puppy-eared Wisdom

Heard this from a Korean drama, and though the show’s a mostly-teen-viewing program, some say tweetum, I need to share one of the soliloquies it presented.

“Courage will not prevent you from being in fear, but it will tell you what to do when in fear.”

Chuckz. But really, come to think of it.

A nice day everyone.

Blessing carrier

Lola Rosario singing with  A. Barcelona 

“I cried a lot that day.

I cried because I saw my old friends crying for joy.

I cried because I saw Lola [grandma, italics mine] Rosario sing the lyrics of each song from perfect memory—even if she has Alzheimer’s.

I cried because I saw Gilbert, a wheelchair bound man, who can’t speak straight because of a car accident, sing like Tom Jones.

I cried because I saw Judith, a 50-year-old woman who has the mental age of 6, dance with a freedom that many of us have forgotten.”

—Bo Sanchez

Click the pic above to read more of this inspiring story or click here.

Train collection 002

Train for 新宿　駅　(Shinjuku station). An afternoon. Crowded. Seats full. Quite a bouncy train.

An old woman trying to balance her weight in that bouncy train, amidst people mostly in business suits. An old man on a priority seat spots her, slowly stands up, ushered his open hand from the spot where the woman stands to the now vacant seat. An “ありがとう　ございます (thank you)” from granny, and a little nod of acceptance from him.

The train’s still bouncy, but not quite as bouncy as it has been just a while ago.

Shigeru-さん

On a simulation session where he had to act as my grandfather and advise me using “should” phrases:

“You should study. You should learn Japanese history. You should be careful of Japanese girls.”

me: “Ah, why (pertaining to Japanese girls), are they bad (I had to use simple words okay)?”

“The colored hair (girls with dyed hair). The black hairs are okay. Usually.”

Fumiko-さん

“I have three dreams, one is to go to a four-year college, two to study abroad, and three is to build an elementary school with the money that my father left us…

…my dreams make me happy everyday.”