Niah Caves

Thirty years ago, Hedley, with his wife Mary and daughter Katie, visited the

Niah Caves in Sarawak, East Malaysia. They travelled by car ,

ferry , and boat .

They set off from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei and

drove to the border with Sarawak. They crossed two large rivers by

ferry, stopped in Miri for lunch and then continued to Niah,

a small river township. Then they hired a small boat and sailed

upriver to a government rest house, where they spent the night.

They ate with the small group of scientists who lived in the rest

house and shared the cold drinks they had brought with them in

a cool box. It was a remote spot, deep in the jungle. They slept in

bunk beds with no airconditioning. It was a novel experience.

The next morning, they walked along a jungle path for half an hour

until they reached the Niah caves. Inside the caves, which were

very high, they saw men who climbed up tall bamboo

poles. The men wore lights on their hats because it was so dark.

At the top of the poles they scraped off birds’ nests from the roof

of the caves. The nests were collected by their mates on the cave floor

and packed into sacks. These nests were later sold and made

into bird’s nest soup, a Chinese delicacy.

Reflection 2

We use a 4-paragraph format for Compare & Contrast, viz

1) Introduction: state which 2 things you are going to compare and contrast.

2) Compare the similarities: at least 3 or 4.

3) Contrast the differences: again at least 3 or 4.

4) Say whether the differences outweigh the similarities, or vice versa.

State which you prefer, or look at the merits/demerits of both. For example, with small
town/village v big city, say what you like about each. You can be positive about both.

process: how to change a tyre

The important part in the car is a tyre because you are drive along wary every day and it must be in good condition. The process of change a tyre is easy and not complicated. Here is how it is done.

First, the wheel nuts must be loosened. Then  the car is raised, using the jack. After that the car is jacked up. Then the nuts are removed. After that the wheel is removed and the spare tyre is put on. Then the nuts are tightened and the car is lowered. The nuts are tightened one last time for safety. Finally the tools are tidied away.

As you can see, the process of  changing a tyre is a very simple and not complicated.