STEREO HEART ~Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine~

Chorus

My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Verse 1
If I was just another dusty record on the shelf,
Would you blow me off and play me like everybody else,
If I asked you to scratch my back could you handle that,
Like yikky yea Travie I can handle that,
Further more I apologize for any skipping tracks,
It's just the last girl that played me left a couple tracks,
I used to used to used to now I'm over that,
Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts,
If I could only find the note to make you understand,
Now sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand,
Keep it stuck inside your head like your favorite tune,
And know my hearts a stereo that only plays for you

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Verse 2
If I was an old school 50 pound boom box,
Would you hold me on your shoulder wherever you walk,
Would you turn my volume up in front of the cops,
And turn it higher when they told you to stop,
And all I ask is that you don't get mad at me,
When you have to purchase mad D Batteries,
Appreciate every mix tape your friends made,
You never know we come and go like on the interstate,
I think I finally found the note to make you understand,
If you can hear then sing a long and take you by the hand,
Just keep it stuck inside your head like your favorite tune,
And know my hearts a stereo that onlt plays for you

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo

Bridge
I only you pray you never leave me behind,
Because good music can be so hard to find,
Ill take your head and hold it closer to mine,
Thought love was dead but now you're changing my mind,
YEAAAAAAA

Chorus
My hearts a stereo,
It beats for you so listen close,
Hear my thoughts in every note,
Oh oh,
Make me your radio,
Turn me up when you feel low,
This melody was meant for you,
So sing-a-long to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh, Oh oh oh
To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh,
So sing a long to my stereo 


I love Gym Class Heroes since their their 'Cupid Chokehold' days and have been their loyal fan since then. Travie McCoy is simply a genius and  Adam Levine is also one of my favourite singer, famous for his unique and distinctive style so this combo is a win-win for me! 

Fantastic song indeed.. so enjoy! :)


p/s: love the MV too... nice concept 'playing' with the shadows as personal reflections of our inner self..  INGENIOUS!
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Step By Wicked Step- Simple Answering Techniques

Hello my lovely students,

I know that SPM is really just around the corner and some of you are bored to death when you have to read and reread all the notes that I gave to all of you previously in my extra classes. However, some of your friends came to see me just now and asked a very interesting question on how to write a simple answer for the question on literature component (Step By Wicked Step). I hope this sample will help some of you, especially for my students who are quite weak in finding and providing evidences from the novel.

So basically, I showed my students this simple template. 

If the question wants you to give one character/moral value/theme/event, give ONLY one and support your answer by giving 3 simple elaborations/evidences from the novel.

e.g.: Choose one character that you like and give your reasons why you like the character.

Your answer  should be something like this:

Character I like : Claudia

Why do I like her? 
a) She is a kind girl.
Elaboration 1
During her father's birthday party, Claudia wears her green pyjamas given by her father's girlfriend, Stella. She decides to do this because she feels that the guests in the party are very rude when they refuse to talk to Stella. They act like Stella is invisible and Claudia feels angry because Stella is actually a very nice person.

b) She is loyal to her mother.
Elaboration 2
Claudia is a very loyal daughter. She knows that her mother hates the fact that her father is happy with a new woman in his life so she pretends that she is unhappy when she has to go to her father's house. Claudia also refuses to accept Stella's kindness because she wants to show that she is loyal to her mother.

c) She is mature and wise.
Elaboration 3
Claudia feels that the guests for her father's birthday party are very rude. They do not want to acknowledge that Stella is her father's new love by giving her a cold shoulder during the party. Claudia is very angry with all those immature adults so she decides to give all of them a lesson by wearing her new green pyjamas and showing it off in front of the guess, hinting that Stella and her are very close. The guests are ashamed so they start to treat Stella nicely after the incident.

So, you have the points and the elaborations. You next step should be writing them nicely in paragraphs.Your answer might look like this.

     From the novel 'Step By Wicked Step' by Anne Fine, I like Claudia from the story the Green Pyjamas. I like Claudia because she is kind, loyal and she can be very mature and wise.

     Claudia is a very kind girl.  During her father's birthday party, Claudia wears her green pyjamas given by her father's girlfriend, Stella. She decides to do this because she feels that the guests in the party are very rude when they refuse to talk to Stella. They act like Stella is invisible and Claudia feels angry because Stella is actually a very nice person.

