A town with an ocean view. An unforgettable representation of the beautiful soul of cities that exist by the sea in Kiki's Delivery Service by Studio Ghibli. It was not conceivable to me back in my younger days that I would one day live by the sea. But as I journeyed my across life, here... Continue Reading →
An Artist’s Heart – Ghibli’s ‘Whisper of the Heart’ and ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’
Our muse is a strange being with a mind of its own. Once we have lent ourselves to our muse, we must also be aware that it is not a tool that we pick up and abuse at our behest. Our muse is the representation of our soul that we can depict to others through our art, or our words and it is the purest form of human expression.
Writing Exercise 2 – Description: Cherry Blossoms in Korea
We wait for Spring to come and remind us of the beauty of life after months of winter strip away all that exists leaving only barren branches. Spring reminds us of why we weather all storms: to experience something beautiful is one of the real pleasure of life. In Korea, the first two weeks of... Continue Reading →
Writing Exercise 1 – Fixed Camera: A Silent Room
Emptiness is unacceptable to us. Presented with an empty space, we will do whatever we can conceive to inject consciousness into it. If not a living being then personification of an inanimate object. Stillness terrifies us, that is a basic facet of being a human being. Stillness, to us, means death and peace. An uncanny... Continue Reading →
Days Of Lull(-aby)
Photo by Dương Nhân from Pexels The days pass by like breaths on a window glass, creating a wall of mist, only to disappear and get replaced by another wall of mist. Freedom was all I wanted, I wonder. Freedom from going to work. But am I really free? Moderately, a voice says. In Keira Knightley's words from... Continue Reading →