Map sourced from http://www.world-guides.com/images/japan/japan_country_map.jpg
The Japanese exchange students from Nagasaki Wesleyan University were the most emotional of all the international students i had... Hmmm, their looks were really heavy for the heart. The two gentlemen were smiling but it is obvious that they feel saddened by their return to the Land of the Rising Sun. The two ladies were more expressive enough - they let their tears flow like spring water running down Mount Fuji when we bade each other goodbye. Well, what can we say... SAYONARA!
Their text messages are cool... Read on!
From Daichi:
"Good evening Sir! This is Daichi who is ur one of d student & japanese. Thank u very much all abt ur treat here in philippines. I had a good experience w/ u sir. C u again wen we come back here in philippines sir! Good nyt & God bless u." Received: March 24, 2009 8:48 PM.
"We always said we miss ur class & our class mates in socio1 dat was we shared d tym. Exactly we will send e-mail 2 u sir! I dnt know how 2 show my feeling 2 u. Its not enough to say thank u very much 2 u. Im really appreciate ur kindness sir. We r really going 2 miss u. Bt i believe dat we will meet again sir! Bcz our hurt & hurt r always 2gether 5 of us." Received March 25, 2009 9:08 PM.
From Asami:
"Sir good evening po this is asami! Thank u so much yr every kindness! Im shy to say to u something. But Id like to be a teacher like u! If I can hahaha then u call me magin boo right? I minded so much caz i cannot do enything its effect of medicin..... But now no more thats why dont care about that sir. Ur my teacher also brother i dont know what i can say to u. its very hard to say good bey Ill miss u so much ur always makes me lonely ill promise u ill treasure my family my mother thank u to tell me many important things in my life im very fortunete person malami salmat po Sir i cannot promise u to meet again exactly but im sure ill invite u my wedding if i can marriage ^^ I dont like to say to u but its time to say sayonara ><" Received: March 26, 2009 10:23 PM.
From Akane:
"Sir..thats glad to cros w/t u in my lif. i realy lov our sociology class..i gona mis. sir, thx so much to teach us. i learned many things from u. i never forget u & experiences w/t u. aft i go back to japan, ill tell my friend and family about u. i realy respect u. sir, realy tnx u so much. c u in japan. ill invite u 2 japan!! also ill visit to her again.. its realy promise. sir, sayonara mata auhimade.. :)" Received: March 26, 2009 10:52 PM.
When they were on their way to the airport (March 29, 2009), they sent these...
Akane: "morning, sir..we r on our way 2 go airport. realy tnx for sir. always tak car.. u r my teacher forever..ill com back. :) ill send e-mail aft ariv 2 japan. i never forget all of philippin. sir, ill invit u 2 japan. thx so much.." Received: 6:49 AM.
Akane: "aft graduat at my schol, we wil get a god job & hard 2 work..then, we wil invit u by my money. we wan u com 2 japan so much. lov u..always w/t u." Received: 7:13 AM.
Daichi: "Thank u a lot sir. I will miss u. C u l8er again sir! Hahaha." Received 7:12 AM.
Asami: "Sir ill be mas maganda! my brother! Ull miss me so much di ba? ^^ ill study very hard! Its like u ><> Received: 7:24 AM.
They were all enrolled in my Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09. Hmmmm, i think i will watch anime again! Hahahahahaha!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Koreans and Me: An International Interchange in a Local Setting (+Black American)
I first had a personal interaction with a Korean when I worked as an ESL tutor in January 2003. This was when I was still an undergraduate student in the Political Science program of the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Baguio. I never really thought that this "rough" encounter would be the beginning of a continuous influx of the descendants of JUMONG into my life, hehehehe. Well, I say it was "rough" because I was disappointed with the behavior of the lady I tutored (she was in her early 30's then). I did not continue teaching her because she was dictating what I should teach her. Hmmm, I'll cut it right there. I am invoking my right to remain silent and my right against self-incrimination, hehehehe.
