I've been living in Tokyo for seven months now and ever since I set foot here, I'm looking forward to going to a lot of places I've never been to before whenever I come here for vacations. However, there's one in my list of to-go-to places that I've already been to but I still want to visit: Showa Kinen National Park. Why? It's because I want to witness one of the main events held in the city of Tachikawa during December, the Winter Vista Illumination. And I'm glad I was able to see it for the first time this year! Here are a some snapshots I took before my camera's battery got drained out. :-)
Park entrance
Christmas tree made of glasses
Look! In the glasses were written notes, probably by Japanese children
Breathtakingggg
Live band
Ramenya
More pop-up food stores
Light Maze
Illuminator Tree
Fantasia Train
300 yen per ride
I really enjoyed this night despite the numbing of my fingers and toes due to the cold December breeze. I'll definitely go back next year. ♥
I ran out of series to watch so I randomly browse the movie collection of a site and came across with Heartbreak Library. I read the plot and since I love books and libraries, I decided to give the movie a try. Funny thing is, I found a similarity in Eugene's character's thoughts with mine these past few days.
When someone leaves you, it's not just in body but in soul as well.
There's no good reason for liking and for disliking something. So it's simple, she just came to dislike you.
Thoughts, anyone?
P.S. A few days more and it's 2014! Happy New Year in advance, everyone! Cheers! :-)
For the past week, my Facebook news feed was bombarded with notes of friends and in it goes something like: "Using only song titles from one band, answer these questions. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "My life according to (band name)."
And since it's been ages that I last made a Facebook note, I can't find the notes tab and decided that I'll just post this here, instead. As you may have noticed, I chose Imagine Dragons, because their songs are a huge part of my playlist this year. I've included the songs' respective videos, too. :-)
ARE YOU A MALE OR A FEMALE: Selene
DESCRIBE YOURSELF: Underdog
HOW DO YOU FEEL: On Top of the World
DESCRIBE WHERE YOU CURRENTLY LIVE: Tokyo
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Amsterdam
YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION: Tiptoe
YOUR BEST FRIEND IS: Working Man
YOUR FEAR: Demons
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE TO GIVE: It's Time
I just finished reading the first book of Colleen Hoover's Hopeless series and some lines just get through me even though my life was, is and will not be the same as that of Sky.
On endings:
It's real, Six. You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake, happily ever afters that should piss you off.
On hate:
When you aren't sure what it is you hate or why you hate it, it's hard to hold on to the details... you just hold on to the feelings.
On choices:
Sometimes, you have to choose between a bunch of wrong choices and no right ones. You just have to choose which wrong choice feels the least wrong.
On defeats:
And while I could sit here and feel sorry for myself, wondering why all of this happened to me, I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining in the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I'll guarantee you, I'll never stay on the ground.
I even wrote these lines on my 2014 planner so that I can be reminded that whatever I may be thrown with at in the coming days or months, I need to get a grip of myself, always.
Maybe, just maybe, the people who "romantically" hurt me in the past didn't really mean to hurt me. Just like me and billions of others, we search our whole lives for The One. And maybe, I'm not that The One for him and a couple of others. Just as he and a couple of others wasn't the one for me.
Why does it seem like no one appreciates the things I have done and am still doing and instead they keep on pushing me to give more when I already gave them my all.
