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Don't put all your eggs in one basket

2009-04-05T23:58:00.000-07:00

Mr Ha is a very rich and famous guy.
He owns a lot of money and properties in Kangar at a very young age.
If you happen to be in Kangar, you can ask anyone and surely everybody know him.

One day, Mr Ha went to see a fortune teller to foresee his future.
The astrologer said to him "The next time you get a business deal, you must give your all as this will make you the richest man in the world !".
Hearing that, Mr Ha felt so ecstatic since he always wanted to be the richest man in the world.
He is not satisfied with what he has and think it is not enough.

A year after he met a very beauiful lady named Zuli, she is a businesswoman from China.
They became good friends and enjoy each others company. After a while, Zuli proposed to Mr Ha that they start a business together selling horses. Upon hearing that, Mr Ha remembered the words of the fortune teller and he thinks thisis the ooportunity for him to be the richest man in the world!

So, he sold all of his propoerties and invested his fortune in the business. His investment doubled from the profit of selling the horses in only 2 months, so he thought he must carry on the business. He said to himself "the fortune teller was right, if I continue for anothe year then may be I can gain a lot more!"

All of the sudden, there is a virus outbreak and killed all of the spreads among they horses they bred. This came as a shock to Mr Ha because he was not prepared and already invested everything into the business. Now he has nothing left, his company was declared bankrupt and his properties were seized by the banks he owed. He became so poor and not even buy his meals.
Mr Ha regretted that he put everything he had in the business. He should have saved some for the future.

As the saying goes, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket".

2009-03-23T00:48:00.000-07:00

Story of Idioms...

Peter is the blue eyed boy in the English class. He always get extra attention from our teachers and adored by many.

This makes him to horse around so much during the lesson. He knows that they will never punish him and would be lenient no matter what he does. We don't really mind and in fact we enjoy having Peter in the class because he is out going and takes the attention away from us. Everyday we hope he's in the pink of health so he could attend the classes and cheer us up.

More on Collective Nouns

2009-03-18T00:27:00.000-07:00

Replace the underlined words with suitable collective nouns and rewrite the
sentences.

1. A lot of people gathered on the beach.

2. The man took his wife and children to the zoo.

3. The group of cows grazed on the hill.

4. The teacher told a story to the group of students.

5. The number of sailors stood on the deck.

6. The captain led his group of players to the ground.

7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his group of sheep.

8. The violent group of people pelted stones.

9. The children gave granny a collection of flowers.

10. The general led his victorious group of soldiers home.

Correct Answer:
1. A crowd gathered on the beach
2. The man took his family to the zoo
3. The herd grazed on the hill
4. The teacher told a story to the class
5. The crew stood on the deck
6. The captain led his team to the ground
7. The dog helped the shepherd guard his flock
8. The mob pelted stones
9. The children gave a granny a bouquet
10.The general led his victorious army home

Collective Nouns

2009-03-03T03:25:00.000-08:00

Pick out the collective nouns in the following sentence and write them in the comment thread. The first is already done for you.

1. The general led the army to the war-front.

2. The crowd was thrilled to see their favorite player.

3. The carpenter had his set of tools with him.

4. The innocent man was acquitted by the jury.

5. We saw a fleet of ships sailing on the sea.

6. Uncle took his family to the circus.

7. The police managed to control the mob.

8. The committee voted against the resolution.

9. The whole nation celebrated Indian victory.

10. A troupe of monkeys hid among the clump of trees.

2009-02-19T22:34:00.000-08:00

Do you know what these sentences mean?

1) Don't put all your eggs in one basket

2) Every dog has its day

3) Birds of a feather flock together

4) An idle brain is the devil's workshop

Try the quizzes below and see how u fare !

Have fun...

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/languages/proverb.htm

http://www.lingolex.com/proverbs.html

2009-02-17T07:43:00.000-08:00

What do these colors mean to you?

Do they reflect any of your feelings?

Please respond on the comment section

Green
Blue
Purple
White
Black
Yellow

Next, try the quizzes on these websites to test your knowledge on English Idioms ;)

http://www.englishmedialab.com/cloze/coloridiom/index.html

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcolor.htm

2009-02-15T23:39:00.000-08:00

The two pictures represent a couple of Idioms in English language... Can you guess the meanings?

write your opinions about the pictures in here.

