Ameru's blog

That time of the year, again. Why can't life be more like Ghibli's aesthetics? It has been a while for me to be in my 30s, and soon I will be turning 40. What will one expect when one turns into a 40-year-old woman?  Why can't life be like Ghibli's slice of life feature films? Why can't we find ideal love like in those movies? 3 years ago today I still can't imagine that I finally found out that my (back then) spouse was a serial cheater, a swinger, and an avid liar. My whole life was crumbled, and my mind went crazy, like literally mad (will tell this someday when I'm ready). And briefly after that, I met a random guy, got married again in such a short time, and have a baby not long after. Back then, no one really cares about how I feel inside, my messed up mind is still there up until now. So, what to do? Seiji and Shizuku in Whisper of the Heart (1995) Source: Whisper of the Heart (https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2014/11/whisper-of-the-heart/ & https:/...

This opening picture is from a Romeo-Juliet kinda movie of the 70s, "Love Story" , one of my dad's fave. I've always wondered how is it like to be lived on the 60s or 70s.. Life seemed simpler back then. And since the consequences of the western's industrialisation hadn't been there yet at that time, then I guess there still no pollution, or melted ice on North and South Poles, and my country was still somehow more rural in every way. I'm not quite sure though, would I survive without blackberry, notebook, and internet? I didn't remember how I got addicted in the first place!!!! I'm in love with the oldies... And sometimes I felt that I'm stuck in those days... I love old movies, I love old songs, But I don't wear vintage clothes though. Yesterday, I went to a temporary exhibition in Leeds City Museum, displaying a lot of stuff from the 70s. I even try to do some cosplay there...with wig! lol The 70s are the era of my folks. Somehow they co...