Ann's Journal

Journal #11

2008-11-14T13:15:00.000-08:00

Familiarity breeds contempt

It is true that persons cannot stay alone all of their lives. There are many events in life which they will have to communicate or assassinate with other persons. The social has a normal system for everyone to follow to improve their relationship for small size to large size. The original place is family which is a small size for everyone. It is normal relationship which lack of complicate relation. The next step is school and work place. All of these make person connect and learn another person. In fact, nobody is perfect. They still have some bad personality or character in themselves. However, it takes time for another person to learn, to know and to accept it. Some person would like to say the idiom “Familiarity breeds contempt” when they know other person for a while. It means that when you get to know more something or someone, you get to find more dislike on that thing or that person.

Joural # 10

2008-11-04T12:10:00.000-08:00

Proposition 8

Proposition 8 is about gay and lesbian married. California should or should not allow gay and lesbian married. Nowadays some groups of them stay together. It doesn’t mean they are a couple for law of California. However, I don’t agree with gay and lesbian married. I don’t mind if they live together. I just concern about the new generation. The new generation may think it is a normal or good relationship to follow. It will be an original problem of confusing themselves who they are. I still think marriage suppose to be by man and woman only.

Journal #7

2008-10-17T14:31:00.000-07:00

Harry Potter

Harry Potter is my favorite movie. It is magical story about Harry Potter, an orphan boy, played by Daniel Jacob Radcliffe. Harry Potter lived with his aunt’s family. He has never known story about his parents and his background until he was 17 years old. After he receives his mail from Hogwarts, which is witch school, invite him to study there, he understands exactly that he is a witch. Moreover, he knows that his parent is killed by Lord Voldemort. In addition, Lord Voldemort will be back soon to kill him. He chooses to come to study in Hogwarts because it is safety place for him. During going to Hogwarts, he meets two friends Ron (played by Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint) and Hermione (played by Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson) in the train. After that, they become his best friends. Harry potter has a lot of experience in Hogwarts. His entire story reflects a relationship between friends, leader of himself, and emotion of normal person. I like the graphic design and the background in this movie.

Journal # 6

2008-10-03T20:38:00.000-07:00

The different thing Between Goat and Sheep

When I was young, I was always confused how to separate goat and sheep. Since I studied biology, I had known how they differ. Even though both goat and sheep eat vegetable, live on land, and have same products as milk, meat or leather. They still have some different thing which we can identify through their behavior, physics, and biology.
Behavior is the first thing which shows how they are individual BY NAKE EYE. Goats usually like to eat leaves at high position of the trees, or they will eat climbing and woody plants. Moreover, they are very independent, curious and inquisitive. It is normal if they stay alone at grassland. On the other hand, sheep would like to eat leave on the small trees or grasses on the ground. They are sluggish to do everything and scared to stay alone. They always stay together in the huge group to protect them from hunter. These behaviors show the basic personality which is individual. These help us to know what goat or sheep look like at the first point.
Physics is the second thing which shows how goat and sheep are distinct. Both of them have different details in their body such as tail, hair, and horn. Goat’s tail is long and always goes up. It has two curls or straight horns. Furthermore, goat’s hair has never comb because its hair is so straight. In contrast, sheep’s tail always goes down. If we focus on size, sheep’s tail is shorter than goat’s tail because it is cut. Moreover, sheep’s hair usually is cut because it is too curly and very hard to divide by itself. In fact, sheep has two horns as goat, but some types of sheep have curly horn or charm hornless. Physics is the normal thing shows how both goats and sheep are different at the second point.
Biology is the third thing which shows how goat and sheep aren’t similar by their heredity. Even though they are the same family of mammal, both of the m are still different detail such as genus, chromosomes, and voice. Goat is a group of genus Capra Hircus. It has 6o chromosomes, and the sound of its voice is like “Maa”. On the other hand, sheep is a group of genus Ovis Aris. It has 54 chromosomes and the sound of its voice is like “Baa”. Biology shows deeply how unique family they are in third point.
Both goat and sheep look similar, but they still have some various details which we can divide them by three point. First is behavior so that I can see easily by looking at them. Second is physics which it shows how different in their qualities. Third is biology that shows extremely in original position. Now, I will know immediately what animal I see. It is goat or sheep after I contrast them.

Journal # 5

2008-09-26T16:10:00.000-07:00

Tourism in Thailand

Thailand is one of famous Asia places to travel. Tourists would like to go to temple, beach, and mountain and so on. The famous provinces are Bangkok (a capital of Thailand), Chiang Mai (the north of Thailand) and Phuket (the south of Thailand). Now a day, Thai government creates a lot of activity for available travel in Thailand every season. Thai government wants to encourage tourists focus on Thailand. So after that events are released, there have many new businesses occur in Thailand especially guide tour, bar, hotel, spy for tourist. Then Thailand has been come an entrainment country. However, it is a good benefit for country to gain high income but it still have some problems .The first of problem is some companies are emerged such as bar, spy, and hotel. That make some people in Thailand think education isn’t necessary to study. All of those jobs don’t require high quality but they give high revenue. The second of problem is high packet tour of Thai people travel. For example, if I want to choose to go some place in the south of Thailand, I can’t afford it in the short time because the price is triple, 10 years ago the price is just around $ 200 but now the price is around $ 600. The third of problem is effect of culture. Thailand becomes more free sex, especially, some place which near the entrainment area for tourist. Even though, Thai government begin to do some strictness at bar (such as the open time, the show and the age), it is too late. So one thing they can do to reduce this problem is to focus on old traditional Thailand.

