Kookie and Willie by Alfred Rogers

my teddy bear by Peter Allchin

My teddy bear and I both know
There are angels by my bed
They are standing there to guard me
When I lay my sleepy head.

I cannot see them but I know
That they are always there
Watching and protecting me...
Me and my teddy bear.

my teddy bear

Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and or nonverbal messages (Emmert, 1994). As such, it forms an integral part of the communication process and should not be separated from the other language arts. Listening comprehension complements reading comprehension. Verbally clarifying the spoken message before, during, and after a presentation enhances listening comprehension. Writing, in turn, clarifies and documents the spoken message. The Wrong Number Conversation is a conversation that occurs when somebody accidentally dials the "wrong number". Therefore, they get the "wrong person", and then the person who dialed the "wrong number" has to proceed to apologise for disturbing the "wrong person", when they rang the "wrong number". Class C For a Class C conversation, it must last no more than a minute. 95% of Wrong Number Conversations fall in this category. The two parties quickly realise that someone has got the "wrong number" conversation, and no consequences occur except for the loss of a valuable minute of someones life. Here is an example of a Class C conversation - it is very common. The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that Roland? JAMES: No. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Okay, can I speak to Roland please? JAMES: Er, there isn't anybody called Roland at this address. I think you have the wrong number. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, right. Very sorry to have disturbed you. JAMES: Don't worry. Bye. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Bye. Puts down phone. Edit Class B These conversations add another element to the confusion. Just by chance, the person who has the "wrong number" has the same name as the person who has the "right number". This can lead to more complicated conversations, but they are normally resolved fairly easily. They can also occur when people don't listen to check its who they think it is before saying what they want to say. Here are two good examples. Edit Example 1: Rushed Start The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? (learning from previous conversations) It's James here. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: HI SARAH! I JUST WANT TO SAY I KNOW YOU STOLE MY HAIRBRUSH AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT BACK I'M GONNA GET MY BOYFRIEND TO THUMP YOU SO HARD! YOU'RE A HORRIBLE BITCH! Byeee! JAMES: Er...I'm James. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh shit. Puts phone down. Edit Example 2: The Same Name The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that James? JAMES: Yes. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, hi James, you sound different. Have you got a cold? JAMES: No. Er, who is this? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Mark. JAMES: Mark...? MARK: Mark Rowntree. JAMES: Oh. I don't know a Mark Rowntree. I think you've got the wrong number. MARK: Oh, sorry. Very sorry to have disturbed you. JAMES: Don't worry. Bye. Puts phone down. JAMES: Dammit, third time today! Edit Class A Class A's are the most lethal, longest and most embarrassing "wrong number" conversations. There are a variety of reasons they can occur, due to bad quality of the line, not knowing what the person you are calling will sound like, or not allowing them to interrupt. Here are three particularly nasty ones. Edit Example 1: Bad Line The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that Jane? JAMES: (mishearing the word "Jane" as "James") Yes, how can I help you? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Have you got a cold or something? You sound different. JAMES: No, I'm fine. Who is this, by the way? The line's not very good. PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, it's Mel. JAMES: (mishearing the word "Mel" as "Phil".) OK. (feels uncomfortable with Phil) Sorry, mate. What were you saying? MEL: Well, I was just wondering if you knew any good male strippers? JAMES: (offended) What!? Why would I know good male strippers? MEL: Well you had one last year, didn't you? I need one for Katy's birthday. JAMES: (thinking of a different Katy) What!? No! But, for God's sake, mate, she's only eight! You shouldn't do that to your daughter! MEL: What? She's thirty! And I don't have kids. JAMES: Huh? (thinks he catches on) Oh, not again. You DO have kids, you do. I'm sorry I did what I did, but it's done now! No point denying it. MEL: (thinking Jane has done something, suspicious) What did you do? JAMES: Oh, for Pete's sake, YOU KNOW. Is this some kind of joke? MEL: No! And why are you mentioning Pete? You know I'm still sore about losing him. (sniffs) He was the best lover. I should have guessed he was having an affair. JAMES: (confused) What? MEL: You know! He had an affair with Sam! Gosh, she is evil. JAMES: (thinking "Sam" is his best friend Samuel) I'm sorry, let me get this straight. You had sex with some guy called Pete? And Pete and Sam? MEL: Yes, didn't you know? JAMES: NO! I didn't know! You have a partner, Phil! Think of Andrea! I know I slept with her, but I've said sorry. You don't need to do this! You don't have to turn gay! I'm sorry! MEL: (pause) Who's Phil? JAMES: (pause) You're not Phil? MEL: No, I'm Mel. Who are you? JAMES: James. MEL: Aahhh...I think I may have got the wrong number. JAMES: Okay, yeah, I think so. (laughs) I thought you had a more feminine voice than Phil does! MEL: (pause) I can't believe you cheated on Phil's partner, whoever Phil is. That's sick. JAMES: What? -Hey!!! Mel puts down phone. JAMES: OK, this is getting irritating. Edit Example 2: Unknown Voice The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Hi, it's Candy here. Can I speak to James? JAMES: Yeah, that's me. Who are you? CANDY: I'm Candy Starlot, enquiring about the job. JAMES: What job? CANDY: You know, the *ahem* acting job. JAMES: (thinking about his job) Oh, um, I wouldn't know. I'm only a set designer. CANDY: They have a set designer? Wow, I have hit the big time. Normally it's just me and a camera. JAMES: Okay...How did you get hold of my number? CANDY: It was given to me at the Private Shop. I was told you made the films. JAMES: Oh, well that's not true, I'm afraid. CANDY: Who does make them, then? JAMES: Oh, all sorts of people. I once worked for George Lucas on a film. CANDY: George Lucas? No way, you're pulling my leg. JAMES: (flattered) No, it's true. It was called "Body Heat" in 1981. CANDY: Wow. So you've been making pornos for 30 years? JAMES: (pause) No, not pornos. CANDY: Oh, sorry, bad term. I meant "explicit movies". (laughs) JAMES: No, I think you've been given a dud number. I've never made a porn film. I've never even designed the set for a porn film. CANDY: Oh. JAMES: (uneasily) Sorry... CANDY: Don't worry. Oh, but if you want to... James puts the phone down. Example 3: The Final One The phone rings. James picks it up. JAMES: Hello? PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Hi! I wa- JAMES: (cutting in) Listen, do I know you? Cos I have had so many bl**dy f***ing wrong number calls today it's not even funny. Like, not even at all funny. If you're a f***ing prankster or pornstar or whatever the f***ing hell s**t you've come up with this time, you little d**k, then I'm gonna f***ing call the f***ing police, and they will find you, yeah? I don't need your stupid little unfunny jokes okay. I've got work to do, and if I find you, little c***, then I'm gonna rip the s**t out of you and really f*** you up. So just F*** OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE! I wish I'd never got bloody involved with this Hull University initiative, cos I'm sick and tired of it you little S**TS! PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (pause) That's not a very nice way to speak to your grandmother. JAMES: Grandma? (gulps) Is that you? JAMES' GRANDMA: Yes. JAMES: Oh...um... (pause). You got a cold or something?

