In and Out of the Classroom (K1 March Summer Class)

Jared: "Line up!It's so hot...."





Jared: "It's sleeping time but i'm not asleep...see!"








Jared: "I am inside in the classroom. See what am I doing?"

The LAST DAY of Jared's March SUMMER CLASS

Jared: "It's swimming time!"

I love swimming and I'm not afraid of the pool. My teacher (M. Air)teaches me how to swim..You can see my teacher in class (M. Nok - the lady in a red blouse) and her assistant teachers...I'm always confused of their language..that's why in the class I'm always quiet...maybe it's because this is really my first time staying on class in a longer time. Last time, I was only in nursery class when nobody is going to take care of me....when my dad is out...going to Immigration Department for 90 days or when he has an interview or demo teaching...

All Time Box Office (U.S.)

Rank Title Dist. Cumulative
Gross Release
Date
1 Titanic Paramount Pictures $600,788,188 12/19/1997
2 The Dark Knight Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $533,345,358 07/18/2008
3 Star Wars 20th Century Fox $460,998,007 05/25/1977
4 Shrek 2 DreamWorks $441,226,247 05/19/2004
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Universal Pictures $435,110,554 06/11/1982
6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace N/A $431,088,301 05/19/1999
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $423,315,812 07/07/2006
8 Spider-Man Sony Pictures International, Sony Pictures Releasing $403,706,375 05/03/2002
9 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $380,270,577 05/19/2005
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema $377,027,325 12/17/2003
11 Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Releasing $373,585,825 06/30/2004
12 The Passion of the Christ Equinoxe Films, Newmarket Films $370,782,930 02/25/2004
13 Jurassic Park United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures $357,067,947 06/11/1993
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema $341,786,758 12/18/2002
15 Finding Nemo Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $339,714,978 05/30/2003
16 Spider-Man 3 Sony Pictures Releasing $336,530,303 05/04/2007
17 Forrest Gump Paramount Pictures $329,694,499 07/06/1994
18 The Lion King Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $328,541,776 06/15/1994
19 Shrek the Third DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International (PPI) $322,719,944 05/18/2007
20 Transformers Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures International (PPI), DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures $319,246,193 07/03/2007
21 Iron Man Paramount Pictures $318,412,101 05/02/2008
22 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $317,575,550 11/16/2001
23 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount Pictures $317,101,119 05/22/2008
24 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Cinema $314,776,170 12/19/2001
25 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $310,676,740 05/16/2002
26 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $309,420,425 05/25/2007
27 Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $309,306,177 05/25/1983
28 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $306,169,268 07/02/1996
29 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $305,413,918 07/09/2003
30 The Sixth Sense Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $293,506,292 08/06/1999
31 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $292,004,738 07/11/2007
32 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $291,710,957 12/09/2005
33 The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox $290,475,067 05/21/1980
34 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $290,013,036 11/18/2005
35 Home Alone 20th Century Fox, Image Entertainment $285,761,243 11/16/1990
36 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $281,576,461 05/15/2003
37 Meet the Fockers Universal Pictures, DreamWorks $279,261,160 12/22/2004
38 Shrek DreamWorks $267,665,011 05/16/2001
39 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $261,988,482 11/15/2002
40 The Incredibles Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $261,441,092 11/05/2004
41 Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Pictures $260,044,825 11/17/2000
42 Jaws Universal Pictures $260,000,000 06/01/1975
43 I Am Legend Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $256,393,010 12/14/2007
44 Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $255,873,250 11/02/2001
45 Batman N/A $251,188,924 06/23/1989
46 Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox Distribution $250,863,268 12/22/2006
47 Men in Black Sony Pictures Releasing $250,690,539 07/02/1997
48 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $249,541,069 06/04/2004
49 Toy Story 2 Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $245,852,179 11/24/1999
50 Cars Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $244,082,982 06/09/2006
51 Bruce Almighty Universal Pictures $242,829,261 05/23/2003
52 Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount Pictures $242,374,454 06/01/1981
53 Twister Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $241,721,524 05/10/1996
54 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC Films $241,438,208 04/19/2002
55 Ghostbusters Sony Pictures Releasing $238,632,124 06/01/1984
56 Beverly Hills Cop Paramount Pictures $234,760,478 12/01/1984
57 X-Men: The Last Stand 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox International $234,362,462 05/26/2006
58 War of the Worlds Paramount Pictures $234,280,354 06/29/2005
59 Cast Away 20th Century Fox Distribution $233,632,142 12/22/2000
60 The Exorcist Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $232,671,011 12/26/1973
61 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal Pictures $229,086,679 05/23/1997
62 Signs Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $227,966,634 08/02/2002
63 Hancock Sony Pictures Releasing $227,946,274 07/02/2008
64 The Bourne Ultimatum Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures International (UPI) $227,471,070 08/03/2007
65 Rush Hour 2 New Line Cinema $226,164,286 08/03/2001
66 WALL-E Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $223,808,164 06/27/2008
67 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $219,964,115 12/21/2007
68 Mrs. Doubtfire 20th Century Fox $219,195,243 11/24/1993
69 King Kong Universal Pictures $218,080,025 12/14/2005
