Spanish words

la biblioteca (bib-lee-o-tek-a) - library
la biología (bee-o-lo-ghee-a)1 - biology
el amigo/la amiga (ah-mee-go, ah-mee-ga) - friend
el borrador (bor-ra-dor) - chalkboard eraser
el cuaderno (kwa-der-no) - notebook
la clase (klah-say) - class
el diccionario (dik-see-o-nar-eeo) - dictionary
el dinero (dee-ner-oh) - money
la economía (eeko-nom-eeka)- economics
el español (es-panyohl) - Spanish
el/la estudiante (estoo-dee-ahn-tay) - student
el escritorio (eskree-tor-eeo) - desk
la escuela (esk-way-la) - school
la geografía (geeo-gra-fee-a) - geography
la hora (or-a) - hour
el inglés (eeng-layss) - English
el lápiz (la-peess)- pencil
el libro (lee-bro) - book
las matemáticas (mat-ay-mat-ee-kass) - math
la página (pa-ghee-na)1 - page
el papel (pah-pel) - paper
la pizarra (pee-ssara) - chalkboard
la pluma (ploo-ma) - pen
el reloj (ray-lojh)2 - clock/watch
la sala de clase (sah-la-day-kla-say) - classroom
la tarea (ta-ray-a) - homework
el tiempo (tee-empo)- time
la tiza (tee-ssa)- chalk
la universidad (oo-nee-ber-see-dahd)- university

Space

As far as we know, there is no form of life on any of the other planets in the Solar System. It was assumed that light, water and oxygen - as seen at the Earth's surface - were necessary to life and we know that none of the other planets have these surface conditions. However, in the last few years it has been found that some life-form need neither light nor oxygen as they live in a system which depends on sulphur from deep undersea volcanoes on conditions of extreme heat and pressure. So some scientists hope that life-forms might exist in similar extreme conditions elsewhere in the Solar System. Other possiblities that are being explored (or may be explored in the future) include Saturn's satellite Titan and Jupiter's satellite Europa, as well as several comets to see if they contain the basic materials to support life.

My friends : Boys and girls

`````````````````````` Behind and From Left : Me , Huvindu, Victor, Johnson, Wafi, Kento, Dong Woo, Ronit and Ihsan.

Girls, From middle to front : Rose, Hediyeh, Zar Chi, Tina, Yu Jung, Do Hee, You Min, Hyun Kyung, Stella, Ellie, Toka, Sofiya, Leia.

Zoey at SUK Shah Alam

Night at Kuala Lumpur

Wet Day Ampang on 24/8/2008

Tonight is wet day in Ampang, Taman Mulia Jaya.

Merdeka Day -31st August 2008

This year Merdeka Day theme is about Unity. Merdeka!!!!!! Merdeka!!!!!! Merdeka!!!!!!

Swimming Exam - I Passed level 1

My class start at 8.00 am. The water still cold.

Me and Kakak Eka [ Swimming Instructor from Super Sharkz Swimming School]

Me in the water...I can swim!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just passed my Level Starfish exam of Swimming Lesson. In Level Starfish I learned : Water Comfort, Water Safety, Freestyle Kick and Basic Swim. In September I will learn in Level Seahorse : Review Level Starfish, Freestyle Swim and Backstroke Kick. I would like to say Thank You to my instructors [Abang Hafiz, Abang Azam, Abang Shahrul, Kakak Eka, Miss Marilyn Chua and Mark Chua].

Enchanting Moments With Bobby Chen

The Stage
Me alone
Me and Ms Choo
The program

I watched Bobby Chen Concert at DEWAN JUBLI PERAK SAAS, Section 6, Shah Alam. That concert was organized by YAMAHA. Bobby Chen is perodigy in classical music. He started to learn music at England at age of 11 years old. He completed his grade 8 at age of 11 years old. He is from Sabah and currently he play his music at Europe. He is the best Asian Pianist after Lang-Lang [ played at opening ceromony Beijing Olympic. I watched the concert with my father. I met my Sayfol music teacher - Ms Choo.

1. Sonata Op. 13 "Pathetique" by Beethoven,
2. Romeo And Juliet : 10 Pieces for Piano Op. 75 by Prokofiev
3. Impromptus Op. 90 by Schubert
4. Nocturne Op. 9 by Chopin
5. Ballade Op.23 by Chopin

About Noddy

Noddy
Noddy is a little wooden boy who lives in his own little House-for-One in Toyland.
