火大！
台湾风灾如此严重，重建工作如此严峻，竟然还有人要消遣灾民，把他们当政治筹码，真是无耻！台湾大师多的是，何必无中生有，请个喇嘛来搅局？民进党不办正事，只会混淆视听，实在是看不下去了，媒体还追踪到底、奉陪到底，哀哉！
Monday, August 31, 2009
Freedom
Freedom is ultimately the most important essence of man. The deprivation of freedom is thus the worst form of punishment that can be meted out to discipline a man into submission. Prisons, or the threat of imprisonment, coerce man out of his subjectivity and bind him over law. We exchange socially acceptable behaviour for freedom, never letting loose our innate indecency and allowing it to impede our freedom. We imagine ourselves to be under watchful eyes, on constant scrutiny, and the fear of a forceful takeover of our freedom serves as a deterrent to any perversion of social standards. Dereliction is to be punished at all costs, no matter how mild it is.
Marriage requires the surrender of freedom as a lone individual in exchange for a mutual consensus of commitment into a relationship that is to last till death. It is legally bound and hence accepted by law to warrant legal protection that guards both the parties involved and the human contract. The anathema to marriage, divorce, serves as the only breach that renounces the commitment made at the time of marriage. As a result of the breach, an alimony is to be paid in compensation for failing to deliver the commitment. In this case, the male has to pay the alimony even though the termination of the contract is agreed upon by both parties, and his financial freedom enters another new contract that is, this time round, to last for a lifetime. What a mockery to the sacred mission of procreation.
Freedom is ultimately the most important essence of man. The deprivation of freedom is thus the worst form of punishment that can be meted out to discipline a man into submission. Prisons, or the threat of imprisonment, coerce man out of his subjectivity and bind him over law. We exchange socially acceptable behaviour for freedom, never letting loose our innate indecency and allowing it to impede our freedom. We imagine ourselves to be under watchful eyes, on constant scrutiny, and the fear of a forceful takeover of our freedom serves as a deterrent to any perversion of social standards. Dereliction is to be punished at all costs, no matter how mild it is.
Marriage requires the surrender of freedom as a lone individual in exchange for a mutual consensus of commitment into a relationship that is to last till death. It is legally bound and hence accepted by law to warrant legal protection that guards both the parties involved and the human contract. The anathema to marriage, divorce, serves as the only breach that renounces the commitment made at the time of marriage. As a result of the breach, an alimony is to be paid in compensation for failing to deliver the commitment. In this case, the male has to pay the alimony even though the termination of the contract is agreed upon by both parties, and his financial freedom enters another new contract that is, this time round, to last for a lifetime. What a mockery to the sacred mission of procreation.
Dislikes
I dislike mean people. Even if they are not mean to me, the fact that they are mean to others means that they can be mean to me at their whims one day. I also dislike people with a fiery temper. It signals to me that they fail to keep their emotions in check and simply put, possess very low EQ. Them I refuse to engage much with.
I dislike mean people. Even if they are not mean to me, the fact that they are mean to others means that they can be mean to me at their whims one day. I also dislike people with a fiery temper. It signals to me that they fail to keep their emotions in check and simply put, possess very low EQ. Them I refuse to engage much with.
Ghibli Museum
I love the anime films of Ghibli Studio. I am proud to claim that I have watched every single one of them. Hayao Mayazaki and his long-time collaborator, composer Joe Hisaishi, are always able to reenact familiar experiences of childhood that transcend all boundaries and hence that we can all relate to. I even went for Joe Hisaishi's live concert with the New Japan Philharmonic Dream World Orchestra when I was in Taiwan on exchange. Love it even though I am a complete idiot when it comes to band music.Of Hayao Miyazaki's films, I love Spirited Away most. I watched it thrice and have not gotten sick of it. The theme, soundtrack, and plot are simply too hard to resist. I struggled immensely to find the source of imperfection in the film and fortunately, I could not find any. Sequences glide seamlessly and coherently to the next and before I know it, the film ends with a resounding impact that resonates in me for many hours after. And guess what: Jioufen (in Taiwan) was adopted as a model in the film!
The Ghibli Museum features artwork and exhibits of the production of the anime films and shows how animation is created through various techniques and gadgets. I got to watch one free short film with my ticket. Haha. For entry, please buy a ticket at any Lawson convenience store in advance. While stocks last and you won't regret your purchase I promise! It is really worth a trip!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Childhood
There is a child in everyone. Visitors who bother to arrive in Disneyland have to love it in some way. We would like to relive our childhood. Or at least revisit it, even if the ultimate constraint of our temporal dimension would disallow us from revising it. Be it a construct or ride, one can experience being a Peter Pan at least for the duration of the trip. For one, I am getting old. Life just passes by like this. How time flies, as the cliche goes.
There is a child in everyone. Visitors who bother to arrive in Disneyland have to love it in some way. We would like to relive our childhood. Or at least revisit it, even if the ultimate constraint of our temporal dimension would disallow us from revising it. Be it a construct or ride, one can experience being a Peter Pan at least for the duration of the trip. For one, I am getting old. Life just passes by like this. How time flies, as the cliche goes.
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