TENSION Vs TENSE

Semalam saya bincang tentang BORING vs BORED, hari ni mari bincang pula tentang 2 lagi perkataan yg sering juga disalah gunakan iaitu TENSION vs TENSE .

Pernah dengar tak dialog begini ?

" I am so tension ! Lots of works need to be done."
" Kenapa dengan you ni...? Nampak tension je."

Betul ke penggunaan TENSION di atas? Jawapannya SALAH. Kenapa ?

TENSION - (Noun/Kata Nama) : satu perasaan gusar dan bimbang yang menyebabkan sukar untuk relax/tenang. (kegusaran/kebimbangan)

Exercise is the ideal way to relieve tension after a hard day.
The tension is becoming unbearable and I want to scream.

TENSE - (Adj/Kata Sifat) : rasa bimbang,tidak selesa dan tidak tenang.

Is anything wrong? You look so tense.
Massage is great if your neck and back are tense.

Aha...! Hope you catch it well. 
No more worried and tense !
It's time to move forward. Just leave the tension and depression behind .

Have a nice day ahead !

BORING Vs BORED

" I rasa boring sangat hari ni..."

" Boring,boring,boring ! Tak tahu nak buat apa..."

Dialog seperti ini sering diucapkan dlm perbualan. Persoalannya betulkah penggunaan perkataan BORING dlm situasi di atas ?

Boring = Adjective (kata sifat ), menggambarkan situasi @ suasana@sifat seseorang . Tetapi boring TIDAK digunakan untuk menggambarkan perasaan.

Sebaliknya, penggunaan BORED adalah lebih tepat utk menggambarkan perasaan. Lihat contoh di bawah :

He is the most boring person I've ever met.
The job is dull and boring.

I am bored with my present life.
Are you bored with your job ?

Note :     Bored - menerangkan/menggambarkan perasaan (feeling)
               Boring - menerangkan/menggambarkan sesuatu yg
                              menyebabkan anda bored/bosan.

The boring class makes me exceptionally bored !

Take note ya....learn more,reduce errors

CORRECT EXPRESSIONS FOR LEAVE TAKING

Many of us prefer to use this expression when expressing leave taking :

" I'm sorry, i need to go first... "

Is this expression correct or another Manglish like "where got?", "can or not?", "got or not?', etc.

These are the correct ways of expressing leave-taking :

I am sorry, but i have to go

I have to leave now, i will see u later.

I must be getting along. It is getting late.

Have a try !

ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM ANY PHOBIAS ???

Are you suffering from any phobias ? Some people may fear of mice and some may fear of darkness .
Here are a few types of phobias for sharing :

Aichmophobia - fear of needles
Atychiphobia - fear of failure
Bibliophobia - fear of books
Claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces
Cyberphobia - fear of computers
Dentophobia - fear of dentists
Entomophobia - fear of insects
Gamophobia - fear of marriage
Glossophobia - fear of speaking in public
Musophobia - fear of mice

Hahaha... which one is yours ?

WRONG USAGE OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Today I found these sentences while checking my students' books :


They jailed the people whom started the riot.

My neighbour whom died last month was rich.

The girl who father played the guitar was outside.

The children, who parents died lived with their grandmother.

Do you think the usage of Relative Pronouns (who , whom, whose , which ) in these sentences are correct ?
 If NOT, feel free to give the correct answers !

Don't hesitate to try !

A TEACHER'S FIRST IMPRESSION...

Meeting new students in every new intake has always been my excitement and wonderful experience. Looking at their glory faces, beautiful smiles and cheerful response make me feel very grateful for being a teacher. A teacher who can share knowledge, advice,experience, joyous,happiness and even predicaments with them. They are always there for us to listen attentively to every words we utter out...never fail ! Students are actually every teacher's best friends...

Feeling glad to find out majority of my new students for this intake are very motivated , active and show high determination to study. They are talkative and confident too ! The ice-breaking session was done smoothly... No sign of fear, scared,nervous or shy during the self introduction session. Congrats to students of advanced technology era ! No more bad feelings and no more inferiors... Everybody is full of confidence and out spoken.

Looking forward to seeing them stay positive throughout the whole semester !