Happy Belated Birthday, Dr Sheikh!

Sorry guys, I was a bit confused about his birthday. One site said it was today and one site said it was yesterday.. So anyway, Happy Birthday to you, Dr Sheikh. May your space journey continue to inspire the younger generations.

Regards,
Fai

Next up: Seasons in the Sun poem

Summer break at last!

After the long weeks of listening to the teacher talking, history classes and stuff like that (which I love), it's SUMMER BREAK! A one month long holiday for us here in an International School. Summer for me is mostly getting ready for my first Middle School grade in September. Secondary school, really.. Year 7 really doesn't worry me a lot. But anyway, enough about Year 7. Summer's always occupied with travelling and space studies. :)

This year, I was thinking " If Dr Sheikh says that he can do it, why can't anyone else?" After all, I can understand that going into space is not easy, but it's worth the try anyway. I made a vow to myself that I would try harder in school to be one of the top students. Well, that was what really happened. Despite the terrible SATS (UPSR, if you please), Year 6 was very smooth going. So next year, I'll try much harder to be a top student.

Anyway, enough about that. On with my Summer "travelling" plan. I'm going to Egypt these holidays, for a week. Cruising down the Nile isn't a very good idea during the Summer. What's more, I'll be roasted like beef under the burning grill of the sun.

Next up: Happy Birthday Dr Sheikh!

~Planetarium Visit!~

I finally get my wish to go to the Planetarium, and finding that the "Anti Gravity" chamber has given me a headache, but actually gives me a better idea of what it feels like being in microgravity. It wasn't the real thing yet, but it was certainly hard to stand. I felt like I could kiss someone by accident if I wasn't careful. Fortunately, I didn't kiss anyone, but I was mostly crashing into the wall on the left (simply because the room was titled to the left).

The Space Ball was under construction, so we couldn't try it out. I still got to try the space "loo" in the International Space Station exhibit. It was quite scary as it was sucking you down. That wasn't so bad. The REALLY bad thing was that there were kindergarten kids there, and they were a noise machine. We were watching a documentary on Space Threats, but I couldn't hear much, as they were going "WHOA" at every single sight of Earth and the Planets. For example,
"If a meteor that is larger than 1km across crashes into Earth and lands in an ocean/sea, it will cause a massive tsunami, even larger than the one in 2004." The reaction of the kids is simple: "WHOA!!"

Still, it was a very good trip. It would've been better if we didn't circle half round KL before finding Jalan Perdana.

Till next time,
Faizah

Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Al Fatihah For Sheikh Mustafa Shukor

Nuraina A Samad's 3540 Jalan Sudin: Al Fatihah For Sheikh Mustafa Shukor

A Little Insight Of My Past Dream

Before actually thinking about becoming an astronaut, I used to have this dream of becoming a famous musician (pianist, to be more specific). That was when the realisation came that Music was just not my cup of tea. Somehow, I needed more. I wanted to be more adventurous. Finally, I came to the conclusion that I wanted to become an astronaut. It was quite a challenging task, as I got the inspiration by none other than Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. Yes, playing the piano makes it a lot harder to divide time (for an 11 year old) because I've SATS in 2 weeks.

Gotta go study for SATS now!



Till next time,
Ya Tebya Lublu.

Faizah

How Do Spacesuits Work?

Earlier today, I was lying down on my bed trying to make a list in my head of topics I have not yet covered about Earth and Space. Thinking about space, I was asking myself "How do spacesuits work?". That question kept ringing in my mind fo about a minute, before I fell asleep. Now that I'm wide awake (hopefully, completely), I decided that I wanted to find the answer to that very question. It wasn't a very easy task. It took me about half an hour to find the answer.

Spacesuits are designed to:

• Have a pressurized atmosphere
• Give you oxygen
• Remove Carbon Dioxide
• Allow you to communicate with other people (including people on Earth/astronauts)
• Allows flexible body movement
• Allows clear vision of what's going on.

My next research: How Do Astronauts Eat In Space?

Photos- Petronas Twin Towers (KLCC)

I went to the photo taking spot near the Twin towers on Saturday. Mom was practically snapping pictures mad.