Oh, for those who don't know what that is, Densha Otoko 電車男, is a Japanese movie, TV series, novel and manga. Its about an Otaku (japanese geeks) who fell in love with a pretty and rich gal. The story revolves around how this Otaku gets his courage from anonymous web forum and its "inhabitants" to date the gal.
What really appeals to me is how raw it feels to me... like him, i'm an otaku... a games & anime otaku. Our lives revolve around these, never to go beyond. Love is like a foreign word to us.
What brings me to tears is how, being anonymous users, can band up and give their moral support to another anonymous user in a forum.
What brings me to tears is how, even a pretty gal, would choose a guy as plain looking, as geeky looking.. and an Otaku no less!
Its a love story made for the Otaku.
So. what about me? I hold no high hopes. After all, its just a tale.
But its good to cry on a good show once in a while.
Right after my previous post, i managed to call thru to my friend's phone, but it was picked up by her friend...
apparently the silly girl attempted suicide.
Took 1/2 day leave and rushed down to TTSH A&E, where some of her friends gathered. They took turns to go in and see her, but when i wanted to go, the nurse said we'd exceeded the max number of visitors. That evening i got a sms from her maid, that she got warded. Wanted to go see her that night, but got dragged by work till 10pm. Tuesday was no better, stayed till 1am...
Today? FW day till 9.30pm. Haiz, its fated, i'm not allowed to see my friend, in her darkest hour.
Called her in the afternoon, but she sounded so in need of someone to hug her... but i can't...
Sigh...
Now, tired after 2 days of late nite work... gonna sleep soon.
Just got back from Jo's big 3 birthday bash, it was fun, my first time to St. James. The music was ok, hip-hop type, but best was when the live band played.... ahahahahahah
Me and Stitchy bought her a Charles & Keith bag, hope she liked it.
Now i'm back, headache, only drank a glass of Heiniken. Suxors rite? Told ya i can't drink... haahaa
Play some game to relax abit, then its zzzzzz.........
She stood there, watching his silently departing frame, with uncontrollable tears flowing from her beautiful azure eyes. The same pair of eyes which he had once said doesn't deserve tears of sadness. But here she was, there he was, in this situation that would make a tough man cry...
She knew he had done this for the best, knew that this seperation was the only logical path to take. She knew that both their families was in debt, knew that being together would cause their financial burden to increase.
She knew it 5 years ago...
But still, she had stayed with him, giving him his mental support, when everything seemed lost. To her, it doesn't matter if he can't give her the best clothes, the best food, the best of everything. To her, these doesn't matter.
What matters is his smile, him being with her, together, through thick and thin..
Now the situation had worsened; savings were thinned; and he had to go overseas to work off the debts. He told her none of these, not wanting to burden her with these overwhelming problems. Though he never said it out, she could tell it from his eyes; his once sparkling hazel eyes are now dull and tired.
The breakup not unexpected; the stress from the financial burden had strained their relationship, many disagreements had risen because of that. But their love and affection for each other was stronger, and they stuck close, and pulled through.
But now...
As she stood there, stunned, shocked, watching the man whom she'd stuck with all these years slowly walked away, she realised that this decision was for the best for both of them. It IS for the best.
A sudden downpour ensued, soaking the two seperating lovebirds to the skin. Oh, how she'd wish the rain could take away the sorrow! Her tears mixed with the rain, so noone could see how much she'd cried, and still crying.
Looking up to the pouring sky, she wondered what she should do. Let this be? Yes, its the only logical choice. They will have a better future apart. She could find some rich guy, get married, and the financial burden would be gone; he could do the same too.
Without thinking... she called out his name. He stopped in his tracks; but with no courage to turn back to face the woman he'd love so much.
With her eyes closed, and filled with determination, she said: "Wait. please... wait. It's not like you." "Look into my eyes, lets talk about the future." "Our future may seem bleak, but together, we can make it." "I will follow you. No matter how agonizing the world is." "We have been together for so long. Let's not give up now." "Together. Let's..stay together... okay?"
With that, she opened her eyes. He had turned around, now facing her, looking at her with that eyes of his. She could see that he'd been crying all this while; the decision didn't come easy to him either.
