Journal Entry # 14

Write about your experience at Universal Studios! (please post pictures too)

Universal Studios

I went to the Universal Studios with ALP on Saturday. Before I took the trip, I hope that I can take picture with Shrek. My friends and I began to play the House of Horrors before we went down to play the Mummy. The Mummy is the second of my favorite place. Luckily, the line of the Mummy wasn’t long, so we had a lot of time to go around. We went to play Jurassic Park, which locate next to the Mummy. I remembered that I got wet during floating through the waterway. Actually, I didn’t want to play Jurassic Park. I couldn’t go out because I stayed in center of the line. When I played, I protected myself with my jacket and sunglass. My upper part of my body got wet a little bit, but my pants were very wet. After I ate lunch, I went to watch Shrek 4-D. It is my favorite place for me. I tried to see Shrek, but I didn’t see him. At the end of the day, I went to the Legendary Studio Tour. We spent a lot of time here because the line was very long. After that, we waited other ALP students outside. While I was walking, my friends saw Shrek. Suddenly, I ran into the line to take a picture with him. Finally, I took the picture with Shrek.

Journal Entry # 13

Write an academic paragraph. Try your best to give three reasons supporting the topic sentence. Don't forget to give examples and write a concluding sentence.Topic sentence: There are several reasons to eat fruits and vegetables.

Eating fruits and vegetables

Most people don’t realize the results of eating fruits and vegetables. The numerous reasons of eating fruits and vegetables are keep you healthy, protect your sickness and control your weight. First, the fruits and vegetables are good for your health because they contain a lot of vitamin necessary for your body. For example Vitamin A in carrot, pie apple, and papaya contain a chemical substance that helps you to see well in the dark. Second, the fruits and vegetables protect your sickness such as cancer. If you eat tomatoes, watermelon, and papaya everyday, they will help you to reduce a free radicals sourcing of cancer. They have a lot of lycopene that protected body from free radicals. Third, losing your weight by eating the fruits and vegetables is the best way to diet. They have a lot of vitamins, fiber, and mineral salt but they don’t give energy for body such as protein and carbohydrate. So your body can remove and burn a part of energy in extended body. It is clear that why everybody should eat fruits and vegetables everyday.

Journal Entry # 12

Describe your bedroom using spatial order signals. Look at page 62

My bedroom in The United States

When I first came to USA, I could not imagine what my bedroom will look like. The next thing that I can remember about my new bedroom was I stood in front of it. Then I walked through the white door, and I saw a big fair bed on the left corner of the room. The bed was covered with a bright blue with pink flowers bedspread. I can see beautiful jasmines and modest garden through the window between a big fair bed and white desk. The white desk on the right corner had a lot of new several books keeping on 3 shelves. A modern white desk lamp was kept on the second shelf of the white desk. A brown square cushion was on the white chair under the space desk. The large white dressing table next to the white desk had 3 wide drawers to keep my coats. On the top of the white dressing table have a small blue radio and a small shining black telephone in the center. After I was walking near furniture. The wallpaper around bedroom screened with light blue cloud scattering in the sky with a little Winnie the Poohs sitting under the big trees. While I sat on a big fair bed, I move my eyesight around my bedroom. I saw a medium luxurious TV across my bed in the center of the wall. It looks like a kid or baby bedroom to me.

Journal Entry # 11

Practice freewriting. Freewriting is when you write quickly without stopping to think or organize your thoughts. Don't worry about grammar or spelling. Just write as much as you can in 10-15 minutes. Check your textbook if you don't remember what freewriting is.Topic: Weddings in My Country

Wedding Day

Thai wedding is special and magical tradition. The most special and interesting part in Thai wedding is the engagement ceremony called “Khan Mark” which take place prior to the wedding. Khan Mark is a ceremony that the groom’s family dances their way to the bride’s home. The groom’s parents has to bring “Sin Sod” to the bride’s parents as they demand such as ring, money, gold, jewelry along with two banana trees, two sugar-cane tree, meats and candy (for good luck). The groom has to pass through many gates that the bride’s family put together. Each gate is made from the gold or silver necklace ropes blocking between the doors. The groom has to make an attempt to pass each gate by bribing the keeper of the gate until gets to the bride. Then the groom will offer the bride’s ring and this considered the end of engagement ceremony. The wedding ceremony starts when the bride and groom receive a blessing from the monk. After the monks finish their blessing, the guests (start with elderly) will pour water on the hand of groom and bride and give them their blessing. In the evening, there will be a wedding reception celebration for the bride and groom. After the dinner reception, the bride and groom will be sent to the room by the elderly and finally the ceremony ends at this point.

