Category: Mix

04
Aug
2017

Buddha Beer?

Beer in the name and image of Buddha? Bad karma! Ironically, the (Kamakura-styled) Buddha seems to be frowning upon this….

03
Aug
2017

Rebirthday Candles

Re-lighting candles for rebirthdays? Instructions say they will re-light on and on when blown ‘out’, till put in water. Sounds…

03
Aug
2017

Not So Crazy!

Wow! The real Gotham that pretended to be crazy, when not making sense made sense. A pseudo asylum as a…

02
Aug
2017

Flour

Wordplay: Meet the most ‘independent’ & ‘dependable’ flour!

02
Aug
2017

Why Wait?

Be INSPIRED to be WISE & WITTY today. Why wait till tomorrow?

02
Aug
2017

Illusory Impression

Note the fine print below, which excuses the gap that inevitably arises between the idealised and what finally comes into…

02
Aug
2017

Subway (2)

#MinimalistSgSubwayPics Part 2 (Kovan)

02
Aug
2017

Poignant Stuff

Poignant and powerful true story, that I see happening around me. This ad warns against child addiction to technology.

19
Jul
2017

Subway (1)

Here begins a series of minimalist yet representative pictures of Singapore’s train stations. #MinimalistSgSubwayPics Part 1 (Toa Payoh)

19
Jul
2017

Flaming Gem

A small decorative souvenir (火焰明珠: flaming gem of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva; 地藏菩萨) from years ago, that can be used as a…

19
Jul
2017

Options

OPTIONS: At food courts, some peer at what others are eating, before locating stalls selling what they fancied. Some peer…

19
Jul
2017

Pencil Case

A case of a pencil-like pencil case for pencils and such.

19
Jul
2017

Whose Underwear?

Why wear underwear with the loud name of someone else? Why dress like everyone else except yourself? Why smell like the…

17
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (866-875)

[866] Lacking in integrity are those  who make rules for others,  yet break them personally. [867] Those with strong integrity …

11
Jul
2017

Get Go(al)ing Now!

Why dream on indefinitely when you should get go(al)ing now?

11
Jul
2017

Xian Tea

Once, a school teacher looked at my pinyin name while marking attendance and called out for ‘神仙’. In that context,…

11
Jul
2017

One Thought Per Moment

Since in each moment, our minds can only hold one thought, why not, as much as possible, choose to be…

11
Jul
2017

Initiative

INITIATIVE: In 1997, without seeing any job vacancy ad, I wrote in to 11 Buddhist organisations asking for full-time Dharma…

05
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (856-865)

[856] Unless you look further and think deeper, your perception of ‘truth’ remains controlled by your information sources. [857] If…

05
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (846–855)

[846] All suffering is needless, due to greed, hatred and delusion, which are also needless. [847] When clear questions are…