18/09/2008

On last Thursday, 18th August 2008, I have learnt to pen a poem in TSL 620 class, and we were required to write some poems in the class and then publish it on the internet. Here are the activities:

Warm Up Activity (10mins)

Think of any place that is personally exclusive for you. Write a poem describing how special the place is to you and how it has influenced you. Give the poem a title.

My Gaming Room

The room seems noisy;
the thunders are roaring
the clouds are crying.
Expressing both feeling
of my anger and fear.

Here, I'm invincible,
nothing can touch me,
nor can they disturb me.
It is a world,
that is ruled by me.

Shooting is expected,
killing is necessary.
The weak will be killed,
and there is no whiny
Welcome to my world,
the place for gaming.

Activity 1 (20mins)

Imagine that the picture in the text (a picture of a man dancing alone, all by himself) is a picture on a postcard.

1) Imagine sending it to someone - what kind of poem would you write on the back? How would it sound like?

Missing Partner

I missed the days,
when you were still here.
Everything seems to be alright dear,
As long you are here.

When you were here,
everyone will be jeering for you.
The floors are all yours,
nothing can replace you dear.

I love the way you dance,
the way you stomp your feet,
the way you move your waist,
the way you hold me,
and the way you look at me.

The floor seems to be merrier,
with you around dear.
But now it is empty,
just like my empty heart.
Just like a song without melody,
a knight without armor,
and like me without you baby.

Now, I am here,
waiting for you dear.
I hunger for the sounds of the music,
the sound made by your feet.

2) Imagine receiving this card from someone - what kind of poem would they write on the back?

I Need You

I'm here alone in the ballroom,
dressing beautifully,
sitting on the chair,
while everyone is dancing.

It is weird you know,
I dress beautifully,
I practiced dancing,
but I never dance in ballroom anymore,
not without you honey.

My moves are shapeless,
my twists are rhymeless,
my rhymes are emotionless,
all seems to be not perfect,
when you are not with me.

I need you honey,
you are my soul,
you are my inspiration,
you are my everything,
as you are part of me.

The Five Items

These are five items chosen by me to relate it to the character I invented:
Leather jacket, silver locket with inscription, fortune-telling cards, business card and rugby ball

I was on my way to park, I was about to meet my old friend, Ricky whom I have never met for many years. I have never heard of any news about him and the last one was when I heard he was moving somewhere 20 years ago. 20 years, it has been a long time for me. I really missed that time, we were close friends, we were like brothers. But after he moved, we no longer kept in contact with each other, but I heard that he was doing well in his business.

'Hey', someone greeted me. I was shocked. A tall and handsome man was standing beside me. Even though I never saw him after 20 years, I knew it was him, I recognized his face well. "Ricky?''. "Yes" he replied. Then we shared our stories, what had happened after we lost contact. Then I realized he was carrying a rugby ball with him. I was shocked. I knew that rugby ball very well. It was given by me. It meant a lot for us. The ball was the one that we used to play together and we won many matches. The ball really meant a lot to us. The ball shared our story, our likeness.

"oh I forgot. Here is my business card.'' says Ricky. I looked at the card closely. I was shocked. It stated the business company that I knew very well. Not only me, I was sure everyone in the world knew about the company. It was a well-established business company. Stated on the card, "Ricky Benonza, Executive Officer of.....''

Then I asked him why he moved 20 years ago. He kept on silent for a few minutes before he nodded his head and showed me a silver locket with inscription. It was stated 'Jenny, forever yours'. I knew the locket well, it was Jenny's; his girlfriend. Jenny always wore that locket. It was given by him on their anniversary and she loved to wear it and she would until she died. I still remembered that moment. When she was dying, she asked Ricky to keep the locket for her, as a symbol of their love. I knew it was a tough day for him. I was not shocked he still kept it, I knew he loved her so much, and the locket was their symbol of love, and kept him thinking of Jenny. Then he told me the reason why he moved 20 years ago. It was because he was so sad and he wanted to feel the new experience and tried to forget Jenny. But he couldn't. Jenny was his strength.

Then I asked him whether we could meet again. "Wait" he replied. He took out a deck of fortune-telling cards and then shuffled it and arranged it in six rows. After that, he picked one of them and said, "Okay. How about next week?''. I was shocked, he never changed at all. I knew what he was doing. He was checking for the right time to meet with the cards, he has never changed, not at all. I still remembered that he used to do that before our rugby tournament. Surprisingly, we won many games. Thanks to our wizard, Ricky.