70 Ghost Paramount Pictures $217,631,306 07/13/1990
71 The Da Vinci Code Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) $217,536,138 05/19/2006
72 Aladdin Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $217,350,219 11/11/1992
73 Alvin and the Chipmunks 20th Century Fox Distribution $217,326,974 12/14/2007
74 Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks $216,540,909 07/24/1998
75 Kung Fu Panda Paramount Pictures $215,434,591 06/06/2008
76 Mission: Impossible 2 Paramount Pictures $215,409,889 05/24/2000
77 X2: X-Men United 20th Century Fox $214,949,694 05/02/2003
78 Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line Cinema $213,307,889 07/26/2002
79 300 Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International $210,614,939 03/09/2007
80 Back to the Future Universal Pictures $210,609,762 07/03/1985
81 Wedding Crashers New Line Cinema $209,255,921 07/15/2005
82 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $206,459,076 07/15/2005
83 Ratatouille Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $206,445,654 06/29/2007
84 Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me New Line Cinema $206,040,086 06/11/1999
85 Batman Begins Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $205,343,774 06/15/2005
86 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar Pictures $204,843,345 07/03/1991
87 The Mummy Returns Universal Pictures $202,019,785 05/04/2001
88 Armageddon Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $201,578,182 07/01/1998
89 Superman Returns Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $200,081,192 06/28/2006
90 Gone With the Wind N/A $198,676,459 01/01/1939
91 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $198,542,554 05/25/2001
92 Happy Feet Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $198,000,317 11/17/2006
93 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Paramount Pictures $197,171,806 05/24/1989
94 Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox Distribution, 20th Century Fox International $195,330,621 03/31/2006
95 Madagascar DreamWorks $193,595,521 05/27/2005
96 Toy Story Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $191,796,233 11/22/1995
97 Twilight Summit Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures $191,368,000 11/21/2008
98 Men in Black II Sony Pictures Releasing $190,418,803 07/03/2002
99 Grease Paramount Pictures $188,389,888 06/07/1978
100 Gladiator DreamWorks $187,705,427 05/05/2000
101 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox Distribution $186,740,799 05/28/2004
102 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th Century Fox Distribution $186,336,279 06/10/2005
103 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs RKO Radio Pictures $184,925,486 01/01/1937
104 Dances With Wolves Orion Pictures $184,208,848 11/09/1990
105 Batman Forever Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $184,031,112 06/16/1995
106 The Fugitive Warner Bros. Pictures International $183,875,760 08/06/1993
107 Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $183,417,150 12/07/2001
108 The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Fox $183,135,014 07/27/2007
109 What Women Want Paramount Pictures $182,811,707 12/15/2000
110 The Perfect Storm Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $182,618,434 06/30/2000
111 Liar Liar Universal Pictures $181,410,615 03/21/1997
112 Jurassic Park III Universal Pictures $181,171,875 07/18/2001
113 Mission: Impossible Paramount Pictures $180,981,856 05/22/1996
114 The Polar Express Warner Bros. Pictures International, Castle Rock Entertainment $180,806,128 11/10/2004
115 Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox $180,011,740 07/27/2001
116 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures $180,010,950 11/07/2008
117 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Paramount Pictures $179,870,271 05/01/1984
118 Hitch Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI), Sony Pictures Releasing $179,495,555 02/11/2005
119 Pretty Woman Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $178,406,268 03/23/1990
120 Tootsie Sony Pictures Releasing $177,200,000 12/01/1982
121 Top Gun Paramount Pictures $176,786,701 05/12/1986
122 There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox Distribution $176,484,651 07/15/1998
123 Ice Age 20th Century Fox $176,387,405 03/15/2002
124 The Bourne Supremacy Universal Pictures $176,241,941 07/23/2004
125 Crocodile Dundee Paramount Pictures $174,803,506 09/26/1986
126 Apollo 13 Universal Pictures $173,837,933 06/30/1995
127 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 20th Century Fox $173,585,516 11/20/1992
128 Elf New Line Cinema $173,398,518 11/07/2003
129 National Treasure Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $173,008,894 11/19/2004
130 Air Force One Sony Pictures Releasing, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International $172,956,409 07/25/1997
131 Rain Man MGM Distribution Company $172,825,435 12/16/1988
132 The Matrix Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $171,479,930 03/31/1999
134 Tarzan Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $171,091,819 06/18/1999
135 A Beautiful Mind Universal Pictures $170,742,341 12/21/2001
136 Chicago Miramax Films $170,687,518 12/27/2002
137 Quantum Of Solace Sony Pictures Releasing $168,368,427 11/14/2008
138 Wild Hogs Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $168,273,550 03/02/2007
139 Three Men and A Baby Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $167,780,960 11/25/1987
140 Casino Royale Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) $167,445,960 11/17/2006
141 Meet the Parents Universal Pictures $166,244,045 10/06/2000
142 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves N/A $165,493,908 06/14/1991
143 Hannibal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Showtime Networks (Primary Listing) $165,092,268 02/09/2001
144 Catch Me If You Can DreamWorks $164,615,351 12/25/2002
145 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) $163,566,459 12/15/2006
146 Big Daddy Sony Pictures Releasing $163,479,795 06/25/1999
147 Batman Returns Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $162,831,698 06/19/1992
148 A Bug's Life Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $162,798,565 11/20/1998
149 The Waterboy Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $161,491,646 11/06/1998
150 Die Another Day MGM Distribution Company $160,942,139 11/22/2002

