Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
22
Feb
2010

Would It Be Stupid?

A Tit for a Tat (94) Tit: Now that my old shoes are worn out, would it be stupid to…

22
Feb
2010

Return of ‘The Wolfman’

Lawrence: [Seeing gun and bullets] I didn’t know you hunted monsters. Singh: Sometimes monsters hunt you. ‘The Wolfman’, like all…

22
Feb
2010

Each Moment a New Moment

Each year a new year, each month a new month, each week a new week, each day a new day,…

09
Feb
2010

Already a Reward

I: In case you are not aware, has G passed you an envelope with your name on it this morning?…

03
Feb
2010

The Famous Funeral Poem

One of the most poignant poems I ever read, followed by some related sentiments: (The above is a scene from…

03
Feb
2010

We As Wandering Spirits

Was writing detailed notes for a Dharma@Cinema session for NTU Buddhist Society’s anniversary celebration when I came up with the…

03
Feb
2010

Our Scramble Suits

In ‘A Scanner Darkly’, undercover cops wear a ‘scramble suit’ which covers them from head to toe. Now, this suit…

03
Feb
2010

Kasino Karma

> I’m a partner in a sole-propriteor business.We were ask to provide quotation for some electrical repair work in Sentosa…

01
Feb
2010

A Scanner Clearly

A passage from Philip K. Dick’s science fiction (graphic) novel and movie ‘A Scanner Darkly’, which I arranged into the following…

01
Feb
2010

Just Your Perception

A Tit for a Tat (92) Tit: I don’t like him. Tat: How well do you know him? Tit: Not very well. Tat: Then…

01
Feb
2010

Should We Shun Horror Flicks?

Some believe that horror or violent films should not be seen as they will be imprinted onto the mind such…

01
Feb
2010

Love-Hate Relationship with Love & Hate

In one of the stories within the movie ‘New York, I Love You’, we see a very old couple bickering…

01
Feb
2010

Immortal Attachment & Aversion?

In ‘Highlander: The Search for Vengeance’, Colin the ‘immortal’s’ attachment to his lost lover drives him on a vengeful streak…

01
Feb
2010

Wool Belongs to Sheep

The Buddha in the Surangama Sutra: “Bhikshus who do not wear silk, leather boots, furs, or down from this country,…

01
Feb
2010

Veganism is Worth the Trouble

Veganism is… … vigilant awareness of consumption. … a way to avoid harming more beings … to be more and…

27
Jan
2010

Diet for a Mindful Planet

From Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology’: The food we eat…

25
Jan
2010

India Adventures (6): The Sands of Time

Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left…

25
Jan
2010

Supposed to be Enlightened?

A Tit for a Tat (91) Tit: Aren’t you supposed to clean the toilet? Tat: Aren’t I supposed to be(come) enlightened? Tit: Aren’t…

25
Jan
2010

What If You Are One of the Vampires in ‘Daybreakers’?

Warning: This is a proper vampire movie, where vampires adhere to the classic rules. E.g. they do not glitter with…

25
Jan
2010

Something Rational

A Tit for a Tat (90) Tit: Can you promise me something? Tat: I’ll need to know if it’s something rational first….