The Beginning of the Power Rangers, as told by the sentient automaton, Alpha 5. I'm quite used to his squeaky voice...are you?
A card from my small Power Rangers 'trading card' collection: Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. In this picture, she flexes, exuding grace and beauty with some assertiveness on the side. Oddly, there are 3 shades of pink on her costume (could be the photography) aside from the electric pink of the background. My Dad is right in saying that this pose, true to American culture, emphasizes "the 3 circumferences" of the female body. Though I've seen sweeter pictures of Kimberly, this one has a particular allure that is hard to further explain.
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Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in It's A Time to Disco of the Kal Ho Naa Ho movie. Gyrating energy and awesome choreography!
Scoured the Internet and found these videos of 3 different girls. Here are the screenshots, of course. If I were to host the videos, I would most definitely get pulled off Blogger, unless the rules have changed. The girls are Misa, Magda and Jenni.
An anime drawing of Mei, the Pteraranger -- a character adapted by Saban Entertainment in 1993 as the Pink Ranger in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. The Pink Ranger was played by Amy Jo Johnson starring as Kimberly Hart.
The Gaorangers die in Quest 31 of Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger. This rarely, if at all, happens in the American adaptation (i.e. as Power Rangers).
A montage of Kimberly with her friend Trini and her boyfriend Tommy in the hit 90s' children's action series Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.
......Have you ever watched your child pick up a stone and pretend it is a zooming car, or hop a Lego across the table as if it were a person or a bunny? Your child is using an object to represent something else while giving it action and motion. But this pretend play is not as simple as it may seem. The process of pretending builds skills in many essential developmental areas. ......
.....When your child engages in pretend (or dramatic) play, he is actively experimenting with the social and emotional roles of life. Through cooperative play, he learns how to take turns, share responsibility, and creatively problem-solve. When your child pretends to be different characters, he has the experience of "walking in someone else's shoes," which helps teach the important moral development skill of empathy....
....Your child also builds self-esteem when he discovers he can be anything just by pretending!
In the early years, children are just beginning to understand the difference between fantasy and reality. Imaginative play and acting out both familiar characters (such as family members) and fictional ones helps children internalize this important distinction. For example, your child can grasp the difference between her real mommy and the mommy she sometimes pretends to be when playing house. She will then apply that experiential knowledge to other situations.....
...Kids can do a perfect imitation of mom, dad, and the teacher! Pretend play helps your child understand the power of language. In addition, by pretend playing with others, he learns that words give him the means to reenact a story or organize play......
....Pretend play provides your child with a variety of problems to solve. Whether it's two children wanting to play the same role or searching for the just right material to make a roof for the playhouse, your child calls upon important cognitive thinking skills that he will use in every aspect of his life, now and forever. Does your child enjoy a bit of roughhousing? Great! Some researchers in early brain development believe that this sort of play helps develop the part of the brain (the frontal lobe) that regulates behavior. So instead of worrying that this type of activity will encourage your child to act out or become too aggressive, be assured that within a monitored situation, rough-house play can actually help your child learn the self-regulation skillsneeded to know how and when this type of play is appropriate.....
Ellen Booth Church is a former professor of early childhood education, an education consultant and author.
Excerpt from:
The Power of Pretend Play By Adele M. Brodkin, Ph.D.
Colour emphasis by the blogger.
....We begin to see early forms of pretend play at or even before age 2 when children assign an object (say, a block) to represent something else (perhaps a cell phone). And actual tools, such as a spoon or baby bottle, may also be used, to feed dolls or stuffed animals, for example. Two-year-old pretend is usually done solo, perhaps with a parent or caregiver as cooperating assistant. It is not until well after their third, or even fourth birthdays, that such play becomes complex and truly interactive.
By 4, rich imaginary play flourishes in well developing children. It is often interactive, and there is an unfolding story. Roles are assigned: "I'll be the teacher and you be the student." As the complexity increases, kids may spend more time establishing the plot and assigning the roles than in the actual play. You can help by being a good member of the cast; providing props such as old clothes or a collection of hats; or accepting an assignment (such as calling for plumbers). But your child should be in charge. When adults try to lead the play, many of its intrinsic values are lost......