Journal #4

2008-09-19T19:39:00.000-07:00

Disneyland & Six Flags

Actually, I had been both of them, Disneyland & Six Flags. Before I went there, I thought Disneyland is as same as Six Flags because they are the place for group of people who want to enjoy with many machine in different park. Moreover, they are famous place for tourist. In fact, they are totally different. First reason is Disneyland isn’t exciting as Six Flags. Disneyland focus on dream and magic for kids, so if I want to find a breathtaking ride, I have never find in here. Even though Disneyland still has a park for adult, it isn’t exciting enough for me. Second reason is Disneyland is a bigger than Six Flags. They have a lot of park for customers which divide around 5 parks in Disneyland town by depending on target of customer. If I want to walk through every park, I have to go there early. Third reason is different feeling. Disneyland I will smile all day with a lot of show or take a picture with my favorite cartoon actor. Six Flags I will scream and laugh all day. However, they are different, I still love it. Hopefully, I will be there again and again.

Journal #3

2008-09-09T16:13:00.000-07:00

My First Saturday of September

The first time I think I will stay at home to do my homework on this weekend. Especially, I plan to finish all of my homework on Saturday. So I woke up early in Saturday morning. I woke up around 8.00 am. Before I started doing my homework at 9.00 am, I took a shower and got a good breakfast. I did my homework until 12.30 am. My sister called me to go to have lunch outside with her family. At that time I didn’t know that it was my last time to do homework in this day. The first I didn’t know where we would go to have lunch, but I assumed that we will find some restaurant around Fullerton County. During My sister drove, I asked her that where will we go. My sister told that we would go Thai town at Los Angeles. Her asked make me surprise because it is too late for us to go to Thai town. However, it is too late to change her mind because we had already taken Free way 5. We discussed which Thai restaurant we will go on the long way. We chose some restaurant near Ban Khanom Thai, Thai desserts. After that I though, we would go back home. I was wrong. My sister wanted to go Santa Monica Beach. We walked around Promenade Street until 6.00 pm. After I came home, I was very tired.

Journal #2

2008-09-05T12:16:00.001-07:00

First impression at ALP

I had enrolled in ALP, Fullerton for 1 year. I still remembered how nice teachers were, even though in the first day I was very nervous about how to communicate with my teacher and my class mate before I went to study. After I had finished the primary class of this program, I was surprise that everything I assumed it was wrong. I felt the time pass so fast for me in the first day. I was comfortable to communicate with them because the way teachers teach us reducing my pressure and helping her student know each other. However in this semester, I see a lot of thing, changed after I enrolled. Some process is so weird. I think ALP is changed to look international for people who will enroll in the future, but it still looks complicated. The first semester I had enrolled ALP just have 6 level and they didn’t have specific name of each level. Now a day, we have a specific name of it, so when I asked some international friends what they are level they will answer the name. Then I have to compare what they are level in real ALP level. I don’t think it is a good idea to have a specific name because every international student still know where they are after that,even though it look nice and polite.

Journal #1

2008-08-31T20:49:00.000-07:00

Introduct Myself

My name is Waraporn Mongkolcharoen. I know my name is a longer name for one person and very hard for international friends to pronunciation, so I have a very easy nickname for my friends to call me, Ann. I have some event about my name. The first time I had taken a TOEFL test in USA, the examiner asked me “Are you from Thailand” because he saw me try to write my name in application which don’t have enough space for my full name. I was very surprise why he knew I came from Thailand I had never met him before. He told that Thai people usually have a long last name so he could assume that I came from Thailand, and it is a truth. I have been here for one year and I live with my sister in Yorba Linda City. It is pretty close Cal State Fullerton.

My pursuit is I want to graduate Master’ Degree in USA. I really want to enroll in MBA program in Cal State Fullerton, but it is still hard for me to get through it. Basically, I have to pass the TOEFL test which Cal State Fullerton requires 570 points for international student. It is very high score for me. Even thought I can pass the TOEFL test in this step, I still have to take one big step, GMAT, before I can apply in this program. GMAT, required around 550 score, is the test for Business and Economic major. Hopefully, I will get through it in the future.

When I have a leisure time, I enjoy cooking, watching and sight seeing. Cooking is my favorite activity because it is the best way for me to escape from my stress moment into relaxes moment in the short period of days. During cooking time, I don’t have to think about my problem which I have to fix it, so I just concentrate and follow the cooking step. Moreover, I would like to try cooking some Thai dessert by researched the dessert recipe in website especially some kinds of Thai dessert I really want to eat but it is hard to find in USA. It is a good idea to cook it by myself. Even though it isn’t delicious like bakery in Thailand, it is better than do nothing.

Journal #20

2008-05-02T09:46:00.001-07:00

shaking hand

After I came to The Unite Stated, I have a lot of culture shock experience between Thai culture and American culture. The one of my unacceptable behavior American cultures is shake hand. It is a polite way to begin communicating with another people in here, but Thai culture has never touched each other hands when we meet. We have a special way to show our culture by same purpose but different position of hands. We will put our hands together at our chest and bow our head a little bit to touch our hands. So when I have to meet new American person, I am really uncomfortable to communicate with them especially a guy. The first time, I have to shake my conversation partner hand who is a guy I feel so embarrassed.

