Song list

The end of the road - Boyz II Men
Theme:Necessity of friend ship
(spoken)
Girl you know we belong together
I have no time for you to be playing
With my heart like this
You’ll be mine forever baby, you just see

(verse)
We belong together
And you that I’m right
Why do you play with my head,
Why do you play with my mind?

Said we’d be forever
Said it’d never die
How could you love me and leave me
And never say good-bye?

Girl I can’t sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I’d rather be dead
Spinnin’ around and around


Chorus:
Although we’ve come to the end of the road
Still I can’t let you go
It’s unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
Come to the end of the road
Still I can’t let you go
It’s unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you


Girl, I know you really love me,
You just don’t realize
You’ve never been there before
It’s only your first time

Maybe I’ll forgive you, hmm
Maybe you’ll try
We should be happy together
Forever, you and i

Girl, you love me again like you loved me before
This time I want you to love me much more
This time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don’t let me, don’t let me down


Chorus


(spoken)
Girl I’m here for you
All those times of night when you just hurt me
And just run out with that other fella
Baby I knew about it, I just didn’t care
You just don’t understand how much I love you do you?
I’m here for you

I’m not out to go out and cheat on you all night
Just like you did baby but that’s all right
Hey, I love you anyway
And I’m still gonna be here for you ’till my dying day baby
Right now, I’m just in so much pain baby
Coz you just won’t come back to me
Will you? just come back to me

(lonely)
Yes baby my heart is lonely
(lonely)
My heart hurts baby
(lonely)
Yes I feel pain too
Baby please

This time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don’t let me go

Personal Comments:
It represented Vinod's mind as he acted a facade infront of people.
In the story, Saloma actually can read his sadnesses from his eyes whenever
Vinod is talking alot and trying to add some humour to make Saloma laugh.
Furthermore, Vinod feels that he needs Saloma (In Act 1 Scene 3)

Humping Around-Bobby Brown
Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata

When U trust someone
And U know you're on their back
You ain't got no trustin' about you
And you claim that you don't care where I'm at
You've given me reason to doubt you
Say U trust someone
Why ya callin' all around
Think i've got some dip on the side
Girl you don't trust no one
And you constantly in doubt
You lose the game
If you play that way
Chorus:
Get up off me back
Save your heart attack
Ain't nobody is humpin' around
No matter what they say
No it ain't that way
Ain't nobody humpin' around

Verse2:
When U love someone
And you want to love 'em right
Got to get more lovin' about cha
When you know that you're holdin' on too tight
Soon they will be leaving without you
Say that U love someone
Why you callin' all my friends
Thinkin' i got somethin' to hide
Girl you don't love no one
You don't know what love's about
You lose the game
If you play that way

chorus (2X)

Girl when U trust someone
You don't call on everybody
Ain't nobody foolin' around
And the more i think about it
You'll lose all your clout and
You lose the game baby
If you play that way

Back to the BB Brown (3X)

Verse2
Chorus w/ Bobby's adlibs

Stop!

Rap:
My name is Brown, that's what I'm called so,
Don't try to step on me wrong or you'll fall
slow, cause i just wznt to kick soul to ya,
maybe, baby, take control of ya, just like i
told ya. I wanna roll on the tip that's moving
able to make you move and groove and leave you
like ooh when i touch ya. Give you so much of the
feeling of the deck that i'm dealing when i rub
ya up and down yo Stylz kick it.

Stylz: Well i know it's been a while, since
you heard a change in our style. So what i've come
to do is kick you something fly and new. A change,
different from the typical a bit more than regular
not like the others original, cuz originality and
creativity add it up together equals the B.B.B.
Posse. Yeah we've in the house. Yo kick it!

Personal Comment:
This song involved controling, in the middle of story, Vinod has dreamed
about Emily Gan who is another personality of Vinod himself. Furthermore,
sometime Razali will appear and ask Vinod and give him an advice because he
is also a personality of himself too.

Your Song
Necessity of friend

For evidence:

It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you

And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on

So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

Personal comments:
Vinod spends alot of time on Saloma to let her feel that she is important to him.
In addition, Vinod also find Saloma important to him since she is the only one who
stay along with him even after Vinod hurts Saloma alot.

