Yes, I’m alone on Valentines, re-watching episodes of Bu Bu Jing Xin on my laptop and sobbing uncontrollably as Rouxi (the demure Liu Shi shi) hugs 4th Prince/Emperor Yongzhen (the sexy Nicky Wu) for perhaps the last time, finally admitting to him that she is not Rouxi but a modern woman from the future, Zhang Xiao. All the sniffling has caught the attention of my father’s equally deranged sister, who coos and caws and hems and haws at me about my singleness from the other end of the room. My aunt will often shoot me a look that is saying, “You should be out celebrating with a husband, not in front of the TV oozing snot out of your nose!” It doesn’t help that she’s taken up a new Valentines Day ritual: Showing me photos of slimy-looking toads of men, one being a mustachio-ed distant cousin from Chiang Mai. *struggles to suck back in her vomit*
Apparently all unmarried women in her native country must have ended up hanging themselves or jumping into a swamp full of crocodiles or setting themselves on fire or something, and that explains why she’s so eager to see me attached to someone, even if it means an arranged marriage with a stranger half-way across the planet.
Mimi Aunty (musing): What about that cute Hong Kong boy you were seeing?
Me (groaning outwardly): Old news!
And, really, Iβm telling the cold, hard truth. It makes you feel disgustingly miserable to be in a relationship with someone who isnβt in love with you. I donβt want to subject myself to that kind of torture. So, Aunty, as much as I love you, quit showing me those damned photos! Or if you’re going to do it, at least realize that I’d like to date someone of my own species: Human, not toad.
But, yes, today is Valentines and Singles Awareness Day. While those of you with that special someone will be spending your time with/fantasizing about him/her, I will be cradling my pillow, weeping like baby, with only LongShi to comfort me.
Releases:
I want to like this website on facebook. If you made that button available, I’m sure more people would find out about this site. Unless I’m missing it.
Cindy, I’m not really tech-savvy. Still living in the dark ages here. I’ll ask around to see if someone can help us with that feature if you think it would really bring more traffic to the website. π
Thank you!
Happy Valentines, my friends and I chose to spend it together, rather than with boys, and it was fun since we got to watch Kdrama and exchange geeky presents… Anyways, hope yours helped you find a bit of yourself, too. Thanks for the upload
Just finished chapter 1 of ane no kokken. MY GOD Yori is loose! Who would sleep with someone else for that reason?! Just because it’s josei doesn’t mean you have to make everyone look like a sleazebag! I’m still young! Manga like these will give me misconceptions about the world!
Cindy, I think you’ll have a different perception of what actually happened that night and WHY it happened once you get to read chapter 2. I think Nishi Keiko went in for the shocker effect with Chapter 1, so, yeah, a lot of people were going, “MY GOD” as well LOL. But to be perfectly honest with you, I wasn’t surprised. Once you get to my age, you see so much weird stuff going on, that it makes you as jaded as a cliff edge rock. The fact that you had this kind of reaction makes me sort of envy you for what you are.
I hope that your Valentine’s day was great.
Thank you very much for sharing the new releases.
I think What Revolves Around Al & Neri is missing a page (page 30).
Hi, please try re-downloading again. All the pages should be up now.
my aunt did the same thing to me on Valentine’s Day.. she told me go to outside & not stay in front of the computer all the time. What does want me to do outside?
Aah, when we were still working on Al to Neri, I couldn’t wait to be done with it but now, I realize that I will miss it. ;__;
Fortunately, we have a new series! I really enjoyed the first chapter of Ane no Kekkon.
Thanks so much for the release!!!
PS: You made me laugh with the “at least realize that Iβd like to date someone of my own species: Human, not toad.” lol
lol, I gotta admit, I got a nice laugh from your post. Single Awareness day passed by rather uneventful for me as I (fortunately) don’t have relatives that are nipping on my heels to get married, despite my decrepit age. But I do feel your pain π At least your made everyone else’s V-day lovely with the releases. Thank you so much and I’m looking forward to reading Ane no Kekkon!
OMFG Ane no Kekkon is so good~ It’s definitely worth working on in the future~
Thank you so much for the releases! Especially for Ane no Kekkon and Balancing Toy! π
wow thanks for the vday gifts!
What fun anecdote about your life and family! I thank god my mother is negligent about my well-being and happiness, otherwise she would sound like your aunt. Personally, having a boyfriend cramps my life; I probably won’t be able to read manga and daydream about what my life could have been. Anyway, thanks for the releases, especially &!
Thanks for the release on Balancing Toy. π And I WATCHED BU BU JING XIN too! π So freaking nice~
Happy V-Day, Mimi! Don’t let the Hallmark holiday get you down! I have faith that you’ll meet someone awesome. Borderline childishly naive faith, but I really do believe. Because I think you’re great, you have heart and you’re full of moxie. Your aunt seems to have good intentions, but she needs to get a new pair of eyes if she thinks the men in the pictures she’s showing you have any visual merit. I’m getting the heebie-jeebies just imagining these slimy-looking toads…. If she’s so determined to match you with someone, she could at least try to find guys who look like Go Soo or Jo Jeong-Seok or Gong Yoo (sorry, all I know are Korean actors lately) . You’re totally worth it.
(Thanks for the releases!)
Rexy, if I didn’t actually look like I was 15, I’d definitely go for a guy like Jo Jeong-Seok. Alas! My baby-face will always be the bane of my life wherever prospective boyfriends are concerned. Recently, if I dare to inch close to a guy my age or over, spouting my usual trite nonsense and trying to sound smart, I get the ultimate “She’s such a cute widdle kitty” treatment, like head-petting and “Aww”-ing. Euurgh!
Still I’m not looking to date younger men either. Not going down that route again. Last November, I inadvertently went on a “date” with my younger brother’s best friend, who had barely turned 23. I thought he was asking me to go to and see Skyfall with a group his friends like we usually do, but when I turned up, it ended up only being the two of us. It felt really, really awkward. Double Euurgh!
Sorry about your aunt. The toad comments made me laugh lol. Thanks for the new releases. :). Are you Thai? Thanks for translating for us. I get so happy when I see a stiletto heels project update.
I see big changes but anyway thanks for new chapters:)
Thanks a lot. π