Ahhhhhh.. Thank God for Kinokuniya!

I have got my hands on Botchan today! By the sheer greatness of Kinokuniya! They’re awesome, prompt emails, and etc etc Placed an order with them on Tues, received reply and confirmation on Wed, received book on Thurs.

#$%@ you MPH.

Oh no. You know it. You can sense a book review coming up. Well, not anytime soon i assure you!

Remember to drink plenty of water everyday

The only topic I’d choose Bush over Scarlett Johansson. Mother Theresa will be proud.

A car sticker i saw today proclaimed, in the words of Mother Theresa, “Fight abortion, Love children”. Scarlett Johansson would have you believe, in a recent interview, smashing George W. Bush’s apparent torment of the feisty American public on his stance on abortion, telling Cosmopolitan magazine that:

“We are supposed to be liberated in America but if our President had his way, we wouldn’t be educated about sex at all. Every woman would have six children and we wouldn’t be able to have abortions.”

We are not animals, neither are we stupid, and should not allow such instincts preside over rationality. The thing other than making mistakes which makes us human, is our ability to think and rationalize and learn from mistakes.

Mr Bush is staunchly anti-abortion and has heavily advocated teaching teenagers to abstain from sex to avoid pregnancy. Such a stand, has obviously its underlying reasons for pushing such a hardline agenda on the board. Advocating a stance such as this immediately raises awareness and creates such a fuss that a star like Johansson herself even wishes to sign herself in.

First question, who suffers during an unplanned pregnancy?

Second question, what are the medical effects of abortion, and possibly  multiple abortions? What are the risks involved? Have all these issues been properly addressed, discussed and disclosed in public? Are people aware of the consequences of unplanned pregnancies and STDs as much as they are aware of the effects of abortion?

Third question, what are the psychological effects of abortion? Again, has appropriate and proper knowledge been disseminated to the public?

Fourth question, in this demand induced economics, what is the professional stance, both on the ethical issue, and the meaning of life? When does life begin?

Fifth question, is unnecessary time and money wasted, forming part of a conditional consequence as a result of a certain act, this being sex? What i am asking is that do we all readily acknowledge the consequences of sex?

Meaning, as each and every action has an equal and opposite reaction, the act of sex has its own consequences. Contraception suppresses the consequence, but does not limit a typical reaction, this coming from the Pope himself, with perhaps an even harder stance in denouncing the use of condoms. Pro-Choice activists have a point in the adult choice one can make a in free, liberated country, however, that does not constitute a right to condemn the consequences of an initial action that bore immediate consequences readily acknowledged by the human race in general.

A college paper i had written for my English course had collated researches, ethical discussions of life and potential hazards of free sex and subsequent abortions, and the apparent war between Pro-life and Pro-choice but went missing. Anyhow, it was collated here on the Net. I am pretty sure information is not getting any less here and you’ll find what i am talking about easily.

If a concerted effort is made on sex education, a similar effort should be sized up for abstinence. The choice still lies with each individual, but individuals need to be constantly reminded of pertinent consequences that one should face in irresponsibility. My stance would be along the lines of, legalizing abortion to the extent it does not permit irresponsible and irrational behaviour. Maybe that definition did not help at all, but that’s what lawmakers are for.

It’s the holidays (exams) season, and therein lies the dilemma..

The subject says it all. As always, there are 2 ways to looking at things, half empty or half full, death the end of life or the beginning of life without you. When people say time is money, they mean it. In fact, that is an understatement of time. Time is MORE than money. And so the first round of my CPA examinations will be shrouded with dilemmas of a person who just cannot focus on the task at hand at the moment. Born to hardworking baby boomers that i call mum and dad, i have the freedom of being able to pursue things of interest and whatnot. Yes, in other words, i’m spoilt. Just like many of you are, stop denying it.

So.. study, pleasure, interest, friends. It’s harder to focus when you’ve got options. Working suddenly seems illogically easier.

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I have watched Howl’s Moving Castle, again, and still remain so fascinated by it since watching it 2 years ago in Sydney. I could not get hold of Diana Wynn Jones’ published story the movie is based on then, but scouring amazon, I have suddenly a plethora of books to buy that i have “saved for later” in my cart. Yes, dubiously disregarding the post of a few months ago, that says George Orwell will have to entertain me to the end of the year. Howl’s Moving Castle is not only moving (forgive the lame pun), it is beautiful to look at and leaves the plotting aside and focuses on the characters, which much of the plot subject to your own interpretation. With a nice soundtrack you can handily purchase with the book and dvd on amazon. Marvellous. Hope someone who likes it as much as i did will read this, and email me. Tell me you love it too.

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Natsume Soseki. This man actually had his face printed on the 1,000 yen note from 1984 to 2004. Has anyone read his works? I am curious. This is an author whose books have no central or coherent plot, only emotions and visions, blended into a book simply with a beginning, middle and an end. Kokoro, Botchan and I am a Cat (literal translation from Jap).

I Am a Cat is a satire on Japanese society in the time of the Meiji Emperor. Among its major themes are the period’s uneasy mix of new Western ideas and Japanese traditions, and the aping of Western customs. -wikipedia-

I quote, because i have not read, and so am not entitled to an opinion. But he surely seems like my kind of author. For the observant, wiki writeups do not include a plot summary for Botchan, and have very little about it to say about Kokoro and I am a Cat. The fact that these books were written around100 YEARS ago, from between 1904-1916 at the time of his death, proves ultimately, only the existence of death can you truly live eternally. Because these books are still relevant today. Just like an over exploited Sun Tzu. Those hacks.

I would like to continue posting, but i am hungry. The last book which makes up my cart list is Bataro Rowaiaru (Battle Royale) by Koushun Takami.

God bless and have a nice day.