If I could
Appearance as facade
If I could, I'd protect you
From the sadness in your eyes
Give you courage in a world of compromise
Yes, I would

If I could, I would teach you
All the things I've never learned
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
Yes, I would

If I could, I would try to shield
Your innocence from time
But a part of life I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow, so I could let you go

If I could, I would help you
Make it through the hungry years
But I know that I can never cry your tears
But I would, if I could

If I live in a time and place where you don't want to be
You don't have to walk along this road with me
My yesterday won't have to be your way

If I knew, I would try to change
The world I brought to you to
And there isn't very much that I, I could do
But I would, if I could

Oh baby, mummy wants to protect you
And help my baby through the hungry years
It's part of

And if you ever, ever need
Sad shoulder to cry on
I'm just someone to talk to
I'll be there, I'll be there

I didn't change your world
But I would, if I could

Oh darling, I love you baby

This is about Vinod's mind in the middle part of the story.
As he wants to protect Saloma such a lost kitten, he "asked"
Razali to protect the void deck where only exist with Vinod and
Saloma. However, Vinod can not protect Saloma because he is too weak.

Bow Down mister
Theme:Everything the same

rom Bombay to Bangalore
Al the Hindus know the score
If you wanna live some more
Hare, hare, hare
If you do not take the vow
You can eat the sacred cow
You'll get karma anyhow
Hare, hare, hare
Bow down mister
Hare rama, Hare krishna
Bow down mister
We say radha syam
Do the right thing with your hands
Lay down on the pleasing sands
Whatever else your faith demands
Hare, hare, hare
From Bombay to Rajastan
Nitai guara, radha syam
Hare krishna hare ram
Hare, hare, hare
In the desert Jahshamire
They put kun kun in their hair
At the westemers they stare
Hare, hare, hare
Paint a tilak on your brow
Open like a lotus flower
It's time to check your karma now
Hare, hare, hare

Personal comment:
This song is played in the last scene of Off Centre
In this song, it mentioned about karma which is about
something will pay back as what you did in the past.
From the beginning of the story, Saloma is weak but Vinod is strong.
However, in the end of that, Saloma is stronger but Vinod become weaker.
Further more, this song also have a irony about Vinod's idea of God that they are
just a myth. As the result, Vinod believed that God is really exist and it is about to
take him away from the world.
Song for you
Necessity of friendship

I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme
I've acted out my life in stages with ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be
I've treated you unkindly but girl, can't you see?
There's no one more important to me
So, darlin' can't you please see through me?
'Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front and I was hiding
But now I'm so much better, so if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody 'cause my love is in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time
I love you for my life as you are a friend of mine
And when my life is over, remember, when we were together
We were alone and I was singing that song for you

And when my life is over, remember, when we were together
We were alone and I was singing my song for you, oh, for you

This song is played when Vinod break down in front of Saloma in
Act 3 Scene 5. This might represent that Vinod's depression is worsen as
he felt sorry that he can not protect Saloma from the robber when he promised
that he would do it. (as Razali, a void deck sercurity guard) In the
ending of the song, a expression" when my life is over" appeared twice. This
imply that Vinod might want to end the relationship with Saloma as he is failure
of overcome his promise.

Holiday Assignment

1)From off centre guide book, Unravelling Off Centre;
a) Start a new page from your blog.
b) Add 5 memorable quotes from Off Centre and you MUST identify the Act, Scene and the page numbers of the quote.
c)Answer Questions 1 to 6 on pages 91 between 150 to 300 words each. Your answer must be complete with at least 2 quotes from the book. Again, you MUST identify the Act, Scene and page numbers of the quotes.

2)From Island Voices;
Add on 2 more quotes from each story and remember to add the page number of the quotes.

3) Add between 1 to 3 decent photos/pictures of yourself on your blog.

5 memorable quote from Off Centre:
"Why are we off centre?"
Act 1 Scene 3 Page:28
"They are jealous because I am special."
Act 2 Scene 2 Page:54
"Give. Sympathise. Control"
Act 4 Scene 1 Page:104
"Vinod is fine. Vinod is always fine."
Act 5 Scene 1 Page: 110
"Vinod, you want to be the saviour is it? You are not Jesus Christ you know?
You are just crazy, like the rest of them."
Act 5 Scene 1 Page 122

Questions from Unravelling Off Centre:

1) In my opinion, Vinod's parents put great emphasis on Vinod's result rather than his mentally health, which cause him downfall.
From the book "Off Centre" itself, as Vinod is an intellgent people[1], he is able to take higher standard of education , and because of it, Vinod's parents feel proud of it. They want to show off their child's academic achievement. To make Vinod able to find his employment to generate wealth for his life and his parent's life after their entirement. They give him the best of education such as Raffle Junior Vollage, National University of Singapore. However, when Vinod suffered from Mental illness, Depression. His parents ignore with his need (or love) and force him to take education from oversea. Eventually, Vinod can not bear with the stress with going to oversea for taking education from university because his parents treat him like a robot rather than treat him like a child[2], and Saloma is the only one(and only friend) who treat him well in his life.
If Vinod's parent put more love on Vinod's need but not his future, Vinod might able to cure his Depression and he would not leave Saloma forever.

