Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

November 15, 2008

I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane !

Well it's good to be back! Came back for updates. In case you didn't know that my finals is just around the corner. Next week to be precise. Will start on the 18th of Nov and will end on the 25th of Nov. I can't afford to fail neither one of the subjects. So yeah I'm in a hibernating mode for now. I'll leave everything aside for a moment.

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Oh to where ?

Well, just so you know. I'm leaving on a jet place to France this 2nd of December. Any of you knew that? haha. So farewell I'll be out for a week. Stay tune for my France trip after I my return ! As ya'll know that I'd learn a lil of French language in College. Can say about 20% at least. So I guess I don't have any problem communicating with people there in France.

Something like Bonjour, Commo allez vou. Imparfait, le merci. Je suis Malaisien. J dix-huit ans. All those no problem. easy for me. Example, Greetings, numbers, alphabets, days etc. What's hard for me is forming a sentence. Their words will be different when a two words combines together. Or even it's different when you are talking to a girl or a boy.

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Farewell my Friends. HAHA.

Just before I got exited, exams comes first. lol. But still. Since I'm a diploma student in Culinary Arts, I would love to cook such dishes like below. Frankly speaking, I'm not that good yet in cooking. But I would want to improve from mistakes. A pro chef wannabe? Well, I don't know. We'll see what happen in future. But for now,

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Who does not want a fine dining experience in France ?

P/S : I need someone in France with me... But Who?

March 31, 2008

What is plagiarism?


I've learned this word from my lecturer in college last week orientation day, Mrs.Teh. She mentioned about this word "plagiarism". What is plagiarism?!

For those who are new in college, you should read this article. It's very useful.


The word plagiarism comes from a Latin word for kidnapping. You know that kidnapping is stealing a person. Plagiarism is when you use someone else's words or ideas and pass them off as your own. It's not allowed in school, college, institute or beyond, so it's a good idea to learn the proper way to use resources, such as websites, books, and magazines.


An example, James just found some good source on the Web for his college report about physiology. He highlights a paragraph that found out very useful and kinda related to his report he is doing. So, James copies it and pastes it into his report. He quickly changes the font so it matches the rest of the report and continues his research.
And TA-DA, James just made a very big mistake. Do you know what he did? He committed plagiarism. Plagiarism is when you use someone else's words or ideas and pass them off as your own. It's strictly not allowed in school neither in college. So it's a good idea to learn the proper way to use resources, such as websites, books, and magazines.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, but it's a little complicated so a kid might do it without understanding that it's wrong. James should have given the author and the website credit for the information. Why? Because James didn't know this information before he came to the website. These aren't his thoughts or ideas.


What should James have done? He should have written down the name of the website and the name of the person who wrote the article. Then he could have added it and given credit to the source. Teachers have different rules on how you list sources. Sometimes, you provide a list at the end of a report. Other times, a teacher might want you to list the source immediately after the information you took from that source. Or you might just make it part of the sentence.
All this shouldn't make you nervous to use websites, books, and other sources. It's great that you can get information from experts on stuff you don't know much about. You just have to make sure to show where the information came from. If you do that, you're in the clear.

It's not always easy to tell what's plagiarism and what's not. Sometimes, it's accidental - you really intended to do your own work, but instead ended up with some sentences that sound just like something you've read. You might not be doing it intentionally, but if you don't identify the original source, you're risking a lot of trouble. So even if you put the information into your own words, you still should list the source. Ask yourself, "Would I know this if I hadn't read it on that website or in that book?" If the answer is no, list the source.


Plagiarism Is Lazy

Though plagiarism can be accidental, it's sometimes done on purpose and that's just being lazy. By copying whole paragraphs from different places, this fella doesn't have to spend the time thinking about the subject, gathering his or her own thoughts about it, and then putting it into original words. Cut, paste, and you're done.
But this is a shortcut that will probably catch up with this fella, even if he or she doesn't get caught for plagiarism. It's important for students to be able to research a subject, think about it, and then come up with something interesting to say. This skill is important in elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and beyond.

Ask yourself, "Am I using this to avoid doing my own work? Is it easier just to copy this?" If the answer is yes, beware. You just might be plagiarizing.


What Happens if I Plagiarize?

Most college are pretty strict about plagiarism. If you're caught, you can wind up suspended or worse. At the very least, you're probably going to fail the assignment. When you're older and in college, some schools will expel students who plagiarize. To be expelled means to be kicked out. And when you're kicked out of one college, it can be hard to get into another.
Also, when you apply for a job someday you want to be able to say, "I graduated from Supersmart University College in 2020." You don't want to have to explain how Supersmart University kicked you out!

Avoiding Plagiarism

To be on the safe side, always make it clear where the information comes from. Your teacher will tell you how to do this. Sometimes, teachers ask students to write a bibliography. That's a list of the sources you used for a project or report. To do that, you'll need to know the author, the title, and the date it was published.

For instance, if you did a report on giraffes, you could give credit to an author this way:

Eg.
Lebron, James. "All About Basketball." 2003.



Steven Dowshen, MD "What is Plagirism" September 2005

February 26, 2008

SPM results ?!


Heard many rumor's from everyone saying that SPM results is coming out this week on the 28th of February? Yeah, that's what everyone said. All are getting nervous about it as another 2 more days, they are going to face their greatest fear for what they have been studied for the pass 2 years, weather their results paid off for all the hard work they've done or not. XD

Anyway, for the ones who are really on pressure that SPM results are coming out on this week, better catch your breath cause SPM results is coming out next month on the 12th-17th of March. Probably after election week.

CONFIRM DATE, 12th-17th of March SPM results is coming out. Middle of march. Around there la. *Analyse and discussed with my ex school koko and class teacher.

Believe it or not that's up to you. It's 27th of February today and impossible it's coming out tomorrow without any news from the government right. So should be relief a bit at least. LOL. stupid 3 words.

EDIT : Yeah indeed
it's *In denial*

January 16, 2008

I thought I was the only one



Why?! Why study at KDU college? Ever wonder why there are so many students chose KDU to be their stepping stone to achieve greater success in their career and life achievements? Why?!

Click this link then you'll know why. http://www.kdu.edu.my/

Well, so far I heard many peeps are going to KDU College. ( Kolej Damansara Utama ) and today I heard that another 2 person is going to KDU. same as me, and I was shocked. haha. I thought I was the only one going there. Well now, many of them are also going there. where else the education offers there is not that bad thou. Quite a lot of privilege and advantages. prefer to other colleges. Also it's the first smart college establish in Malaysia. Other than that, KDU aims to provide a superior learning experience to nurture students to become independent and life-long learners.

The course study about Culinary arts at KDU is absolutely the bomb. 7 Kitchens I heard they have there. Where else others only got 1 or 2 kitchens. No offence but it's the fact. Try to imagine. 7 kitchens!!

Lastly, this is for woodlaine, hope you haven make ur decisions yet where to go and there's still a time for u to consider deeply about your future. haha. Try and consider about KDU la. KDU business damn good. not bad man over there. Serious no joke. So, consider laaa..


It's fair, quality and honest education.


P/S : I am helping to promote KDU college... anyone?
PP/S : and I love war too! =p