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)

Mar 20 - 22 weekend Archived Charts:

Select a weekendmost recent weekendMar 13 - 15, 2009Mar 6 - 8, 2009Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2009Feb 20 - 22, 2009Feb 13 - 15, 2009Feb 6 - 8, 2009Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2009Jan 23 - 25, 2009Jan 16 - 18, 2009Jan 9 - 11, 2009Jan 2 - 4, 2009Dec 26 - 28, 2008Dec 19 - 21, 2008Dec 12 - 14, 2008
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 - Knowing Summit Entertainment, LLC $24,814,000 $24,814,000 1 3332
2 - I Love You, Man Paramount Pictures $18,005,000 $18,005,000 1 2711
3 - Duplicity Universal Pictures $14,402,000 $14,402,000 1 2574
4 1 Race to Witch Mountain Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $13,004,000 $44,715,000 2 3187
5 2 Watchmen Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $6,725,000 $98,065,000 3 3510
6 3 The Last House on the Left Rogue Pictures $5,921,000 $24,047,000 2 2402
7 4 Taken 20th Century Fox Distribution $4,100,000 $133,139,000 8 2661
8 6 Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Pictures $2,700,000 $137,202,000 19 2067
9 5 Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail Lionsgate $2,510,000 $87,208,000 5 1835
10 9 Coraline Focus Features $2,143,000 $72,803,000 7 1431
11 7 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Sony Pictures Releasing $1,875,000 $141,084,000 10 1762
12 8 He's Just Not That Into You Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $1,270,000 $91,564,000 7 1302

