Wishing Everyone A Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays

Its that time of the year when we all reflect, rejoice and celebrate the great gift of life, family and friends with one another. Wish you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays folks.

The Greatest Speech Ever In Cinema

The Great Dictator (1940)

Charlie Chaplin made numerous silent movies and made the world laugh. Then came one movie where he spoke. And when he did, the world listened. This speech is timeless and even more relevant for out times than it had ever been. Or perhaps, we have not changed as a civilization yet to be called an evolved being at all. What ever may be the truth, the fact is that these words will echo for a long time to come.

If Only For A Second

What if you can give someone something to smile about. What if a small gesture, however insignificant or mundane it may seem, would brighten the darkest of dark.

If only for a second, happiness can given to someone suffering for terminal cancer. If only to give them a moment in their life that makes them feel carefree, silly, joyous and live life, the way they would have want to live.

A touching effort by Mimi Foundation and Leo Burnett France.

The New Godzilla (2014) Teaser Trailer Looks Freaking Awesome

The new Godzilla looks fantastic in its teaser. Unlike the previous one which ended up being ruined by the human characters in the movie, this one looks hardcore with a much larger Godzilla going on a rampage. Of course, you just get to see glimpse of this creature. But then, for a first teaser, its the right appetizer. Enjoy!

Godzilla 2014 Movie Poster:

Godzilla 2014 Trailer
Releases May 2014 

Hiroo Onoda | The Living Spirit Of Japan

 

Hiroo Onoda

BY JUDIT KAWAGUCHI

JAN 16, 2007

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Hiroo Onoda, 84, is a former member of an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence unit, an elite commando during World War II who was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines in 1944 to conduct guerrilla warfare and gather military intelligence. Trained in clandestine operations, his mission was to sneak behind enemy lines, conduct surveillance and survive independently until issued new orders. He did exactly that for the next 30 years. Long after Japan’s surrender in 1945, he continued to serve his country in the jungle, convinced that the Greater East Asia War was still being fought. He lived on mostly bananas and mangoes, evading many Japanese search parties and the local Philippine police, all of whom he believed were enemy spies. In March 1974, at age 52, a Japanese man who had run across Onoda brought his former superior to the island with instructions that relieved him of his military duties. After a brief return to Japan, he moved to Brazil where he became a successful rancher. He came back to Japan in the 1980s and established the Onoda Nature School with the goal of educating children about the value of life. His incredible adventures on Lubang are detailed in his book “No Surrender: My Thirty-year War.”

Hiroo Onada wrote his autobiography "No Surrender: My Thirty Year War"

No Surrender: My thirty Year War

Article excerpts are from The Japanese Times. The article was written originally by JUDIT KAWAGUCHI

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Hiroo Onoda | The Japan Times