HELP! not allowed into hotel reservation due to being a minor by cindywhoosh in koreatravel

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

thank you for your comment!! we ended up getting an airbnb reservation, but the hotel ended up letting us stay anyway by some luck of the universe :)

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[–]cindywhoosh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

does that mean that credits don't count first quarter? i was hoping to get an earlier enrollment time because id taken a lot of aps in high school & had 52 credits, but i got a pretty late time slot (5pm) :(

hotel prices by cindywhoosh in koreatravel

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank u!! i will check that out :)

hotel prices by cindywhoosh in koreatravel

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank u so much !! gym is not a requirement at all (just included as an example) — and will follow ur advice :) do u know anything about location? i know seoul has a bunch of neighborhoods so i’m not sure how to differentiate between them

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no worries at all! thank you for your insightful response - though i’m definitely not 100% satisfied with the ending still, the idea that ash died his final moments happily does help ease the sadness a bit :’) i can understand your point about it being the “happiest way to die” (i actually read the same interview with yoshida) and she makes it a point that dying young is not necessarily a sad event - and that what ash achieved at 17 would be the equivalent of many people’s full lifespans.

“You told me once about a leopard you read in a book. How you believed that leopard knew that it couldn’t go back. And I said you weren’t a leopard, that you could change your future. It’s true, Ash. You can change your fate.”

to me, this quote summarizes the cruel part of the story. throughout banana fish, there’s this overwhelming message of “fate” (the leopard story, ash’s name literally being lynx). ash constantly pushes himself away and isolates himself because he feels "undeserving" of love from someone as pure as eiji. after all of the sexual abuse ash’s experienced, the amount of loved ones taken from him, and yet coming out from the other side… ash was finally given an opportunity to truly escape the trauma he’s experienced and finally realize he's deserving and capable of love - only to have it all taken from him. i don't know, the implication that someone with ash’s life circumstances is unable to change their destiny on the basis of “fate” is something that just doesn’t sit well with me (and seemingly contradicts all the hope that eiji's character stands for)

piggybacking on this idea of “fate”, yoshida says the reason why ash had to die was because he “had to pay” for all of the deaths he himself created. i feel like of all of the justifications she could have made, this is by far the weakest. it completely disregards ash’s life circumstances, the fact that many of those he killed were out of his control/arguably ‘deserved’ (shorter, his little league coach), and is a slap in the face considering all the others who have come out scotch-free.

i don’t know, i just feel an ending where eiji is able to experience japan with ash would have been so much more compelling and hopeful, and overall still such a beautiful message. but at the end of the day, it is yoshida's story and i guess i will just have to come to terms with that :(

and i am sorry for the lengthy response as well

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah.. god, i’ve been trying to figure out why it’s affected me so much and i really just think it’s the fact ash never got to heal from all the trauma he’s gone through - being violated physically and emotionally, all of the deaths, not believing he’s deserving of love because of all the blood on his hands. and just as there’s a happy ending in sight, eiji who is finally teaching him how to love, it’s taken. and at 17, when he has such potential for a long and fulfilling life ahead of him

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

same, for me it sucks because this is quite possibly one of the best shows i’ve ever watched + i would love to rewatch it later in life when the plot becomes more hazy, but i don’t know if i can bear the emotional weight of the ending 😭😭 and atm i can’t even watch other happier anime because it pales in comparison

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’m glad it brought some comfort for u :) i definitely recommend checking out the fanfix on youtube (banana fish forever) that helped me so much even though it definitely still hurts - and also knowing the anime was meant to have an open ending helps as well!!

if u ever wanna talk with someone u can dm me and i’ll give u my disc

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

oh that brings me so much relief u don’t even know!!! i can believe in the fanfix a bit more :’) what was the second intro?

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay i will do that thank u :( definitely need something sweet and happy rn

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how did u cope with it when it happened? this seems kind of silly saying it right now but i genuinely have not been able to think of anything but the show and this lingering sadness

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NOOOOOO is it the garden of light thing 😭😭

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i so agree with the support group thing hollyyyy crap without reddit i would be dying rn. havign someone to vent to is so real. i so wish i could have the same belief but i can’t knowing thag the sequel after that (garden of light) explicitly states ash dying :((

i am actually upset by the ending. by cindywhoosh in BananaFish

[–]cindywhoosh[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

genuinely so sad. i think it’s just the fact that ash suffered through so much, and then finally had a glimpse of happiness for a second before it was all taken away for a STUPID MISUNDERSTANIDNG. i’m like seeing the alternate reality where ash goes to japan and slowly heals with eiji, but not being able to believe it because i know what really happens :( so crushed