Monday, July 23, 2007
時をかける少女
This entry is like.. 3 weeks late. Or somewhere around there. Basically it's so late that I can't remember exactly how late it is. But of course, I'll start off this entry with some bitching, which is for this week, not for 3 weeks (or something) ago.
So anyway, yet another Saturday of NDP NE show. Almost the same as the previous week, though things ran more smoothly since we had more experience. I felt rather satisfied at the end of the day, but 荷叶饭 had to spoil it by finding something to argue with me about. He claimed that I was accusing him of not doing his job properly during the dispersal, which I did not, simply based on my harsh tone. What did he expect? We were in a hurry to disperse the students, so did he expect me to grab a GS table and bench n sit down and slowly sort out the matter with him? Obviously I was in a hurry to get the problem settled so my tone might not have been the best possible one. So he ended up confronting me at the end of the day. Brainless fool. Did he expect me to say, "Yes, I was blaming you for your incompetency in the situation just now. You could have done better." Hot-headed freak who doesn't use his brain to think for a moment before he confronts people. I'm not one who goes around trying to wreck my relationship with people. He doesn't realize that it wouldn't have done either of us any good if I had really tried to make it seem as if it was his fault. And after my explanation, he was still dissatisfied and said, "我不懂啦!你以后小心你讲的话!" Lamer. Wasted my time explaining to him (I was using a REALLY humble tone. And no, I'm not being sarcastic here.) and spoiled my mood for the night.
Alright, on to the main topic of this entry. So anyway, about 3 weeks ago, I watched this Japanese animated film called 時をかける少女 (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo; The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). I don't suppose anyone would consider this as a spoiler since anyone who wanted to watch it would have done so by now. I think. So anyway, the story is about this girl, named Makoto, who discovered that she had the ability to Time Leap, which is to leap through time and end up in another time. Yes, she literally leaps when she wants to pass through time. I suppose she could leap into the future, but in the entire story she only leapt back in time.
So anyway, initially after she found out about her ability, she used her power to perform frivolous tasks to her advantage, such as leaping back in time to retake a test so she already knew all the questions, and leaping back countless number of times in the karaoke lounge so she could sing over and over. Funny, lame stuff. But then after that she realized that many of her actions have repercussions that only manifest much later. She ended up losing the ability to Time Leap towards the end of the story and when a catastrophe happens because of what she did when she Time Leapt for the last time, it had to be someone else to remedy the situation.
So why am I talking about this movie then? Because I think it's a really nice movie that everyone should watch. It's funny, like most animes. But what's really nice about it is the story. And I've learnt quite a few lessons from the story:
1. Do not always assume that you can remedy all your wrongdoings.
2. Cherish what you have. It's too late to regret if/when you finally lose it. There is this part in the story where Makoto's friend expressed his love for her and she Time Leapt back in time to avoid having the conversation so that he would never have declared his love for her. When she finally realized that she actually really loved him very much, he was already with someone else who had a crush on him.
3. We shouldn't try to change things beyond our ability. Doing so may make things worse. And don't assume that you know what's best for others.
That's basically all I have to say about the movie. So anyway, to end off this entry, I'd like to answer Eugene's question about whether I do that "twist/victory" sign in front of my friends. The answer is NO. I do it WITH them:

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So anyway, yet another Saturday of NDP NE show. Almost the same as the previous week, though things ran more smoothly since we had more experience. I felt rather satisfied at the end of the day, but 荷叶饭 had to spoil it by finding something to argue with me about. He claimed that I was accusing him of not doing his job properly during the dispersal, which I did not, simply based on my harsh tone. What did he expect? We were in a hurry to disperse the students, so did he expect me to grab a GS table and bench n sit down and slowly sort out the matter with him? Obviously I was in a hurry to get the problem settled so my tone might not have been the best possible one. So he ended up confronting me at the end of the day. Brainless fool. Did he expect me to say, "Yes, I was blaming you for your incompetency in the situation just now. You could have done better." Hot-headed freak who doesn't use his brain to think for a moment before he confronts people. I'm not one who goes around trying to wreck my relationship with people. He doesn't realize that it wouldn't have done either of us any good if I had really tried to make it seem as if it was his fault. And after my explanation, he was still dissatisfied and said, "我不懂啦!你以后小心你讲的话!" Lamer. Wasted my time explaining to him (I was using a REALLY humble tone. And no, I'm not being sarcastic here.) and spoiled my mood for the night.
Alright, on to the main topic of this entry. So anyway, about 3 weeks ago, I watched this Japanese animated film called 時をかける少女 (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo; The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). I don't suppose anyone would consider this as a spoiler since anyone who wanted to watch it would have done so by now. I think. So anyway, the story is about this girl, named Makoto, who discovered that she had the ability to Time Leap, which is to leap through time and end up in another time. Yes, she literally leaps when she wants to pass through time. I suppose she could leap into the future, but in the entire story she only leapt back in time.
So anyway, initially after she found out about her ability, she used her power to perform frivolous tasks to her advantage, such as leaping back in time to retake a test so she already knew all the questions, and leaping back countless number of times in the karaoke lounge so she could sing over and over. Funny, lame stuff. But then after that she realized that many of her actions have repercussions that only manifest much later. She ended up losing the ability to Time Leap towards the end of the story and when a catastrophe happens because of what she did when she Time Leapt for the last time, it had to be someone else to remedy the situation.
So why am I talking about this movie then? Because I think it's a really nice movie that everyone should watch. It's funny, like most animes. But what's really nice about it is the story. And I've learnt quite a few lessons from the story:
1. Do not always assume that you can remedy all your wrongdoings.
2. Cherish what you have. It's too late to regret if/when you finally lose it. There is this part in the story where Makoto's friend expressed his love for her and she Time Leapt back in time to avoid having the conversation so that he would never have declared his love for her. When she finally realized that she actually really loved him very much, he was already with someone else who had a crush on him.
3. We shouldn't try to change things beyond our ability. Doing so may make things worse. And don't assume that you know what's best for others.
That's basically all I have to say about the movie. So anyway, to end off this entry, I'd like to answer Eugene's question about whether I do that "twist/victory" sign in front of my friends. The answer is NO. I do it WITH them:

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