Hi, I’m Anthony Lee from Taiwan. I had good academic grades when I was in elementary and high school. But because my family is quite poor, I didn’t go to college. Instead, I helped my mother in her little restaurant as a cook. I don’t have siblings nor father. Well, I still don’t know who was my father. My mother didn’t tell me, when I was asking her she’s just always changed the topic.

The time went so fast. My mother left me when I was 45 years old. Since then, I managed our restaurant. I’m not boasting or anything like that but we do have over 20 branches nationwide. After my mother died, I focused on what she left, her legacy that was our restaurant. Little by little I managed somehow to make some huge profit in our restaurant. Now I’m rich, money is not a problem anymore but still I’m lonely. Because I focused too much on my business, I didn’t get a wife or child. My last girlfriend was when I’m in high school. Yes, I didn’t notice the time.

Now, I’m here in the hospital. The doctor diagnosed that I have a brain tumor. I’m 73 years old now and the doctor said that because of my old age the success percentage is significantly lower.

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I’m here in the hospital for more or less than two weeks. They did a lot of test on my body and gave me some kind of vitamins or something like that to increase the success rate of my operation next week just a bit. When the doctor told me that I have a brain tumor, I quickly called my lawyer to donate my money to some orphan organization. Also, I gave out my money on some of my best employees, the one who contributed the success of my business.

These past few weeks here in the hospital was quite boring. When I turned on the television in my private room, the channel accidentally went on some Anime. Ever since then, I ordered my assistant Chia-wei to bring me some of the anime, such as One Piece. Coincidentally, looks like my assistant was quite knowledgeable in anime or I think he’s quite fanatic of anime.

Aside from One piece, he also recommended me to watch Naruto, Bleach, Hajime No Ippo, Hunter X Hunter and much more. Somehow this anime inspired me and believe it or not I finished the most of them, well some of it are still ongoing. I think most of them are still ongoing. I would like to read the Manga but I’m quite lazy and my hand is not responsive like it used to be.

Watching anime was quite fun. I don’t really confidence in my operation but after watching those animes. I need to live to watch them. I think this is what they called the will to survive.

I’m now on my way to the Operation room. Wish me luck. I still need to watch those animes, I need to survive in this.