Listening is more than merely hearing words. Listening is an active process by which students receive, construct meaning from, and respond to spoken and or nonverbal messages (Emmert, 1994). As such, it forms an integral part of the communication process and should not be separated from the other language arts. Listening comprehension complements reading comprehension. Verbally clarifying the spoken message before, during, and after a presentation enhances listening comprehension. Writing, in turn, clarifies and documents the spoken message. The Wrong Number Conversation is a conversation that occurs when somebody accidentally dials the "wrong number". Therefore, they get the "wrong person", and then the person who dialed the "wrong number" has to proceed to apologise for disturbing the "wrong person", when they rang the "wrong number".

Class C

For a Class C conversation, it must last no more than a minute. 95% of Wrong Number Conversations fall in this category. The two parties quickly realise that someone has got the "wrong number" conversation, and no consequences occur except for the loss of a valuable minute of someones life.
Here is an example of a Class C conversation - it is very common.
The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that Roland?

JAMES: No.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Okay, can I speak to Roland please?

JAMES: Er, there isn't anybody called Roland at this address. I think you have the wrong number.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, right. Very sorry to have disturbed you.

JAMES: Don't worry. Bye.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Bye.

Puts down phone.

Edit Class B

These conversations add another element to the confusion. Just by chance, the person who has the "wrong number" has the same name as the person who has the "right number". This can lead to more complicated conversations, but they are normally resolved fairly easily. They can also occur when people don't listen to check its who they think it is before saying what they want to say. Here are two good examples.

