Updated the first post to have the new write-up/story!
For the lazy:
Once upon a time, in lands of forgotten lore, there was a little boy. This boy grew up fascinated by the TV and the images that appeared on it. Images of giant robots, of samurai dueling with swords, of school girls with the most colourful hair, of maids whose gender remained unknown, all these fueled this young boy's wild imagination. And yet, he was sad.
The boy's parents noticed their son's saddness. They said to themselves, "Why is he sad?", and being otaku themselves, they thought "Maybe he does not have enough anime!". So they went to their son, "Here! Have some more anime!" and gave him all the latest anime DVDs to watch. And yet, he was still sad. They said to themselves, "Why is he still sad?", and being otaku themselves, they thought "Maybe he does not have enough manga!". So they went to their son, "Here! Have some more manga!" and gave him entire series of manga to read. And yet, he was still sad. They said to themselves, "Why is he STILL sad?" and being otaku themselves, they thought "Maybe he does not have enough toys!". So they went to their son, "Here! Have some more merchandise!" and gave him all the figurines, accessories and costumes a boy could dream of. And yet, he was still sad.
And so every birthday, Christmas and other holiday they would shower gifts upon their son, but he was always sad.
Until one day, they decided to ask their son why he was so unhappy. The parents asked "Why are you so sad?". The little boy said "I have so much anime, so much manga, so much toys, but I have no one to share it with!". And so the parents invited all their friends, all their family and all their neighbours to come watch anime with them. And the boy was never sad again.
And, as they say, that is how the first anime club began. To remember this occassion, every year the various Anime Club's of Sydney join together for the Xmas Party. Come along and celebrate the end of exams and the festive season with other fans of anime! A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
What a beautiful story *tear* Very creative... Wwe should make it into a movie! Or no wait.. A MUSICAL!
But wow! I really wanna go now (I just ogtta get back here from HK in time ><*)