7 Things You're Wasting Money On

1) Bottled Water

Getting your recommended eight glasses of water a day by bottle instead of tap is a huge waste of cash, says Phil Lempert, founder of Supermarket Guru. That buck-a-bottle water you down on a regular basis can really add up. (Even more so now that cities like Chicago collect an additional tax of five cents per bottle.)

Potential Savings: Spend $37 to buy a 40-ounce Brita pitcher and filter ($13 at Bed, Bath and Beyond), plus a four-pack of replacement filters ($24), and you'll be able to filter 200 gallons of water. Buy that much water in 24-packs of 16.9-ounce Aquafina bottles at Shop Rite instead, and you’d spend $283.50. Your total savings: $246.50.
2) Extended Warranties


Think twice before you shell out $10 a month for a two-year protection plan on your pricey new BlackBerry. New products tend to malfunction within the manufacturer’s initial warranty period, or well after any extended warranty has expired, says Michael Gartenberg, vice president of strategy and analysis for Interpret LLC, a market researcher. (Most extended warranties exclude accidental damage, too, so you’d still be out of luck if you drop that Blackberry and crack the screen.) To protect yourself, pay with the right credit card. Many credit cards -- including most American Express and MasterCard cards -- double the manufacturer’s warranty on purchases, adding up to another year of free protection.


Potential Savings: Someone buying a 40-inch Samsung flat panel high-def television at Best Buy for $800 has the option to add a four-year protection plan for another $150. Skip it, and pocket the cash instead. (The set already has a one-year manufacturer’s warranty.)

3) Gym Memberships

The cost of a gym membership can really rack up over the course of a year (an average of $775, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association). So make sure you're tapping into all of the discounts available to you. Check with your employer, health insurer and other membership groups like your union or alma mater to see if they offer discounts on gym and fitness club memberships, says Bob Nelson, president of Nelson Motivation, a benefits consulting firm.

Potential Savings: On your own, you’d pay $54.99 per month, plus a $49 enrollment fee, for a national access plan at Bally’s Total Fitness. Through discounter GlobalFit.com, which offers special rates for members of partner companies, you’d pay $37.80 per month plus a $29 enrollment fee for the same Bally’s membership. Over a yearlong membership, that’s $226.28 saved.
4) Overdraft Fees

Overdraft fees can run as high as $35 apiece and banks have a host of sneaky tricks that can cause even the most diligent consumer to overdraw on an account. For example, they may approve debit purchases that would put you in the red, or re-order transactions so that the biggest purchases go through first -- and deposits get processed last. To protect yourself, sign up for overdraft protection, which can cost as little as $5 to $10 a year (and is often free with high-level checking accounts), and can save you hundreds of dollars.

Potential Savings: Pay $5 annually for a connected line of credit at Citibank. It kicks in only when you overspend, helping you to avoid the $30 fee per overdraft. Mess up just four times within a year and you've saved $115.

5) Organic Produce

Sure, buying organic makes you feel like you’re doing the right thing, but it isn't always the best choice for your wallet. Fruits and vegetables like kiwis, sweet corn and broccoli require very little pesticide to grow. Others -- like avocados, onions and pineapples -- have thick or peelable skins that reduce your exposure to harmful chemicals. “Any pesticide that remains is not getting through,” says Lempert. For a handy reminder as you shop, download the Environmental Working Group’s wallet-sized organic produce guide.

Potential Savings: Organic broccoli costs $2.99 per pound at online grocer FreshDirect, which also offers conventional broccoli for $1.49. A pound of navel oranges is $4 for the organic and $2 for conventional. Someone buying a pound of each item weekly could save $182 over the course of a year.