Journl Entry # 10

Today, I was selected as a possible juror (someone who performs jury duty). However, the court decided that they already had enough jurors. Part of me wishes that I could have participated in the case to see what it is like in the courtroom. However, part of me is glad that I don't have to miss class (because of my wonderful students and also the money).In America, the legal system includes lawyers, judges, and jurors. How does the legal system work in your country? Who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty?

The legal system

The legal system is different between Thailand and the United States. For example, in Thailand, we use civil law which includes lawyers, judges and the law codes as well as case study in the past in the legal system. In contradictory, the United States uses common law which includes lawyers, judges, and jurors in legal system. In addition, in Thailand, judge is the one who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty. Judge decides a case of guilty or innocent by using legal provision and case study in the past. In United States, Jurors decide whether a person is innocent or guilty court by judgment from facts. The judge controls the investigation in the court.

Journal Entry # 9

What is a friend? Please write one paragraph using three main points/ideas.

My friend

Friend is someone who spends time with me and becomes part of my memory or my life. Friend can be separated by type of relationships such as colleague, acquaintance, and close friend. First, a colleague is a person we meet in a company or University. We have the same goal, contribute to the same activities, and work together in the same project in a certain period of time to be successful in our career or study. Second, acquaintance is a person who has a free time that we can enjoy activities together such as playing sport, shopping, traveling, and eating. You may spend more time with acquaintances; however, you may not know their personal details. You still have fun and laugh with them. Third, a close friend is a person who knows your secrets, understands your personality, and shares a lot of experiences with you. For example, I don’t have a chance to go out with my close friend in Thailand or share the same activity with her while I am studying in the United States. However, I never forget to keep in touch with her by e-mail.

Joural Entry # 8

Tell me about your dream vacation. Where would you like togo and why? What sort of things would you like to see and do?

Dreams will come true

My dream vacation is to travel to Maldives. Maldives is an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. I think it is a beautiful paradise for tourists that should be visited at least once in my life. Tourists can choose a special style of your resort to relax because it has a lot of different concepts of resorts in here. I will choose a resort that is on the sea and water passes under the resort. All day, the sky is blue and clear. The sea is very clear. I will sit outside read novels while watching the marine animals and algae float under water. Then, I will turn on classical music and sleep. If I have free time maybe I will dive in the water or walk around.

Journal Entry #7

Are you going to the Concert Under the Stars? Are you going on the Los Angeles City Tour? I hope you go to at least one of these events. First, attend the event. Next, write a paragraph summarizing your experience. If you do not attend either event, please write about what you did over the weekend.

My special dinner

On Saturday morning, while I ate breakfast with my sister, I thought of a plan to cook a suki yaki for dinner. We thought we had suki sauce in our refrigerator. We had never cooked a suki yaki since I have been in here. So I thought it would be a good idea to cook suki yaki. Soon we found a Thai cook book. After that, we checked for raw materials in the refrigerator. Then we knew that we should just buy vegetables and meat at Costco. After we went to buy the food, we began to prepare our meat. My sister sliced chicken, pork and beef meanwhile I cleaned the vegetables. Before dinner began, we found that we didn’t have a suki sauce. It is the main material for suki yaki, but it is only sold at the Thai market. It is far from my house, so I spent a lot of time to go black to the supermarket again. Finally, we sat down to eat dinner at 7.30 pm. we were very hungry. At same time we brought the raw meat and vegetable out of the refrigerator and put hot water in a large pot. Cooking suki yaki you had to drop the raw meat and vegetable into the hot water until the food is cooked. Once, it is cooked, we eat it with a suki sauce. Suki yaki is very delicious, it looks like soup. It is spicy, sweet and sour. We continued to eat and talk until 9.00 pm. After that, we put everything in the dishwasher to clean and went to sleep. We enjoyed eating the suki yaki very much. I think that we will cook again.

