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～花咲ける青少年、第１５回

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

This week in doodles.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

I'm impressed by whoever is the email respondent at C-HS side, that they are accurate with the personal titles.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

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~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

你如此执著于名正·言顺，我也如此。
不虚不实，不可亵玩焉……

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

I've got peace like a river..

These lyrics resonated with me for these few days..

I've got peace like a river.. I've got joy overflowing.. I've got love everlasting.. in my soul!

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Higashino Keigo's mysteries

There is something about 东野圭吾 Higashino Keigo's mysteries that always left me craving for something more in humanity.

I would say that, in this entire novel, he detailed the heinous crimes and wrongdoings of the antagonist explicitly. Yet his verdict and final stroke on sculpting the antagonist never fails to evoke compassion towards the obvious bad guy. We are left with disturbing emotions, which then force us to reexamine our label on the bad guy, whom we find that they are merely victims in life who unfortunately took the wrong path, or was led down the wrong path, or in the wrong circumstances. Their remorse, their guilt, their faith and belief in love and love for their loved ones, these are laid out in good view for your scrutiny and judgment.

In contrast, he shed some light on the not-so-glamourous side of the good guys/victims and we see flawed heroes/victims. Then you really think hard -- are they really the good guys/victims? are they really the bad guys?

I just read his novel Utsukushiki Kyouki 美丽的凶器 (美しき凶器) recently. The description of crime is boring, you know where the description ends (though you wouldn't know the twist in the story). The juxtaposition of three parallel storylines are slightly disjointed (yet the whole is the sum of the parts). His touch on anatagonist's feelings is minimal. There are reasons for this -- the character of the antagonist tends to be aloof, robotic and unfeeling. Perhaps that is why I didn't really like it. However, the final few paragraphs of the novel changed my entire perspective towards the antagonist (and even my perception towards the novel's readability). At that moment, you realized the unsaid, unspeakable, inexpressible feelings of the antagonist is the last missing piece of jigsaw. It's as though you read the entire novel, just to reach that last few conclusive lines of the novel. All for that enlightening and perception-changing moment.

[Spoiler: She was a unknowing puppet that was controlled by the doctor, who unscrupulously made her conceive time and again, just to take advantage of the developing cells during pregnancy with addition of medicine to develop super-human bodies and muscles. As a side effect of the medicine, a miscarriage is inevitable at the third month. Despite not delving much into her feelings and emotions throughout the novel, you finally realize that she has feelings even when she killed without battling an eyelid. At that moment when she hunted down her final prey for her revenge stint, she showed her weakness -- emotions -- when she saw a pregnant woman. The only words that were muttered before she was gunned down, were "Ba--by."]

The people who mistook evil for good, the good who took on evil for various motives.. how do you even know that you define someone well enough? Do you know a person well enough to determine if they are good or bad, more good than bad, or more bad than good, or bad with a little good etc? What role does circumstances play out in these scenario? Would things have been different from that turning point if another scenario happened? The infinite possibilities, all sprung up from that little voice at the back of your head (起心动念), which could lead you down to where you will land yourself in in future.

I am glad to have such mind provoking novels to read, where you read not just for the storyline, but to reflect on issues. (Similar to this novel would be 盛夏的方程式 （真夏の方程式） / 嫌疑犯X的献身（容疑者Xの献身）, which were made into movies!)
So long to trashy blogs.


Sidenote: In fact, his portrayal of characters are just how I love the badass guys in various shows and anime, who show twinge of kindness (Tyki Mikk and Sebastian, my two favourite flawed-bad-guys, haha. Incidentally, both seiyuus are cast in Hanasakeru Seishonen. Whee. =) )

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Perspectives & Opportunities.

"You see a mouse trap. I see free cheese and a fucking challenge."

~ Scroobius Pip

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

もし、私は悪いの人 、どうしよ。

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花咲ける青少年

超爱这部动漫的开头和片尾曲！除此之外，里头的声优都是我非常非常欣赏的！！ :)
森川智之（其实一开始是为了他而看的）、福山润、小野大辅、柿原彻也、浪川大辅！
wheeee~ :)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

好攰

點解無論我點訓，訓幾耐，幾時訓，訓得幾好，一閉眼至天明，點解我定係咁攰叻？
好似有病咁，成日好攰。
點可以解決？

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Google made smart.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Tumblr gift.

