The Lonely Hearts Club

[IdentityUnknown 216]

STRAWBERRY!!! \o/

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

Oh man! 3 tpoics I have to reply to O_o.. Well, Time to get some typing.. LOL

okay I'll start...(don't know how to start)

(It's not much of a story like you guys...)

I've been living my life like a bird in a cage... You know like living up to the expectations of my parents.. I've never had an enjoyable childhood like playing outside and enjoying my life as a kid... but I've had a good life they give me anything that I want... all they want is that I study and study and study.. they always expect me to good at everything.. (so hard!) also I feel that they are pressuring me to be the first in our class T.T.. I hate pressure! also they hate me being an otaku or an anime fan.. my life is all about pressures *sigh* also they want me to be like my sister who is great at everything (in music, sports, academics)

Next, in school (Philippines), I'm only known because I'm smart but I wanted to be known for who I really am... and also guys keep calling me ugly or something but thanks to my friends support they made a makeover for me and poof.. they stop calling me ugly... I really want to stuff wasabi ice cream in their mouths... I've been accepted here as an otaku..

Next, we went to Japan and there I've been keeping my identity as an otaku secret... They say in japan, they mostly despise otaku and bullies them.. I don't want that to happen to me but I want to expose my real me to my classmates...

Crush:

back then in the philippines, I had a crush on someone (we are close maybe really close) but the day before we went to Japan he said to me that he proposed to some girl and he got accepted... this break my heart... (ouch!) *cry*

then when I went to japan life gave me a chance.... I was walking down the road and I bumped to a handsome and cute guy! (omg!) it turns out it is an actor and idol in Japan... I love life... but I think he has a girlfriend

thanks for reading guys... I know it's not heartfelt like the others but I want to say it to you guys because you are my friends.. please take care of me!

*gives ice cream*

I completely understand how it feels to be like a bird in a cage. I'm guessing that those people (your parents who force you to be the top and the others who call you "ugly") are like cats attacking your cage, right? I know it is hard to be pressured all the time, while you want be what you really are. It's like swimming in space, trying to reach for a star. Also, forget about that past where you had a crush on that person. Normally in teenagers, this causes up to level 3 stress, which can cause depression quite easily. You can recover this quite easily by forgetting about it. And I'll take that Wasabi Ice cream. *^^*

Everything was perfect before elementary school. I was well-liked by everyone, and they loved me for who I was back then.

It all changed when I entered elementary school. I remember being bullied and mistreated by my classmates and peers. They would make fun of my name, what I wore, what I ate for lunch... pretty much everything. They also created 'the name disease', which they would shout when I passed by. Thankfully, this did not last long. And then there was this other time when a girl from a different class pushed me off the stairwell. Thankfully, none of my bones broke. I decided not to tell my parents in case they try to do worse things to me. Another time, a superb actress in my class decided to 'get' my baby photo. I couldn't believe that I fell for her trick. In 4th grade, a boy in my class declared that he hated me so much that he would cut my face off the class picture. My teacher was furious at the boy and allowed me choose the class picture for the yearbook, much to the protests of all my classmates. There's too much to list.

Things at home weren't going well either. I would get beaten or slapped by my parents once a week due to 'misbehavior' and 'not getting 100%'. To top it all off, my three siblings were adding on to my additional stress. Things were not even close to OK.

Thankfully, that was the last year I spent in that school. My parents had me take a entrance test to a reputable school, and I was accepted for having the best results out of all the other students I was competing against. I am still attending this reputable school to this day. 5th Grade was enjoyable, but there was a different boy who decided to bully me. He swore repeatedly at me, using words like B**** and F*** [You]. He also avoided me and teamed up with some friends to insult me and put his plan into action. After all, he was my academic rival, who I eventually beat in the end of the school year. The teacher decided to give me a certificate for my efforts, courtesy of the school.

Middle school was OK for me, I think. 6th grade introduced a new bully who sat opposite of me. This guy talked non stop during class. The teacher almost had to shut him in a room so everyone else could concentrate on their work. He would say things about me in the middle of class and everyone would start laughing. Thanks to him, I was humiliated for just being in class. Another boy decided to tell me 'Yo Momma' jokes, which I took offense at. 7th Grade passed by quickly and it was by far the most enjoyable year of school I had. Sure, it was not perfect, and there was this one b**** who enjoyed insulting me like she did with her buddy back in 5th grade, but everything else was fine. After all, the b**** was sent off to boarding school as the school year drew to an end. My parents were invited to church that year, and since then I believed in God. 8th Grade was different; there were rumors that the boy who insulted me back in 4th Grade was going to attend my school. The rumors were true, all right, and he came. He attended the same Mandarin class as I did, where the teacher took delight in picking on me. I lost friends thanks to that teacher.

