answering questions
one of my enthusiastic students read that conversation i had with the school principal and asked me loads about answering questions.
always remember this rule when answering questions:
POSITIVE ANSWERS -- YES
NEGATIVE ANSWERS -- NO
example 1:
Q1: men don't have babies, do they?
Q2: men have babies, don't they?
if you want to say "men don't have babies", you should answer "NO" to both Q1 and Q2.
example 2 (from that conversation i had with my school principal earlier before):
Q3: you are not coming back, are you?
if you want to say "i am not coming back", you should answer "NO".
the enthusiastic student told me that, chinese use "yes" to show that they agree with someone whenever they answer questions. this explains why many of my students tend to answer questions, like Q3, like,
"yes, you are right, i am not coming back"
this is a wrong answer in english which can lead to loads of confusion.
just a little piece of advice, if you wanna save yourself from all the confusion, you should simply repeat the tag and reverse it when answering this kind of questions.
Posted at 12:08 am by gekkeanna
little chefs (2)
since i woke up at 5ish and couldnt fall asleep again this morning, im now here blogging again. here are some more recipes for kids --
NACHO NIBBLES
ingredients --
tortilla chips
grated cheddar cheese
instant salsa sauce
pepperoni slices
olive slices
pieces of green pepper
to do --
1. line a baking sheet with wax paper
2. spread out tortilla chips on the sheet
3. spoon salsa sauce over chips
4. top the chips with pepperoni slices, olive slices and diced green pepper
5. sprinkle cheese on top
6. put in oven until cheese has just melted
a bit more --
*make your own salsa
ingredients --
chopped small red onion (1)
tin tomatoes (abt 14 oz)
sugar (a bit)
salt and pepper
to do --
1. put tomatoes in a smal bowl
2. add the chopped onion and mix well
3. stir in sugar, salt and pepper
4. mix everthing well and taste
*if kids are older, try to add a pinch of chili powder in the salsa
*other toppings: diced chicken nuggets, sweet corn
BANANA SANDWICH
ingredients --
sliced banana
brown bread
peanut butter
to do --
1. spread brown bread with peanut butter
2. top the bread with a sliced banana
3. spread another piece of brown bread with peanut butter
4. put them together and enjoy
a bit more --
*sprinkle some grated chocolate on the sliced banana for the sweet tooth
in such an early morning, i bet a "banana booster energy sandwich" would do me good!! peanut butter, ummmmmm!! *homer simpson's tone*
Posted at 06:44 am by gekkeanna
little chefs (1)
this is my new freelance job, designing recipes for young chefs, aged from 5 to 7. here are some of the "fruity recipes", yummmm!!!
FRUITY SMOOTHIE
ingredients --
pineapple juice (abt 100ml)
fruit chunks (pineapple, strawberries, banana)
natural yoghurt (3 tablespoons)
honey (1 tablespoon)
to do --
1. put the ingredients into a blender
2. put the lid on firmly (VERY important!!)
3. blend til the mixture is smooth
4. pour into a large glass and drink straight away
a bit more --
*try other fruits like raspberries, blueberries, or mango
CHEWY FRUITY POPSICLES
ingredients --
orange juice
fruity jellybeans
to do --
1. line the bottom of each plastic cups with fruity jellybeans
2. half-fill the cups with orange uice
3. freeze til slushy
4. stand sticks (or mini plastic forks) in centre
5. pop the lollies back in the freezer for 3 more hours
6. remove cups and enjoy
a bit more --
*try other juices, say pineapple or cranberry or peach juice
CREAMY FRUITY POPSICLES
ingredients --
strawberry yogurt (2 small cartons)
strawberries (8)
to do --
1. slice strawverries
2. line the bottom and sides of each plastic cups with sliced strawberries
3. half-fill the cups with yogurt
4. freeze till slushy
5. stand sticks (or mini plastic forks) in centre
6. freeze for another 3 hours
7. remove cups and enjoy
a bit more --
*banana or raspberry yogurt would be great too
miss aNNa is really beat now. thas about it for today.
oh, by the way, my air ticket and student visa would be ready to be picked up tomorrow. wowhoo!!
