BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEARN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

      Nowadays, there are many people use social media as a medium to learn English language. In Malaysia, some of the brilliantly people from different ages, nations and states especially students use this medium to learn from it. For instance, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Youtube and Blog are used. There are some benefits of social media to learn English language.

Example of Social Media

      Internet provides us a translation part. Nowadays, we are able to know the exact or real pronunciation from each country dialect or accent such as American, United Kingdom, British and so on. The simplest and famous example of social media is Facebook or Skype. With these two, we may able to make friends from overseas. Besides that, we can take this as a challenge for ourself to learn to speak and write in English properly by having a conservation with the friends or family. As a concern in improving our English skills, skype get us talking. Consequently, we converse, which is putting our English speaking and listening skills into action.

      In addition, social media give us another ways to communicate with a professional English teacher or lecturer. Some of them prepare questions or homework in term of soft copy. Therefore, any information, solution, and answer from latest questions can just be uploaded in this kind of social media. Furthermore, if we have any problem about a difficult subject or some student might call it the "killer subject", we can share the problem on Facebook or Twitter. Then, the person who knows the answer to the problem will be able to share their knowledge and also change ideas in that virtual medium.

      Furthermore, we are also able to watch any English movie from youtube. From listening while reading the subtitles, we can learn the English words and phrasing from the videos. In order to learn effectively, we can write any word that we did not understand into a list of word so we can look it up later. After finishing the movie/video, go through the word list that we have write to find the meaning of those new words through Google translate.

Lets we see how social media influence us to learn English language.

Secret to Start Speaking English in 10 Days

      For Twitter, we send our tweets (a posting on social network) to our friends or followers and we can follow other people who we find interesting and read their tweets in a simplest English. In this way, Twitter helps us to improve our knowledge about English language and also reading skills. We can read a variety of short messages on a myriad of subjects. Hence, we learn new words, turns of phrase which all will help us to build our English vocabulary better.

      In conclusion, there are many benefits of social media to learn English language. It is hoped that we can use this challenges in order to improve our English language from day by day.

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MY LOVELY BEST FRIENDS

We may able to have a hundred or a thousand friends, or even more. But there is certain friends who really has loyalty on you if you really think about it. Best friend is someone who make our life more perfect and meaningful.
                                                   

SUZI

My lovely best friend is Noor Suziana Binti Rozali. I called her Suzi. We met at tadika school since we were 6 years old. We were classmates all the way since standard one until six in primary school. After we got UPSR result, we had choose our own school. After that, we were in different schools. We always share about our secret story, favourites and others. I am still remember if we had extra time ,we always slept at home each other when we were in primary and secondary school. Now, she is teaching at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Belimbing . I got new news from her that she was engaged yesterday. I am really happy for it.

YANA

Her name is Nor Liyana Syamimi Binti Azman. Her short name is Yana. She is very cute and beautiful person. We loved to share about family’s problem. She is very understanding. She knows when I feel happy and when I feel sad. She always said she is also sad when I look sad, and she is also happy when I feel happy. She is someone who knows how to respond any kind of my mood, she knows how to comfort me and always there for me . She is someone who is able to understand me most. There is no relatives between us but there are many similarities in our characteristics. The similar characteristics have given an ease for us to be able to understand each other. She is someone who is faithful and always taking care of me. She is always supporting me for reaching my dream. She is my lovely bestfriend , who is able to balance my life. When anything goes wrong, she is the first person I think to call. Now, we are difficult to meet because busy with study but we still keep in touch. We will never forget each other and are eager to maintain our lifelong friendship.

TEAH

Fatehah Noor Suziazalin is my first bestfriend when I registered as new students in Sekolah Agama Menengah Tinggi Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. Now,she is studying at Universiti  Teknologi Mara Arau, Perlis. She makes my life more funny. She always brings me to her house and sleep there for two or three days in school holidays. Her family is my family and my family is her family too. We were born in same month. I was born on 30 January while she was born on 18 January. So, we like to celebrate our birthday together. Besides that, when Eid Fitri is around the corner, we have prepared our money to shopping together. After we continued our study in different universiti,it is difficult to us meet each other. We always remember each other.

ZAS

Her name is Zaslin binti Zailani and she likes me to called her Zas. I miss her so much. She is very talkative. When she started to talk, I do not know when she will stop.  She cherish my days because she is very hilarious. I love it. I learn something from her every time when we have hang out. She always have new ideas to make activity together and make our friendship strong. She is very creative in anything. My parents and siblings consider her a part of the family. She always know exactly what I need to hear to feel better. She is genius and make me jealous with her. I am proud to be her best friend too. 

UMMI

Her name is Ummi binti Nordin. I called her Ummi. We were being best friend since 14 years old. We met at Sekolah Agama Menengah Tanjong Karang. We were in different classes. Sometime we have misunderstanding but we try to solve it together. She is very sweet and romantic. We like to send letter each other. When I sulked with her, she has written a letter to apologize. She make my heart full of loves.We have same favourite colour which is pink colour. In addition, she is very caring, loving and sporting. She always reminds me that our friendship will be forever.


