Lucky Man By The Verve

Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just where I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

But I'm a lucky man
With fire in my hands

Happiness
Something in my own place
I'm stood here naked
Smiling, I feel no disgrace
With who I am

Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know just who I am

But how many corners do I have to turn?
How many times do I have to learn
All the love I have is in my mind?

I hope you understand
I hope you understand

Gotta love that'll never die

Happiness
More or less
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Happiness
Coming and going
I watch you look at me
Watch my fever growing
I know
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my

Gotta love that'll never die
Gotta love that'll never die
No, no
I'm a lucky man

It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my
It's just a change in me
Something in my liberty
Oh, my, my
Oh, my, my


To me this song is about coming to realization with yourself and that is it with how many twists and turns in life may come your way, it is your choice how you deal with it. And the bottom line, if you’re a lucky man in your own mind, and you’re a loving person, then nothing else that surrounds you really matters. It’s about being strong." I would say It's about being oneself if ones searches for happiness and love like he says he does and what makes him lucky ( happy and have love).

My First Draft.

I got my first draft. I got comments from Dr. Sharifah. She said overall, the ideas are there and the way I explained is quite interesting. The problems are the reorganization and the used of grammar or choice of word. She explained to me how to improve it and add certain things to my research paper. Alright, back to the drawing board.

Limerick

Dr. Edwin introduced us with limerick today. Limerick is funny and a little bit mocking itself. When creating limerick, it must be rhyme and logical too. After introduced us with examples of limerick, Dr. Edwin asked us to create our own limerick based on the examples he has given. We tried to create our own limerick and it involved German and a man dressing as a woman. We realized it did not rhyme when Dr. Edwin corrected us. But I realized one thing. Limerick can be used in teaching students using the language and encourages students to be creative. Although there are many other types of poem that can encourage students learn English and improve their ability in that language, Limerick is a good choice to use.

Try to Kill My Nervous

We were supposed to present our position paper. First day of the presentation, I did not present my position paper and on the next session, I presented my paper. Walked out to the front and showed my PowerPoint presentation, nervous came into me. My voice was trembling and I cannot think straight. Everyone was looking at me and I need to pull myself together. I tried to picture myself as a lawyer who is trying to defend my client or probably myself. Well, I am trying to defend Oedipus anyway in my position paper. I spoke calmly but loud. I tried to get my friend attention about my position paper. Well, I tried my best. The rest is up to God.

Trip to Malacca.

I have no regret going to Malacca and visited a remarkable artist. Walking to a narrow road and reached his shop and also his house, I can see he used a lot of recycle materials such as sea shells and marbles in decorating the entrance of his house. When entered, there are a lot of small paintings and postcards display in there. There are also a small office and we were greeted by his son (I forgot his name). While waiting for Mr. Tham to come back, we wandered around to look at his creations. I asked a few questions about his painting. One of them is how we measure the price of the painting. His son told me that it is depends on how long is the picture. Mr. Tham came back to his shop and we met with him face to face. We were divided into three groups and began our tour into Mr. Tham’s life and passion.

It is remarkable to see the world of an artist and how they perceive life. I am bit jealous of him and how I wish to become an artist. To become an artist to me is like having a Romantic Spirit. To be free and untangle from rule, norms and burden of society. How I wish to become like that.

The Use of Autobiography in Teaching Literature.

We learned autobiography and how it can be used in teaching literature to students. Dr. Edwin showed it by using Nelson Mandela autobiography. From that extract, he showed us how Nelson used of words in conveying his messages and thought during his life in prison and the effects of prison toward him. I think as teacher, we can use any types of materials in teaching students literature and how it meaningful to them. Not just autobiography, but also speech and diary in teaching literature to students.

Teacher as a Transformer.

I thought myself as a transformer. This transformer is not the same as Transformer that you watch in movie or cartoon. This is the original transformer. A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors — the transformer's coils or "windings". Transformer makes use of Faraday's law and the ferromagnetic properties of an iron core to efficiently raise or lower AC voltages. The reason why I choose this metaphor because teacher adjusts their students’ knowledge and skill depends on their level of proficiency in English. Like transformer which raise and lower AC voltages, teacher raises and lowers the knowledge and task depend on students’ performance and knowledge. Teacher adjusts the task and determines how much input to provide to students depends on their ability. The most important thing for teacher to think about when teach students to me is how to make students comprehend what they learn and how it meaningful to their life.