三十六：Laughter is the best Medicine. Review of Detroit Metal City.

Just an update, I am still sick with a runny nose and a slight fever. I was planning to get a checkup at the clinic near our house unfortunately there are some issues with our health benefits at the office.

Anyways, so there is this saying that laughter is the best medicine and it might not be completely true but laughing can actually make you feel a bit better because you feel happier and you forget your problems. 

I was thinking of funny movies to watch and I remembered a friend suggesting Detroit Metal City. He told me that it's really funny. And so I searched for it in Youtube and just watching the trailer made me laugh.

I quickly searched for the movie and watching it made me cry.. from laughing too hard. ^_^ The movie is really funny and just thinking of the funny scenes in my head makes me laugh again.

Detroit Metal City is actually a manga turned anime turned movie. It's about this simple farm boy, Soichi Negishi, who loves music especially love songs and dreamed of being famous in the music industry. To pursue his dreams, he went to Tokyo and immediately got what he wished. Now in Tokyo, Negishi became really famous but unfortunately for him, he wasn't singing any love songs. Negishi, a shy farm boy with a p*nis haircut, once he steps onto the music stage turns into Johannes Krauser II, a death metal lead vocalist and guitarist most famous for his curses such as the 10 rapes a second and teeth guitar skills.

Krauser/Negishi

The show is really funny mainly due to the fact that the lead character is trying really hard to hide his alternate identity from the people who know him such as his family and his crush Aikawa for the fear of being rejected. There are scenes where he mixes the characters of Krauser II and himself which are very, very hilarious. Naturally kind, Negishi would sometimes use his popularity as Krauser II to help his fans or teach them how to be a better person, the Krauser II way.

Negishi as Krauser II inside the men's room helping another singer remove his nervousness.

Watching the movie did not cure me but it made me really happy. Somehow it relieved my stress and made me forget that I was sick even though I was sneezing and coughing while I watch the movie and its series. For those who want a good laugh, I recommend you watch not just the movie but the series itself.

三十五：Hiatus and Weather Changes

My blog was on hiatus the past few days due to my fever caused by the weather changes. It is mostly rainy during mornings and extremely hot by noon until the afternoon. I would go to work when it's cold drizzling outside then go home when the sun is at it's peak. How can you not get sick?

 

Just before the new year arrived, I took a shower and I knew I had the fever right after my bath. My body was aching and my head felt heavy. Minutes before 2013 I cannot even get up but I pushed myself just so I can watch the fireworks outside my window. Good thing people are either more careful or are saving money because the fireworks lasted for about 30 minutes only when during the past years they would start the fireworks at 11:00PM and end it at 1:00AM the next year.

 

I immediately went to sleep and my nose started clogging. When I woke up, my whole body was still aching and my throat was really sore. The next few days my head was still aching but I still went to work as no one was available to take over my shift. During my lunch break I slept and took medicines. Four days have passed and my head still hurts, it's even worse but my throat is less sore but I have no sense of smell or taste. I have no appetite which I take as a good thing because I can lose weight, but my throat feels really dry and my nose feels stuffy.

 

Even though I was sick, I still tried to go to my friend's father's wake because he died just after New Year. I am proud of my friend because she is a very strong person. We know she feels really sad losing her father but she never sobbed nor broke down in front of us when we visited. We were very close friends so even though I was sick, I still went to the wake to support her because I know she needs our presence. I know she would do the same for me and besides, I missed her too. It was sort of a mini reunion for us and our other high school friends.

 

I really want to add new posts soon but my head hurts a lot. I will continue most probably after a few days or a week or until I feel better.