for a long time, many South and Southeast Asian traditions were devalued, partly due to colonial influence and later globalization, where Western aesthetics were treated as the “standard.” Traditional items were sometimes labeled “backward” or “unsophisticated.” however recently we have been seeing a rise in SEAsian jeweleries, however, they have been given different names and yet again, colonised... » Continue Reading
i like looking at women. i like their hair. their long, lush or short and rugged hair. the various different colours: true ginger to a bright, beautiful vibrant pink, or maybe just the darkest of blacks that even the sun can not lighten. maybe they have bangs that make them look like a doll, or a more mature and sophisticated look. i like them all. i like » Continue Reading
truly sometimes i wonder if this is the price i have to pay for being an eternal sinner. i commit the seven deadly sins on a daily basis. i slip some extra noodles into my breakfast pot more than necessary, i intentionally step on people's shoes when i am in public, i look at people from my school and feel like i am better than majority of them, i always look at women's cleavage and men's pants, i... » Continue Reading
i first watched Twin Peaks around 2023. i was around 15 and it really stayed with me. i think no matter your age or your preferences, if you watch twin peaks at least once thoroughly, you will realise that it's one of those shows you will like one way or another. whether that is for the cinematography, whether that is for the music, whether that is for the plot, the nuance, the characters, the act... » Continue Reading
the philosophy of suffering explores that suffering, though painful, can hold profound value and even beauty when approached with resilience, purpose or growth in mind. philosophers like Nietzche viewed suffering as a path to personal growth and transformation. for him, enduring hardships could lend to a greater self-awareness and strength, famously encapsulating it in his quote: "What does not ki... » Continue Reading
the warmth of my tea is all i feel, my hope is a moth pinned to glass— still fluttering, but only in memory. grief squats in my chest like a toad, jeweled and unmoving, bloated on all the words i never said. my throat is a graveyard; the sun burns when the moon chooses the earth, but the more you lit up, the darker my corner got. you looked happy, i looked away. it's engraved in every grain of my ... » Continue Reading
i finished reading His Own Voice today. it is basically a compilation of journals, letters, unreleased songs, poems and everything Jeff Buckley had written down at a point in his life. if you know anything about Jeff, it is that he wrote all his songs in a deep and personal way. all the songs had a personal touch and a meaning behind it no matter how small or big. i remember seeing an interview of... » Continue Reading
i got into sylvia plath about two years ago and since then i have read almost all of the works she has put out. i have read Ariel, Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems, The Bell Jar, and Sylvia Plath's Unabridged Journals along with two other autobiographies of hers. as well as a lot of youtube videos and video eassys and podcasts. as a woman, i truly find her fascinating. her journals are so expressi... » Continue Reading
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