     Other than that, Claudia is also a loyal daughter to her mother.She knows that her mother hates the fact that her father is happy with a new woman in his life so she pretends that she is unhappy when she has to go to her father's house. Claudia also refuses to accept Stella's kindness because she wants to show that she is loyal to her mother.

     Lastly, Claudia shows that she is very mature and wise. Claudia feels that the guests for her father's birthday party are very rude. They do not want to acknowledge that Stella is her father's new love by giving her a cold shoulder during the party. Claudia is very angry with all those immature adults so she decides to give all of them a lesson by wearing her new green pyjamas and showing it off in front of the guess, hinting that Stella and her are very close. The guests are ashamed so they start to treat Stella nicely after the incident.

     From these three reasons, I choose Claudia as the character I like the most. Claudia shows that she is a good daughter to both her mother and father and she is also kind enough to accept Stella as her future step mother.

There you have it! A simple answer for you to use. I would like to remind all of you that this is not an A script answer. This is just a simple sample answer to help you gain enough points and I hope you would at least write something simple like this rather than not showing any attempt to answer the question, ok? :)
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HALT! It's my way or the highway, baby!

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SOME IMPORTANT THINGS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW...

1) I DO NOT spot questions! My notes in this blog are purely for my  students to use as their reference when they do their homework... 

2) I am not in any position to know what question will come in your exams. If I could do that, I would be a rich psychic by now.. hohoho!

3) Yes, you can write your comments in Bahasa Melayu but I would really appreciate your effort if you try to write in English.DO NOT BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES because that's the only way that you will learn to upgrade yourself. I will try to correct your sentences, don't worry...  

4) I do not appreciate any harsh or rude comments. Let's keep this blog a happy, clean place for everyone, alright?  :)
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THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY- Part 2 (Event / Plot)


MODEL QUESTION AND ANSWER.

Based on the novel above, choose one event which you think is important/you like. Write about the event that you have chosen and give reasons for your choice.

  
       From the novel The Boscombe Valley Mystery by Sir Authur Conan Doyle, one important event for me was the tragic killing of Charles McCarthy which was committed by John Turner. I think this event is important because it is the starting point of the whole issues and conflicts portrayed in the novel.


     In this story, we learn that John Turner was a rich and respected gentleman but in the past, he was known as the notorious Black Jack of Ballarat. Twenty years later, his past caught up with him when Charles McCarthy recognized him and started to blackmail him. John Turner decided to put up with the blackmailing at first but Charles McCarthy had bigger plans. He decided to reap all John Turner’s wealth by forcing his son to marry John Turner’s only daughter, Alice.


     Out of fear of his past being exposed and his love for Alice, John Turner was willing to do anything to protect her. He even goes to the extent of murdering Charles McCarthy so that Alice would be safe from the evil and scheming Charles. However, the murder was committed out of rage, so John Tuner left the murder scene in a hurry. James McCarthy was accused of killing his own father and Alice Turner asked Sherlock Holmes to help her to clean James McCarthy’s name.


     This event is important because it opens my eyes to a lot of hidden stories behind the lives of the Turners and McCarthys. I hate the fact that John Turner was forced to kill Charles McCarthy. However, he had to do it because he loved his daughter very much. I was also very angry at Charles McCarthy for being so greedy but committing a murder was still unacceptable. In the end, John Turner got his punishment and the story ended nicely when Alice and James were married without knowing the truth about their fathers.


State the novel you have chosen.







State some general background of the story and relate it with the event
(the murder of Charles McCarthy)










Describe the event in general
(the murder of Charles McCarthy)






State your own opinion.


I had a few requests from my message box to discuss about 'an/one important event' from the novel. However, this sample answer was done in a hurry because currently I am not that well, so I hope this will help you guys to understand the story more. 

To my new readers, I just want to say 'HELLO!'... Thank you for reading my blog...  :)

To my cheeky students of SMK Seri Mulia (2B and 1D)… I miss you guys very much! Please pray for me, alright!  
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Prepositions

A preposition is important because it shows the relationship betwen a noun or a pronoun and the rest of the sentences.