Anyway, that Korean lady might have been... mmm... you know... But she is but one among many. In short, she is an exception. Many of my Korean students are good-natured and are really diligent. Hmmm, they're quite nice and warm; sweet and friendly; happy and thoughtful.
Take a look at these guys who are undergoing grueling academic training in my class...
Kim, Jung Hwan (2nd from left). Byun, Jimin (1st from right)
They truly are a relevant addition to our University community. They are an essential element in opening up the minds of our studentry to the vast realities outside the Philippines.
Map sourced from http://www.wordtravels.com/images/map/South_Korea_map.jpg
These descendants of the peoples of Silla, Beakje, and Koguryo present a real test to the tenacity and effectiveness of the professors'/instructors' teaching strategies and techniques, & to their ability to respond to the demands of a globalized world in terms of multicultural education and international academic exchange. They, alongside other international students in the campus, provide a new and richer academic environment where professors could adjust and level-up their teaching performance towards becoming more internationally-competitive.
More importantly, their presence gives the teachers a chance to "widen their coasts" (i.e. make their influence more transnationally profound) and touch more lives. Fascinatingly, it thrills this blogger so much that many of his international students have expressed their appreciation of his efforts in teaching. It truly warms one's heart when people show how thankful they are to you because of how you dealt with them or for how you have unknowingly touched their hearts.
I would like to share to my readers these written notes and text messages that came from some of my international students... (Disclaimer: The succeeding statements were copied verbatim from the notes and SMS sent by the students.)
"Hello! My value instructor he he i am ___________ (name withheld).. And thank u for the teaching :D And I am so sorry.. My shortage english.. He he.. Thank u very much! Salamat.. I cannt forgot my skul life because of u.. I am really happyness when I was studying with u.. please don't forget me thank u! God bless u everyday." Text message from _SSK_, a Korean (Rizal class, 4:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Received: March 13, 2009 5:26 PM.
"Thank you for your kindness sir. And then Have a good trip sir." Text message from _LSM_, a Korean (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Received: March 26, 2009 9:11 PM.
The following are notes from my Korean students:
"Thank you for being kind to Koreans..." - Do Young (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you. I met you everyday without weekend. I studied here first time I think You are a good teacher, for me. I want to meet you next semester." - Kang Eun (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"haha very exciting subject... Teacher thank you for giving us consideration especially Im late everyday haha.. anyway I enjoyed being under your class because your very happy in teaching. Im looking forward to be your student in Rizal... hahaha happy vacation thank you teacher" - Young Min (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Have a nice vacation! And Don't for get me... Maybe, I'll be missing you. :) I thought, You are very good teacher." - Hee Hyun (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Sir _______, thank you teacher. i think you are a good teacher I'll try my best. thank you sir And have a nice vacation!" - Seung Chan (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"I think, we have group activity our class we can to study very well. and, more funny. But, sometimes we don't know culture of Philippine. So, we wanna know more culture." - Soung Min (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you for your hard work teaching and I had fun in your lessons. Happy vacation and always take care." - Minjin (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you sir. your class was really interested for me." - Hanui (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank You Sir for teaching me. Thank You for everything, I enjoyed the class with you, I will miss you" - Tae Hoon (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Sir ______. Thank you for teaching me earnestly. I really liked your way of teaching. Because of it, I think I could learn more. And thank you for concerning me for this term. I hope to learn from you for next term again. God bless you. Sir. Have a nice vcation." - Chan Yang (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"thank you for your kindness for me and I hope see you next time in Cambodia. I will pray for you. Pls Pray for me also. I'm really Thank to you. thanks :)" - Dre (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Hmmm, his father is a missionary to Cambodia. He said he'll pray so I can go there too...
"Thank you po? I miss you sometimes." - Hyeong Cheol (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
And the only black American student I had wrote this... "Thank You Very much almost for everything that you have done for me. I had a wonderful time in the classroom and outside the classroom. May God bless you forever and ever." - Akele (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
Well, are those not something? Think of it...
Where are my fellow teachers? hehehehehe.
