Thursday, November 30, 2023
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Nov. 28 (T), 2023 皇朝一日記要 A Day in the Imperial Court
This episode is a satire about a conversation between an emperor and his close subjects, regarding recent happenings of the domestic and international chaos and faux pas , which ended with a dare-devil's question about the legitimacy of the monarchical power and a focus on the coming up big election in Formosa.
Monday, November 27, 2023
Nov. 27 (M), 2023 HOW -The Art of War ? Is selectingable, and trustworthy politicians for a better society, a luxury, or a daunting chore? 選賢與能, 講信修睦...
This episode is a satirical conversation among several political junkies regarding how a regime uses all the possible media/network to focus on influencing the young generation's cognition (the cognitive warfare - a part of unrestricted warfare strategies) to sabotage the coming up big election in Formosa.
Sunday, November 26, 2023
Nov. 26 (Sn), 2023 It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.
Note:
While writing this episode, some memory surged into my mind.
I still vividly remembered during the early stage of online learning development, as long as the online courses were available, it was not only students who fought to get more online courses, but also faculty members, so eagerly grabbing as many online sections as possible. (One thing needs to mention is that it happened in a Tech College, not a typical university. To my understanding, more faculty in the universities than in the tech colleges had tendency not to embrace online teaching quickly due to deeper concerns and "leverage", not just the cumbersome issues regarding using tech in teaching).
Surely, as the online courses evolving into mature stages, more "surveillant " mechanisms were developed, and the demand in the standardized instructional design with accountability and rigorous assessments became norm, and then, "teaching" (ya, properly speaking, facilitating) online classes would need more considerations for some embracing online-teaching faculty.
Before I had opportunities to facilitate online courses, my face-to-face classes were pretty good in teaching evaluations. As time moved on, my teaching status (seniority - when the union functions had not been deprived by a governor) rising, and I got a variety of delivery formats, except face-to-face, including teleconference/web-conference, ITV (interactive TV), and blended/hybrid. In fact, I spent much much more time, enthusiasm, energy, and engagement on my face-to-face classes than on my other online/partially online courses, but the teaching evaluations of the latter (except hybrid) tended to be higher than those of face-to-fact classes. This pattern repeated in every semester which hit me hard and triggered a reflection on my teaching philosophy associating the relevant teaching-n-learning community. This paradoxical phenomenon even impalpably planted a seed of leaving my beloved teaching calling (after 17 years in the position, that vague inner skepticism turned into reality). I did conduct an action research in this regard. Due to being a part of this teaching community, some information, needed to be gently rendered. Now, I retired, some reminiscence, if time available, I might share. Stay tuned.
While writing this episode, some memory surged into my mind.
I still vividly remembered during the early stage of online learning development, as long as the online courses were available, it was not only students who fought to get more online courses, but also faculty members, so eagerly grabbing as many online sections as possible. (One thing needs to mention is that it happened in a Tech College, not a typical university. To my understanding, more faculty in the universities than in the tech colleges had tendency not to embrace online teaching quickly due to deeper concerns and "leverage", not just the cumbersome issues regarding using tech in teaching).
Surely, as the online courses evolving into mature stages, more "surveillant " mechanisms were developed, and the demand in the standardized instructional design with accountability and rigorous assessments became norm, and then, "teaching" (ya, properly speaking, facilitating) online classes would need more considerations for some embracing online-teaching faculty.
Before I had opportunities to facilitate online courses, my face-to-face classes were pretty good in teaching evaluations. As time moved on, my teaching status (seniority - when the union functions had not been deprived by a governor) rising, and I got a variety of delivery formats, except face-to-face, including teleconference/web-conference, ITV (interactive TV), and blended/hybrid. In fact, I spent much much more time, enthusiasm, energy, and engagement on my face-to-face classes than on my other online/partially online courses, but the teaching evaluations of the latter (except hybrid) tended to be higher than those of face-to-fact classes. This pattern repeated in every semester which hit me hard and triggered a reflection on my teaching philosophy associating the relevant teaching-n-learning community. This paradoxical phenomenon even impalpably planted a seed of leaving my beloved teaching calling (after 17 years in the position, that vague inner skepticism turned into reality). I did conduct an action research in this regard. Due to being a part of this teaching community, some information, needed to be gently rendered. Now, I retired, some reminiscence, if time available, I might share. Stay tuned.
