Gives me Hope!

Hello there folks! The past week has been a rollercoaster ride of sorts. I've just gotten back from a trip to Madurai and let me tell you, I needed to get away for a while.

If any of you is feeling a little down, I have some really cheerful news for you!

Gives me hope - A site where people share touching to funny anecdotes to let the world know that Humanity still isn't a lost cause! =D

Operation Beautiful - A site which encourages its readers to post anonymous notes telling whoever comes across it that they're beautiful (or any other encouraging thoughts). I can only imagine how meaningful it would be to someone who's feeling depressed or anxious as they read the thoughtful words of some stranger... knowing that there are people who care for them, even if they don't personally know them!

I just might start leaving anonymous notes around in my University! Who knows! I just might reach out to some person out there who needs a kind word more than anything!

Spread the cheer people! =)

BLEACH!!!!!

Yes! Yes!! YES!!!!! I've finally read Bleach! And I should say.... WOW! THAT'S JUST AWESOME!

Ahem... I am raving about the world famous Japanese Manga series 'Bleach' by Kubo Taito. And if anyone's wondering what it's about, it's about a teenage boy who stumbles upon a secret world and suddenly... he finds himself responsible for some really serious turn of events. The summary sounds a little cliched doesn't it? Well... so did I. But boy! Was I wrong!

I thought Bleach wouldn't be that different from DragonBallz... I have nothing against DragonBallz. But I somehow feel that it has too many 'guyish' things. Bleach has its fair share of fights (and awesome ones at that), but Taito-san has given just as much importance on building complex psyches for his characters. And its interesting to note that here, not everything that 'looks' evil is actually so. And not everything that looks 'nice and harmless' is what it seems.

And furthermore! There isn't much what you'd call 'mush' in it! It focuses more on Friendship and I've been dying for a series that's like Bleach! It's not completely 'Shonen' (guy stuff) or 'shoujo' (girly stuff)! Strikes a really nice balance between the two!
いゝです,帯人-さん!

Right now, I'm going through the anime episodes of the series. And Hmm... not bad at all! No wonder Bleach is the second most famous anime (Darn that Naruto!).

You can get free online episodes of Bleach HERE.
And the Manga can be read (scanslation) HERE.

I hope you guys enjoy Bleach! I sure did!