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Because of the reviews I’ve heard from other people, I braced myself for a very disturbing hour and a half when I decided to watch my Suicide Club torrent. I guess reading all that HP Lovecraft has desensitized me somewhat because I found the visuals of the movie–at the most–quite nauseating, but that’s probably only because I can’t stand the sight of blood, guts, and appendages. In any case, it’s not a movie that will keep me up for nights, but it did leave me with a lot of questions–which is basically what every Japanese film does to me. I got the social commentary part on how the hectic careers of parents result in their kids learning from pop culture icons and following fads instead of being properly guided by values and rules. But what kind of annoyed me was how the movie failed to reveal the true secret behind the Suicide Club, how they were able to amass so many followers, and how they got them to kill themselves.

Then again, maybe I’m not supposed to understand the mysteries behind Suicide Club because I’m not Japanese, or at least, not learned enough in Japanese culture and their way of thinking. I mean, I only found out through my friend, Rina (who spent a year in Japan), that Spirited Away was really about girls who end up in brothels whether they like it or not. Before that, I thought it was just..you know. A cute Japanese movie. If you look at it this way, I suppose this explains why all the Japanese movies I’ve seen never really made complete sense to me.

Can I just say that yesterday was the worst first day of school ever? Save for the Cultural Retellings class, I am dreading every class I signed up for this semester.

I’d elaborate more on this but really, what’s the point? Bitching about it won’t change the fact that I got stuck with this year’s ditziest Asian History class because the History department screwed me over. Yay me.

I finally got the flu for the first time this year.

It’s a little embarassing to admit, but I do want to watch the Harry Potter movie. I told Pat, who is the only total anti-Harry Potter person I know, and he agreed to accompany me under the condition that I pay for his movie ticket. Fair enough, I suppose. We’re probably watching in an inexpensive theater, then.

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