6) Auto Insurance

“[Auto insurers] often give discounts for consumers who don’t drive long distances,” says Sam Belden, a spokesman for Insurance.com. If your driving habits have changed in recent months -- say, you’ve switched jobs or cut out pricey trips to the mall – call your insurer to ask if you now qualify for a better rate.

Potential Savings: A driver who cuts back to fewer than 7,500 miles a year could shave 5% to 15% off his premiums, depending on his insurer. Considering that the average driver shells out $817 a year on auto insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute, that saves $40.85 to $122.55.

7) Music Downloads

For the longest time, Apple iPod and iPhone owners were stuck downloading their music from iTunes, while consumers with other MP3 players couldn’t put the service’s content on their devices. But now, most online music purveyors (including Apple as of March) offer content in a DRM-free format -- meaning you can listen to it on any MP3 player. That frees iTunes users to pursue cheaper music from sites like Wal-Mart and Amazon.com. Music fans with other MP3 players may benefit from Apple going DRM-free, too. The company plans to revamp its fees in April, charging 69 cents to $1.29 per song instead of the current flat fee of 99 cents. Bottom line: Check prices on several sites before you download.

Potential Savings: “Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry costs 99 cents at iTunes, but just 74 cents at Wal-Mart and 79 cents at Amazon.com. Someone buying a song a week could save $10.40 to $13 annually by shopping around.

by Kelli B. Grant
Friday, March 20, 2009

Life Quotes

"TRYING TO BE A THAI"

Our photos from the Thai Culture Seminar at Innovative Solutions, Co. last March 6,7&8, 2009. The first day was answering the pre-test in our school, the second day was a field trip and the third day was the seminar proper.......See them below!























What is the difference of Thailand from your country? What is one word description of Thailand? What is your impression of this country? These were some of the questions that we answered before we attended the Thai Culture Seminar.
As a teacher and a foreigner of this "Land of Smile", we are asked to attend a seminar to be able to understood their culture and experienced for two to three days on how to be a Thai. We started last Friday, 6th of March by answering the pre-test (7 pages) sent through e-mail. We grouped ourselves in three and I was with Mina and Bhing's group. We helped each other in answering and Bhing contributed trough her drawing of the map of Thailad. The seminar consisted of 20 hours tackling about
Thai dance, Thai music, Thai musical instruments, Thai manner and professional Ethics. For the lattest topic, we talked about the Teachers code of Conduct, had Q & A, relating of one's experiences and were able to summarize the topic through pasting sub-topics to the major topics posted on the wall. We were asked to group ourselves into three, the green team (Mina, Tristan, Bhing, I and Beth), the pink team and the blue team. At the first, we were having the highest points but it came out at the end that the winners are the two other teams by 1 point. "Sia jai" - feeling sorry ---this was the feeling felt by Tristan because he transfered one subtopic to other major topic knowing that it's wrong but lastly it's correct. We held our Thai culture Seminar at Innovative Solutions, Co. with Miss Supatcha and the old professor who was always being consulted for every topic. At the first day, we experienced Thai Dancing and playing their musical instruments. In the afternoon, we went to Museum Siam where we answered a back to back paper full of questions that need our explanation. it's really tiring but quite okay. For the second day, we talked about proper doing of "wai", experience to do it in different levels and in the afternoon, the Thai Professional Ethics. We started at 9:00 am and finished at 6:00 pm.It's a nice seminar! Kap Khun Kha, Miss Pat!

chatting with my future sister-in-law

My youngest brother, TOX, has a girlfriend in the name of Anne. She's a very nice girl even I haven't met here in person I can say she'll gonna be a great wife......totoo ba 'to? She's very close to my family now, to my sister Mina and her kids Nicole and Nash, to Inay and Tatay, they like her much more TOX...no?????Yesterday afternoon half-past four up to maybe past 9, we use chicka buddies to communicate to each other, it's fun and what ca i say, the time passed by that I didn't notice it. Hey, Anne and TOX, love each other okay......kailan ang mainit na sabaw? hehehehe! GOD BLESS US!

