Poem about a plea from sister to her brother when he left for war.

You've been there for me
Through it all
You're always there to catch me
When I start to take a fall.

If I do something bad
You'll take the blame
And for all of that
I am feeling shame.

I never did tell you
All the things I felt
Like how I really love you
And in my heart you'll dwell.

You protected me from the world
That left the bruises on your face
All the tears and scrapes
I wish I could erase.

When my life fell apart
You patched things up
You took care of my heart
When times got rough.

With just the warmth of your touch
You saved me from the world
You loved me so much
But my love for you was not said.

If you knew what I knew
Maybe you'd stay home
If you heard what I didn't say
Maybe I wouldn't be alone.

If you could see the part of me I hid away
Maybe you could see
How much I want you to stay
Here at home with me.

You may think I don't care
Because I never show it
But I'll always be here
And I hope you know it.

Wish we could go back
We can start over again
I don't want to be alone
I need brother I need a friend.

If you think of me
While you're protecting the country
Think of how much you mean to me
And how proud I am of you, Donny.

Remember I will be here
When you're at the battle field
I'll be here for you
As you're love shield.

Do not leave this world
While you're over seas
Do not leave this little girl
Do not leave me.

If you do have to go
Before I say goodbye
Remember I love you so
As you begin to fly.

Remember I will be here
Through and through
Remember I will always care
Just as much as you do.

You've done so much for me
And yet I not for you
I hope you will forgive me
For all the things I didn't do.

Our Progress Table - Week one, 23/03/2011

What we aim to archieve:

1. Finish up the 10 diary entries.
2. Finish making the 10 artefacts that are needed for the scrapbook.
3. Planning of the settings and characters that were present in the story line.
4. Finih updating the blog on our progress.
5. Burning of diary entries and artefacts so as to make it look "old".
6. Planning of how to decorate scrapbook and organising the contents in it.
7. Post pictures of artefacts and diary entries

We have completed:

1. Writing of the 10 diary entries.(most of it done)
2. Planning of settings & Characters used in the story.
3. Finding and making of the 10 artefacts( Except for some)
4. Buying of brown paper.
5. Updating the blog.
6. Finding the materials needed for bothe artefacts and scrapbook.
7. Finalizing of events used in scrapbook.

We have not completed:

1. Burning of diary entries & artefacts.
2. Planning on what are we going to do with the scrapbook.
3. Deciding on how to organize the entries and artefacts into the scrapbook.
4. Finish up the remaining diary entries.
5. Finding of some artefacts.

Areas we want to improve on or change:

1. Making of artefacts. (try to make it nicer)
2. The contents in the diary entries.(The checking of the wording used)
3. Writing of entries and artefacts in cursive.

Things we will bring in the next lesson:

1. "old Paper"
2. Lighter
3. Newspaper.
4. Colour Pencils.
5. Coloured markers.
6. Coloured paper.
7. Scrapbook.

Material needed for the artefacts and scrapbook.

1. Scrap-Book.
2. "Old" Paper.
3. Coloured Paper.
4. Colour Pencils.
5. Coloured Markers.
6. Lighter( For burning the paper)
7. Camera( For taking photographs of bicycle and other artefacts etc.)
8. Newspaper.

*If there are any other material needed, we will update the post ASAP!

10 events that we are going to use and write about in our scrapbook.

Each events that we are going to write about is being accompanied by one artefact. (Related)


1) A diary of how tae-yul and his family felt when they were being ordered to remove the rose of sharon tree planted in their garden.
2) Diary entry of tae-yul's report book.
3) An entry of how tae-yul felt when his bicycle was being taken away by the japanese soldier.
4) Entries of letters written by tae-yul to his family when he was working as a kamikaze.
5) A diary entry on uncle and his colleagues altering all the newspaper relating to the korean runner
    and was being arrested by the japanese soldier.
6) A diary entry on the phamplets dropped by the american army, outside sunhee's and tae-yul school.
7) An entry of the rubber ball that that was given out by the japanese imperial forces.
8) Sun-hee's diary entry that had been burnt by the Japanese.
9) Entry of sun-hee teaching Tae-yul Kranji.

10 evdiences/artifacts from the novel i want to consider using for my scrap book

1) The leaf/rose of the sharon tree
2) Photographs
3) Letters posted to sister(sun-hee) when he was a kamikaze pilot.
4) Pamphlets dropped by the American Air-Craft outside Tae-Yul and Sun-hee school.
5) Picture of Tae-yul bicycle that was being confiscated by the Japanese soldier.
6) Textbooks about kanji and report book
7) Sun-hee's badge for scoring well in kanji
8) Sun-Hee's little dragon
9) newspaper uncles had changed, featuring the korean runner.
10) Sun-Hee diary entry.
11) Tae-yul & sun-hee rubber ball.