Journal # 19

2008-04-12T14:45:00.000-07:00

My favorite past time activity

Cooking is my favorite leisure activity. While I am cooking food, I really like to smell it. The smell of food is so sweet in pot where you put several sauces. This activity is the best relaxation for me because I just concentrate about the process of cooking only, so I can escape myself for thinking about my problem and my pressure and have a happy time to do it. Normally, I will begin to think what I am going to cook after I finfish to study my last class everyday. The process of my happy time begin during I am driving. It is a beginning of a perfect time for me to choose a menu to cooking everyday. The most important thing of my happy time, cooking, is when I cook for the persons, who I am love, and look at them enjoy with my food.

Journal # 18

2008-04-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

My spring break pest very fast . The first time, I think I will collect my new vocabulary and finish my novel book. but I didn't have time to do because I always spend time outside or maybe chatting with my friend.

Journal #17

2008-04-02T19:25:00.001-07:00

Thai 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.

Journal # 16

2008-04-02T10:56:00.000-07:00

My good strategies

My lists of strategies to keep-up my language practice during the spring break are watching movies, shopping at the mall, and reading novel. There are relaxing activities for me, and I can learn how to practice my English language such as pronunciation, structure of sentence and new vocabulary. When I go to watch movies at theater, I actually interest this movie. So it is easy for me to concentrate on the story and learn how to pronunciation correctly during watching it. In addition, I can learn a new vocabulary and conversation while I am shopping at the mall. For example, when I want to buy a new product for my skin, I will go to cosmetic at the mall. The saleswomen will suggest their product very clearly and slowly, so I can listen, communicate and learn new vocabularies. Finally, I can keep up my language by reading novel. It is a good activity because I can remember a correct structure and new phrase because I want to understand the whole of story.

Journal #15

2008-03-28T11:55:00.001-07:00

What are your plans for the Spring Break?

My spring break

After I finished a reading quiz, I began to plan what I am going to do on this spring break with my friend at restaurant. I have a lot of plan to do. The first plan, I will go to Poula’s house, and we are going to have BBQ party together on Monday. After than on Tuesday, I will go to visit Mira who is my old friend last semester with Vuong, Tyler and my friends. Then on Thursday, I am going to Sixflags, Magic Mountain, with Peach, Poula and Poula’s friend. We really want to go because I heard a lot about this place. It is very exciting have a lot of roller coasters to play . So I want to go this place before I can’t play it.

Journal #14

2008-03-23T13:23:00.000-07:00

Lee Server wrote a very elaborate article about Jackie Chan (the article we read in class). In the article, Server discussed Chan as a unique artist in the display of his cultural identity. Also last Wednesday, we discovered 8 nationalities represented in our classroom. Although there are features that make us unique as an individual, more often than not, our culture plays a big part in our identity.What makes you unique? How do you display your cultural identity.List (in a paragraph form) the features which make you unique as an individual. Connect your individuality with our cultural identity.

My cultural identity

My cultural identity displays a part of my life. I was born in Thailand. I grow up with my family which has grandmother, father, mother, two older brothers, and one older sister. I am a youngest sister in this family, so I have to follow the rule and obey who is older than me. Sometime, I had fight with my older sister. My mother would complain us about why we had to fight together because both of you are real sister. If we don’t love each other, it means that nobody will be like both of you. In addition, my mother always told me to help another person especially children and elder. My mother didn’t ignore to help them. I still remember and continue to do it. Although, I may be get a problem after I help them, but I really feel uncomfortable to ignore them. For example, my friend forgot homework at her house which was very important to her for send to her teacher. While we were waiting to study next class, I decided that I had to drive my car to pick up her homework even if we would have oral presentation in 15 minute. The last thing display about my cultural identity is my respectability. I always greet ,which action by raising two hands to touch together and put two hands on the center of my chest and after that slowly bow my head touch my hands ,a person who older than me before I went to school. However, in current I don’t live with them but I still do this action when I see Thai persons who are older than me in Unite States.

Journal#13

2008-03-21T08:08:00.002-07:00

This is a free journal. You may write about anything you like, as long as it's clean.

My old friend

I still remember the moment time I met my good friends in the first class at ALP. I began to study at ALP in the last summer. The first time, after I knew that I had to study in here, I was very worry about my language how I can communicate with them, how I will manage with a new society and deal with them. After I continued to study one week later, I was very surprise we became a close friend. We had fun together. We laughed and laughed more. I was very happy to study with them. We usually have a small party and watching a movie after we finished quiz every week. In addition, I had had my first party birthday in aboard with my classmate and composition teacher. They sang a birthday song, and we ate a delicious birthday cake. Although, we had a lot of good time to stay together but it was a short time for us to keep contact. After I finished this semester, everybody had to come back home or transfer to another school. I really feel sad in the first weekend because everything will be change. However, I still have a good time with them.

Journal#12

2008-03-21T08:08:00.001-07:00

What kinds of movies or books do you like? Choose one movie or book that is your favorite and write about why you like it.

