Monday, June 19, 2006

SONG LIBRARY

Everybody is interested in music , song and singer.

  • If you want to look for song , artist and album , go to www.songlyricslibrary.com . It gives you the name of the song , the name of the artist and the name of the album.You can know about the artist.
  • www.lyricsandsongs.com is a place for you to look for artist , title and text about music.

FREE WEBPAGE AND SPACE

  • In order to organize your own thoughts on the internet , you can use the free webpage . www.blogspot.com gives you your own voice on the web. It is a place to share and collect things which you find interesting . It is a personal diary for you and you can connect links to web sites you want to use. If you want to share a photo , you can upload a photo from your computer and you can copy a photo on the web to put on your blog.
  • www.eponym.com can give you the free webpage. You can share your thoughts and idea on the internet. You can add a photo.You can create a diary. It is your own little piece of the Internet . You can get your voice heard and have real conversations with anyone in the world.
  • www.friendcircles.com is a place for you to share your thoughts and idea. You can make others with friends. And you can search the best friend and on-line sweetheart. You can upload a photo up to 100 and add the journals.
  • You can create your own space on MSN Spaces www.msn.com . You can make your space unique by customizing it.You can name your space and add music lists , book lists and photos. You can arrange them in a layout that is all your own.

Friday, June 16, 2006

LITERATURE

OUR expanding use of modern technology does not mean that we have to give up the classics-use to learn more about literature .

  • My favourite literature website is www.scholastic.com/harrypotter . The site offers a Harry Potter screensaver , wezard challenge and information about the popular series . A great chapter on the website is the pronunciation guide-click on the difficult-to-pronunce names from the books , like Mimbulus Mimbletonia , and hear the correct pronunciation through your speakers.
  • For book reviews and extensive reading go to www.mybooks.com . If it is too much for one sitting , you can print out the reviews and read them later . Great reviews of science fiction and fantasy books are on the website www.sfsite.com .
  • To buy books online try www.amazon.com and www.books.com . If you need them to be delievered to Myanmar , this may be difficult . But the websites do offer suggestions for other books in the same category as yours .Write down the titles and ask the local bookshop owners in Yangon if they carry them.
  • If looking for children's books , check out www.suzyred.com and www.familygames.com . The latter includes games , quizzes and the possibility to download children books .
  • Recently read a book from the series Chicken Soup for the Soul? If you want to submit your own personal story for its next issue , go to www.chickensoup.com and send in your ideas . In addition , you can read stories that will be published in the latest issue , Chicken Soup for Bride's Soul , in the chapter sneak preview .
  • For websites that feature poetry , try www.author-network.com and www.literature.org .Both sites are useful if you are looking for information on a specific author .If you prefer to read poems in Myanmar language , www.bagan.net.mm/poem is right for you . There are poems about everything from love to modernity .
  • "A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water," wrote Eleanor Roosevelt . Find this quotation and more than 19,000 others from over 2400 authors on www.qoutationspage.com . Search by author , including Shakespeare , Mark Twain , Voltaire , Tolkien and Oscar Wilde , or by subject . The website also offers book reviews.
  • For more information on literature , go to a search engine like www.google.com or www.yahoo.com and type as keyword "author" or "books" .

HAPPY READING AND SURFING!

Compiled by Edwin Briels at edwin_briels@bagan.net.mm

THE MYANMAR TIMES JANUARY , 12-18 , 2004 , VOLUME 10 , NO.199

EDUCATION

  • ONE of the uses of the internet is as a tool to learn . Depending on your interests , you can use the World Wide Web to access almost any information you want .
  • Many people search for information about studying abroad. www.berkeleycollege.edu offers on-line applications for students all over the world and the website www.studyabroadlinks.com has links to the websites of international institute .You can search by country or subject .
  • Others websites are more useful to educate yourself from your home computer or from a cyber cafe . For children , the website www.education.com/kids is a fun and easy way to learn about subjects like geography , nature , science and technology .This is perfect if you need information for a class presentation or project . For every subject there is about one page with text . Picture are not included but if you go to the search engine www.google.com you can search for pictures concerning your chosen subject .
  • If you are interested in learning a foreign language , the internet again may be your best bet . Go to www.ielts.org for more information about English test . You can also download and print the Ielts Handbook Sept 2003 . www.learntospeak.com includes slide shows from many countries around the world . If you have speaker attached to your computer , www.bbc.co.uk/languages allows you to listen to the correct prounuciation of the words in German , French or other languages , free of charge . My favourite websites to overcome language barriers is www.babelfish.altavista.com .
  • There you type any text you want , click on the 'translate' buttom and within seconds your text is on the screen in that language . Babel fish comes from the famous novel Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy , in which the 'babel fish' was poked into the ear and could translate any alien language encountered . Of course , don't expect this website to help you talk to martians , but it does help with more earthly languaes......
  • How about learning to cook? Go to www.allrecipes.com . It has recipes of the day with the ability to change portion numbers and learn the nutritional content .
  • For more information on education , go to a search engine like www.google.com or www.yahoo.com and type a keyword like "education" , "learning" or simply the subject you want to know more about .

Happy surfing!

Compiled by Edwin Briels at edwin_briels@bagan.net.mm .

THE MYANMAR TIMES , NOVEMBER 17-23 , 2003 , VOLUME 10 , NO 192

Thursday, June 01, 2006

HEALTH

FOR tips on how to stay healty and keep your body in good condition , check the internet . ( For specific medical advice , diagnoses and treatment , consult your doctor .)
  • To learn the latest information on bird flu go to www.birdflu.org or the website of the regional Southeast Asia office of the World Health Organisation , www.whosea.org .The latter provides updated news about numerous health issues in Myanmar .
  • www.whatisaid.com offers answers to frequently asked questions about HIV ? AIDS and links to related websites .
  • For children's health , try www.kidshealth.org . It has a sepatate chapter for parents.Learn how to prevent accidents at home , what to do in an emergency , how to stock a first aid kid and who to ask for help . www.teenshealth.org is a user-friendly website answering a wide range of health questions for teenagers . For example , therd is advice on whether you should "pop that pimple on your face or not."
  • The website www.babycenter.com provides pregnancy and baby information . It features thousands of articles , expert advice , personalised newsletters and an interactive section where you can ask questions and share experences with other pregnant women around the world . www.babynames.com is a great website to find a name for your baby . Over 6500 names , including their meaning , are posted on this site as well as a list of the top 100 most popular names of the year .
  • www.webmd.com if one of the most well-known health websites and has interactive activities-you can test your knowledge about health issues or calculate your body mass index . Other good portals for medical information are www.medscape.com and www.healthweb.org .
  • To learn about alternative medicine , acupuncture or yoga , go to www.healthy.net .
  • For information on dental health , proper brushing and fresh breath , try www.dentalcare.com or www.dental-resources.com . Both websites have links with more information .
  • www.pethealthcare.co.uk is a great website with information by leading pet experts about how to care for your pets; for exanple , what to feed them and how to deal with fleas .
  • To keep your computer healthy and free of viruses you need to have good , updated anti-virus software , which can be downloaded at the website www.slymantec.com ( if you have a broad-band connection ) . You can also go to your local computer store and buy the latest sofrware or ask your computer's network engineer to check your computer regularly .The website www.vmyth.com gives advice and interesting information about computer virus myths , hoaxes , urban legends , hysteria and the implication if you believe in them .
  • For other health tips , go to a search engine like www.google.com , and type as keyword "health" .

Happy surfing!

THE MYANMAR TIMES , FEBRUARY 16-22 , 2004 ,VOLUME 11 , NO.204