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•  Third,  take  your  Disaster  Supply  Kit.  The  kit   for Pac-Man when he ordered a pizza. In 1993, H. Ty
                 should have spare clothes, bottles of mineral   Warner created the much loved small stuffed toys,
                 water and packets of biscuits. You can add a   Beanie Babies.  Markus Persson invented Minecraft
                 battery-operated radio, spare batteries, some cash   in 2011. It was said Persson produced his first game
                 and a First Aid Kit.                        at the age of eight.
               •  The next step is, secure your home. Switch off the   B   The  game  Portal  is  set  in  the  mysterious
                 main electrical supply and lock your house.   Aperture Science Laboratories. Players must solve
               •  Finally, use safe travel routes. Do not take short   puzzles and challenges by opening portals, moving
                 cuts as you may be trapped.                 objects, and  themselves through space  to  reach
               You can stay in relief centres if you do not have   the end of the laboratories. They are armed with
               anywhere else to go. Do spread the message to your   blaster guns that can open portals. I find the game
               family members and friends. We will never know   very interesting and exciting because you never
               how climate change will affect us. It is always good   know what will happen next. The puzzles have to
               to be prepared.  Thank you.                   be solved in a short period of time. The game is a
                                                             test of speed, reaction and problem solving skills. It
               Chapter 4  (Page 38)                          also offers fantastic graphic and audio quality.
               Salesperson:  Hello, how can I help you?
               Customer:    My hair is always oily even though I   Chapter 7  (Page 76)
                            wash it often. Can you recommend a   Adult female mosquitoes lay their eggs on the
                            suitable shampoo for me?         inner, wet walls of containers with water, above
               Salesperson:  We have an offer for this brand. It is   the waterline. Mosquitoes generally lay hundreds
                            good for people with oily hair.   of eggs at a time. It only takes a very small amount
               Customer:    How much is it after discount?   of water to attract a female mosquito. When the
               Salesperson:  This usually costs RM25 but it is   water level rises above the eggs, the larvae will
                            only RM20 today.                 hatch. The pupae will develop until the bodies of
               Customer:    That’s quite affordable. I think I will   the newly formed adult flying mosquitoes emerge
                            take a bottle.                   from the pupal skin and leave the water. Male
                                                             mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers while
               Chapter 5  (Page 53)                          female mosquitoes  feed on  humans  and animals
               The cukur jambul celebration is so unique. Wani’s   for  blood  to  produce  eggs,  and  the  life  cycle
               grandparents were very excited and the scale of the   begins again.
               celebration in a way reflected that. Although Wani
               told me only close family members and neighbours   Chapter 8  (Pages 88 & 89)
               would be attending the ceremony, there were close   A
               to eighty people at her grandparents’ home. Prayers   Kevin:   Mum, I want to get this designer T-shirt.
               were recited and the baby’s hair was snipped by       All my friends have one. There’s also
               their elders and religious leaders. Later, traditional   the limited edition badminton racquet
               Malay food was served. I am glad to have attended     I would like to buy…you know, the
               the ceremony. I am thankful to Wani for inviting me.   one with the player’s autograph on
               Understanding one another’s culture is important in   the handle?
               a multiracial country like Malaysia.          Mum:    Why do you need a limited edition
                                                                     racquet? A normal racquet will be just as
               Chapter 6  (Pages 64 & 65)                            good. And it’s your best friend’s birthday
               A    One of the world’s most beloved toys is the      next week. Don’t you need to get a
               teddy bear invented by Morris Michtom in 1902. In     birthday present for him?
               1934, Lego was invented by Ole Kirk Christiansen.   June:   Mum, while we are on this topic, can I get
               The name LEGO is an abbreviation of two Danish        a new handbag? Lazara is having a huge
               words which means play well. The physicist,           sale right now.
               William Higinbotham invented the first video game   Mum:   You’re buying it just because it’s on sale?
               in 1958. His game was a table tennis-like game, one   Money does not grow on trees, you know.
               of the most famous toys in American history. The   June:   But, Mum… all right. Well, I still need
               Barbie doll invented by Ruth Handler in 1959 is       a new backpack for the Nature Club’s
               still a dream toy of little girls everywhere. In 1974,   kayaking trip on the 13th. We’ve been
               Erno Rubik  created Rubik’s Cube.  The  challenge     planning to go to the Rajang River for
               of  the  game  is  to  restore  all  its  six  sides  to  its   months. Lazara has backpacks on offer
               original colours. Pac-Man is a popular arcade game    as well.
               invented by Toru Iwatani in 1980. He had the idea


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