It was already 10p.m. "Sorry Eric, I have to go now, I have some work to do. Next time eh buddy'' he said. I just nodded my head and replied, "Next time. Can't wait to share more stories with you. I have a lot to tell you''. "Oh. Before I go, please take it. It is not much, just a simple present from a old friend to his good buddy.'' he said. I opened the wrapper and was shocked. It was a leather jacket that I used to dream of having when I was still young. He still remembered it. Then I realized that I was crying; touched by the friendship that had never faded away.

Ramadhan

It's coming. Ramadhan Al-Mubarak is coming. This is the month that all Muslims have been waiting for so long. It is a blissful month. It is a month full of challenges where all Muslims are required to fast, and Muslims are required to follow certain special rules during Ramadhan, especially they have to control their eagerness to eat or preventing themselves from something that will break their fasts. It is a tough and hard day. But it is a rewarding month as the rewards of virtue for good actions will be doubled. So actually it is the month that shouldn't be wasted by any Muslims.

As for myself, Ramadhan is the month where I can train myself to control my lust. I have to control myself; not to talk badly to other people, no eating, no sleeping for hours long, need to control my attitude and etc. In the month of Ramadhan, if Muslims do not behave themselves, the rewards of their virtue will be deducted.

The interesting information about the Ramadhan is, it helps to develop humanity, sensitivity of others' problems, developing human health and also save our money. During Ramadhan, Muslims are required to fast. During the period of fasting, they will be able to feel the struggles of the unfortunate which is to eat even once a day. Ramadhan also teaches us about saving our money. During Ramadhan, there are many sales, so usually many people will overspend their money. But actually they can avoid it if they really control their lusts. During Ramadhan, we are required to control our lusts. Loosing the control will cause us bad results.

Fasting is not a new thing for me, I have experienced it since I was 5 years old. I still remember, back then my mother wont allow me to eat with my other family's members during break fast. It sounds cruel for a child, but for me, it is the best way to teach any child to fast. If not, they wont start fasting from early childhood.

Recently, I be able to save some money as I spend less on my food's expenses. I cook at my house and rarely eat outside unless it is Thursay, well that day I will have class with Mr. Jeffri. But it doesn't make me sad at all as I cant break fast with my friend. If not because of the class, I'm sure I wont be able to eat at the same table with my friends. Believe me or not, Ramadhan is the first time I've been eating with my friends. Who says Ramadhan is torturing? It is rewarding yourself.

The Fictional Character That I Like

A fictional character is the character that does not exist in real life but is created for certain purposes which play certain roles. Usually, fictional character is very different compared to non-fictional character as their attitudes, characteristics, their actions and etc sometimes are beyond what we imagine and mostly it will not happen in the real world. Fictional character also is a very interesting character, usually the author or director will put some special attitudes towards the fictional character which makes them much more interesting. As an example; the character might look stupid in front of many people, but he is a hidden genius.



I have a fictional character that I like, he is from an investigational comic that I always read. His name is Hajime Kindaichi from Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo. He is gifted with 180 IQ, but not many do realize it. What I like about this character is his attitude. In the story, he is pictured as a very stupid high school student which always fails in the school's examination, and shockingly, the school that he is studying in is one of the best schools in Japan. Furthermore, he enters the school with the highest score for the test that any students are required to sit and pass with certain mark in order to enter the school. He seems to be enjoying sleeping in his class rather than learning, it is quite mysterious how he manage to have the highest score for the school's entrance test. He also befriended some friends even though he likes to annoy other people and is very lazy. Usually people do not like to befriend with people who acts like him, it is the reality, but in the story it is different. Maybe he has his own charm. Besides that, he befriends a girl who he has known since a child and the girl is the cleverest student in the school. The girl is very beautiful, intelligent and well known in the school. She is liked by everyone and is the president of students' society for the school, but yet she likes him so much. Which it rarely happen in real life situation.

The positive attitude that the character has despite of the negative that is shown by the author are many. One of them is he will never give up when he is trying to solve any criminal cases even though it is hard and unsettled by the police department, he is dedicated detective. Besides that, the author also shows his humanity and kindness. In most cases, he is not only revealing the truth, but he is also trying to make the criminals realize of their mistakes and make them regret of their wrongdoing.

Last but not least, he has an IQ of 180. Yet he never shows off and he will use his ability in the right place. Mostly, some people intend to use their gifts to do something bad; something wrong. That's why I like him, i respected him. He shows that we can choose to be whoever we are, as we are what we are.