Jailbreak'ing to the furthest

   Despite the amount of updates continuously released by Apple, the jailbreaking community finds a way to jailbreak it. What was the big deal of the Iphone 4S? Well the Iphone 4S mainly has better graphics and a better A5 chip, but the main feature was Siri. Siri is basically a built in program that understand speech and does what you say. For example," Please call my 'Mom' afterschool." It will then do that at the specified time. Anyways, Siri was meant to be the special feature of the Iphone 4S as specified before. But now hackers have found a way to put Siri on the Iphone 4! Even with the new release of the firmware update 5.1, its been jailbroken. Its also an untethered jailbreak! You can search it up on many websites but normally for a jailbreak, i use Redsn0w. The Redsn0w application also allows you to boot for tethered and it has many features along with it! 

Al-Ain Trip

     Yesterday my whole family went to Al-Ain for one night along with my friends family. We rented a chalet next to the mountains and unpacked everything there. Straight after packing we headed for a picnic at the foot of extensive hilly ranges. The picnic area was packed, it seemed as if everyone else choose to have a picnic at the same place on the same day. There were many different small ranges of rocky mountains. After the picnic, it was already midday and we headed back to the chalet for awhile. We took a short rest and wore sweaters, getting prepared to drive up the mountain. It was dark when we started departure to the mountains. As we started escalating higher and higher, my ears started to feel air pressure. After some stages or so there were observation stops. My friend had Chinese lanterns and lit them. The lanterns flew away in the air brightly, attracting lots of attention from other people along with it. Finally, we approached the summit. There wasn't much up there but a restaurant and some hotels. But the view was simply splendid. After this we went back to the chalet for the night. The next morning we went to the Al-Ain zoo. It was an average zoo but all zoos are a nice experience, in my opinion. At some point my baby sister was tired and got really grumpy. In result we had to leave and that concludes the trip. I'm just glad to say that I've been to Al-Ain before, it was a nice trip overall!

Honey! Sweet Goodness!

     Just yesterday, my parents and their friends along with me went to Global Village in Dubai. If you don't already know about Global Village, I have an article about it somewhere in my previous posts. Anyways, it was a really fun experience with many cultural stalls and amazing performances. We had visited 'Yemen,
 which is one of the many countries they have in Global Village. Yemen had lots of local merchandise and probably the most distinctive of them is their honey. Yemeni honey is supposed to be one of the best. Most of the sellers gave free samples of the many types of honey they sold. They had special honeys to add on to the original honey like honey for married couples or kids. Honey is very healthy along to it being very delicious. If someone tells you that honey isn't good for you then that person is wrong. Honey is rich in antioxidants. It helps clean the body and is good for your throat. Also, honey has various healing properties to nearly all parts of the body, it can even cure eye problems. Lastly, honey is good for skin care like healing scars. As a conclusion, honey is very tasty, sweet, and can be used for cooking as a glazing or dip whilst being very nutritious and good for you! 

Fur Elise Piano

 Fur Elise or For Elise is one of the most famous pieces from Ludwig Van Beethoven. Most people would recognize this piece from hearing it. The song is native to the piano and till this day, is still listened to. Hear is a video of me playing 'Fur Elise,' please like and subscribe:

  

    Me playing Fur Elise

Mining in Ghana

This is my school report to act as a local inspector writing a report to the president of Ghana, based on the gold mining activity occurring. Ghana is a rapidly growing country and is developing quickly, soon becoming a more economically developed country. These were based on past working conditions that may still be present in some slum cities in Ghana. 

Ghana Mining Report

Dear President John Atta Mills,

             I am writing a report on behalf of the gold miners and environment of our country Ghana, concerning worker safety and wage. Ghana depends on timber, manganese, cocoa, gold and since 2007, the discovery of oil brought a new hype to the wealth of our country. As I stated above, I’ll be focusing mainly on gold mining. Foreign countries like China sent over equipment to assist the miners in mining the gold. Our workers grew a suspicion that China was consuming the profits made and this brought on less profit to our workers. The mines are a dangerous place to be and workers should be well equipped with safety ropes, lines, and mining tools. The margins of safety for the miners are currently minimal, injuries regularly occur. As a local inspector, I feel pity and think that they should be able to do their job with plenty of safety. As I passed by the mines, I met a young man who had scar and cuts all over his body. He told me that everyone was aware of the dangers and risks of gold mining but it was the only way to make a living. The man added on that he wanted a change in life and that he felt mad that foreigners were benefiting more than the locals from the gold. Hearing this, I asked him about his working conditions and the requirements to work. He replied, telling me that he went down the mine with a single rope/line and wore only his shirt and pants, no padding or helmet. He brought the equipment provided for him and a small flashlight. The scars and cuts on his body were obviously from the sharp edges of the rocks down in the mine. These mine workers don’t have anything else to do that will bring a change in their lives, there are no jobs with a potential for them.

