Journey to Niah Caves

A Journey from Brunei to Sarawak Thirty years ago, Hedley, with his wife Mary and daughter Katie visited the Niah Caves in Sarawak, East Malaysia. They travelled by car, ferry, and boat.

They set off from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei and drove to the border with Sarawak. They crossed two large rivers by ferry, stopped in Miri for lunch and then continued to Niah, a small river township. Then they hired a small boat and sailed upriver to a government rest house, where they spent the night. They ate with the small group of scientists who lived in the rest house and shared the cold drinks they had brought with them in a cool box. It was a remote spot, deep in the jungle. They slept in bunk beds with no air-conditioning. It was a novel experience.

The next morning, they walked along a jungle path for half an hour until they reached the Niah caves. Inside the caves, which were very high, they saw men who climbed up tall bamboo poles. The men wore lights on their hats because it was so dark. At the top of the poles they scraped off birds’ nests from the roof of the caves. The nests were collected by their mates on the cave floor and packed into sacks. These nests were later sold and made into bird’s nest soup, a Chinese delicacy. 

 That afternoon, they said goodbye to their new-found friends in the rest house and set off on the long drive home. It was quite an adventure and one they would never forget.

Reflection on process writing

When the task is to describe a process using the passive voice/mood, we must use the present passive.

This is formed by using is or are with the past participle, e.g.

Orange juice is stored in a fridge.

The oranges are transported in trucks to the factory.

If we fail to use the passive when we are specifically asked to do so, we are dropped a quarter band, which can mean the difference between passing & failing.

How to change a tyre

 I will explain to you the steps to change a tyre if you have encountered a puncture.


After stoppng and parking in a safe place, the wheelnuts are loosened. Then the car is jacked up. Then the nuts and the wheel are removed. After that the spare wheel is put on. Then the nuts are tightened and the car is lowed. the nuts are tightened again. Finally, you tools are packed away.


In my opinion women should be tought how to change a tyre.  In addition traffice should include lessons in how to change a tyre when people are getting the liceane.

How to make butter

 

In every place in the world we  need to have milk; however not everyone  knows how to make butter . I am going to talk about how to make it.

Firstly, you need to check the fresh milk quality and fat content. Then you should leave the milk to cool. After that, separate the cream and churn it. After separation drain the buttermilk from the butter and place it in a jar. After this step, wash the butter with cold water and that comes to remove remaining buttermilk. Then add a small amount of salt for flavor. In addition cut and wrap the butter and finally store the butter in a fridge.

I prefer the butter especially when I am alone at home and I believe it is a benefit for me to learn about food.

Reflection

My writing

I am going to talk about my bad writing. I am in the college three years ago. I came to college without any language skill. Although I started the foundation without any background about English, but I learned many things in the language such as learned how to write a correct sentence.

I started foundation in 2006. I was encouraged to learn English. I liked teachers teaching, because it is different from teaching in high school and before that. My English teacher Tracy gave me a lot of information and she taught me how to make a letter, formal letter, informal letter and Email.  In the second year I didn’t improve my writing skill and the writing was going harder, so that my grades were going down. I haven’t kept my concentration in writing.

I am grateful to my college and teachers, because they tought me from the beginning step by step. I hope to be better the future.

Desert Trip

Thursday, October 7, 2010

       The desert is one of the most important places to visit and mostly in winter by the Arabs. But in addition tourists usually go to the desert if they are in any Arab country in particular. Because it is one of the important customs, including where our ancestors were born and lived. The desert is a place for peace of mind because it is characterized by calm and oases.

To go to the desert with family or friends there are conditions to do so.
First, you should prepare food and supplies, tent accommodation, electricity, lighting, and four wheel drive vehicle. Some people believe that the desert is free and can easily be commanded, but this is untrue, because there are lots of twists and surprise depressions. Before starting the trip you must make sure of the safety of the tires and check the car at the dealership.

There are several factors which make the desert a beautiful place: however, be careful and take into account of the timing and take the necessary equipment to make sure there is no problem and enjoy the time.