Journal Entry # 6

Write a narrative paragraph about an unforgettable experience in your life. This could be an earthquake like in the story on page 24 or it could be something different like your first dating experience. Be sure to use time order signals.

My Driver license

My first driving experience in The United States began when I knew my way to Cal State Fullerton. Since my house is far from Fullerton and my sister have to go to work during the weekday, so my sister told me that I have to drive to school by myself. So I need driver license to drive. The problem is I am not a good driver. My sister took me to take the writing test at DMV in Fullerton. First, officer asked me to show passport. Then I took the photo and took the writing test. After I passed a writing test, I had to test a driving test in the next 2 weeks. I had to practice my driving skill everyday before I took the test. My friend told me that DMV in Fullerton is very hard. I worried about my driving test all the time. On the test day, I went to DMV to take the driving test at 1.30pm. I was so excited, and I didn’t think that I will pass the test. I drove my car on the test way and wait for examiner until 3.00 pm. Then I drove my car as the examiner instructs me. After I finished the test, the examiner told me that I passed the diving test. I was so happy that I passed it. The driving test experience is good. I passed it within one time. I will never forget it. I know that I can do everything if I try. Try to do by yourself. You are best on everything.

Journal Entry # 5

What is your favorite season? Write a paragraph.

My favorite season is spring. In spring, everything for me is beginning. Students start to study at a high level, graduates start to work in companies and flowers start to bud on the trees. Everything is beautiful to me. The period of day is longer than the night. I have a lot of time to do everything, such as do my homework at the library, play games with my friend and window shop at the mall. I can come home late because the sun doesn,t set until 8.00 pm ,so it isn’t dangerous for me when I drive my car. At night the weather is very cool. I feel comfortable and relaxed during my sleep. After I wake up, I have energy to do everything during long day of spring.

Journal Entry # 4

If you don't feel there is enough time for lunch, write an imaginary letter to the dean to persuade him to change the class schedules.

Hello, how are you? My name is Waraporn Mongkolcharoen. I study level 4C at ALP. Could you help me to change the class schedules because I have a problem with time allowed for our lunch break. I have a grammar class to study at 11.30-12.45 pm. So, I cannot participate with other students of ALP at Fun Lunch 11.00 – 12.30 pm on the HC Lawn. I have just 30 minutes to eat lunch and enjoy with them. But I want to be able to communicate with them. If I have more time to go here, I think that my english skill can improve. Because I can talk with staff American and other. I hope that you will help me with my problem.

Journal Entry # 3

Write a paragraph about a person who has made a difference.

Almost Thai people know about King of Thailand made a difference. His name is Bhumibol Adulyadeej. He did a lot of projects to help Thai people. Almost all of the projects made a difference in the rural areas. Many rural areas of Thailand have floods so transportation was a problem. He created a project to help and keep a lot of water by designing the shape of the embankment like a monkey cheek. So it can keep more water now and has been spread around Thailand. In 2000, Thailand had a problem with its economy. He thought of a new theory to help people during a period of down economy. It is called "self-sufficiency economy". It is about using money and everything in your lives balance with your income. For instance, your revenue is $100 so you can spend money $25 and keep $75 for other things. You shouldn’t buy expensive shirt because you can wear simple shirt. You can grow simple vegetables. It is cheaper than buying it at a supermarket. He is a leader to do it. After that Thai people bring his theory to adjust with their lives. In conclusion, he has a lot of missions made difference in country. Thailand could be passed a calamity by him.

Journal entry # 2

My favorite sport

Do you know that picking a favorite sport is hard for me? Because I rarely play sports. Although I don’t like to play sports very much, I still have a favorite sport and that is Gymnastics. When I have free time, I like to watch it on The Olympics Games or on The Asian Games. Do you know about gymnastics? It is a beautiful and amazing sport for me. I think that gymnasts have to use much concentration to control their body and emotions when they compete. The gymnasts show both the vigorous and delicacy of gymnasts’ body at a moment in time. I think it is hard to do because, they show with the use of equipment and control everything, include following music during a competition. If you want to play it, you should start to play as early as 4 years old. Children adapt to the moment is better than adults. The result of gymnast is good personality.

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