New Face of My Blog

          The interesting story this week is about my blog. I made some changes on my blog. I have a new background, fresher than before. I chose a yellow as the dominant color on my blog. It makes my blog look fresher than ever. I’m adding a description about blog title and change my blog layout position. There are also additional ornament analog clock on my blog, more interesting when I looked. I chose illustrated head of the dog to analog clock. Because, it adjusts with my background picture a dog trail. Hopefully, with a new looks on my blog, I am be more interested to open a blog and writing tasks. I love my new blog. 

-New Vocabulary-

1. Adjust: to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better.

2. Trail: a long line or series of marks that is left by something.

Speaking Midterms

          I'm mid term test of speaking 3 today, and I have bad experience in exam. The topic speaking is about problems related to choosing a language school overseas. At the first time, I felt comfortable. But, everything changed when at the end of the presentation. I forgot one parts of presentation materials. So, I stopped talking and confused to say what else. Finally, I closed my explanation, and forgot to give the conclusion. I do not feel up to the test this time. I feel disappointed. And, I was determined to correct a mistake today. Still have a chance at the end of semester exams. And, I will fight to get the best score.

-New Vocabulary-

1. Related: connected with something or somebody in some way.

2. Overseas: connected with foreign countries, especially those separated from your country by the sea or ocean.

3. Feel up: to have the strength and energy to do or deal with something.

4. Determined: showing a person’s determination to do something.

My Beloved Dad

          My father is nicest person in my life. His name is Dwi Sudarmanto. He was born in Kebumen on June 3^rd, 1965. My father is very handsome. He is the 2^nd child. He has 1 sister, 2 younger brother, and 2 younger sister. My father is a teacher and teaching at STM Karya Guna Manggarai. He has a funny character. He never did physical violence against me, even though pinch though. However, behind his kindness, he also has a very disciplined nature. I sometimes feel constrained by the nature of his discipline. But, I realized it was also for my good. Discipline was taught by him to get me to live better than now. Because, the father said that discipline is the key to success. I love him so much.

-New Vocabulary-

1. Pinch: to take a piece of somebody is skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person. 

2. Nature: the usual way that a person or an animal behaves that is part of their character. 

3. Constrained: not natural, forced or too controlled.

Bad Experience

          Idul Adha is one of the Muslim feast. This year, Idul Adha is celebrated on Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Today was my first experience seeing cuts sacrificial animals. One word to describe it’s all “sickening”. Animal blood is splattered so much. I was basically afraid of blood, and when I saw so much blood in the goat abattoir, and then I throw up spontaneously. Goat voice struggling sounds so heartbreaking. And the effect is, I will not be able to eat meat this year. And after this, I promise to myself, next year I will never see the slaughter of sacrificial animals directly. So, I can eat opor meat, sate, and rendang again.

-New Vocabulary-

1.      Feast: a day or period of time when there is a religious festival.

2.      Sacrificial: the act of offering something to a God.

3.      Sickening: making you feel disgusted or shocked.

4.      Splattered: to drop or throw water, paint, mud, etc. on somebody something.

5.      Abattoir: a building where animals are killed for food.

6.      Throw up: to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth.

7.      Struggling: to fight somebody or try to get away from them.

8.      Heartbreaking: a strong feeling of sadness.

9.      Slaughter: the killing of animals for their meat.

My Hobby

          Reading is the most interesting hobby for me. Reading is fun. I’m reading everyday, everywhere, and every time. I like reading novel. Last Sunday, I was read a book, the title is Terapi Cinta: Agar Si Dia Nggak Mendua by Syifa D. Gumaisha. In her book that she wrote, there was a study done by Mr. Helen Fischer, a researcher of love and author of Anatomy of Love, who said that the effectiveness of Phenylethylamine compounds produced by the body begin to decrease. So within a period of 4 years is a critical time for the couple and we are experiencing courtship. But if a critical mass that can be overlooked, build our relationship with the couple will be lasting. It’s an interesting book.

With reading we can add to knowledge and open the horizons of the world. That's reason why I like reading.

1. Researcher: to study something carefully and try to discover new facts about it.
2. Phenylethylamine: name of compound substances that exist in the human brain.
3. Courtship: the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married.
4. Overlooked: to see something wrong or bad but decide to ignore it.

The Nightmare

     Learning English has four skills. They are reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In writing we must paying attention about punctuation and capitalization and in speaking about pronunciation. I have bad experience when I'm learning English. Onetime, in the speaking class, my lecturer calling my name and I must stand up in front of the class to retell about the material. It is make me panicky. So, I can't speak clearly because my pronunciation is become chaotic. I always fear when my lecturer calling my name to stand up in front of the class or answer her questions. This is the biggest nightmare when I'm learning English.


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1. Panicky : nervous.
2. Chaotic : in a state of complete confusion and lack of order.
3. Nightmare : a dream that is very frightening or unpleasant.

My Leisure Time

     Leisure time is a free time to I do everything. It’s time to refreshing from all fatigue activities that I do in a week day. I like reading novel, chatting, shopping, and sleeping. Sometimes, I’m cleaning and rearrange the home decoration with my mom, so it can get a fresh new look.  It’s all activity that I do in my leisure time, and it can re-energize for the next routine activities in a week day.

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1. Fatigue : a feeling of being extremely tired, usually because of hard work or exercise.
2. Re-energize : to give somebody more energy, strength, etc.