More poems...( don't worry, not dirty love poems) haha!

Well, one of our task this week is to write poems. One is the chilli and love poem, my second one is Life & candle poem, and lastly a compulsory poem linking the words Man & mortar/pestle.

So here goes my first one, the one I did in class.

LOVE&CHILLI

Love is like eating chilli.

It hurts when its too spicy,

amazing when its just right.

All the more, chilli just leave you wanting for more

of the excitement it brings.

LIFE&CANDLE

Life is like an illuminating candle,

The fire in a candle flickers beautifully,

Just like how fickle our lives are, how short beutiful moments are.

Life is like an illuminating candle.

The single light from the candle fights against the darkness,

Although dim, still light makes it through the darkness.

Just like how in life we struggle constantly against 'darkness'

We fight slowly but surely.

Until the candle is blown out,

Until we give up.

MAN&MORTAR WITH PESTLE

Men, brash and loud,

Just like the hammering brashness of the mortar and pestle.

Men, strong and solid,

Just like the tough and solid mortar and pestle.

Tough Men, impulsive and stupid,

Just like a mortar and pestle who knows only one function: to hammer things to pulp,

without knowing restraint.

Well thats all from me. I am no Shakespeare, so please forgive me for my lousy attempt at writing poems.=)

Dirty Love Poems... ;)

Haha! Did my title post catch your eye? Well that was what we kind of did in class this week.  Mr.Radzi once again had us exploring our creative juices with fun activities again. Firstly, we were to pick 3 sets of numbers in random. Then from the numbers, we match them up with our respective words. For example, I  chose 10, so number one is represented by the word 'flower' and 0 is represented by the word 'head'.

Next, we were to form sentences out of these two random words. I think I had pretty good words matched up to form decent sentences. After that, we had to illustrate our sentence. Not too tough. THEN....next was illustrating the two words so that it becomes one. The illustration must represent clearly the two words matched up. Not as easy, but I managed.

Then came the MOST awkward and weird and exciting session. Writing a poem connecting these two words...LOVE and CHILLI.

It doesn't take a genius to know where this will head to...alot of dirty love poems! haha! It was pretty hard for me to write it...how can you write a poem about love and chilli and make it sound innocent??haha!! Maybe its just me. haha!! Then Mr.Radzi had some students read out their poems. Some where good...most of them just plain funny I would say...and there's one guy with the absolutely MOST dirty poem in the class....haha! I won't post it here though. Here is the scanned copy of the activity we did in class.

More juxtapositions...

Hello again! Here I would like to share more examples of juxtaposition.

Juxtaposition of the tower that sits perfectly in the middle of two buildings.

Taken from: http://scottfredrickson.com/?cat=3

Another juxtaposition...so that's why the chicken crossed the road..hahaha!!

Found this picture here:

http://www.heyporter.com/2010/04/matthew-porter-found-comedy-now-thats-fresh-chicken/heyporter-com-chicken/

Do you see the humor behind this? Earring and Ear-ring..A pretty neat juxtaposition I would say.

http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?p=274

An example of a terrible juxtaposition..Note the main heading and the picture..

Took this from http://teofinglett.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html

I think that is a pretty interesting blog to look at. Plenty of funny stuffs. =)

Juxtaposition

This week is all about juxtaposition and how it can be used to convey a message. Often enough, juxtaposition is used to convey a message through the means of comparision between two things. These two things may vary in terms of their physical attributes or the meaning they hold. 

There are two types of juxtaposition; juxtaposition(literary) and random juxtaposition. Juxtaposition(literary) gives a more clearer message through two very contrasting subjects and is easy to understand. This type of juxtaposition can be seen in films and tv series where the exploration of the characters in the show are displayed through comparision between two different type of personalities. You can have the peace loving guy panned in together with the violent type guy and juxtaposition is created to show or convey certain messages.

Random juxtaposition on the other hand, involves two objects moving in parallel and is often used to stimulate ideas and creativity. I think this type of juxtaposition is open to many types of message and interpretations. Here is an example that I would like to share.-->

It involves two random objects that are somehow parallel to one another. This picture here is of the atomic bomb and a tree. From this image alone we can explore diffrerent interpretations such as peace vs war,  tranquility vs chaos, calamity vs serenity, life vs death and many more.