Picture A

Picture B

ONE word Answers

2009-02-15T23:11:00.000-08:00

Here is what you are supposed to do...and please don't spoil the fun...copy and paste into your own note, type in your answers and write on your personal blog.

Where is your cell phone - Handbag
Your hair - Blonde
Your father - Handsome
Your favorite thing - Sculpture
Your dream last night - Confusing
Your favorite drink - Coke
Your dream/goal - Happiness
The room you are in - Study
Your fear - Loss
Where do you want to be in 6 years - Here
One of your wish list items - Art
Where you grew up – Kuala Lumpur
The last thing you did - Slept!
What are you wearing - Bathrobe
Your TV - 42"
Your pet - Dogs
Your computer - HPackard
Your life - Fantastic
Your mood - Happy!!!!
Missing someone - Friends
Your car - RX-8
Favorite store - The Store
Your favorite color - Black
When is the last time you laughed - Yesterday
Last time you cried - ?
Three people who email me – stranger, Friend, Work.
Three of my favorite foods – Duck, Lamb, Chinese
Three places I would rather be right now – Paris, Egypt, My Bed

hai jingjing(yoyo)

2009-02-11T00:54:00.000-08:00

I'm pleased to meet you!My name is hai jing jing.My english name is yoyo.First time to go abroad,first came to Malaysia.First have classes with the teachers of Malay.I'm a girl who like to joke with my friends.And i also like listening music.sometimes,I'm fond of playing badminton . If you like also, join with me.

xiongjiahui

2009-02-11T00:36:00.000-08:00

Hello,everyone！

I'm the one of the team.

My name is xiongjiahui,a girl.

I'm so love my classmates.

We enjoying ourselves we eat together,play with each other.

I'm a outgoing girl,I like smile.

I think we have only one world,so we should love each other.

I hope we can have a good life in Malaysia!

Shen Jia

2009-02-11T00:31:00.000-08:00

My name is Shen Jia and you can call me W. It's easy to
remember.I like speak and laugh loudly that makes me have a good mood .People
around me feel happy .Of course sometimes I have bad emotion my friends will see
black cloud around me . In sum I'm not the best and not the worst .If you want to
know me , to be friends with me

Sun Jingwen

2009-02-11T00:19:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone. I'm Sun Jingwen you can also call me a special name---shower. I was born in Xinjiang Vgyur Autonomous Region and live in the capital of it which is located in the northwest China. just almost 4 months before, I came here and started the new life. since then, I have been enjoyed a lot. To thank for meeting all of you and will stay with yours other 3 months.I hope we can be more closer and have a good improvement in the future.one more thing, I like playing billiards, we can play together. thank you...

Yan WenTao

2009-02-11T00:10:00.000-08:00

Hello,my name is Yan Wentao,I'm 20 years old,I come from Wulumuqi Xinjiang China,I like do sports,and I can do alot of sport very well,I like rock music,but I like joy's songs even though there not rock music.I like talk with each other,and almost everytime I'm a good listener.Ok,that's all.
This a part of myslf.

Zhao Sihan

2009-02-11T00:06:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,my name is Zhao Sihan.You can call me Han.I am 19 years old.I am happy to come here and make friends with you.I like many things.For example,listen music,sports,small animal and so on.er....

Li Yan

2009-02-11T00:04:00.000-08:00

Hello mates ~!
I'm Li Yan and you can call me Lily..
I'm so glad I can be here with you all.That's a great idea to have this blog.
My life and study in UniMAp is wonderful.I enjoy myself here very much.Just hope we can do well in our study and keep healthy.Let's improve togheter!

Sun Di

2009-02-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody , my name is sundi , you can call me Rain~
I come from China , sometimes i like listening music , i think classcial music is very well , i like play all kinds of games , if you want to make feriends with me , i'll very happy~

Li Tong

2009-02-10T23:14:00.000-08:00

Hello!!I'm Li Tong, very simple to remember me! you also can call me Lemon!Nice to meet you!er...I think I'm a outgoing girl,but sometimes i'm very shy.I like many things,I like enjoy many interesting things.my favourite colour are YELLOW and BLUE.I like every delicious food,so i'm fat...I like many sports,such as swimming ping-pong skiing etc.I like play piano and violin.See,I like many things,right?hehe,so this is me,a sunshine girl!!