This year I started 9th grade as a loner. I decided to rebuild my life and maybe possibly get popular in High School. After half the school year was over, I realized that my best work was earning me Bs and Cs. I didn't like Bs and Cs, and resolved to earn at least an A by the end of the school year. I had tons of friends from church, but virtually none at school = At school I was the emo loner but at church I was the life of the party. I bet my classmates wouldn't have dreamed that I would have lots of friends at church. So much for bullying me. I didn't like the way I was at school. I wanted to leave school right after we were let off from class so I could be myself without people staring rudely, mocking or making fun of me. Lately, I've been posting more on DCW and I know I can be myself here, like how I am at church with my friends. I'm getting baptized this month on May 29th!

Alright... now about my love life. OK, so I've had lots of crushes in my life. But I'll only talk about ONE of my crushes. I've liked him since I was 8. He was a sweet and decent boy, the first and only 'perfect' guy I know. We had lots of fun together as kids. Now he's not sweet nor decent anymore, but more of a dense aho. His skin is darker than mine, so I always used to joke that he was 'Heiji' and I was 'Kazuha', and he would protest that he's not Heiji and I'm far from being Kazuha. You get what I mean - he was my childhood sweetheart. A few months ago, he told me he didn't have many friends and didn't like anyone in particular. He told me that we were just good friends and nothing more than that. I felt really hurt and didn't really have much choice to do anything else. Then, I joined DCW and found LHC. I've only just gotten over him and I don't want another crush to deal with right now.

Yea. In these days, since there are (close to) economic depression, parents tend to push their children to work your ass off. Yea, I get that pressure by my parents also. I don't care. I know more stuff than them, and they know I know a lot of stuff. Also name-calling and other stuff they do to you is because of jealousy. Also, people get violent because they are jealous of a person for being better at one thing that they are not (possibly can cause a murder). You might feel this as well when you see someone who is better than you in a way, unless you wouldn't care. I don't care, and act cool, that person gets curious why I wouldn't get so jealous. That person would start talking to me and I would be friend with that person, and gain that person's knowledge. [i'm a knowledge leech only exception goes to DCW members since you guys have amazing talents.] But for your parents, that is an abuse. They have no "real" rights to do that. Really, beating/ slapping for not getting 100%? Don't make me laugh. That is an unusual punishment because not getting 100% is not even a crime anyways . No one is perfect in this world. Let's see if they would get 100% on anything.

Rivalry is a good thing to practice. It will help in the future. If you are competitive, you can make things happen easier and faster. But don't get carried away too much. And like I said, people tend to tease others who are better than they are so it is best to either ignore, or use your knowledge to brush them off. Or you can troll like me, if you can that is....

The thing I like about church is that nobody is an enemy. Everyone supports you and they won't let you down. And don't stress on the school too much. You might crash like me before joining DCW. Don't think that you are an emo loner, but try to think positive. I usually hang around with my teachers rather than my friends so that would be a good idea (to help in your studies, ask tons of questions. Teachers love students who wants knowledge).

As for your story on your crush. Yea, ignore it. I would advise not to get into a relationship for time being. Since that 'person' hurt your feelings, it's best to give your heart some time to recover.

okay my story !

Before 1st grade everything went well for me !

i was optimistic,happy and nice to everyone !

got good grades made my parents happy.

Then there was a bully who bullied me with stupid nicknames,pushing me to the ground,laughing on mistakes on me and giving me a feeling i don't get accepted.

then 2e grade he still bullied but i was less,there was a really nice girl i liked but everybody was almost in love with her.Then in 3e grade she beginned acting arrogant and annoying ! i lost trust in her. then 4e grade i got a few friends,most poeple liked me got good grades,the bully became nice ! but everybody atleast confessed to somebody ! i was one of the only one left,they asked me who i was in love then i sayed i don't have loved anyone yet.But they didn't believe me and then chose for me that i liked one of the most popular girl !

Then 5th grade i am being nice to most of the girl and then one of my friends who is in love with that girl say i'm trying to become close to that girl so i could confess my feeling for her ! My heart broked one of my best friend though that i used secret information of him so he couldn't come close to that girl !

But finally i made it up with him,but he stills think i like that girl !

My story may not be that touching but yeah,it's still is important information i trust you guys with !

