Persona

Persona: The aspect of someones's character that is presented to or percieved by others.

Wa all have more than one personality that we will either show or hide, which is also the reason why we tend to hide our other side. What's right or ideal for one person may not apply for others and things that are important to someone may not be important to you. This is why people tend to have multiple personalities with their own set of attitudes that switch depending towards the person they talk to, so we sometimes pretend to connect, relate, laugh and talk about things even though it may have no importance or interest to us.



















Popularity sure is satisfying and improves other people's image of you. You invest alot of your time on public image, whether it is taking selfies, trying to look kawaii, showing off your 6 pack or improving your public view by getting along with everyone and being 'nice'. Being both popular and trying to be a 'good person' is very hard to maintain. Wait a minute, what is a 'good person'?
Let's look in various religious scriptures on what qualities are evident in 'good' people.

Christianity

A 'good person' is good by what they do, such as performing thoughtful deeds. However, there is no 'set' person , because you cannot be described as you are fundamentally yourself in your own complete way. Being described by someone as a 'good' person us purely from their evaluation. In the bible, god sets many examples and traits that Christians should practise to be 'good' Christians. Here are two examples.

“And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, what good is that? Even sinners will lend to their own kind for a full return. Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate” Luke 6:34-36 (Being considerate and loving your enemies) 

“Obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power by God” Romans"13:1 (Being a lawful citizen)

Buddhism

Buddhists aim for total happiness, the elimination of greed, hatred and delusion and also follow the eightfold path. Buddhist teachings suggests that by achieving these eight paths, you will self awaken and end suffering. I believe these morals are evident in what we are say, are good people.

The five percepts is also essential to being a devout (or good) buddhist.

Islam

Islam has a bad reputation as islamic extremists and immoral actions done by mislead muslims have hit the media, but the religion is quite peaceful, tolerant and inspiring. Islam does have a code of behaviour that is evident in truthful and 'good' muslims although it is unheard of. I won't go into much further detail as it is quite similiar to other religions.

So to sum it up, all religions advise people to do good deeds and refrain from doing evil  to be a 'good person' . Many people follow religions because they resemble their personality and traits along with depiction on what a good person should be. My depiction of a 'good person' is quite similiar to the qualities religious texts give us. Caring, compassionate, happy and moral. Lets move back to personality :)

Why do we try to hide our other side? Because it would humble your social life and affect your popularity? Because you're scared your friends will dump you and no one will talk to you? Because it's shocking and unpleasant? Because you're hiding a stash of Moe anime in a secret compartment that you secretly love and know that your friends and family will dump you if they find out (Oreimo reference soz) ? Or because you're just scared to know what others think of it in general? Whatever the reason may be, it is only natural that everyone has multiple personalities, otherwise you would cease to exist.

I think it is okay for people to show their other personality, along with their behaviours and interests towards friends. The blossoming of multiple authentic personalities and your expressions of the multiple perspectives towards different people should be something that can be accepted by your friends. We always tend to hide and lie about things to 'keep' your social image by other people reputable. People think that hiding would be the best option, as nobody would find out. Unfortunately, that isn't true; many know about the things we hide. So don't be afraid to unmask yourself, and show your friends your many personalities. Sometimes you accidentally show it, and sometimes you just show it in arguments. The later you show it, the more problematic it will be in the future!

Winter Anime :')

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Heelllooooo. Haven't written anything for ages >.< but i'm back :)







Winter mornings are so damn cold that you just get Kanashibari and hibernate in bed. (why u do dis elsa) But anime is something worth waking up for! Right!?
Last season's anime made me laugh, cry, and learn. The season's anime wasn't too bad, and it had some really good ones, especially Plastic Memories! I wonder what anime titles will get a second season?

WELLLL...Spring has ended for Japan and Autumn for Australia, which means NEWW ANIMEEE !!! HERE ARE SOME OF THIS SEASONS ANIME I THINK ARE WORTH WATCHING!

1. Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Modern Japan clashes with a medieval fantasized army. This anime has a conceptual setting that isn't used much films, but the idea itself: Modern vs Ancient, seems very interesting! I've actually been waiting for a film based on the short story "Rome Sweet Rome" with a similiar idea, but it never really got into production. It's a anime made by A1 Productions, the studio that created Sword Art, so expect the graphics and art style to be good :) The first episodes already out and i can't wait to see how the adaptation goes!

2. Joukamachi no Dandelion

A noble family being watched by security surveillance cameras 24/7.
lolwut! I have low expectations of this, but It sounds interesting so lets see how it goes xD.










3. Classroom Crisis

 Set in the future where humanity has colonized the Solar System, a few young high schooler's attending a Martian school are aiming to reach out to the stars and be pilots. I have an interest in FTL and space, which is why this anime caught my eye. It doesn't seem to be an anime where many characters die, and the art looks vivid as well. It's airing soon, so keep an eye for this anime!







4. God Eater

SUGOII! An anime adapted from a game with the same name!
Definitely gunna watch this!

"Set in Japan in the year 2071 where the world has been mostly destroyed by mysterious monsters known as the Aragami. An organization known as Fenrir was made to exterminate Aragami using weapons called God Arcs which is made from the cells of an Aragami. Those who specialize in exterminating Aragami are known as God Eaters" *via MAL

and finally.. shigatsu season 2 hahah i wish

5. Gangsta.

"In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the "Handymen," Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no one else will handle. Until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the Handymen are about to find that this job is a lot more than they bargained for." 

The anime shows us how violence can control the world, and survival. It has an urban, underbelly setting and contains characters with dark pasts. First episode aired this week and it was pretty interesting.







Thankyou for reading and i hope you consider the suggestions :)

LETS START WATCHINGGGGG

My Spring Anime List 2015! :D

The Spring Anime Season has arrived stocked with new anime titles and i guess its time to waste my time and procrastinate.  Life is great.
This will be my first time doing anime suggestions, so feel free to comment and give feedback! :)

1. Ore Monogatari

i srsly love takeo's face

An anime that ditched the stereotypical love plot and set a massive, emotional and gorilla faced man as the main protagonist along with an kawaii and innocent looking  love interest. Noone would expect this destined relationship of the strangest kind. It has laughable comedic scenes and tons of beautifully unique faces. The art is vivid and beautiful but animation is average for it's genre. It's currently on it's 4th episode. So far it's good.  Ideal for someone who likes derpy faces, an unexpected love story and cake/sweets art. I think the author is trying to tell viewers that  love does not exist in looks, but personality and heart.

2. Hibike Euphonium

Yet another musical anime, right after Shigatsu kimi Uso. I'm planning to watch it, but i won't expect it to be better than kimi Uso. It's made by the creators who made K-on!, so it shouldn't be too bad. Let's see what it's like. :)


3. Plastic Memories

A sci-fi anime where artificial intelligence has been conquered and mastered. In this anime, androids who possess human emotion are known as Giftia's, interact and live with humans. The main protagonist soon finds out the Giftia he is attached to, has only 2000 hours of life left.. It sounds like it will be a sad anime with characters adored by viewers. Definitely gunna watch this!



Well this is all i'm going to write for now. I hope you enjoyed this post!
Sayonara!! :)

Humans and the Universe

Our Universe

im crossdressing kay ;D

I have been interested in the topic of astronomy and the universe since kindergarten as it has kept me curious on what existed outside of our planet. I thought about it in bedtime and occasionally got lost redirecting to and from articles within the internet. What do people think of the universe? It is a big mystery after all..

I believe that the universe was constructed under one creator that i would call God. To this date, there is no solid evidence that has disproved an existence of a 'creator', so i have chosen to believe that there is indeed a "god" that created all of this. Religion is a state of thought, but is not directed or supported by proof but by faith, trust etc. . Many people receive contradictions on their religion (that involves gods etc.) and are questioned: Do religion and science conform with each other? (Science is based on theories and evidence etc. and religion is based on faith and sacredness etc.). What do you think?