The first book explains Noddy's origins. He was carved by a woodsman but ran away after the man began to make a wooden lion, which Noddy was scared of. As he wanders through the woods, with no clothes, money or home, he meets Big Ears, a friendly gnome. Big Ears decides that Noddy is a toy and takes him to live in Toyland. He generously provides Noddy with a set of clothing and buys a build-it-yourself house for him. While Noddy is quite happy to be a toy, the citizens of Toyland are not sure that he is actually one. They put Noddy on trial and examine whether he is a toy, ornament or other object. Eventually, Noddy is declared a toy, after a doll, whose baby Noddy saved, tells the courts how wonderful Noddy is. Noddy gets his car within a few books. It is given to him by the townspeople, after Noddy helps solve a local mystery.
Noddy loves driving his friends around Toyland and delivering parcels in his little red and yellow taxi. The other toys can hear him coming by the distinctive "Parp, Parp" sound of his taxi's horn and the jingle of the bell on his blue hat. Often he uses his airplane to get around to visit all the places in Toyland. When his Taxi business is not doing so well, or when he needs help, he turns to Big Ears. Big Ears will often lend him what he needs. On occasion, Noddy will allow people to make his head nod, in exchange for small items, like his morning milk.
Noddy is kind and honest, but he often gets in trouble, either through his own misunderstandings, or because someone (usually the naughty goblins Sly and Gobbo) has played a trick on him. He is very childlike in his understanding of the world and often becomes confused as a result. For example, in the first Noddy book, Noddy and Big Ears are building Noddy's house for one. Noddy suggests that they build the roof first, in case it rains. With no understanding of gravity or of the need for roof supports, this is perfectly logical to him. As the series continues, Noddy becomes wiser but without losing his charm and lovable naivety.
Noddy's best friends are Big Ears, Tessie Bear, Bumpy Dog and the Tubby Bears. Tessie is a gentle hearted, gold bear who often wears a bonnet with flowers and a skirt. She very kind and very loving towards all of her friends and neighbors. Bumpy Dog is Tessie's pet. He loves to run up and 'bump' people over. Noddy frequently gets annoyed with Bumpy but still likes him. Whenever Noddy threatens Bumpy, Tessie gets upset, and sometimes will even begin to cry. The Tubby Bears live next door to Noddy. They are gold and chubby teddy bears. Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear frequently help Noddy. It is clear that Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear are the superiors of Noddy, as if he was a child. Their first names are never mentioned and Noddy always refers to them as Mr. and Mrs. They have one son, also named Tubby, who is occasionally referred to as Master Tubby. Tubby is naughty and is usually in trouble, for breaking rules, being rude, or doing something wrong. Noddy often attempts to scold or punish Tubby, with little result. On one occasion, Tubby gets tired of always being bossed around and being punished and decides to run away to sea. Noddy and Bumpy accidentally join with him. By the end of the journey, Tubby misses his parents and brings them back presents from his trip, as an apology.
Noddy has many run-ins with Mr. Plod, the local policeman. Some are caused by Noddy's lack of understanding of how Toyland works. Other times it is because a case of mistaken identity. While Mr. Plod is generally long-suffering towards Noddy, Noddy likes Mr. Plod and frequently goes out of his way to help him. Mr. Plod often catches the mischief makers on his police bicycle, by blowing his whistle and shouting "Halt, in the name of Plod!!" before locking the culprits up in his jail.

[edit] Characters
Big-Ears, a wise, bearded gnome who lives in a toadstool house outside of Toytown. He is Noddy's best friend.
Mr Plod, The Toytown Police man. He is a good friend of Noddy and thinks Toytown can't live without him. His catchphrase is " Halt in the name of Plod.
Bunkey, a thoroughly mischievous character, who purports to be half bunny and half monkey. He is later exposed as a fraudulent monkey who escaped from a travelling circus.
Mr. Wobbly Man, a funny little man who cannot lie down. He has a round base which he wobbles about on. He rocks back and forth to get around.
Master Tubby Bear, Mr. and Mrs. Tubby Bear's son
Clockwork Mouse, a toy mouse who often requires winding up.
Dinah Doll, a china doll who sells all kinds of everything in the market. A later addition, not in the original books.
Tessie Bear, A clever and kind teddy bear and a great friend of Noddy.
Mr Sparks, Toyland's handyman, who can mend anything. His favourite catchphrase is "A Challenge? I Like it!" He replaced Mr Golly at the Toyland garage
Miss Harriet the Pink Cat (aka Miss Pink Cat), a cat who sells ice cream. She is portrayed as a fussy and neat cat with a French accent and no patience for foolishness , even her own.
