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That Ending

A user from IMDB forum,  fireinthewronghole ,  made a great explanation about Byousoku 5CM ending. An excerpt from the last paragraph that sum it: So because of the song, we can interpret their meeting at the train tracks as either real or imaginary. It’s possible, like the song implies, that Takaki simply sees Akari wherever he goes. Either way though, the meeting itself is a test of sorts for Takaki and it was meant to completely summarize their whole relationship in one simple but poignant scene. Again, the train tracks and the trains themsevles--being separated by the tracks and the time it takes waiting for the train to pass--is symbolic of the spatial and temporal distance created between the two and how after the trains have passed, Takaki is still left waiting while Akari has moved on. Takaki accepts this, smiles, and walks away as well, showing how he acknowledges that it’s time for him to move on as well.  This is what I call a Romanticism ending and I thi...

On Leaning Onto God

Some belief model involving God. Forbes made an interesting post about casting away negative attitude to think that someone will bail you out.  It made sense when it told you that you should go and prepare yourself. Nobody can be guaranteed to be a permanent helper. I have watched how a person sunk to bottom and his family (his own brothers) left him when he asked for financial support. He was the one that supported them when they were younger. But, because he made a failed financial decision, he was left alone. He was a senior manager in a certain multi-national corporate when he left his job. He sought an entrepreneur path and tried to pave his way. Unfortunately, his initial attempts was a failure. He was frowned upon and left without a job. And when he asked his brother to lend him money, he did not have it. Instead, he was getting lectured about bad decisions. He was insulted and labelled as a disgrace for his family. After all that, he was banned from his brot...

Amanda Todd

From time to time, there will always be bullying happens. Some people would argue that that's the normal process of life. Some even relate them to the way of the world: the stronger consuming the weak. Well, sorry to say that I can say that's baseless. The world is made by the society. What shape them is the agreements that become the norms. If we agree to get better, then the world will get better. The world will be a better place. But why seems there are people who oppose to the idea of it? I can only say that many people have different insights of how to live their lives. There are some that take spiritual causes such as God as their guidance and some people gather knowledge as their utmost defense. Among that we believe in, there are also ego, hatred and self-acceptance. Ego, the basic desire of human beings to have a meaningful existence. Hatred, the basic defense to have distrust to protect your existence. The most of it is self-acceptance, which means the way y...

Stop The Terror

#StopTheTerror An Israeli TV producer post an Instagram picture to call all the offended party to stop the violence . The Israeli government bombarded Gaza in a response for series of rocket barrage by Hamas, the ruler of Gaza strip. This paragraph from the linked article explain it well: Isreal began air raids  after Gaza's Hamas rulers fired rockets into the country earlier this November. At the time of publication, 840 citizens in Gaza have been injured from the attacks, while another 113 Palestinians have been killed. In Israel, three fatalities were reported and dozens have been wounded. Though over 1,000 rockets have been launched from Gaza, the death rate may remain low in Israel due to Israel's  state-of-the-art missile defense system . Yes, both sides have casualties, mentally and physically. Civillians are terrified from both sides. Both Are Wrong, So Stahp! This hate generator between both sides are nothing but interests for some parties involved. Hamas as...

Rohingya

To my friends, In my search about the Rohingya incident, I stumbled across this article . As a counter, I stumbled upon a thread at  Forum Kompas (Bahasa Indonesia)  about Rohingya incident. The blog itself called about a conspiracy to desecrated the integrity of Burmanese with pictures taken from another unrelated incident . Even Aung San Suu Kyi remain silent and take careful note about it. First of all, this is not about religion in conflict, but a country that has apartheid political system. I can assume you that Rohingya is not the first one. Even in Cambodia there are villages that are not having nationality. In these poor villages, people would sell their 7-8 year old daughters as sex slaves. And even in Indonesia, people from Ahmadiyah are being torn and chased out from their own houses. Churches having difficulties, even the famous GKI Yasmin that won the case but the court's decision is being hold. Yeah, there is this law immunity when against certain ...

LGBT Rights

As a conservative Christian, I really want to know: "what is actually the meaning of LGBT rights?" If  it's a way to people to let them do what they want, then I agree. But, if they want to have the church to accept their behavior as normal, then I disagree. If they can have their belief of having devious of what of they were born, then why can't I have the other side of the thinking? So, yeah, I might change my mind in the future -- either becomes more hostile or supportive -- in the meantime this is still my resolution of the matter: As a fellow humans, I must have them as brothers and sisters, but when it comes to faith, they all are heretics that need to be saved.

Album Because of Jesus

Album "Because of Jesus" is the first album of Lighthouse Youth (L-Youth) ministry under the name "LiFE Band". LiFE stands for Lighthouse For Everyone. We believe that each person has the chance to find salvation Jesus. Everyone should be able to be free from their past guilt, fear and doubt. L-Youth is a ministry for reaching young people to Jesus. This album contains original songs created and performed by our youth. This album is a prove that we can do things that impossible.  If you want to support our ministry by buying this album's CD, please contact me at jpmrblood [at] gmail [dot] com. GBU --- Album "Because of Jesus" adalah album pertama pelayanan Lighthouse Youth (L-Youth) dengan nama "LiFE Band". LiFE berarti Lighthouse For Everyone, Mercusuar bagi Semua Orang. Kami percaya bahwa setiap orang berhak mendapatkan kesempatan mendapatkan keselamatan di dalam Yesus. Setiap orang berhak untuk terbebas dari rasa bersala...