            The mines are a dangerous place and should be entered only once properly equipped. In Chile, a group of miners were trapped in a mine for around seventeen days. This concerns me and I wouldn’t like that to happen to our own people. Mining brings an impact to the environment as it also does to our people. The big machines and equipment brought are used to clear anything around the mine to make space. The movement of the drills and people shift the dirt around and leaves the land looking in a terrible shape. Mines that are near villages disrupt the peace and bring lots of ‘sound pollution.’ Sometimes trees or animal habitats may be present near or on top of the mine. The workers or miners would be forced to clear the area. This would mean trees would have to be cut down and that animals would be forced out and possibly die. Foreign countries run most of the mines and once the gold is mined, they would just leave the mine, as it is, barren and empty. The foreign countries don’t have any care for the mine and its surroundings mainly because it isn’t their country; they’re just there for the money.

            As a conclusion, worked out through many point of views, I would be against the mining of gold. There is little safety and as a last fact the foreigners focus intently on the bigger gold mines rather than the smaller ones. Therefore the smaller mines are less looked after and not much money is spent on it. Another reason of why I’m against gold mining is that foreigners benefit more than locals. Lastly, the gold mining brings a terrible look upon the environment of the mine and the land surrounding the mine. Many workers risk their lives mining in these dangerous mines in order to bring a bright future for their family and children. So this gold mining has an impact socially and environmentally. If you can’t stop the gold mining, at least further the safety of the workers and the equipment. Please consider the gold mining conditions according to what you think, our country is rapidly developing. Part of development is the safety and education of our people and well looked for environment. Thank you for your time!

                                               

                                                                        -Arief Zul, local inspector. 

Animal Kingdom

This was a funny storyline for my animation proposal for my information technology class. It has been a very long time since I've updated my blog but I will start posting again!

   "King Donkey passed by the dark swamps of the kingdom of King Croc. A disturbance was bothering the kings and today was the day of the meeting of the three kings, King Donkey, King Croc, and King King Cobra. As King Donkey stepped on the marshy swamp, three shadowy figures rose from the bushes. The figures threw poison dart cookies and King Donkey took out a can of Red Bull. The shadowy figures appeared to be assassins and King Donkey had lots of experience against assassins from playing Assassins Creed. Once he finished the Red Bull, King Donkey grew wings and he flew away. Flying with great speed, King Donkey used his incredible eyesight to spot King Croc. King Croc was busy polishing his teeth but King Donkey had to get the word out. The zookeeper alliance are coming against us, we must push aside our differences and unite as one. King Croc seemed to not pay attention as he slurped loudly on his Oreo milkshake, and slithering from the door was King King Cobra. King Donkey always was jealous of King King Cobra, for King King Cobra always got the best things. It seemed that King King Cobra just got Dr. Dre Beats and he wasn’t paying attention to anyone. The meeting was pointless so King Donkey left the two spoiled kings. Ninja rabbits from the zookeeper alliance surrounded King Crocs’ kingdom. King Donkey couldn’t just stand there and watch the two kings die so he called on his troops and marched on to King Crocs’ kingdom. King Donkey pushed against the troops of the zookeeper alliance and he got to the kings. Both of them were slouched at a corner with pacifiers in their mouths. King Donkey encouraged the kings to fight, he told them to imagine that the Ninja Rabbits were zombies in Call of Duty and knowing that the two kings were good at Call of Duty, it seemed to do the trick. After a long hard battle, the three kings and their army came to a victory. On the battlefield the three kings fought well. The zookeeper alliance aren’t finished yet, they plot their next battle plan after the release of Battlefield Bad Company 3, so they can get ideas."

On Vacation

  It has been pretty long since I've updated this blog but that is since i'm on summer vacation. The first two months of my vacation was pretty wasted, I was at home and was studying for my violin exam. It's good that i passed it, another step to success. Now i'm at Malaysia, my home country, everything's great in a way, like I get to play with fireworks and see my relatives. I got a good break from electronics and most especially internet. For the past time, i've been using my cousins laptop or visiting internet cafes. Well that's pretty much it, i'm having plenty of fun, fasting along with others for Ramadan and celebration is coming for Eid. Once i'm back in Dubai, i'll be updating, continuing on the book 'Nudge.'