Sunday, December 9, 2007

The Heavier Than Heaven : A Biography of Jimi Hendrix is a biography. The reason I selected this book because I really like to playing or listening music espeacially rock music, and Jimi Hendrix is the king of rock for me.
The story takes place in Seattle, Washington in 1942 - 1970. The most important of this story was Jimi Hendrix who has called the king of rock and roll for many people.
The story is about Jimi Hendrix life since he had born untill he died. Guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Jimi Hendrix was born in November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. Learning to play guitar as a teenager, Hendrix grew up to become a rock guitar legend. He began his career by playing in a number of bands in his youth. Hendrix later enlisted in the United States Army in 1961 and became as a paratrooper. Even as a soldier, Hendrix found time for music, creating a band named The King Casuals. He served in the army until 1965 when he was discharged because of an injury.After leaving the military, Hendrix pursued his music, working as a session musician and playing backup for such performers as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, and the Isley Brothers. He also formed a group of his own called Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, which played gigs around New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. In mid-1966, Hendrix met Chas Chandler, a former member of the Animals, a successful rock group, who became his manager. Chandler convinced Hendrix to go to London where he joined forces with musicians Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell to create The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The story ended sadly. I think Hendrix did many good music and he still be an idol for many rocker. Hendrix died on September 18, 1970, from drug-related complications. While this talented recording artist was only 27 at the time of his passing, Hendrix left his mark on the world of rock music and remains popular to this day.
The person that I like the most is Jimi Hendrix. He was the king of rock for many people before I was born ,and firs time when I listened to his music I thought he is the king of rock too.
I like this story because it is about my idol life, and I think this is a good book because it is a real life. I think people are not going to be happy entire of their life, so if we do our best before we die other people still recollect us for long time.

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Journal for Voice

Today is the first day of this semester. I have to study again and again, and my speaking skill still not improve.
so today we was studing about how to speak high and low pitch. It was weird for me because I am not get used to it.
But It may be good though.
Today we have to find a Poem becasue it is our final exam. We have to read it in correctly way. We have to pronouce ever word also. I will try to speak slowly and clearly. The teacher gave us an appointment for private lesson also. My private lesson is next week.
Today we played game about how to write the word in IPA. My team was lost but it was okay. It was so difficult.
But it was good for us to know how to say many word in correctly way.And we have to take an IPA exam next week. I am afraid about it.
Today was my first appointment and it was so bad. I spent 20 minute for just one word. " CASE " was that word because we have mix two sound together. I have to practice that word alot. I hope I can do it soon.
Today I ask my US friend that when I speak it sounds like a monotone? and he say yes a little bit. Maybe am not used to it. My teacher said Asain people use to speak flat tone or in the same tone. In English we have to speak up and down . Like when we sing a song.
Today the teacher touch us to speak every word. We have to speak lounder and slowly and clearly. Like an insane people. He said it helps a lot then OK I will try.
My problem is TH sound because my toung is very strong so it gonna be difficult for me. like the word "This That "
and The performence is coming I have to practice. and speak slowly and make up and down when I speak with people.
My Voice and Articulate is the third class in a day. I am always hungry and feel sleepy all the time. Sometimes the teacher let us lay down on the floor and take a deep breath. That time I can take a nap also. Sometimes I hear my Thai friend snore beside me. The teache likes to turn on music when we lay down and take a deep breath. The music makes us easy to feel sleep. It is good for Kay and me to sleep.
Today I had an appointment with teacher again. this time I can say "CASE" but still have another problem. TH sound was my problem.It was so weird to move my toungh out of my mouth. but I have to at first I thought it was the same like D sound but it different.
Today the time was running so fast. or It was because I was sleeping in the class. I dont know about my speaking skill much but most of the time people can understand it. So it's find but sometime I have to repeat it again and again.
Today I listen to the Voice CD and I dont know excactly which one that the teacher wants us to listen so I just listen it all. I think it was useful to listen it. to learn how to speak and to learn how to speak up and down. It depends on our emotion.
Today is the last day of appointment. The teacher said I have to practice to speak up and down because when I speak was like a monotone. and I confused he said I have to record my voice and listen to it.
Why I have to write this journal I dont know what am gonna write anymore nothing spacial for today and everyday in the past. and it not gonna improve my speaking skill. huhhhh it still be my homework.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Voc last

1Discard I try to discard something that I don't want to keep away.
2Duration The duration time of this class is 50 minute.
3Essential One of essential thing for human is medicine.
4Exhabit An artis exhabit his work on the wall.
5Juvenile Juvenile animal has protected by its mom.
6Mature Most of teenager wants to be mature enough.
7Miniature I like to play a miniature car when I was young.
8Peer I want to play with my peer neighbor when I was young.
9Sanitary Everybody like the sanitary restroom because it looks clean.
10Tragic My dream last night was very tragic, and I felt really bad about it.
11Capability My capability is to play guitar because of I can ply it very well.
12Content I was very content when I got A in math.
13Duplicate I try to duplicate many song from the other musiciant, but it doesn't look alike.
14Immense Dinosure is the immense animal in this world.
15Industrious Ant is always called " Industrious worker"
16Magnify We use a microscope to maginfy many cells in our body.
17Postpone I postpone smoking because of I have a cold.
18Presentable The basketball player has to look presentable before the game start.
19Realistic To be realistic, I am the most lacy guy in my family.
20 Stun When I knew that I had fail the test, so I was stun.
1Accurate The calculator can help us to figure out very accurately
2Bluff He has tried to bluff that he didn't kill anybody.
3Consist My rent room is already consist a water and gas.
4Discomfort My discomfort's feeling is always happend when I had a nightmare's dream.
5Elementary We have to study in the elementary school before whe move to the other.
6Latter My mom has to son and the first one is my older brother, and I am the latter.
7Modify I try to modify my table to be look nice, but I can't.
8Toxic Soda is one of the toxic drink. It's not good for our health.
9Trifle Mo mom said never trifle with a fire it is very dangerous.
10Vanity My vanity thing is playing music eventhough many people can do it better than me.