Bio peka folio.

Peka Folio

Name : Tan Lay Yin
Class : 4C

Title : The ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production.

Aim : To study the ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production

Problem Statement : What are the ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production?

Materials : Paper, pens, newspapers, ink

Apparatus : Computer, Printer

Technique used : 1. A group of four students carried out a discussion while gathering information on the ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production.
2. Get in groups again to discuss the main points.

Procedure :
1. A group of 4 people is formed. Pens and papers are prepared.
2. A discussion on the ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production is carried out. Information is gathered.
3. Internet connection is used to search up information on the ways to improve the quality and quantity of food production.
4. Another discussion is carried out to gather main points.
5. Elaboration is added and information is recorded, typed out and printed.

Presentation of data :
Many ways have been carried out by the Agriculture Ministry of Malaysia to develop a higher quality and quantity of food products in our country. Many methods have been used as the population of Malaysian citizens grows.
1. Biological control is used in many agricultural industries to produce food products of a higher quality and quantity. Biological control is the control of pests by biological means. A natural enemy of the pest is used such as a predator or a parasite to kill the pests. For example, in Malaysia, owls and snakes have been used to control the rat population in oil palm plantations. This method of pest control is highly beneficial as it avoids the usage of chemical control such as pesticides, thus improving the quality of the food as it does not contain harmful substances. As pests decreases, quantity increases. An example of biological control being used is how oil palm plantations rare owls, eagles and snakes to decrease the population of rats which will harm the plantation. Therefore the quantity of a better quality oil palm increases as harmful pesticides were not used. Malaysian Oil Palm Council (Renamed Malaysian Palm Oil Board in2000) finds more pros than cons in this technique.
2. Genetic engineering is a very efficient way to improve quality and quantity of food to meet the needs of an increasing world population. The genetic composition of the organism is altered hence resulting in a change of the characteristics of the organism. This technique enables the transfer of beneficial genes from one organism to another. Genes from plants can be inserted into the DNA of animal cells and vice versa. The transgenic organism will have an improved quality and a higher productivity rate. A good example is the Honey Sweet plums. Honey Sweet plums are genetically engineered to resist the plum pox virus are slated to become deregulated by USDA-APHIS after which growers will be allowed to cross breed the plums with other varieties. Hence it is proven that genetic engineering not only improves the quantity of a food product but also the quality of it.
3. Direct seeding is carried out by sowing the seeds directly into the soil. This method can be carried out using special machines. Direct seeding avoids the need to transplant seedlings therefore the plants achieve faster growth and this increases the yield. Less water is also needed to irrigate the fields. This technique is widely used in the planting of paddy to obtain higher yield of rice to meet the demands from the growing population of the world. Malaysia has many commercialized paddy plantations such as in Alor Setar, Tanjung Karang(Selangor) and Kedah. If direct seeding is used in every plantation, the quantity and quality of Malaysian paddy rice will definitely improve a mile.
4. Tissue culture involves the regeneration of plants from cells or tissues of a parent plant. Tissue culture of plant tissues enables commercial propagation of clones which have all the beneficial characteristics of the parent plant. A few examples of plants in Malaysia using this method are papayas, pineapples, bananas and starfruits. Established in 1910, CABI is a not for profit organization, owned by over 40 Member Countries. Through partnership with these countries and their international network of people, they address local needs worldwide. Their activities encompass scientific publishing, research and communication, and their aim is to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and its application to real life. Vegetative propagation of oil palms has been achieved using tissue culture methods by CABI, and several hundred plants are now established in a polybag nursery in Malaysia.
In 2020, the world population will most likely reach 7.6 billion, an increase of 31% over the mid-1996 population of 5.8 billion. Approximately 98% of the projected population growth over this period will take place in developing countries. It has also been estimated that between the years 1995 and 2020 the developing world's urban population will double, reaching 3.4 billion. This overall increase in population and in the urban population in particular, poses great challenges to food systems. Intensification of agriculture and animal husbandry; improved quality and quantity of food products; introduction of newer technologies including appropriate application of biotechnology will all have to be exploited to increase food availability to meet the needs of growing populations. Some of these practices and technologies may also pose potential problems of food safety and nutritional quality and call for special attention in order to ensure consumer protection.
To sum it all, a rapid increase in Malaysia’s population gives rise to a greater demand on food supply. Thus, there is a need to improve the quality and quantity of food production to meet the demands of the ever-growing population. Therefore the need to improve the quality and quantity of food is crucial. There are many ways to improve the quality and quantity of food products. Methods include biological control, genetic engineering, direct seeding and tissue culture.