[1]:"And I thought my life is over when I did not get straight As for my 'A' level"
Act 1 Scene 2 Page: 15

[2]:"All he needed was to further his education, to get his degree."
Act 4 Scene 3 Page: 106

2) To certain extent, I agree that "Vinod's high expectation cause his downfall." because he wants himself to get excellent academic result, he wants to protect Saloma and he wants to make himself being a perfect person.
From the book itself, Vinod's education is good, and he always score As from his examination. Further more, he also can able to go to any of university with his perfect 'A' level result. As he can study too well in his academic road, every student from his school might felt that he is the best student, which make them not able to make friend with him or they will suffer from his show off of result. Therefore, Vinod suffer from lack of friendship
As Vinod find Saloma as a losten kitty and she is even weaker than Vinod, he wants to protect her from the reality where are full of danger. In the later part of Off Centre, Saloma is robbed, but Vinod can not do anything about it as he frighten to the robber, and in the last three scene of Off Centre, Saloma almost become normal, but Vinod does not want her to recover.[1]
In the book Off Centre, Vinod meets two people ,one is Razali, and another one is Emily Gan. Razali is a guard in the flat, who is gentle, friendly and able to protect people. Both Vinod and Saloma treated him as their guardian. Emliy Gan is Saloma's friend, she encourages Saloma to grow stronger so that Saloma can cure her mental illness and gain independant from her mother. However, Vinod does not see Emily Gan until he meet she in his dream. The character of Razali is not stable and he can appear beside Vinod.[2]
In the world, 'perfect' can not use to describe any of the human. Therefore, Vinod should not boost himself to become a perfect man through his high expectation.

[1]"No, Saloma, I do not. There, Vinod had said it."
Act 5 Scene 1 Page:119

[2]"Vinod suddenly wakes up. He is wide awake. He just sits still. Razali appears."
Act 2 Scece 4 Page:77

3) In Off Centre, Saloma let herself become stronger and finally she becomes Centre, the reason is she meets Vinod and Emily, and the chain of events after the robber rob her.
At first, Saloma is a nervous girl who suffer from Schezophrenia, she meets Vinod in the Oasis Club, she does not have a courage to talk to Vinod until he demanded Saloma to talk with him persistently.Vinod gives her a courage to against the reality world.In the flashback, Saloma meets Emily Gan in mental hospital, Saloma was even nervous than the time she meets Vinod. Emily Gan gives her an advice which able her to meet the difficulties in her life especailly when somebody take advantage of her.
After robber's event, Vinod went off all the comminucation tool and locked himself as long as three weeks, Emily commited suicide with two month pragnent. It makes Saloma afraid that she can not able to cop with the reality world because she depends on both Vinod and Emily. Eventually, she waked up from her dream of depending people when she wanted to save the bird but that bird refused and accidentally fall down.
After that, Saloma become stronger, and even stronger than both Vinod and Emily who give her advices and courages.
"You can call me anytime."
Act 1 Scene 2 Page: 14
"No, Saloma, you are not stupid at all. I know that as I can read your mind. Can your mother read minds, can't her?"
Act 2 Scene 2 Page: 58