....Restricting the opportunities for pretend play at this age is no less self-defeating than binding a child's feet to stunt their growth.....
....Our task is to marvel at the skill and creativity that emerges, the ability to symbolize, the unfolding logic, the act of storytelling that enriches pre-literacy, the socio-dramatic qualities that are associated with social skill and problem-solving ... but most of all the sheer joy of self-expression that sets the stage for future success. Later, in the primary grades, there is usually less overt imaginary play; but in the best of circumstances, children's imagination remains vital and is transferred to storytelling, daydreaming, planning, and the development of a lasting, rich inner life.
Adele M. Brodkin is a faculty member for the Institute for Training in Infant and Preschool Mental Health, Youth Consultation Service, and a member of the psychiatry department, section of psychology, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, both in northern New Jersey. She is a senior child development consultant and an author for Scholastic, which has published many of her articles, chapters, and books, including her newest title, Raising Happy and Successful Kids. For more from Dr. Brodkin, visit her blog.
Finally, a meaning to the word "Sanaria"! Drawing inspiration from the acronym of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) -- unless I have recalled incorrectly -- I coined the term "Sanaria" in 2002 for a secondary school film project; it was designated as the name of a fictitious country. Later I used it as the name of a fictitious company. Not too long afterwards I gave it spiritual meaning by looking up the definitions of "Sana" and "Ria": Sana means 'Word' in Finnish, and Ria is 'estuary' in English. So, as a Christian at that time, "Sanaria" became "Estuary of the Word" to me while I endeavoured to be a repository for unique Seventh-day Adventist truths. Of course, I ceased as a Christian, and "Sanaria" reverted to a definition-less term, much like the name "Sarawak".
Today, I can afford to ascribe new and potentially popular meaning to "Sanaria" (see above JPEG image). "SANAR" I have made into an acronym for the Latin words Scientia, Ars, Natura, Amor and Revelatio, meaning Science, Art, Nature, Love and Revelation. Evidently, there is spiritual belief in the word Revelatio, as I believe many people seek and appreciate Divine guidance.
SANAR with IA makes SANARIA, and can be perceived as a faith movement that believes in Science, Art, Nature, Love and Revelation. I may use this name in the future for a club, society or fellowship -- perhaps, even a territory of land, e.g. a housing estate, a municipal district, or even a country -- that bears these 5 concepts in mind.
Hence, "Sanaria" denotes a way of life. It is the word for a glorious "Life Nation".
Sanaria is my way of life. Is it yours? Join me, if you wish, and be a Sanarian too!
(Although I use the word "Sanaria" in my 'coat-of-arms' [see blogsite header], it is in no way restricted to Wicca ideology. You do not have to be Wiccan to be a Sanarian.)
Amarantine, by Enya. It gives you a mild 'floatational' feeling, though there appears to be, IMO, room for improvement, e.g. perhaps more grasp and power in Enya's movements, and more natural facial expression?
A fast-paced, action-packed classic Power Rangers music video! It's one of the most well-made Rangers MVs I have ever come across. Got some adrenaline going.
Emma Lahana as Kira Ford in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. Here she's performing a song entitled Freak You Out.
"The world is not divided into good guys and Death Eaters. There is good and evil in all of us; it is the part we choose to act upon that makes the difference." -- or something to this effect. I quote Sirius Black, played by Gary Oldman, in the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
I observe that, most of the time, J.K. Rowling has a "show, don't tell" attitude in writing her stories; she does not get all preachy about her characters' ethics, morals, etc. Rather, she presents her characters as-is and as they are in parallel to real-world people. Thus we are left to judge her characters for ourselves.
This is pretty much how I analyze the daily news: the daily reports the facts, makes little comment and thus leaves readers to make their own conclusions.
