Johnnie To’s modern classic film ‘PTU’ (Police Tactical Unit) is a cops and gangsters flick. But it is not just another one. In it is featured one of the most realistic scenes in the genre yet. A cocky gangster and his gang enter a restaurant and throw their weight around a little, before taking over [...]

A Tit for a Tat (58) Tit: Can you hear the humming? Tat: Yes. Tit: I’m surprised you can hear such a high frequency. Tat: It’s true that I can’t hear very high frequencies. Tit: How can you hear the humming then? Tat: Well, it’s not at a very high frequency. As mentioned, if it’s [...]

Lyrica: Sigh… how did all these happen? So sad… all this drama! Zeph: it’s okay – all these are motivating factors for us to go Pureland. Lyrica: Ya… but to think that so many are still stuck here… it makes it sadder. Zeph: It’s still motivation – to train well to ensure we will reach [...]

What great spiritual truth do you seek, when you are not truthful to yourself [and/or others] over the smallest worldly matters? – Stonepeace When there is a conflict between two communities, both of which are part of a larger common community, the following tends to happen. Each side becomes defensive, for reasons right and/or wrong, [...]

Something written for an Inter-religious magazine… It is a common and idealistically beautiful notion, that all the religions of the world essentially practise and preach the same teachings for the betterment of the world. In fact, this forms part of the spirit that makes harmonious inter-religious dialogue possible – when we choose to focus on the similarities [...]

Ray: What’s the best way to attain inner peace despite being in the midst of those who have a blaming attitude? Shian: Why not take it a case at a time? E.g. Blaming session #1 means opportunity #1 to explain why the blaming is not needed. If you do it long enough without being worked [...]

There is no real solid ball. There is just a bundle of potential (elastic) energy, that binds itself inwards. Likewise, there is no real solid anything else. There are just bundles of energy, that interact with one another. And outward interaction is possible only when there is constant change (Anicca), only when there is no [...]

The first kind of Dharma worker thinks that Dharma work ought to be quiet and laid back, reflecting the serenity of little frequented temples. The second kind of Dharma worker thinks that the Dharma is so wonderful that one should do one’s best to share it, reflecting the Buddha’s tireless travelling to teach it to [...]

‘Is the glass half empty or half full?’ is a common expression, used rhetorically to indicate that a particular situation could be a cause for optimism (half full) or pessimism (half empty); or as a general litmus test to simply determine if an individual is an optimist or a pessimist. The purpose of the question [...]

‘What? World Vegan Day is an opportunity for vegans and their friends to celebrate and promote veganism When? World Vegan Day is every year on November 1st (since 1994) Why? The world’s first Vegan Society was born on November 1st 1944 – started by Donald Watson and friends. Where? World Vegan Day is celebrated internationally [...]

A Tit for a Tat (57) Tit: What’s wrong with these people? Tat: Nothing unexpected. Tit: Huh? Tat: What’s wrong with you? Tit: Huh? Tat: Why expect everyone to be perfect? Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/11/our-unheard-range-of-deafness Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/10/why-so-hard