4)To certain extent, I agree that Razali is the key to the plot of Off Centre.
Razali appeared at Act 2 Scene 3, he is a guardian of void deck in the flat, and he disappeared at Act 5 Scene 1.
In Act 2 Scene 3, when Razali appear, Vinod introduced Razali to Saloma, and Saloma treated Razali as her father. It implied that the reason behinf Saloma being mental patient related with her father. Razali seems can read the heart inside both Saloma and Vinod, and he is friendly.
In Act 2 Scene 4 , perhaps Vinod having a nightmare, he suddenly wake up and Razali appear, Razali keep saying the negative words to Vinod but he ignored. Eventually, Vinod takes the pill. Perhaps , those negative words might be the thought from Vinod's mind because he has Depression which makes him think something negatively everytime.
In Act 5 Scene 1, Vinod blamed Razali did not come to the void deck to save Saloma, and Razali suddenly change his character, he does not treat both Vinod and Saloma as well as the period during Act 2 Scene 3. Perhaps Vinod's will become weaker and he depended somebody to protect them while Saloma almost become Centre and want to gain independent after the robber's event.
To Saloma, he is her father who give her hope and able her to become normal. However, to Vinod, he is too depend on Razali and he makes his mental illness being worsen instead of begin to cure.
"When I was in Primary One, I took my friend's ruler at school, when he asked me, I made a lie. After school, when I reached home, my mother said that my father was died."
Act 2 Scene 3 Page: 70
"You need a voice, a voice."
Act 2 Scene 4 Page: 78
5) In Off Centre, Vinod is the good evidence of "give,sympathise,control".
In Act 1 Scene 1, he gives his care to Saloma and Saloma attracted by him. In Act 1 Scene 2, Vinod shows his intellegent to Saloma and make Saloma able to believe and admire him. In Act 1 Scene 2 and 3, Vinod shows his humour to Saloma, now, Saloma can not do anythings with out him.In Act 4 Scene 2, Vinod cut off all the communication tool such as phone, radio and television. Soon, In Act 4 Scene 3, Saloma wants to depend on Vinod, she suffer from the day with out Vinod.However, Vinod can not "control" Saloma because in the last part of Act 4 Scene 3, she understand that she could not depend on any people any more. Saloma also feel that Vinod is trying to control her.
Suprisingly, Vinod controlled by Saloma even thought Saloma did not notice it.
Vinod also controlled by his parents as his parents give him life, education. Sympathise him by the parent-child relationship and control him to get into University to get a degree. Althought Vinod is not willing to leave Saloma to go oversea for education, the cage from parent is diffucult to break.
To maintain the relationship between each other, "give,sympathise,control" is a worthless way. Therefore, both Vinod and his parents had done wrong.
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6) The two main role, Vinod and Saloma, they suffer from mental illness, and their social status is not good as they are the kind of person who is victim or take advantage by other people.
Vinod is a intelligent people, he score well in his examinations, his parents encourage him to get up to University to get a degree. After he suffer from Depression, his parents do not notice it, enforce him to continue with his study, this make him do not have the courage to cure his ill. Further more, his friends in Junior College afraid on him after his breakdown, it makes Vinod not able to make friend easily and making his Depression more serious. In addition, Mr Chow did not treat him as a normal person but the crazy who might breakdown, which makes him not able to trust other people.
Saloma's father died and her mother work alone to feed her. When Saloma wanted to cure her illness, her mother declined and she believes that Saloma was posess by the evil. This makes Saloma do not have confident to face against the social because she lost the support from her family, and her mother do not want her to work outside. Azman taking advantage to Saloma and it makes Saloma do not dare to face the reality world because she afraid that she might encounter a person like Azman.
Mental patients are all the normal men such like patients who have illness in their mind. Therefore, we should treat them as the normal person.
"Saloma, my parents are wishing I will get well by tommorrow and go abroad to study by the next day, graduate on Friday, study my Masters on Saturday and start work as Deputy Public Prosecutor on Monday, They are concerned, so I can rest on Sunday."
Act 1 Scene 3 Page: 27
"Come on , lets enjoy"
Act 3 Scene 3 Page: 94

Island Voices:
Paper:
"'What is wrong with this house we are living in?' she asked petulsntly. ' Aren't we all comfortable in it?'"
Pg 2

"'There is a devil in him,' said medicine man, and he proceeded to make him a drink which he mixed with the ashes of a piece of prayer paper."
Pg 7

The Martyrdom of Helena Rodrigues:
"Certainly, the casual guest would be sent hime confirmed in the general opinion, that Helena was a sweet girl."
Pg 11

"Helena trained her husband into near perfect punctually for meals."
Pg 11

Sundowner:
"The sun has by now fallen behind the rubber trees but there was brightness about the scene which semmed to emanate from the couple."
Pg24

"'Bidan, they call her. She is some kind of witch who helps with delivering babies.God knows how many die at birth.'"
Pg26

Tanjong Rhu:
"'I know I have everything I need.'"
Pg 30

"'I see you, Ah-Wah, I see you so clearly.'"
Pg38

EUF:
"Prakash was sure his sweat would leave a W-shaped mark, however mementar, on the plastic chair. A'W' that would spell 'washout', another rejection."
Pg 47

"'Just someone who stays nearby.So he gave me a lift."
Pg 89

Lee
"He signed.'Look,,'he said to her,'you have to stop critisizing--and start accepting--sooner or later things they are here.'"
Pg97

"'we--Chinese, Indians, whatever-- had a magnificent culture while the Caucasians were still scrabbling in the dust.'"
Pg 106

A History of Tea
"Well,It(Sri Lanka) may be a bit of dangerous perhapes, bur Daddy still has relatives and they say that it will be all right.'"
Pg 112

"I wonder how they ask for more tea in China, in Sri Lanka and in England, if is is so common that they have signal as well, rather than using up words."
Pg 122

A Dream of China

"My father pined for China, seeing his act of selfishness reflected in the shallowness of the lives his students at the university."
Pg 126