Juxtaposition is an interesting way to represent hidden meanings and I am glad we had the opportunity to explore it this week. =)

My creative assosiative mind map

Here is the mind map I did in class when Mr. Radzi asked us to do a mindmap of the mortar and pestle.

I'm sorry if the image is not too clear. Will upload a clearer one when I fixed my scanner.

I'll just retype here what I wrote on my mind map.

POWER- In the year 20010, the mortar and pestle is a symbol of power where all ruler must wear it. The mortar as the crown and the pestle as the royal stick.

HEADACHE- In the year 20010, mortar and pestle will be used to cure headache by rolling the pestle around the head. (mortar used to contain ointment)

FOOD- In the year 20010, the mortar and pestle will be used to hunt animals by throwing the pestle to hit the target and capturing the animal with the mortar

EXERCISE- In the year 20010, the mortar and pestle will be used as an exercise equipment by tying the mortar to the back and using the pestle as a dumbbell.

MONEY- In the year 20010, the mortar and pestle will be seen as monetary value where the size of pestle will determine how much credit you have. Payment is made by chipping away somebody's pestle with the mortar.

Mind Maps...

Lesson 5: Associative Mind Maps

This week has been a really fun and entertaining class! Thanks to Mr. Radzi for the activity and fun-filled class! What we learned this week is about Associative Mind Map and how it is different from the Logical Mind Map that most of us are familiar with.

The difference between the both of them is that Logical Mind Maps list down all related issues/problems/ideas that are linked directly to the main problem. Each and every keyword are interrelated and is more suited to be used to reach a consensus or to solve a problem.




Associated Mind Maps on the other hand lists down keywords that have little to do in common with one another. Here we are able to practise diverge thinking and try to think of creative ways to link 2 words that seemingly have nothing in common with one another. For example, last week I posted a simple exercise to relate the word needle and karma. That is a part of the creative process of associative mind mapping. Associative mind mapping allows for more exploration of various possibilities and enables us to think out-of-the-box.

The associative thinking was demonstrated by Mr. Radzi who easily relates various random words to the mortar and pestle. For example, he related the mortar and pestle to the word Fashion. It was pretty interesting to see how he related the mortar being worn as a hat and the pestle as an earring!! With a little exploration of words we are able to generate various ideas and this is the main purpose of associative mind maps. So lets start being creative by doing more associative mind maps from now on! Till next time! =)

Creative Mind Map

Here is a simple mind map about me for lesson 3.

Converging and Diverging...

Lesson 3 was about convergent and divergent thinking.

Convergent thinking can be illustrated with the example of making decisions based on a single target or main goal. For instance, making a decision on which road to take to get to Genting Highlands.

Divergent thinking on the other hand is about exploring various possibilities without any limitations or constrictions. For example, a journey of soul searching where an individual wanders to various places without a specific destination.

This week we also discussed particularly about linking two totally unrelated items to one another. For example, lets say a needle and karma. Totally two different thing altogether is it not? Some people may say that its impossible to relate both of these items together, but with a little divergent thinking, you actually can.

Here is how i will relate a needle to karma. Needle --> sharp-->pain-->jealousy-->ill will-->betrayal-->crime-->punishment-->karma. This is just my opinion anyway. Perhaps there are also other better ways to link these two together.

Here is another example of divergent thinking. Linking butterflies to a ship! Could you have thought of that as well?

Creative People.

Our task given to us for lesson 2 is to find a public figure who is innovative and creative. For me, I choose the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong for this task.

It is undeniable that Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong is one of the most extraordinaire and creative entrepernuers in Malaysia. Who would ever have thought that building a hotel in the middle of the forest would be appealing as a recreation area and a potential business investment? Thus,came Genting and Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong proved to be not only a creative genius in a sense but also a very hard worker. Prior to his success with Genting came along a lot of hard work such as research study of the Genting topology. He also endured all the scepticism of others and eventhough many people did not believe in his vision, he proved them all wrong.


Genting...the place every kid loves...<3

I think that Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong is one of the best examples of people who proved that they are not only creative and innovative, but also proved how perseverance plays an important role in achieving success.