tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post3311718259717491079..comments2023-08-07T17:20:09.692+08:00Comments on e-Cuneiform scratchings: Crowded buses, as in crowded by busesSepiru Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-89301477733957784832008-11-25T10:42:00.000+08:002008-11-25T10:42:00.000+08:00Heya Liebe OxyJen,It seems weird to communicate wi...Heya Liebe OxyJen,<BR/><BR/>It seems weird to communicate with you like this, instead of via a telephone. Anyways, isn't Final Fantasy a movie? We could watch those in between original B&W Tarzan movies...<BR/><BR/>So what, as opposed to who (which should answer the bishy query), is Sephiroth (aka Sephirot aka Sefiroth)?<BR/><BR/>The Sephiroth are the ten attributional manifestations, physical and metaphysical, of God, from a Hebraic perspective.<BR/><BR/>Kabbalah is a very old mystical branch of Judaism which is respected and accepted. <BR/><BR/>Before I lose you, Sufism is one mystical side of Islam and Christians have had mystical Christianity since it began.<BR/><BR/>I think the point of the various mystical forms of organized religion are best summed up by Athanasius of Alexandria who said "God became Man so that Man could become God". Well, OK, he did not say that in English...<BR/><BR/>There are many traditions where the godhead is seen as aiding others to achieve a measure, hopefully a full one, of divinity. <BR/><BR/>Hence, in Buddhism you have Gautama Buddha breaching the maya of existence and becoming one with the reality of nothing and everything... and subsequent followers attempting to do the same. <BR/><BR/>I would argue that the Arhat tradition in Buddhism is similar and mystical (Arhats achieve Nirvana, but then stay to assist other mortals achieve Nirvana too.) <BR/><BR/>Cheers mit Bussis, <BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-9742359408649760492008-11-24T03:33:00.000+08:002008-11-24T03:33:00.000+08:00Oops, I forgot the bussis.*bussis*OxyJenOops, I forgot the bussis.<BR/><BR/>*bussis*<BR/><BR/>OxyJenjjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-88015153662215326762008-11-24T03:32:00.000+08:002008-11-24T03:32:00.000+08:00Whereas I had absolutely no idea Sephiroth existed...Whereas I had absolutely no idea Sephiroth existed outside video games. Heh. Mayhap I'm the wrong sort of geek, eh? I only knew of him because, er, <I>other</I> people consider him to be a bishounen.<BR/><BR/>So...who's the real Sephiroth? (And is he bishy?) You'll have to educate me, since Mme. Ciccone and her gristle-arms rather frighten me, these days.<BR/><BR/>I've actually never played the Final Fantasy games, and probably never will because I find most games where the baddies leap out and try to kill you to be highly terrifying. <BR/><BR/>And if those games scare me, they might be a bit much for you also. :-)jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-64031492259769948152008-11-22T23:13:00.000+08:002008-11-22T23:13:00.000+08:00Heya OxyJen,Cool reference. Thanks for sending it ...Heya OxyJen,<BR/><BR/>Cool reference. Thanks for sending it over. Interestingly enough, re: Sephiroth, I did know it. But not the way you know it, and I was pretty positive that that would be the case. <BR/><BR/>As is the benefit of a wide-ranging, eclectic, and esoteric classical education, I learned of the Kabbalah long before M. Ciccione from Michigan made it popular. So I knew of Sephiroth.<BR/><BR/>But I had no clue about the Sephiroth of Final Fantasy. Your pop culture otaku knowledge beats mine everyday. Where though, OxyJen, do you learn about Final Fantasy? Because I am thinking that Final Fantasy is not a subject that the Professor would be geeking on. <BR/><BR/>That strikes me as an OxyJen otaku. <BR/><BR/>But, I would be game to add Final Fantasy flics to the Tarzan flics that are ongoing each time I come back to Canada...<BR/><BR/>They can't be scarier than that snake, right?<BR/><BR/>mit Bussis,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-13347405533447908892008-11-22T03:09:00.000+08:002008-11-22T03:09:00.000+08:00Hi Sepiruoth,(um... That's a geek-reference; googl...Hi Sepiruoth,<BR/><BR/>(um... That's a geek-reference; google "Sephiroth" if you don't know what I'm talking about)<BR/><BR/>Since you're exploring writing via blogging, I thought you'd find the following link interesting. I don't know the writer, but I thought she said some sensible things here:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.urbanmusewriter.com/2008/09/why-should-writers-blog.html" REL="nofollow">Urban Muse Writer: Why writers should blog</A>jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-43291843130981745952008-11-22T02:15:00.000+08:002008-11-22T02:15:00.000+08:00Thanks Cloudia and Grace,For Junosmom, if you like...Thanks Cloudia and Grace,<BR/><BR/>For Junosmom, if you liked that night picture, then I might suggest that you take a look at the very first post I ever made for its introductory picture which is of Hong Kong from The Peak. (This is the only post in Jun 2008)<BR/><BR/>Then go to August 2008. Only two posts in that month, but visit the "Fine Plan/Fire Plan" post for the iconic night shot of Hong Kong from the apartment building.<BR/><BR/>Those are Hong Kong by night...<BR/><BR/>...Minus the people, and they are not visible in this posting's bus shot either...<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-32109472662362264002008-11-22T00:33:00.000+08:002008-11-22T00:33:00.000+08:00Wow! very nice picture and post. I hope God will e...Wow! very nice picture and post. I hope God will enable me to visit Hongkong before I die. :)Grace https://www.blogger.com/profile/07530672610912007606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-19268438447120952562008-11-21T23:35:00.000+08:002008-11-21T23:35:00.000+08:00That photo is exactly what I would imagine HK to l...That photo is exactly what I would imagine HK to look like at night!Junosmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855881312654998692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812618609344904057.post-25575745565708143762008-11-21T12:06:00.000+08:002008-11-21T12:06:00.000+08:00Thanks for the vicarious visit, Pommes! Aloha-Thanks for the vicarious visit, Pommes! Aloha-Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.com