Nice short story. ^^;;; I don't know what to say to you but Thing about bullies, Yes, they do become friends sometime after teasing you like a "crap." I have tons of friends who used to be bullies, but I 'made' them to be my friends. Also, it is best to stay away from a girl who is already in relationship. I really don't get interested in girls, but I help them out when the need help. Most of the time I get surrounded by girls because they need help. Guys just talk to me for the information of a girl they like. I know that is bad but to keep my safety, I need some dudes to protect me from danger. Anyways, it looks like you and your friend have strong friendship. It is hard to get over that kind of incident, but since your friend came back, he is a good friend.

*Yawns* Man that was helluva typing.... took me 30 mins =_= TIME TO GET BACK TO SURFING DCW!! +_+ :twisted:

[IdentityUnknown 216]

You took the time. 1 rep for you.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Cure-kun, you always give such good advice.

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

I recommend taking Psychology class.

It sounds boring, but if you take it, Your brain will go wild in imaginations.

[Misaki-chan 164]

I plan on doing so in high school, along with Home Ec. I need to know how to cook, or I'll starve in college... -.-; As for psychology, the topic interests me and it could help my future career as a teacher.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

I recommend taking Psychology class.

It sounds boring, but if you take it, Your brain will go wild in imaginations.

Psychology is interesting. But I wonder if it would improve my writing skills.

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

Maybe. Well, after taking that class my brain felt more.... light... O_o... you get the idea,..

[Misaki-chan 164]

I wonder if it does improve writing skills. Currently, I'm not a very good writer. About average, I guess.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

I'm a relatively good writer (or at least I think so).

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

Now i think about it, I improved writing skill after that class, but I'm not sure if it does because this is study of "minds and souls" Psycho:Greek meaning Mind or Soul

[Misaki-chan 164]

But it might... Or maybe I should take a creative writing class too.

And kaichou, you're a great writer!

[Rum 6]

Psychology class O.O...

Some of our teachers in school say that we should never take it because it shakes our faith.. O.O oohh

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

Huh? No, it just confuses you when you don't understand it. But if you get it, it's actually fun. You might probably be typing tons of stuff like me when I read someone's story.

[Rum 6]

then maybe when I get to college I'll get Psychology... I've been thinking that that subject is fun...

and maybe Cure-kun you'll be our future counselor here hahaha

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

O_o.... uhh... I'm not very literate so I'd be a bad counselor.. LOL

But I will try to use all my knowledge to help you guys!

[Rum 6]

your member title must be changed to DCW's all-knowing member! or the most knowledgeable member! wee!

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

Hm... I'll keep that in mind.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

But it might... Or maybe I should take a creative writing class too.

And kaichou, you're a great writer!

It's not all that good...I mean, not bad but still not amazing yet...

[Forever Lost 55]

*stares with half-blind eyes* I'm thinking that I missed a lot...

and..

I'm taking Psychology and some other related classes for electives... some year.. simply because they're going to load me down to get my credits up, even though I've taken almost all the core classes... this is why I hate school... doesn't make any freaking sense...

If I made any mistakes, don't mind them.. I can't hardly see right now..

[Lia. 45]

Thanks everyone for replying to my story. It means a lot to me.

@Pyre I don't think you're a loner. People at my school think I'm anti-social, but that isn't true. It's just that I'm different when I'm in different environments.

Yes, I'm Christian! *high fives Pyre* I'm looking forward to getting baptized! Two of my good friends got baptized last year too, and they also said that it was the best thing in their lives. Yes, it is something to look forward to. My friends enjoy hanging out with me, and me the same for them.

Yeah... I don't believe that ShinRan, Heiji x Kazuha and Kaito x Aoko will happen in real life. I hate how realistic and unrealistic DC can be at the same time... I'm not insulting DC, I'm just saying that childhood friends don't always end up together like ShinRan could. It still hurts to think about him. Yeah, but you don't believe in love, Pyre. My family moved to HK when I was 4, so I've lived here for 10 years already. Childhood friends don't end up together.

Thanks for creating LHC

@Misaki-chan Yup. Life isn't fair at all.

Actually, I didn't want to tell you this but I've already planned the future of Hollie when I created her for my story. I look at her personality and beat myself up for letting bad things happen to a good person. The only reason she exists from the start was because I wanted to use her character to show that life isn't fair to the good people.

That's why I'm sorry for suggesting the nickname 'Hollie-chan'. I'll have to come up with a different nickname for you. Don't you think I'm a bad Neechan?

@Cure-kun My parents always told me that I was smart, but I never realized that people in my previous school did that to me out of jealousy. I thought they picked me for the fun of it. I never top the class nor fail the class, but they still bullied me nevertheless. I don't like to hurt others - it's against my nature to do so, unless I absolutely have to.

Haha In my church, friends are people in your group or circle. Like my friends who serve with me on the worship team, or my friends who hang out with me on some friday nights. Everyone else gets along with each other, but they never really talk to each other unless they have something in common.

