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I sort of spent the whole night watching this Japanese drama called Nobuta wo Produce. Two more episodes till I finish watching the series. But anyway, there was this one episode - where the students had to fill in a form regarding their post-graduation plans for the future. At the start of the episode, one of the main characters, Shuuji, really had no idea what were his plans for the future. Another main character, Akira, was confused to what his plans for the future were - mainly, whether to be the successor for his father's company. But things happened, and at the end of the episode, the 3 characters, Shuuji, Akira and Nobuta, managed to fill in their forms - though their plans weren't really conventional.
However, what made me think was that though their plans weren't elaborate or ambitious (like for example, to be a successful businessman or anything along those lines), their plans were truthful, real and as important as any other big plans. I don't know why, but perhaps, I'm at a period in my life where I'm getting a second chance to prove to myself and at a point where I am trying to find the real meaning in life. So far, the drama series has moved me (as all mangas, anime or manga-based dramas normally do) and I guess I just need some reassurance that I don't need to have elaborate big plans to succeed but rather, to have simple plans that will not only make me succeed, but more importantly, make me a happy and contented person. So here were the 3 plans made by the characters:
#1 Be a dime on the street (Akira)
#2 Live while smiling :D (Nobuta)
#3 Become a good person (Shuuji)
At first, I thought the second one was wrongly phrased by the person who did the subtitles for the series. To live while smiling seemed to make no sense to me. I thought, shouldn't it be smile while living? But then, I realised that the former made even more sense - it simply means that whatever happens, we should be smiling and that, it is only by smiling that we live our lives. And not the other way round. So I shall learn to smile through my days and be positive! (for last year, I pretended I was happy and put on a smiley facade) And to be a good person is a noble enough plan for my the future, isn't it? It sounds so simply but really, it takes alot to be a good person. I'm not really sure what the first plan, by Akira, really means but I think it means to do whatever you want, and be happy doing it. So in actuality, the 3 plans made by the characters in the drama are dependent on each other. #1 goes with #2. #2 goes with #3. (Though at the moment, I'm not too sure what the relationship between plans #1 and #3 are HEH).
Yeah but whatever happens this year, I'm gonna be happy. I've been given a second chance, at the A level examinations and I'm gonna do my very best! I'm gonna be more disciplined which means I'll have to control and manage my time better. I spent waaaayyyy too much precious time watching TV and using the laptop to surf the Net and play games last year. And I had either too little sleep or too much sleep, which made me moody, grumpy, headachy, irritable, and I found it extremely difficult to concentrate and focus in whatever revision and school work I was doing - and hence, ended up not doing anything productive. So my brain cells died and my brain degenerated LOL. Must keep the mind active, healthy and oxygenated! Healthy mind = healthy body! (or is it the other way round?) Well, but for the time being, let me finish watching the drama series! 2 more episodes! Then I'll get a headstart to the morning with a good breakfast and tidying up my room :D
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