My favorite movie

I usually like to watch comedy and romantic movies. I have a lot of favorite movies, and I still remember the story such as Notting Hill, Coyote Ugly, She’s the man, Music and Lyrics, and Holiday movie that is the most favorite movie. I had watched this movie maybe around 3 times because I really like the main idea of movie. It is about two women who never know each another before chatting together through computers. Both of them have a problem about their boyfriends, so they want to switch their house during the Christmas day. After that, they meet a good experience and excellent relationship with new friends. In the end of movie, they know how to deal with their problem. After I watch this movie, I always smile. I feel if I don’t try to do a new thing which I really want to do and will be changed my life, I won’t never know the end of my story. So, sometime when I am afraid to do a new thing, I usually think about the story of two women. Although, I never know what will be happen in the future, maybe it is a good or a bad thing, but I just try to do and learn the result of it. I think it is better than never try to do anything.

Journal # 11

2008-03-07T15:17:00.000-08:00

My evaluation

I had talked with my composition teacher in last Friday about my homework. Before I talked with her, I know myself that I still have a lot of mistake when I wrote my paragraph. The reason is I don’t know what my problem is. I think too much how I can write smoothly and clearly paragraph. After I talked with her, I know my problem. Her comment helps me to know what my problem is. It is very helpful to understand a main of my problem and the way of solution. Now, I start to follow the direct way that she suggests me for writing paragraphs. I try to stop translation sentence from Thai language to English language. I begin to think every sentence which I will write by using structure of English. Even though, sometime I have had a problem about using a correct structure of grammar. I think my skill of writing didn’t improve very much in the former half of this semester because I might be absented three weeks in the beginning of this semester. So I didn’t know some important of basic of paragraph. However, it is good enough to improve my writing in the latter half of the semester.

Journal # 10

2008-03-01T21:29:00.000-08:00

My niece

I have been here with my sister who was pregnancy. After nine months, my sister gave birth to a baby girl. Her name is Alyssa. Her weigh was ten pounds at birth. She was a huge baby girl. She has a black hair like her mother. Normally, her hair is straight but when she is taken a shower, her hair becomes a curly hair like fusilli. She has two big green and gray eyes like her father. Her eyes are very big like an egg of buck. When I see her cheek, it likes splendid tomato. Her lip is red rose on valentine day. Her skin color looks like a mountain in the winter. When she stretches herself, her long straight finger is playing piano. I always hear her cry, but it doesn’t annoy me her voice as same as a cat. When holding her, it like I carry on a heavy pillow. After I come home, I always smell her sweet candy hair and body. I wait to see her grow up step by step from crawling to walking. Every her moment has a lot of amazing event .

Journal # 9

2008-03-01T19:51:00.000-08:00

My favorite Disneyland ride

I went to Disneyland on last Saturday with American Language Program. It is the first time for me to go this place. It was exciting and amazing. After I played a lot of parks such as Adventure Park, New Orleans Square Park, and Tomorrow Land Park, I meet my favorite ride at the Tomorrow Land Park. It is Space Mountain. The first time, I saw the time to wait for playing Space Mountain. I was very surprise. It was around one hour but I didn’t see many people in the line. I really wanted to know why it takes so long for this ride. After I walked in this ride following the line to the second floor, I saw a lot of people staying in the long line. I tried to find the entrance of this ride which stays so far for me. Now, I know why they told us around one hour. After I waited so long time in the line, I started to play the Space Mountain. It is a little hard for me to describe the first feeling because everything was been beginning very fast. I had to sit in the small machine and went through a dark hole mountain which I couldn’t predict my way to travel. I feel that I traveled in space by following extremely tortuous rail. While I was traveling in dark shadow by up to the top and down to bottom of the ravine, I tried to touch the glittery star during this way. After I find this ride, I really want to play again and again. It is different another ride. It is challenge, unpredictable and freedom. Although, every moment is very fast, but I still remember special moment when I play it.

Journal # 8

2008-02-29T09:43:00.001-08:00

Park near my school.

Last semester, I had studyed in here. After I finished my class, and I had a freetime, I will go this park which is near my school. The park is near the parking lot G of Cal state fullerton. This place has a full huge trees, a little waterfall, and a small graden on the side line. After you enter this palce by old brown wood bridge, you will walk through the beginning of center of graden. It has a small green and blue river in the center of garden for the flock of bucks to swim and find food. Near the river has a one small classic wood chair. After you walked pass the blue and green river, you will see a lot of activity you can do such as have a pinnic ,read books and take a nap. Moreover,this place is opened everyday. So you just walk to lot G and enter this place. I think this place is very cool . I always relax after I just sit ten minutes near the river.

Journal #7

2008-02-22T09:07:00.001-08:00

Taking a bus

When I studied in high school, I had never taken a bus until I was 15 year old. Actually, I really wanted to try to go by bus just one day. I think it is a good experience to see people do everything on the bus. I saw a lot of my friend taking a bus when they came home. One day on Friday, I though that this day was a good first day for me to take a bus. During I studied mathematic, I though a lot of plan to take a bus. After I finished this class, I had talked with my friend about where did we want to go and how did we want to get there. Finally, I suggest my friend that we should go shopping mall near our school and we should take a bus, for it was cheaper than by taxi. After we had finished last class, we would meet at bus station. During I took a bus, I had met a lot of thing on this way. I think it is a good experience to do it. I saw a young man. After he saw an old lady walked in a bus, He immediately stood up for her. I saw a little woman. She carried on a big bag while she stood in the bus. Someone helped her to carry on it. After I know how to take a bus, I usually use this way to go another place. Sometime, I will take a bus when I feel tired. I just want to see that people still continue to work harder than me.

