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Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Got Dumplings?
So depending how much you are into Asian Dramas like me, you may or may not know what the heck I am talking about.
So if you're into Asian Dramas, you probably know what Hana Yori Dango is from this above picture. It is probably one of the best dramas I have seen to date. It was very entertaining since it was based on a Manga and there were a lot exaggerated and funny parts in it. Surprisingly, it also had a very serious love story to it too. It wasn't so much apparent in the first season but it was more so in the second season and the movie that came out after the series ended. I'm now watching through the Korean rendition of this story. So without giving away the ending, I was able to find some deep meaning out of this whole story.
In the movies and TV shows we see today, I'm starting to wonder what is it that attracts us to these epic love stories? (let's admit it guys, every guy has a feminine side that urges to watch a chick flick once in a while) Let's look at some of the obvious reasons:
-We need an escape from our daily lives?
-We're lacking in our own love lives and this is kind of a substitute in the meantime?
-Our girlfriends push us into it?
-(or in some cases) Our boyfriends push us into it?
-We got nothing else better to do?
-The Asian Dramas satisfies a CBCs "inner FOB"? <-----Totally my reason sometimes.
But really...what is your reason for watching these love stories? There's no particular right answer. It's just something to think about.
But for me, I found out that the stories I like to watch are the ones that highlight the drastic ups and downs that we all go through in life and then end in one big final happy ending. Why is it that so many girls cry at a wedding when it is such a happy occasion? I think I found out that it really is just that. It is such a happy occasion that everyone starts crying out happy tears because they must know that the two who are getting married went through a lot to get to where they are and they're finally together in one emotional moment.
To me the whole epic love story highlights all the things that we want and dream about in life. Do people get satisfaction from just having things handed over to them for free? OR Do we get satisfaction from working very hard and struggling for things and finally receiving the grand reward in one happy climactic moment? I don't know about you but I rather go stick to the second one. I rather fail at something that was really hard than succeed at something that was easy. This has been part of discovering my own sense of adventure even though with some things I'm pretty reluctant to try out at times and I know everyone has that because life is filled with so many risks to take.
So here's some other things to ponder to illustrate my point further:
-Would you rather have a job handed to you from your parents or would you want fight for the job you really want and finally land that dream position?
-Would you rather win a fight against and easy opponent or lose to a very hard opponent?
-Would you rather challenge yourself with new things and or just settle with what you know and stay within your own abilities?
And one question that everyone is DYING to figure out....Would you rather settle for this one girl/guy that was easy to become your significant other OR go through many rejections from so many girls or guys and finally find your one true soul mate?
Yeah, failure hurts like a big immense time catastrophic hammer coming down on your face. (look at the bolded letters and you'll figure it out
) But that's just what make those triumphant moments so much more rewarding to experience and it is these thoughts that are helping me personally deal with failure as I start to experience life more.
Sunday, 01 November 2009
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What happenned to the other pumpkins?
So I had two pumpkins left from last Friday. I brought them home and on Saturday, one of my friends named Patrick the Pumpkin decided to have a few drinks to celebrate Halloween and this is what happened:
I told him to stop but he just kept on goin. Considering his name is Patrick and he's an Irish pumpkin, I probably shouldn't be surprised. =P
Meanwhile, Charlie my stuffed teddy bear decided to carve his own pumpkin. He did a pretty good job considering he only had his two little paws to work with.
Hope you had a good laugh =)
Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween.
Thursday, 29 October 2009
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Through a slightly tinted blue filter I saw..
In case any of you are wondering. I have not completely switched over to wordpress. I am merely experimenting with the great looking blog engine to see if I can make the blog look more professional as oppose to just another Xanga or Facebook note. Anyways, the same posts that go up here are going to be the same ones that go up on the wordpress one.
Anyways, I just finished a great career exploration program called North Shore Compass. It was great to meet so many different people and get so many different perspectives on what exactly am I here to do. I set out for this program to find more clarity on where I should go in my path in life. Just the very act of meeting these new people gave me a charge since I've almost never had the confidence to just randomly talk to people I don't know. Now my class is a pretty well bonded and gelled group of people. I almost came to tears just thinking about the program ending to day. At the same time, I wasn't crying because I also knew that all of us have our lives ahead of us to experience together as a group.
So if you're at the point in your career where you're lost and stranded on an island talking to a coconut with a happy face drawn on it. This is definitely a program that you should check out. One thing I'd suggest about the program is that if you're a firm believer in Christ like me, you might be taken aback by the visualization exercises as it is almost like a eastern meditation. I would suggest that you do what I did by turning those exercises into prayers. Pray that God will show you the images that you need to see and pray that he will protect your soul from any harmful spirits. Once, you've done that you will have a rich experience. This is the only program to my knowledge that goes into this much depth of who you are and how I can find a place that fits me.
Now you maybe wondering why the title? Well it's because in the final visualization exercise, I was visualizing a scene from my possible future that had a slight blue tint to it. I was married to a lovely wife and I had two beautiful children. My house was on a beach. outside was an open space where I would do some private martial arts instruction. Inside my house I would have a private practice for Christian counseling. The question is how much of that vision am I willing to go all the way for? I don't know yet. But guess I will find out soon as I network and do information interviews with people.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
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new beginnings new adventures
One day Freddy decided to eat Fanny. But Fanny did not like it and swam away very fast. Freddy was still hungry and decided to jump out of the water to catch a fly. Suddenly, a Giraffe intercepted Freddy in the air and ate him. Then a Jackal came by and said "Hey that was my fish." Fanny jumped out of the water and then the Jackal intercepted it. "I hope you're satisfied now." the Giraffe said. Then a skunk walked by scaring away the Giraffe, the Jackal and everything else in sight and it farted out this blog.
Thus begins the skipping stones adventures with Wordpress.
Hope you had a good laugh =)
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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Arigato Kitou-Aya
As some of you know, I have recently gotten back into my Asian stuff addiction which includes music and other media. What got me back into it? It was because of a girl named Kitou-Aya….
Okay maybe not that dramatic. But it was one of my friends that got me to a Japanese Drama called “One Litre of Tears” or “1 Littorru No Namida.” Some of you probably already saw since it has been 3 or 4 years since it came out? Anyways, I’ve recently got into it and finished it a couple of weeks ago.
Some of you people may laugh and that’s fine. But out of all the Asian stuff I’ve watched, this is probably the closest I’ve come to crying while watching something. Like enough to have tears start to well up in my eyes. I can’t say I was balling but I was on the verge. That says something for any guy like me that doesn’t really cry from watching any movies. Let’s just say this, it has affected me enough that I want to write this blog. No, this is not a cheesy run of the mill Asian love story. (ok fine, there is this one relationship in the drama but that relationship isn’t really as emphasized as relationships are emphasized in other Asian dramas.) To me, I took this drama as more an inspirational story than a love story. It was inspirational enough that it challenged the way I think about my life. I don’t want to give away any details but all I can say is check it out whenever you can.
As some of you know already, this drama was based on the diaries of a actual girl named Kitou-Aya. Even though I do not know how much of Kitou-Aya is expressed in the drama, it’s still pretty amazing that her life inspired people to make a movie AND a mini-series.
So again, the Japanese Drama is called “One litre of tears.” There’s a TV series and there’s a movie version. I recommend the TV series. I haven’t seen the movie version yet but I don’t really think it’ll be as good as the TV series.
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