Dear Chibi,

Yesterday Ray organised an awesomely cool outing to celebrate his belated 22nd Birthday :D YAAAY!
Jacky and I met up with Ray, Burpy and MZ at Macquarie Centre at 2pm for some ice-skating fun! I was a bit surprised by the number who backed out on this actually XD I thought everyone would like ice-skating, it’s a fun activity.  I knew I was excited about it- I haven’t been ice-skating in a really really really long time! This isn’t to say I could actually skate though- I can’t..XD  but that doesn’t make it any less fun. (I’m preparing myself for upcoming ski trip!)

Me and Jacky (who was the pro-icekskating camera man for the day since I would FAIL holding a camera on ice, lol)

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Dear Chibi,

In the early morning of 16th July 2009, we received a phone call from Canley Vale’s Aged Care, informing us that Grandma won’t be able to make it much longer. I knew this would eventually come, but now that the news is here…I was scared.  It is really happening? Is this it? Will we never see her again? :’(

We rushed to the Aged Care and found her lying in bed, breathing heavily. She was unconscious and was only kept alive because of the oxygen mask. It was an extremely tearful moment. We were calling out to her, screaming and yelling.. but she didn’t respond at all. She wasn’t going to wake up..

At 10.12am, dearest Grandma passed away. I’ve never witnessed something like this before.. Time came and took her away.

Today was her Funeral Service, we saw her for the last time. I recalled all those fun times we had when I was a kid. All those random and silly moments too. From making her carry all our school bags and taking off, to playing mahjong with her using 5 cents. She use to sit with Kaz and I watching Mark play games and we’d tell her the story and what was happening. I use to get nightmares a lot frequently, and everytime when I was scared, I’d hop in Grandma’s bed and sleep with her – I felt secure and safe.

Now that we came to this final closure, Grandma, may you rest in peace. I love you and miss you so much. You’ll always be remembered ♥

Dear Chibi,

In my previous post I mentioned I might give Nodame Cantabile ago again because of Ueno Juri’s awesome portrayal of Ruka from Last Friends. Since then, I’ve finished it and surprisingly, I really enjoyed it this time! Previously, I gave up after episode 3, but it seems the story starts getting better at episode 4. My my.

What really drew me in the story was the relationship between the clumsy and messy Nodame, and the arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist Chiaki. It was very very cute! XD There were very few romantic scenes of them together but that makes it all worthwhile in the end when they do kinda of get-together.

Aside from them though, I wasn’t as interested in the other characters- so it was a good thing they got the most screen time! Eita and Mizukawa Asami from Last Friends also played some part in this drama, except I liked their characters more from Last Friends. It’s quite interesting watching this comedy after the serious nature of Last Friends, but it gives it a nice balance. Their characters are totally opposites- especially for Ueno Juri. Even now I find it hard to believe Ruka and Nodame are played by the same person… @_@ You would understand if you watched them both. XD

I can’t wait to see the special, and the 2 movies :) Ahh…Chiaki senpaiiii!! ♥ >_<!

Dear Chibi,

For the past few nights I’ve been watching a j-drama called ‘Last Friends ラスト·フレンズ’ . I haven’t seen something this emotional since NANA. (Thanks Somps~)

Fake displays of strength and avarice have become meaningless
I’ve been in love with you since that day
When I’m free, with time to spare, there’s no life in being alone
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love

Oh… Just a little more
Don’t you give up
Oh don’t ever abandon me
If the cruelty of reality tries to tear us apart
We’ll be drawn more closely to one another
Somehow, somehow, I have a feeling we’ll be able to stand firm
I’m just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love..

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