Mr Jumbo, an elephant friendly with Clockwork Mouse.
The Skittles, a family consisting of Mrs Skittle and her many children of various sizes. Skittles are red and yellow in colour with black hands. The skittles are like bowling pins and love to be knocked down. They frequently run out in front of Noddy's car so he will hit them and knock them over.
Twinkly, a star who appeared in the episode "Catch A Falling Star".
Stinkly ,A tramp who has never washed in his life .
Little-Ears, Big-Ears' brother who looks just like Big-Ears, but his ears are much smaller.
Sly and Gobbo, are goblins who are very mischievous. They always steal things like ice cream , coins or Noddy's car. They always end up in jail after they done their evil schemes.
Clockwork Clown, a toy clown who makes funny tricks. He stands only using his hands not his feet because he has 'fused' feet like those of a sea lion.
Martha Monkey, a mischievous tomboy who replaced naughty schoolboy Gilbert Golly.
Miss Prim, the school teacher who replaced the slipper-wielding Miss Rap.

About Thailand

The country's official name was Siam (Thai: สยาม; IPA: [saˈjaːm], RTGS: Sayam origin unknown) until 23 June 1939,[5] when it was changed to Thailand; it was renamed Siam between 1945 and 11 May 1949, after which the name Thailand was once again adopted. The word Thai (ไทย) is not, as commonly believed to be, derived from the word Tai (ไท) meaning "free" in the Thai language; it is, however, the name of an ethnic group from the central plains (the Thai people).[citation needed] A famous Thai scholar argued that Tai (ไท) simply means "people" or "human being" since his investigation shows that in some rural areas the word "Tai" was used instead of the usual Thai word "khon" (คน) for people [6]. With that in mind the locals seemed to have also accepted the alternative meaning and will verbally state that it means "Land of the free".[citation needed]
Ratcha Anachak Thai (Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย) means "Kingdom of Thailand" or "Kingdom of Thai". Etymologically, its components are: -Ratcha- (from Sanskrit raja, meaning "king, royal, realm", from Sanskrit) ; -ana- (from Pāli āṇā, "authority, command, power", itself from Sanskrit ājñā, same meaning) -chak (from Sanskrit chakra, meaning "wheel", a symbol of power and rule).

History
Main article: History of Thailand
See also: Peopling of Thailand
The region known today as Thailand has been inhabited by humans since the paleolithic period (about 10,000 years ago). Prior to the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 13th century, various states thrived there, such as the various Tai, Mon, Khmer and Malay kingdoms, as seen through the numerous archaeological sites and artifacts that are scattered throughout the Siamese landscape. Prior to the 12th century however, the first Thai or Siamese state is traditionally considered to be the Buddhist kingdom of Sukhothai, which was founded in 1238.
Following the decline and fall of the Khmer empire in the 13th - 14th century, various Buddhist Tai Kingdoms of Sukhothai, Lanna and Lan Chang were on the ascendancy. However, a century later, Sukhothai's power was overshadowed by the new kingdom of Ayutthaya, established in the mid-14th century.
After Ayutthaya fell in 1767 to the Burmese, Thonburi was the capital of Thailand for a brief period under King Taksin the Great. The current (Rattanakosin) era of Thai history began in 1782 following the establishment of Bangkok as capital of the Chakri dynasty under King Rama I the Great.
Siam retains an immemorial tradition of trade with its neighboring states and the cultures of the Indian ocean and the South China sea. European trade and influence arrived to Thailand in the 16th century, beginning with the Portuguese. Despite European pressure, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian nation never to have been colonised. Two main reasons for this were that Thailand had a long succession of very able rulers in the 1800s and that it was able to exploit the rivalry and tension between the French and the British. As a result, the country remained as a buffer state between parts of Southeast Asia that were colonized by the two colonial powers. Despite this, Western influence led to many reforms in the 19th century and major concessions, most notably being the loss of large territory on the east side of the Mekong to the French and the step by step absorption by Britain of the Shan (Thai Yai) States (now in Burma) and the Malay Peninsula. The loss initially included Penang and Tumasik and eventually culminated in the loss of three predominantly ethnic-Malay southern provinces, which later became Malaysia's three northern states, under the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909.
In 1932, a bloodless revolution resulted in a new constitutional monarchy. During World War II, Thailand became an ally of Japan while at the same time maintaining an active anti-Japanese resistance movement known as the Seri Thai. After the war, Thailand emerged as an ally of the United States. As with many of the developing nations during the Cold War, Thailand then went through decades of political transgression characterised by coups d'état as one military regime replaced another, but eventually progressed towards a stable prosperity and democracy in the 1980s.