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Accidentally, I found a few old posts. Some of them, more or less, have relevance to the above topic.
(I can say that I am not a Luddite. Shamelessly speaking, not only do I have a computer science minor degree, but also I earned a Ph.D. in learning technology. Perhaps, due to this condition plus a social science/art background, these non-mainstream thoughts entangle with what my terminal degree program aimed at?)
(I can say that I am not a Luddite. Shamelessly speaking, not only do I have a computer science minor degree, but also I earned a Ph.D. in learning technology. Perhaps, due to this condition plus a social science/art background, these non-mainstream thoughts entangle with what my terminal degree program aimed at?)
More relevant info: https://ci8395.blogspot.com/p/issues-regarding.html
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Nov. 18 (Sa), 2023 叟, 不遠千里而來, 為何? 得何? You haven't seen nothing yet !
This episode described something happened
expectedly-n-unexpectedly,
purposefully and non-purposefully during the 2023 APEC of two big shots.
The non 0-sum game gave each deserved and undeserved gains
happily and unhappily.
expectedly-n-unexpectedly,
purposefully and non-purposefully during the 2023 APEC of two big shots.
The non 0-sum game gave each deserved and undeserved gains
happily and unhappily.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Nov. 16 (Th), 2023 A Gently Choreographic Duel of An Odd Couple. / 喜相逢, 招募多國當佈景; 哥倆好, 雙簧忽悠娛眾生
This episode satirically depicted two leaders from the opposite ideological camps, gathering at the particularly orchestrated "Sideline" meetings to partially fulfil mutual psychological, economic-political Urgent Needs.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Sunday, November 12, 2023
Nov. 12 (Sn), 2023 Butter and Guns 啟蒙自由 與 富國強兵
This episode is a satire regarding the W. Korea’s emperor visiting the US. (APEC), including lampooning the current mysterious social-economic-military black-box operations and various conspiracies of the potential coup and assassination from the political dissent groups.
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Nov. 9 (Th), 2023 Song for Today 南國土佐を後にして
Share one of my most favorite songs: 南國土佐を後にして. Such a beautiful song, in fact, is associated with war. According to an interview, it was teacher Mr. Takemasa who missed his student/the interviewee, serving in the battlefield, composed the melody
mixed with Kochi/高知 Tosa/土佐 folksong. (Most soldiers of that battalion were from the Kochi prefecture).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2lpdH4iI7Q
作曲/Composer, (原曲, 採譜, 整理, 改編); 作詞/Lyricist : 武政英策 (Takemasa Eisaku)Singer: Xena LCH #202
都へ来てから
幾歳 (いくとせ)ぞ
思い出します
故郷 (こきょう) の友が
門出 (かどで) に歌った
よさこい節を
土佐の高知の 播磨屋橋で
坊さんかんざし 買うをみた
月の浜辺で
焚火 (たきび)を囲み
しばしの娯楽の 一時を
わたしも自慢の 声張り上げて
歌うよ土佐の よさこい節を
みませ見せましょ
浦戸をあけて
月の名所は 桂浜
國の父さん 室戸の沖で
鯨釣ったと 言う便り
わたしも負けずに 励んだ後で
歌うよ土佐の よさこい節を
言うたちいかんちゃ
おらんくの池にゃ
潮吹く魚が 泳ぎよる
よさこい よさこい
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Note: The original song is said to have been spontaneously created and sung by the 236th Army Asakura Infantry Regiment (Whale Unit). It was also related to teacher Takemasa who missed his student serving in the military, and wrote this song mixed with Tosa's folksong, based on an interview with the student, Tatsuro Yamashita in "Pia."
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
Nov. 6 (M), 2023 共剷旗 The Flag of Hammer and Sickle
A brief translation in English.