Edit Example 1: Rushed Start

The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello? (learning from previous conversations) It's James here.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: HI SARAH! I JUST WANT TO SAY I KNOW YOU STOLE MY HAIRBRUSH AND IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT BACK I'M GONNA GET MY BOYFRIEND TO THUMP YOU SO HARD! YOU'RE A HORRIBLE BITCH! Byeee!

JAMES: Er...I'm James.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh shit.

Puts phone down.

Edit Example 2: The Same Name

The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that James?

JAMES: Yes.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, hi James, you sound different. Have you got a cold?

JAMES: No. Er, who is this?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Mark.

JAMES: Mark...?

MARK: Mark Rowntree.

JAMES: Oh. I don't know a Mark Rowntree. I think you've got the wrong number.

MARK: Oh, sorry. Very sorry to have disturbed you.

JAMES: Don't worry. Bye.

Puts phone down.

JAMES: Dammit, third time today!

Edit Class A

Class A's are the most lethal, longest and most embarrassing "wrong number" conversations. There are a variety of reasons they can occur, due to bad quality of the line, not knowing what the person you are calling will sound like, or not allowing them to interrupt. Here are three particularly nasty ones.

Edit Example 1: Bad Line

The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (realising that doesn't sound like who they thought it would be?) Hi, is that Jane?

JAMES: (mishearing the word "Jane" as "James") Yes, how can I help you?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Have you got a cold or something? You sound different.

JAMES: No, I'm fine. Who is this, by the way? The line's not very good.

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Oh, it's Mel.

JAMES: (mishearing the word "Mel" as "Phil".) OK. (feels uncomfortable with Phil) Sorry, mate. What were you saying?

MEL: Well, I was just wondering if you knew any good male strippers?

JAMES: (offended) What!? Why would I know good male strippers?

MEL: Well you had one last year, didn't you? I need one for Katy's birthday.

JAMES: (thinking of a different Katy) What!? No! But, for God's sake, mate, she's only eight! You shouldn't do that to your daughter!

MEL: What? She's thirty! And I don't have kids.

JAMES: Huh? (thinks he catches on) Oh, not again. You DO have kids, you do. I'm sorry I did what I did, but it's done now! No point denying it.

MEL: (thinking Jane has done something, suspicious) What did you do?

JAMES: Oh, for Pete's sake, YOU KNOW. Is this some kind of joke?

MEL: No! And why are you mentioning Pete? You know I'm still sore about losing him. (sniffs) He was the best lover. I should have guessed he was having an affair.

JAMES: (confused) What?

MEL: You know! He had an affair with Sam! Gosh, she is evil.

JAMES: (thinking "Sam" is his best friend Samuel) I'm sorry, let me get this straight. You had sex with some guy called Pete? And Pete and Sam?

MEL: Yes, didn't you know?

JAMES: NO! I didn't know! You have a partner, Phil! Think of Andrea! I know I slept with her, but I've said sorry. You don't need to do this! You don't have to turn gay! I'm sorry!

MEL: (pause) Who's Phil?

JAMES: (pause) You're not Phil?

MEL: No, I'm Mel. Who are you?

JAMES: James.

MEL: Aahhh...I think I may have got the wrong number.

JAMES: Okay, yeah, I think so. (laughs) I thought you had a more feminine voice than Phil does!

MEL: (pause) I can't believe you cheated on Phil's partner, whoever Phil is. That's sick.

JAMES: What? -Hey!!!

Mel puts down phone.

JAMES: OK, this is getting irritating.

Edit Example 2: Unknown Voice

The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Hi, it's Candy here. Can I speak to James?

JAMES: Yeah, that's me. Who are you?

CANDY: I'm Candy Starlot, enquiring about the job.

JAMES: What job?

CANDY: You know, the *ahem* acting job.

JAMES: (thinking about his job) Oh, um, I wouldn't know. I'm only a set designer.

CANDY: They have a set designer? Wow, I have hit the big time. Normally it's just me and a camera.

JAMES: Okay...How did you get hold of my number?

CANDY: It was given to me at the Private Shop. I was told you made the films.

JAMES: Oh, well that's not true, I'm afraid.

CANDY: Who does make them, then?

JAMES: Oh, all sorts of people. I once worked for George Lucas on a film.

CANDY: George Lucas? No way, you're pulling my leg.