"A country is as good as its men."
Pg 138

Release

"What is a pragnant woman doing here? How can she carry anything worth anything? What is your company thinking? I am not going to pay for her."
Pg 139

"'Do not give birth to as many as this dog's going to have.'"
Pg 140

An Obituary for Fifth Aunt come late
"'Do you remember your aunt?"
Pg 149

"No one is sure or will say how old she was. We do not have a photograph of her."
Pg 161

Corridor

"I think if I think hard enough, I can remember her name, because one day one of her men was shouting for her as she raced down the corridor, trying to hide her face."
Pg 163

"If my memory serves me right I think it was Lynda."
Pg 163

Mid-Autumn
"I hoped she would appear on the doorstep-- surprise! But no."
Pg 176

"I shake my head. My lantern whirls, as the breeze spins the string. The wind cannot extinguish yhr red glow that flickers in the darkness."
Pg 188

Hamid and the Hand of Fate
"It was at a spot on the blocked beach that Hamid's life changes one afternoon."
Pg 191

"At home, lunch would be waiting for him at the kitchen table. Cik Aminah has said that morning she was going out to visit."
Pg 203

The move
"'Ma, you are not taking those footstools!' Tommy had wailed. 'They have to be retired! I have sat on them since I was baby!'"
Pg 204

"'Of coures, nowdays people deserve better. Nobody should be doing that kind of work.'"
Pg 207

Pastime
"Only to himself, just to past the time, he made up an entire life for this person."
Pg 212

"'You can play the system, like when you buy shares, or when you buy and sell property. But you cannot fight it.'"
Pg 220

A Dream of China:Discussion

1. "However, China had nothing to say to my spirit, if indeed land speaks to sprirt. My spirit was an alien here as I was. It inclined towards a diamond city of trees and meaningful occupation, effciently sparkling in the modern world. That was where I truly belonged, among skyscrapers with glass fronts and gold-encrusted orchids."
Do you think the reference to Singapore as a "diamond city is apt? Why or Why not? How would you describe your feelings towards Singapore, using imagery you feel sutable?

I think it is sutable to refer Singapore as a "diamond city".
It is because Singapore is a small island but it is very strong as there are a stronge bond between peoples. And diamond is also small but it is impossible to hurt it because there are a bond between the carbon.
I find Singapore is the infinity country which can overcome various of difficulties and challenges, such like a diamond.

2."With great grandness, my uncle ordered orange drinks from the waiter. He criticized the glasses as dirty when the dirnks arrived and insisted on new ones......I kept buying him the orange drinks he swallowed with such relish."

Why do you think her uncle behaves in this manner? Do you feel sorry for him or do you regard him with distaste, as his niece does?

I think Her uncle behaves in this manner is because he is thirsty, and the author is his niece. Therefore, he finds it is fine to him to behave in that manner. However, it would be unpleasant to me if my uncle behaved like that. It is because I am younger than him, and he is not my father, there is no reason to me for keep buying drinks to him.

3. "I returned to Singapore alienated from the China I saw, but no less eager to listen to my father's stories of the most beautiful of beautiful lands."

Do you find this a contradiction? Why or why not?

I agree that the statement is contradiction, because author faced the bad manner from her uncle. Although China is totally different from the stories that what her father said, the myth is still attracting author because dreams are more pleasurable than the reaility, an it can boost her motivation in life.

4."A country is only good as its men. My father is a good man......whichever country can claim him as its own."

What do you think the narrator means by the first statement?
To what extent would you agree that her father is a good man? Give reasons for your answer. Which country, do you think, should claim him for its own?

According to the first statement, I think the narrator means that the country will become better if the citizens here are good. I agree that narrator's father is a good man because he miss his homeland, he always tell narrator about the story of the beautiful China. However, he also find his guilt to stay in Singapore because he did not stay in China to fight and bring it's better future. I think that the country which wants to become good, should claim narrator's father for its own. It is because the country is not only good as its men but the government itself too. If the goverenment in that country is bad and it claims good men for its own. The coutry will not become better.

Lit Homework-III

Q1:
In the story paper, there contained two traditional chinese culture involved. In my opinion, I find the author quote those two culture for irony but burning paper house is to make Tay Soon's dream come through. From the beginning of the story, Tay Soon dreamed for his house, but he used the dangerous way to earn the money. Further more, Tay Soon also said money will be keep growing more just like paper by buy shares. However, he lost all his money, and he also became crazy about it. Tay Soon's mother used several ways to cure Tay Soon's illness. She let Tay Soon drank the water with burnt paper to expel the evil which posessed him(but it is also means that Tay Soon have to face the fact). After Tay Soon's death, his mother burn the house for him, it is because he had dreamed for it(It also means Tay Soon's dream had been destroyed.)

