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Steve Jobs, An Apple In A Day

Hanifa K. Cook — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:55:34 +0000

It was 56 years ago in 1955 when a boy was born to a single mother (his biological parents did not get married till later). He was raised by his adopted parents and lived in a place which is now known as the Silicon Valley. His name was Steve Jobs. He died yesterday, on the [...]

A Thank You Note To An American Bookstore: Borders

Hanifa K. Cook — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:04:11 +0000

For the past 9 years, a book I bought at Borders Bookstore titled, New Cook Book, fed me no knowledge or experience. This year, it is finally sinking in. Borders, you have made my life sweeter and my entire family thank you for bringing this book to us.

Milestone (Part 3): 200 Posts To Be E-Booked

Hanifa K. Cook — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:23:58 +0000

As of today, I have written more than 200 posts on this website. I feel that is an accomplishment for someone who is not sure how to get started with expressing herself online. The internet is a very big ‘place’ , a virtual environment that seems to behave like the roots of growing tree. It [...]

Milestone (Part 2): Google & Bing Say Yes To Childhoodspeech

Hanifa — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:04:11 +0000

There is not a single action in life that does not require the use of language. Whether it is online using google, facebook or offline selling, buying, writing complaints and making proposals, language is THE tool for communication. In order to be good at a language, you need to know your subject (that is [...]

Milestone (Part 1): Conquering The Art Of Raising A Multilingual Kid

Hanifa K. Cook — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:33:57 +0000

The reason I started with Success With Languages was because I thought I could learn to express myself more openly about how I come to be multilingual at a very young age. I also thought I would be learning at least 2 more languages, Spanish and Arabic. For the past 9 years, I found myself [...]

My Tropical Summer For Your Winter In Perisher, Australia

Hanifa K. Cook — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:55:05 +0000

Hi all, thank you for subscribing to my blog. Its been more than 4 weeks but I still notice subscription to this blog. I do appreciate your support. I have gone on a winter vacation in Australia. It is the second time I am experiencing winter; the difference with this one is that it was [...]

A Demonstration Of Resilience, Not Intelligence

Hanifa K. Cook — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:37:34 +0000

When a child fails to produce good results, it is but a demonstration of her/his inability to engage with her/his environment using her/his natural potential. To say that the child is not intelligent is daylight robbery of her/his personal dignity. Even the humblest of creatures can show signs of intelligence. (Maria Montessori, the Absorbent Mind.)

QWERTY Keyboard And Me, A Relationship That Lasts A Lifetime.

Hanifa K. Cook — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:49:01 +0000

It does not matter what language you use, the QWERTY keyboard has been used and abused to write all types of written notes: SMS, blogs, emails and notes. For me, the QWERTY keyboard is heralded as the icon of a data storage device. Without the QWERTY keyboard, the Smartphone is nothing but a phone that can only [...]

Blogging Zero: One Big Excuse For Five Good Reasons

Hanifa K. Cook — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:54:27 +0000

Let me tell you my one big excuse and five good reasons why I have not been blogging here. The five good reasons: 1. We moved to a new apartment. The whole process took about 3 days but the lead up to the move, unpacking, rearranging and settling down have taken much longer. The waiting [...]

Mother Tongue Language Leaves A Heavy Weight On The Shoulders

Hanifa K. Cook — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:42:02 +0000

In recent weeks, there have been discussions on whether to reduce the weighting of Mother Tongue Language (MTL) [1] for PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations) students. Mother Tongue Language is a subject in the Singapore education curriculum. The languages are Tamil, Malay and Mandarin. Students can choose to study one of these languages other than [...]