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Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
I am yours
dailies
Friday, January 11, 2008
-3:49 PM
Imagine that you enter a parlor. You come late. When you arrive, others have long preceded you, and they are engaged in a heated discussion, a discussion too heated for them to pause and tell you exactly what it is about. In fact, the discussion had already begun long before any of them got there, so that no one present is qualified to retrace for you all the steps that had gone before. You listen fro a while until you decide that you have caught the tenor of the argument: then you put in your oar. Someone answers; you answer him; another comes to your defense; another aligns himself against you… However, the discussion is interminable. The hour grows late, you must depart. And you do depart, with the discussion still in progress.
- Kenneth Burke, The Philosophy of Literary Form
What are your first thoughts after reading the above?
What do you think the passage is trying to convey?
Do you think there is more than one meaning in it?
My tutor for Academic Discourse Skills kick started our first tutorial with this. Interesting!
The first week of school flew past. I had thought that this semester may be a breeze with only 5 modules but I am terribly wrong. They are heavy modules – at least 3 require a lot of readings to be done. Spent slightly more than a hundred purchasing textbooks and course reading materials on the first day – they look pretty intimidating lying on my table. My schedule also has 2-hours and 4-hours break here and there – and I dread long breaks because I find it hard to study in school. With days ending late, I am usually stuck with the choice to loiter somewhere or go back home for short breaks before my tuitions start. But one thing to thank God for, my tutors are fabulous! I think they are the key to enjoying another semester.
TomSumJo came to school to visit me on Monday. I was over the moon because I was loaded with textbooks and papers that day. We had dinner at Canteen A and they love the cheap and sumptuous Japanese food. Jojo had a great time with his chocolate cream as he sat on my lap. They are thinking of coming for dinner on Monday evenings in future, which is a real bonus because I get to hitch a ride home, away from the mad rush in the Boon Lay Bus Interchange!
My precious darling can call me ‘Godma’! This is exhilarating because he used to say ‘amen’ whenever I tried to get him to address me properly. Still, I love the way he yells for my name. Hehe.
Tried this crepe at Jurong Point – tuna and egg – and it’s delicious. Price is a little steep at $5.80 though.
Took this picture a long time ago. Nice blue eyes?
