Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He’d make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
‘Cause I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

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Whenever I hear this song on the radio when I am driving, my eyes would be filled with tears that wants to flow down freely but can't because I can't let anyone see that I am crying because of the song. I have no choice to be strong in front of others and when I am laying in my bedroom alone, tears will flow freely on my pillow while I cry myself to sleep remembering all the memories I have of my dad.  

Name: Takashi Kashiwabara

Date of Birth: 16 March 1977

Horoscope: Pisces

Place of birth: Yamanashi, Japan

Blood Type: Type A

 Family members: Parents, 1 younger brother, 1 younger sister

One of my favourite drama which Takashi acted in includes Love Letter (1995) and below is the summary of the movie by Todd K. Bowman.

Hiroko Watanabe's fiancé Itsuki died two years earlier in a mountain climbing accident. While looking through his high school yearbook, Hiroko in a fit of grief decides to write a letter to him using his old school address. Surprisingly she receives a reply, not from her dead husband, but from a woman also named Itsuki whom had known Hiroko's husband in school. A relationship develops between the two women as they continue to exchange letters and share memories of the dead Itsuke.

The Story

The show starts with Hiroko lying in the snow, thinking about her fiance, Fujii Itsuki(m), who had died three years ago. He had fallen off a cliff while snow-trekking a mountain with some friends. It is now his death anniversary.

Back at his house, Hiroko finds his high school yearbook in his bedroom, which has been untouched since his fatal accident. She manages to find a home address under the name 'Fujii Itsuki'. However, his mother says that their old house has been demolished and being in its place now, is a highway. Despite so, Hiroko decides to write Fujii(m) a letter directed to that address as she misses him too much.

  A few days later, Hiroko is surprised to receive a return letter. It turns out that the address which she has found, belongs to a girl who bears the same name - Fujii Itsuki. At first, Itsuki (girl-Fujii) is baffled by Bozi's letter. But later, she seems to recollect some of her old memories and realises the Fujii(m) whom Hiroko has been talking about, is her three-year classmate from high school. From then on, the two girls start to write letters to each other, sharing their memories on Fujii(m). Itsuki is unaware that Fujii(m) is already dead.

Flashbacks

Bearing the same name, the boy and girl were teased by all their classmates. They were even voted to do library duty together. However,Fujii(m) did not help the girl at all and only concentrated on reading his books

 One day, while he was standing by the window, engrossed in his reading, Itsuki looked at him intently and seemed to be thinking about something. Fujii(m) also liked to borrow 'weird books' (mostly heavy Literature) and wrote the name - Fujii Itsuki, in every loaning record card found in the books

 Once, the teacher gave back the wrong test papers to the two Fujii Itsukis, and the girl specially waited for him by the school bicycle stand till night just to exchange back their papers. She found out that Fujii(m) had drawn a picture of a sexy girl on the back of her paper.

One fine day, the group of librarians pay a surprise visit to Itsuki's house and hands her a book. It is the book which Fujii(m) had told her to return for him years ago. Under the girls' urging, she opens the book and takes out the book loaning card. She turns it over and gasps

 On it, is a picture sketch of her, done by Fujii(m).

It turns out that while they were together in high school, Fujii(m) had been in love with Itsuki all along. Though Itsuki had looked at the same loaning card many years ago, she never did turn it over and thus, never did find that picture sketch of her.

However, it is too late now as Fujii(m) is already dead...

Itsuki starts to cry...

Some wordings I came across randomly while surfing the net today. It was nice to I decided it would be best to share it with you.

"If there is another world, he lives in bliss.If not another, he made the most of this."

"Each life is like a letter of the alphabet. Alone it can be meaningless. Or, like his beautiful years with us, it can be part of a great meaning"

"He always stood for what was right and good. And for this we shall forever cherish his memory."

"He achieved success here because he lived well, laughed often and loved much. We'll forever miss you, Daddy!."

"His true wealth was in his generous heart. And what endless wealth he did have."

Daddy, I miss you so much. This year we won't be doing any visiting to your friends house as we always did in the past year because it won't be as cheerful as it was and also because we don't know the way to your friends house.

Daddy, I wonder how would we go through all the festivals now when you are no longer with us.

Daddy, you were our driver for the day and now it seems that without you, we are lost.

God, give us the wisdom to realise that no matter what have happened that daddy will always be with us eventhough not physically but spiritual with us everyday.

Amen

Honestly speaking, if my Rav 4 was completely tinted in dark black and no one could look inside my car, I wish I could drive my Rav 4 naked. ha ha ;)

My sister got a puppy from a friend of hers. It is cute but too spoilt. She called it BB and he is about 1 month old.

Does anyone know what kind of breed this puppy is???