Year: 2010

I find it tough to review books – because to do so fairly is to read and digest them entirely,…

A God-believing guest speaker mentioned something interesting but illogical at a Buddhism and Science seminar. He said that because there…

The lyrics of this song ‘Why’ by Enigma reminds me of Dhammapada verse 6 by the Buddha. Here are various…

Language is an interesting tool. As much as it expresses, it can also limit… when words seem to be in…

I haven’t watched ‘Rain Man’ yet, though I know it’s a classic film for understanding the nature of autism. Knowing…

The girl pushing the Dim Sum cart in the food court has seen us many times, as we are here…

Napolean Dynamite is one quirky comedy starring the amazing Jon Heder. He acted so believably as an ultra-nerd that the…

Dear Sir, Someone sent me the below article. Can you comment on it? Thank you. With Metta, AIA Hi AIA, …

For the very first time, I became genuinely apprehensive of a Dharma class being oversized due to space constraints and…

A TV program showed how some ‘special cows’ were reared with good food and even music – to make them…

A Tit for a Tat (154) Tit: Haha! You look so red in the sun! Tat: Is it? I thought…

In the movie ‘Triple Tap’, there is a an end scene with two guys freeing the fish they caught into…

Ironically, it is sometimes harder to encourage old friends, especially those I had not come in contact for some time,…

A Tit for a Tat (153) Tit: You seem to know a lot. Tat: I don’t really. Tit: But you…

Q: A friend said that when he prays to the Buddha or Guanyin Bodhisattva, they can’t answer his question, whereas…

Q: Can a Buddhist couple who are in love have pre-marital sex if they do not have any plans to…

This is a follow-up article to https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/07/cause-for-alarm : If everyone is complacent (upon hearing a fire alarm), it is dangerous….

I wonder why some prefer to sit at side cinema seats even when in a big and relatively empty theatre….

Here is a very interesting piece of news from Vegetarian Society Singapore’s newsletter at http://www.vegetarian-society.org/node/1362#05 : The first people who…

A Tit for a Tat (152) Tit: Maybe you keep drinking coffee because you are addicted to caffeine. Tat: I’m…