What's Life Got In Store For Us? - Promises of Life

“Life can never be perfect,” they say. Yes, life can never be but we can find ways and means to live it up about perfectly. It has plenty of ups and downs. We don’t know what’s going to happen right at this moment when you are reading this but I’m pretty sure you have some safety precautions on how to avoid such catastrophes.


A line that struck me is that, “We may not have everything to enjoy life but we have life to enjoy everything.” For me, this simply means that even though we don’t possess the riches that others have, we can still enjoy life because it stores aplenty for us. In fact, happiness can’t be found in material possessions yet it only gives us satisfaction or reward from all the noble things we have done.


What about this quotation? “Life is just so unfair.”


When can we say that life is unfair? Maybe, you say it when you are experiencing misfortunes or when someone is treating you unfairly. When already experienced such, we dare to make it up to ourselves that we would not go across with it anymore as a saying would go, “Experience is the best teacher.” I dare say, people learn from their mistakes. For example, you weren’t careful of handling a vase and broke it. The next time you handle a vase; you would do it with such extra care so that it would not break anymore. See? Sometimes, we do not realize it but accidents only happen when you’re not careful.


Well, what more could I say? I’m sure some people or most of us had already this kind of experience: you’re happy then something wrong happens. It sometimes disappoints us and we ask ourselves, “Why would this kind of thing happen in such wrong time?” You could associate these events with this line, “Everything happens for a reason.” Events may happen because they are meant to be or they happen for such purpose but why does it happen when we’re enjoying something? One answer that could come into my mind is that: there’s a time for happiness and there’s a time for sorrow. If we try to think, our bad experiences count more than our good ones, don’t they? Come to think of it, if we don’t experiences such upheavals, we wouldn’t learn these lessons life has stored for us. Lessons in which would teach us to become stronger than were before, teaching us that: through all these ever-clashing storms, the sun would always rise up and there are some things that await us at the end of the rainbow. A rainbow tells me that, Rest Assured, I’ll Not Bend Over Worries.” Let no worries overcome you! Go forth and you can do it!


Here's a poem related to the feature:


Twelve Ways To Keep Smiling


* Hold on to your dreams, and never let them go

* Show the rest of the world how wonderful you are!

* Give circumstances a chance, and give others the benefit of the doubt

* Wish on a star that shines your sky

* Take on your problems one by one and work things out

* Rely on all the strength you have inside

* Let loose of the sparkle and spirit that you sometimes try to hide

* Stay in touch with those who touch your life with love

* Look on the bright side and don’t let adversity keep you from winning

* Be yourself, because you are filled with special qualities that have brought you this far, and that will always see you through

* Keep your spirits up

* Make your heart happy, and let it reflect on everything you do!


- Douglas Pagels

F.B. – Feverishly Beautiful – Fruits Basket Mania




A Brief Start…


It all began from the pages of Hana to Yume Magazine, the shoujo manga anthology from Japanese publisher Hakusensha, also home of Kare Kano and Angel Sanctuary.


Japanese Name: Furuba

Mangaka: Natsuki Takaya

Birthday: July 7

Horoscope: Cancer

Blood Type: A

Place of Birth: born in Shizuoka, raised in Tokyo

Hobbies: Video Games

Color: Light Colors especially green and blue

Food: abalone and gum – dislikes green peppers


Before the Fruits Basket fever even started, Takaya-sensei already had big pre-fruits series namely: Geneimusou and Tsubasa O Motsu Mono (Those With Wings). Because of her huge success for manga, she won the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award for Shojo Manga. Later on, Hakusensha and TV Tokyo teamed up to turn Fruits Basket into a 26-episode anime series.


Source: Fruits Basket Volume 1 Manga published by Tokyopop


Plot Synopsis:

Tohru Honda, a 16-year-old orphaned girl who is invited to live in the house of the Sohma Family by her classmate, Yuki Sohma, his cousin, 27-year-old Shigure Sohma and 16-year-old Kyo Sohma after found living in a tent because of her mother's death and the want not to be a burden to her grandfather. Little did she know, that these young men hold a horrible curse, which lies within their family that is when hugged by the opposite sex, they would transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac. Will she be able to keep this secret, which hold horrible cruelty and heartbreak?


In Depths…


I never thought that I would love Fruits Basket this much and I never expected that it would totally bring out the strike in me. Though the manga did not end up with my favorite pair, Yuki et Tohru *sorry to all Kyo et Tohru fans but I like them more*, the Sohma curse was finally broken, Akito was no longer in vain and she has moved on. In fact, I was stunned when I found out that Akito is a girl! I mean, she sounded like a guy in the anime and it that episode where she visited Yuki in school or perhaps to give warning to Tohru, he was a man! Moving on, the series was having that dark atmosphere at first but as it progresses, it was fun and crazy-to-be addicted with.

I have here some fun pictures in collected from the series. As I am still working and learning how to put links for playlists, affiliates and download links, enjoy these stuff while it lasts! Cheerio!



Links for Fruits Basket:

Fruits Basket Official Site (Japanese)

FUNImation Official Fruits Basket Site (English)

Natsuki Takaya fan site (French)


.. into the anime heat ..




In the Solemn Side…


Are you watching anime? Are you the typical kind of person who gets attracted to it? Perhaps, we have a seen a lot of people putting commentaries about it and we wonder, “What is ANIME?”

Anime is not your ordinary cartoon show. The anime is adapted from the manga or Japanese comics, drawn, made and published. It can come in various genres and timelines. Timelines may vary depending on the story like: Ruruoni Kenshin, which gives a picture of the Feudal Era of Japan unlike Chobits, which shows modern Japan.

Ok, that was a short introduction but what does it really tell us?

In my opinion, I would say anime depicts a lot of faces of today’s generation. It mostly focuses on what this generation is all about including its lifestyle and way of living. What more can I say, pictures say a thousand words; the more animations say it all.


Catching the Glimpse…


Anime is sure sizzling hot! It’s so cool! I admit that I am a certified anime fan. I got myself hooked to it last December 19, 2005 *funny, I still remember that date*, when I first watched Fruits Basket, which turned out to be my no. 1 anime. My best friend recommended Fruits Basket that time and since I had nothing to do since it’s Christmas break, I gave in and never thought that it would be the start of being an anime fan. It was a one-week continuous airing in the network so in a flash, it’s done but I never stopped. I watched more anime from other networks and my being a fan continues to grow with such admiration. I would search every anime I watch including its stuffs like: music and pictures. I was never tired of it in fact, I find it interesting because for this almost 3 years of being an anime fan, I could never count the sites I went to just to search for the particular information and if I can’t find, I would find myself puzzling those questions.

I’m sure you have concluded that I am an anime addict and anime obsessed *you know, crazy with all the anime stuff*. Anyways, what you think of me is fine because I think I couldn’t agree more with you *laughs*… but instead of having those remarks of being called such, it’s much better to hear: certified anime fan, don’t you think? *winks*


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