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涙があふれる悲しい季節は
誰かに抱かれた夢を見る
泣きたい気持ちは言葉に出来ない
今夜も冷たい雨が降る

四六時中も好きと言って
夢の中へ連れて行って
忘れられない Heart & Soul
夜が待てない

砂に書いた名前消して
波はどこへ帰るのか？

こんな夜は涙見せずに
また逢えると言って欲しい
忘れられない Heart & Soul
涙の果実よ..

Just random bits of lyrics to an EXILE song (真夏の果実) that I've been looping over and over again. People who listen to Chinese songs (or more specifically, Jacky Cheung) would know this melody.

I never knew the original was actually a Japanese song.
Just like 夕焼けの歌. Did you?

I prefer both songs in its original language :) Go listen!

2013 in the middle of the night

It's 1am here in Japan (Osaka) and I can't sleep.

Maybe because I am conscious of the fact that I only have another 02 days here and then it's back to reality. Who wants holidays to end, right?

I'm almost wishing 2013 won't end so fast.

Looking back.. I think it's been a great year.

Was blessed with many holidays (:D); Hong Kong, Tokyo and Osaka.

Osaka probably has the biggest impact on me because I'm traveling with only my mom as my companion.

This is the first time and it's very very close to my dream of traveling alone (because technically my mom's just gonna follow me around) and it's the first time I ever felt independent. Really.!

I have to be the one checking/ booking hotels, I have to be the one booking our flight tickets (but that's easy since all I have to do is fill up some forms at work).

I have to make sure we can get to our hotel from the airport, I have to navigate around the city, plan our daily itinerary, making sure we are fed, we don't get lost, and we make it back to our hotel.. I even have to be the one taking all the photos!

I'm pretty sure I only a handful of photos with myself in it.

But I love this experience.

There's just two days left and since we're done with all the main attractions around the city, it's time for some retail therapy to end the trip :)

I'm signing off with a picture of the beautiful sunrise I woke up to on the way to Osaka. Japan is the Land of the Rising Sun indeed.

Rest in peace

These few years, we (I) have had to deal with a lot of deaths.

They were people I knew, and people I didn't know.. 
that I would never ever get to know.

To the people I knew.. we made memories,

To the people I didn't know.. you gave me memories.

When I say what's "wrong" with this world, 
that people are leaving us (me),

What I'm trying to say is,
I'm sure they have all gone to a better place.
How can I not believe it?
Because that's the only way we can console ourselves.

I know some of them may not have chosen to go..

But being in a better place, I hope there is peace for everyone.

Over here, we will always have our struggles and fears..
and times of darkness,

Which may not always be pleasant but in the end, it reminds us of one important thing.
That we are alive.

And I.. live knowing each one of them have changed my life.


Paul Walker, this one's for you.
Your death was untimely. The world hasn't had enough of you yet.
But then again.. would death ever be "timely"?
"Too fast, too furious" will always remind me of you.
And I don't mean the movie.
I meant the words.