The above is a picture of a juzu (nianzhu; mala; prayer beads) holder we previously bought from Japan’s Daiso. (Yes, it’s designed to be the profile of a devotee with palms reverently together… and last we checked, it’s not available in Singapore’s Daiso outlets… in case you are thinking of getting one here!) The below [...]

A Tit for a Tat (82) Tit: Can you stop whining… about me? Tat: Can you stop whining… about me… whining about you? Tit: Can you stop whining… about me… whining about you… too? Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/same-same-but-different Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/ready-for-spiritual-stuff

A Tit for a Tat (81) Tit: Since he’s so bored, why not encourage him to sign up for a Dharma class? Tat: He’s not even interested in the art class I suggested! Tit: So? Tat: If he’s not interested in worldly stuff, how can he be interested in spiritual stuff? Tit: Maybe he’s ready [...]

When I was younger, I thought oldies sounded really old-fashioned. Then I realised I might end up years later preferring the ‘newer’ oldies of my own generation. Some say nostalgia strikes when you feel old – when you think the older stuff is better, while being less enthusiastic in keeping up with the new. Now [...]

I saw this as the ‘blurb’ of the new PostSecret book – ‘PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God’. I think it’s a beautiful ‘confession’. If this God-believer believes in love without discrimination, why can’t the God she believes in, who is ‘supposed’ to to personify universal love, do the same, instead of sending all [...]

A Tit for a Tat (80) Tit: What are you looking for? Tat: Simple ‘zennish’ cargo pants. Tit: All you can find here are fancy pants! Tat: Where can I find them then? Tit: Not even in Zen temples! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/spirtual-stuff Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/two-stupid-questions

A Tit for a Tat (79) Tit: … Was it a stupid question? Tat: This itself is a stupid question! Tit: Why? Tat: Because if you know it’s not a stupid question, you wouldn’t ask if it was one! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/zen-pants Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/12/sooner-or-later

This is one of the most soothing songs I’d ever heard, that is gentle while singing of strength. I read that it was ‘written to sooth a young child who had had a bad dream about being all alone and lost’. Many sought solace in it as it seems to sing about loss of a [...]

More photos on the way. Stay tuned! Next India Adventure: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/india-adventures-2-the-weight-of-devotion

Jat: Is it just me who think people who ignore sms or emails are rude? I mean they should know that I’m waiting for a reply… or do I need to indicate ‘RSVP’? Yah: I get that too and sometimes it’s even work-related. Jat: Could silence have become the new ‘no’ or ‘don’t bother me’ [...]

Jat: So you don’t eat chocolate that has milk? Yah: Nope. Jat: Hmm… seems like a dull life. Yah: Nope, not a dull life – just a more compassionate way of life. I still enjoy a bar of dark chocolate once a while, but I make sure it contains no animal products like milk, honey [...]