S.E.X HEALTH: Quick-4 minute Guide

SLEEP
GO TO SLEEP, CLOSE YOUR EYES....zZz
Why: Growth hormones kick into high gear when your peepers (eyes) are sleeping. Close them when people (like your teachers) don't mind seeing your eyelids. You'll be in a better mood with more shut-eye too.
What: Sleep makes your more alert. Your body just plain needs a recharge every day. Maybe that's why it gets darks so often...
When: You need your beauty sleep even if you are sitting for an exam tomorrow. It makes sense to say that because you are sitting for an exam tomorrow, you need your beauty sleep. The more hours you sleep before midnight, the better your body recharges.
Where: Bed and blanket is best. TV and music can be disturbing at night. Turn them off and let your brain create nighttime images.

EAT
YOU EAT IT; YOU NEED IT.
Why: Energy. Food in = movement and brain power out. It's a simple formula that every creature on the planet is designed to follow.
What: Get "grained." Kick your bad eating habits by replacing them with smarter choices: Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Milk, Meat & Beans.
When: Start right. Skipping breakfast is like running a race without your track shoes. Eat smaller portions more often, rather than eating larger meals less frequently.
Where: When you follow "What" you'll hit the fast food places less and rediscover the vegetable crisper in your and your friend's refrigerator. (Carrots are really good for your eyesight!)
How: No lessons needed here. Save starving for a day that won't come and just chew with your mouth closed!

EXERCISE
JUST MOVE IT
Why: Bodies were made to move. (If they weren't you probably couldn't make a clean get away from that loud neighbor dog.)
What: Swim, stretch, lift weights, skip, jog, walk, row, you name it.
When: Whenever, as long as "now" is part of it. Why wait?
Where: Wherever. Start a routine or join a team. Whatever gets your heart pumping and body moving is going to be good for your body, heart, soul, and mind. Even if you just increase your pace on things you do every day... or take the stairs instead of the elevator...
How: However you can. Start big or start small, just don't let yourself NOT start at all. Just move it.

LWTC Student Handbook: Premier.

How To Become An Active Reader

Have you ever found yourself reading a book word by word or page by page, yet little you understand what the writer is talking about? There are two type of reading habits, passive and active readings. Passive reading is reading without thinking or specific purposes. This includes reading a joke, a magazine, or anything for fun which are easily forgettable. Active reading is reading, feeling, understanding what the writer is writing. You engage with the text, both mentally and physically. Reading without learning from what you read is a waste of time.

Summary of how to become an active reader:
1. Skim ahead and jump back

2. Mark up the text-always have a pen and a notebook

• Highlight and underline keywords
• Circle unfamiliar words
• Make marginal notes

- Questions?

- Agree or disagree?

- Connections

- Evaluations

3. Make specific observations

Detail of how to become an active reader:
1. Skim ahead and jump back:
Skimming ahead enables you to see what’s coming up in your reading. Page through the text you’re about to read. Notice how the text is broken down, what the main topics are, and the order in which they are covered. Notice key words and ideas that are boldfaced, bulleted, boxed, or otherwise highlighted. Skimming through the text beforehand will prepare you for what you are about to read. It’s a lot like checking out the hills and curves in the course before a cross-country race. If you know what’s ahead, you know how to pace yourself, so you’re prepared to handle what’s to come. When you finish your reading, jump back. Review the summaries, headings, and highlighted information in the text. Notice both what the author highlighted and what you highlighted. By jumping back, you help solidify in your mind the ideas and information you just read. You’re reminded of how each idea fits into the whole, how ideas and information are connected. When you make connections between ideas, you’re much more likely to remember them.

2. Mark up the text
Marking up the text creates a direct physical link between you and the words you’re reading. It forces you to pay closer attention to the words you read and takes you to a higher level of comprehension.
- Highlight and underline:
When you highlight or underline key words and ideas, you are identifying the most important parts of the text. There’s an important skill at work here: You can’t highlight
or underline everything, so you have to distinguish between the facts and ideas that are most important (major ideas) and those facts and ideas that are helpful but not so important (minor or supporting ideas). Highlight only the major ideas, so you don’t end up with a text that’s completely highlighted.

