InSpiRing Words

This week a lot happened. We finally got our furniture, a 27" TV for just $50, beds(finally!!) for free, and a lot of other stuff thanks to the charity give away near Aiken Village. It's really great what there doing to help international students down there, we really appreciate it. It gives us such a bonus for not needing to buy furniture, we could use the money for more important purposes such as the College Tuition, duhh..lol. But the cherry on top of my weekend was when I found this quatation. It had a background of an old man with eyes filled with sorrow and tiresome, as if he'd lost his will to live. I hope you guys get something from this, I surely got alot.

"First, I was dying to finish school and start college,
And then I was dying to finish college and start working,
Then I was dying to marry and have children,
And then I was dying for my children to grow enough so i could go back to work,
But then I was dying to retire,
And now I am dying,
And Suddenly I realized,
I forgot to live."

Please don't let this happen to you,
apreciate your current situation and enjoy each day =).

Sincerely,
Akmal.

Lively Live Classroom

The live classroom was a great experience! I think we should do it more often. learning from the convenience of our home or wherever we wanna be is practically the most conducive way of learning there is for me. plus, all the tools provided make it feel just like we're in class. as a matter of fact, in some ways, it lets us express more of ourselves and promotes a more interactive learning environment. You could tell from the number of responses the student gave compared to in a 4 walled room.
This is totally not meant in a judgmental way, but just to emphasize on how much fun and beneficial virtual learning can be. I'm already looking forward to the next LC session, and hope we'll enjoy it as much as the last one. Alright than, till next entry. Have a good one!

Akmal.

Counting the inches..

When i first came to America there were a lot of things new for me, including the measurements used. So I did a little digging and found out quit interesting things simply about the units we use every day. Did you know?
That the word “ton” is derived from the French “tonnerre,” or “thunder,” from the sound wine barrels made when rolled. But there are various standards of a ton. You get a long ton, a short ton and metric ton. A US ton, the short ton, is equivalent to 2000 pounds (907.185 kilograms). A British ton, the long ton or gross ton, is 2240 pounds (1016.047 kilograms) because there are 112 pounds in their hundredweight.

That the United States, Great Britain and Canada each also had their own definition of the inch. It was only in 1958 that the inch was standardized to 25.4 millimetres exactly. A problem still exists for the foot, where the International Foot is based on the 25.4 mm inch, but the Survey Foot – aka the U.S. Survey Foot – is based on the 25.40005 mm inch. One International Foot equals 0.999998 U.S. Survey Feet. Over 100 miles (160 km) they differ by 1.05 ft (32 cm).



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It was damn close !!

Thursday night, we didn't have a TV set, not even a sofa, ahaha. And we didn't get any tickets for the game, but that didnt stop us for going all MAD DAWG. we hooked up our new AT&T internet and tuned in MyP2P. Thank God!
First half was a bit nerve wracking, but the Dawgs sure came back biting at the Tigers in the second. It was action packed right down to the last second. We had a great night, good going Dawgs. Although we didn't win the night, but we sure went down fighting. And the fans were really awesome too, hahaha. Nice GIANT COWBELLS man!!

GO BULL DAWGS

This week, a lot happened. I got my debit card, yahoo! Although it is convenient, and so so practical, and simply makes my wallet feel cooler, it is also so so dangerous. I could easily overspend with this thing in my hand, it's like my own personal genie in the card. But of course, I have to pay the genie to work, lol. The idea of virtual finance is a great thing, but if you dont use it wisely, I mean, while thinking about the difference between what u need and what u want, u'll soon end up digging ur own grave for sure. Like the saying goes, be careful what u wish for. But still, I cant deny it's an awesome feeling to slide a card, i've never enjoyed shopping better!!

Enough about me, its time to get some DAWG MADNESS around!!! GRRHHHHH!! LOL.
The football season's gonna kick off tomorrow, and I'm all down for it. Go DAWGS, sink them good. Although American football isn't as popular back home, I did some readings about it, and I find it very exciting.(and that's only by reading about it..)
Cant wait to watch my first real live game, and a home game too. Good luck DAWGS!!
Got to run, on a tight schedule. Have a great day guys!!