asked:


"But we were insulting you, why aren’t you mad at us?"

Buddha smiled:

"You are free people, and what you did - is your business. I am also a free person and a master of my own actions, which is why I have my own right not to react to manipulation and be free from anger."

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

"An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling" -http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

Yes, finally I'm on holiday. After the hard work against many test and remedial, the exam, the results of the test, the reports, then comes the holiday.

Well actually I'm not free at all, i must do the "gamtek" thing, many homework, the chores and all the thing i must do at holiday. But it's okay, because of that i have thing i can do at holiday except playing game.

Many people like travelling around to the new places that they have never visit, but i don't. when holiday comes, i just sit inside my room, sit all day long and playing games. it's not like i'm addicted to games so much, but i don't have other thing to do that interesting.

well that's my holiday.. hehe..

The Next Leader

The Next Leader

leader like the oxford dictionary said is a person who leads or commands a group, organization, or a country. leading a way is not a simple task. if you take the wrong path, not only you but everything that follow you will fall as you falling. so being a leader is hard, but hard not to be meant impossible, with right step, everybody can be a great leader.

first, you must have much much knowledge in your head. yes you must be a person who smart that people will follow you. only idiot that will follow a douchebag.

then you must be attractive. i mean don't do the surgery to change the shape of your face, but be a neat person who smell good, nice haircut with a good suit. well attractiveness depend on your culture, so to be attractive in your places, maybe it will have a different way, but the point is you must become attractive.

last you must be responsible. you must be brave enough to take a risk, but if you take the wrong path, you must take the responsibilities.

yes being a great leader is hard, but hard meant to be special.

When the surface of the sea freezes—such as around the north and south poles—it does so in a way that forces pockets of especially cold and salty seawater to gather on the underside of the ice. This mixture of brine is denser than the seawater below it, and as a result it tends to slowly sink to the bottom. Now, because it’s so cold, the fresher water below the brine actually freezes around it as it falls, which results in a giant icicle under the surface. The technical name for this sort of thing is ‘ice stalactite,’ but what kind of boring title is that for such a breathtaking phenomenon? Hence the need for their cool nickname, ‘brinicles.’ Regular English didn’t have a good enough word, so we had to come up with a whole new one (or, more accurately, sloppily mash together two old ones).

Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II and III

1.                              If I have so much money, I will be happy.

If I had so much money, I would be happy.

If I had had so much money, I would have been happy.

2.                              If I have a car, I will sell it.

If I had a car, I would sell it.

If I had had a car, I would have sold it.

3.                              If I eat so much food, I will be fat.

If I ate so much food, I would be fat.

If I had eaten so much food, I would have been fat.

4.                              If you leave me, I will be sad.

If you left me, I would be sad.

If you had left me, I would have been sad.

5.                              If you are smart, you will be liked by everybody.

If you were smart, you would be liked by everybody.

If you had been smart, you would have been liked by everybody.

6.                              If you hit him, I will hit him too.

If you hit him, I would hit him too.

If you had hit him, I would have hit him too.

7.                              If you get a good score, I will give you something.

If you got a good score, I would give you something.

If you had got a good score, I would have given you something.

8.                              If you give me that, I will give you this.

If you gave me that, I would give you this.

If you had given me that, I would have given you this.

9.                              If I want it, I will tell him.

If I wanted it, I would tell him.

I had wanted it, I would have told him.

1.                              If you tell her, I will punch you.

If you told her, I would punch you.

If you had told her, I would have punched you.

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION

Street Vendors

In large cities across North America, a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with peddler or costermonger are commonly known as street vendors, who sell snack items, such as deep-fried bananas, cotton candy, fried noodles, beverages like bubble tea, and ice cream, along with non-edible items, such as jewelry, clothes, books, and paintings. Hawkers are also found selling various items to fans at a sports venue; more commonly, this person is simply referred to as a stadium vendor. In New York and other major cities, Hawkers distribute free Newspapers such as AM New york, and Metro.

Well i think street vendors is very useful, because you can easily buy things from them.

