Farewell Itachi!

***Spoiler Warning for Anime Fans***

The shadow of death is near for Sasuke.
No more chakra left or stamina to defend himself.
Itachi is slowly walking toward him.
Extending his fingers to Sasuke’s eyes.
Sasuke wait in horror…
No more strength left to ward off the living scalpel.
Silence…
Suddenly, Itachi’s mouth started vomiting with blood.
While he slowly succumb to his illness.
He gathers his remaining strength.
And poked his younger brother’s forehead.
Like he used to do when he was young.
Sasuke felt strange when his brother looks into his eyes.
Saying the last word, “Sorry Sasuke. There won’t be a next time…”
Finally, Itachi’s life forfeited itself with a smile.
In favor of his beloved younger brother.
To sacrifice himself dearly.
For a gift he’s too willing to grant his younger brother.
The Mangekyo Sharingan.

I hope you like the way I narrated the conclusion of Itachi and Sasuke fight. After Tobi or Madara revealed the truth to Sasuke, I was sad to learn the truth behind the mysterious life of Itachi. I’m not sure if Madara was telling the truth but deep inside I sensed some truth in it. In this real world, there are so many unfortunate souls, who lived a secretive and dangerous life in the service of greater good. Many died without leaving any footprints of their lives and what they did to make this world a safe and a better place to live with. They had sacrificed dearly without asking any in return or even a simple recognition from us. This is what exactly happened to Itachi. He died and suffered for his beloved Konoha protecting it from the inside of Akatsuki. He took the pain of killing and sacrificing his entire clan for the greater good of protecting his village. Certainly, It’s really hard to be in Itachi’s shoes being a tormented soul until the day he died for what he’d done. Anyway, I was feeling sympathetic to Itachi’s tragic end and I now considered him as one of the top protagonist of the series.

Thank You

I’m asking myself,

Why I’m not been good to you?

You’re too loyal to be treated like that.

I know I’ve been stupid these past few months.

Trying to force myself into someone not destined to be mine.

I’ve realized something.

Something good about you.

That’s so hard to find these days.

I know I’ve been so blind and insensitive.

Not to appreciate your wasted time and effort for me.

Let me take this opportunity,

To express my heartfelt thanks to you.

For being so patient and caring all the time.

I can’t really promise to be always there for you.

But, I will always try my very best to make you smile

Nokia E51 Review

Last month, I bought this gadget from a Nokia Store at SM North Cyberzone at a discounted price of P12160. The package includes the handset, USB cable, headset, charger, pc suite CD, and a free 512mb micro SD memory card. As I expected, it’s kind of plain in appearance and nothing’s really outstanding except it is quite thin compared to other smart phones. Actually, there are three colors available to choose from and I picked the masculine black.

Well, this phone is not really designed for the cool-hip-young teenagers out there but for those who are always on the move. The design was focused mainly on connection and mobility. The most notable features includes 3.5G (HSDPA, faster download than 3G), WLAN (free internet while on a WiFi zone), Bluetooth (headset, keyboard, printer, etc.), VoIP (thru WLAN), Symbian OS S60 3rd edition (latest edition), xHTML Web Browser(you can browse most website), one-way video calling(no front camera), Quick Office Viewer(upgradable), up to 4GB expandable memory, voice aid and FM visual radio. As for the downsides, I really detest the small 2” screen and the USB port which is incapable of charging the battery. Likewise, it’s power hungry when browsing the Internet or using it as a modem.

However, I still considered this phone a best buy considering most of its exceptional features outweigh the few downsides. Not to mention, it’s pretty much cheap compared to other smart phones. Besides, I really need an HSPDA phone for my laptop Internet connection when I’m out of town. So, if you’re planning to buy a new smart phone and you’re pretty much on budget, this might be the right one for you.

The Girl In My Dream

Last night, I had this peculiar dream about a girl that I’m familiar with during my days in my hometown. Unfortunately, she’s rather vague in my dream and I can’t get the right picture of her face out of my head. Anyway, that girl, I think, was one of my crushes during my high school days. Well, from what I remembered she’s rather cute and I admired her plain beauty only from a distance. Most of my friends had a crush on her that’s why we frequented Susan Theater watching those Robin Padilla’s flicks. You know, the “bad boy image” era of my not so wonderful teenager’s life sporting such ridiculous long hair, oversized scarf, cowboy boots, boot-cut jeans and white t-shirt.

By the way, She’s working there as store assistant at night during weekdays. Sadly, I didn’t get to know her personally. Because, for crying out loud, I don’t have the guts to strike a conversation with her or even ask her name. What can you expect from a very nervous guy like me, who thought during those times that the best thing in life is just to stay silent and think about all the negative side of everything? Pathetic, isn’t it? For a consolation, I was not the only one who suffered from the same dilemma. Most of us have this invisible twin brother called “inferiority complex” that’s always worrying for us on what other people will say about our actions. Not to mention, the complexity of failure acceptance and the fear of public humiliation.

When I realized these things, I was kind of dejected that I wasted so much time and opportunities dwelling in such an ugly perspective. I asked myself, why on earth I was so worried about what other people will say? When, in fact, I should be more concern about the result of my actions and from there I can tell what’s wrong with it if I screwed up. In the same time, eliminating the “what-if” questions in the future. After all, as human as we are, “Mr. Failure” is always there at our side until the day we say the words “Adios, Patria adorada”. So, if you’re a guy out there who happens to like a girl and you’re too chicken to even talk to her, think about it in the most positive way. Because, if you don’t do anything about it right now, you’ll be an instant loser without even trying and you’ll be sorry for the rest of your life waiting for a girl who have the right attitude to court you.