SPRING
Living with my older brother is one of the most delightful experiences during this 23 years of life.
Well..sure., he does not wash the dishes as often as I would like him to. When we first moved in together, he had divided the tasks:
"ok sis, listen up! we’ll get along fine! You’ll do the washing, cleaning, and cooking. And….me, I’ll wash the car, take out garbage, and I’ll do the gardening".
I agreed.
Forgetting that we don’t have a car. or even a garden.
But seriously, he takes care of the house remarkably fine.
The real delightful experience is, whenever I come home, in whatever mood I am, I’d opened the door, and he’d be watching The Colbert Report, and he’d be laughing like he just smoked a marijuana.
That crazy hyena-like laughter, always light me up.
I could leave my whole day troubles and tiredness on the doorstep next to my shoes, and enter the house with a smile.
Few days ago, I literally rolled on the floor laughing when I caught him reading The Top 11 Things Geeks Do For Spring Break. Ow yes, he is proud of being a geek. And yes dear, you know you are a geek when you are reading what geeks do for spring break.
Which reminds me,
it’s spring!!
The tulip bulb a friend presented on my last birthday is now sprouting. I think I’ll spend this spring watching it grows.
I’ll definitely be hanging out by the Kamo River a lot.
Maybe get to play twister while having barbecues, or even fishing.
Pack the thick jackets in the closet, watch street performers again, explore Japan again, "ooh"-ing and "aaah"-ing at Sakura trees again.
Like my favorite comedian, Ellen Degeneres, said:
" my number 2 favorite "spring-est" thing to do is running through a field of daisies. If you don’t have daisies, daffodil flowers will be okay too. If you live in an urban area, just run through the streets. But do it naked. Trust me, springy!
But the number 1 thing to do in spring,.. is to fall in love.
And if you are not in love, I have some advice for you: lower your standards.
….Just fall in love. It’s easy. It’s in the air.
And,
if you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you are with"
*be the love generation*
R.
Bravo! Nice writing, Ri. Well done. Spring is here, enjoy it!
Stefano said this on March 20, 2008 at 10:31 am
would love to see how you roll on the floor while laughing….next time shoot it and put it up on YouTube
Dimas said this on March 20, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Along the “spring” theme, here’s a good song for spring. Everybody, go to youtube and add this to the URL: watch?v=P2A_Juv213s
I can’t paste the link as Friendster thinks it’s spam. What a bummer…
Chorus:
“It’s a New Year,
I’m glad to be here
It’s a fresh spring,
So let’s sing
In 2080
I’ll surely be dead
So don’t look ahead,
Never look ahead”
Stefano said this on March 25, 2008 at 4:30 pm