Losing Precious Things

This week has been a little hard for me because I'm constantly feeling an ache on my hands and on my fingers. I'm not sure if this is something serious but i've been experiencing these "aches" since a year ago. My friends often tease me that is a sign of aging or any joke related to age, because they always tease me about that. Well i guess, it's me abusing my hands and it made me feel...somehow agitated on things that i won't be able to do without them.

As a freelance article writer/blogger, it pains me to say this but my hands are my assets. If something happens to them then....that would mean "BIG" trouble for me because i won't be able to do my work.

This also reminds me of my visit to the hospital a few days ago to see how my old friend "Elsie" was doing. She has been hospitalized for more than 2 weeks already and at first she thought that it was due to "kidney stone". Half of her body is paralyzed (lower half) and she can't move them at all. She said that the doctors disagree that it was a kidney stone because, kidney stones don't cause your lower half to be paralyzed.

The test results will be coming out in a few days and they believe that it has something to do with "spinal chord injury". I'm sure that she's really scared of hearing the worst case scenario for her and i hope that it doesn't come down to that.

She told me that she can't imagine herself being unable to walk again and that scares her a lot. She has a daughter and without her legs, she won't be able to support her "financially" because she won't be able to work. I tried to encourage her and i hope that I managed to ease her troubles, even for a little while.

I know that life is not meant to be easy and sometimes, it can be really hard for other people. Sometimes, we can only appreciate the simple pleasures in life like walking, seeing, hearing, talking until we lose the ability to do so. I pray that she will be able to recover from her dilemma and me to recover from my hand problems, which she told me might be "osteo arthritis" or something. Well she is a nurse herself and she's more knowledgeable, when it comes to these things when compared to me.

Well, i hope that things will get better in the near future and i pray that all our troubles will be solved in good time.

No anime reviews for this week guys, my hands and fingers are still aching and typing this post has already taken its toll on me.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Can you be....My Fairy?

This week has been pretty uneventful for me and nothing out of the ordinary happened as of late. The only thing that was worth mentioning was the prediction about the end of the world. I was like...."What today is the end of the world?" "Kewl!".

Lol....well anyways, if the end of the world does come one of these days...I just hope that i would have "lived a life worth living and a life worth dying". This is one of my favorite phrases in the story that i am writing, which is of course entitled "Dareka no Tameni" or better known as "For Someone Else's Sake/ For the sake of Someone Else".

Now enough of that, back to anime reviews =)

Ok, the anime that i would like to share with you guys today is the anime entitled "Hakushaku to Yōsei" or better known as "Earl and Fairy". First question, do you guys believe in fairies? Well...if someone asks you this "today", you might say..."NO", "Of course not".

But maybe they do exist. Not just in the realm of fantasy and our imagination, but in the real world as well. I'm not saying that i personally believe in them, but the question remains..."What if?" they do exist.

Lydia Carlton is one of those few people who has the ability to see them. Coincidentally, she is also a "fairy doctor" someone who mediates between humans and fairy. The thing is, everyone thinks she is weird because she talks to herself (actually, she is talking to fairies...but most people can't see them so they think that she is weird). Her father invited her to come to London and help him with his research. Nico a "cat fairy" and her best friend, came with her to London and they were involved into a little bit of trouble...no make that "big trouble" thanks to the mysterious and "suave" Edgar J.C Ashenbert

Edgar J. C. Ashenbert begged her to help him find the "Sword of the Merrow", which will grant him the title and privilege of the "Blue Earl Knight". Ok...let me explain a little bit on that part as well. The Blue Earl Knight is given the privilege of holding land on the "Fairy Kingdom" and "Human Kingdom" both recognized by the Fairy Queen and the Queen of Britain (I might be wrong on the Queen of Britain part, but it is a kingdom somewhere in Europe xD!). Well anyways, this guy was a smooth operator and he was able to gain Lydia's trust and together they managed to get the noble Sword of the Merrows.