*please note that i'm not too sure about presentation of data. The rest have all been checked and marked by madam mazni. Thanks. :)

Layin
Over and out.

Concert.

Concert's coming.

I still remember last year's...

Puteri Gunung Ledang. :D

Aah.. Memories.

And now i'm some stupid lady in some crowd and i dont even have a NAME. ==

Resume.

Gwen said i should post it. :) And therefore. I shall. Lol.


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Sanjay Hajimoko Ramachandran Samivalu Putria Prrrrratap
66, Jalan SJ 33,
Taman Enam Tiga,
36633, Kuala Kangsar,
Perak.

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Mr. U. R. Fayerd
Principal of Tadika Kindergarten
Lot 66, Jalan Tiga,
Nambersix Garden,
63366, Pantai Harapan,
Terengganu. 3 JUNE 1999


Dear Sir,

Re : Application to Apply for Part-Time Kindergarten Teacher and Counsellor.

Regarding to the above title, I hope to get a part-time job as a teacher and since I adore children (also known as kids), I hope to be a part-time kindergarten teacher. I am writing in response to your advertisement in http://www.idesperatelyneedmoneyfast.com/ on 1st June 1999. I believe that I am capable and suitable for the job since I love children and kids, which are the same thing. I will explain why you should hire me.

2. I don't mean to brag, but I am perfect for the job. Being the eldest in my family and having to share my room with 15 more siblings (yes, 15) since young I have been trained up to be tolerant and to have leadership qualities. I guess those qualities come with the package of 15 screaming babies. I also have a unique sense of humour. Have I ever mentioned you have nice hair? Tho I've never really seen you before, but yea. You get my point.

3. I am a very friendly person. I make friends easily regardless of age. I am sure the kids (also known as children) in your kindergarten would appreciate and extra friend. I am also a very interested person, as you can see from my name. I was brought up in a very....unique family, also, as you can see in my name.

4. I am very skillful. I can pronounce my name backwards, spell my name backwards and also, break my elbow and attach it back (cool huh?!). and it only took me 3 years and several major surgeries to enable myself to do so. I enjoy entertaining and teaching children, not to mention patient enough to hear their problems out for example, a serious situation such as being abused by parents or in other minor cases, losing their Superman eraser, making an "oopsie" in their pants and also the most frequently heard, "He called me fat!" tho I have no interest in solving them. Attached is my resume and certificates that might come in handy.

Thank you and I do look forward to your reply.

Yours faithfully,
Sanjay Hajimoko Ramachandran Samivalu Putria Prrrrratap
(SANJAY HAJIMOKO RAMACHANDRAN SAMIVALU PUTRIA PRRRRRATAP)


___________________________________________________

Sanjay Hajimoko Ramachandran Samivalu Putria Prrrrratap

Residential address : 66, Jalan SJ 33,
Taman Enam Tiga,
36633, Kuala Kangsar,
Perak.
Race : Japanese-Indian with a dash of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese
Gender : Male - Or at least, since last checked.
Telephone number : 03-63663333 (residence)
Handphone number: 013-3636363
Email address : obsessedwithnumbers3n6@yahoo.com
Date of birth : 6th March 1963
Age : 36 (my favourite year)
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CAREER OBJECTIVES

Long term

• To increase my experience in teaching field as well as counselling.



• To learn baby talk.