Types of prepositions:
a) Prepositions of Place or Position
    (in, on, under, against, above, in front of, beside,between, under, among, opposite, by)

b) Preposition of Direction
    (across, through, around, to, from, up, over, down, into, off, along, past)

c) Preposition of Time
    (in, on, after, before, by, at, during, for, since)
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Simple Conjunctions

Conjunctions are used for different purposes:

a) and- to show things of similar functional value
    e.g. : She is young and active.
            I want an apple and an orange.

 b) but- to show contrast
      e.g. : Azmin studied hard for the exam but he still failed.
              My mother is very strict but kind at the same time.

 c) or- to indicate a choice
     e.g. : Do you want a pencil or a pen?
             You can choose the blue bag or the red bag.

 d) so- to show consequences
      e.g. : I was late to school so I was punished by the discipline teacher.
              Mila was hungry so she bought two plates of nasi lemak.

 e) because- to show reason
     e.g. : Majid could not come because he was sick.
             The babies cried because they were hungry.
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THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY- Part 1 (Character / Moral Values / Theme)

For my Form 1 and Form 2 students, here are some useful notes for all of you...


TECHNIQUES AND GUIDELINES FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF PAPER 2 
~THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY~

          Choose only one novel for the answer. Do not write about all the novels.
          Your answer should be a short essay of more than 50 words.
          Your answer must be in continuous writing.
          Check your spelling and grammar.
          Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this section.

Outline:
          Name the novel that you have chosen.
          You can briefly state what the novel is about.
          Name / state the character / event / lesson etc you have chosen, depending on the question.
          Describe / list / highlight at least 2 characteristics / actions / events etc as examples / reasons to  support your choice.
          Describe / show how character / event / lesson etc affects other characters / people and you.



MODEL QUESTION AND ANSWER.

Based on the novel above, choose one character which you think is important. Write about the character that you have chosen and give reasons for your choice.

  
     I would like to write about Charles McCarthy from the novel Boscombe Valley Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Charles McCarthy was an evil man. He knew that John Turner was Black Jack from Ballarat, a group of notorious robbers that robbed stagecoaches carrying gold from Australia. When Charles McCarthy met John Turner in England twenty years later, he started to blackmail him. Charles did not know that John Turner had turned over a new leaf and started a new life in England.

     Charles McCarthy is an important character because he was the real villain in this story. In the initial bargain, he asked for a house and some land and John Turner gave him a house on his farm and allowed him to stay rent-free. Over the years, Charles McCarthy became greedier and demanded more money and finally, he wanted his son, James to marry Alice Turner so that he could lay his hand on the Turner estates and wealth. John Turner loved his daughter very much and he did not want her to suffer so he killed Charles by hitting him violently with a stone on the head.

     Charles McCarthy was an evil man. His greed made him lose his life under the hands of John Turner. If he waited for a while, maybe his son would have married Alice Turner because both of them were in love with each other. In the end, John Turner killed him because he was afraid that his beloved daughter would know the truth about his past and he did not want Alice to suffer because of his past mistakes.

State the name of the character and the novel you have chosen.

State some general background of the story.



Highlight the points of the question (an important character)






State your own opinion.




Based on the novel above, state one lesson that you can learn from this novel and give reasons for your choice.

  
     One important lesson that I can learn from the novel Boscombe Valley Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is crime does not pay. We can never run from a crime that we have committed because the past will always come back to haunt us. In this story, we learn that John Turner was a rich and respected gentleman but in the past, he was known as the notorious Black Jack of Ballarat. Twenty years later, his past caught up with him when Charles McCarthy recognized him and started to blackmail him.

     To keep his secret safe, John Turner agrees to let Charles and his family lived on a farm in his estate rent-free. However, Charles became more greedy and demanded more money and demanded that his son, James to marry John’s only daughter, Alice. John Turner finally had enough and murdered Charles in cold blood.

     From this story, I learnt that crime does not pay. We must be responsible for all our actions because one day, this past mistake will come back to us and we have to pay a high price for it.


State the name of the novel and the lesson you learnt.

State some general background of the story.



Highlight the points of the question (a lesson learnt)




State your own opinion.


c)     Based on the novel above, state one important theme and give reasons for your choice.