JAMES: (flattered) No, it's true. It was called "Body Heat" in 1981.

CANDY: Wow. So you've been making pornos for 30 years?

JAMES: (pause) No, not pornos.

CANDY: Oh, sorry, bad term. I meant "explicit movies". (laughs)

JAMES: No, I think you've been given a dud number. I've never made a porn film. I've never even designed the set for a porn film.

CANDY: Oh.

JAMES: (uneasily) Sorry...

CANDY: Don't worry. Oh, but if you want to...

James puts the phone down.

 Example 3: The Final One

The phone rings. James picks it up.

JAMES: Hello?

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: Hi! I wa-

JAMES: (cutting in) Listen, do I know you? Cos I have had so many bl**dy f***ing wrong number calls today it's not even funny. Like, not even at all funny. If you're a f***ing prankster or pornstar or whatever the f***ing hell s**t you've come up with this time, you little d**k, then I'm gonna f***ing call the f***ing police, and they will find you, yeah? I don't need your stupid little unfunny jokes okay. I've got work to do, and if I find you, little c***, then I'm gonna rip the s**t out of you and really f*** you up. So just F*** OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE! I wish I'd never got bloody involved with this Hull University initiative, cos I'm sick and tired of it you little S**TS!

PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE: (pause) That's not a very nice way to speak to your grandmother.

JAMES: Grandma? (gulps) Is that you?

JAMES' GRANDMA: Yes.

JAMES: Oh...um... (pause). You got a cold or something?

..Hawla lyrics ..

Lyrics
HAWLA ( BY: PANIC CITY )
I-STANZA
AKO AY SYANG BINHI NG AMA
LUPA AT LANGIT TILA IISA
PANAGHOY NG HAYOP ANG DINIG NILA
PATAK NG LANGIT NGAYON AY PULA

BRIDGE:
IKINULONG ANG SARILING PANINIWALA
SA HARAP NG BERBO SIYA AY IKINATWA

CHORUS :
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HAWLANG GINTO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, SUMPA NG LUPA'T BATO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HALANG GINTO
OHH, HOOH, HOOHO,

II- STANZA
SAKOP NG UTAK GALIT AT AWA
SARILING AMA BAKIT MO NAGAWANG
BIHAGIN ANG BERBONG UTOS NIYA
LANDAS NG LUHA SA KATAWAN NG IBA.

III-STANZA
KAPIRASONG DIWA BIGKAS NG AMA
LIKHA NG HIWAGA LIGAW NA SALITA
HALIK NG TAO KAMANDAG NG DILIM
SA LAHAT NG ORAS HINDI NIYA MAATIM.

ANG BABAENG NAGHUBAD SA DALAMPASIGAN NG OBONG
                         
 Labis ang aking pagkagitla
sa unti-unting pagkalaglag
ng iyong patadyong
animo’y pilantik ng pasol
sa mayamang pamana
sa maputing dibdib mo.
Kay ganda ng pagkalatag
ng dalawang biyoos,
nakausli sa may umaga
sana’y makatitiyad ako sa ibabaw
ng aking balikhaw!
O anong sarap sumigaw ng mahinahon!
Habang lumilingon-lingon ka
Kung wala bang kasalo sa iyong pagpapabaya,
Naglagitgitan ang mga dahon,
Itinulak ng lunti ang mga laya
at nakisalamuha sa lupa;
pababa ng pababa ang patadyong
kumalat ang iyong kariktan,
‘kinalong ka ng mga alon
inakay ka ng batis
ng liwanag at lilim
hinangad ang mga lusay
upang gawing pana
sa kanilang malikmata
nilathala kang walang katumbas
sa mga hangari’t panaginip
ang iyong pusod karangalan ng Ladabi,
ang iyong kinding dalisay na Sugbuanon;
ibinintang ko sa langit
ang aking kasiyahan
pagkat ng umigkas ang bingwit
iniwan mo ng taga ang aking
kasingkasing.

YAKAPIN ANG KRIS
                    I think that this epic was came from Mindanao. A brave man who was a warrior and a hero in their place. He depend his countrymen from their enemy. He  sacrifice his self for the freedom of his fellowmen.

