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Title: 断罪の花 (Danzai no Hana)
Artist: 小坂・りゆ
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ココロ…まだアナタのキヲクの中で、カラダ…探してる足りないワタシを。
今日も何処かで誰かの流す涙、冷たく笑う運命を生きていく事。
なくせないもの握りしめながら、ワタシは今もここにいるの
枯れない花は美しくて、ゆるぎない思いを胸に咲き続けた
ちぎれた雲の断罪の空、止まらない哀しみを抱き締めていた
どんな“痛み”にも『始まり』はあって、いつか訪れる『終わり』を待ってる
あの日アナタに感じた温もりも、気付けば手が透けるぐらい色褪せてた
失っていく音ばかり増えて、全てを捨ててここにいるの
枯れない花は美しくて、ゆるぎない思いを胸に咲き続けた
ちぎれゆく愛 残酷な夢、止まらない哀しみを抱き締めていた
この世界は真実という、孤独を必要とした
アナタの影、アナタの夢追いかけてた…
なくせないもの握りしめながら、ワタシは今もここにいるの
枯れない花は美しくて、ゆるぎない思いを胸に咲き続けた
ちぎれた雲の断罪の空、止まらない哀しみを抱き締めていた
未来、求めて…踊りつづけて…永遠に…
I just remembered a TV commercial that I have seen when I was a kid. In this commercial, a man in a suit was having a conversation with someone who’s perhaps seeking for an advice —there was a table in between —a same setting when an employee is talking to a company boss or a dean to a professor. I don’t recall what exactly happened in that commercial but the part that stayed in my mind is when the person who’s giving an advice was talking, his facial appearance was changing as well. Facial painting coming out of his face slowly and feathers coming out along with it —like what a Native American looks like. He was talking in a different language really fast. In the end, he said something in English, which I cannot recall, and suddenly his appearance turned back into what it was in the beginning —a suit and no facial painting or feathers.
I think what that commercial was trying to describe is what happens when someone is talking to a financial counselor, or to a so-called expert. People seek for advice and by the time they meet the person they need to speak with, the expert or counselor will throw words/terms at them that most people have no idea what those are —which is really true.
But seriously, I will never forget that TV commercial.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain; don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder.
The Beatles (Hey Jude lyrics)
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time on reading or surrender yourself into self-chosen ignorance.
Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Today’s Thursday and we don’t have a class; our professor claimed that she can’t lecture today because she doesn’t feel well. It might be fortunate to those who didn’t prepare for today’s test; however, she gave us an assignment which (actually) requires approximately 4 hours to be done, along with the assignment that needs to be done this weekend which requires approximately 8 hours to be done —I’m referring to the NCLEX Board Exam Practice Tests. I will do the assignment this afternoon. I just hope that I don’t get bored while my buttocks and eyes are fiery for sitting in front of the computer for hours.
Anyway, this morning (10:18AM) while I was chatting with a friend of mine Michelle —Hi, Michelle! if you’re reading this —my mother called me to go downstairs and go with her to the backyard. Jeff! I saw the chick!, she said. She was referring to the chick (which used to be an egg, of course) that was in the nest (in the orange tree in the backyard) last month. The chick has started to learn how to fly; however, its mother is still around to feed it because it’s not yet capable of flying alone and it still doesn’t have the instinct about its surrounding —that any unfamiliar creature could actually hurt him/her —the reason why my mother and I were able to get closer to it and take pictures. The chick is there no more; it probably flew somewhere with its mother. We just hope that it survive and enjoy the skies after mastering the capability of flight.
Top image: 19ᵗʰ of April | Bottom image: 20ᵗʰ of March
After a bonding-time at a mall with my friends and their mother, I decided to stop by at a convenient store to buy some snacks to nibble when I get home. One of my friends, Jinky, decided to go with me, because she wanted to walk home —I need some exercise!, she said. Her sister and their mother went straight home. Walk here, walk there. After few hours, we decided to buy Starbuck’s™ coffee. We had one when we went to the mall, but we just wanted to have something in our stomachs.
Before we get in the café, there’s this bartender, a guy, who know us for a very long time, saw us going in there. Jinky and I sat for a minute or two. I went to the restroom, and after that, I was ready to take my order. So this bartender called me saying Hey Jeff! Right here!, and I said What? But I haven’t ordered yet!. I went back to the table and checked again what Jinky was trying to show me on her phone. We went to the line to take our orders and this bartender guy called me again Jeff! It’s here!. The lady in the cashier already asked me What can I get for you, sir?, and I said Can I have a Caramel Macchiato, please. but then again, this bartender called me again It’s already here, Jeff!. Really curious, I decided to go there and saw a Venti Caramel Macchiato. The bartender told me, That’s yours!, and I was like Huh?
That’s yours!, he said. I was like Are you serious? But I haven’t paid yet. He insisted. I didn’t know if I’m going to take the coffee or not —obviously, I was embarrassed. The couple behind me were looking while I was asking this bartender if he’s really serious about giving me a free coffee or not —and it’s a Venti! Well… he was. He asked me what Jinky would have, and I said probably the same thi—! Oh—!, he quickly made another Venti Caramel Macchiato for Jinky. To my surprise that he really insisted, I only had raised eyebrows while asking A-are you really serious?! Even my friend Jinky was speechless about it. She was just going to have a tall coffee but she had a venti! We both thanked this bartender guy. We stayed for a while at the tables outside the café to enjoy the coffees. It would probably cost us more than $8.00 for two Venti coffees.
Before we go home, both Jinky and I enjoyed the coffees while watching the people on the streets. Perhaps one of the unforgettable moments, indeed.