In 1997, Thailand was hit with the Asian financial crisis and the Thai baht for a short time peaked at 56 baht to the US dollar compared to about 25 baht to the dollar before 1997. Since then, the baht has regained most of its strength and as of 23 May 2007, is valued at 32 baht to the US dollar.
The official calendar in Thailand is based on Eastern version of the Buddhist Era, which is 543 years ahead of the Gregorian (western) calendar. For example, the year AD 2008 is called 2551 BE in Thailand.


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Peninsular Malaysia was once known as Tanah Melayu (Malay Land). It extends from Singapore to the Ithsmus of Kra bordering Burma, Thailand and Malay Land. Pukhet is Bukit(hill) in Malay, "Satun" is "Setoi" (a tropical fruit) was the Province of "Kedah" under the Malay Sultanate and Patani (Land of Farmers) was also part of the Malay Sultanate. In these areas people once spoke both Malay as well as Sam-sam, a local version of the Siamese language. The majority of residents were Muslims. Thailand tried to dominate the Peninsula as far as Malacca in the 1400s but failed.
The Northern states of the Malay Sultanate presented an annual gift to the Thai King in the form of a golden flower, who looked on this as a form of tribute. The British intervened in the Malay State and with the Anglo-Siamese Treaty tried to build a railway from the south to Bangkok, Thailand relinquished sovereignty over what are now the northern Malay provinces of Kedah, Pelis, and Kelantan to the British. Kedah provinces and Patani were given to Thailand.
The province the Japanese infiltrated into the Malay Peninsula in the Second World War in 1942 and the Malayan Communist Party (CPM) from 1948 to 1998 until the CPM lost its support from Vietnam and China after the Cultural Revolution and decided to sign for peace with the Malaysian and Thai Governments.
Recent insurgent uprisings are a continuation of separatist fighting which started after World War II with Sukarno's support for the PULO and has intensified with US President Bush's initiation of the War on Terror. Since the uprisings, most victims have been Buddhist and Muslim bystanders.


History
Since the political reform of the absolute monarchy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 constitutions and charters.[7][8] Throughout this time, the form of government has ranged from military dictatorship to electoral democracy, but all governments have acknowledged a hereditary monarch as the head of state.[9][10]

1997 to 2006
The 1997 Constitution was the first constitution to be drafted by popularly-elected Constitutional Drafting Assembly, and was popularly called the "People's Constitution".[11]
The 1997 Constitution created a bicameral legislature consisting of a 500-seat House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร, sapha phutan ratsadon) and a 200-seat Senate (วุฒิสภา, wuthisapha). For the first time in Thai history, both houses were directly elected. Many human rights are explicitly acknowledged, and measures were established to increase the stability of elected governments. The House was elected by the first-past-the-post system, where only one candidate with a simple majority could be elected in one constituency. The Senate was elected based on the province system, where one province can return more than one Senator depending on its population size. Members of the House of Representatives served four-year terms, while Senators served six-year terms.
The court system (ศาล, saan) included a constitutional court with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts, royal decrees, and political matters.
The January 2001 general election, the first election under the 1997 Constitution, was called the most open, corruption-free election in Thai history.[12] The subsequent government was the first in Thai history to complete a 4-year term. The 2005 election had the highest voter turnout in Thai history and was noted for a marked reduction in vote-buying compared to previous elections.[13][14][15]
In early 2006, significant pressure from corruption allegations led Thaksin Shinawatra to call for a snap election. The opposition boycotted the elections and Thaksin was re-elected. Pressure continued to build, leading to a military coup on 19 September 2006.

After the 2006 coup
Without meeting much resistance, a military junta overthrew the elected government of Thaksin Shinawatra on 2006 September 19 . The junta abrogated the constitution, dissolved Parliament and the Constitutional Court, detained and later removed several members of the government, declared martial law, and appointed one of the King's Privy Counselors, General Surayud Chulanont, as the Prime Minister. The junta later wrote a highly abbreviated interim constitution and appointed a panel to draft a permanent constitution. The junta also appointed a 250-member legislature, called by some critics a "chamber of generals" and others claimed that it lacks representatives from the poor majority.[16][17] In this interim constitution draft, the head of the junta was allowed to remove the Prime Minister at any time. The legislature was not allowed to hold a vote of confidence against the Cabinet and the public was not allowed to file comments on bills.[18] This interim constitution was later surpassed by the permanent constitution on 24 August 2007.