Everything I've wanted, all that I've asked of you. Everything I've dreamed of, it's all coming true. So stay with me (with me), as we walk hand in hand.
Malaysia, Truly Asia, The mountains and the sea. Malaysia, Truly Asia, It's calling out, to you and me.
Malaysia, Truly Asia.
~ from the Malaysia Truly Asia Television Commercial
I'll strive to make my country a place that is attuned to Nature and respectful of it. I want to see human habitations constructed in as environment-friendly a way as possible. I want to see clear skies and breathe fresh air...yes, even in the cities. I want to be part of the move to implement affordable and accessible public transport that runs on cleaner fuel. Malaysia needs renewable energy resources to stay alive; we cannot let this part of our planet waste away. We cannot keep taking from Nature without giving back. How long more shall we suffer the pain of the imbalance that has been caused by disrespectful development?
From Chapter 5: What Is Literature, in: A Short Guide to Writing about Literature, 7th ed., by Sylvan Barnet, pp. 78-80, 82, 88, color emphasis mine. Images added for this blog entry and are not found in Barnet’s book.
“I want stories to startle and engage me within the first few sentences, and in their middle to widen or deepen or sharpen my knowledge of human activity, and to end by giving me a sensation of completed statement."
~ John Updike
We all know why we value a newspaper (for instance) or a textbook or an atlas, but why do we value a verbal work that doesn’t give us the latest news or important information about business cycles or the names of the capitals of nations? About a thousand years ago a Japanese woman, Lady Murasaki, offered an answer in The Tale of Genji, a book often called the world’s first novel. During a discussion about reading fiction, one of the characters offers an opinion as to why a writer tells a story:
"Again and again something in one's own life or in the life around one will seem so important that one cannot bear to let it pass into oblivion. There must never come a time, the writer feels, when people do not know about this."
Literature is about human experiences, but the experiences embodied in literature are not simply the shapeless experiences – the chaotic passing scene – captured by a mindless, unselective camcorder. Poets, dramatists, and storytellers find or impose a shape on scenes (for instance, the history of two lovers), giving readers things to value – written or spoken accounts that are memorable not only for their content but also for their form – the shape of the speeches, of the scenes, of the plots……
Ezra Pound said that literature is “news that stays news.” Now, “John loves Mary,” written on a wall, or on the front page of a newspaper, is news, but it is not news that stays news. It may be of momentary interest to the friends of John and Mary, but it’s not much more than simple information and there is no particular reason to value it. Literature is something else. The Johns and Marys in poems, plays, and stories – even though they usually are fairly ordinary individuals, in many ways often rather like us – somehow become significant as we perceive them through the writer’s eye and ear. The writer selects what is essential, and makes us care about the characters. Their doings stay in our mind.
To say that their doings stay in our mind is not to deny that works of literature show signs of being the products of particular ages and environments. It is only to say that these works are not exclusively about those ages and environments; they speak to later readers. The love affairs that we read about in the newspaper are of no interest a day later, but the love of Romeo and Juliet, with its joys and sorrows, has interested people for 400 years. Those who know the play may feel, with Lady Murasaki’s spokesman, that there must never come a time when these things are not known. It should be mentioned, too, that readers find, on rereading a work, that the works are still of great interest but often for new reasons. That is, when as adolescents we read Romeo and Juliet we may value it for certain reasons, and when in maturity we reread it we may see it differently and we may value it for new reasons. It is news that remains news.
As the example of Romeo and Juliet indicates, literature need not be rooted in historical fact. Although guides in Verona find it profitable to point out Juliet’s house, the play is not based on historical characters. Literature is about life, but it may be fictional, dealing with invented characters. In fact, almost all of the characters in literature are imaginary – though they seem real. In the words of Picasso,
Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth……The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.
We can put it this way: Literature shows what happens, rather than what happened. It may indeed be accurate history, but the fact that it is factual is unimportant.
