Twinkle twinkle... who's it shining?

white and black. black and white.

there are so many things behind this title, but i'll just be babbling about three: the white, the black, and the black and white.

white
it snowed yesterday. hard. it was the most snow i've seen since i came here, so what do you expect? i grabbed a coat and wore it over my shorts and shirt, and donned a white knitted cap. it was the chance of a lifetime! my host dad lent me his extra big boots (which sunk deep under the snow), and click! there went my once in a lifetime pictorial under the dancing snowflakes. *hearts*

take a guess at what this second picture is.

black
i didn't come from a rich family, although my host family always told me i look like an ojousan, the daughter of a rich man. but i have to admit that my family isn't poor either. we eat meals three times a day, plus snacks. we watch tv, use electric fans (and sometimes, aircon) when we feel the bit hot, and we have all the other extra gadgets that other family's may not have. plus clothes and shoes. a house, and store.

we're not rich, but i admit i've been spending money without much hesitation, and i 've never had a part-time job in my life (except my auto-load max, and my turns watching our store). i knew we weren't poor, and my parents weren't really that tight to us about spending. and so when my mom mailed me while i was in tokyo, i was shocked. she told me things are different at home now than they were before i left, and i must get surprised at how tight money matters are dealt with now. what struck me most is when she said she's been trying to hide it from me until then, but figured she had to tell. i realized then that the situation has really gone serious. very.

no, it's not like i don't like the idea of not being free to spend money as i did before. i'm someone kuripot, especially when buying for myself. i can wear clothes from sales and tiangges, and i can last eating pandesal and other inexpensive food. as long as we're living a happy life.

since then i've been thinking about how i could be of help to my parents, especially when i'm back home. and much more while i'm still here. things in japan are expensive, and i have to budget well. i don't want to be a burden anymore, as i've been the previous years of my life.

black and white
i'd be the one to blame if you catch my loneliness, so let's get the energy flowing again. black and white.. reminds you of what? the first thing that may come to your mind is television, or newspaper. okay, those are near enough. tv's have anime's, while newspapers have comics. now, get it? right, i'm talking about manga.

with the snow piled up on the streets, there was not much to be done during the last three days of my winter vacation. i was stuck inside our house. i used the pc, tried to do my homework, listened to music, etc, etc. and i started reading manga:: lovely complex.

the manga tells the story of the mutually-supportive relationship between unusually tall girl Risa and her vertically-challenged companion Ootani. (excert from an article in animaxis.com) anyway, here are just a few shots i took in between reading the manga and obsessing myself over it. you won't get the real fuzzy feeling without reading the manga itself! *squeals*

there we went with the current white, black, and black and white of my life. *bows* God bless! *peace*

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