There is a reason why we met someone

I just finished my tour in Himeji Castle. In freaking hot weather, took a break and had some drinks would be the best choice for avoiding any possibilities of dying from dehydration. While enjoying my ice cream, i suddenly heard somebody played a song. So familiar that I quicky knew that the song is called "Bengawan Solo", a very popular song composed by Gesang. A song that tells the story about Bengawan Solo, a river so famous in my hometown. And it is Solo, my hometown.

I finished my last bite quickly and run toward the man playing the song with his flute. I was standing 10 meters from him, watching him playing the flute and enjoying the melody. It was close to tear for me to hear that song in Japanese soil. the first time for me.. and he played it beautifully.

I thanked him for playing the song, a song that reminds me much of my hometown. He sounds so surprise then he asked about where is my hometown. I said, my hometown is Solo, a small city where the river lies and was named after. It was somehow a surpise for him. He actually never knew that Solo is the name of a city . He only know the song from YouTube and played it that day. I was then the one taken by surprise knowing that a man who knew nothing about my hometown could play that song so beautifully.

In my mind, there might be just simple reason why we met. For him, it might be about learning about Solo. And for me, it might be about healing the pain from missing my hometown so much. As simple as that...

But no matter what, I knew our path has crossed. But sadly it might well be that we would never meet again. Yet, I will always thankful for meeting him that day. He made me realize that my hometown is indeed lies in my heart. That even know in Japan, I can called a place where I live, "home".


I've heard it said, that people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led, to those who help us most to grow
If we let them, and we help them in return


p.s.
To you who played the song so beautifully, I thank you

originally written on August 4

Spring came too soon

A little girl asked me
"What is your favorite color?"

I smiled and said
"pink..."

and the little girl cheerfully replied
"You should come to Saijo on spring then..
That is the time when the sky turn pink and purple during sunset"

I had nothing to say to her
Yet, my heart had gave me an answer
"I wish spring come later..
if so, i would still have time to go to Saijo after I bid him goodbye.."

Spring came too soon

A little girl asked me
"What is your favorite color?"

I smiled and said
"pink..."

and the little girl cheerfully replied
"You should come to Saijo on spring then..
That is the time when the sky turn pink and purple during sunset"

I had nothing to say to her
Yet, my heart had gave me an answer
"I wish spring come later..
if so, i would still have time to go to Saijo after I bid him goodbye.."

Installing a husband

Dear Tech Support ,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0 .

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as:
· Romance 9.5 and
· Personal Attention 6.5,

and then installed undesirable programs such as :
· FOOTBALL 8.0 and
· GOLF CLUBS 4.1.1 ..

Also Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

· Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,
Desperate.




DEAR DESPERATE ,

First, keep in mind,
· Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
· Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.1.0 update.
· If that application works as designed,Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1 ..

· Please note that Beer 6.. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Trojan

Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources..)

In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0 .

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend
· Cooking 3.0 and
· Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck!
Tech Support



*thanks to a friend who sent this to my mail. This joke really cracks me up! waakakakaka... *

universe

On this road where our dreams were shattered
and our ways parted
I remember your smile, your eyes, your light
I remember that whenever I was with you, I was complete

But for now, it is goodbye
Hope not for long..
Coz I will always want to be with you

I am the morning sun to greet you when you open your eyes
I am the blue noon sky that smiles to cheer up your day
I am the orange evening sunset to tell you to rest your day
I am your night sky to wrap you in your night sleep

Yet you...
You are not only my sunrise, my sunset, my sky or my star

You are my south, my north, my east, my west
My weekdays' work and my weekend's rest
My morning sun and my night stars
My reality and my dream, my talk and my song
You are my universe

So, goodbye for now
I'm leaving but never leave your side
Just whisper my name
And I will be there again


inspired by a story behind "okuribi" and crystal kay's "kaerimichi"

Life only want me to love you

I love you even before I knew you
I love you the moment I met you
I love you the day you say my name
I love you the minutes you smile to me
I love you the second I see your eyes
I love you when you speak to me
I love you when you sit silently next to me
I love you even now, when you're gone

Should have walked away cause i know we can never be together
Should have known that I cannot keep this love any longer
Should have realized that we are not meant to be

But I always want you to want me, even in my dreams

Yet, life never wants you to want me
Maybe life wants me only to love you
Maybe heaven sent me only to love you
Maybe that's the purpose of me in your life and you in my life
For me to love you


inspired by "Koizora, the movie" and "L-O-V-E"

why do we become stranger

It felt like we never talk to each other
It felt like we never had fun conversation over the phone
It felt like never shared laughter and funny jokes
It felt like we never told each other to keep the deep dark secret
It felt like we never share a glance of which meaning is only us know what
It even felt like you never been in my life

Please tell me
Why do we become stranger as we are today?

Wish we can go back to our good old days
Wish we can be good friend again
Wish you can come back into my life again

I miss you
Do you miss me too?

How it used to be

I used to talk to you in the morning
I used to talk to you at noon
I used to talk to you in the evening
I used to talk to you way into the night
I used to talk to you..


I used to sing "I knew I loved you"
I used to sing "Can I walk with you"
I used to sing "どうして君を好きになってしまったんだろう？"
I used to sing "Aishiteru"
I used to sing for you..


One day, you bid me silent goodbye
And suddenly walked away


All I can think of is that...

I am thankful that I used to know you
I am thankful that I used to talk to you
I am thankful that I used to think about you
I am thankful that I used to sing for you


Dear one,
I am sorry for the thing I never do
I am sorry for the words I never say
It might be just how it supposed to be


Now, that you are coming back
I am sorry for not having my world re-open for you
I want to open the door.. I want to open the window
But I lost the key..