When life throws me into such a sucky situation once again, I will accept the challenge just as I did the previous time, but this time round i'll be better and stronger.

I must have been leading my life correctly so far. Why else would I have been so lucky to have met all these wonderful people in chem eng? Thank you so much guys I'm eternally grateful but at the same time I feel super bad to not be able to contribute back... I'll return y'all the favor someday, I promise!

Umbrella - Younha

On a rainy night like this, it's the best time to play this song~ :)

Naruto x700

One part of my childhood has ended with the last chapter of Naruto T-T

I was never a die-hard fan of the series, but I really like the funny elements in the earlier parts of the story so I followed it through these years. From watching the anime to reading the manga simply because it's faster to read the manga. The anime was gooooood. Other than being funny, there were many touching moments also e.g. when Asura (I think) died and Jiraiya too. Oh and the OST of course, it was a large part of the anime. When I moved over to reading the anime, it was one chapter every Wednesday/Thursday and just like that, almost 10 years has passed since I first got to know about Naruto. To be honest I kinda lost the story in between because there were way too many new characters, but I kept reading to know the ending.

The last chapter was a glimpse into the future, with all the main characters grown up with kids. It was kinda interesting because some of the couples seemed to have been put together rather forcibly hahaha. Like there hadn't been much interaction between this two characters in the story, but they ended up getting married with children LOL. Everyone's like wth in the forums I went to hahaha.

So yeah, Naruto has officially ended (okay there's an upcoming movie...). 15 years of work by Kishimoto-sensei. *applause* This brings a closure to a significant part of my childhood. It feels kinda weird right now, really. I was looking forward to the manga ending because I was really quite lost with the story, but now that it has ended, I suddenly feel sad and empty.

Next will be Bleach haha. I think I will feel even more sad when it ends because I like it more than Naruto. Most people would say Naruto is better (which I agree because Bleach is draggy and has way too many fillers especially in the anime), I feel more attached to Bleach? Maybe because I used to spam the opening and ending songs haha. I'm looking forward to the end of the series, but I know I'll feel even more sad than now when that happens :(

Brittle bones, strong heart

Caught another episode of 快乐速递 again today haha. Today was about a 2 year old girl who is suffering from this disease called Osteogenesis Imperfecta a.k.a brittle bone disease. Even when she was still inside her mother's womb, she already had broken arms and broken legs. Her bones are so brittle to the point that she could even fracture it when she coughs.

So the show actually invited another guy who is also suffering from the same disease. You may expect that it may be difficult for people like them to find jobs, but guess what, this guy is actually working in one of the Big Four. If I'm studying accountancy, I don't even know if I would dare think of working in the Big Four. Idk man, just comparing their circumstances with my own privileged life, I felt super ashamed. Is my life actually all that tough? People have it much worse, I'm absolutely in no position to whine.

Anyway just something random. I have always felt that it is kinda rude to cry over someone's, say, death or situation if the person himself or his direct family is not even crying. It's like you're not even in the position to cry if those closest to the person are not. I mean, who doesn't feel sad? By just wailing you're not gonna help at all and it just makes the family feel even worse. I know, this can be debatable, but this is just my personal take.

Urban Zakapa - I Hate You

Kindness is unlimited

I was watching Channel 8's 快乐速递 with my parents just now. They featured this 79 year old man who has been going around helping the elderly (even though he may even be older than some of them) with their personal problems and organising events for them. It's already respectable enough that he devotes his time to help people instead of enjoying his retiree life. Okay he did say that he enjoys helping people, but I'm just comparing him to most other people who probably would spend their time doing activities that are less tiring.

I didn't expect it when the show mentioned that he himself is facing financial difficulties. He has no source of income after retiring, he lives apart from his wife (probably some disputes) and relies on the public assistance scheme (I think) for money. I'm not too sure how much he gets from this scheme but according to my parents it's around $450/month. Other than this amount of money, he basically is broke. Can you imagine? Besides food, transportation and rental, he mentioned in particular that he dreads it when an elderly passes away because it means that he would have to fork out approximately $30 per funeral for the 白金. So if in a month he has to attend 3-4 funerals, that means $100 off his budget. Okay it may sound like he just doesn't want to give the money, but ultimately he needs to meet his own needs right.

Despite his financial situation, he still goes around helping people and spreading happiness. If this doesn't deserve respect then I don't know what else does.

Pornsak mentioned something along the lines of how this shows that as long as you have the devotion, anyone can help another person irregardless of your circumstances.