- Circle unfamiliar words:
One of the most important habits to develop is that of circling and looking up unfamiliar words and phrases. If possible, don’t sit down to read without a dictionary by your side. It is not uncommon for the meaning of an entire sentence to hinge on the meaning of a single word or phrase, and if you don’t know what that word or phrase means, you won’t understand the sentence. Besides, this habit enables you to quickly and steadily expand your vocabulary, so you’ll be a more confident reader and speaker. If you don’t have a dictionary readily available, try to determine the meaning of the word as best you can from its context. Then, make sure you look up the word as soon as possible so you’re sure of its meaning.

- Make marginal notes:
Recording your questions and reactions in the margins turns you from a passive receiver of information into an active participant in a dialogue. You will get much more out of the ideas and information you read about if you create a “conversation”with the writer. Here are some examples of the kinds of reactions you might write down in the margin or in your notebook:
■ Questions often come up when you read. They
may be answered later in the text, but by that time,
you may have forgotten the question! And if your
question isn’t answered, you may want to discuss it
with someone: “Why does the writer describe the
new welfare policy as ‘unfair’?” or “Why does the
character react in this way?”
■ Agreements and disagreements with the author
are bound to arise if you’re actively reading.Write
them down: “That’s not necessarily true!” or “This
policy makes a lot of sense to me.”
■ Connections you note can be either between the
text and something that you read earlier or
between the text and your own experience.
For example, “I remember feeling the same way
when I . . .” or “This is similar to what happened
in China.”
■ Evaluations are your way of keeping the author
honest. If you think the author isn’t providing sufficient
support for what he or she is saying or that
there’s something wrong with that support, say so:
“He says the dropping of the bomb was inevitable,
but he doesn’t explain why” or “This is a very
selfish reason.”


3. Make observations
Good readers know that writers use many different strategies to express their ideas. Even if you know very little about those strategies, you can make useful observations about what you read to better understand and remember the author’s ideas. You can notice, for example, the author’s choice of words; the structure of the sentences and paragraphs; any repetition of words or ideas; important details about people, places, and things; and so on.
This step—making observations—is essential because your observations (what you notice) lead you to logical inferences about what you read. Inferences are conclusions based on reason, fact, or evidence. You are constantly making inferences based on your observations, even when you’re not reading. For example, if you notice that the sky is full of dark, heavy clouds, you might infer that it is going to rain; if you notice that your coworker has a stack of gardening books on her desk, you might infer that she likes gardening. If you misunderstand what you read, it is often because you haven’t looked closely enough at the text. As a result, you base your inferences on your own ideas and experiences, not on what’s actually written in the text. You end up forcing your own ideas on the author (rather than listening to what the author has to say) and then forming your own ideas about it. It’s critical, then, that you begin to really pay attention to what writers say and how they say it.
Edited from Reading Comprehension Success in 20 minutes.pdf

A Wise Way to Kill Time on Blog_30-day Plan

DAY 19:

- paradox : hard to understand.

- persona : the way you behave in a particular situation.

- skeptical about/of sth : doubting that sth is true or useful.

- resilient : able to quickly return to a previous good condition.

- footage /'futidz/ film that shows a particular event.

DAY 18:

- eccentric (adj) strange, unusual, different.

- enigmatic (adj) mysterious. The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile.

- dfa

DAY 17:

- the forefront: the most noticeable or important position.

- turbulent: involving a lot of sudden changes. First crowned in 1941, Sihanouk has been at the forefront of his nation's turbulent history for more than 60 years.

- philanderer: a man who enjoys having sex with a lot of different women.

- abdicate : give up, I\if a king or queen abdicates, they make a formal statement that they no longer want to be king or queen. King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936 so that he could marry Mrs Simpson, a divorced woman.

- wield: to hold a weapon as if you are going to use it.

wield influence: have a lot of influence over other people. In September 2004, he shocked Cambodia by announcing his abdication. His son Norodom Sihamoni took over as king, but Sihanouk is still likely to wield a significant influence.

DAY 16:

- feud (n) an argument which has existed for a long time between two people or groups, causing a lot of anger or violence. Family feud occurs more in extended family than nuclear family.

- reinstate (v) to put someone back into a job or position that they had before.

- tyrant (n) អ្នកប្រេីអំណាចផ្តាច់ការ​​​​​ a ruler who use his complet power in a cruelly unfair way.

- protectorate​​ (n) colony, a country that is controlled by a more powerful country.

- protégé (n) someone who is helped and taught by someone who has infulence, power, or more experience.

Day15:
- cynic (adj) a person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere. I think she takes a rather cynical view of men.