  
     One important theme that I can find from the novel Boscombe Valley Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is love. This novel is an excellent example of love because I can see different types of love portrayed in the story. First, we have the love of two young people, Alice Turner and James McCarthy. Alice loves James and understands him well enough to know that he is a kind person who is incapable of killing another human being, let alone his own father. Her love for him driver her to hire the best known detective, Sherlock Holmes, to prove his innocence. Finally, their love triumphs and the two are happily married.

     Another evidence of love is between a father and his daughter. In this novel, John Turner loves his daughter, Alice, so much that he is willing to do anything to protect her. He even goes to the extent of murdering Charles McCarthy so that Alice would be safe from the evil and scheming Charles. Alice also loves his father very much and she takes good care of him, especially when he is sick.

     In the end, it is this evidence of pure love that melts Holmes’ heart. We should learn from these characters that true love does triumph in the end. 


State the name of the novel.

Highlight the points of the question (a theme portrayed)





Give another example with support from the story.





State your own opinion.

Hmm... I hope these notes are helpful when you are revising for your exams, ok! :)
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GRENADE ~Bruno Mars~

A song request from my Form 3 students and since I also absolutely love Bruno Mars' songs, here you are my dear... But before that, here are some wise words from the singer himself...

"Today, I get to share with you the visual companion piece to my new single, 'Grenade.' The song is about loving someone so deeply, and the pain of knowing that the person you love does not feel the same. The actions in this video serve as a metaphor, and should not be taken literally. I am aware of the power of visual media, and I encourage everyone who watches this video to understand that it is an artistic interpretation of the song, and not something to imitate." -- Bruno Mars




GRENADE
Easy come, easy go

That's just how you live, oh

Take, take, take it all,

But you never give
Should of known you was trouble from the first kiss,
Why were they open?
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked,
Cause what you don't understand is
I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same



No, no, no, no

Black, black, black and blue beat me till I'm numb

Tell the devil I said “hey” when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman,
That's just what you are, yeah,
You’ll smile in my face then rip the breaks out my car
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash



You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand is
I’d catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same


If my body was on fire, ooh

You’ d watch me burn down in flames

You said you loved me you're a liar
Cause you never, ever, ever did baby...
But darling I’ll still catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’d jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah , yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for ya baby;
But you won't do the same.
No, you won’t do the same,
You wouldn’t do the same,
Ooh, you’ll never do the same,
No, no, no, no


Do you agree with the song? Can you force someone to love you as much as you love him/her? Tell me what you think in the comment box.. ;)
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A Letter From The Future To The Old Me

 Dear Me,

First and foremost, I hope you would not be too surprised when you find this letter tucked nicely between your collections of Famous Five Series. I knew that it would be the best place to put this special letter because I knew for a fact that those detective series were your most prized collection for the time being and you would rather die than to lose any of those precious books after you received them as your gift for the Smart Reader Competition.

You might be wondering how on earth would I know that, right? Well, prepare yourself for the shock of your life. Alright, drum roll please, tadaa! I am you and you are me! Confused? Hmm, to make things easier for you, I am you 60 years from now. Yes, you read this correctly and I can assure you that this is not a joke. You might think that this is impossible but please, please read this letter until the end and then you may choose whether to believe me or not.

I am now 72 years old and two years ago, a couple of unknown scientists from Malaysia managed to create a very useful device called Super Teleportation machine. Yes, you may laugh at the lame name, I found it very silly as well. However,   the two scientists were my ex-students and when they presented their so-called creative idea to all the top universities in the world, no one thought that this idea would work. Some of the professors and historians were even concerned about the effect of this device because nobody knew the impact and domino effect of changing something relatively small and how it would transform the world we live in right now.

Finally, after a huge failure in convincing these smart people, my ex-students came back to my place since they had nowhere to go, revised their blueprint and did some extra research and tests. After two years of trial and error, they said that the device was finally ready. However, due to the tight budget, they could only try to test the device one time, without ever knowing whether their invention would be successful or not. 

Then, as I expected, they argued on what they would do with the device. Which event they would change? Could they manage to stop World War I or World War II? Things got out of hand until I stepped in and gave my opinion. Changing something big like stopping a war would be suicidal, who knew what would happen if Hitler was kept alive or the Japanese reigned supreme. So, I told them not to change any big events because the result might be too catastrophic and in the end, I volunteered myself to be their subject and there you have it! My own personal letter to the old me and that’s you, obviously.

