R a h R a h ' s C o r n e r

1 Litre of Tears

2009-06-07T03:22:00.000-07:00

Saturday, June 06, 09 @ 9:00 pm

Warning: Spoiler Alert!

I have shed 1 litre of tears today.

Literally.

I woke up unexpectedly early today, so I decided, for once, to make use of my morning wisely. And guess what? I actually opened the math books gathering dust in my room! Can you believe it? After two months of bumming around, I was finally inclined to study! For two hours, I attempted to understand college algebra and calculus... BUT!

I ended up sleeping. (Hahahaha)

When I woke up, it was already noon, and I found out that everyone (sans my aunt) went out to grocery shop. Feeling bored, I looked for something I could do (studying was out of the question!) and suddenly remembered that my mum bought a DVD of ‘1 Litre of Tears’ the other day.

I watched it.

My gosh. I haven’t cried as much as I had when I was watching it. The first few episodes earned floods of tears from me. My aunt who was down by the kitchen got worried to hear sobbing sounds (yes, I was that loud) – only to find out that I was watching. And just at that moment, when I looked absolutely pathetic with my hair messed-up and tears on my face, my parents and siblings returned from grocery shopping and saw the state I was in.

They laughed.

Anyhow, for the rest of the afternoon, I was on the J-drama marathon. Each episode was actually around 45 minutes long, so you could imagine my face sticking right in front of the monitor for eight hours straight (no kidding!). And the tears just kept flowing, my friends. 1 Litre of tears, indeed.
Oh, Episode 8 and 9 are my favourites. Mainly because there were Aya x Haruto moments (insert fan girl scream here), and I really loved the part when the entire class sang their choir competition piece as a goodbye. I laughed when Haruto actually started the singing. Oh! And when he confessed to her! “I like you. Maybe. Probably.” (insert another fan girl scream) And when they went out on a date! The dolphin analogy was so cute. I couldn’t help but giggle. Honestly at first, I never thought that Haruto wouldn’t consider Aya as more than a friend in the series, but just as a really close friend, you see? How terribly wrong I was. He loved her. ♥_♥ It just frustrates me that he didn’t show up in her funeral though. It seems like he had moved on. (sigh)

Aya thought that she couldn’t fulfil her dream of helping people after her condition worsened. But just by trying her hardest to continue living was enough to move and change the hearts of people. I am greatly inspired by this series, and I recommend it to everyone. Ah well, it will depress you guys a lot. But in the end, you’ll experience this light feeling and gain a determination to look forward to every day with a smile on your face, ready to confront any obstacle that will come your way.

1 Litre of Tears, without a doubt, deserves its 9.9 out of 10 rating. It made me cry. It made me laugh. It made me squeal my head off with the Aya x Haruto moments. But most importantly, it taught me an important lesson: Live life to the fullest. Never give up. Keep moving forward.

P.S: Did anyone ever notice how important revelations are never actually revealed verbally, but found out accidentally? The characters always accidentally hear something they aren’t supposed to hear. Well, I simply wanted to point that out. Just a tiny observation from moi.

P.P.S: Oh, and... I actually find Doctor Mizuno attractive. Hahaha. Just saying.

P.P.P.S: I was suddenly reminded of my dream to become a doctor... I guess I’ll give studying another shot. Godspeed to me.

The Return of the Household Chores

2009-06-05T02:28:00.000-07:00

Household chores have finally returned!

Yipee! Yipee— NOT.

The house helper who stayed with us for two years disappeared out of the blue one day, leaving the house an absolute mess… and a responsibility for me. My parents were furious because she had the audacity to leave without saying goodbye (and leave a mess!).

But before continuing, I’d just like to give a warning: Anyone who knows me well is already used to my continuous whining, so if you’re reading this and don’t know me personally… well, good luck with the succeeding rants/ whines/ complaints because I’m going to vent everything here.

As I was saying, I was left with a pile of chores I haven’t had for a long time. I’m up for helping around since I know how difficult it was not to have a helper in a household of five. But I’m not entirely a big fan of washing dishes, and how lucky I was to have that job. I would rather rearrange stuff and dust off dirt though. *sigh* I know I may sound really whiny at the moment, but you have to understand how savage my siblings can get (especially when the food’s really good). Oh, and there always had to be a sort of appetizer before the ‘main course’ and a dessert before they had back to their previous activities. So you can imagine the mounts of plates used. Right after the meal, the dining table isn’t a pretty sight. Trust me.

I’m pretty sure at this point, you’re asking yourself why the heck you’re reading something about dishwashing, but it’s your fault for clicking on this page. Not mine. LOL.

Anyway.

