Monday, August 17, 2009

BookFest@Malaysia

Are you an avid reader? Then read on.

The Star

BookFest@Malaysia 2009, organised by Popular Book Company (M) Sdn Bhd, is back this year; its theme this time around is “Reading is Inspiring”.
BookFest@Malaysia 2009, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre as before, will have 509 exhibition booths with 275 exhibitors this time. Exhibitors comprise local and international publishers, and distributors of CDs, multimedia items, stationery, stamps and collectibles, and educational tools and toys.

One thing that previous fest visitors might notice is the different division of space: more space has been allocated to the English and Malay sections this year, which together make up 45% of the total space. The remaining space will be occupied by exhibitors with Chinese language merchandise.

BookFest@Malaysia 2009 will be held from Aug 22 to 31 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 10am to 10pm daily. Entry tickets can be purchased at any Popular Bookstore outlet or at the fest entrance. Tickets are RM2 for one entry or RM10 for multiple entries over the 10 days. Entrance is free for students 18 years and below and for senior citizens aged 60 and above.

For more information go to bookfestmalaysia.com.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Mind Your English


This signboard is at a bus station. Notice the mistake?

Monday, August 3, 2009

NST- NIE Creative Writing Workshop



On 7 July 2009, four Form 4 students attended the NST-NIE Creative Writing workshop accompanied by their teacher,Mr. Tan Kia Leng. It was held at SMK Sungai Soi, Kuantan. They were among the 180 secondary school students in the Kuantan district who participated in the workshop organised by NST.

The students worked in groups and did a number of exercises such as mind-mapping, writing picture captions, writing reviews and also opinions using materials from the NST and Niexter. At the end of the day, the students received a lot pointers on creative writing and they also enjoyed themselves tremendously. They even gave the workshop the thumbs up.

Finally the NST-NIE coordinator, SameerAhmad also encouraged the students to visit Niexter, a website introduced by NST-NIE early this year for students. The exercises in Niexter would be able to help students to improve on their writing skils.