In the story Tanjong Rhu, Ah-Wah's mother wanted her son to remember about the past, she did many things for him. Lighting joss-sticks and praying to his father is an evidence. As Ah-Wah being busy to work, he had forgotten the past, he also did not knew how to speak his cantonese. His mother had tried her best to do something make him remember the past.

Q2:
To myself, I had found the relevance of those traditional chinese culture rituals in my society as necessary still. It is because it can let the youth remember the past. For evidence, Tanjong Rhu, Ah- Wah's mother pray her husband is a way to make Ah- Wah to remember the past

Q3:
I think the elderly in Singapore are out of touch with the contemporary world. Mrs Li, Ah-Wah's mother, she found her deaded husband more important than anything. Compare to the contemporary world, citizens in Singapore always look forward even they are facing frustration. In my opinion, althought those elderly's thought is an annoy . However, their thought is very heartful competting to the youth in Singapore.

Q4:
To myself, looking back at the past is a good thing. In the story Tanjong Rhu, the topic of it is to remember the past so that the error will not be repeated. However, it is also can be a negative habit if people always think about the past, because it causes them unable to face the reality and inoxicated in the past.

Lit Assignment 2

Choose two stories that reveal the thinking of an older generation of singaporeans what new insights have you gained from such a revealation.
Stories:
-The history of tea
-The move

The history of tea is about an older generation who find different races hateful and he or she was frighten of them. It is because he or she did not understood the races and the religions clearly, plus there were some of the information which against the race which had influenced the old generation. Therefore, the old generation usually disagree with her/his children to marry with a person with different race. The evidence from the story is at page , Beverly had a marriage with a gentleman. However, when her parents discovered the identity of that gentleman as a part of the Jewish. They decided to let Beverly to think again at first. This showed the conflict between different religion because there were lots of people from old generation found Jewish greedy and evil, but actually, Jewish were not.

The story The Move is about a grandmother being rather sulky when she was not allowed to bring alone her one and only pomegranate tree to a new house. Being in the older generation, most grandparents would sulk as though they are being left alone. In this case, it is rather normal for the grandmother to sulk when she was not allowed to bring along her pomegranate tree and doesnt want to move out of teh house. Not to forget she also sulks because her things are being thrown away. The evidence from the story is on page, 205, that says, "The old lady was vaguely irritated for the first time. It's always the plants that get left behind. Why?" This concludes that she is rather dissappointed with her children.

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Lit Holiday Assignment(Completed)

(1) Evening Under Frangipani

Conflicts:
Pg 49-Marriage
Pg 53-Diffrent in generation
Pg 62-Diffrent in view(about Elaine's father)
Pg 65-Prakash finds job, but he finds it difficult with his qualifications(internal conflict)
Pg 77-Elaine mentioned she is not feminist.

Climax:
Prakash sight Elanie with Mike in the wine bar,and Prakash stood under the Frangipani tree which is the evidence of the love between Elanie and Prakash.To maintain the love, Prakash pretented to become stronger.
Pg78-81

Resolution:It is an ironic resolution.I thought the relationship between Prakash and Elanie will become better in the story. However, Elanie meet Mike and they have a nice evening in the wine bar while Prakash sawthat brutal facts under the Frangipani tree.(Pg 78) In addition, Prakash wanted to become stronger so he can maintain relationship between him and Elanie. In pg 83, Elanie's mother asked Elanie aboutPrakash's strengthness.And Elanie answered " Yes, he is too strong"(Pg 84)

Characters:

Prakash
He is nervous(during job interview, pg 27)
,but he become brave after Elaine wanted to break up with him(during job interview, pg 69)
He is intelligence(use key to cut the pomelo, pg 57)
He is crude(laughing on Elaine about her family members, pg 62)

Elaine
She is feminist(believe women are equal to men, pg 49)
She is Casual(her handle in pg 51)
She does not know how to hide her emotion(pg 62)

Elaine's father
He is passionate (Collection of dead insects, pg 55)
He is Workholic (he feel anxious for a quiet life, pg 55)
He is not judgemental(Prakash liked his gentalness, pg 60)

Elaine's mother
She is judgemental (she baitted Prakash, pg 59)
She is thoughful (she worried about Prakash, 83)

Mike
Gentle(pg 79)

The most interesting part is the title"Evening under Frangipani".
It has a totally negative meaning to Prakash (He saw Elanie drinking wine with Mike)
but it has a positive meaning to Elanie too
(She felt happy when she share her experience with Mike rather than with Prakash).


