となりのトトロ

hola,

so the other day, i asked my mom to find my 17 year old vhs tape of となりのトトロ.

i watched it with good ol' dad and it sure brought back so many childhood 

memories. i can't even count how many times i've watched that movie

when i was a little kid. we laughed and sang along

through the whole thing. papa told me he used to

call me mei chan (めいちゃん) because i was just as crazy, stubborn, and aggressive

like her, and about mid-way through the movie, mama joined us. 

as we all watched together, she started laughing- she reminded me how

i used to call pigtails "mei chan" (めいちゃん)and would

ask her to give me that hairstyle every day. it all makes sense. there are

so many baby pictures of me with pigtails.

see...disney movies bring a heck of a lot of memories but for some reason,

this movie stands out the most. it might be because it was probably the first 

movie i saw. what a nice way to kick start a life full of movies.

i love the fact that it's not only me who loves this movie;

my parents and my brother all share the same feeling.

we still have all my トトロ character dolls from the cat bus 

to トトロ to めいちゃん (thanks mom and dad).

its funny how watching the same movie after so many years could

bring out the same reactions and emotions i had as a little gal.

i got to watch this more often. heck,i got to watch

all the japanese movies i watched growing up.

yes, i shall do that this summer.

adios,

yuri