One reason that literary works endure (whether they show us what we are or what we long for) is that their form makes their content memorable. In Picasso’s terms, the artist knows how to shape lies (fictions, imagined happenings) into enduring forms. Because this discussion of literature is brief, we will illustrate the point by looking at one of the briefest literary forms, the proverb. (Our definition of literature is not limited to the grand forms of the novel, tragedy, and so on. It is wide enough, and democratic enough, to include brief, popular, spoken texts.) Consider this statement:
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Now let’s compare it with a paraphrase (a restatement, a translation into other words), for instance “If a stone is always moving around, vegetation won’t have a chance to grow on it.” What makes the original version more powerful, more memorable? Surely much of the answer is that the original is more concrete and its form is more shapely. At the risk of being heavy-handed, we can analyze the shapeliness thus: Stone and moss (the two nouns in the sentence) each contain one syllable; rolling and gathers (the two words of motion) each contain two syllables, each with the accent on the first of the two syllables. Notice, too, the nice contrast between stone (hard) and mass (soft).
The reader probably feels this shapeliness unconsciously, rather than perceives it consciously. That is, these connections become apparent when one starts to analyze, but the literary work can make its effect on a reader even before the reader analyzes. As T.S. Eliot said in his essay on Dante (1929), “Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” Indeed, our first reading of a work, when, so to speak, we are all eyes and ears (and the mind is highly receptive rather than sifting for evidence) is sometimes the most important reading. Experience proves that we can feel the effects of a work without yet understanding how the effects are achieved.
“If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read it?...What we must have are those books which come upon us like ill-fortune, and distress us deeply, like the death of one we love better than ourselves…A book must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.”
~ Franz Kafka, 1904
Movie-watching By Victor Ong
Movie-watching, among other things, is a learning experience, as much edutainment as it is entertainment. Like music, dance, literature and other art forms, movies show us:
What we are capable of doing
What we are capable of not doing
Who we are capable of being
Who we are capable of not being
What we should do
What we should not do
What has been done
What remains to be done
How to start doing
How not to start doing
How to love
How not to hate
Where the world is headed
Where the world is not headed, because of what we can do to stem the tide
We live as princes and princesses of our Lady and Lord. If ART has a refining effect on us -- making us a people more well-informed, intelligent, responsive, sensitive, resolute and harmonious -- it will have served its purpose, and served it well. It should have us realise the power that we have inside ourselves (the incredible human potential!), and how we must respect nature and honour science.
Apply and proliferate in real life everything that is presented in film and theatre, however, and prepare yourself for a world of cruelty and chaos. Many things are better left fictional and suppositional. After all, if the film stage is ourtest realm for ideas aplenty and thus our province of experimentation and contemplation, we have no need to try out every concept in the real world and risk destroying that which experiments in the 'test realm' have shown to be impracticable, unfeasible or downright impermissible.
A good case-in-point would be the manufacture of gargantuan semi-sentient robots like those in the Power Rangers TV show for use in the real world: is this practical, considering how a 500-foot-tall Megazord in the city centre would devastate more infrastructure than if the invading enemy have been left to his own devices? However impracticable colossal assault vehicles are for real life, one thing remains certain for millions of Rangers fans: Zords are cool. But looking at how we must now adopt a pacifist and patient attitude toward aggressors -- avoiding warfare as much as possible or risk nuking the world to bits -- do not expect Megazords to appear on our skyline any time soon. Nor Autobots, for that matter.
Media ought to equip us as rulers of this domain we call 'Earth'; we ought to be as gods, and wield our knowledge and experience for good, not for evil.
Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana, performing Nobody's Perfect.
There is this quality in THE ARTS -- visual arts, performing arts, language arts, culinary arts, physical arts, etc. -- that makes it liberating (and particularly entertaining): Empowerment.
Anything can be 'art': a skill, a technique, a pattern, a form or a process. Art bears significance to the beholder. It informs people. It moves people. It enables people to think and do great things. Art is often valued and harnessed for its aesthetic appeal and emotional power. For centuries, it has been a vehicle for expression, a textbook of social studies and a popular source of inspiration.