I’m frustrated with these kinds of things because I’m a fifteen year-old student who is still ignorant of the things that actually happen in a household. I’ve been reprimanded countless times to get my butt off the couch and start to learn the intricacies of surviving alone namely, laundry, ironing, cleaning and cooking – the essentials you have to be familiar with when you get to college – but I never heeded their requests.

So with our situation right now, I have a feeling that it won’t be long before I was asked to do laundry and stuff. Yes, I know I need to learn about these things for the near future, but a little whining is no crime, right?

The End of Review Classes

2009-06-04T03:01:00.003-07:00

My summer review class in Ahead officially ended today... and I'm going to miss everyone in AP7! It's a pity we only had one month to get to know each other. Especially with Natalie, Tim, Alex, Bea, Ralph, Kirsten, Martin, Trina, Trish, Arian, Menna, Denise & Patricia. (Ayn, we'll still see each other in school. Haha).

*Natalie: What's up, Homie??? Thanks for the good laughs and the LadyGaga fangirling. You're so coool (haha), grabe! Where's the bear? Where?! Haha! You're the best seatmate, girl! I love you and take care always!
*Tim: Sorry if I never let you read the outlines in my notebook! It's all rubbish, really. You'll just be wasting your time reading it. Hahaha. Thanks for making me smile! I'm glad you were my seatmate.
*Alex: Ei, fellow EIC! Goodluck with Mcdo, okie? *winks* Anyhow! I had so much fun listening to your stories, and hopefully, I'd be able to share one of my own (an interesting one!) in the future. Which reminds me... I still didn't get to talk to Tezuka. *sniffs* TOP 1! IDOOOL!

*Bea: My fellow writer and faithful believer! Thanks for all the fun moments! I'll try to attend one of your worship services one time! I'm going to miss you~
*Ralph: Rolp! Hehe! I never got to lend you my Dvds! Haha. Thanks for being such a nice classmate. I had fun talking to you in YM that one time. Hahahaha. Despite the randomnes. Take care! Oh, and you're a good dancer pala... you should have danced with Trish when she had to do a consequence in front of the whole class!

*Kristen: Hey! Hey! Thanks for the fish origami you gave me! It's still inserted in my Ahead notebook. Lol. I wish we could have talked more in class! You're really fun, Kristen. Hope we still stay in contact with each other~
*Martin: Hayden!!! Thanks for making me laugh all the time! You really make my Ahead day, you know? You're so kulit and funny, grabe! Take care!
*Trina: Bella! Where's Edward? Hehe! Hey, since our campuses are just right each other, we should meet some time, eh? I'd love to hang out with you again!
*Trish: We never got to eat the mangoes together! Hahaha! Anyway, thanks for being a really awesome classmate. Ahead won't be as it was if it weren't for you. Thank you! I just wish that we could have talked more often. Take care! :)
*Arian: Hey, hey, hey! Thanks for being such a nice seatmate! I had fun talking and laughing with you! Lol. Especially when the class becomes so random, yeah. Take care!
*Menna: We should have schemed with the rest to bring mommy and daddy together, noh? Haha! Sayang! Thanks for being really nice and friendly to me! I'll always remember you as the girl who wrote really fast on the board. LOL. XD Take care!
*Denise: Hey, girl! Honestly, the only reason why Ayn and I entered CANS that afternoon was to check whether you were really the one sitting inside. Haha! We should totally hang out there some time, huh? Try the nail art din! It's awesome. XD
*Patricia: Ore-sama!!! Hahaha! You don't know how happy I was when I found out you were an anime addict, man! It's a shame we didn't get to fangirl that much.... maybe during the refresher, huh? Whatdya think? Lol! Oh, and I'm going to join your forum if I find the time. XD Thanks for the anime moments! I'm going to miss ya!

Right after our simulation exam in DLSUCET, we all went straight to Jom's house and partay-ed! LOL. I loved the food and I kept returning to the kitchen and trying out everything. I'm such a glutton, I know. :D Oh, and we played rock band in Jom's room (his room was sooo blue by the way), and I was laughing really hard when Vitto and Lans started singing. Cracked up moments, as in! Ayn wanted to sing, and I kept insisting that she gave it a try, but she refused. We lounged in Jom's living room for quite a while, just listening to everyone's chatters. Only when all the boys went down, Ayn, Alex, Kristen and I went up to Jom's room and went wild. Haha. Ayn didn't have second thoughts of singing anymore. We had to leave shortly right after getting wild though, so we missed one hour of fun. I wonder what happened...

Well, this day is considered highly significant because it marks the end of Ahead. I'm both ecstatic and sad about it actually. Ecstatic because no more waking up at friggin' 5 am in the morning everyday. No more going home for lunch with all energy drained. No more bloody math problems. But sad because I'm going to miss my class a lot...

I LOVE AP7!!!