2009-11-24 @ 8:00 PM
Nosebleed: A Fun Way to Rediscover Literature and Language
Wednesday. November 25, 2009. Dasmarinas Day. No Classes. Oxidation.
I`m still feeling lazy to study my acads. The two subjects that are giving me trouble (Statistics and Swimming) wont be bothering me anytime soon. Plus, tommorow will be the start of the preparations for the Mental Health Awareness Week, so there will be a chance for classes to be suspended.
So this morning, I decided to do some...`leisure reading`.
There`s this friend of mine who has been working on a fanfiction for Ouran High School Host Club (an anime). Since this girl seemed to have an incredibly good talent at writing (plus a good grasp of the English language) so made it a decision to read it, but after watching the anime first. I did, and the time has finally come...
I wont be spoiling anything about the story here (I`m going to do it somewhere else...lol). What I`m going to tell you is the very mind-wakening experience I had while reading it.
Nosebleed.
Yeah, I know you`re laughing.
Honestly, I`m really not much of a literature guy. I find books boring...full of words that are hard to read with my poor eyesight and often-elusive attention. I havent stayed much in literature to bother digging for words that are `alien` to me. I still prefer to see things visually (as in the TV or CGs), but giving myself a chance to read literature after a long time sure gave me quite a good feeling...despite seeing my nose bleed many times.
Inebriated.
Debonair.
Curtly.
Grimace.
Chaffeur.
Hollered.
Those were just a few. And I bet I havent even seen half of them yet (I have only read up until Chapter 9). While I do understand the context in which they were used, I cannot help but marvel at the mind who used them in such a way. Yeah, I might sound really dumb, but for me, this is something that is worth commending...and learning from.
Yes, by reading this fanfiction, I`m not only doing a favor for my writer-friend, I`m benefitting much from this experience too.
First, I get to enrich my vocabulary. I am surprised that even in on my level of education, I still lack some words in my word bank that could be useful for me in many ways. Learning more words also enables me to appreciate literature by its essence.
Secondly, reading a wonderfully-written work also kindled in me a fire of inspiration. I sure do know that writing is a fun experience, but bringing it to a whole new level (keeping in mind story plots, character development, and usage of cliffhangers and twists) would be challenging and more meaningful, not to mention memorable as well. I still have a long way to go though, but who know what I will be able to come up with.
Thirdly, its also a way for me to understand how the mind and the heart of the writer works. I`ve read somewhere that whatever a person does at heart reflects his/her personality, and also gives you a glimpse to his/her subconscious. With that kept in mind, reading literature can be equated to getting to know someone(in this case, the author) better. And its definitely an oppurtunity I am more than willing to take.
With those things said, I think having a few nosebleeds from time to time isnt a bad idea after all.
If nosebleed is equal to learning.
If nosebleed is equal to being inspired.
And if nosebleed is equal to understand a dear person to you better.
Then why not enjoy the feeling?
To the author: I don`t know if you`ll find the chance to read this (I sure hope you find), but yeah, I guess in a way, this is another post dedicated to you. Tsk. Lucky girl. LOL.
Good luck on your fanfic. I`m enjoying it! NOSEBLEED! n_n
(read the epic fanfic here: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5091260/1/The_Shadow_Queen)
(PS. Im in an advertising company now, so I`m going to need a commission for advertising your fanfic here. Nothing is free nowadays, you know. n_n Kidding).
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