Scholarship Program

Nanyang Scholarship

The Nanyang Scholarship, NTU’s foremost undergraduate scholarships are awarded to outstanding freshmen pursuing undergraduate programmes. Nanyang Scholarship recognizes students who excel academically, demonstrate strong leadership potential, and possess outstanding co-curricular records.

Eligibility

Open to all nationalities. Successful awardees should read a full-time undergraduate degree programme. The scholarship will cover the years of study^ at NTU. Possess outstanding Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' level, Local Polytechnic Diploma, NUS High School Diploma, IB Diploma or Year 12 equivalent qualifications. Excellent co-curricular records. Strong leadership qualities and potential.

Benefits Of Award

Nanyang Scholarship covers up to the normal programme duration on condition that the scholar maintains a record of good academic performance and conduct satisfactory to the University. Subsidised tuition fees (after Tuition Grant) will be fully covered. Living allowance of S$6,000 per academic year. Book allowance of S$500 per academic year. Accommodation allowance of up to S$2,000 per academic year. Applicable to scholars who reside in NTU hostels.^ Travel grant of S$5,000 (one-off) *                         Computer allowance of S$1,500 (one-off). Settling-in allowance of S$250 (one-off). Priority for Overseas Study Programme. No bond is attached to the Nanyang Scholarship apart from the three-year bond applicable to all Singapore PRs and international students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme. ^ For the Biomedical Sciences & Chinese Medicine and the NTU-Georgia Tech Integrated Programmes, the scholarship will cover only the first three years of study in NTU. For the Renaissance Engineering Programme (REP), the scholarship is also applicable for the one year the scholar is at the University of California Berkeley.                     * Applicable to new recipients. Terms & Conditions Scholarship holder may not, without the approval of the University, hold concurrently any other scholarships, bursaries, university loans, fellowships, grants or awards.  Scholarship holder are required to maintain a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.5 over 5.0. Academic performance will be reviewed every semester. Scholarship holder are required to take on the role of student ambassador, or any other similar role, representing the university to give publicity talks, to receive guests, etc, as and when called upon to do so. The scholarship may be withdrawn at any time if, in the opinion of the University, the scholar’s progress or behaviour is deemed unsatisfactory. If the scholarship holder decides to terminate the scholarship prematurely, the University reserves the right to impose a repayment on a case-by-case basis. Application Procedures The same application period for admissions applies. Scholarships are awarded based on competition amongst shortlisted candidates. Applicants are required to submit your application for admission before submitting your application for scholarship.  Applicants with the following qualifications:       1. Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' level     2. Local Polytechnic Diploma     3. NUS High School Diploma     4. IB Diploma The scholarship application form can be found at the link 'Application for Scholarship' at the end of your online application for admission. You are required to login with the application number assigned to you. Applicants are required to submit a recent passport-size photo (digital image) online after completing your application form. Applicants are also required to submit a referee’s appraisal online. The appraisal is to be completed by your school teacher, who must not be your family or relative. After you have submitted your scholarship application, you will be provided with a URL to be forwarded to your school teacher. Your school teacher is to submit the online appraisal to us within 7 days of your scholarship application. If you have reserved an undergraduate degree programme in NTU, you canlogin here to access the scholarship application form. Applicants with Year 12 equivalent results: Click here to apply for the scholarship with your assigned application number. Applicants are required to submit a recent passport-size photo (digital image) online after completing your application form.

based on the text above, this statement True or False?

1. Subsidised tuition fees (after Tuition Grant) will be fully covered.
2. Living allowance of S$6,000 per academic year.
3. Book allowance of S$500 per academic year.
4. Accommodation allowance of up to S$2,000 per academic year. Applicable to scholars who reside in NTU hostels.
5. Travel grant of S$5,000 (one-off) *                        
6. Computer allowance of S$1,500 (one-off).
7. Settling-in allowance of S$250 (one-off).
8. Priority for Overseas Study Programme.
9. No bond is attached to the Nanyang Scholarship apart from the three-year bond applicable to all Singapore PRs and international students under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme.
10. Open to all nationalities.