Even though our observable universe is only speck of the current expanding universe, we have predicted and formed theorems that prove things (e.g. quantum mechanics, dark matter, wormholes, gravitational law), that we are unable to see in our history. To the universe, human history is nothing compared to the timeline of the universe. The truth is that we humans, are scheduled for extinction very soon on the perspective of the Cosmic Calendar. 

The cosmic calendar is a system used to map the 13.8 billion year old universe into one single calendar year. Currently we are basing the 20-21st century as the last second of the cosmic year.

Let's say that an average human in the 21st century will live for 70+ or so years. If we input that number of years in the cosmic calendar, that will translate to 0.2-0.25 seconds of the total 31.536 million seconds.

I believe humans cannot completely decipher how the universe operates with our logical reasoning and theory. Maybe the universe is beyond logic and cannot be understood by our level of intelligence.

The Multiverse

I think that relative universes do exist (a.k.a. parallel universes) in this infinite dimension (greater than the size of a universe) that houses many or maybe infinite universes. 

Imagine where all possiblities and outcomes exist in your life, and that your current reality is being experienced in an other place. You are one of many currently living a life where events are put chronologically and is uncovered relatively through time. This theory is known as the Many-worlds formulation which is supported by quantum mechanics.

Think of a tree being the multiverse where your outcomes/possibilities are branched out and each branch represents a universe where another you exist and is independently thinking and leading their own futures after a specified time. Imagine me failing in life and living as a garbage disposal man. That could happen to me in my set life i guess, but the possibility of me being a garbage disposal man in another universe is almost definite.

What will you and my future be like?  
I guess our only option is to wait...

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Kousei's Journey

"I met the girl under full-bloomed cherry blossoms and my fate had begun to change.” Kousei Arima.

Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘) is about a pianist’s journey to become a fulfilled person again, how he discovers love and music, and how those two combine to become his love for music.

Ever since his abusive mom passed away from a slow and painful illness when he was young, he developed a fear towards the piano and stopped playing. His life drastically changed when a girl entered into his life and coloured his dull and monotone soul.

The anime shows a journey to maturity, to realising a dream, and developing resilience. It shows the ups and downs of life, between deaths, new friendships, wins, losses and how people cope with these situations.

The journey he took involved a lot of influence and realization. His inability to play the piano without having a mental breakdown was blamed on his ‘mother’s curse’ and the emotional triggering of his thoughts on his past.

This was portrayed with a piano being flooded with water, the keys bubbling and producing no sound that led to the helpless, hard pounding of piano keys as his anxiety grew over on why the sound of the piano was mute.

Fortunately, he realizes that this ‘curse’ was a mere, lame creation from his interpretation. His mother dearly loved him but abused Kousei by physically hurting and forcing him to play a piece until perfected, which created a harsh relationship between them as time was running out for her.

The anime sported great uses of techniques on many aspects and a vividly beautiful art style.  His life is portrayed in his own image as grey and monotone, but suddenly changes to a life bursting with colour after the journey with Kaori.

The amazing classical music and OST of Your Lie in April  used in the anime provided both a great diegetic and non-diegetic accompaniment that ran parallel to Kousei’s journey. The music provided gave greater definition on the emotions that were casted by the characters. The first 8 episodes had a happy and lively OST as Kousei admit love for Kaori , but towards the end, the OST turned into a grim and discontent musical style as Kousei finds out that she was about to die.

Kaori helped Kosei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kosei was used to.  Her soul was established in Kousei’s mind, and lived on his heart forever after her death..

Even though Kousei started out in a horrible state following the death of his mother, he perked up with his newfound friendship and love with Kaori. This relationship inspired him to continue and dream to be a better musician. It doesn't make coping with his past any better, but the story shows him that there's more to life than he thinks and some people are happy with the lives they've lived.