Blue Pen and Notepad

and once again, i'm back to drawing/doodling...

 

Journey of Hope, Destination: Happiness

[IN]Adequacy

I envy those people who are living out their dreams. Those people who have the strength and power to make all of what they dream about a reality. They are simply fantastic. Amazing. And just admirable.

Yeah, okay. I know that everyone possesses that kind of "magic" and potential inside of them. I know that with all the perseverance, and our endless potentials, anything can become possible and attainable. But then, reality is a lot tougher and complicated than that. One needs more than just dreams and hard-work. Let’s be realistic. 

In this world, your passion's warm and burning flame can be exhausted by other people's shiny medals and list of awards and achievements. Your ideas and creativity sometimes do not stand a chance to a degree coming from a premiere college or university. At times, even the good luck of other people can pull you down. But I guess that's also a talent—being at the right place at the right time, or knowing the right people. 

Aside from all those, there are still lots of other factors to consider. Like if following your dream job pays well or at least can be enough to sustain your basic needs; and how your family would feel and react to it. 

Thus, I also envy those characters in the animes who are bound by nothing in reaching their dreams. Has the confidence to fly. Doesn’t let other people affect their determination. Creating a road of their own. How I wish life is that easy—with family and friends behind your back and always supporting you, with you being very passionate, self-assured and lucky, with your worth and efforts being recognized and appreciated. But unfortunately, it isn’t always like that in the real world. There are lots of uncertainties.

It may also be true that it’s only me that’s stopping me from succeeding and achieving all my goals in life. But I don’t know. Things seem to happen to prevent me from really getting there. Though I haven’t fully given up with everything. I’m still here, struggling. I just wish I have more luck and won’t be a bother to my family or others with all of my insisting. I want to be good enough. But don’t everybody?  

Charybdis' habitats 2011

start of the year habitat... new year celebration~

getting more serious with quests... and also trying to be more creative with decorating habitats~

fun picnic at the beach~

Charybdis' Habitats 2010

February habitat...

Valentine's Day habitat i won/got from completing
the quest...

Charybdis in Wonderland Tea Party...

Charybdis' habitats 2009

this is actually my second habitat. i'm not sure if i deleted the very first one's picture, or i really just was not able to take a snap of it. :p




                                       

                                    camping in the woods. :)


                      

mystical forest merchant. :p

Optimism with pessimism

Let me cry now, so that later I can smile.

Let me think and rant about all the bad things at the moment, so that later, I’ll only be left with the good ones.

Let me stay on the ground I tripped on and have my moment of weakness even for just a little while, for there is also beauty in the breakdown.

And after everything, when I can finally get up on my two feet once again, I’ll be stronger.

I may be down now, but I’ll definitely bounce back later.

Random Questions

Are you happy with your life? Do you feel fulfilled? Are you living out your dream? Or maybe you kind of got yourself walking in another path?

Are you content with the way your life is going? Are you quite satisfied with how things are going? Or do you have regrets?

Do you want to change something? Or, perhaps, go back to relive a certain happy moment in your life?

If you can go back to a specific period in your life, what would it be?

Happy Boys

The happiness you receive should be shared and spread to others. For giving happiness to others will also give you happiness... ^^v I enjoyed watching this drama. :) It’s a light, but definitely not pointless show like some says—well, at least for me. 

It follows the everyday life of the five butlers a.k.a Happy Boys who works at Lady Braganza Cafe. 

The story starts with Kyoichi (Koji Seto) Junta (Kamakari Kenta) and Kousuke (Keisuke Kato) being invited to the cafe by the owner, and after getting there, finds out that they’re supposed to work there. At first, they were quite reluctant, especially Junta, who finds being a butler ridiculous. But things happen and the allure of being a “special one” and obtaining happiness through making the ladies at Lady Braganza happy eventually worked its charm on them. 

As they work at the cafe, they got to deal with their own problems and of course, got to know and be closer to their fellow butlers: Gen (Shindo Gaku) and Kokoro (Nagashima Shugo). 

I personally think that their chemistry is great and if that cafe really exists, I would sure love to come and visit it every day. Heck, I’d even want to work there. :p Lady Braganza became a home for all of them—a place wherein they not only work, but spend time with their new found family. And isn’t a place like that very fun and comfortable to be in? It’s even enriching with all the lessons it’d help you learn. :)

But then again, no matter how harmonious a family is, there would always be a day when someone leaves. >.<  

 Although, goodbyes shouldn’t always be sad, ne? :)

Angel Beats!

This anime made me remember why I so love watching animes. Why despite being in my 20s, I’m still so addicted and just can’t let go; because animes are for everybody. It may be cartoons, but looking at their plots and storylines, one will find that it is more than just cute and stunning drawings and animation. And maybe animes are even harder to create than dramas and soap operas ‘coz aside from the normal production crew, you'd need animators and dubbers.

Anyways, going down to business...

Finished Jdramas [Feb 2011 - April 2011]

note: if you ever come across this, please know that i'm not sure if this would be really helpful to you or anybody else as i've made this more for personal purposes.
 

Atashinchi no Danshi – i super enjoyed watching this drama. i believe that all of the characters have great chemistry with one another. all the brothers are epic in their own ways... and the house. XD this drama got me laughing, amused, irritated and touched... very interesting and entertaining. reminded me how family is very vital to one’s life, and that you need not be blood-related to be considered as a family. it’s about the bond that you share—the care, the love and sticking together through whatever weather. J the ending is also very nice. i’m happy that it did not disappoint me, because i really have issues with people leaving and separations. :p   

Bloody Monday – pretty intense and serious... but totally hooking. ^^ a drama about terrorists, a group against it, and a very handsome hacker that got himself involved and is helping bring down the terrorists... well, the very handsome hacker [Haruma Miura] is actually the main character. :p and how i love him and his great and handy skills. it’s totally interesting... the twists and turns... how everything can turn around and how your friend today can be your enemy tomorrow...  

     

Buzzer Beat – Yamapi is, seriously, a quite stiff actor... but he makes it [everything] work. :D and i loved his character and actually thinks he’s perfect—good son and brother, nice friend, striving for his dream and yadda-yadda. unfortunately, his girlfriend thinks otherwise... tired of waiting for him and thinks he is being childish and immature. tbh, she’s quite a bitch, but can’t hate her because she’s Aibu Saki and i adore her. lol for biases. J anyways, i loved Kitagawa Keiko’s character, too. I’m a bit envious of her since i really, really want to learn how to play the violin. :p anyways, such a cute love story they have, helping boost each other’s confidence to reach their dreams. [PixKeiko]