HAPPY LOVE SONG !

Happy Love Song

I will never forget how we met that day
And I will always cherish it
The moment that we spent together was too short
And I wish the time can be stopped

Even in the falling rain or blazing sun
I will always be with you
The moment that we spent together was too short
And I wish the time can be stopped

Your angel face can make my gray sky blue
And I can’t deny that your smile makes my world
I can’t take my eyes and heart away from you
And it’s true


This is the song our group created during the early morning in class when everyone’s still sleepy.
(my group members: Tirawud, Swee Leong, Kok Loon, u guys r de greatest! evn tho im de only gurl stuck with the guys, all of u hv been very great teammates. Thanx sooo much!)
The title basically explains everything about the song, so just sing it according to the tunes of “Rhythm of the Falling Rain” with a slight modification.
(Rhythm of the Falling Rain tu lagu iklan chewing gum, igt x? cute je lagu tuh)
Enjoy!

That's a wrap!

This final blog for our LHP 459 class is meant to wrap up what we have learned throughout our four-month ordeal of studying. Having much to say, I don’t know where to begin. What I can say is I have been putting off this blog assignment until the last possible minute due to a common disease called laziness.

I remember my first day being in this class. It was 8am and I’m still not fully awake at that time. I didn’t know we were required to speak out a lot in this class so I made a point of saying that my strength lies in writing, not speaking. My statement goes unheard and we still did a lot of talking anyway. Gradually, I learnt that for me public speaking is best done when you are neither very well-prepared nor unprepared. Speaking spontaneously when you have the points in your head and elaborating it as you go along, I found that not so much different from writing. Of course, in writing you can always correct your mistakes but in speaking its like writing with a felt-tip pen and you have to be careful not to misspell anything because you can’t erase it. Okay, bad analogy but that’s how it is and what makes it more interesting. So we learned to speak spontaneously in this class to give our own views and opinions and do many successful group discussions in an orderly way.

Furthermore, by encouraging students to make our voices heard and make our presence felt, we now have more courage to do so and it will not be a problem to us in the long run. I’ve known some of my classmates who are really shy and never spoken in other classes before, but being in this class brings out the best in them. Participation in class, agreeing, disagreeing, and sometimes arguing over a topic makes us feel more confident to express our views because nothing we say seems to be wrong.

In the end, I can say this class has a lot to offer, what with interpreting any kinds of situations and learning to accept many different opinions and views. It is important for those who want to learn and understand more about everyday happenings, and I suggest they join this class to obtain what we have experienced.

Tears in Heaven

Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton

would you know my name
If i saw you in heaven
Would you feel the same
If i saw you in heaven
I must be strong and carry on
'cause i know i don't belong here in heaven...

Would you hold my hand
If i saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand
If i saw you in heaven
I'll find my way through night and day
'cause i know i just can't stay here in heaven...

Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please...begging please

Beyond the door there's peace i'm sure
And i know there'll be no more tears in heaven...

Would you know my name
If i saw you in heaven
Would you feel the same
If i saw you in heaven
I must be strong and carry on
'cause i know i don't belong here in heaven...

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Our group chose this song because to us, it is meaningful and Eric Clapton’s guitar chords never cease to fascinate his audience. We understand he wrote this song after the death of his son, so it has a sentimental meaning for him and everyone who has lost someone they love.

The first stanza expresses his fear of not being recognized by the person he lost and that he has to continue living his life because they don’t belong in the same place anymore.
The second stanza is similar in meaning to the first stanza but it is conveyed in a slightly different way. The next stanza explains that while continuing to live, you can feel sadness and sorrow until it became uncontrollable, and makes you want to beg for the sadness to stop. After that he assures himself by saying that the one he lost is now in a safe and beautiful place and he will never be sad there.

Overall, this is a nice song to listen to, and it makes us appreciate what we have while we still can and accept fate as it is.

Soft Skills

I have to admit; when I flip through the newspaper I only select few articles that I would like to read. That’s why when our lecturer mentioned ‘soft skills’ in class, I gaped at him as if he was speaking in a different language. After asking around and actually reading the articles concerning this matter, I obtained better understanding of the topic.

Soft skills are actually the skills that are not taught in textbooks but are equally important in our post-student life, specifically during our pursuit of a career or our working life. It includes social skills, communication skills, leadership, teamwork, and lots more. When it is put that way, it is easier to understand.

After class discussions, we agreed that a number of students still lack these skills. When we try to analyze this problem, surely we have to find the cause of it but it will just be a long, endless list and I’m not interested in blaming anybody. So, we can just focus on how to improve the students’ soft skills.

I believe that knowledge still surpass all other skills so the first thing is to be knowledgeable, which is opposed to ignorant. Daily newspapers are to be read, and read the real news where you can benefit from it. Read a lot of books, for they will never fail to teach you something. Don’t hate your subjects in school. I used to hate history, but you’ll be amazed at how much it affects our life now. When talking about the constitution or historic events, I seem to miss out a lot on the matter. Even math, which just seems to be a bunch of numbers thrown together, are not just a bunch of numbers anymore when you’re actually working in the field that requires the skill. So that’s just a couple of examples about the importance of knowledge.

Communication skills can be acquired everywhere, excluding the time when you’re sleeping or in the bathroom (unless you want to bring your cell phone there). Speak, chat, talk with everybody and you will learn that with different people, different manners of speaking are required. This is actually a very good lesson so that you will know when to be formal or informal with the right people. If you are still stuck, go to seminars on public speaking or go purchase one of the many motivational books on communication skills. That should help.

Working alone is good, because you can get the job done the way you want it to. But what happens when you need to work with people? That’s where the leadership and teamwork skills come to use. Working in groups, team-building and that sort of activities requires skills so that everyone can benefit from it. For example, if you are a leader, you have to make sure everyone is involved and nobody is left out. Teamwork obliges you to be responsible for your duty and to help others in need. All of these skills are within us, it’s just up to us when and where to use it.

Those are some of the examples of how to improve soft skills among students. Learning is a life-long act, so we still have time to improve ourselves and learning something new everyday.