Journal # 6

2008-02-22T09:07:00.000-08:00

After sending me a second draft of your writing assignment, copy and paste your paragraph unto your journal #6.

Tsunami in Thailand

The disastrous event in Thailand was Tsunami in Phuket, Krabi,Trang and Ranong which a town in the south of Thailand. Tsunami was the first shock event in my life. In Thailand never have a disaster like this. It happened around 7.58 am on December 26, 2004 while I still slept in my house in Bangkok. After I turned on my television, every channel had news and pictures about Tsunami. I had continued to watch about this news all day. Before Tsunami would happen, people still had a same activity like everyday at the beach. After 7.58 am, all of beach was changed having pieces of wood, fossils and rubbishes spread around area. During this day, I saw every communication in the world tried to help people whom lost their house, their family in Tsunami. After next 2 weeks, I read the report about totals of Thai people is deaths around 5,305 persons and totals of foreigners are deaths around 2,402 persons. This isn’t concluding injury and missing people. I hope that this Tsunami is last large disastrous event in Thailand.

Journal #5

2008-02-15T18:58:00.002-08:00

In class, we examined the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We looked at the different past tenses used in a narrative. We also looked at how to write an effective narrative.Write your own version of a fairytale story you remember from your childhood. Pay special attention to the use of different past tenses, and the components of a narrative.

The rabbit and the turtle

Long time ago on summer day, all of animals in the wood would play together near the river. Today, they had a meeting at mountain. The rabbit was a first person in here. He had waited until he saw the turtle who was the last person came in here. The rabbit complained a lot about why the turtle walked so slowly. After the turtle listened, the turtle got angry. Then, the turtle challenged the rabbit “We have to compete together I want to know who is fastest between the rabbit and the turtle”. The rabbit was really sure that he would win on this competition. Then the rabbit said “I will compete with you because I knew I will win” and then “The object of competition is who will be the first person to stay in a finish line on the next mountain”. All of animals were standing on the sides of line. They were cheering both of them. After the hen blow a whistle, the rabbit was running in front of the turtle. When the rabbit had run far away from the beginning line, he thought that it was impossible the turtle will be winning. Then, the rabbit thought he had enough time to take a nap. He slept until the sun set. After he woke up, he had hurried up to go to mountain. Finally, He stayed at the next mountain but it was very late for him to come here. The turtle was the winner.

Journal #4

2008-02-15T18:58:00.001-08:00

Write a narrative account of your first arrival to the United States.

My first time in The United States

I never think my life will be changed when I came in the United States. My first time in the United States was happened around 9 months ago. First, I just planed that after I graduated my bachelor degree in Thailand, I would study English language program until spring semester 2007 in here. Before I came here, I prepared myself about Basic English language. It was rule of Grammar but I think that it wasn’t enough to help me to survive in here. I still very shy and worry to speak English and afraid to talk with foreigners. I came here with my older sister who was still sick. It means that I had to do everything for her and me by myself while we were traveling in here. Then, I had to concentrate everything I do during this trip. It was luck that my flight is nonstop, so I didn’t have to transfer at Hong Kong. I spend time in airplane around 15 hours. After I went to immigration in the United States, I had to answer all of questions for my sister and me. When I finished everything in airport, I walked out side with 4 huge suitcases. I met Tummy who my older brother friend. She picked us up at airport and went to her house. I have stayed with her until now. After my summer semester began in June 2007, my sister went back to Thailand. During this time, I had to learn to do everything by myself.

Journal #3

2008-02-15T18:57:00.000-08:00

Free journal means you can write about anything you like. You can write about your week so far in your classes for example. Or you may write about a problem you might have encountered trying to get your classes. It is open to anything at all. Just remember to keep it clean...and interesting.

Journal #2

2008-02-15T18:56:00.000-08:00

Write this journal using the skills you learned this week (writing a proper topic sentence with good supporting sentences).1. Choose a topic sentence you wrote for homework about your major.2. Write sentences that support the controlling idea.

Journal #1

2008-02-15T18:55:00.000-08:00

Congratulations! You've navigated yourself in the world of cyberspace journalism. Click into the comment of the last two blog posts and write your name on the comment box.After posting a comment, respond to the prompt below as your first Journal.Describe yourself as a writer. How do you go about writing? What kinds of things do you like to write about? What do you dislike? What is hard for you? Easy?

Journal Entry # 34

2007-11-26T21:23:00.000-08:00

Journal Entry 34 Rough Draft

Learning English Language

In 2007, people start to learn second language more than the past that over 1 billion people are currently learning English world wide. They want to have a good quality life. Then they realize that English is an international language, for country they usually uses English language to communicate together. There are three reasons to learn English. These include promotions at work, increased knowledge, and travel benefit.

The first reason to learn English is promotions at work. It is the fact that English skill is important for find job. If they can speak English which is second language very well, they are the first persons that the company will consider of vacant position of company. Then they will receive high salary and good position. They don’t have problem to communicate with foreign partner or to visit in abroad.

The second reason to learn English is increased knowledge. They can study dissertation abroad to do their project such as science, biology, and business. Then they can receive express news in abroad by internet or CNN channel on TV. For example, the investor will read news about trend of international economic that has affected their stock.

