Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
05
Nov
2012

Super Short Story (109): Cycles

Super Short Story (109): Cycles She noticed that given enough time and episodes, the drama serials on TV almost always…

05
Nov
2012

Super Short Story (108): Direction

Super Short Story (108): Direction When young, he wondered why it seems so hard for adults to be good; to…

05
Nov
2012

Super Short Story (107): Politeness

Super Short Story (107): Politeness He thought the newspaper editor’s thanking him for his lengthy email feedback meant he had…

25
Oct
2012

Towards Veganism: Not All Or Nothing

Q: Your talk on vegetarianism/veganism was very thought-provoking and I enjoyed it. However, I think you were pushing too hard…

25
Oct
2012

Slavery & Murder Are Already Extremes

Last week, I gave a talk on the value of veganism. During the Q&A session, two participants brought up points…

25
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (106): Money

Super Short Story (106): Money She kept imagining that if only she had more money, it would be easier to…

25
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (105): Accessory

Super Short Story (105): Accessory Although the guy convicted in court wears a mala (Buddhist prayer beads), it need not…

25
Oct
2012

Refreshing Dharma Sharing

V: … Thank you very much for your Dharma sharing… As I was mostly busy at the reception area, I…

25
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (104): Pseudo

Super Short Story (104): Pseudo There is the pseudo, this he knows, though it is not always easy to detect….

25
Oct
2012

Wise & Clever

Wisdom has cleverness, but cleverness does not have wisdom. Cleverness is the realm of being intelligent and knowledgeable. Wisdom is…

25
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (103): Perfume

Super Short Story (103): Perfume Especially after seeing an ad, he found it more puzzling, as to why women use…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (102): Smell

Super Short Story (102): Smell She realised that he’s quite a nice guy online, before realising he has a smell…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (101): House

Super Short Story (101): House Just as what inside her house was very different, and much more interesting than the…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (100): Bias

Super Short Story (100): Bias He was already biased before watching the presidential debate. But he watched it anyway, because…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (99): Pain

Super Short Story (99): Pain He was wondering why it took so long for the ulcer on his lip to…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (98): Anticipation

Super Short Story (98): Anticipation Back in the days when there were no phones or pagers, when one waits for…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (97): Specialty

Super Short Story (97): Specialty She says she can’t take him seriously, because he specialises in generalising. Then again, she…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (96): Grin

Super Short Story (96): Grin As he couldn’t help his inappropriate grinning, he tried to hide it, and stifle his…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (95): Work

Super Short Story (95): Work He used to be bored with his mundane work, while looking forward to retirement. But…

24
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (94): Right

Super Short Story (94): Right As she was so sure she was so right, she didn’t check, and she turned…