Well, the first part of my exams are over and done with. I was really nervous and could have done better in reading/writing, but could have done worse in speaking. Afterwards, I beat the game Golden Sun: The Lost Age, something I've been trying to do for years. All in all, not a bad day.
Today I went to see a movie called The Rebirth of Buddha, because I was able to get a free ticket. It was put out by the Happy Science religious organization, which is like Japan's very own Scientology. I didn't go for the message (since I couldn't understand the dialog anyway), I went to see what kinds of animation techniques they would use for propaganda. Happy Science has their own political party, and in the last election they actually ran a candidate for every possible seat. They didn't win a single one though, so this movie came out at a good time for them, now it can chase away all the rest of their support. But it wasn't nearly as good as Scientology's cartoon (the South Park episode :)
The leader of this new religion thinks he's Buddha, and in the movie he is Buddha. He uses spiritual powers to open the hearts of the people in order to battle evil spirits from hell, aliens, and a rival religious organization controlling them all (which is very obviously Sokka Gakkai). When he defeats the final boss, he jumps onto (combines) with a magical elephant he summoned and pierces the evil adversary with light from his arm (see, it's the Giga Drill Breaker!). Then dozens of naked barbies descend from heaven and turn his power into a giant bodhi tree.
Put lightly, the movie sucked. But it did open my eyes to one thing-the Japanese have a religion that can combat the evil forces of Zenu! Maybe they can wipe each other out...
Observations:
One of the bats likes me. Maybe I should reclaim my childhood title as King of the Bats...
Here's a list of everything I've eaten on campus so far: rice, curry, curry with pork, udon, curry udon, zaru udon, shio ramen, tamagoyaki, karage-don, miso soup, pineapple, grapefruit, chips, chocolate, melon pan, choco-melon pan, chocolate/milk-roll, churros, doughnuts,cream tarts, cup ramen, ice cream, and McDonalds. The list of what I eat at my home-stay is way longer.
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Now now Sean, you can't have them off each other. It would be too easy for you to take over the world then.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to work on getting the bat to do your bidding before you can be King again...
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