• To use my knowledge and help children (eg. Never borrow money from a loan shark when you grow up - personal experience)
  
  

Short term

• To earn enough money to pay my debts
  
  

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EDUCATION

- I can't remember -

Primary level

January 1979 - November 1983

• SJK (C) Fei Chai
  UPSR - 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F (ABCDEF :D)
  

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Languages

• English - Fluent in written and spoken mediums


• Mandarin and Cantonese - Fluent in written and spoken medium


• Japanese - Fluent in spoken medium


• Tamil - Fluent in spoken medium


• Hokkien and Hainanese - Basic skills in spoken medium


• Korean, Hawaiian, Hakka, Arab - Can count from 1 to 10

__________________________________________
ACHIEVEMENTS

So far... Nothing. I DID manage to juggle 3 grapefruits yesterday tho for 2 times.

__________________________________________
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Lazy but extremely honest

Although I am lazy, but I am extremely honest which is why you should hire me. In fact, I owe the loan sharks RM10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 and I have no idea how to pay them back. Honestly, I can care less.

Unreliable but optimistic

Altho I promised to pay RM10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.00 back before next week, I crossed my fingers. But, who cares right? I have free pork heads (no offence to the Muslims k? (: ) to eat everyday since I've borrowed such a great amount of money to gamble. They always hang it outside my house everyday at 8.00am sharp when they find that I'm not at home. Those idiots do not know I'm hiding under my bed.

Cool and special

I have chosen your kindergarten due to your address. I am a very cool and special person. I have a cool nose ring for the kids to play with. Also, I can touch my nose with my tongue. I am sure the children will like me

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LEISURE / INTERESTS

Women.

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THE END!

Over and out :D

Idiotic post.

Dear Layin,
(Aww... "Dear" huh? how SWEET.. :D)

Last year, was the year i met you..
You were the nicest person whom i have ever met
you had the lamest jokes
The loveliest singing voice i have ever heard
(you're right.. you ARE good at BS-ing!! :D)

I told myself that i was the one of the luckiest person in the whole world to be one of your close friend.....
(yep. A pro alright.)




but then
when love broke loose
(when WHAT?? o.O)


our friendship went of that split second
*snap*
(Actually. It took months for me to realize you're annoying. so yea.)


I felt so sad and miserable..
(And I felt so miserable knowing you.)


And to think I actually liked talking to you last time...
(Hope you're happy we wont be talking anymore now! :D)


So I'm letting you know how I feel...
(Don't get me started on how I feel.)

What the F*** is your problem?! (You wanna know? Okay. You are.) I mean you have a boyfriend and you start being rude to me. (O.o so you're saying... getting a boyfriend made me rude to you. wha?) I mean you nvr apologized to me. (for getting a boyfriend?) For example, you don't apologize to people directly but instead , you apologize through your F*** stupid gay boyfriend of yours indirectly. (One, how did i apologize through him? Two. You're calling some innocent guy gay and stupid. And you say I'M rude?) I mean, who is dumb enough to do that?!!!! You, of course..... (You're calling me dumb AND rude.. Anyone who agrees? Well, there is one more line after this.. but i can't remember.)


My mom was right (what does your mom have to do with anything?)
You are a attention getter (1st of all, your grammar. 2nd, speak for yourself.)
You get attention from ppl bout talking bout your"miserable " life.
(1. My life has nothing to do with you. At least, ANYMORE.
2. If you can't take me trusting you with my personal life, then just walk away already.
3. You have no rights to rank my life.
4. You honestly want me to start with how YOU get attention?)


I mean don't you consider yourself lucky??
(to know you? No, not anymore.)
You know that there are children around our age who doesn't have parents
(yeah. they're called ORPHANS sweetheart.)
and you talk bad bout ur parents
(And you called your mom CRAZY! :D And THEN YOU CRIED! :D Exhibit A for "attention getting".)