Culinary art is a microcosm of culture -- sometimes centuries old -- and is a history so tangible...so living...that it can transport you to a foreign land, to a foreign time, at your own dining table.
Visual and literary arts chronicle what human civilisation has done, is doing and may be doing. This art is both archival and suppositional: it tells us what we have achieved, and also what we are capable of achieving. It is in this that we find the emancipatory quality of art. It can equip us with the knowledge of the ancients; we use their discoveries to sustain our race and ensure our continued survival.
From art, we understand how to relate to the natural world -- to tame it, to hold it back, to receive it.... From art, we can fully understand our inherent constructive and destructive powers; thus, we shall learn from past mistakes, anticipate new problems and, armed with acquired knowledge to handle unprecedented situations, set out to meet challenges face-on.
I have in the previous article dicussed literature (particularly movies) and its role in our lives. We are very human and I am of the opinion that we are either fallen gods/goddesses, or we are princes and princesses stuck in a sometimes arduous journey towards Glory. We do not know much, and what we know we do not wield properly to our advantage; sometimes we refuse to know some things, averting our senses and our minds from knowledge that can free us and save our lives.
The Art Explosion that we are witnessing today consists of important experiments that will help us be better stewards of the Earth and its resources. A subset benefit of this Lesson is definitely an increasing ability to live harmoniously with our fellow Man. Art is education: showing us different cultures, and why we, in this United Nations era, should now figure out how people of various colours can find common ground and co-rule. The planet is evolving -- badly in many places, no thanks to our unintelligent and irresponsible exploitation of Nature -- and so must we.
Ultimately, art releases us from the labyrinth of foolishness. It is with lack of knowledge that my people are destroyed. We must be equipped to rule. We must learn to work with one another and with the rhythms of Nature. We would do well to have "(r)espect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part" [source].
This is why I chose to become a Wiccan. Wicca (and many other faiths) consists of "(s)piritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature" [source]. I am also a Unitarian Universalist (but may not be seen as one by some, as I have yet to find like-minded UUs and/or join a congregation) -- a faith movement of love, justice and inclusiveness.
There'll be loads of challenges in our lives, and the arts is one way for us to meet them. With art, we encapsulate things, and spread them out on a manageable sheet of paper to look at them sensibly. We gain wisdom from frequent appreciation of art. We know what to advocate and what to avoid; what methods to use for real, and what methods to leave as fiction.
This is why we enjoy many kinds of music, literature, film and dance -- we are learning so much in the process, identifying ourselves with so many concepts, and being informed that they are people across the world so like ourselves. In various art forms, we become acquainted with our emotions; we encounter the interesting ways people conduct themselves, and consequently, know what to avoid. Through art, we enjoy the fact (and power) all things are possible, but not all are beneficial. Art reveals shared values, and can provide a commonality of purpose as we work to better our global village. There are diverse ideas and practices that we can tolerate...even accept.
There is a feeling of sweet victory as we learn, from the arts, how we may defeat evil and promote peace. We are empowered with concepts so strange and so exciting that we sometimes feel too well-informed...too powerful...too divine! But we are of royal make! We have been created for greatness! We are princes and princesses of the Most High! How do we implement justice, deal with evil, or even pronounce something as 'evil', when we do not have proper knowledge of all things? Shall I cocoon myself and be vulnerable, or open myself and learn to defend?
The arts is our test realm for ideas aplenty and thus our province of experimentation and contemplation -- it will make us better people. Art ought to equip us as rulers of this domain we call 'Earth'; we ought to be as gods, and wield our knowledge and experience for good, not for evil.
"Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment, and a powerful method for educating -or indoctrinating- citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication; some movies have become popular worldwide attractions, by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue."
bolloxe on Yahoo! Answers: "If a film is directed right it will show how the director perceives human emotion and interaction. It is his way of showing a new way that the human animal can adapt and cope with a new set of stimuli. This is why certain people claim to "have connected" or to have "got so much from it" after watching a film. By presenting their vision of human emotional and physical dexterity the watcher can gather a new insight into methods of dealing with the world."
christworkshop on Yahoo! Answers: "I found there are messages in many movies. They can help you along life's paths so that you won't go in the opposite direction. Some movies show a lot a wickedness in women and men and you don't want to fall in that trap either. So it is some benefit in movies, even the soap operas."
Why do we watch movies? Jenni on Yahoo! Answers 1. to escape our own lives for a few hours, and not have to deal with our problems 2. to watch other people's lives fall apart 3. with cheerful movies, we like the happy endings and we like to think that we'll have one too 4. to be entertained! especially with comedies. it's fun just to sit there and be able to laugh 5. for adventure/action. we lack it in our own lives, so we go to watch it instead.
bridgeotw3 on Yahoo! Answers I watch movies to: 1. Get away from it all. 2. Learn something. 3. Laugh with some friends. 4. Bonding with friends/family.
Earth: a blue planet, a beautiful planet, but a dangerous planet under constant attack from enemies who want it for themselves. Luckily there is a force: a powerful force, dedicated to protecting mankind. They are the Power Rangers!
An awesome picture of an Iban girl in traditional costume. Off a postcard I bought at a shop in Sarawak Plaza.
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My friendIris Quek, who reads at Laselle-SIA College of the Arts: "Had dinner at the Expo. Some inter-religious event thingy. Was horrendously long. We sat from 6:45pm to 10pm. Yawnz... Just got home not long. Mom went super hyper and she started tying my hair......Going to wash up! Nitez to all"
I invested an entire morning thinking up awesome ideas for not one, but 3Power Rangers movies. Kinda like a trilogy. When I grow up, I hope that my business will generate the finances and manpower needed to re-introduce the Rangers like how Marvel brought Spiderman and The Hulk to the silver screen. The titles I have in mind are:
1. Power Rangers: Chaos in Sanaria 2. Power Rangers: Keeping the Peace 3. Power Rangers: Harmony Restored
I cannot divulge the storylines right now, but if you were to drop me an e-mail (ong3victor@yahoo.co.jp), we could discuss at length.
(ramai ) Sentak tangan kanan Ngalah ngadik peluk tangan kiri Jangan hamba jangan Ngalah ngabang lupa dilupakan
Tenung budi anak negeri...
A really bitmap-y, jpeg-y kind of introduction to Wicca. An eye-opener, though. Now I realise that Wiccans most probably celebrate light and darkness, bright and mellow, spring and winter, sun and moon, life and death, soberness and esctasy, simplicity and complexity. And perhaps, even comfort and pain. (I understand that, more often than not, in my life, pain can be therapeutic, and wakes me up to the pleasures of release when I'm finally emancipated from it. There's this contrast, yes. Nevertheless, I fear too much pain, or that pain that is harmful. Or that pain that ends my life.)
More insights into Wicca. Close to the end of this video, you'll see the Rede of the Wiccae and its last words: "Eight words ye Wiccan Rede fulfill - An’ it harm none, Do what ye will."
Her name is Sheron, and she is my Princess, the most exalted of all girls I know.
She's amazing and so very beautiful, but I cannot get her, nor get to her! I need her parents' approval before I can ever be her boyfriend. Her Dad and Mum are honest, candid and forthright people, and I want to respect their wishes for their dear daughter.
I find her a very lovely, loving and lovable girl...she's a fairy! I must admit that I want to be with her very much, and that it's such a pleasure to be in her presence. She make me half-excited, half-exasperated. She looks absolutely attractive in the cheongsam, the Dusun outfit and the attire she donned for that ride on a bicycle. I yearn to have her and to hold her.
Yet it appears I'll have to wait. "What are your parents' expectations of me? What do they want to see in me before I can date you? How old do you have to be before we can be together?" -- These are the questions I ask myself.
Praises abound! Thanks be to the Creator and to Sheron's father and mother!
