Malaysia Week, spring break, and...other stuff too...

First of all, my name is ALTHEA...

2. The books I read are in English, I can't speak, read or write Bahasa Melayu (the Malaysian language).
3. Well, they do sell candy like Milky Way, Twix, Skittles, Buenos at local groceries. But some other groceries have American products like Ben & Jerry's, Tootsie Rolls and Hersheys. They also sell Nerds ( You've got to love NERDS!!) sometimes when it's Christmas or Halloween.
4. I finished reading all of the series...about one week before the Twilight movie came out in Malaysia. Have you read "Midnight Sun"? It's an incomplete draft of the 5th book that was leaked on the internet, but I got it from a site (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html) where she herself posted it. Midnight Sun is practically the same as the first...but in Edward's perspective. Click here to read MIDNIGHT SUN!

Malaysia Week:
Malaysia Week is where we, a mix of 6th, 7th and 8th graders and teachers (that we call "site leaders"), go to different places to enjoy the beauty of Malaysia, interact and make new friends, and also improve our skills in the School-wide Learning Results (Otherwise known as the "SLR's"; Collaborate Constructively, Communicate effectively, Reason Critically, Think Creatively, Learn Enthusiastically and Live Ethically).

I am also going to the Perhentian Islands (Pulau Perhentian in Bahasa Melayu) for the spring break. The name "perhentian" means "stopping point" in Malay, referring to their longstanding role as a waypoint for traders between Bangkok and Malaysia.

To Ms.Adelman's students: About Me...

Hi. (awkward...!) So...Hi, my name is Althea. (Ugh. That sounds so lame.) My likes and dislikes? Oh, well, I like a lot of things but mostly reading the Twilight Saga, manga comics, I also enjoy drawing, more in general, art, and I don't dislike anything in particular. I am currently living in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. If you didn't know already, Malaysia is a muslim country. I'm originally (like flesh and blood) from the Philippines. My home country is made up of 7,107 islands. There are many languages but the most common would be Tagalog. Tagalog is my first language, and English is my second language, but I can speak, read and write much better in English.

(Above: Petronas Twin Towers)