The Underwater Forest

Annyeong!
Well, I'm using Korean right now as a hello. Me and my friends have a new habit recently, watching Korean movie. Cool isn't it? We could stay for hours in front of the laptop just for watching the whole episodes.

Maybe you are wondering now, what is the relation of The Underwater Forest -- that I used as the title of this post -- and Korean movie? Nothing, exactly nothing. Because actually I want to share about the amazing and mind-blowing natural phenomena named, The Underwater Forest.

This very beautiful underwater forest is part of the 400 meter long Kaindy Lake in Tian Shan Mountains, located 129 km away from the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. It brings a whole new dimension to the concept of “walking through the forest”. At 6 degrees Celsius (the highest temperature this lake can reach during summer time), a “walk” can only be imagined in a high-insulating swim suit.

The lake is only 400 meters length but in some places it is over thirty meters deep.  It was formed as a result of the massive 1911 Kebin earthquake. A large landslide blocking the gorge and forming a natural dam. In time, rainwater filled the valley and thus Kaindy Lake was born.

Above the water all that can be seen are the huge trunks of spruce trees. Below, however, it is a different story.  This is 2000 meters above sea level and the water is so cold that it has effectively preserved the spruces’ branches below the water line.

The water itself is often of a somewhat kryptonite hue. This strange coloration is caused by lime and other mineral deposits which have been seeped in to the water since the lake’s creation just over a century ago. Yet once you get closer to the lake the water appears crystal clear.

In times of fog or snow, the real magic occurs underwater, where a submerged pine tree forest keeps on living. The clear mountain water unveils the depths of the lake, which in this case are as green as can be.

The site is as popular for diving as it is for sight-seeing. Each year scores of Kazakhstani and Russian divers brave the freezing temperatures to swim amongst the branches of the trees.   Water always attracts and this is a hugely popular place in the largest land-locked nation in the world.

Yuhuuuuu, it's a really amazing and beautiful natural phenomena. Remind me all the time that God is The Greatest of All :) No such creator as God. All we have to do is keeping all the earth beauty till the end.
See you later guys! :D

source: 

http://www.kuriositas.com

http://www.tourismontheedge.com

ps:

Thank you, sources! 

Gerunds and Infinitive

Nihao!
Sorry I'm using a Chinese word in my English blog, because lately my friends keep talking Chinese with me. 
Well skip that, back to the topic. In the last meeting, I was asked to search some examples of gerund and infinitive by my teacher. 

As I know gerund is noun that can be made from a verb by adding "ing" behind. While infinitive is the "to" form of a verb. Here is some examples of gerund and infinitive, check it out!

GERUND

• He admitted cheating on the test.
• She denied commiting the crime.
• Samantha keeps asking about the mysterious house.
• My brother reccomended cycling while in Boston.
• I don't mind loving you for the rest of my life.
• I can't stand doing dishes every night.
• Adam risked being dropped out by doing something crazy.
• He continued walking even though it's raining hard outside.
• She tried cooking Quesadilla, her best friend's favourite dish, as a birthday surprise.
• We enjoy hiking the Mahameru.

INFINITIVE

• He choose to leave instead.
• Unlike the other girls, Regina tend to forget gossips.
• We need to change the class decoration, especially the wall.
• Barnabas really hope us not to come late anymore.
• She tried to make her boyfriend happy, but it wasn't succeed anyway.
• Everyone expect to get the best medical service here, because it's the best hospital in town.
• Tom has planned to stay in Taipei next year.
• They love to watch Korean movie.
• Eva offered to cross the old granny.
• Mr.Kim refuse to donate for the highway project.

If Clause

Hello guys!
It's 2014. Happy new year then :) God bless!

So, in this new year I've just learnt about if clause in my English class. There are 3 types of if clause and I had to make them all. As always, my teacher asked me to post my if clause sentences to the blog. So, just check it out guys!

1.

• I'll go to Paris for holiday, if I have a lot of money.
• I'd go to Paris for holiday, if I had a lot of money.
• I'd have gone to Paris for holiday, if I had had a lot money

2.

• I'll go to Bali, if I have more spare time.
• I'd go to Bali, if I had more spare time.
• I'd have gone to Bali, if I had had more spare time.

3.

• If the school ends faster, I'll go out with my friends.
• If the school ended faster, I'd go out with my friends.
• If the school had ended faster, I'd have gone out with my friends.

4.

• If I work really hard, I'll finish all my tasks.
• If I worked really hard, I'd finish all my tasks.
• If I had worked really hard, I'd have finished all my tasks.

5.

• If I can turn back the time, I'll love to meet you again for the first time.
• If I could turn back the time, I'd love to meet you again for the first time.
• If I could have turned back time, I'd have loved to meet you again for the first time.

6.

• I'll be happy, if I get some marshmallows.
• I'd be happy, if I got some marshmallows.
• I'd have been happy, if I had got some marshmallows.

7.

• I'll be glad, if you help me to buy some books.
• I'd be glad, if you helped me to buy some books.
• I'd have been glad, if you had helped me to buy some books.

8.

• I'll love you, if you have better attitude.
• I'd love you, if you had better attitude.
• I'd have loved you, if you had had better attitude.

9.

• I'll be full, if I get some more wontons.
• I'd be full, if I got some more wontons.
• I'd have been full, if I had gotten some more wontons.

10.

• I'll watch The Script concert, if they come to Indonesia.
• I'd watch The Script concert, if they came to Indonesia.
• I'd have watched The Script concert, if they had come to Indonesia.

That's all my sentence, hope it'll help you to learn if clause.

See ya!