The time is so slow......

We start work at 8:30 and end at 3:00, you can see it seems a short time span for us to do the work yet the time is so slow...very slow..my eyes always catch a glimpse of the clock at the left side of the computer lab, What time is it? it's quarter past 10 , it's half past eleven -Yes! it's lunchtime ....What time is it? Is it time to go home? It's thirty-seven past two.. Unfortunately, it's not.........tic..tac...tic...tac.....twenty minutes to go....almost time is up!

Everyone is busy....

Wherever I look, everyone seems serious and busy doing their work.....making lesson plans for the summer, computing grades, double/triple-checking papers, researching some topics/lessons in the internet, playing games, downloading music etc.......
It's summer, no kids.....just teachers at school....so busy...so busy.....the sound of silence, it really is! So busy trying to catch the deadlines.....knock-knock!!!!

it just caught my attention.....

Song of the Shirt a poem by Thomas Hood

With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat, in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread
Stitch! stitch! stitch!
In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch
She sang the "Song of the Shirt."

"Work! work! work!
While the cock is crowing aloof!
And work work work,
Till the stars shine through the roof!
It's Oh! to be a slave
Along with the barbarous Turk,
Where woman has never a soul to save,
If this is Christian work!

"Work work work
Till the brain begins to swim;
Work work work
Till the eyes are heavy and dim!
Seam, and gusset, and band,
Band, and gusset, and seam,
Till over the buttons I fall asleep,
And sew them on in a dream!

"Oh, Men, with Sisters dear!
Oh, Men, with Mothers and Wives!
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives!
Stitch stitch stitch,
In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
Sewing at once with a double thread,
A Shroud as well as a Shirt.

But why do I talk of Death?
That Phantom of grisly bone,
I hardly fear its terrible shape,
It seems so like my own
It seems so like my own,
Because of the fasts I keep;
Oh, God! that bread should be so dear,
And flesh and blood so cheap!

"Work work work!
My Labour never flags;
And what are its wages? A bed of straw,
A crust of bread and rags.
That shatter'd roof and this naked floor
A table a broken chair
And a wall so blank, my shadow I thank
For sometimes falling there!

"Work work work!
From weary chime to chime,
Work work work!
As prisoners work for crime!
Band, and gusset, and seam,
Seam, and gusset, and band,
Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumb'd,
As well as the weary hand.

"Work work work,
In the dull December light,
And work work work,
When the weather is warm and bright
While underneath the eaves
The brooding swallows cling
As if to show me their sunny backs
And twit me with the spring.

Oh! but to breathe the breath
Of the cowslip and primrose sweet
With the sky above my head,
And the grass beneath my feet
For only one short hour
To feel as I used to feel,
Before I knew the woes of want
And the walk that costs a meal!

Oh! but for one short hour!
A respite however brief!
No blessed leisure for Love or Hope,
But only time for Grief!
A little weeping would ease my heart,
But in their briny bed
My tears must stop, for every drop
Hinders needle and thread!"

With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread
Stitch! stitch! stitch!
In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch,
Would that its tone could reach the Rich!
She sang this "Song of the Shirt!"

Just sharing my thoughts..............

I don't know what to do....I don't know what to say.....it's hard to explain...i'm a bit stuck in a situation where it is very hard to escape....i want to have peace....i want to be MYSELF, really ME...i want to have full happiness...i just want to wake up, YES! this is it.....what will I do? It seems what I really want is not what I get nor what i have....it's a BIG QUERY in my life...., it's frustrating, it's irritating....yet that is the fact....GOTTA GO.....Gotta RUN.....Gotta swim to this drowning situation....am i going to ignore this....can't do that...can't solve it....can't move...i'm piss of it.....?????????????WHAT!