For example you complained about your birthday.
(I see you're the wrong person to complain to.)
You know there are orphans who doesn't have parents? (yes. which is why they're called orphans.) You have parents and you complain about them! (Doesn't everyone? I mean, YOU definitely complained about them.) I mean, some of them might never had celebrated their birthdays, or had a cake in their lives... And some of them might not even know their own birthday! (And your mom knows yours, remembers yours, celebrated yours, bought you a cake.... and you called her crazy. Makes sense..)



i tried to get our friendship back how, you may ask?
(Not gonna ask how. Will asking something else tho - what friendship?)
Well, i VOLUNTEERED to buy your birthday cake!!!!!
(Yes. And I said thank you. Blogged about you. Thanked you publicly. What more do you want? me to kneel in front of you saying how awesome you are in front of the whole school?)
Tho there is one more person who din pay and i duno who... (Are you trying to be funny or showing everyone you hold grudges?)

I told you that i will be there for you and support when you hv a boyfriend...
(OH. THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOU CALLED HIM GAY. =.=)
I have always supported you because you are my close friend and i dun wan to lose our friendship...
(Which is why you called my boyfriend gay and stupid, called me rude and dumb.)


Well you know what?
(what?)


I AM BOUT TO TELL THE WORLD BOUT IT...
(O.o my secret? I feel like Hannah Montana now.)
Yep i am and there is no way that you are gonna stop me
(unless i fly to your house and give you one tight slap, which is what i feel like doing)
well, here's goes...


XXX AND TAN LAY YIN ARE TOGETHER!!!!
(Yep. You're a good friend alright. So good, i never want to see your face again.)

Tan layin is a *fills in blank* and i hate the way she treats me.
(What a friend. And you have the nerve to apologize?)

And to top it all off , i used to like her boyfriend...
(What does THIS have to do with anything?)


XXX,
If you are reading this, then fine! I used to like you for 2 whole years even before she liked you.. so Tan Layin , if you are sad , go cry to your little gay boyfriend!!!
(already did, thanks. Is this how you treat your ex-crushes? No wonder you're single.)



Layin, i have one request to ask of you...
(yea?)

Is it that hard for you and I to get back our friendship?
(Well.. after all these.. what do you think?)
Because i totally miss talking to u......
(So because you miss talking to me, you called me a b*tch, crapped about my boyfriend, said bad things about me, tell me your mom doesn't like me, let out my secrets and totally ruined my life...)




P.S. Readers ,

if you think that i am a bitch
I am not
I am just letting out of my chest because i have been in this situation for 4-5 months!!!!!
(so you chose to blog and tell everyone my secret.)
And please dun ignore me
i have feelings like you ppl do....
(Yes. I have feelings. So how do you think I'm feeling after reading what you typed?)
I juz dun like the way she treats me...
(I just don't like you.)



CHEERIOSSS!!!





*****
Black was what that PERSON wrote. Red is what i want to say.

You voiced out. So why can't I?

Just that I won't sink as LOW as YOU did.

My friend said you did that out of pure hatred.
I said that you did that without a brain.
And my statement makes more sense.
No?


Just so you know?

- I don't need you.
- I'm happier off without you.
- Your post gave me a good reason to say "Get lost.".
- You brought this up upon yourself.
- I want nothing more to do with you.
- Leave me and my life alone. You're no longer welcome.
- Stop asking stupid questions.

Anything else i want to say?
I don't care about cookies.

Don't give me that dumb look.

Acting dumb doesn't solve anything. It just makes you look stupid idiotic.... I'll put it in words you understand... DUMB.

No, you're not cute.

You're not funny either.

Pay attention when i tell the class something. I do NOT like repeating myself.

Laughing at your own lame jokes is just plain WEIRD.

And stop apologizing. God, I KNOW YOU DESERVE THIS ALREADY. =.=

And honestly? Jump off a building for all i care already. I'm not being mean. You pushed me this far. At least I've one less problem to worry about after that. No sorry. I'd be FREE after that.

YOU threatened suicide if i don't talk to you. I regretted not letting you just do so
I'M gonna suicide now AFTER talking to you. Being too nice will kill me one day.

Seriously,
How long more and how much more are you going to lie?
From what i see, as long as you're alive.
Come to think of it, the suicide issue isn't such a bad idea.

