Matching Types

Directions: Do the following characters a little favor by leading their way back to <3.

Sakura & Kenshin

Kaoru & Kyo

Mikan & Shinichi

Tohru & Howl

Haruhi & Shaoran

Ran & Natsume

Sophie & Tamaki

Checklist:

Alice Academy - Mikan & Natsume
Cardcaptor Sakura - Sakura & Shaoran
Detective Conan - Ran & Shinichi
Fruits Basket - Tohru & Kyo
Howl's Moving Castle - Sophie & Howl
Ouran High School Host Club - Haruhi & Tamaki
Rurouni Kenshin - Kaoru & Kenshin

Merely listing down the names of my all-time favorite anime couples has put me in a full-blown swooning condition. Well, I just can't help but give in. 8) Anime fanatic or not, we have fancied the affection of couples around us. Be they our parents, grandparents, neighbors or even strangers, we certainly have.

Haha. If my brother reads this entry, he'll surely tease me. Not only does he know I've never been in a romantic relationship, he also predicts 30 to be my marrying age. He attributes his forecast to my homebody/bookworm/passive self, by the way.

Now that I'm practically hearing his laughter, let's go back to the said couples. Shall we? 8)

So the seven lovely pairs have spellbound me for years. And as far as the spell is concerned, there's no breaking it. Not even my realization that I'd never attend their wedding ceremonies could cause some crack.

Oh well. I admit their *coughs* love stories *coughs* give me some idea about endless marriage possibilities. At times, I relate my personality to those of the heroines' as I reflect on my brother's prediction. I even consider some of the heroes' admirable traits as I think about an ideal partner. Like Kenshin's strength or Shinichi's wit or Kyo's confidence or...

Haha. These personal ideas aside, matching real-life lovers might not be as easy as that of anime couples BUT it sure is in a Grade A status as this article shows. 8*

Eensy Weensy, Anyway

Somehow, our bedroom still looked tidy. My books were all lined up. Brother's closet seemed okay. Even the resident spiders were cooperative; none of them dared to spin a noticeable web.

Yet I reached for some rag and started cleaning anyway. "I am just killing time," I thought. Until a few arachnidan ruins showed up. There they were, enjoying their hideaway while reminiscing their more meaningful past.

Our room wasn't that neat, after all. And of course, it'll always get dirty. Dusts intend to lurk and the spiders shall multiply. Hence the maintenance. It's a lot like life, isn't it? Despite the inevitability of problems, people still choose to hold on. Anyway:

The Paradoxical Commandments
Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

Now if only I could track down those spiders and tell them that despite the current maintenance, I understand their cobweb construction anyway. 8)

Even the Jaded Ones Will Shed a Tear

With this very heartwarming video, they surely will:




As soon as my brother and I watched this, we realized how we both wanted a lion as a pet. Badly. (Job 12: 7-9) <3

I Thought I Heard Them Cry

The branches, I mean.

A few thousand days ago, our landlady wanted shelter from the sun. So she planted a black plum tree in front of her apartment complex. Yesterday, she wanted shelter from the storm. So she cut off its branches. 

I wish the tree were portable so it could be spared. But it is hers. And more importantly, she was right. As another typhoon strikes, less branches also means less risks:

The woman in the picture is her housekeeper. Someday, I'll ask her to teach me how to climb a tree. 8) By the way, here's the result of her ninja-like struggle:

It's not a pretty sight, is it? I'm sorry. When the branches were removed, some part of me was also taken away. Whew. But then again, the act was necessary for...  

         people: Safety? Check. 
                    Ample Vitamin D in the morning? Check.
         the tree: New look? Check. 
                      Another milestone? Check.
         both: "Natural Disaster-Free Future?"

Check. So cry no more dear branches. 8)