I still have to get good grades. My parents want me to get into the Top 10 Colleges/Universities in the world. If I have anything worse than a B-, I will definitely never be able to enter any of those schools. I already have a C, so I have to make up that C for twice as many As.

I can't just forget about him, since I have to see him almost every week. He used to be really nice but he treats me like crap now. I can't really do anything about it.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

Thanks everyone for replying to my story. It means a lot to me.

@Pyre I don't think you're a loner. People at my school think I'm anti-social, but that isn't true. It's just that I'm different when I'm in different environments.

Yes, I'm Christian! *high fives Pyre* I'm looking forward to getting baptized! Two of my good friends got baptized last year too, and they also said that it was the best thing in their lives. Yes, it is something to look forward to. My friends enjoy hanging out with me, and me the same for them.

Yeah... I don't believe that ShinRan, Heiji x Kazuha and Kaito x Aoko will happen in real life. I hate how realistic and unrealistic DC can be at the same time... I'm not insulting DC, I'm just saying that childhood friends don't always end up together like ShinRan could. It still hurts to think about him. Yeah, but you don't believe in love, Pyre. My family moved to HK when I was 4, so I've lived here for 10 years already. Childhood friends don't end up together.

Thanks for creating LHC

*smiles* Yes, it's highly unlikely that childhood friendships actually last that way.

Okay, I was exaggerating on the loner part. I was a loner in 3rd grade (long time ago, and longer story), not now. As in, I didn't have any friends. Which means I drowned in my imagination. Which means...

You guys know too much about my personal life now. I won't go in depth.

I dunno about love anymore, I doubt myself too much and am becoming EXTREMELY paranoid. I am just confusing myself further.

CHRISTIAN!!! \o/ *high fives Irene-chan*

I never had a childhood friend since I moved around too much...

You're welcome. After all, the purpose of LHC is to support each other, ne?

[Stopwatch 36]

Hmmm... I've missed a lot going on here...

*Stopwatch hands out e-cookies to everyone while she thinks of what to saytype*

Err... I want to take Psychology too! It's not available at GCSE level though so I'm taking Sociology next year and am going to start Psychology for my A levels. It just seems so fascinating...

Anyway...

*Gives extra e-choco to those who shared their stories*

Oh, and sorry if no one understands what I mean by 'GCSE' and all that, they're basically the British (minus Scotland in this case) terms for the test-sorta things we do around Year 10. If you're really interested this might give more info

[Misaki-chan 164]

@Misaki-chan Yup. Life isn't fair at all.

Actually, I didn't want to tell you this but I've already planned the future of Hollie when I created her for my story. I look at her personality and beat myself up for letting bad things happen to a good person. The only reason she exists from the start was because I wanted to use her character to show that life isn't fair to the good people.

That's why I'm sorry for suggesting the nickname 'Hollie-chan'. I'll have to come up with a different nickname for you. Don't you think I'm a bad Neechan?

No, you're a good Neechan! *hugs* And I don't mind Hollie-chan, but if you want to give me a different nickname, I'll be waiting!

[Anti-APTX4869 181]

@Cure-kun My parents always told me that I was smart, but I never realized that people in my previous school did that to me out of jealousy. I thought they picked me for the fun of it. I never top the class nor fail the class, but they still bullied me nevertheless. I don't like to hurt others - it's against my nature to do so, unless I absolutely have to.

Haha In my church, friends are people in your group or circle. Like my friends who serve with me on the worship team, or my friends who hang out with me on some friday nights. Everyone else gets along with each other, but they never really talk to each other unless they have something in common.

I still have to get good grades. My parents want me to get into the Top 10 Colleges/Universities in the world. If I have anything worse than a B-, I will definitely never be able to enter any of those schools. I already have a C, so I have to make up that C for twice as many As.

I can't just forget about him, since I have to see him almost every week. He used to be really nice but he treats me like crap now. I can't really do anything about it.

Yeah. People tease and make fun of others for fun, but it's mainly because you have something they don't have. I can prove this because I did an experiment in 7th grade, where I would say I am rich, buy tons of treats from student store, buy items from student store even when I don't even need them, buy "School spirit shirts or etc..", 'hire' my friend to carry stuff for me, etc. I spent about $500 if I remember correctly. About 40 students who were in my 6th grade classes who didn't care about me started teasing and threatening me for money. They were jealous about me 'being rich.'

I know that church members don't usually communicate, but it is safer than school or anywhere else. And for the grades, dont stress about it too much. I'm pretty sure you will get there.

And.. well, if you can't forget about him, ignore him for now. Probably the best thing to do. Normally, guys get aggressive in their teens so... .... yea...