a man must always show forgiveness to a woman's lies

359 is out. and the above title is what has now become my favorite quote from one piece. sanji said it when he took off to chase robin.



and sanji also won the badass mothafucka shot of the week. oda really knows how to make fangirls squeal, especially after hiding sanji for over 20 chapters.



another one that shedded a tear. it has now become obvious who the crewmember that oda wanted to eliminate is: going meri. poor little ship. i can't believe that after all she has been through, she has to die like this. T_T




so sad. poor usopp, i wonder if oda cries when he was drawing the death of meri? i mean, i would.

goodbye, going meri. may you rest in peace. **wipes tears**

on a side spoiler note, apparently robin left the crew because the crew was under a serious threat of "buster call" from the government. not that she's running away, but she said she will work for the government provided that all six of her nakama be let go. beware now, i shall rant like all fanboys do. OMG ROBIN! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SACRIFICE YOURSELF LIKE THAT?! I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU EVEN MORE! [/rant]

i guess that incident at the longring longisland with aokiji really made her realize what she means to her nakama. she said, "i have found people who finally believe in me, and to me they're more worthy than even the safety of the world." such a beautiful, stong words, but very naive. i guess even at the age of 28, she still has much to learn about what it means to have a nakama, what it means to be a part of the crew; it means to struggle through all the pain and suffering together, robin. not to sacrifice oneself to let the others go free. nakama-ship never works out like that. even if you die in the end, you die together. if you survive, you survive together. nakama-ship means helping the others out, AND LETTING OTHERS HELP YOU AS WELL IN YOUR TIME OF NEED. recall chapter 166, page 18: "why dont you try risking our lives too?! i thought we were friends?!"

note on finals week: three down, one more to go. one more, and a ton-page paper. i shall start that tonight, and hopefully finish it tonight. tomorrow will be catching up on 10-week's worth of material for friday's 105. sounds like a solid plan to me, how about you? first two finals went well, the third one kinda crapped, but that's to be expected; i've lost interest in the material anyway.

garnet crow is really a part of my life now, so i'm changing the blog's music again.

SPIRAL

tayorinai konohabune
muchuu de minomo hashirase
kisoiatteta ano koro wo ima
futo omoidashita nowa naze?
ashita wo erabu koto mo tanjun ni kangaeteta

kizutsuku koto ni mada
nareru koto dekinai kedo
tsuyoku nareru koto shitta kara
mayoi mo tsurete arukeru
ima iru basho kara
itsumo hajimeraba ii...
ALWAYS BE...

CHASE A DREAM IN SPIRAL
kagirinaki uchuu no CHILD
bokura egaku michi wa mada tsuzuite yuku
aru ga mama ni uketomereba ii
namida yori mo hitotsu ooku waraereba ii

I'LL TAKE A CHANCE IN SPIRAL
motomeyuku mama ni
kakenuketara
sukoshi kurai kizutsuitemo
ajiwai fukai HAATO te ni irerareru hazu
yuruginai mono kono yo ni hitotsu
SPIRALING...

CAUSE A DREAM IN SPIRAL
kagirinaki uchuu no CHILD
kimi ga egaku
ashita no katachi, kimi dake no mono
wakare yori mo hitotsu ooku deaereba ii
yuruginai mono
itsuka hitotsu kizukeru yo

I'LL TAKE A CHANCE IN SPIRAL
kimi no mukau hou e
aru RIARITI
sono mama de tsunagaritai
kimi no tonari de miru yuugure wa
mune ga kurushiku naru hodo
kirei datta yo
ALL LIVING THINGS
IN TO SPIRAL

japanese lyrics don't usually make sense when translated into english, but for those who are curious, here it is anyway:

i wonder why i suddenly thought about
the times spent competing
with unstable boats made of leaves
racing them across the water
when i've made up my mind to simply choose tomorrow

though i still can't get used to
the feeling of being hurt
i've learned that i can become stronger
if only i keep walking, putting aside my doubts
i would be nice if i could start
from the place i stand now...
always be...

chase a dream in spiral
like a child in an endless space
if the path we choose continues on
i want to be able to accept everything as it comes
i want to be able to not cry, but to smile once more.

i'll take a chance in spiral
and if i can somehow make it
i'll still be able to go on hoping
then even if i'm slightly wounded
i should be able to find a profound meaning for my heart
that there's one thing in this world that is unshakeable
spiraling...

cause a dream in spiral
is like a child in an endless space
the shapes of the tomorrow that you paint
is something for you and you alone
i want to have one more meeting than one more parting
but someday, i'll realize the one thing
that is unshakeable

i'll take a chance in spiral
heading in the same direction as you
where reality exists for the both of us
and i want to remain in-touch with that
the sunset that i watched by your side
was so beautiful
that it made my chest tighten
all living things
in to spiral