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I was expecting to enjoy She-Ra and the Princesses of Power , but I did not expect it to further my love for my favorite character from another beloved series: Mai from Avatar: the Last Airbender. This particular aspect of her character and story were always fairly obvious, but I never saw the full scope of it until after I saw the differences between Adora and Catra’s responses to the Horde’s evils.

To put it simply: Mai never sees the Fire Nation as an evil force because she is never exposed to its atrocities. We can assume that her first journey beyond the borders of the Fire Nation was her trip to Omashu–a city that was conquered without bloodshed or ruin. There was no debris to clean up, no funerals for the dead, no wailing widows or starving orphans…especially none that would cross her sight. She was the daughter of Omashu’s new governor; she would never have to walk through alleyways containing refugees or find herself in the middle of an opposition rally (in fact, her only exposure was a failed assassination attempt!).

Likewise, when she reached Ba Sing Se, she and her companions were brought straight to the royal hall of the Earth King. There, she was able to witness the splendor of the King’s court and listen in on the gossip of the palace–people excitedly talking about how a war with the Fire Nation had been kept secret, nobles questioning if this was just a new trick, guards worrying about whether or not they were prepared for an attack. Everything she heard would only confirm suspicions and propaganda: the Earth Kingdom didn’t care about its soldiers in the field, and it deserved to fall. Any of its subjects she might have seen suffering on the way in or in her subsequent date with Zuko in the market square (still in the middle-to-upper ring!) could simply be categorized under a column reading “Oppressed because their leaders don’t care”.

So she returned home with Zuko believing that they had successfully overthrown a regime that didn’t care about its subjects–she had seen not one, but two cities that were taken simply through subterfuge and intimidation, rather than by long, drawn-out war. The Fire Nation’s propaganda machine was clearly correct: the Earth Kingdom was vile, corrupt, and weak. 

Then one day Zuko just ran away and said “I’m going to join the Avatar, don’t come with me, I’m a rebel now.” Her mind must have snapped. Zuko always worried about whether or not he belonged in the Fire Nation because of his abusive father and the nation’s apathy toward his departure–I’m sure Mister “I’ll Leave a Note So She Doesn’t Worry” never spoke to Mai about the suffering he had witnessed firsthand…suffering so extreme that even rescuing a village from thugs and robbers had earned him nothing but hatred and scorn. Zuko understood how evil the Fire Nation was, but Mai had no comparison.

And yet, when he told her that he saw it differently, and that he believed the Fire Nation was truly the nation in the wrong, she trusted him. She pulled out her weapons against her own nation and threw herself headlong into danger, death, and prison simply because she believed Zuko when he said “We’re actually the bad guys.” She didn’t ask for proof, he didn’t have to take her to a decimated village, and she didn’t befriend anyone from the other side through some harrowing adventure. She simply listened and decided “Well, I love this guy, and I trust him.” 

That’s powerful.

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Today marks the 15th anniversary of #AmericanDragonJakeLong… although many people love my characters Rufio and Zuko, a lot of people remind me not to forget the this beloved guy & the fact that I have an original Disney character is amazing & Disney’s first Asian American hero! #DragonUp https://www.instagram.com/p/B7maH4OgIO3/?igshid=1dijygj72onkb

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Happy Birthday Inoue Mao #InoueMao #井上真央

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This is when I start shipping them

“WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMBER OF F4?”

(part two of four)

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Confident

She was quiet She was shy All she wanted is to have friends And tried to fit in She’s trying too hard They noticed it They made fun of her Until she cry And cry She wanted to take her life But that will do nothing

So she become true to herself Become better each day

Oh, The people who used to mock her? They are now looking up to her Coz’ she’s flying high Way up in the sky Her wings spreading confidently in the air

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What’s your house?

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Meteor with a long vapor trail / via

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Young Sirius

Sirius Black.

“What is life without a little risk?”

My edit.

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Today in Potter history…

The Quibbler with Harry’s interview was released in 1996.

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Matsuoka Koudai is in a triangle love with Suzu Hirose and Nakagawa Taishi on Shiseido “SEA BREEZE” new commercial message. Check out Koudai’s performance on Sea Breeze new CM here

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Emma Watson for Wonderland Magazine

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I love it when ex-Johnnys are now rock stars

INKT 「Trigger」（short ver.）

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Best Things that Happened on One OK Rock Live In Manila Concert

1. People turned on the Flashlight mode on their phones during "Heartache"

2. Taka clenched his fist on his chest when the crowd was singing the Japanese parts on "Wherever you are"

3. Tomoya's amazing drums skills at the intro (35xxxv)

4. "You guys are so beautiful" - Taka

5. The crowd was singing along on every song whether it has English/Japanese lyrics. Magkabulolbulol na, makasabay lang hahaha

6. Before the encore, when OOR left the stage:

Crowd:"We Want More" (while stomping with their feet. Dumagundong ang MOA Arena dahil dito.)

Then, they go back to the stage.

Taka: Do you want more?

Crowd: Yes!

Taka: Me too!

And the whole Arena went wild

7. Toru said "Salamat Manila". It was barely heard since it was masked by the loud cheers from the audience

8. "Mahal Kita" - Tomoya ( the crowd went wild again)

9. OOR selfie with the audience while holding the messages the fans wrote for them on a banner with a Philippine flag. "See you again"

10. Audience singing: "Believe that time is always forever..." During Clock Strikes. (Another goosebumps experience)

11. Taka promised that OOR we'll be back in the Philippines

There's actually a lot more that I could write on here but most of my experience that night is unexplainable. Even though some fans were saying that the concert would be better if the wall of death has been push through or some fans followed the rules by not using lightsticks or recording video, I think it was all a great show since the four boys were giving their best and I can see from their IG posts that they had enjoy their performance here in the Philippines.

All in all, January 19 was a night to be remember for all the Filipino One OK Rockers. It was a night were all of the fanboys/fangirls inside of us were screaming with joy that finally, after years of petitioning/answering surveys, one of the most renowned J-rock band have landed their feet on our shores and gave us a night we will never forget. Hopefully, we'll be seeing more of them here in the Philippines.

So, to all my fellow Pinoy One OK Rockers,"Believe that time is always forever" and let's pray that they will keep their promise of coming back.

As one of the line of their song says "I promise you forever", true enough we have that night forever in our hearts.

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