A Journey from Brunei to Sarawak

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.

SPELLING

POLITICS

RURAL CO-OPERATIVE

URBAN=RURAL

The national day of the United Arab Emirates

The second of December is the national day of the United Arab Emirates. I will describe what I have done on this day and the whole weekend celebration.

This weekend I celebrated with my friends on the Corniche when many of the  citizens of the United Arab Emirates were there. I went in my friend’s car and he was driving when I was on the top of the car with a water gun. I was spraying the boys and the girls with soap that burns your eyes but unfortunately my friends left me alone on the street when the signal sign turned green. After that when I was walking on the Corniche when suddenly I saw Abdul Rahman fighting with a policeman. He thought Abdul Rahman  was smuggling some weed and drugs in his car because it looked suspicious. As I was there we went to eat dinner in MacDonald’s Corniche petrol station. So when we finished our dinner we went back to enjoying our national day. Moreover, when we were playing on the street suddenly the policeman stopped us. We asked him why and he told us because my friends were on the roof of the car throwing balls at the people and the fine was Dr.1000. That was the only thing I learned from this celebration which is not to be enthusiastic about any celebration of your country because you will get a fine and that is for sure. Just focus on your painted face and how to avoid the police.   

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How orange juice is made ?

Nowadays, health is too important for the people and there is something special in the orange which is full of vitamin C. In this procedure I will describe how orange juice is made.

First of all, the fruit is unloaded from trucks. secondly the oranges are graded by the employees. Next, the oranges are washed by the machines of the factory. Then , the fruit is sized.After that, oranges are changed to juice by the extractor. Also juice is evaporated at high temperature for a short time. Next, the juice is concentrated and refrigerated. Next, the juice is canned by machines. then it is,  shipped to Dubai. Then the water is added to the concentrated juice to made a perfect juice.

In conclusion, this is a hard and difficult procedure to follow. As you can see there are many steps to know how orange juice is made but if you read it carefully you will be fine.

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Reflection two:

The best teacher in the  HCT Mr.Hedley told us how to compare and contrast between the UAE in the past and present and what the differences and the similarities between them are. The other essay  is comparing between major cities  and small villages and includes four paragraphs with my opinion  and both of them must be more than two hundred words.

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SYNONYM 1:

Military = armed forces

Abuse= wrongdoing

Misconduct=mistreatment

Expert= specialist

Mundane=dull

Confidential=top secret

Dissidents=nonconformists

Condemn= attack

Ever= in history

Represents=signifies  

Comparing villages and cities

There are many similarities and differences between living in a small village and living in a big city. This essay will discuss the similarities and the differences between them and which is better to live in.

First of all, one of the similarities is that both the village and the city have the same facilities such as roads, hospital, shops and schools. There are a lot of things that are common between the village and the city. But the differences are more.

Secondly, the most important difference is the population. Of course the city has a larger population than the village. In  addition, living in a small village is too quiet and more relaxing. On the other hand, the city is quite noisy. Moreover, in a village there is nowhere to enjoy yourself in, like malls. But in the city there are many malls and restaurants that you can eat in. The education in the city is more provided by the Government than the village such as, universities, schools and colleges.

In conclusion, I do prefer the city because there is more life and energy but the village I think is for old people to relax in. If you ask someone and he is young definitely he will say “in my opinion I will live in the city because all the things you like are around you”.



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The UAE Today and 40 years ago

 
The world is changing very fast without any one noticing it. We will discuss what are the similarities and differences between the UAE today and 40 years ago. In this essay I will compare  the life style in the UAE between the past and the present.

First of all, the education. In the past people only studied the Holy Quran and AL Hadith.Moreover, in the past all the teachers were men because  the women were not allowed to go out and learn .
Whereas the education nowadays is completely different from the past; the students now have  big schools with  many activities you can do  in the school .Now they study Science  ,Physics  ,Math and English ,and the most shocking thing is that there are more women than men in schools.

Secondly, the wedding. It was simple, and nice. It lasted for many days and the whole the village would come and take part in it. The bride and her neighbors made the wedding dress, and it was colorful and sewn by hand with creative embroidery.The bride in the past used a wooden box to store her clothes. Moreover, food was as important in the past as it now .The families got together to make the largest amount of rice and meat that were served at the wedding. The houses were smaller than these days, so that all the relatives and neighbors would come and share with the couple their happiness. But nowadays some people think it so long a way to accept an invitation of a wedding.

In conclusion, the similarities between the past and today are considerable .It is just money and oil  which made this large diffrence you see but the families  have the same traditions  they had  40 years ago.  If you ask someone what you think about the U.A.E in the past and the present he definitely will say” I can not comment on that !! “.

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Reflection

Mr. Hedley told us how to make an essay and what will be included in  it. We first start with the introduction, about twenty words, and the body with the main idea and the conclusion to recommend the steps you must follow carefully. There are three paragraphs with information about how to book a holiday or how to make butter which are the subjects we wrote about and I thought they were easy subjects.

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Butter

How to make butter



This flow chart shows the procedure for making butter by hand. Let me describe the procedure step by step .

In order to make butter by hand, first of all check the fresh milk for quality and fat content. But I recommend for you AlAin milk, the full one. Secondly leave the milk to be cool. Also make sure that you separate the cream form the milk. Next you have to churn the cream . After  that you need to dry it in the microwave. Then make sure you place the butter in a jar and wash the butter with cold water to remove the remaining butter milk. In addition, add a little amount of salt for flavor. Finally cut and wrap the butter and store it in a fridge.

In conclusion, as you see it is a long procedure but if you follow these steps carefully you will make  quality butter.



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Booking a holiday


How to book a holidy


The world is changing more than ever. No one in this world can live without the technology these days, such as planes, the internet, cars, and computers; as a result, it is easier to travel. In this essay we will discuss how to book a holiday.

First of all, you need to choose which place or which destination that you love or desire to visit; however there are many travel agencies that you need to book at. Secondly you have to ask them about the prices. That opens more opportunities for you. In consequence, they will book for you the best prices with the best places for you and your family if you have one.

In conclusion, you must enjoy your holiday with your family and be thankful for the travel agency. If you ask someone how to book a holiday, definitely he will say to ask a travel agency and remember these  steps are not easy to follow but most of the work  will be done by the agency.     

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