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Fear, Spirits, Religion and Reason

April 20, 2008 / Culture, Opinion

Disclaimer: This post is heavily religious and philosophical. If this is not your cup of tea, don’t drink it. If this is your cup of tea, please drink till the very end. If you are out to preach or contend, don’t bother. I’m a staunch agnostic theist. These are simply my beliefs . Note that…



New Theme: Yukata Summer (Beta)

Nanyate?! has a new theme! This layout is titled “Yukata 浴衣 Summer”. For those who are unfamiliar with Japanese culture, yukata is the summer version of a kimono 着物. The flower in the background is inspired from a yukata featured in last year’s issue of JJ Magazine. Yes, I drew it. And yes, it took…



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March 30, 2008 / Blogging Advice, Culture, Opinion

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Why Do You Blog?

March 29, 2008 / Daily Life, Opinion, Site Updates

EDIT: To read the post above, please request for password, as the post may be sensitive to certain people. All requests from regular commenters will be accepted. The rest will be based on my discretion. Sorry for the inconvenience. I was reading Mr. Javo’s post on why blogs have taken over the internet, and it…



Beauty Isn't Worth Money, Honey

March 17, 2008 / Culture, Internet Finds, Opinion

Here’s a surprise post from my 10-day hiatus. I was checking out Soompi forums this morning and stumbled upon this thread, which quoted a real advertisement from Craigslist where a “spectacularly beautiful” girl is looking for “guys who make 500k or more…for marriage only.” Basically she’s an honest gold digger. And I have to applaud…



Obligation: Human vs. Citizen

March 11, 2008 / Daily Life, Opinion, Site Updates

The other I was walking down my street with my boyfriend. It was snowing. The whole street was peacefully silent – almost as if the snowflakes were absorbing the noise. But then a man started shouting desperately “PAY THE RENT! PAY THE RENT!” I ignored it at first. Then my boyfriend and I saw two…



Checking Website Statistics

Question of the Month: How do you measure your site’s success? (i.e. doing what you want it to do) Having owned a site from the world of Geocities back in 1996, and many frequent hiatuses, the world of Web 2.0 is, for the most part, still quite alien to me. I don’t fully understand the…



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