Anyway, that Korean lady might have been... mmm... you know... But she is but one among many. In short, she is an exception. Many of my Korean students are good-natured and are really diligent. Hmmm, they're quite nice and warm; sweet and friendly; happy and thoughtful.
Take a look at these guys who are undergoing grueling academic training in my class...
Kim, Jung Hwan (2nd from left). Byun, Jimin (1st from right)
They truly are a relevant addition to our University community. They are an essential element in opening up the minds of our studentry to the vast realities outside the Philippines.
Map sourced from http://www.wordtravels.com/images/map/South_Korea_map.jpg
These descendants of the peoples of Silla, Beakje, and Koguryo present a real test to the tenacity and effectiveness of the professors'/instructors' teaching strategies and techniques, & to their ability to respond to the demands of a globalized world in terms of multicultural education and international academic exchange. They, alongside other international students in the campus, provide a new and richer academic environment where professors could adjust and level-up their teaching performance towards becoming more internationally-competitive.
More importantly, their presence gives the teachers a chance to "widen their coasts" (i.e. make their influence more transnationally profound) and touch more lives. Fascinatingly, it thrills this blogger so much that many of his international students have expressed their appreciation of his efforts in teaching. It truly warms one's heart when people show how thankful they are to you because of how you dealt with them or for how you have unknowingly touched their hearts.
I would like to share to my readers these written notes and text messages that came from some of my international students... (Disclaimer: The succeeding statements were copied verbatim from the notes and SMS sent by the students.)
"Hello! My value instructor he he i am ___________ (name withheld).. And thank u for the teaching :D And I am so sorry.. My shortage english.. He he.. Thank u very much! Salamat.. I cannt forgot my skul life because of u.. I am really happyness when I was studying with u.. please don't forget me thank u! God bless u everyday." Text message from _SSK_, a Korean (Rizal class, 4:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Received: March 13, 2009 5:26 PM.
"Thank you for your kindness sir. And then Have a good trip sir." Text message from _LSM_, a Korean (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Received: March 26, 2009 9:11 PM.
The following are notes from my Korean students:
"Thank you for being kind to Koreans..." - Do Young (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you. I met you everyday without weekend. I studied here first time I think You are a good teacher, for me. I want to meet you next semester." - Kang Eun (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"haha very exciting subject... Teacher thank you for giving us consideration especially Im late everyday haha.. anyway I enjoyed being under your class because your very happy in teaching. Im looking forward to be your student in Rizal... hahaha happy vacation thank you teacher" - Young Min (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Have a nice vacation! And Don't for get me... Maybe, I'll be missing you. :) I thought, You are very good teacher." - Hee Hyun (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Sir _______, thank you teacher. i think you are a good teacher I'll try my best. thank you sir And have a nice vacation!" - Seung Chan (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"I think, we have group activity our class we can to study very well. and, more funny. But, sometimes we don't know culture of Philippine. So, we wanna know more culture." - Soung Min (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you for your hard work teaching and I had fun in your lessons. Happy vacation and always take care." - Minjin (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank you sir. your class was really interested for me." - Hanui (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Thank You Sir for teaching me. Thank You for everything, I enjoyed the class with you, I will miss you" - Tae Hoon (Sociology class, 11:30-12:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"Sir ______. Thank you for teaching me earnestly. I really liked your way of teaching. Because of it, I think I could learn more. And thank you for concerning me for this term. I hope to learn from you for next term again. God bless you. Sir. Have a nice vcation." - Chan Yang (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
"thank you for your kindness for me and I hope see you next time in Cambodia. I will pray for you. Pls Pray for me also. I'm really Thank to you. thanks :)" - Dre (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09). Hmmm, his father is a missionary to Cambodia. He said he'll pray so I can go there too...
"Thank you po? I miss you sometimes." - Hyeong Cheol (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
And the only black American student I had wrote this... "Thank You Very much almost for everything that you have done for me. I had a wonderful time in the classroom and outside the classroom. May God bless you forever and ever." - Akele (Socio-Anthro class, 1:30-2:30 MWF, 2nd Sem 08-09).
Well, are those not something? Think of it...