The third reason to learn English is travel benefit. They can save money because the price for travel abroad by packet tour is more expensive than travel by themselves. They can choose to save money of hotel and food while they travel abroad. They have more freedom because they don’t have problem to communicate with other. They can travel Europe, American and Australia. All of these countries speak English. They will receive. Guide tours usually have same program tour, so they don’t go some interesting place. They can go by themselves in this place.

In conclusion, learning English is good opportunity in their life. It has been affected in future. They can get good position and high income. They have several channels to research new information. They can decrease of business by following international news. They have more experience to travel.

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Journal Entry # 33

2007-11-12T10:48:00.000-08:00

What are you going to do over the 3 day weekend?

The 3 day weekend

I had 3 day weekend because Monday is Veteran day. The first time, I didn’t have plan to go outside on this weekend. I just wanted to clean my home on Saturday and read textbook for TOEFL test on Sunday. I hope that everything will follow my plan. Something of my plan changed a little bit on Sunday. My sister wanted to eat Thai breakfast. It call Joke which is a rice gruel soup cooked with meal. Then I went to eat Joke at LA. After then, I went to buy books and vegetable at Thai town. Finally, I came home around 5 pm, so I did not read grammar textbook on Sunday.

Journal Entry # 32

2007-11-12T10:47:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is coming up soon. What three things are you most thankful for?

What three things are you most thankful for

Three things are most thankful on Thanksgiving Day. The first is my family. They take care of me since I was born. They teach lot of thing about opinion, inspiration and life. Then I know that I can choose the right way in future. The second is my friends. They help me when I can’t do something by myself. The third is my experience passing in my life. I can learn a lot of my mistake and develop to direct way. Finally, I thank everything around me

Journal Entry # 31

2007-11-12T10:46:00.000-08:00

Is it ever okay to lie? In which circumstances?

It is ever okay to lie

It is okay to lie in situation. The first, to lie helps someone, but another person doesn’t receive affect of problem. The second, to lie reduce pressure of persons who fight together such as friend, partner and family. The third, to lie helps yourself. Sometime you have to find a job but you didn’t have completely quality so you stop to tell you story to manager.

Journal Entry # 30

2007-11-02T09:11:00.003-07:00

Does it matter what strangers think of you? Do you care if everyone likes you or are you content just being yourself? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.

Myself

It isn’t matter what everyone thinks about me, because I know myself what I am doing. I think that I have free will. I can do anything I’m wanted to do if it is good for myself. I don’t care others because they don’t know my reason why I do or choose the way. In addition, when I have a problem, I have to accept a trouble and find the solution by myself. In the other hand, I still care persons around me depending on the relationship and the situation. If I am involved in something with others which it has had an effect to them, I usually think many results of the event. I want to make sure that I choose a best way to correspond with them.

Journal Entry # 29

2007-11-02T09:11:00.001-07:00

Post your scary story. We're going to read the stories on Wednesday!

Hsiao, Fang Nung (Gloria)

Tsou,Jia-Hua (Maggie)

Waraporn Mongkolchareoen (Ann)

Sarapond Asavakulpanus (Paula)

Oct. 29, 2007Composition 4C

The Ring

A student, Mary, wanted to rent an apartment, so she walked all day long and finally found an old apartment. She decided to rent it because it was cheaper than the others. She moved into the apartment and settled everything as usual. One week later, she had a worker install a telephone line. However, she found that the phone didn’t work well. She couldn’t call for anyone and the phone never rang. So she decided to all a repairman to fix the phone line, but at the same time she got a phone call from an old lady who asked to speak to someone named Lucy. Mary told her that she had the wrong number. After that day, the old lady kept calling every night at the same time and always asked for Lucy. One day at midnight, the phone was ringing again. Mary finally couldn’t stand it, so she decided to pull the wire from the wall. She immediately moved the sofa away and looked for the plug. However, after she found it, she noticed that the wire was not plugged in. Mary wondered how this was possible. Then the phone rang again. She nervously answered the phone. The old woman asked for Lucy. Mary asked who Lucy was. The old woman said, “Look behind you.”

Journal Entry # 28

2007-11-02T09:10:00.000-07:00

Please post your pictures from the ALP Halloween party. Summarize the night and tell me what I missed!

the ALP Halloween party.

ALP had Halloween Dance Party at TSU Pub on last Saturday. I went to the party with my friend, Peach. The Halloween party was 8.30 pm to midnight. After I went into the party, I saw a lot of people. Some people came in as a ghost. Someone did not wear Halloween costume, but they just wore normal clothes. I met some of my classmate and my professors such as Tyler, Carol, Van, Gloria, Dung, Ozgur, Kaitlyn and Choae. We enjoy eating, taking photo and dancing together. I left around 11 pm with Peach. I think that the Halloween party is amusing. I had never been the party like this before I came here. In my opinion, I think Carol costume is the scariest.

Journal Entry # 27

2007-10-29T13:00:00.001-07:00

I am going to Las Vegas this weekend. If you were going to Las Vegas, where would you go and what would you do? Lastly, do you have any suggestions on how I can win a lot of money? Which games do you like to play?