(2)Lee
Conflict:
-Lee's dad felt awkward to be in the car with Lee(Pg 87)
-Diffrent in race about thought (Pg 88)
-Lee's dad dose not like it when Lee talks about Alau Piscopo.(Pg 88,89)
-Lee do not like to eat meat, but Lee's father want she to eat(Pg 91)

Climax:
Lee finally told her dad about her mother's death which related to David Hockney's print.(Pg 99)

Resolution:
Complete resolution.
Lee finally did not resent being a chinese as much as she did after her dad had said something.Although everything is remain unchange. Lee's dad did not felt regret as Lee solved his question in his mind.

Characters:
Lee's dad
He is decent (He being serious about Lee's mother, Pg 88)
He is radio fans(He mentioned that he spend more time listen to radio more than studying, Pg 104)

Lee
She is rude(she plays the music too loud, pg 87)
She is curious(she wonders why the marriage of Lee's parent was split up, pg 91)
She is mature(she talked like a adult, pg 93)

Alan Piscopo
He is tall(Lee said his height is six foot one,which is about 186cm, pg 89)

The most interesting part in this story is about David Hockney's print.It is because Lee mentioned that her mother's death was related to this art piece.However, David Hockney is not the murderer.I guess it is some body who is a holic inDavid Hockney's print or otherelse. Lee's mother's death also became a "wire" which linkLee and Lee's father together.


(3) A history of tea

Conflict:
Beverly's sense is totally diffrent from Tien Yee(When both of them drink tea(pg 108)
Beverly is related with Tien Yee, but their faces looked not related(pg 109)
Beverly's family background is diffrent from Tien Yee's(pg 116)
Beverly's parents had difficulty about their marriage because of race(pg 119)

Climax:Tien Yee said the truth about the relationship between he and Beverly(pg 116)

Resolution:The resolution is a complete resolution. It is because Tien Yee's family are all together eventhoguht there are diffrent in races and places.

Character:
Tien Yee:
He is poor(When he drinking tea, Pg 108)
He is calm(He is relax when he told to the reader about the relationship between he and Beverly, Pg 116)

Beverly:
She is high-class(When she drinking the tea, Pg 108)
She is tall(Tien Yee's describtion on Beverly, Pg 109)

Tien Yee's grand mother:
She is lowly-educated(she did not know English, Pg 110)
She is racist(she said Uncle Raja is an oily man, pg 112)
She is arrogant(she refused for let Tien Yee's mother come back, pg 115)

Tien Yee's grandfather:
He is brave(He didn't hide or escape , pg 120)

Uncle Raja:
He is a Ceylonese(Introduction on Beverly's family, Pg 111)

The most interesting part in the story is about the history of Tien Yee's family.It is because his family have diffrent races such as Ceylonese, Englishman and Chinese.Even thought Tien Yee's family did not like Uncle Raja, Elanie's family have difficultyabout mix-races. All the problems are solved and Tien Yee's family are being altogether.


(4) Release

Conflict:
Eileen's character is diffrent from Philip's (pg 143)
Eileen needs help, but people refused to do so(pg 144)

Climax:Eileen find herself helpless to solve the problem about her neighbour's dog because the people refused to help her. However, there is a person who want to help her.(pg 144-146)

Resolusion:The resolusion is ironly resolusion. It is because the problems have not solved yet.Even the man kill the neighbour's dog really can give Eileen "release", but thereare another problem occured and can not be solve easily.

Character:
Eileen
She is gentle(she greets her neighbour, pg 139)
She is innocent(she believes that the man will help her shut the dogs' mouth up, pg 144)

Eileen's neighbour
She is arrogant(she mataphor Eileen as a dog, pg 140)
She is rich( she has a gold bracelet, pg 140)
She is selfish(she cuts down Eileen's tree, pg 141)

Philip
He is nervous( he did not help Eileen, pg 143)
He is busy( he did not came home so often, pg 140)

The most interesting part of the story is Eileen call for help.And that person's voice in the line always apologize that "they"can not do any thing to let the dog shut up. It shows that humanscan not help anything if other people faced some problems, and it is notbecause they can not help , but they are lazy to help.

(5) An Obtuary for Fifth Aunt come late

Conflict:
Even though people said bad words on their aunt, but Author's is different from them.(Pg149,150)
In the past time, girls were treated badly. But now, girls are treated nicely(Pg 152)
Even author's aunt is a family member, her

Climax:
Author talks about how her/his aunt lived from her childhood to now.( Pg151~Pg158)

Resolution:
The resolution is completed. Even the fifth aunt was deaded and the obituary of her death had came out.
The author does not forget about her, and he can recognize the story about her very clearly.

