Special Jokes

For you who have the good sense of humour, you should read this:

1. Losing all your friends

Man comes home and finds his wife with his friend in bed.
He shoots his friend and kills him.
Wife says "If you behave like this, you will lose ALL your friends."

2. Brother wanted

A small boy wrote to Santa Claus, "send me a brother"....
Santa wrote back, "SEND ME YOUR MOTHER"....

3. Meaning of WIFE

Husband asks, "Do you know the meaning of WIFE? It means “Without Information Fighting Every time!” Wife replies, "No, it means ‘With Idiot For Ever’!!!"

4. Importance of a 'period'

Teacher: "Do you know the importance of a period?"
Kid: "Yeah, once my sister said she has missed one, my mom fainted, dad got a heart attack & our driver ran away."

5. Confident vs. Confidential

A young boy asks his Dad, "What is the difference between confident and confidential? "
Dad says, "You are my son, I'm confident about that. Your friend over there, is also my son, that's confidential! "

6. Anger management?

Husband: "When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?"
Wife: "I clean the toilet."
Husband: "How does that help?"
Wife: "I use your toothbrush.”

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Meretas Sisa Hutan Bakau Pantai Babalan

Lebatnya dedaunan tumbuhan bakau dengan akar-akar kokohnya yang menghujam ke bumi yang menjadi perisai hidup untuk melindungi bibir pantai, kini sudah hampir tak tampak lagi.

Sepanjang mata memandang yang tampak jelas hanyalah tanah kering kerontang yang kian tergerus air laut. Biota-biota laut yang dulu memperkaya daerah ini kian susah ditemukan.

Kehidupan nelayan sekitarnya pun semakin memprihatinkan. Berkali-kali menebar jala di laut yang dulunya memberikan kehidupan yang menjanjikan, sekarang hanya menyisakan keluh kesah yang tak sudah.

Bagaimana mungkin mendapat tangkapan yang memuaskan kalau daerah pantai yang seharusnya penuh hutan bakau sebagai tempat ikan-ikan bertelur dan berkembang biak sudah tidak ada lagi..!!!

Lebih parah lagi perahu penangkap ikan yang disebut katrol, mengeruk habis terumbu karang nun jauh di dasar laut.
Semua Hancuuur…!!!
Semua Musnaah...!!!

Ratusan bahkan ribuan hektar daerah pesisir yang seharusnya tetap ditumbuhi hutan bakau, kini disulap menjadi kebun sawit. Sebagian besar lainnya dibabat habis untuk dijadikan tambak-tambak komersil.
Masih adakah yang tersisa…???

Semoga kerusakan kawasan pantai ini tidak akan bertambah parah…
Semoga masih ada tangan-tangan yang mampu mengembalikan hijaunya pepohonan bakau yang melestarikan keaneka-ragaman hayati pantaiku…
Semoga…!!!

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Let's Learn English: Phrasal Verbs

Guys... we often face a lot of difficulties in understanding the use of Phrasal Verbs.
In this posting you can clearly distinguish five patterns in building up Phrasal Verbs.

A phrasal verb is a verb that is combined with a preposition (e.g. in, on, with) or an adverbial particle (e.g. up, out, off).

The preposition or adverbial particle extend the meaning of the verb to create a new meaning. For example if you look at something, your eyes are focused on it, but if you look after something or someone, you take care of them.

Phrasal verbs follow one of five different patterns.

verb + prep / adv + object

Look for and look after follow this pattern.
The verb is followed by a particle and an object. The particle is not separated from the verb. Other common phrasal verbs following this pattern (and there are many of them) include:
take after (resemble), fall for (fall in love with), come across (meet by chance):

• I’m looking for my glasses.
• I’ve been looking for them all day.
• Can you look after my cat while I’m away?
• I’ll pay you for looking after him.
• I take after my cousin. Everybody says I take after her.
• I’ve really fallen for this guy. Have you ever fallen for anyone?
• Did you come across any photos of the family when your were clearing out the attic?

Exceptionally with this pattern, Anton, the particle is separated from the verb when it is combined with a relative pronoun introducing a defining relative clause, as in:

• He is the boy for whom I am looking.
• This is the relative after whom I take.
• But this is an example of very formal English.

We would normally say:

• He is the boy I’m looking for.
• This is the relative I take after.

verb + prep / adv + object OR verb + object + prep / adv

Some phrasal verbs can be used in either of these patterns, verb followed
by a particle then an object or verb followed by an object then a particle.

• To put on and take off (e.g. clothes) are examples of this type of verb:
• Take that stained pullover off and put your tracksuit on.
• Take off that stained jumper and put on your loose top and trousers.
• I’ve put on a lot of weight since I’ve been driving to work.
• I’ve put a lot of weight on since I’ve been using the car for work.

However, if the object is a pronoun it must be placed in front of the particle:
That sweater’s stained. Take it off.
You cannot say:
That sweater’s stained. Take off it.

verb + prep / adv + zero object

Note that phrasal verbs can also be intransitive where there is no object:

• The plane took off five minutes early.
• Two hours later it touched down in Berlin.
• The meeting dragged on and on and Reginald found himself dozing off.
• When he came to, he noticed that an argument had flared up.

verb + adv + prep + object

A smaller number of phrasal verbs follow the pattern of verb followed by an adverbial particle and preposition (or double preposition) and then an object.
Examples include: look forward to (anticipate with pleasure), get on with (form a good relationship with OR continue to do), put up with (tolerate):

• I’m looking forward to the trip. I’m looking forward to meeting Jo.
• I’ll get on with the ironing while you prepare supper.
• He doesn’t get on with his sister, but he puts up with her childishness.

verb + object + adv + prep

Occasionally phrasal verbs follow this pattern.
Examples include: talk out of (dissuade from), take up on (accept),
let in for (assume responsibility for):

• He insisted on taking his five-year-old daughter to the football match and I couldn’t talk him out of it.
• I’d like to take you up on your offer of employment.
• I’m letting myself in for a lot of work but I wouldn’t want to miss out on this opportunity.

Any questions...???

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