I wouldn't mind if you tell me the truth.
But no, you chose to lie. And every(stupid)thing else.
And so? I choose to not care about you AT ALL.
*Unless regarding to IMPORTANT class issue*
NOTE : IMPORTANT. SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND.

You don't do something wrong then LIE AND BLAME OTHERS.

You don't do something wrong then FAKE A STORY AND GET SOMEONE ELSE IN TROUBLE.

And? You CERTAINLY DO NOT LIE WHEN PPL TAKE THE TIME OUT TO TALK TO YOU DESPITE HOW MUCH THEY DON'T WANT TO.
This just shows that I've wasted my time, learnt my lesson, AND WILL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN. SO STOP PICKING UP USELESS TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ALREADY.



I mean, HAVE YOU NO SHAME?
You'd probably ask, "Layin....wat is shame yea? o.O" AND THEN GIVE ME THAT STUPID DUMB/BLANK LOOK.
==' So let me save your time wondering and just tell you...


IT'S SOMETHING YOU LACK.





Over and out.

Trials?

You know. I hate reverse psychology.

Brain : Must...Blog...today.......
Body : SMS SMS SMS SMS.

Brain : Must...go....study..........
Body : BLOG BLOG BLOG BLOG.

SO HERE I AM PEOPLE! :D


I'm so proud of myself. No?

*ahem so yes*

Should be studying Geo :D But meh. Crap that.


Madam M : Now... I want to see your revision timetables tomorrow! Make sure you do it!! You have to learn to organize your time.. 1 and a half hours for each subject will do.. (what?) I want all of you to study 4 and a half hours a day.. so three subjects in one day then... all the way until PMR! And you must sleep early! Go to sleep at 11pm... (you call that EARLY?! -can't say anything coz i sleep at 2 in the morning?- No WONDER YOU HAVE WRINKLES)

...

Me to Claire : You know I reach home at 4.30pm? That leaves me 6 and a half hours to 11pm... She wants us to study 4 and a half hours... So I have 2 hours to spare! :D Goody... SO... You know the length of my hair? (waist length) Yea.. I need 1 hour to bathe, and blow dry it... Well, AT LEAST I STILL HAVE 1 MORE HOUR RIGHT?! So maybe, if i take tea and dinner in 5 minutes, finish my homework in 30 minutes, reply all messages with 5 minutes, check mail in 10 minutes, pack my bag in 4 minutes. Brush my teeth and get ready for bed in 5 minutes... Great!! :D I might just get enough time to pee.


I just hope she wont blame me for "taking an extra minute off study time to BREATHE.".


No i'm SERIOUS.

I'm no freaking superwoman you know.

Madam A : From what i see it... 1 and a half hours is too long... Human's attention span is only about 40 minutes...
Claire : Yea.. And we should have a 10 minute break after one hour.. (Or something like that)

Me : I wonder who can sit for 4 hours without peeing. Oh right. We get breaks.


OH. BREAKS. O_O So 10 minutes after every subject...

Guess i don't have time to pee after all. I knew it was all too good to be true.

So yes people. WHO FREAKING STUDIES FOR 4 AND A HALF HOURS?!

Nerd : *raises hand* OH. ME! MEEEE!!!!!
Layin : It was a rhetorical question you goof.
Nerd : Aww man... *sobs and leaves*

me : Madam. I didn't finish my homework coz i was busy studying.
Madam : Did you pee?
me : No madam.
Madam : You're excused.

So is this it? I'm gonna get stones in my bladder JUST FOR A STUPID EXAM?

Well at least i had a nice talk with Gwen today :D

Pie RULES.

Oh.

Madam M : Make sure your homeroom sees your time table tomorrow.... Now. I don't want ANY OF YOU TO TOUCH THE COMPUTER during this time! Do you understand?

Therefore. To be a good girl, I went home... AND DID MY TIME TABLE!! :D USING A COMPUTER TOO!!!


Ah. That's Layin's life for you.


TATA NOW PEOPLE.


Over and out.