Where are my fellow teachers? hehehehehe.
Children: innocent and fragile
These are varied faces of the young... Capture the message they convey through their smiles, their coy dispositions, and their eyes...
I took these pictures during the Lang-ay Festival in Bontoc, Mountain Province in April 2008.
Kids from Sabangan, Mountain Province.
Kids from Bontoc, Mountain Province.
Kids from Paracelis, Mountain Province.
"The youth... The fair hope of the fatherland..."
(Dr. Jose Rizal - National Hero of the Philippines)
These are pictures of my "kulit students" in the College of Dentistry (2nd Sem., SY 2007-2008). Sensya na kids, pero exposure ito, hehehehehehe!!!
Grade six pa lang ito a...
Si Jones, hehehehehe.
I took these pictures during the Lang-ay Festival in Bontoc, Mountain Province in April 2008.
Kids from Sabangan, Mountain Province.
Kids from Bontoc, Mountain Province.
Kids from Paracelis, Mountain Province.
"The youth... The fair hope of the fatherland..."
(Dr. Jose Rizal - National Hero of the Philippines)
These are pictures of my "kulit students" in the College of Dentistry (2nd Sem., SY 2007-2008). Sensya na kids, pero exposure ito, hehehehehehe!!!
Grade six pa lang ito a...
Si Jones, hehehehehe.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Heart jumping out!
I scheduled a film exhibition last Thursday, 12 March 2009, at the University's Audio-Visual Room. The movie we watched was the same movie I made a synopsis of in here - TAEGUKGI (Brotherhood of War).
In relation to our topic on marriage & family, I asked my students to carefully evaluate the movie in terms of the symbolisms it used and the familial/filial values it highlighted. Yesterday, monday (March 16), my desk at the faculty room was flooded with summaries and film critiques... I told myself, "Hmmmmm, what did i do to myself?" I thought that I am only punishing myself with reading off-tangent comments and badly constructed sentences, hehehehe... (Kids, no offense meant!)
To my surprise, the contrary surfaced as I began to scan some of the pages of the loosely piled handwritten outputs. Lines bursting with familiar yet unfathomable words caught my attention sharply and immediately... The statements I glanced at were devastatingly forceful!
To be continued...
In relation to our topic on marriage & family, I asked my students to carefully evaluate the movie in terms of the symbolisms it used and the familial/filial values it highlighted. Yesterday, monday (March 16), my desk at the faculty room was flooded with summaries and film critiques... I told myself, "Hmmmmm, what did i do to myself?" I thought that I am only punishing myself with reading off-tangent comments and badly constructed sentences, hehehehe... (Kids, no offense meant!)
To my surprise, the contrary surfaced as I began to scan some of the pages of the loosely piled handwritten outputs. Lines bursting with familiar yet unfathomable words caught my attention sharply and immediately... The statements I glanced at were devastatingly forceful!
To be continued...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
INCOMPLETE BUT WITH NO MISSING PIECE
"Here I am, standing in front of you... Incomplete but with no missing piece!"
The preceding statement was given as a concluding portion in a speech by one of the new members of the student organization which I advise & coach in the University of Baguio - the Soapbox Union (it is a public speaking & debating club). This kept reverberating in my mind since I left the room where we met purposely to evaluate the speech. Till this time (I mean... the speech was delivered just an hour and a half ago), I can feel the impact of that meaning-pregnant and emotion-laden utterance from the young man who shared it to us. I can't help but wonder (and this makes my curiosity become the more itchy, hmmm...) what could have moved him to say those words... In fact, he is stereotyped as a jolly, sort of easy-go-lucky, often light-mooded person who most of the time turns a seemingly silent moment into a time of boisterous laughter and fun.
In my cognitive gymnastics (as in I am really philosophizing (") on this right now), my memory bank spills over righ in front of me a controversial (most of the time subjective) line of thought which relates smiles to tears. The saying goes: "Happy faces do not always mean dry pillows at night."