I chose to write a letter to the past me, when I was just about 12. That year, if I remembered correctly, was the year I took the UPSR exam. Don’t get too excited, I would not reveal anything on the questions and how you would fare in the exam because I didn’t want to ruin the surprise for you, ha ha! But, there was one thing that I would really want to tell you. After you got your results, you must remember and promise me this one little thing. Whatever the result might be, no matter how hard Mom and Dad begged, asked and finally instructed you, put your feet down firmly, my dear, and say that you want to stay with your family and go to school with your siblings. Do not ask why, just do what I asked you to do and I promised you, life would be better.

Another thing which I would like you to do is to pursue your passion to be a gymnast. I knew doing gymnastics was one of the highlights of your life and you were really happy when you won last year right? Even though it was only a school-level competition, it was one of the moments that you would remember and cherish forever. I knew Dad specifically asked you to forget about gymnastics and focused more on your studies but somehow, I need you to try and make things work. You need to try really hard to balance your passion and your studies, produce excellent results in your exams and make Dad change his mind. I promise you that this is something that you would not regret. If it went well, please pursue your passion right through secondary school and prove to yourself how good you could be if you put your mind and effort on doing this wholeheartedly. 

I couldn’t imagine how my life would change if you really followed my instructions above but if in any part of your life later on and you met someone with curly hair, a cute set of dimples and a smile to kill for, please give this person more attention than you wanted to at that time. Don’t worry, you would know exactly that he would be the one because the first time you saw him, his eyes made your heart skipped a beat. Sure, you might feel that everything was too good to be true or the nasty things that those nosy girls said might have gotten into your head at some point but you have to take my word for this, gave him a chance to say something and who knows what that could lead to.

I should not say too much and who knew how effective this device would be so I think I should stop here. They said I should think of a place where my letter would be safe, a place where there would be the highest chance of this letter to be read by the younger version of me and I also needed to choose the time of deliverance carefully, so as to ensure that this letter would bring some sort of impact to the one I chose to write to. With that in mind, I end this letter with hope that it managed to reach the right person and you would believe everything that I wrote and when the time comes, you would know what to do.

Best wishes in your future undertakings!


                                                                                                                  With love,
                                                                                                                       Me

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SENTENCE VARIETY

SIMPLE SENTENCE
·         A simple sentence contains one subject and one finite verb.
          E.g.     Shawn       is             my nephew.
                                      (S)         (V)

                                    All of us      sleep     early.
                                        (S)          (V)


COMPOUND SENTENCE
·         A compound sentence two or more main clauses/ideas which are equal in importance.
·         The clauses/ideas are usually joined together with the use of conjunctions.

E.g.  I was tired     so    I went to bed early.
                                            (main clause)             (main clause)
      
                                            Tina was ill    but    she refused to stay at home.
                                            (main clause)                     (main clause)


COMPLEX SENTENCE
·         A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
·         A main clause is an independent clause. A subordinate clause is incomplete and cannot exist as a separate sentence. 
 
E.g.         She is the girl  whose father died recently.
                                                   (main clause)           (subordinate clause)

                                                   We must work hard  in order to excel in our exams.
                                                     (main clause)                (subordinate clause)



USING SENTENCE VARIETY (UPGRADING SENTENCES)

              Hindi movies are all the same. The new film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ focuses on good songs and dances. The plot is predictable. Rahul and his best friend Anjali are very close in college. However, they do not show any feelings for each other. Rahul does not realize that Anjali loves him. Anjali feels very sad when Rahul falls in love with someone else. Hence,  she quits college.

              Hindi movies are all the same. Like all of them, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ is nothing more than a good excuse for a song and dance. It has a highly predictable plot. It is hard to see how a young boy and a young girl, Rahul and Anjali, played by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, could be such intimate college buddies and yet maintain an innocence in their relationship. Furthermore, it is incredible that Rahul does not realize the love that Anjali has for him, even after she quits college suddenly, upon seeing that Rahul loves someone else. 



See? Now the sentences sound nicer, right? Just try to mix up these three types on sentences in your paragraph and you will write a much better paragraph in your essay. Just try, alright? 
:) 
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