Monday, December 11, 2006

hmm. seems to have lost confident in my jewellery-making.
but no no~ ;DDD
got relative from malaysia came. and she knows how to do all these!
she is my murmie de cousin.
she says she can teach me the basics if i want and we can go to chinatown buy those zhu zhu tml tgt!
with my mum with me, i dunnid to pay ar. ;D
small aunt is supportive of me too. she ask me to make, she can sponsor. o_o
dad. yea. he is ok with it too! (maybe not after he knows i spend 50 over dollars on these ;x)
i shall persists huh. i need inspirations for designs!


i intend not to do the chinese suplementary reader ;x
english newspaper left 3. chinese newspaper haven do.
chem haven touch yet. geography dk how to do.


JUNE 1990
1.(a) The fact that they are perched on rocky summits gives them this appearance.
(b) The evidence is in the statement "even though this cannot be the case".
(c) They are made of stone.
(d) It appears different because its building or establishments were made centuries ago.
2.(a) They were on high ground which enabled the occupants to see all around them thus preventing surprise attacks upon themselves and the enemy would have a difficult time trying to advance upwards on steep slopes.
(b) Firstly, they had sentries on the walls who would keep a look-out for danger while the settlers worked their land and, secondly, all of them would remain behind the walls at night for safety.
3. Firstly, some of the villagers were killed in the battle fields, and secondly, those who survived refused to return to the poverty of village life.
4. "imaginary"
5.(a) The evidence is in the statement "typical of those he came to know well in his journeys on foot".
(b) It tells that the road is hardly recognisable as a proper road - it merely provides access from and to the house.
6.(a) The need to survive.
(b) It suggests that Maker was unwilling to sell the plough.
7. Blacksmith and carpenter.
8. The village has broken down and has fallen into ruins.
9.(a) It may be because Hunter would not let him leave, as there was hardly anyone else in the village to keep it alive.
(b)(i) The two ways are the sowing of the same old crop and farming with an old type of plough instead of modern machines.
(ii) The newspapers had given the movement much positive publicity but it did not have much impact or influence on the people.
10. "survive" means to continue to exist whereas "revive" means to bring back into practise.
11.(a) The anvil symbolises the work and livelihood of man - by taking the anvil away from the village, it is almost like taking away the village's life.
(b) The increase in tourists had created a market for handicrafts such as furniture, pottery and jewelry, thus, bringing back art and craft workshops to the villages.
12. 1. completely 2. appeared 3. permanently 4. countryside 5. actual
13. Althought hill-top villages have existed in this region for centuries, by 1990 there were several major changes. Some of these villages were falling into ruins or being abandoned altogether. The war in Europe was one of the main causes which let to the decline of these villages. Not only did it kill off some of the inhabitants but it also discouraged a large number of the survivors from returning to the villages to revive their old village life. Further changes occurred later on. The remaining farmers brought the surrounding land cheaply and changed their farming methods, using modern machines and growing new crops. Later on, the growth in tourism brought back art and craft workshops dealing in the production of furniture, pottery and others. Soon new roads were made to enhance better communications. The old inhabitants were replaced with wealthy owners who modernised the houses and used them mainly as "second homes" to get away from the city.