Nightmare in Christmas season

Dec. 24, 2012
My Cousin and my Aunt and Uncle arrived in our city this day early. My Uncle was very very sick and his son only knows that he had been hospitalized. JV, my cousin, had know idea for he is still a child. It was better not to tell him the truth this early.

Dec. 25, 2012
3 am, a phone call woke me up. It was my aunt crying and asking for help. From that I can conclude that something bad happened. And it was. In the afternoon somebody texted my father and I was the the one who read it. the text message says, "Don't tell them yet." then my mother call me to contact several persons but my father did it. In the course of the conversation i heard about the embalming. I was thinking back then, "Oh my!"

Dec. 26, 2012
It was very busy, all of the adults was busy completing the documents needed to transport the corpse of my uncle to our province. At 6pm or 7 pm they're gone.

On Bakuman

     I don't know if the title was derived from a Japanese word for gamblers. Risking is a gamble, right? Right. This manga deals mostly on risk. It is more likely to be a slice-of-life rather than being a shonen despite the fact that Bakuman's author targeted the youth. Reaching for ones dream is one of the most emphasized value in the story where the struggles and obstacle are ever present.


     This is the story of Takagi and Mashiro. The story begins when Takagi ask Mashiro to draw manga with him and become a mangaka on Shonen Jump, a manga publisher. They also pursue the love affair of Mashiro and Azuki because of their promise to each other, just like his uncle and Azuki's mother did. It was pretty interesting slice-of-life manga because it shows perseverance, determination, humor and romance.


     I love this manga for its story is not complicated despite of being preachy, sometimes. I read it often as if it is a inspirational. Bakuman tells us the story of love, perseverance, determination, and setting your dreams to come true. It serves as a guide for the young.