CNY at my house... non MUET related but i like this video: Enter the dragon(s) with a huge bang(s)... :P

Happy CNY to all...

sorry guys.. hv been busy celebrating CNY with family and friends, so hvnt managed to check emails or blogs due to computer down in the house.. power surges problems are killing my cpu. anyway... will try to answer the comments now from the cyber cafe... pity pity...

as for when I'll be in UTHM.. I really dont know, it depends if they invite me again or not. basically this time if i go i will require each person to bring a sample of their essays and we will do a writing workshop because that is the area that i can help you the most. cheers.

catch up later k!

Sheen's Essay - Edited

tq sheen for your essay that you willingly share with others so that they may avoid the same mistakes you've done. i've only edited for word class, word order and basic grammar errors (there are many unmarked) without touching on the content.. you may leave comments here about what you think of the essay. alternatively.. you may submit your essay to me (although i don't guarantee that i can mark/edit each and every one that i receive)... so what do you think of this essay?

http://www.scribd.com/doc/78240213/Sheen-s-Essay

Need help...

Hi guys.. I know I'm not very tech savvy.. but does anyone know how I can upload a microsoft document (with edited comment) onto the net? I looked into google docs but it means I have to retype everything including adding new comment boxes. How can I share this essay in the simplest way? Hmmmmmm....

I edit quite a few MUET essays but have yet to figure out the best way to share them. Comments please...

MUET appeal procedures

Rayuan Penyemakan Semula Keputusan Ujian MUET Akhir Tahun 2011 akan dibuka mulai 12 Januari hingga 27
Januari 2012. Rayuan yang dikemukakan selepas tarikh tersebut akan ditolak.

http://www.mpm.edu.my/web/guest/rayuan-muet

go to the link above now if you want to submit an appeal. it costs rm70. :P a lot of money? maybe, maybe not. depends on how much you desire a second marking.

My thoughts on the MUET results..

Well the big day has come and is almost gone and I've endured a roller-coaster of emotions.. Firstly, I'm super proud of my SMK Majakir school students who took the exam and broke all records, or at least records that matter to me. Bear in mind that I taught the best class and the ahem.. 'least best' class and from the two we scaled many new heights. My star student Joanne Gan managed to garner a Band 5 (we havent had one since 2007, be reminded that we are on the outskirts of the city so for a small town school, to me that's a great achievement) and the cherry on the sundae is the fact that she scored 45/45 (perfect!!!!) scores for the listening paper. Va-va-voom! Good job, Joanne! The other class I teach has 21 students and only one obtained a Band 1 (I measure my success by eradicating hardcore failures, footnote: this is my personal yardstick and I don't expect anyone else to follow in my footsteps). Even he scored 95, 5 marks shy of the minimum target I place on them, so I'm still proud that he tried his best.

However, there were a few people who did not hit the 140 target (B3), and one person in particular whom I truly feel for as she has tried many times and fallen short, this time a single mark (139) dividing between a pass (which translates to graduation vs. non-graduation) and a fail. Sighs.. I wish the fates had been kinder to her. Never mind, as I've mentioned in an earlier post, it's not how hard you fall, but how fast you get up. In addition, consider it one of those tricky learning curves life boomerangs at you and you just have to duck faster or catch it with more precision. Anyway, time to dust off and get back to the drawing board. Good luck for the next round!

My next blog is courtesy of a blogwalker who's emailed me his essay and I've edited it. He's allowed me to share it with you all so that you can see how a person's word order and sentence order can affect your scores even if you have relatively good grammar and vocabulary. Right, so for all out there gearing up for the next MUET exam, you need to work at it starting now. Even now can be considered 'too late' as learning a language (esp one as complicated as English) is NOT an overnight phenomenon. :P Stay tuned!

MUET YEAR END 2011 RESULTS OUT ON 12TH JANUARY 2012.

Head to MPM's page for your results by 9am. But I've also known students to get their results via sms at midnight so if you're dying to know u can try in the wee hrs of the morning on the 12th.

Did you get your desired result? Did my blog help you in any way? What else would you like me to blog about regarding MUET? If you're new to MUET (many ask me for advice) I'll repeat again and again that you should trawl my whole blog archive and read up on all my tips and sample answers.

Also dont forget to let me know if my reading 800/3 answers are accurate. for the mid year answers I was 2 questions out of sync with MPM's so that makes my total 43/45 which is not bad cos even I admit that some questions are tricky.

Fingers crossed esp for all my students, seminar participants (UiTM, UTHM, various schools in Sabah) n all my blog followers. God bless you all. If you did well, good job! If you didn't, just remember that it's not how hard you fall, but how fast you get up. :P