A Tit for a Tat (291) Tit: Why did you cross before the lights changed? Tat: Because there was no traffic! Tit: Still. shouldn’t you follow the lights? Tat: Well, traffic lights are for directing traffic and I was the only traffic! So, I directed myself! Tit: Do you use the lights at all? Tat: [...]

A Tit for a Tat (290) Tit: Because the vase was so beautiful, it was bought. Tat: And? Tit: Because the vase was so beautiful, it was shrink-wrapped. Tat: And? Tit: Because the vase was so beautiful, it is no longer so beautiful. Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/the-only-traffic Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/walk-in-wardrobe About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

A Tit for a Tat (289) Tit: I find the term ‘walk-in wardrobes’ fanciful. Tat: Why? Tit: Aren’t they just rooms with racks of clothes and such? Tat: Isn’t calling walk-in wardrobes ‘rooms with racks of clothes and such’ much more fanciful? Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/the-beautiful-vase Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/complicating-things About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

Question: Is it really necessary to embrace a religion to become enlightened, or can it be done by personal understanding? I only believe in myself. Answer: Yes, it can be done by oneself. In fact, it is the only way it can be done. It was what the Buddha did – in what Buddhists see [...]

Question: For how long did the Buddha sleep every night? Answer: It is said to be an hour only. Question: Did the advise on how to sleep less? Answer: Am not sure but conservation of energy allows this. It can be done by training greater mindfulness to waste less energy via unnecessary actions, speech and [...]

RJ: Look at http://kooky.com.my/chinese/node/4324 – Buddha images speaking? SA: Hmmm… It’s a mixture of amazing and amusing…. Not sure if it’s real. Sometimes cameras’ changing pixels can play tricks on the eyes. If you see the Buddha (image) blinking, speaking, levitating, radiating light… what would you do? Ask for a Dharma teaching or chant the [...]

A Tit for a Tat (288) Tit: Why am I a sentient being and not a non-sentient thing? Tat: Why ask this? Tit: Because I’m sentient! Tat: Okay, but why does it bother you? Tit: Was thinking life wouild be much simpler if I wasn’t a sentient being. Tat: Well, if you’re not a sentient [...]

A Tit for a Tat (287) Tit: Upper management said that ‘Anyone who doesn’t close the office door mindfully for security will be dealt with.’ Tat: But the automatic door is faulty – it can’t close properly most of the time! We already know this! Tit: Looks like upper management is not mindful of this! [...]

A Tit for a Tat (237) Tit: Hey! There’s a hole at the back of your shirt! Tat: Where? Tit: I see it when you put down your backpack. Tat: It’s okay then! Tit: Why? Tat: I’ll be carrying my backpack most of the time! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/door-of-mindfulness Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/accidental-thief About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

A Tit for a Tat (236) Tit: Someone accidentally wore my shoes left at the door. Tat: How do you know? Tit: A somewhat similar older pair is left behind! Tat: Maybe it was deliberate! Tit: Looks like I have to wear this older pair now. Tat: What if they belong to someone else who [...]

A few weeks back, I rushed on a Saturday to buy some stuff at an IT show. I was quite exhausted and wondered if this would affect my teaching of a class in the evening. But it turned out to be one of the smoothest lessons delivered. It was a good lesson, a reminder on [...]

Not that I believe in God, Eden or the Devil, but… If good St. Patrick could drive all the snakes from Ireland, as according to legend, why did almighty God not drive one serpent from Eden, as according to the Bible? Why would a perfectly good, wise and powerful creator God allow a perfectly treacherous [...]

A Tit for a Tat (235) Tit: The washing machine added specks of dirt stuck in it from previous washings onto the clothes! Tat: At least it’s thoroughly ‘clean dirt’! Tit: Whatever that is! Nex aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/accidental-thief Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/any-reservations About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

A Tit for a Tat (234) (At a near empty restaurant) Tut: Do you have a reservation? Tit: No. Tut: (Silence…) It is better to make reservations first. (Silence…) Tat: Okay… We would like to make a reservation for two for… now. Tut: (Silence…) Okay… please come in. Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/clean-dirt Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/03/she-has-time About aT4aT: [...]

Below is my reply to an email that proposes disasters happen on the 26th of months. You can see the email after the jump: I think this is a terrific example of selective number-matching to further one’s beliefs in a self-fulfilling way. It’s not convincing because obviously, many other disasters do happen on other days [...]