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Isn't it supposed to be Spirited Away?

Anyone who have seen Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 Japanese animated film titled Spirited Away will certainly, at a glance, think that this site doesn't have anything to do with the film. And they are right, in a sense, as this is no fan site, to say the least. But the underlying theme and message of his film is well represented in this blog.

The major theme of Spirited Away revolves around the protagonist and her journey into the other world. She traveled far and wide into the unknown, discovered strange yet interesting things, uncovered perplexing mysteries; all this by her lone self. Entering the new world signified her passage from being a child to an adult while being bound to social norms and boundaries.

Why Spiriting Away?

By transforming the verb into present participle means that the action, spirit away--meaning to remove without anyone noticing, was a continuous and ever-continuing process. Unceasing, on-going, never-ending.

What's the significance of the movie to this journal?

This journal basically chronicles and recounts the author's passage to the other worlds, to the worlds the author have not yet become accustomed to, to the worlds other people look out for. It illustrate and describe the author's travels and journeys into the far unknown; going solo most of the time. There is no passage from being a child to an adult quite yet as the journey is still unceasing, on-going, never-ending.

The Author

SpiritB is a twenty-something individual trapped inside a teenager's body and mind. After finishing tertiary education for a good while now, SpiritB is still unemployed and unable to find a decent and stable work to support his lifestyle, a lifestyle which many deem as useless, unimaginative and unproductive.

SpiritB is an avid traveler who travels through Asia, Americas and beyond, experiencing different things in each and every journey, exploring every nook and cranny, leaving no stones unturned, all this while both sound-asleep and wide awake.

When SpiritB is not wasting time playing computer games, SpiritB likes to watch food programs and travel shows, daydreaming, hoping that someday SpiritB would join the ranks of Bourdain and Zimmern, living the life of a nomad, in search of something unique, something interesting.

SpiritB has a keen interest in Chinese culture, heritage and history. Thus allowing him to learn Mandarin Chinese in one of Taiwan's premier educational institution. Having lived the life of an expat made SpiritB grow akin to change, a change of lifestyle, a change of perspective, a change of view in life.

SpiritB is loveless, heart-broken and a hopeless romantic. After going through three undesirable and painful relationships, SpiritB is still looking forward to rebuild the once-forgotten life and love that was once reality, hoping for that fourth time's a charm to come into fruition.