Music Therapy

     Music therapy is a fascinating concept; artists use it to perfection to help patients get rid of their health problems. Music artists combine various important facets like emotional facet, aesthetic, social, spiritual and many more to help patients. This is what is referred to as the inventive genius. Inventive genius is a concept that appreciates and encourages people to think out of the box and come up with concepts that would impact and changes the lives of human beings for the better.

     Music therapy improves cognitive functioning and there are no two ways about this, it has been found that a person who undergoes music therapy starts feeling positive and his cognitive functioning also becomes better. Music therapy can also improve social skills greatly; this can have a positive impact on the patient’s life. At times human beings feel lonely and isolated, music therapy can help them greatly. It is hard for someone who has limited social skills to make new friends and as a result of which depression can kick in. Music therapy can help such people greatly.

     It has also been found that music therapy can greatly improve the overall quality of life. In addition to improving social skills, it can also have a positive effect on how a person improvises and achieves his targets in life. It is an open secret that renowned psychologists speak highly of music therapy. This once again goes to show its influence on people’s lives. In addition to this highly acclaimed physicians also encourage people to undergo music therapy so that they can overcome their problems and put their past behind them.

     Individuals with special needs have greatly benefited from music therapy, it has been clearly found that they were able to focus better after undergoing music therapy sessions. The elderly have also profited by being part of the music therapy sessions. Several major hospitals have started using music therapy and the results have been very encouraging. Patients, who suffer from cancer have been significantly helped by music therapists.

     Finally, it is very fair to conclude that music therapy has been a great invention. It has helped hundreds of thousands of people. Cancer patients who had given up hope have been completely rejuvenated. They have become positive and their lives have been impacted positively. Music therapy has become increasingly popular and it will keep going from strength to strength and it will keep revitalizing human beings in the days to come.

Hari Raya

     Cultural festivals in Malaysia are usually very colourful, exciting, and portray the spirit of unity and togetherness, despite the diversities of cultures and religions. Amongst the major cultural festivals, such as the Thaipusam, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Gawai and Tadan Ka'amatan or the Harvest Festival, which are most fascinating and intriguing celebration of Malaysia, is the Hari Raya. It is also one of the most important religious festivals in Malaysia because most of the Malaysians especially Malays are Muslims.

      

     Hari Raya Aidilfitri, also known as Hari Raya Puasa, is the most meaningful and significant celebration for Muslims to mark the end of Ramadhan or the fasting month. The day is most significant as it includes two of the five tenets of Islam's: to fast during the month of Ramadhan and to pay zakat fitrah, or alms tax. Muslims celebrate the first of Syawal, which is the 10th month of the Muslim calendar, with joyous enthusiasm. By the eve of Hari Raya Puasa, Muslims would have paid their alms tax, which is then distributed to the poor.

     Muslims usher in the day with prayers in the mosques followed by visits to the graves of the deceased. It is also the time for family reunions when people gather and asking forgiveness from family members. It is every Muslim's religious duty to ask for pardon on this day and this is done in order of family seniority. It is customary during this occasion for Muslims to open their homes to well-wishers as well as to visit friends and relatives.

     

     The lighting of oil lamps reflects the festive mood. The lamps are lighted from the 20th day of Ramadhan, the night when the Koran was sent down, right through the actual day of Hari Raya Puasa itself. All mosques, homes, government and commercial buildings are decorated and brightly lit to mark the significant day. The celebrations last a month and although the first three days are celebrated on a grander scale.

Studying Abroad

    It must be admitted that education is the first route a student take to build his future. Some students prefer to pursue their study overseas while others want to further their study in their countries. Undoubtedly, studying abroad has its advantages and disadvantages. I strongly believe that the advantages are far more than the disadvantages.

     One advantage of studying abroad is that the students get to mingle with the different types of cultures and customs of that country. To illustrate, when a student travels abroad for study, he will be completely exposed to positive traditions and cultures of such people. Consequently, he will get useful benefits from such customs when he returns to his homeland. One example for that is my friend who, before one year, traveled to a country for the purpose of study. There, he acquired many positive things from that country such as respect of regulations and the kind treatment of people. Therefore, when he came back to his country, his family was immensely affected by his new positive merits to the point that it begins to apply to them.

     Another advantage of studying overseas is the massive benefits a student gets in his major. In fact, he will encounter the elite professors and academics from which he will acquire a good knowledge and experience in his field. Accordingly, the student will spend less time studying his major due to those highly-educated professors. Hence, it can be said that such student will be highly respected by his people when he returns to his home. Moreover, his immense knowledge and experience will dramatically contribute to the growth and development of his country.

     From the other side, it can be found that travelling abroad has minor negative effects on the students; some of which are clubbing and partying in the late nights. Those bad practices might cause the students deviate from their original morals and traditions. However, this mainly depends on the student himself. If he follows these bad routes, he will not concentrate on his study any more. Therefore, he will acquire the bad habits instead of his golden goal, namely study. Also his future and previous aspirations will be utterly lost.

     In conclusion, studying abroad has its pros and cons. However, as I stated above, that the advantages are the prominent feature. Subsequently, every student, if intended to study overseas, should pick out the good and beneficial merits from that country and extremely abstain from the ugly habits or customs. Accordingly, will get a multicultural educated and prosperous generation of which we will greatly proud.

The Importance of Reading

     Why is reading so important? Everyone knows that reading is important, but have you ever asked yourself why that is so? Through reading, you expose yourself to new things, new information, new ways to solve a problem, and new ways to achieve one thing. Who knows you might find your new hobbies within it get to actually explore one thing you really like and it may end up becoming your career and success in the future. Exploration begins from reading and understanding.

     Reading does help you form a better you, doesn’t it?  Through reading, you begin understand the world more. Through reading, you begin to have a greater understanding on a topic that interest you; for example: how to build self-confidence, how to make plan better before taking action, how to memorize things better and more. All of these self-improvements start from reading. Through reading, you create a structured path towards a better understanding and better actions to take in the future.

     The more you read, the more you understand one thing. For example, reading allows you learn more about crocodiles and their habits. That you need to be aware of places it usually lurks for, the purpose of staying away from being harmed or bitten. Or perhaps you can try by real life experience, in approaching the crocodile, to see what happen. It can also help you find out the truth of something, right? Reading also increases the understanding of the rules of life, in order for you to adapt, adopt and accommodate into the society better. To play well in a game, you first need to understand the rules well.

     Before you take action on anything, where should you seek for help and guidance? Reading is an essential way which can help you out. In today’s world, getting reviews and feedback from other people can make a big impact on your next decision, and the pros and cons of each choice. Read about how to cook a meal; how to play chess; which place is nice for the holiday family trip; read the menu before ordering food, read the manual before using a new gadget. These all can help you become more prepared before you really get into it.

     Reading exposes you to a world of imagination, showing you nothing is impossible in this world. By reading, you are exploring a different angle to see a thing you’ve known, on how different action leads to different results. Books are beyond imagination. It’s like a huge spider web, where you keep linking to more and more to things you knew, and things you just learn, structuring new solutions and answers.

So in your opinion, why is reading so important to you?