- cliché (n) a comment that is very often made and is therefore not original and not interesting.

My wedding day - and I know it's a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.

- stake (n) a post/stick, a risk (be at stake), a share. The stake is too high to take.

- exotic (adj) unusual and exciting bcos of a connection with a foreign country. exotic disease/design.

- moron (n) jerk, jackass, idiot, asshole, birdbrain, fathead, airhead, dick, dickhead, dork.

Day14:

- bionic (adj) stronger than a normal person. She seems to have a bionic nose.

- snobby (adj) having attitudes, behavior that are typical of a snob.

- creepy (adj) making u feel nervous or a little frighten. He stared at me in a creepy way.

- snarky (adj) criticizing s.o in an annoyed way and trying to hurt their feelings. Don't make snarky comments.

- gargle (v) to move a liquid your throat without swallowing.

Day 13:

- relentless: continuing in a severe way.

She has campaigned relentlessly for her husband's release from prison.

- egocentric: describes someone who is selfish, thinking only of themselves.

- buckle (v) to fasten or to be fasten by a buckle

buckle down (phrsal v.) to start working hard.

- sabotage (v) to intentionally prevent the success of a plan or action.

Day 12: (from pm blog, i'm not embarrassed to say that i have never seen these words before. And i am sorry i must learn them from you.)

- Crestfallen (adj) disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly in something. She looked crestfallen at the lecturer's decision, but did not argue.

- dejected (adj) unhappy, disappointed or lacking hope. She looked a little dejected when she was in the library writing a journal.

(Words i know but it's sad enough that i very rarely use them)

- enlighten (v) give more info/understading

- dawn on sb (phrasal v) If a fact dawns on you, you become aware of it after a period of not being aware of it.

- occurence (n) (i never write this word on any essay, i wanna write it 100 times now)

For just a short para, there are many words i am not capable of fully understanding their meaning and usage. Who is more iliteriate than me? :-( how do u spell illitteratie? illliterate huh? ilatterate? huh?

Day 11:

- Coronation (n) a ceremonation at which a person is made king or queen. A royal coronation

- Prom (n) a formal dance party held for high school student at the end of a school year. Who are you taking to the senoir prom?

- entity (n) sth that exist as a single or complete unit.

- integrity (n) the quality of being honest, with high moral princilples.

- furtive (adj) secret. To cast a furtive glance at someone.

- cast (v) 1- to send light or shadow. The tree casts a shadow over her face.

cast light on sth= provide explanation on a problem.

2- cast a look/glance/smile= to look/smile

cast an eye over sth= to look briefly at sth

3- to throw

cast pearls before swine=to offer something valuable or good to someone who does not know its value:

4- to play a role in a movie, (n) an actor

Day 10:
- counterfeit: (adj, n, v) fake, false, unreal, forgery, copy, unoriginal.

- prestigious: (adj) greatly respected or admired, usuallly becasue of being important.

prestige /pres"ti:dZ/ (n)

- speculation (n) syn. guess, hypothesis, conjecture, suppostition, surmise

- profound (adj) showing strong, clear, deep understanding. She has a profound wisdom.

- contemplation (n) a long thoughful observation. I was walking aimlessly, lost in contemplation.

to contemplate (v)

Day 9:

- Rome wasn't built in one day: when there is a will, there is a way.

- All or nothing: (no explaination, i just like this one)

- tactful: careful not to say or do sth that could upset s.o. Mentioning her pimples wasn't very tactful.

- subtle: not immediately obvious or noticeable. I have subtly changed my the way i thought about myself.

- Flaw: a fault, mistake or weakness. There are a lot of flaws in making this blog.

Day 8: Learn some idioms

- cool as a cocumber: extremely calm, imperturbable. He acted cool as a cocumber though he felt nervous every time he talked with her.

- Appearance can be deceiving: things can look different from the way they really are. Compare with Don't judge the book by its cover.

- Art is long and life is short: Works of art last much longer than human lives. Life is too short to learn everything you need to know about a particular discipline.

- Let alone: not to mention or think of s.o or sth.

- Let's rock and roll: let's get started; let's get moving.

Day 7:

let your heart rule your head: to make decisions based on what you feel, not what you think.

icebreaker: (1) a ship that cuts a passage throught floating ice. (2) sth that you say or do to make people less nervous when they first meet.

barbie: (1) barbecue: a metal frame on which mean, fish or vegetable are cooked outside the house. (2) the world's best selling doll and was first sold on March 9, 1959. The best selling Barbie was one released in 1992, Totally Hair Barbie, with stylable hair from her heard down her toes.