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An old post of International Human Rights Day, last year 2022:
UK, and the US. translated versions, attached below.
The British version
Lyricist: Eugène Pottier
Arise, ye workers from your slumber,
Arise, ye prisoners of want.
For reason in revolt now thunders,
and at last ends the age of cant!
Away with all your superstitions,
Servile masses, arise, arise!
We'll change henceforth the old tradition,
And spurn the dust to win the prize!
Chorus
So comrades, come rally,
And the last fight let us face.
The Internationale
Unites the human race.
(repeat)
No more deluded by reaction,
On tyrants only we'll make war!
The soldiers too will take strike action,
They'll break ranks and fight no more!
And if those cannibals keep trying,
To sacrifice us to their pride,
They soon shall hear the bullets flying,
We'll shoot the generals on our own side.
Chorus
No saviour from on high delivers,
No faith have we in prince or peer.
Our own right hand the chains must shiver,
Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
E'er the thieves will out with their booty,
And to all give a happier lot.
Each at his forge must do their duty,
And we'll strike the iron while it's hot.
Chorus
The US. version:
The Internationale
Lyricist: Charles Hope Kerr
Arise, ye prisoners of starvation!
Arise, ye wretched of the earth!
For justice thunders condemnation:
A better world's in birth!
No more tradition's chains shall bind us;
Arise, ye slaves, no more in thrall!
The earth shall rise on new foundations:
We have been nought, we shall be all!
Chorus
'Tis the final conflict;
Let each stand in his place.
The International working class
Shall be the human race!
(repeat)
We want no condescending saviors
To rule us from a judgment hall;
We workers ask not for their favors;
Let us consult for all.
To make the thief disgorge his booty
To free the spirit from its cell,
We must ourselves decide our duty,
We must decide, and do it well.
Chorus
Toilers from shops and fields united,
The union we of all who work:
The earth belongs to us, the workers,
No room here for the shirk.
How many on our flesh have fattened!
But if the noisome birds of prey
Shall vanish from the sky some morning,
The blessed sunlight still will stay.
Chorus
Lyricist: Billy Bragg
Stand up, all victims of oppression
For the tyrants fear your might
Don't cling so hard to your possessions
For you have nothing, if you have no right
Let racist ignorance be ended
For respect makes the empires fall
Freedom is merely privilege extended
Unless enjoyed by one and all.
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
Let no one build walls to divide us
Walls of hatred nor walls of stone
Come greet the dawn and stand beside us
We'll live together or we'll die alone
In our world poisoned by exploitation
Those who have taken, now they must give
And end the vanity of nations
We've one but one Earth on which to live
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
And so begins the final drama
In the streets and in the fields
We stand unbowed before their armour
We defy their guns and shields
When we fight, provoked by their aggression
Let us be inspired by life and love
For though they offer us concessions
Change will not come from above.
So come brothers and sisters
For the struggle carries on
The Internationale
Unites the world in song
So comrades come rally
For this is the time and place
The international ideal
Unites the human race
The Internationale, a quasi national anthem of several countries is a very very interesting song (with an English caption)-, ironically, banned by the "CCP-Regime" recently...
(很有意思的是, 現在西朝鮮國, 最害怕人民唱這個歌, 即使是一句, 也不行!)
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國際歌 The Internationale 國際歌 The Internationale | ⦇中文字幕⦈
"The Internationale" (French: "L'Internationale", [l‿ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal(ə)]) is a left-wing anthem. It has been a standard of the socialist movement since the late nineteenth century, when the Second International adopted it as its official anthem. The title arises from the "First International", an alliance of workers which held a congress in 1864. The author of the anthem's lyrics, Eugène Pottier, an anarchist, attended this congress. Pottier's text was later set to an original melody composed by Pierre De Geyter, a Marxist.
It is one of the most universally translated anthems in history.
It has been adopted as the anthem of the anarchist, communist, socialist, democratic socialist, and social democratic movements." "
Refer to : "Did you know that the composer of 'The Internationale' was Belgian?". Focus on Belgium. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
