Perhaps my most favorite part in Toradora is the Christmas Eve Festival. It’s an episode of emotion overload. You could really see that Christmas is special to Taiga, as she tries to behave and turn herself from being a badass violent brat to someone who would do selfless love.

Actually, every characters tried to be good to one another, not intending and not knowing that they would all ended up hurting their ownselves..

The scene where Ryuugi visits Taiga as Santa Bear is truly, purely, deeply magical.. You could feel that it’s her happiest christmas ever! But then as she forced him to meet Minorin, and as she made the realization how she truly feels for him.. it turned out to be the most hurtful.. not enough words can explain the feeling.. aww (dabs some tissues).

And that’s the reason why I posted this, this holiday — to show the true meaning of christmas. Show the love and do something really nice to everyone whom you really cared.. love above anything else.. love before yourselves.

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JANUARY: Those were the golden age.. Celebrating New Year with class & style

FEBUARY: Being the loveless freak that I am, I’ve eaten someone else’s heart

MARCH: I want to be like her.. and so I went to a Korean salon

(and since then my hair has been rebellious)

APRIL: Spent Earth Day.. at the mouth of a volcano

MAY: Durian!!!

JUNE: My Birthday Breakfast Feast

JULY: July is for July Babies (but this photo was taken 2 yrs ago.. quite my favorite)

AUGUST: Celebrate life & love.. at the park

SEPTEMBER: Boracay/Ondoy Experience

OCTOBER: Recession/Depression/Frustration.. tsk tsk

NOVEMBER: A depressed scary mask

DECEMBER: Recycled decors (photo taken last year..it’s exactly the same as now)

And I’m planning to recycle the xmas gifts as well.. hahaha. Anyhoo, I made this post to appreciate the year that was. I am always complaining on my boring life, but hmmm, looking back on those pictures I would say that it has been quite memorable.

Yes, there had been bad times for me. But I haven’t overlooked the good times that happened to me.

Though I’m on recession, I still got the chance to dine at fancy restos.
Though I’m stress at work, I still got the chance to fly out of town to unwind.
Though I hate work, I still got the chance to get a different job.
Though I’m frustrated, I still got friends and families (& laptop for facebooking) to keep me away from being an emotional freak!

I would say, that I am proud that I survived (not being infected by swine flu) 2009!!

Though life might be the same again in 2010 (especially by Febuary where I’ll be dateless as usual.. not that I’m complaining), I’ll be more optimistic – hoping that it’ll be better, brighter, and bigger year for me..
Note to self:
‘Don’t miss out too much in life”. Enjoy! Cheers!

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