Las Vegas

If I can go Las Vegas, I will go to play casino in hotel and walk around Main Street to watch various style of hotel. Many hotels are interesting, because it has a special style to attract tourist. For example, some of hotels create roof of hotel like the real sky. It is changed every hour from daylight to night. Some of hotels have river in hotel, and I can sit in boat to flow the river. If I have enough time, I will go to watch many shows as magic show by David Copperfield. At night, I will walk to see show of many hotels such as spring dancing and active volcano. After I walked around here, I will play slot machine at hotel.

Journal Entry #26

2007-10-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

Compare and contrast two sports.

Thai boxing and Badminton are sports

Although Thai boxing and Badminton are sports, there are different of style of playing. Both of sports have 2 persons to fight together in one game. People usually play in door. They will count point each match by period of limit time. In contrast, Thai boxing doesn’t use equipment to fight, but Badminton use racket to fight. During play Badminton game, competitor can’t touch together. They have to stand between net of Badminton and shuttle ball over net. Thai boxing have to touch together and fall opponent. In conclusion, Thai boxing and Badminton are different of rule to play sports.

Journal Entry #25

2007-10-29T12:58:00.000-07:00

Compare and contrast two major fast food restaurants.

McDonalds and KFC

Although McDonalds and KFC are favorite fast food restaurant, there are unlikeness. One difference is main menu. When you order menu, almost both restaurants have same of ingredients in menu such as bread, meat, and beverage. In the fact, KFC normally stress about chicken more than McDonalds. Second difference is the way of order. Both of restaurants spread around city, so it is easy to find the place and to order menu. Sometime, if you feel lazy to go out side, you can call to order menu at KFC. KFC is comfortable to eat lunch more than McDonalds. Third difference is crowd of people. Both of restaurants have a lot of people. When the families want to eat lunch together, they usually will choose McDonalds. McDonalds almost have toy for kids. It attract that the parents can relax while their child play toy. In conclusion, McDonalds and KFC are favorite food where the first choice of fast food restaurant for people.

Bonus Entry

2007-10-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

Parrot Story

Parrot helped owner and his owner from house fire. While they was sleeping , Parrot song like smoke alarm to tell about something happened in their house.

Journal Entry # 24

2007-10-17T08:51:00.002-07:00

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

A person 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 # 23

2007-10-17T08:51:00.001-07:00

How to make your favorite dish. Give the recipe and instructions for making your favorite dish. See the example on page 105 (Eggs).

Sweet and sour eggs ( Kai Look Kuey )

My favorite dish is easy to cook. You just have eggs, oil, red onion, water, fish sauce, sweet palm seeds, and lime. After preparing material, boil 5 eggs around 15 minutes. Then shell eggs, and frying in heat oil until it brown. Before put eggs on the dish, you have to cut eggs in half. Then, put 10 pieces of eggs on the dish. Next, prepare the sauce by boiling half cup of water in frying pan. Then, mix 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 3 tablespoon sweet palm seeds, and 1 tablespoon lime juice, and put the mixture on the pan. You should lower the heat and stir it until the sauce become stick. After that, pour the sauce over the top of 10 pieces of eggs. Finally, stir-fry sliced red onion until light brown and sprinkle on the top of 10 pieces of eggs. Sweet and sour eggs ready to serve with streamed rice.

Journal Entry # 22

2007-10-17T08:50:00.002-07:00

How to lose 10 pounds in two days.

losing your weight

The solution of over weight is following these steps. You will lose 10 pounds in two days. The first step you have to wake up early to exercise such as running, swimming and aerobics around 1 hour in the morning. Before eat breakfast, you must drink 1 cup of water. After you eat banana and yogurt fat free, you drink 1 cup of water again. The next step you should try to walk around during the day. Before eat lunch 1 hour, you must drink 2 cups of water. You should try to eat less meat and eat more salad. Try to eat fish or chicken as lunch not dinner. Then you have to drink 3-4 cups of water during the day. The final step is to start eating dinner early around 5 pm. Before taking dinner 1 hour, you must drink 2 cups of water. You can choose to eat steam fish with green apple or salad with a few piece of ham. After 6pm, stop to eat everything except water only. If you follow these steps in 2 days, you will lose your weight.

Journal Entry # 21

2007-10-17T08:50:00.001-07:00

How to find/choose a marriage partner.

Choosing a marriage partner

It is simple choosing a marriage partner if you follow these step maybe you will meet a soul mate in future. The first step, choose one of special parties suitable to your life style. After you know about the theme of party, you should prepare a particular cloth for your party. The second step, go into party, be friendly and enjoy with everyone around you. At the same time try to scan for the right persons, the one that have a personality like you. After you found the right person, try to talk with him/her about casual. Third step is to keep contact them by calling or chatting via Internet everyday. After then, begin to spend a lot of time together by having activities, such as watch movie or play sports. You have to know about their life style and their opinion. Finally, you must make sure about your relationship. You have to assume that what kind of level for your relationship with your partners. To sum up, you can choose one of them because you will know the answer that who can become yours marriage partner.

Journal Entry # 20

2007-10-12T17:54:00.001-07:00

Topic: There are three types of people in this world. (Don't give easy answers like "tall, short, fat, skinny, etc.")

There are three types of people in this world.

There are three types of people in this world. The first types are rich people. They have a lot of money to do everything such as buy high technologic product, use luxurious furniture, and stay in high class hotel. For example, Paris Hilton was born in rich family. If she doesn’t work, she still has money. The second types are medium class people. They have knowledge, skill, and career. They have to work hard to earn money, so that they can have convenience life. For instance, employees in company want a high position, so they receive high salary to have quality life. The third types are poor people. They have little money to buy food. Moreover, most of them have a low education. They work menial jobs. To summarize, people in the world have different status.

