Mr. Duncan's English Course: Lesson 1

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Chapter 5: Give Me My Heart Back

It's short and simple for this entry and this chapter; it's also dedicated to a song. But this one is different because there is a Thai folk song in it. It's pretty irregular to see Thai folk song in my blog anyway...But someone in the university asked me and other classmates to place it in each others' blog...So here it is.


Give Back The Heart - Tukkatan Chollada

What happen to our love?

Why do all good things’ve faded away, by the time being.

Like we care each other no more; what I feel means nothing.

Have you asked your mind; you still love me or not?

And what about our promise, do you still hold true?

You pretend to be busy, holding those belongings,

When we walk together, you seems so far away.

You’ve made me realized; our love is just to endure.

*If our love is too much, then please give back our hearts;

You just have to tell me once; what do you want from me?

If we’re not each others’ type, then don’t care what people say,

If our love actually ends here, then we should have ended it as well.*

**I’m still waiting for your words;

When you’re ready, please explain it to me.

For when your heart’s been changed;

Is it because of me, or you…who’d changed your mind?

Since when you love me no more…could you please tell me?

Is it because of me, or you…who’d changed your mind? **

(repeat * and ** again)


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Okay, I think that'll be enough...

P.S. I swear that's actually the singer's name. Though it's her stage name, to say the least...

Chapter 4: Indigo Sea

The chapter 4 is here. I'll dedicate this chapter to the song that I'd like to share with, one of my latest favourite song so far...and it's called "Kram" in Thai, performed by Bodyslam. This band of musicians are among the cream of the crop of Thai music bands for many years now. You must admit that, their songs are no-nonsense at all....

I won't talk about this song much...as it'll surely spoil most of the noteworthy parts of this song...



"Indigo Sea" by Bodyslam

The deeper it is, the darker it becomes;
The more I try to find it, the more confused I'll be.

Who knows the true nature of one's heart?

In the great blue sea, who could give me the answer?
On the edge of the horizon, where the ocean is glittering.
What shall we find?
Deep within the mirror of sea so far away.

It's where you think it's nice...
but please look at it carefully,
and reconsider it more thoroughly.

If the things you've seen,
are nothing but a lie.

*The endless field of the great blue sea,
is like one's twisted mind;
like the great blue sea, unfathomable.*

**Are you still standing, or gone.
If one day the one you've trusted.

Is nothing like you've ever thought of him;
then nothing is beautiful after all.

What about inside;
one's unfathomable heart.
If that place isn't as safe as you've thought,
then who'll get to understand,
what my heart truly is?**

No matter how beautiful the sky is,
it'll be darken one day.

Like everyone of us, must hold some truth in one's heart.
You know this fact, right?

The dream and the truth is yet to be found,
I'm afraid, if that day was the truth,
which hurt you, and made you regretted.

(repeat *, **)

The indigo mystery, no one knows it, no one understands it.
So what am I? the edge of the stormy and cruelly beautiful sea?

I want nothing,
but the one who understands me thoroughly.
But what am I anyway?
and who'll be the one to walk pass....

(repeat *,** again.)

The indigo mystery, no one knows it, no one understands it.
So what am I? the edge of the stormy and cruelly beautiful sea?

I want nothing,
but the one who understands me thoroughly.
But what am I anyway?
and who'll be the one to walk pass this cruel truth with me?

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Bah! that was pretty crappy, but I'll find my time to polish this translated lyrics for sure...just give me some times...

Chapter 3: The Bantam Gone Wild


Well, there're some tasks needed to be taken care of now. So I have to put the second part of the Conditional Sentences off until later....much later.

Anyway...welcome back! You may wonder about the title of this entry, right? I bet you do. The reason is it's about a bantam; a cock in the same family of other chickens. However, this one is a little bit different; it's small in stature comparing to its counterpart. Though it's small, it's more handsome than most of other breeds of cocks especially its feather...The bantam's feather is beautiful, you know? I have no idea how to describe it...You know it when you see it.

Wait...what am I talking about?? I don't suppose to talk about what the bantam is, right?

But I'm here to talk about how to fold the bantam out of your paper, a fabulous one...

Let's waste no time then. Some pieces of paper are ready on your hands, right? Okay, let's start!

(I'll translate this text in English, exclusively for those curious foreigners...)

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The Handsome Bantam

Stuff to use
  1. Cream, red, orange, dark green and light green poster paper.
  2. Latex glue
  3. a pair of rollable eyes, 1 cm. diameter each.
How to fold it?
  1. Cut your cream paper for a torso of the bantam like what the model said, then fold it by the dash line.
  2. Cut your red paper for a bantam's wattle, cockscomb and mouth, one piece each. Then fold them old by the dash line.
  3. Cut your orange paper for a bantam's inner tail and your red one for an outer tail like the model said, 2 pieces each. Then use the sharpened side of your divider to slit open the dash line, and fold up 0r down by the same slit line.
  4. Cut your dark green and light green for the pair of bantam's inner and outer wings respectively, then use your sharpened side of your divider to scar the dash line , then fold up or down by that scarred line.
If you follow the direction, then you'll have one lovely bantam for your..."trophy". Hey, you can give this folded toy to your kids as a gift too.

That's all for this chapter, I'll return as soon as I'm ready.