I woke up with a good morning smile on my face, but it was ruined. It was ruined after watching a Korean film Lovers’ Concerto. Essentially, it is a story of friendship that ended with eternal separation. Like most Korean films, Lovers’ Concerto has a fragile sense to it with two terminally ill characters who eventually died leaving a friend alone reminiscing their past lives. Just thinking about the film, listening to the last letters pushes my gut deep down inside of me. Do not watch this film if you are physically or emotionally alone because it will hit you hard where it hurts.
February 17th, 2008
A few days ago I was watching Wish Ko Lang from GMA Pinoy TV wherein they covered the life of an old couple living in an island in Surigao. It is a small island and only the couple live there. They have the whole ocean providing them food. WKL covered this couple’s life because to them, these people live without electricity in a house without a dining table making them very unfortunate. I was at awe. This is exactly the life I dream of. Far away from the chaotic society living the simplest form of living one can imagine.
One might say that it is not an easy task catching fish for food, but it’s not like the couple don’t know how to catch fish or cook food. They lived their whole lives together in that island and I’m pretty damn sure they have encountered life threatening experiences and survived.
I’m not a beach person, so I might not fit in that situation, but the point is living detached from society, yet still living healthy is quite a setup. If I am to live alone deep in the mountains, far away from people, abundant in food, then it would be paradise. They say “no man is an island.” I somewhat disagree with that because with self control, one can live by himself peacefully without worries. Nick Hornby justified the phrase in his book About A Boy saying that no man really is an island because even islands are connected underneath the ocean. It may be a story I look up to, but I disagree.
December 27th, 2007
My latest addiction. Since Ruruoni Kenshin, I’ve been looking for a series worth my time. I passed on Naruto a few times because I thought it is not up to par on the seriousness of Kenshin. Even after an acquaintance mentioned Naruto, I still passed on it. However when I watched At The World’s End, Naruto Movie trailer was included in the Coming Soons and the soundtrack struck me. I thought I should give it a try and see if the series really is full of energy. A few days later, I was bored and searched for a downloadable Naruto Movie and found one. The movie didn’t really catch my attention, but I found a list of downloadable episodes…and that’s where it started.
What I really like about this series is the main characted, Uzumaki Naruto. Not because of his techniques, which he doesn’t have the best in the story, but it is Naruto himself. He has no family and most adults in the village loathe him which also means the children are also distant to him. He supports himself. I was touched when he showed his frog wallet to his mentor and telling him that he saved every bit of his mission money. He is only twelve years old and he lives by himself in an apartment. The series is very specific Naruto’s lifestyle and I think it is very important.
Do I pity Naruto? Maybe, but his lifestyle is my dream. I salute his courage and perseverance. Good job Masashi Kishimoto for creating an inspiring character. Rock on!
June 18th, 2007
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