Category Archives: Interests

Ayakashi

This has got to be the BEST anime I’ve seen in such a very long time. That’s “Ayakashi“, a 11-part series of 3 ghost stories. The first part of the series deals with a mysterious Japanese kabuki written in the 1700s, and bears quite a bit of resemblance to the Ring series ...Continue


in need of laughs

I’ve been scouring the net for comedies, these days. Maybe it’s a subconscious need for the funnies, or maybe it’s because the flood of American-sitcoms leave a bad taste in my mouth. With everyone being politically correct, no one seems to remember the heady days of stereotypical characters from ‘Mind your language’ ...Continue


philo carnival #34 is here!

It’s here again! Articles of interest abound! Heh.. ok, so most Malaysians won’t bother reading this stuff, but the carnival’s been going on for some time now, brin ...Continue


shinobi milksops, all of them

And that pretty much sums up what I think about that Japanese movie, Shinobi. What should else should I say about the movie? It’s a modern-day Romeo and Juliet sorta tale translated into Japanese, infected throughout with anime references (yes, even fellas who leap high walls and mountain p ...Continue


peace is a rash

Peace is sort of a rash. Some have remarked on its startling similarities with the noble radish, but such fools mistake diction for propriety. No, peace is a rash. It’s a particularly dangerous rash because it infects its hosts with a troubling need for soft sunlight, windblown grass and shady trees, and cherubs sitting aloft on branches, ...Continue