                         

MY AMBITION

Everybody have their own ambition. Different people have different ambition like doctor, lecturer, lawyer, police, soldier, and sometime they just only want to be a good housewife. Ambition will motivate us to achieve our definite aim in life, which would enable us to be more focused and work hardly to make the dream becomes reality.

                My ambition is want to be a teacher.  Actually,when I was in primary and secondary school, I do not like to be a teacher. There are many work to do and make me messy. I really want to be a syarie lawyer but my family and some teachers adviced me to choose a suitable ambition for myself. There are many problems if I choose to be a syarie lawyer. But when I was in standard six, I am really hope that I can be a teacher one day. In my opinion,  teacher is a good career specifically for girl who had married. They may have much ideal  time with their family. Teachers as well as students always wait for school holidays because they want spend time together with their family and lovely person.

             Teacher profession is not only about educating student but also can be a medium to deliver dakwah to Muslim and non-Muslim too. As we know, teachers spread good values through their lectures in class. Good teacher may affected students to be better person in future. Now I am studying in Bachelor Syariah with Laws eventhough lawyer is not my ambition but I still like to study and explore about that. After finishing my degree, I can further my study in education course. Some people might say I just waste my time but for not directly choose education course for my first degree but I take this as a challenge. 

                Before this,I had been a teacher for a while. I taught standard four in  Arabic language and Hafazan. This is my beautiful experience in my life. I really miss that moments. I hope one day my dream will comes true. May all of you pray for me.

WAYS TO DAKWAH USING SOCIAL MEDIA

  

Nowadays, there are many people used social media as a medium to deliver dakwah to Muslim or non- Muslim. In Malaysia, some of the brilliantly  people from different ages, nations and states specifically Muslim use this medium to deliver dakwah.  There are many types of social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flicker, You tube and Blog to deliver dakwah. There are some ways  to dakwah using social media. We may able make an interesting videos about proper attire according to Islamic syariah compliant or how to respect old people especially parents. After that, we upload the videos to You tube. Then, many people specifically teenagers or youngsters will be attracted to watch that videos. From this ways, they are easier to understand the good message in that  video and influence them to practice it in their daily life. Besides that, we can share or  post  some quotes through twitter or Facebook  about Islam  and moral values. Positive people will always take the message in order  to make their life better. They also can share that quotes to another person  as a reminder. In addition, we can use social networking sites like Facebook to create Islamic pages, which can help to promote the religion. After we create that pages, we can invite our friends from different gender or places and they can share what your post to their another friends to further spread the message of Islam. Furthermore, many people use bloggings as a form to spread dakwah. So, we can use this social media as a medium to spread dakwah too. We can leave space for comments or discussions about something which is not clear especially misunderstanding about Islam. In conclusion, create Islamic pages through Facebook, upload videos about Islam to Youtube and make a blog for discussing about dakwah are one of the ways to dakwah by using social media.

I would like to share to all of you short movie about a beautiful story of a father and son who don't see eye-to-eye and forget what family is but they come back together when...Lets watch this short movie. By the way, this is one of the ways to dakwah using social media.  


                 

ولتكن منكم أمة يدعون إلى الخير ويأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر وأولْئك هم المفلحون

And let there be (arising) from you a nation inviting to (all that is) good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.    [3:104]

  Social media is not about what each one of us does or says, but about what we do and say together, worldwide, to communicate in all directions at any time by any possible (digital) means. -MICHELLE CHMIELEWSKI-

  

                                                                     
                                                        

MY IDOL

                                           

MY LOVELY MOTHER

 * Enjoy with this song while read my blog

Normah binti Mohamed Amin, my lifetime idol. She is the  one that God sent to give birth to me. Back in the old days, she was a really hardworking person. She went trough many experience in working. She started at a Mushroom Factory and then at a school cafeteria and the last one at a large Herb Factory. So its not possible that I could be able to notice my mothers passionate about taking care of her children ever since I was a little girl. Why?? It is because at the end of the day, there she is at the kitchen preparing our teatime and also at night during dinner. She always cares about me and full of loves, smiles and laughter.

Time passes by, I grew up. That was the moments that we were like best friends. During holidays we hung out together, shared secrets and many cool teenage routine together. Meanwhile, during school days, she was a teacher-mother. I can still remember the nights during examination, I studied until late night but still, there she is right beside me.Mummy never misses to wish my birthday. In fact she will be the first to wish, and we often celebrate with dinning. Despite her last moments, she still remembers to wish.

After she had passed away, I am never forget our memory that we have make together. When I missed her, I recite Al-fatihah and sees her photo. She will always be my number one  idol for me even.

I LOVE YOU MOM. 

The only reason I chose you is because I learned that in Islam, a womans heaven lays underneath her husbands blessings and her husbands blessings is towards the liability in being a wife and a mother to your children. So your whole life has been chasing towards our Jannah. That inspired me so much mother. I love you..