Character:
Aunt:
She is caring(she gave Author's family things to eat, Pg 149)
She is nervous(she keep apologize when she fell off her stool, Pg149)

Grandfather:
He is rude( he always slap Aunt without reason since Aunt's childhood,Pg151)
He treat his children unfairly(he gave the goods to his boy but he treated his girl very badly, Pg152,153)

Grandmother:
She is nervous(she did not stopped her husband from abusing their children, Pg 152)
She is caring(she wanted to send Aunt to An Ting's family rather than be killed by her father, Pg 153)

The most interesting part of the story is the theme of it. The story tells me that people have to
care for their family and their friends. Otherwise, they would felt regreted if their family member passed
away. In additions, author can remember about his fifth aunt. Which means he care for her.

(6) The Past time
Conflict:
Mr Lee asked Tai Poh for going on TV, but Tai Poh rejected(Pg 213)
Tai Poh experienced the lonliness after his gang was defeated(Pg 214)
Tai Poh wanted to forget about his past, but he had met a girl he had familiar of.(Pg 215)
Tai Poh's past time is diffrent than Mr Lee(Pg 216)

Climax:
Mr Lee said his past time to Tai Poh(Pg 217)

Resolution:
The resolution is open ending, because Tai Poh and Mr Lee mentiond that it is a past time and
not the real life.

Character:
Tai Poh:
He was dependent(He grew familiar with the meaning of lonlinessPg 214)
He is not able to find job(He had jailed before, Pg 214)

Mr Lee:
He is educated(Tai Poh mentioned, Pg 213)
He is crude(He forced Tai Poh to lie the audience on the TV, Pg 213)


A girl:
She is beautiful(Tai Poh mentioned, Pg 215)

The most interesting part of the story is the background of the girl that Tai Poh had mentioned.
It is because the girl has a certain relationship with Tai Poh which we do not know. In addition,
the woman in Pg 219 may be that girl because Tai Poh had said "He could have... let's just he did."
after he bought five tickets from her.

Lit Homework(Completed?)

Q1. How is motherhood presented in any two or three stories in the collection?

Stories: Tanjong Rhu
Release
In the story, Release, it said about a woman who is being a mother has lots of pressure in her life. Therefore, her husband needs to support and encurage her. However, in this story. Philip did not support his wife, Elieen. And he is alwys busy for work, can not take out the time with Elieen. Therefore, as a mother, a support from her husband is necessary.

In the story Tanjong Rhu, it talks about a mother and the son. The son is insisting the mother to wear binoculars in order to see Tanjong Rhu which is far away from Mr Li's office. From here, the mother refuses to wear such therefore, a conflict arises. Mr Li didnt understand the mother ; doesnt attend to her needs.

Q2. Select two stories in which there is conflict between parent and child, and show how far three is some resolution of these different at the end of either welcomed, or feared.
Stories:The move

The story The Move is about moving into another house. The grandmother wants to bring along her antique things with her. However, her daughter doesnt want her mother to bring along her antique things as there wouldnt be any space. Besides, to her mother, these antique things mean alot to her; espeacially her pomegranate tree. This is what her daughter doesnt understand about her. The pomegranate tree has alot of meaning towards her.

Mid-Autumn
The story explains about a parent forced their child to do the things that she did not want to do. The daughter had made a choice for her own. Therefore, there are conflicts between her mother and the daughter. The daughter decided to go Uganda despite her mother disagree towards her daughter's choice. In the end, the mother waited impatiently for her beloved daughter to arrive.

Q3. With the reference to suitable stories, discuss how far change is show to be either welcomed, or feared.

Past time
Evening under Frangipani

In past time, it told about a human nature that they do not want to remember about a
history that they were unable to face. However, as the time washed off their fearness towards
the history. They are able to accept it. For evidence, in the past time, Tai Poh met the girl who
has the relationship between both of them, but Tai Poh was not dare to face her. And now, he can face the girl.

Evening Under Frangipani is a story which told us about a huge change of that specific person. In this case, The main role, Prakash was a nervous person who did not dare to pass his interview. However, after Eliean broke up their love. Prakash beome stronger instead of become weaker. Nevertheless, it is unfortunatly that Eliean love the person named Mike instead of continue the love with him.

Q4 How are young people and their ideals reprsented in two stories in the collection ?
How far do you agree with these people?
The Move
Mid- Autumn

The move is a story about a daughter who wants to move into another big house. Therefore, doesnt care about her mother who wants to bring along the pomegranate tree. The daughter wants a larger space for her daughter to live in. This is eventually her goal, to have a suitable life for her children

Mid autumn is about a daughter who wants to help to help other people who are in need. For example, going to Uganda. This is her goal. To help other people in need and doesnt even care about her family's/ Parents wish. Her parents disagrees towards her decision on going to help other people rather than her own family.