Source of photo: http://pookieart.blogsome.com/category/from_the_archives/
Furthermore, my emotive memory flashes on this computer screen the very femininely written long hand of one of my students in Sociology about her personal view of what a family should be. Her last line in that essay read like this: "...I feel incomplete everytime family is discussed." Oh! It really made my heart ache... my soul hurt... and my spirit down... I am convinced that the sketch above catches the emotions i am having right now, hehehehe. Well, I do not know the story of this young lady's family life, but I felt that she went through the roughest of times so far in terms of her family's relationship web. (Honestly, I would like to dig deep into it so that I will understand why she wrote that! Wouldn't you if you were in my shoes?)
Be that as it may, what can this lowly instructor do but to listen to the speech and just content himself with reading the lines in that essay?
Your comments are most welcome.
The preceding statement was given as a concluding portion in a speech by one of the new members of the student organization which I advise & coach in the University of Baguio - the Soapbox Union (it is a public speaking & debating club). This kept reverberating in my mind since I left the room where we met purposely to evaluate the speech. Till this time (I mean... the speech was delivered just an hour and a half ago), I can feel the impact of that meaning-pregnant and emotion-laden utterance from the young man who shared it to us. I can't help but wonder (and this makes my curiosity become the more itchy, hmmm...) what could have moved him to say those words... In fact, he is stereotyped as a jolly, sort of easy-go-lucky, often light-mooded person who most of the time turns a seemingly silent moment into a time of boisterous laughter and fun.
In my cognitive gymnastics (as in I am really philosophizing (") on this right now), my memory bank spills over righ in front of me a controversial (most of the time subjective) line of thought which relates smiles to tears. The saying goes: "Happy faces do not always mean dry pillows at night."
Source of photo: http://pookieart.blogsome.com/category/from_the_archives/
Furthermore, my emotive memory flashes on this computer screen the very femininely written long hand of one of my students in Sociology about her personal view of what a family should be. Her last line in that essay read like this: "...I feel incomplete everytime family is discussed." Oh! It really made my heart ache... my soul hurt... and my spirit down... I am convinced that the sketch above catches the emotions i am having right now, hehehehe. Well, I do not know the story of this young lady's family life, but I felt that she went through the roughest of times so far in terms of her family's relationship web. (Honestly, I would like to dig deep into it so that I will understand why she wrote that! Wouldn't you if you were in my shoes?)
Be that as it may, what can this lowly instructor do but to listen to the speech and just content himself with reading the lines in that essay?
Your comments are most welcome.
Monday, March 2, 2009
TAEGUKGI hwinalrimyeo
Photo taken from http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/esis82/personal/main.jpg
The brotherhood of Jin-Tae [actor: Jang Dong-Gun] and Jin-Seok [actor: Won Bin] is the heartbeat of this movie... Jin-Tae, who earns money as a shoe-shine boy, is a very responsible and dedicated older brother to Jin-Seok; a loving and thoughtful son to their mother; and a protective lover to Young-shin Kim (his fiancee) and her little sisters. Like their mute mother, Jin-Tae works literally day and night in order to keep the family financially afloat and to send his younger brother to school (Jin-Seok dreams of finishing a degree). Jin-Tae liberally gives to Jin-Seok what he wishes because he wanted him to finish studies and become the instrument to emancipate their family from poverty.
This very admirable and compassionate family set-up will be tragically shattered when the Korean war breaks out (1950-1953). North Korea, the stronghold of the "commies," invades South Korea (a democratic country). In a sudden and almost desperate defensive reaction, the government will enlist all men, 18 years old and above, to the roll of soldiers who will fight.
Unwillingly, the two brothers will be ferried to the camps, leaving Young-shin and her siblings, and their mother helpless in the town.
Photo taken from http://twitchfilm.net/pics/taegukgi.jpg
While in the battlefield, the memories of home (with all the happy moments together) keep flashing back in the minds of these "brothers-in-arms." With the lonesome killing fields as witness, and in the midst of fierce fighting, Jin-Tae will exert unprecedented effort and exhaust all available ways to protect his brother from imminent danger. Hoping to eventually send Jin-Seok home to take care of their family, he volunteers for exceedingly dangerous missions. Through this, and the medal of valor he would get, he will be allowed to petition for the relief of his brother from military duty.