Then, with much love and gratitude for her understanding, he said the words she badly wanted to hear coming out from him.
"Yes. Together"
With that, all the emotions he had bottled up broke loose, and he ran towards her, to hug her, to comfort her, to ask for her forgiveness...
The wet floor wasn't that forgiving though, and he slipped and fell on the cold hard floor. As he picked himself up, he found her kneeling in front of him, looking at him lovingly, caringly. He grabbed her, and hugged her tight, not wanting to let go, not wanting this woman who's willing to give up everything just to be with him go.
Togther they stayed there, hugging and sobbing.
The rain stopped. The sun appeared through the dark clouds. To them, it is a sign, a sign of hope. They picked each other up, and, hand in hand, walked towards the sun, determined to stay together forever.
He was an outcast right from the moment he was born. Momma gave birth to a litter of 4, and he was the smallest, the weakest of the lot. He was also born with a defect that the cat community frown upon, a defect that would haunt and affect his life...
He was born with different coloured eyes... one as beautiful as the big blue sky, the other as mesmerising as the calm green sea. However, it wasn't viewed as such; it was a sign of disease, a sign of the devil's advocate... a sign of destruction.
Shunned by sibling kittens and other cats, he kept to himself.. while the other kittens frolick on the open fields, enjoying their youth, he stayed close to Momma, coughing and sneezing, plagued by chronic illnesses that afflicted his weak body. Momma did her best to bring her boy up, but nothing could be done to bring the boy up.
However, he never gave up hope. He would stare up to the sky, dreaming hopes of a happy future, a future not biased against physical defects, a world free from hurt, free from pain..
Freedom...
At the age of one, Momma decided it was time for the young ones to go free.. including him. Momma would've kept him at her side a little while more, but the rules of the community forbid her, and she had no choice but to leave him, and let him fend for himself in this cruel, evil world.
Shunned by the community because of the defect, he had to wander alone, scraping a out a living. He wasn't complaining though; he kept his hope up. His chronic illnesses made him weaker and smaller than the other more healthy cats, and he was occasionnally picked upon and bullied. His body bore scars and wounds from fights; out-numbered, out-sized, he had no chance of winning at all.
Then one day, it happened.
He didn't see it coming towards him. He didn't hear the sound of horns flaring, warning him of its impending approach. He didn't know.
Then there was darknes..
When he opened his eyes, he could see, he had been hit by a speeding car. His body lay limp. He could see blood coming out from his wounds.
Tears started streaming out from his eyes. Not from the pain, but from the realisation that all that he had hoped for, all hopes for an unbiased future...
all gone...
He stretched out his him paw, and reached for the clear blue sky, trying to reach, trying to touch those skies that once gave him hope...he cried out for help...
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The Regular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sitting next to me Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory I'm not really sure how it goes But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes."
La la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum
Chorus: Sing us a song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well, we're all in the mood for a melody And you've got us all feelin' alright
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine He gets me my drinks for free And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke But there's someplace that he'd rather be He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me." As the smile ran away from his face "Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star If I could get out of this place"
Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a wife And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics As the businessmen slowly get stoned Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinkin' alone
Chorus sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song tonight well we're all in the mood for a melody and you got us all feeling alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday And the manager gives me a smile 'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see To forget about life for a while And the piano, it sounds like a carnival And the microphone smells like a beer And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum
Chorus: sing us a song you're the piano man sing us a song tonight well we're all in the mood for a melody and you got us all feeling alright
Waited from 7pm to 8.30pm for them to assemble the rig for me - Priceless Waited for Taxi @ Taxi Stand till 10pm - Priceless Having my queue cut by some stupid family - Priceless Finding out that the PSU doesn't have a power outlet for the monitor - Priceless Power cable for monitor - $6.90 Finding out that i can't get the system to run for more than 5 mins at a time - Priceless Bringing down the system to SLS for them to check - $$$ for dad's petrol costs Finding out that one of the RAM cards is faulty, and replaced it with another - Priceless Finding out that you can just copy-paste the whole WOW folder to another PC- Priceless
PLAYING WOW WITH FULL DETAIL QUALITY AND ACHIEVE AN AVERAGE FPS OF 50+ -PRICELESS
Posting the pic of my new rig and realising how messy my table is- PRICELESS