Zulihuma

2009-02-10T05:00:00.000-08:00

Halo everyone, my name is Zulihuma(Zulhumar), but you can call me Zul or Zuli, i got it in class, because it is so easy to call. That is why !!! I am 20 years old. Sometimes i like to keep quiet. I like to listen to music and play some balls, especially basketball and Ping-Pong. You know, i also a good player.Do not think of me who is not tall. hEe... okay, i just introduced here.

Leilanie Nadia Kusumaputri

2009-02-09T00:51:00.000-08:00

haiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii my full name is Leilanie Nadia but just call me Nadia.I'm 19 years old and was born in the capital city of Indonesia,Jakarta.hmmm i am taking engineering entrepreneurship.when i came here i felt like -_-' i am not in another country.there's no mall here.everyday i always do same activities,English from 9 am till 5 pm.what else ya? but it's not a big problem for me,my purpose is to study not to playing around heheheh =p.but may ask you a question?? when is the long holiday????

guggy yusuf pratama

2009-02-09T00:44:00.000-08:00

hello everyone who just read this. my name is guggy yusuf pratama, but you can call me guggy. I'm 19 years old this year. i take engineering entrepreneurship in UNIMAP. i come from Indonesia, Jakarta exactly. i like play basketball and i like eat also. i think just that about me.

Jingga Ratna Kartika

2009-02-09T00:36:00.001-08:00

The name is Jingga, I act like a little kid sometimes, Purple is my favorite color. I listen to everything big beat to black metal to post-punk to industrial to breakcore to punk to noise!
I'm not that good at first impression. My life is ok, it could be better. People say its hard to figure me out but i totally understand them.
Most of my friends are guys, get over it, i get a long with them better.

Ma ya nan _ Angel

2009-02-09T00:14:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone , my name is Ma ya nan , I come from China ,Xin Jiang province , Urumqi .
My English name is Angel , I'm 19 years old .
I came Malaysia for about 4 month , I feel not well at first , Malaysia perlis is very hot and small . I can't find many funny thing to do . I'm so boring ... But now , I feel quite well , because I found there is so quiet , it's good place to study here .
I'm quite and outgoing girl , because , I can keep quite in a place which is strange to me , and I can be so noisy with my friend .
At free time , I like to go shopping , go out play with my friend ...
I like do some sport , for example , Pingpang ,badminton ,and so on ...

Ilham Nandana

2009-02-09T00:04:00.000-08:00

My fullname is Ilham Nandana, but people often call me Ilham. Well, nandana is fine too. I am 19 years old and an Indonesian. I take a Computer Engineering as my course. My hoby is reading,listening to complicated musics from soft-hard core. I hate a liar, for me liar is the worst.
My favourite food is a fried chicken. Words that fit me the best are Logic,Technical,and emotional.

HAERBAERSI

2009-02-08T23:56:00.000-08:00

Hello, my name is Haerbaersi, you are welcome to call me MR Ha.I'm very glad to study here.I love sports,I love my family. I wish you all have a wonderful and successful academic year.

Ma Shiwei

2009-02-08T23:46:00.000-08:00

Hello my name is Ma Shiwei.Every body can call me Yunus! I am very happy to come here . I like play computer games very much! I don't like running! In here have fresh air! here air is better than Xin Jiang!I like here very much!

Habiba

2009-02-08T23:32:00.000-08:00

Hello~My name is Habiba. Nice to meet you. I like movie and ride horse and chocolate . I came to Malaysia more than four months, Malaysians are very friendly. I hope I can finish my master in here.

I believe life is beautiful, although you feel very sad sometimes.

Feng Yun fei

2009-02-08T23:24:00.000-08:00

Hi, my name is Feng Yun fei , My English name is Peter. I am so glad to meet you My favourite food is noodle . My favourite sport is baskteball . I am fond of music , now I am practising piano. I think Malaysia is a good place to travel , study and live .

EIC class

2009-02-08T20:50:00.000-08:00

Hi all,

this blog is meant for all of u EIC students to manage!
so this is ours to take care of...

-cheers