Return to Innocence Music Video, by Enigma. I enjoyed this song back in 2002/3. Now I'm relating to it again. It's kinda magical, how we as a people ought to return to innocence.
Love - Devotion Feeling - Emotion Don't be afraid to be weak Don't be too proud to be strong Just look into your heart my friend That will be the return to yourself The return to innocenc If you want, then start to laugh If you must, then start to cry Be yourself don't hide Just believe in destiny Don't care what people say Just follow your own way Don't give up and miss the chance To return to innocence That's not the beginning of the end That's the return to yourself The return to innocence Don't care what people say Follow just your own way Follow just your own way Don't give up, don't give up To return, to return to innocence. If you want then laugh If you must then cry Be yourself don't hide Just believe in destiny. That's the return to innocence
9/10-year-old Alyssa at Kuching International Airport in Sarawak. Her father indicated that instead of taking a picture of him and his whole family, I should just snap her. I think he understood my intentions: I'd really wanted a photo of her. She's amazing!
Another shot of the beautiful Alyssa!
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A wallpaper I composed from elements off the Unitarian Universalist website. I want to be an UU!
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The banners are my designs. The circular logo is that of the CoG -- Covenant of the Goddess, "an international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solitary practitioners. (On the official website)...you'll find information about the CoG organization and activities, as well as the religious beliefs and practices which comprise Wicca." (cog.org)
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A picture of a cute girl. her mum and her brother. (right to left) Shot taken at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong, Kuching.
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My sister.
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger closing theme, featuring characters Umeko and Jasmine as the Pink and Yellow Rangers. Very cute and catchy.
Chase Me music video starring Irie Saaya and friends. Either she's 14, or she's 11 -- I haven't determined. There is, unfortunately, a vein of dishonesty throbbing in the recesses of this video; one must doubt whether Saaya really is that expressive. However, the trio dance under the disco ball (the scenes with that metallic grey and silver theme) is pretty energetic.
Irie Saaya is featured in many a photoshoot. She is beautiful, but one may ask: does she really know what she wants? There is a certain tinge of unnaturalness in what she does for the camera. Nevertheless, she does look very yummy.
On YouTube, there are videos of Saaya Irie. Some are natural in deportment, while others taste plasticky. A few of her videos will be better off as stills.
The Sanarian Alphabet. This 26-letter alphabet matches the A-Z used in English script; I invented it in 2002 during my secondary school days. I'm reviving it now to encrypt diary entries, secret prayers, etc. I think it's not too difficult to break, though.
One of my more favorite black-background pictures: this of a little girl who's dressed like a fairy/faerie/whatever. :) Absolutely angelic. I used it in my preliminary designs of a Seventh-day Adventist handbill, until I realised their attire restrictions....a sleeveless dress wouldn't do, and thus I removed the picture.
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The 2007 incarnation of Power Rangers.
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: DekaYellow. The character is Jasmine, played by Kinoshita Ayumi.
The following are some items I really appreciate. The beauty, skill and adrenaline are amazing!
This is a Wiccan handfasting (wedding) ceremony; it kinda disquells some of my misconceptions regarding Wicca.
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This embedded video features 3 teenage/pre-teen girls performing an almost-synchronised (!) dance. It is quite lovely, save for an oft-shaking camera and a sense of ill-preparedness. The girls may need to concentrate more, or shed some of their shyness, perhaps.
You must really enlighten me as to what a "Lustration of the Living" is.
This is a Wiccan gathering. I must admit they look kinda ordinary. Not Satanic as some people make them out to be.
The Wikipedia.org entry on 'Wicca' states that Wiccans do not believe in Satan (the Devil), and thus do not serve him.
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My most favorite character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007). Many lobbies argue that the Harry Potter series has little to do with the actual Wicca religion, while others are determined to link the two and pronounce both 'evil'. But one thing I know: Wiccans cannot wield that kind of magick we see in the Potter movies. Unless I'm mistaken, so please enlighten me.