Martial law was partially revoked in January 2007.
The ban on political activities was lifted in July 2007,[19] following the 30 May dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai party. The new constitution has been approved by a referendum on 19 August, which led to a return to democratic elections on 23 December 2007.
Thailand remains an active member of the regional Association of South-East Asian Nations.

Education

Thailand enjoys a high level of literacy, and education is provided by a well organized school system of kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools, numerous vocational colleges, and universities. The private sector of education is well developed and significantly contributes to the overall provision of education which the government would not be able to meet through the public establishments. Education is compulsory up to and including Grade 9, and the government provides free education through to Grade 12.
Thailand has never been colonized, and therefore its educational system does not draw off of European models to a great extent. Education in a modern sense is relatively recent and, according to some sources, still needs to overcome some major cultural hurdles in order to ensure further development and improvement to its standards, which in some respects have fallen to the lowest levels in southeast Asia.
The establishment of reliable and coherent curricula for its primary and secondary schools is subject to such rapid changes that schools and their teachers are not always sure what they are supposed to be teaching, and authors and publishers of textbooks are unable to write and print new editions quickly enough to keep up with the volatile situation. The issue concerning university entrance has therefore also been in constant upheaval for a number of years. Nevertheless, education has seen its greatest progress in the years since 2001, most of the present generation of pupils and students are computer literate, and knowledge of English is on the increase at least in quantity if not in quality.
See the main article for a complete treatment of Education in Thailand.

Administrative divisions

Map of Thailand
Main article: Subdivisions of Thailand
Thailand is divided into 75 provinces (จังหวัด, changwat) , which are gathered into 5 groups of provinces by location. There are also 2 special governed districts: the capital Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) and Pattaya, of which Bangkok is at provincial level and thus often counted as a 76th province.
Each province is divided into districts and the districts are further divided into sub-districts (tambons). As of 2006 there are 877 districts (อำเภอ, amphoe) and the 50 districts of Bangkok (เขต, khet). Some parts of the provinces bordering Bangkok are also referred to as Greater Bangkok (ปริมณฑล, pari monthon). These provinces include Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom and Samut Sakhon. The name of each province's capital city (เมือง, mueang) is the same as that of the province: for example, the capital of Chiang Mai province (changwat Chiang Mai) is Mueang Chiang Mai or Chiang Mai. The 75 provinces are as follows:

Central
Ang Thong
Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), Special Governed District of [1]
Chai Nat
Kanchanaburi [2]
Lop Buri
Nakhon Nayok
Nakhon Pathom [1]
Nonthaburi [1]
Pathum Thani [1]
Phetchaburi [2]
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Monk praying at a temple.
Prachuap Khiri Khan [2]
Ratchaburi [2]
Samut Prakan [1]
Samut Sakhon [1]
Samut Songkhram [2]
Saraburi
Sing Buri
Suphan Buri

East
Chachoengsao
Chanthaburi
Chonburi
Prachinburi
Rayong
Sa Kaeo
Trat

North

Phra That Chae Haeng, Nan Province
Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai
Kamphaeng Phet
Lampang
Lamphun
Mae Hong Son
Nakhon Sawan
Nan
Phayao
Phetchabun
Phichit
Phitsanulok
Phrae
Sukhothai
Tak
Uthai Thani
Uttaradit

Phra That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom Province

Northeast (Isan)
Amnat Charoen
Buri Ram
Chaiyaphum
Kalasin
Khon Kaen
Loei
Maha Sarakham
Mukdahan
Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nong Bua Lamphu
Nong Khai
Roi Et
Sakon Nakhon
Si Sa Ket
Surin
Ubon Ratchathani

Architecture in the Srivijayan style. Surat Thani Thailand
Udon Thani
Yasothon

South
Chumphon
Krabi
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Narathiwat
Pattani
Phang Nga
Phatthalung
Phuket
Ranong
Satun
Songkhla
Surat Thani
Trang
Yala

About all the countries

To learn about the atlas of Thailand : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Thailand
To learn about the atlas of Malaysia : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Malaysia
To learn about the atlas of China : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_China

My new set

My Thomas set has : 1 Thomas, 2 coaches, 1 shed, 1 traffic light, 1 drawbridge, 1 christmas tree, 3 short straight rails, 2 2-way rails, 1 stop-go rail, 10 curve rails.

My websites

http://zoeyzeffrey.blogspot.com/
My email :
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