(in) jeopardy (n) in danger of being destroyed. The lives of millions Khmer people are in jeopardy as a resulf of extreme inflation.

stalk (v) (1) to walk in a proud way. (2) to follow someone over a long period of time.

manhandle (v) to move s.o or sth roughly, using force.

Day 5-6: No classes this weekend

Day 4

- compel (v): 1. to force s.o to do sth. I felt so compelled to write this blog. 2. to produce a strong feeliing. In the next two year, my blog will compell public admiration. compare with: impel.

- outsmart = outwit (v): to gain advantage over s.o using tricks or intelligence. The cunning fox outwits the hunter.

- lay a hand/finger on sb: to touch s.o or to hurt them, esp by hitting them. if you lay a hand on her, i'll kill you.

- manipulate (v) to make s.o do what you want by deceiving or influencing them.

- let alone: used to say that because of one thing does not happen, another thing cannot happen. I wouldn't see my grandpa again, let alone my family.

Day 3 (Computer Acronyms)
- OSI : Open Systems Interconnection) Model: a model for understanding and developing computer-to-computer communication developed in the 1980s by ISO. It devides networking functionss among seven layers: Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application (All People Seem To Need Data Processing)

- IEEE= Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

- ICANN=Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. This non-profit corporation maintains and assigns IP address.

-IP= Internet Protocol. A core protocol in TCP/IP suites operating in Network layer.

-TCP/IP= Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. It includes TCP, IP, UDP (User Datagram Protocol in Transport layer).

-HTTP= Hypertext Transfer Protocol. An application layer protocol that formulates and interprets requests between web clients and servers.

I cannot find any words bcos tomorrow is my first exam. Study some terminology.

Day 2

- Phoney (adj, n) not sincere, not real. All salepersons seem to have the same phoney smile. He's a phoney. I don't trust him.

= hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony

- Controversial*** (adj) causing disagreement or discussion. The issue of nature vs nurture is highly controversial.

=arguable, contentious, disputable

- flea market : a market, which usually takes place outside, where old or used goods are sold cheaply. = open-air street market.

- exculpate (v) to remove blame from someone.

- pragmatism (n) when you deal with a problem in a realistic way rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas or rules.

=pragmtic=practical

(it's 11:27pm, i'm glad i passed day 2 yahoooooooo, 28 days more)

Day 1- 4/15/08

• Anagram (n) a word or phrase formed by changing the order of letters in another word or phrase. For example, 'triangle' is an anagram of 'integral'.


• Notorious (adj) well-known for sth bad.

= infamous, ill-famed, disreputable

• Pertain (v) have to do with or be relevant to.

= refer, relate, bear on, touch on

Ex: My remarks pertained to your ealrlier comments.

• swallow (v) to not express or show sth,

Ex: (1) 'I love you, ' she swallowed all her pride and looked right into his eyes.

(2) I swallowed my pride and asked if i could take her to dinner.

swallow your words : to be forced to admit that something you have said has been shown to be wrong

Ex: I had to swallow my words when the scheme turned out to be a great success

• deceive (v) be false to, be dishonest with, make s.o believe sth that is not true

Ex: Alcoholics are notorious for their ability to deceive themselves about the extent of their problem.

Deceit (n) fraudulence, dishonesty.

There are so many times, i excuse myself that i am busy today, i am going to do this and that tomorrow. In short, i procastinate to the last second before i do what i want to do. This is one example: I should have written this post since last week instead of today.

After making this blog, I found myself spending too much time on internet without any sole purposes. I had tried to find as many khmer blogs as possible and saveed them into my favorite list so that i could become a top khmer blogger's collector. After that i would read and keep the ones that are interesting, or at least has some sense of humor.

So instead of dumping my time, i should gain something. From today, i committed to learn at least five words everyday. By one month, i will have 150 new vocabularies. Hopefully i could remember 50% of them. Words are collected from the songs i heard, the news i read, other blogger's big words, or randomly put dictionary on my head, close my eyes and open it. Definitions are from various dictionaries: Collin Cobuild, Cambridge Advancced Learner, Oxford, Unigate (Gre, TOEFL/SAT words), English-Khmer (as well) and online dictionaries.