Posted at 10:48 pm by gekkeanna
oh my god...
i called the school principal to take another day off to work on my study visa today. and here is the 'interesting' phone conversation --
miss aNNa: morning there
principal: morning aNNa, may i help you??
miss aNNa: ah yea, i wanna take another day off to sort out my visa.
principal: oh visa?? oh oh
miss aNNa: yea, is it alright??
principal: (one-minute silence) so how can i help you??
miss aNNa: i mean, i am not coming back today.
principal: you are not coming back??
miss aNNa: no
principal: oh, so you are coming back??
miss aNNa: no no im NOT coming back.
principal: you are not coming back??
miss aNNa: no
principal: so you are coming back??
miss aNNa: NO!! i mean i am NOT coming back. i will come back tomorrow, you have my word!!
principal: your word??
miss aNNa: ggrrrr...anyway, i will see you tomorrow??
principal: yes, yes. nice to talk to you.
miss aNNa: ah, okay. thanks!!
i swear to god, this is exactly what happened this morning. maybe i should have simply called in sick since the principal has been very alert to the word "sick". she could immediately relate "sick" to "not working", heheee.
anyway, im off to the embassy again!!
Posted at 10:14 am by gekkeanna
quarter-life crisis
i received this inspiring article from rea yesterday. it worths a read. i've underlined the stuff that enlighten me the most --
they call it the "quarter-life crisis". it is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didnt know and may not like. you start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared becoz you barely know where you are now. you start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to arent exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. what you dun recongnize is that they are as confused as you.
you look at your job...and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you. your opinions have gotten stronger. you see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual becoz suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isnt. one minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. you laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. you feel alone and scared and confused. suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
you get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. or you lie in bed and wonder why you cant meet anyone decent enuff that you want to get to know bettter. or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this becoz you know that you arent a bad person. one night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. you go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics becoz you cannot seem to make a decision. you worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself...and while whinning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!
what you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. we are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. send this to your twenty-something friends...maybe it will help someone feel like they arent alone in their state of confusion.
of course we are in a state of confusion when we are in our 20s, because this is the time we are the most enthusiastic about moving up in the world!! you go, eager beaver!!
Posted at 08:02 am by gekkeanna
image search
have you tried the google image search yet?? it is described as the "most comprehensive image search on the web".
see what i found after keying in 'annabanana'??
aint these cute bananas or what??
Posted at 06:02 am by gekkeanna
another sunrise
this is another very nice sunrise picture i took this morning...
i always feel GREAT in the morning after spending a coupla mintues enjoying this great scene!! it is a great start of the day!!
Posted at 09:03 am by gekkeanna
another generator
other than blog hopping, what else can i do when i wake up at 6am (i only needa wake up at 8.30am today, ggrrrr)??
i did this test for this blog...
| G |
Good |
| E |
Easy |
| K |
Kind |
| K |
Kinky |
| E |
Exhausting |
| A |
Ambitious |
| N |
Noisy |
| N |
Nerdy |
| A |
Accurate |
and this test for my man...
| D |
Dysfunctional |
| E |
Exciting |
| N |
Nerdy |
| N |
Neat |
| Y |
Yummy |
this magical name acronym generator will take your real name or blog username and tell you what each letter of it means about your personality.
Posted at 06:35 am by gekkeanna
more blog-hopping
what kinda social software am i??
...im the blogosphere... i just wanna be linked.
do you know about this "international blog day" on 9 june??
i like the idea. can we really make this day a reality??
Posted at 04:00 am by gekkeanna
eyelid piercing
what is the best to do when having insomnia attack?? blog-hopping!!
from frozen autumn, i first time heard of "eyelid piercing" (warning: some of you, esp my favorite girlie, may find the pictures 'gross'). i wonder if a person can still wear contact lens when he has his eyelid pierced?!!?
my only comment on this new 'trend' -- OUCH!!
Posted at 02:17 am by gekkeanna