Journal Entry # 19

2007-10-12T17:53:00.000-07:00

Topic: Being single has many advantages.

Being single has many advantages.

The numbers of people who are single increase everyday. One reason is that people have changed their attitude about being single. They realize the advantages that they would have. First, they can do a lot of thing that they wanted to do without worry about their spouse such as traveling around the world, shopping unlimitedly, and hanging out with friends. In addition, they can completely be themselves. Second, they can have any guy friends or girl friends to go out with. Moreover, they don’t have to care that someone will get jealous because everyone are just friends. Third, they can focus more on particular things that they are up, such as work or study. For example, instead of taking care of their children, man or women can spend more time focusing on their work only. In conclusion, being single has several advantages. They have more freedom in life.

Journal Entry # 18

2007-10-12T17:49:00.000-07:00

Topic: Playing sports has many advantages.

Playing sports has many advantages

Nowadays, people are interested in playing more sports, because they realize that playing sports has several advantages. There are several reasons why people choose to play sports. Firstly, playing sports is good for your health. It reduces the risk of disease such as obesity, cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure. For instance, most of people who play sports don’t have obesity, because their body is changed cholesterol into energy. Secondly, playing sports is the better way to relax and reduce stress from everyday works. For example, when we are playing sport, our brain will temporarily stop thinking about work or serious thing. We will only focus on competition. The third advantages, they meet new friends or new socials by playing sports. For example, most of the businessman in Thailand plays golf, so they can meet other people in the same field from similar companies. At the same time, they can play and talk about business together. To sum up, three of many advantages of playing sports prove that playing sports is greatest way to do.

Journal Entry # 17

2007-10-07T09:56:00.001-07:00

Summarize the movie we are going to watch.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Story of a girl was born in Greek family. Toual wanted to liberate from her social. She had to pass pressure of her family such as education, work, and future husband. She fall in love with guy who was not Greek, and her father didn’t accept her boyfriend. She must choose between her family and her boyfriend. However, she selected married with her boyfriend. Then they had to adjust their existence such as religion, culture, language and social. At the end, her families understand and accept their marriage, because she choose the best way for her life.

Journal Entry # 16

2007-10-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

Describe your most embarrassing moment. One paragraph. Use descriptive language.

Don’t wear high-heeled shoes

My most embarrassing moment began when I studied bachelor degrees at University in Thailand. That day, I had many activities to do, and I wore my new high-heeled shoe. I thought that it was as high as my old shoes. After I finished the last class, I ate lunch with my friends. My friends decided to eat at the restaurant near University because we had to go back to University to continue doing project. I felt uncomfortable with the restaurant. I didn’t want to go to that restaurant because it has a high steep spiral staircase. I didn’t have a choice, so I had to go with them. I walked carefully to second floor. After I finished lunch, we forgot appointment with our teacher, so we hurried back to University. While I walked from middle of second floor to first floor, my high-heeled shoes hook with the end of steep staircase. I fell down to the first floor and everybody looked at me. I am very embarrassed. My friends brought me to the health center. I had a small wound on my left hand. Since that accident, I try not to wear the high-heeled shoes again. I worry every time when I have to wear it. It is an embarrassing story, I can’t forget it.

Journal Entry # 15

2007-10-07T09:54:00.000-07:00

Research Halloween online and write a paragraph summarizing the holiday. No plagiarism! I'm watching you!

Halloween

I never participate on Halloween day, so I didn’t know about Halloween day. I just know that the original of Halloween began in near Ireland and the United Kingdom on November 1st this change of season. People know various name of Halloween such as Samhain, All Saint’s Day, Hollowmas, and All Hallows. In current, people will celebrate on night October 31st . The creative fact of pumpkin is symbol for Halloween day. They will bring a candle inside it. They have many custom of activity. For instance children will go knock the door, and ask caddy from host which calling trick-or-treating. Some groups have costume party by required guest wear fancy dress. Every tourist place will open at night, and they prepare everything like horror place.

Journal Entry # 14

2007-09-28T14:16:00.001-07:00

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

2007-09-28T14:15:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-28T14:14:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-20T20:21:00.000-07:00

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

Journl Entry # 10

2007-09-18T20:03:00.001-07:00

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

2007-09-18T20:02:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-13T22:00:00.002-07:00

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

2007-09-13T22:00:00.001-07:00

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

2007-09-13T21:59:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

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

2007-09-05T09:23:00.000-07:00

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

Journal entry # 2

2007-09-03T20:21:00.000-07:00

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.

Alina Korich

Elena Gomez

Journal Entry #1

2007-08-29T10:52:00.000-07:00

Introducing Myself

My name is Waraporn Mongkolchareon(Ann). I was born in Bangkok, Thailand. I have two brothers and one sister. I can speak English and Thai language. I like to eat Thai food. It is good for health.In 2006, I graduated from Bangkok University. My major was finance. When I studied in here, I became a sectary of finance activity. In 2006, I became staff of Rejoe Business Bangkok University. I worked in here around 3 months. In 2007, I move in USA because I have studied ALP, Fullerton. I want to pass TOFEL and GMAT. And then I want to become a student in Fullerton University. My goal graduate MBA in here.