  I love you mom but I know God loves you more..

Al-Fatihah.....

SUPERSTITIOUS IN MALAYSIA

Assalamualaikum w.b.t..

 Today, I want to share about superstitious in Malaysia.

I believe that all of you feel excited to read this information..

As Malaysian's we would have heard all the many superstitious that we may not even be able to tell them apart. Here are a few and also the real reason as to why this superstitious came up:

                                   MALAY SUPERSTITIOUS

1) Do not break mirror (some even say glass)

Reason: 7 Years years of bad luck

Truth: If  people break mirror or glass, they can get their hands cut.

2) Don not sit / step on a book

Reason: You will become stupid.

Truth: Its a reading material, so as a form of respect, the least we can do is not to step or sit on it.

3) Do not sit on pillow

Reason: You will get a boil on your bum

Truth: You put your head on it to sleep, you do not want it smelling of people's bum.

4) Young ladies should not sing while cooking.

Reason: You will get marry to an old man

Truth: If you sing, you might loose concentration in cooking and might add the wrong ingredients or maybe your saliva will drop into the pot.

5) Do not open umbrella at home

Reason: Some say the house will be cursed n you will lose some wealth.

Truth: You might poke someone , or if its wet, water will drip inside the house.

6) During Maghrib, Muslims kids are not allowed to play outside

Reason: A lot of ghosts wandering around

Truth: You want the kids to be back early, have their bath and pray on time.

7) Do not walk under the ladder

Bad luck will befall you

Truth: If you walk under the ladder chances are people on top may drop something and fall on you, or even the ladder might fall on you

8) Do not cut fingernails at night (Same with do not cut hair at night / do not sew at night)

Reason: You will be cursed

Truth: Those days people used kerosene lamps where the light is dim. So, you might cut your fingers 

9) If you accidentally bite your tongue, it means that someone is speaking ill of you.


                                 CHINESE SUPERSTITIOUS

1) House Cleaning

The entire house should be cleaned before New Year's Day. On New Year's Eve, all brooms, brushes, dusters, dust pans and other cleaning equipment are put away. Sweeping or dusting should not be done on New Year's Day for fear that good fortune will be swept away. After New Year's Day, the floors may be swept. Beginning at the door, the dust and rubbish are swept to the middle of the parlor, then placed in the corners and not taken or thrown out until the fifth day. At no time should the rubbish in the corners be trampled upon. In sweeping, there is a superstition that if you sweep the dirt out over the threshold, you will sweep one of the family away. Also, to sweep the dust and dirt out of your house by the front entrance is to sweep away the good fortune of the family; it must always be swept inwards and then carried out, then no harm will follow. All dirt and rubbish must be taken out the back door.

2) New Year Activities Set Precedent

All debts had to paid by this time. Nothing should be lent on this day, as anyone who does so will be lending all the year. Back when tinder and flint were used, no one would lend them on this day or give a light to others.

Everyone should refrain from using foul language and bad or unlucky words. Negative terms and the word "four" , which sounds like the word for death, are not to be uttered. Death and dying are never mentioned and ghost stories are totally taboo. References to the past year are also avoided as everything should be turned toward the New Year and a new beginning.

If you cry on New Year's day, you will cry all through the year. Therefore, children are tolerated and are not spanked, even though they are mischievous.

3)  Personal Appearance and Cleanliness

On New Year's Day, we are not suppose to wash our hair because it would mean we would have washed away good luck for the New Year. Red clothing is preferred during this festive occasion. Red is considered a bright, happy color, sure to bring the wearer a sunny and bright future. It is believed that appearance and attitude during New Year's sets the tone for the rest of the year. Children and unmarried friends, as well as close relatives are given lai see, little red envelopes with crisp one dollar bills inserted, for good fortune.

INDIAN SUPERSTITIOUS

- After moving into a new home, they will patch cow dungs on the wall of their entrance to prevent evil spirits from coming in.

- Seeing an elephant when one is leaving for a journey is considered lucky. This is because an elephant represents Lord Ganesha, the Indian God who is the harbinger of good luck and removes obstacles.

- Seeing a peacock on a journey is also considered lucky, but hearing its shrill sound is bad.

- Indians feel happy if a sparrow builds a nest in a new house because it signals good fortune.

- A dog howling near a sick man's chamber predicts his death.

- Even the daily life of Indians is governed by beliefs and superstitions. For example, Monday is not an auspicious day for shaving and Thursday is a bad day for washing one's hair.

- One of the common things not to do in public is for couples to hold hands. Now if you are married then it will be okay, but if you are just dating, holding hands in public whether or not it is among the Indian community is sometimes deemed inappropriate. This is due to an old tradition where it is not allowed in the society so there is always a fear of ‘what if people see us?’. Since holding hands are deemed inappropriate, then kissing and hugging are totally out of the question.

- For Indian girls, they are not encouraged to wear short skirts or short pants in public. This is very common in fact among all culture but it is regarded to be quite a serious taboo among the more traditional families because such fashion tends to promote promiscuity.