He presented this to the queen and was acknowledged as the successor of the "Blue Earl Knight". Though, the real Blue Earl Knight has fairy blood in him and Edgar doesn't have it. In truth, Edgar was really a royalty and is heir to a dukedom (and from what i had read, it is the highest rank in the British peerage "use search engine for more information"). Ok, to simplify things "Edgar" was a fake. But even so, he was acknowledged by the Merrow people as their leader and thus was given the sword as proof of their loyalty.

Edgar has a very loyal servant to him in the name of "Raven". He's a buttler, an assasin and a person who carries a sprite with him as well. This sprite enables him to fight flawlessly and keeps Lydia and Edgar out of harms way. Then we have "Kelpie", a spirit aquatic horse that wants to make Lydia her bride. Well, i think that he really has affections for her but Lydia makes sure to put him in his place.

As the story progressed...romance and affection bloomed, but not enough to make you feel "soft and fluffy" inside. It's more like hmmm.... "impulsive" moments and well, i'll let you be the judge. You just have to watch the anime, to understand what i mean.

In the last few episodes, Edgar came face to face with the "real" heir of the "Blue Earl Knight". He was brought into a world that is both part of the Human and Fairy kingdom. He was about to lose his life when "Lydia and friends" came to the rescue and stopped the original Blue Knight from accomplishing his goal.

Unfortunately, this anime series doesn't have a second season and you will feel that the story is "incomplete". Nevertheless, it is a very nice anime and i hope that you guys will like it



Till next time...


Another post has been written, a new chapter has been told.
Rest assured...there are lots left untold.
I'll ask you to be patient, for i will tell you with patience...
The tales on which "baka's" only know.

Keep the Flames Burning =)

Highschool Friends and Talks about the Future

My highschool friends visited me today (around 4:45 am in the morning to be exact) and it took me by surprise. They came from a party and decided to drop by, to get some shut eye. My Best friend from highschool (Gary) and I had some serious talk about things that are happening in his life and once again it made me realize how time changed him completely. Yeah~ we were on the "might have's" and "should have been's" type of discussion and when this kind of talk happens....well even a "guy" like him can have his "Emo" moments.

He already has a son and has some problems regarding his family and has other issues as well. But, that didn't prevent us from drinking some alcohol (drinking alcohol at that time, when i should still be sleeping!) while talking about our plans for the future. At first, our talk was quite random. We talked about a lot of things. Like things that happened in the past, mistakes, faults and future plans. He said that he's going to do his best so he can go abroad after 4 years and I wished i could have encouraged him more, in what he wanted to do.

When he told me about his plans for the next four years of his life i told him this "Gary....it's impossible. You won't be able to make that happen". Of course, he good naturedly admitted that it's not going to be easy. I mean, it's not that i think that it's a little too late for the thing that he wanted to accomplish. For me, knowing him....it's impossible. Of course, that is my opinion and he said that some of his friends also said the same thing to him.

Like i said, i wished i could have given him encouragement...but i just can't do it. Maybe, i'm getting old myself and when you come to that age, practicality can sometimes cloud your judgement. I too have things that i want to accomplish and i think that my own plan is not full proof as well. But then again, i know that i can do it because i know myself more than anyone else. Maybe, i gave my best friend far too little credit and doubted his abilities to pursue his dreams and give his son a better future. Maybe four years is not as far fetched as it seems for what he wanted to accomplish. My own plan is worth three years to prepare and it may also seem impossible, if viewed by other people. I guess our own dreams and aspirations can only be done by the person that wields them.

What is that saying again?
If your mind can conceive it and your heart can believe it. You will definitely and without a doubt...achieve it.

Will the universe really pull its strings to make our wildest dreams come true, if we go all the way to make it happen? I don't know.
But miracles do happen.

When someone thinks of impossible things, they give up and they stop to do it. When they realize that others had already done it and it's not as impossible as they first imagined it would be, then they give it another chance. People really are fickle. Sometimes they go with the flow...sometimes they fight it.

Maybe the only thing that i said to my bestfriend worth mentioning is this phrase "As long as you are alive, then i guess it's possible".

