Happy Moment

one of the rare happy moments that i clinched on was when i first discovered the love and hunger towards animation.

my first anime was Sailormoon (ashame to say so... T_T). i used to be one of those rabid fangirls who shriek, "MOON CRYSTAL POWER MAKEUP" with the added twirled dance and baton. it was a remarkable feeling that i couldn't get rid of. to satiate my hunger, i would tune into the show everyday just to keep up with the latest episode.

when i entered high school and met people of the same interest, i used to hound them everyday. it was quite enjoyable as i got to chase them around, almost like a yakuza screaming for more. in my wild ways, i usually got what i wanted. i never really meant to scare them away. i just happened to be one of those unfortunate people who didn't download nor buy the cds to watch. i needed more than what i had at the moment as it was just not enough.

although now, having lost touch with most of my contacts, i'm the one downloading stuffs a lot. perhaps the freakiest thing is that anime has a big impact on my life. i can't imagine leaving some parts of my life without it. i mean, hell yeah... it makes me feel like an otaku, glued to anime. though it really isn't such a bad thing. i learnt quite a bit from anime actually and it made me want to learn a lot of things.

for example; i learnt basic japanese and the culture from watching the original versions. i had my first taste of ma poh tau fu after i watched it on Cooking Master Boy. i tried to learn tennis after i was introduced by a senpai of mine to Prince of Tennis (though it lead to some nasty painful experiences).

anime isn't just anime anymore. it depends on a person because i really do view it as something that helped me grow out of my cocoon. some people who've never watched anime are hooked to it in their late teens. most of the time you can feel that anime is also a method of stress relief. i mean, it's one of the rare colorful cartoon shows out there that blends both dark violence and slapstick humour to convey a message.

in Law of Ueki, the main character tries to instate recycling using his powers to make earth a greener cleaner place. with that animation, it sparked a big bunch of otakus to actually buck up, and focus on greenery awareness. isn't that amazing?

so yeah, i guess people can say that anime's my love. my happy moment that lasts since young until now.