How the Angels Built Lake Lanao

Long ago there was no lake in Lanao.  On the place where it is now situatedthere flourished a mighty sultanate called Mantapoli.  During the reign of Sultan Abdara Radawi, the greater grandfather of Radia Indarapatra (mythological hero of the Lanao Muslims), this realm expanded by military conquests and by dynastic marriages so that in time its fame spread far and wide.

The population of Mantapoli was numerous and fast increasing.  At that time the world was divided into two regions: Sebangan (East) and Sedpan (West).   The mighty sultanate of Mantapoli belonged to Sebangan.  Because this sultanate rapidly increased in power and population as well, the equilibrium between Sebangan and Sedpan was broken.

This dis-equilibrium soon came to the attention of Archangel Diabarail (Gabriel to the Christians).  Like a flash of sunlight, Diabarail flew to the Eighth heaven and told Allah, "My Lord, why have you permitted the unbalance of the earth?   Because of the power of Mantapoli, Sebangan is now larger than Sedpan."

"Why, Diabarail," replied the Sohara (Voice of Allah), "what is wrong with that?"

"My Lord, Mantapoli has a vast population countless as the particles of dust.  If we will allow this sultanate to remain in Sebangan, I fear that the world would turn upside down, since Sebangan is heavier than Sedpan."

"Your words show great wisdom, Diabarail," commented the Sohara.

"What must we do, my Lord, to avert the impending catastrophe?"

To this query, the Sohara replied, "Go right away to the Seven-Regions-Beneath-the-Earth and to the Seven-Regions-in-the-Sky and gather all the angels.  I will cause a barahana (solar eclipse) and in the darkness let the angels remove Mantapoli and transfer it to the center of the earth."

Upon receiving the mandate of Allah, Archangel Diabarail, traveling faster than lightning, rallied the millions of angels from the Seven-Regions-Beneath-the-Earth and the Seven-Regions-in-the-Sky.  With this formidable army, he presented himself to Allah, saying, "My Lord, we are ready to obey Your command."

The Sohara spoke, "Go to Sebangan, and lift the land of Mantapoli."

Diabarail, leading his army of angels, flew to the east.  In the twinkle of an eye, the sun vanished and a terrible darkness as black as the blackest velvet shrouded the universe.  The angels sped faster than arrows.  They swooped on Mantapoli, lifting it with great care and carried it (including its people, houses, crops and animals) through the air as if it were a carpet.  They brought it down at the center of the earth, in accordance with the command of Allah.  The very spot vacated by the sultanate of Mantapoli became a huge basin of deep, blue water-the present Lanao Lake.

The waters coming from the deep bowels of the earth rose higher and higher.  Archangel Diabarail, seeing the rising tides immediately returned to the Eighth Heaven and reported to Allah, "My Lord, the earth is now balanced.  But the place where we removed Mantapoli is becoming an ocean.  The waters are rising fast, and unless an outlet for them can be found, I fear that they might inundate Sebangan and drown all Your people."

In response, the Sohara said, "You are right, Diabarail.  Go out, then, and summon the Four Winds of the World: Angin Taupan, Angin Besar, Angin Darat, and Angin Sarsar.  Tell them to blow and make an outlet for the overflowing waters."

Obeying the Master's command, the faithful messenger summoned the Four Winds.  "By the Will of Allah," he told them, "blow your best, and make an outlet for the rising waters of the new lake."

The four winds of the world blew, and a turbulence swept the whole eastern half of the earth.  The surging waters rolled swiftly towards the shores of Tilok Bay to the southeastern direction.  But the towering ranges impeded their onrush.   The Four Winds blew, hurling the waves against the rocky slopes but in vain; no outlet could be cut through the mountain barrier.

Changing direction, this time eastward, the Four Winds blew harder driving the raging waters towards the shores of Sugud Bay (situated east of Dansalan, now Marawi City).  Once again, the attempt to create an outlet failed because the bay was too far from the sea.

For the third time, the Four Winds changed direction and blew their hardest.  The waves, plunging with ferocity, rolled towards Marawi.  Day and night, the Winds blew as the waters lashed against the shoreline of Marawi.  This time the attempt succeeded.  An outlet now called Agus River was made, and through the outlet, that water of Lake Lanao poured out to the sea, thereby saving Sebangan from a deluge.

It came to past that there was a high cliff at the outlet, and over the cliff the waters cascaded in majestic volume.  Thus, arose the beautiful falls which, aeons later, was named Maria Cristina, after a famous queen of Spain.