Thinking back...the happiest time in my life was when i was still in highschool. It was crazy, it was wacky (we even find ourselves dancing in front of the class from time to time during our lunch breaks). We go to different places, hang out to each other's homes and live our youth to its fullest. Seriously, sometimes i wish that we could go back to those carefree days of our lives.

I don't really like to put my nose on other people's business and how they live their lives. But, i do hope that HE of all people can find the happiness that he deserve in life.

I'll post a review next time.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Can't Get Enough of Twins!

Well...it might not be the best of shows to watch, but i find Futakoi and Futakoi Alternative very interesting. Twins falling in love to the same guy is quite troublesome, multiply it with a few more twins and you'll get a headache of epic proportions. Harem made of twins? not bad =)

Nozumu Futami who happens to be the center of attention for these delicate ladies, is the type of guy that is unsure of his own feelings. He likes the Ichijo twins because they are his childhood friends and find the Sakuratsuki twins innocent and very kind. These set of twins fell in love with him and wanted him to choose between them. Not knowing what to do, he tries his best not to hurt anyone and keeps his emotions in check...to the best of his abilities.

Sumireko Ichijo and Kaoruko Ichijo are Nozumu's childhood friends and they are very close to him. Both of these twins harbor the same feelings for Nozumu and envies each other for the qualities that they don't possess. Kaoroku is a straightforward girl who likes to say what she wants to say and Sumireko is the one that likes to think things through, before doing any move of her own. In the story, it is believed that Nozumu has affection for Kaoroku but no concrete feelings has been delivered even at the end of the anime.

Yura and Kira Sakaratsuki are very rich girls who are doing their best to complete their father's test for them. Their dad wants them to experience what it's like to live as normal girls from time to time and issued a test for them to fulfill (ex: going to the store to buy something, without any assistance from anyone). They are innocent and doesn't know anything about the outside world. They became attached to Nozumu and even go out of their way to make their feelings known to him.

Well, there are a lot of other twins in the story but the story revolves around these 5. The Sakaratsuki's Butler tried to forcefully make the twins transfer, to save them from a broken heart. Nozumu did his best to convince him otherwise and that led to a chase. The ending was not quite fulfilling, but it will pass as a standard ending with both twins accepting each other as rivals for Nozumu's affection.

Now...Futakoi ALternative...is completely on a different level.



The opening song was extreme....the first episode was chaotic and if you watched Futakoi, then you would have expected something "mild and happy" to complete the setup. Actually, it took me at least 4-5 episodes to understand the story because it completely "blew me away". You will see here the same twins that are seen in the Futakoi (first anime) and the only difference is the protagonist and the main heroines this time is the "Shoujyu and Sara Twins".

In the first anime Shoujyu was the girl who was very good in drawing but has a weak body. Sara on the other hand hasn't changed her mindset from the first and it probably got even "wilder and more straightforward" so to speak.

The story is about Rentarou Futaba (called Nidaime in his neighborhood) and he runs a detective agency (which occasionally gets no customers at all). Shoujyu and Sara where his assistants and together they try to solve their cases (if they have one), one step at a time.

These two is a mystery even to Rentarou and he only found out about them, before their 16th birthday. One of them has to marry the son of their benefactor (Kimihiko) and they doesn't like the idea (but they have no choice but to accept it). In the end, Sara decided to save her sister from their fate and insisted that she be the one to marry Kimihiko.

Heartbroken and lost, Shoujyu and Rentarou spent their lives living idly. Those fleeting days changed when their detective agency was burned down (Due to Ika Fire...A squid that shoots fireballs and missiles...yeah a rare pokemon so to speak :)) ) and that is where Rentarou finally realized his own feelings. He decided to stop the wedding and together with Shoujyu travelled to Germany to save Sara. It has a very cute ending and i recommend this(wild and chaotic) anime for anyone that has a lot of "patience" and broad "understanding" in the way stupid people do stupid things.

Hope you enjoyed the first week of May and may the rest of your days be fruitful and happy as well.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!