Befriending Death and Living An Authentic Existence — Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I found myself contemplating my own death. The pandemic took us all by surprise and wreaked havoc on our lives. In the past year, I wasn’t so afraid of it. Yes, infections rose day by day, but recovery rates are far higher than death tolls…

How Something Can Be More Beautiful For Being Broken — During my college days, I found Eastern Philosophy disorganized and hard to follow. I wasn’t fond of the subject because I found their ideas too simplistic. Unlike Western philosophy, where thinkers investigate the nature of truth, Eastern philosophy feels like a self-help section rather than actual philosophizing. My thoughts on…

An idea that can renew our life and perspective. — A common belief about human psychology is what happens in our early life determines the kind of person we will be as adults. When one has been given a nourishing environment, one will grow empathetic and level-headed. However, if one experienced abuse, one will become delinquent and depressive. While it’s…

On Living Without Inhibitions — This article contains spoilers. The Little Mermaid gazed at the prince and threw herself into the sea. INTRODUCTION Last Sunday, I discovered Bubble on Netflix’s Original Anime catalog and was immediately drawn to it. …

On A Love That’s Whole and Undivided — This movie contains spoilers. INTRODUCTION & PLOT As an only child, four-year-old Kun Oota enjoyed the company of his parents and their family dog, Yukko. But when Mirai, his newborn sister, is brought home, Kun’s life changes. He now has a younger sister, and the spotlight is taken from him. Despite his tantrums…

On Preserving Connections — INTRODUCTION & PLOT OZ, a virtual platform, is used by people worldwide to engage in various activities. These activities include sports, shopping, networking to more complicated things. OZ also possesses near impenetrable security due to its strong encryption. It ensures personal data transmitted through the networks are…

On Our Internal Struggles — INTRODUCTION Except for Demon Slayer Season 2 and Attack On Titan: The Final Season Part 2, I didn’t like the anime released in Winter 2022. I don’t mean to say the new releases were not good. They were just not my type. I only knew My Dress-up Darling recently, and I’m…

A personal experience of work abuse and what we can learn from it — I recently left an abusive workplace. It started when a friendly recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. She invited me to apply for one of their open posts as she found my work experience impressive and relevant to their current opening. I wasn’t looking for a new job then…

On Accepting Our Brokenness — INTRODUCTION & PLOT With no place to call home, Ren escapes into the streets of Shibuya. Eventually, he stumbles into Kumatetsu, a beast, who leads him to the beast realm of Shibuten. Ren goes with Kumatetsu, hoping to find companionship. Kumatetsu, on the other…