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.

Chapter 2: If Clauses (Part I)

Please, spare me your lectures...I don't want to repeat what I've already born in mind again and again. And I want to proceed to what's needed to get it done...

And, the first and foremost thing is the If Clauses. This topic doesn't seem to have anything to do with Translations, but it's worth noting since it's associated with the thing that called Grammars which is one of the most critical things to understand before you can translate any kinds of documents as if you're walking along the golden field...

Let's get to the point, then. The If Clauses is popular, that's the reason why it's worth noting and there are three main kinds of if clauses, not to mention a special kind that can be changed unpredictably...At least that's what I meant to describe it, no pun intended.

Maybe I've already learned them from my grammar book, maybe not. But they seem similar...and it's a shame that I like to use if clauses too, but not able to recognize their structures. Thanks to you, though. For you'd mentioned this grammar spot in this course...

Well, as everyone knows. The If Clauses are the collective of clauses that state the condition in the sentences, hence its parental topic: The Conditional Sentences. This topic talks about not only 3 types of if clauses and the mixed types ones. It also talk about the more complicated matters regarding this topic too. But I'll only talk about if clauses and the mixed conditionals for now...complicated things come later.

The structures of three basic if clauses are easy to understand, as follow :-

1. Simple Present + will-future (or modal + infinitive)
2. Simple Past + would + infinitive
3. Past Perfect + would + have + past participle

The first type is also known as Present Real Clause since the condition within the clause is suggested as being possible to fulfill.

The examples to this type of if clauses will be like this :-

• If I get up early, I may have time to exercise.
• If you underestimate your opponent, you may end up as a loser.
• If Johnson pays more attention to the class, he will do better in the exam.

Let us proceed to the next type of the if clauses then. This type of if clause states the condition that may be fulfill only in theory or in the past, but no longer possible in the present time or by practical means. Sometimes it's called "Present Unreal" because the condition is no longer be able to fulfill in the present time since such situation mentioned in the condition is a thing of the past.

Let's see its samples then...

• If I could reverse time, I could find a way to redeem myself from my sins.
• If I Tim wasn't a lazy type, he might perform better than other classmates.
• If we were rich, our living wouldn't be as pathetic as you know.

Let's waste no time then, the third type of the if clauses is waiting. This kind of if clauses state the condition that can't be able to fulfilled, no matter by the time being or by the past time. It sounds like such condition can only be fulfilled only when you dream for it. Apart from that, it's absolutely impossible...at least in the thought of those who think so, though.

I've already mentioned its structure, let's take a look into its samples then...

• You know what? There are so many good things happen to me while I was in the junior high school, if I had been a better man, I'd have seen even better things than I'm facing right now.
• If Damian had learned the truth, he might have been less merciful than I am.
• If we had won the lottery, we could have bought things that we always dream of.

And that's all about three major types of If Clauses, there is something I want to add into this entry by the way...

It's about another way to write these conditional sentences; you can simply swap the position of if clause with that of the main sentence. It will be like this :-

• Tim might perform better than other classmates if he wasn't a lazy type.

Can you see any differences? The position of the if clause and the main clause are changed as you can see, but the meaning is still the same. It's as simple as that.

As I've stated before, there are mixed types too. That means you may combine different types of conditions together, but that's easy to say. Let's see what it's like then...

Past --> Present :-

• If we had finished homework in time, we wouldn't have to skip this class.

Past --> Future :-

• If I had known that you love me no longer, I would give in and find a better one for sure.

Present --> Past :-

• If George had won a big lottery prize, he might have bought this house.

Present --> Future :-

• If you were in Seville, I would be spending my time with you there.

Future --> Past :-

• If Thomas wasn't sleeping, I would have invited him to join my party.

Future --> Present :-

• If I didn't have any appointment next month, I'd be relaxed.

That's all for now. However, I'll proceed to the next chapter as soon as I'm ready...

Chapter 1: About Translation II

Okay...As you may know, I've put this god-forsaken blog down for quite a while because I have no ideas to put something into it...

But I've come up with ideas now...and it's about one of many courses that I have to take class in this semester: Translation II.

This course is like its counterpart in the last semester in terms of learning basis, though. Learning by doing, you say? Learn what? The contents you want to read. Do what? Translate them. So it can hence its course's name; Translation. While Translation I concentrates mainly on how to translate English Language documents to Thai, but you will have to translate Thai back to English instead.

...And the only way to translate certain languages to another languages effectively is to understand their grammars and structures thoroughly, in which require a great deal of work and experiences, as you always say which I'm too lazy to repeat it again and again. Well, because I also bear this principle in my mind all the time!

The other things that you have also said, my dear teacher, are consisted mainly of how to apply such things that I've learned from many courses in this bachelor degree to good use in the practical teaching. So many contents that you've told also. But you've just said that English courses aren't that "fixed", comparing to other courses involving other subjects...charming.

Well then, that's all for the first entry. I'll continue to the second shortly after this...

Let's get over it!

Not much...and as the title suggest; I think it's time to have my blog back online now!

Connecting with e-Learners Through Podcasting

Okay, today is a little bit different. And the reason is; I've found an article that may catches your interests so nicely...and it's about the benefits of podcasting to e-learners.

Connecting with e-Learners Through Podcasting

By Heather Zink

July 20, 2010

Online instructors often struggle to find ways to connect with students on a consistent basis through a means other than written discussion such as forums and emails. In an online learning community where students are primarily reading a body of course material, the goal of an online instructor is often to establish a sense of connectedness between the student and the material. Words in a textbook or PowerPoint presentations do not provide enough engagement to ensure students are actively participating in their learning, therefore it is crucial to use additional modalities to facilitate connectedness.

Podcasting offers an opportunity to connect with students and enhance the instructor-student interaction. It also provides an avenue for instructors to meet students at a time most convenient for the student with information that can be repeated as often as the student needs. Students already use various types of mobile devices, which provide access to the most current news stories, weather forecasts, movie trends, and restaurant reviews. Being able to add on-the-go course content and guidance related to textbook readings would resolve the "non-interaction" that occurs between students and their online instructors, as well as greatly enhance an instructor's "visibility." Busy students want to receive information through a convenient delivery method... enter the RSS feed. The utilization of an RSS feed captured in a podcast allows instructors to "push" course content out to the students instead of students needing to search for information.

By definition, a podcast is a series of digital content files that are released as episodes through the use of Web syndication or RSS feeds. The files can be audio or video, and—if crafted carefully—can create an environment similar to a face-to-face classroom, but with the advantages of availability, accessibility, and repetition. The podcast can be played over and over again until comprehension is achieved. As modern learners experience an increasing demand on their time, podcasting can facilitate a more flexible, mobile learning option.

The Journey to Connect: A Case Study As a teacher of online pathology courses, I have come across instances that present perfect segues into possible podcasting topics. Traditional textbooks use strategically placed "think about" questions throughout each chapter to force the reader to review the material in manageable segments. This format provided a perfect template for the webisodes. I began the episodes with a brief discussion of the assignments for the week. The bulk of the episode consisted of me answering the questions posed throughout the chapter of the textbook. This methodology provided the students with time to read each section, answer the question on their own, and then play the podcast to hear my answer. I used a "disease of the week" to wrap up each episode, choosing conditions that were not covered in the class but were of professional interest.

P.S. This is only the first part of this article, the next part'll be about the concept development, theme choosing and developing and advancing plan...stay tuned.