Sam & Sara #397: Guarantee Sam: Look! There is lifetime guarantee for this product! Sara: So? Sam: Huh? Sara: It doesn’t guarantee that you will use if for your lifetime… Sam: … or that the company offering it will last my lifetime! The only guarantee in this changing...

Sam & Sara #396: Easiness Sam: The back of this pot is hard to wash! Sara: Is your back easy to wash? Sam: Er… not really either. Sara: But you do your best anyway, right? Sam: Er… ya… Sara: Just do the same for the pot! What involves us directly we tend to do...

Sam & Sara #395: Already? Sam: Did you do it yet? Sara: (softly) Yes Sam: So, did you do it yet? Sara: Didn’t I say ‘yes’ already? How many times do I have to say it? Sam: Just once. Sara: But I did already! Sam: But I didn’t hear it the first...

Sam & Sara #394: Expectation Sara:I came across this joke – ‘When someone tells you to, “expect the unexpected”, slap them in the face and ask them if they expected it.’ Sam: Hah! You would have to expect the expected… slapped back! Sara: Good...

Sam & Sara #393: Drama Sara: This TV series is so dramatic, unlike real life. Sam: Isn’t that exactly why you watch it? Sara: I guess! Sam: And they’re called dramas because they’re meant to be dramatic! Good stories deepen on truths even when they expand on...

Sam & Sara #392: Mind-reader Sara: What is more terrifying than someone who can read your mind? Sam: Someone who really thinks he can… Sara: … who does not, while thinking he knows you inside out! Sam: Yeah… There’s just no arguing with them! Being presumptuous...

Sam & Sara #391: 12.12.12 Sara: Wow! It’s finally 12:12 am on 12.12.12! Sam: So? Sara: It’s a rare moment in our time! Sam: Does it make the world a better place? Sara: Er… Only if we do! Sam: And this moment is as good as any other to do so! The only thing...

Sam & Sara #390: Unconditional Love Sara: Why do you like Barney (the dinosaur)? Tot: I just like him. Sara: Unconditional love? Tot: What’s that? Sara: If Barney is another animal, with another colour, and sings another way, will you still like him? Tot: Sounds like Big Bird! I...

Jonathan Safran Foer’s book title does not imply animal-eaters only eat animals and do nothing else. It is a way to de-objectify animals as merely ‘meat’. (As inspired by a recent post: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/11/what-ego-trip Any likeness is, well, just inspired,...

Sam & Sara #388: Cruciality Sara: He says being vegetarian isn’t crucial at all! Sam: He should tell that face to face with the animals about to be killed for him. Sara: If they could, what might they say? Sam: They would say eating them isn’t crucial at all! Sara: While...

Sam & Sara #385 Sam: I hate confrontations! Sara: Don’t confront then! Sam: Run away? Sara: Nope. Just face the matter rationally and calmly – without being confrontational with anger! Do situations decide how you experience them or do you decide? This’ll be expanded...

Sam & Sara #384 Sara: Wish he would read more of my stuff online, to know me beyond my offline persona! Sam: Wish she would know more about me offline, to know me beyond my online persona! Are you reading too much or little of anyone online or offline? This’ll be expanded &...

Sam & Sara #383 Sara: Just so you know… (mutters on) Sam: Just so you know, I already know that! Sara: Just so you know, you didn’t know you already know, till you heard me out! Just so you know, in case you don’t! This’ll be expanded & illustrated as a comic...

Sam & Sara #382 Sara: How do you reason with the unreasonable? Sam: By showing them that they are unreasonable. Sara: What if they are really beyond reasoning? Sam: Be more unreasonable than them, so that they will appreciate reasonability! Sara: And reason with me! Even though some might...

Sam & Sara #381 Sara: Hey! You behaved badly in my dream! Sara: Hey! You’re the one who behaved badly – by dreaming up my bad behaviour! Do our bad dreams about others reveal realities about them or us? [This'll be expanded & illustrated as a comic in a 'Sam & Sara'...

Sam & Sara #380 Sara: Why do you always eat so slowly? Sam: Maybe it’s you who are impatient. You should eat slower with more mindfulness. Sara: How do you know my quick eating is not done mindfully? For all I know, you could be eating slowly because of many stray thoughts! Although...

Sam & Sara #379 Sam: I’m not good enough! Sara: Since you know this and are concerned, you’re already good enough to become really good enough! Sam: Huh? How? Sara: By believing you can do better and putting in the effort! If you do your best now, it is already good enough...

Sam & Sara #378 Sam: Why eat less animals? Sara: Because when the buying stops, the killing stops! Sam: What are the chances of this happening soon? Sara: Doesn’t matter! Because when the buying lessens, the killing lessens! Sam: Supply and demand loop! Just because you can end all...

Sam & Sara #377 Sara: Does the hair on your arms keep you from the cold? Sam: I guess. Sara: Why guess? Sam: I can’t tell as they’ve always been there. Sara: They probably do… to some extent… I guess. Sam: Exactly! A calculated guess  at best is still...

Sam & Sara #376 Sam: Maybe it’s just symbolic. Maybe it means something more! Sara: What does it symbolise then? Sam: Then again… Maybe it’s not symbolic. Maybe it doesn’t mean anything more! Sara: Huh? Sam: Maybe it’s just what it is! Do you read too...