Magic is not good or evil. It is neutral force like electric. Moral of magic is attached to it's user, that is, it can be used for good and building things or to destructive and hurting things.Most wiccan follow the basic rules of the Wicca, that is, you can do what ever you want as long as nobody (or nothing) is harmed. Majority of the magic is aimed for wellbeing of the others and enviroment.
Before I start to tell you what Wicca is, I can tell what is it not. It is not a like Willow from the TV-seies Buffy or Charmed. Wicca is same time a religion as well as a way of living. I can be both, or just other, it's one to decide. If you came to these pages because you saw Sabrina the Teenage Witch in a television, and you want to do achive same magic, I commend you return back to front of the television.
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Her name could be Nat, and her age anywhere between 12 and 15 years old. She is absolutely beautiful and, admittedly, a great turn-on. Very sweet!
August 31st, 2007:I quit Christianity, church, Pentecostalism and Seventh-day Adventism, not because I hate them, but 'cos I find them contradictory, ambiguous and 'strangulatory' in, of, and among themselves. There is so much love and beauty out in the world too foolish to back away from.
I don't know much, but I know I must do these things:
1) Meet the needs and desires of my friends 2) Don't belittle people, but find ways to uplift them 3) Solve people's problems, walk into their lives; don't condemn them and leave them to dirt 4) Save people from danger 5) Support medical work to build a safer world, and use natural remedies more often 6) Explore my sexuality and be aware of its potential. Encourage everyone to do the same. 7) Rejoice when people are happy doing things that they love and that aren't harmful or damaging 8) Let children learn lots and lots of things, and teach them to be kind, sweet, gentle and honest 9) Don't hurt or harm people in any way, unless you have to stop them hurting or harming other people 10) Use tact, sweetness and logic in solving conflicts and disputes 11) Be thoughtful, kind and considerate; let love go around and come around. Don't make people hate life. 12) I have loads to learn from others, so I must be humble, teachable and patient. Arrogance and an exuberant ego ain't love. 13) Listen to and follow advice that is meant to sustain you and provide for your own good 14) There is pain and suffering in this world, because we do loads of foolish things, do not love each other enough, do not love the planet enough 15) Science has the answers, but we wield it stupidly. We should be more careful. 16) Sustain life, don't snuff it 17) Work hard, run the economy and take care of the environment so that love and sex can persist
...and last but not least...
18) I have a Maker (a Creator) and I'm here for a purpose: to meet someone else's needs. Each person has this sort of purpose. 19) I'm looking for the true 'God', and 20) I am a sexual being, and so is everyone else, girl and boy.
ARIGATO. ^.^
Meeting our needs, fulfilling our desires
Make love, not war, and the world'll be a better place
An it harm none, do as you will; an it cause harm, do as you must.
Visit entry Appreciated #6
Scoured the Internet and found these videos of 3 different girls. Here are the screenshots, of course. If I were to host the videos, I would most definitely get pulled off Blogger, unless the rules have changed. The girls are Misa, Magda and Jenni.
An anime drawing of Mei, the Pteraranger -- a character adapted by Saban Entertainment in 1993 as the Pink Ranger in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. The Pink Ranger was played by Amy Jo Johnson starring as Kimberly Hart.
Finally, a meaning to the word "Sanaria"! Drawing inspiration from the acronym of the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) -- unless I have recalled incorrectly -- I coined the term "Sanaria" in 2002 for a secondary school film project; it was designated as the name of a fictitious country. Later I used it as the name of a fictitious company. Not too long afterwards I gave it spiritual meaning by looking up the definitions of "Sana" and "Ria": Sana means 'Word' in Finnish, and Ria is 'estuary' in English. So, as a Christian at that time, "Sanaria" became "Estuary of the Word" to me while I endeavoured to be a repository for unique Seventh-day Adventist truths. Of course, I ceased as a Christian, and "Sanaria" reverted to a definition-less term, much like the name "Sarawak".
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