Jin-Seok, however, misreads the actuations of his brother. He concludes that he was aiming for personal fame and honor. This situation will cause a rift to start between the two... and this leads to a fatal end.
Photo taken from http://i22.tinypic.com/1zvr2hf.jpg
The setting of the movie (Korean War) is an honest-to-goodness depiction of the horrors of war. From countries and peoples dragged into fiery friction, to the brutal casualties that fighting causes. From the plight of the displaced (refugees), to the slaughter of the innocent. From families bitterly torn apart, to relationships that are crushed into fine debris. From the tears that eloquently elaborate the sorrows of the soul, to the blood that vividly speak of the pain (physical, emotional) inflicted on the people. All for real, I am convinced.
Just as things change, the war also transforms the brothers into the sort-of unexpected persons they would become. The barbaric nature of the war turns things upside-down. Jin-Tae will defect to the commies' camp as Jin-Seok returns home. Eventually, they will fight against each other in an almost fatal duel. In this fight, the brothers share a common line of thought: "love, family, and blood are the strongest motivators for man to fight... even if it means losing his life."
Photo taken from http://twitchfilm.net/pics/TaeGukGi.jpg
This makes the movie a masterpiece of peace education, a champion of promoting the fundamental values of understanding and respect, of tolerance and accommodation. It is a celebration of valor and honor, of fidelity and true love, of filial values and fraternity, of family and brotherhood.
Taegukgi is a heart-piercing action-drama delivered by an exceptionally gifted cast and an excellent director (Kan Je-Gyu). I am confident to say that this is one of the best war movies (if not the best so far) I have ever seen. Unsolicited advice: be sure that you have your handkies when you watch this movie! hehehehe...
Photo taken from http://www.sofacinema.co.uk/guardian/images/products/5/39335-large.jpg
THE VOYAGE
This one is more than fit for the sensing-feeling trippings that the author sometimes engages into. At times, he becomes so engrossed in deep thinking that he unconsciously begets thoughts that are beyond normal and sort of hmmmm...indescribable? Bear with the idea please!
THE VOYAGE
Sung by George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1f3mKrbToU&feature=related
I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
We hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the hearts treasure, together we set sail
With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
We sat out the doldrums in patience, and hope
Working together, we learned how to cope
Life is an ocean, love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew
Together we're in this relationship
We built it with care, to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating for the shores of the heart
Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew
THE VOYAGE
Sung by George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1f3mKrbToU&feature=related
I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
We hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the hearts treasure, together we set sail
With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
We sat out the doldrums in patience, and hope
Working together, we learned how to cope
Life is an ocean, love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew
Together we're in this relationship
We built it with care, to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating for the shores of the heart
Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters, it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered round us, we have our own crew
MY BOY...
Lyndel Jaeus. Born in the Middle East.Any child who truly loves his parents would surely be moved by the message of this song... George Donaldson very effectively conveys a parent's message to a son in his rendition of this song... He deserves a standing ovation. Visit the URL in youtube and watch..
Photo taken from http://www.tenortours.com/celticthunder/images/ctgr1.jpg
MY BOY
Sung by George Donaldson of Celtic Thunder
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iaYohqMLaQ&feature=related
You're sleeping son, I know
But, really, this can't wait
I wanted to explain
Before it gets too late
For your mother and me
Love has finally died
This is no happy home
But God knows how I've tried
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
I know, it's hard to understand
Why did we ever start?
We're more like strangers now
Each acting out a part
I have laughed, I have cried
I have lost every game
I’ve taken all that I can take
But I'll stay just the same
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
Sleep on, you haven't heard a word
Perhaps it's just as well
Why spoil your little dreams
Why put you through that hell
Life is no fairytale
As one day you will know
But now you're just a child
I'll stay here and watch you grow
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
Because you're all I have, my boy
You are my life, my pride, my joy
And if I stay, I stay because of you, my boy
...my boy.
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