Thank you for the pleasant surprise and moving images of galaxy lookalike-glitters. Haha.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

不悦

终于等到无丝竹之乱耳，无案牍之劳神的一天，………………却因某些敷衍塞责之事而发生了让人极度不悦的事情，搞砸了这个原本应该完美的一天。
我完美的星期三星期四（urghs....已经星期四了！！ ）就那么郁郁闷闷、无精打采、提心吊胆、愤愤不平、怒气冲冲、百思不解、头昏脑胀、愁眉不展地度过了。=(
虽说不开心是一天，开心是一天，但是外境（因为不能离境，note the dripping sarcasm）逼迫，你能开心吗？？？

希望此时已风平浪静，不要再耍什么烂花招，奢望别人帮你善后！ 
解铃还须系铃人。

放了我吧，让我好好地休息！

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

なにがほしい

いま、本当におつかれた。
じゆううが欲しい。
それて、家族がもんだいない。会社会長がもんだいない。 それは、わたしのもんだいか。
何でわたしの信念がいない。
にげろか。どこへ行くか。
誰か、助けて。

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Fervently writing and scrunching up my To-Do listS lately. At least thrice day, it has become a fetish.
Not as though there's any changes to it, but I seemed to keep reminding myself that there are things to be done. MANY.
Now to limit it to one list. ONE. 

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

For a change, I was watching Underc*ver B*ss USA episodes 1 and 2, and it sort of resonated with what my friend had said ages ago. Really knowing what all your staff is doing through the bottom-up approach, and most importantly, not to forget how you've had been one of the bottom-ground staff, how it was to be one and how you've slowly gotten to where you are today.  (Though to be honest, one of the bosses took over parents' company and the other bought over a company without working from the roots, so not exactly what I am saying here)
I like the humane side of how some of the underc*ver bosses dealt with the problem, and they take the problem with a proactive approach instead of reprimanding and pointing a finger at what's wrong. Furthermore, I admire their grace and fortitude in taking these complaints right smacked in their face.
There are indeed so many things we can learn from others.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Gimme a break.

历史重演 （1） （2） ……不过是为了截然不同的理由。内心那股炽热的欲望，日渐燃烧。


(from this entry)

策划，下一个______。

请，跟我来。

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

The irony of loneliness.

~ Douglas Coupland, Shampoo Planet

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

遗失的乐观。

以此为题。

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

精彩語錄（二十）

今天有几位童鞋来拜访，还没见过我的改变。他们其中一位劈头一句：
你换头发了啊！
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Really?!

Four plus minutes video and I am not even bored watching her babble, can't get enough hearing her voice and seeing her cute reactions.
She's just sho kawaiiiiiii~~~ *beams*

I think she is my remedy for sad days and on days in need of laughter and smiles. =)

 

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Rare find: So, ten years ago, my handwriting is still pretty good eh. I'm pleasantly surprised. Haha.

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~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

好攰。

黎排我成日緊張﹑擔心嘅嘢，真係又發生咗。
講真，真係食唔消，招架不住添。
我先前總谂，咁總算可以安安穩穩﹑輕鬆下。點知，計畫跟不上變化。
有冇咪可以幫下我？我真係真係真係真係真係好好好好好好攰。
依家嘅狀況唔似我冇晒自己嘅嘢要做咁，我總要其他責任要完成嘎。
真係辛苦。。。
你話畀我知，我有咪能力叫晒佢哋幫下手姐？唔係我要求麼權或者身份，但係咁綁手綁腳，點做嘢？他人唔會畀你咪同情，但係一樣要求你交出一百八仙嘅成績。
有責任心嘅人，真係累死自己。
咁嘅事，真係費事同人講。。辛苦自己往肚裡吞。

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Job Burntout

The American Psychological Association’s David Ballard, PsyD describes job burnout as “an extended period of time where someone experiences exhaustion and a lack of interest in things, resulting in a decline in their job performance.”

Read here

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