Category: Mix

09
Dec
2009

Happily or Grudgingly?

A Tit for a Tat (72) Tit: I was waiting for a bus in the sun today. Tat: Why not…

09
Dec
2009

The Way It Was Meant to Be

A Tit for a Tat (71) Tit: Hey, wake me up when the alarm clock goes off next time! Tat:…

09
Dec
2009

Yours Unfaithfully

A Tit for a Tat (70) Tit: What kind of person is he? Tat: The ‘bad faith’ type. Tit: What…

07
Dec
2009

Mental Block

A Tit for a Tat (69) Tit: Just realised I had helluva lot of earwax clogged in my ears! Tat:…

07
Dec
2009

Tolerating Nonsense

A Tit for a Tat (68) Tit: Do I owe him a debt of negative karma, to have to tolerate…

07
Dec
2009

Hairdresser Discrimination

A Tit for a Tat (67) Tit: A kiddy-looking hairdresser! Next salon please! Tat: Why? Are young hairdressers not good?…

04
Dec
2009

An Eye for An Eye Makes All Blind

A Tit for a Tat (65) Tit: You know what’s karma? Tat: What? Tit: Someone punched me. Tat: And? Tit:…

30
Nov
2009

A Heartfelt & Heartbreaking Paradox?

An imaginary verse on how a Bodhisattva might think: The only reason my heart is broken is because so many…

30
Nov
2009

Silence is First Prayer

During the silent prayer of nine religions during the ‘Voices of Harmony’ concert, I heard a child cry in the…

30
Nov
2009

Less Ground for Liberation

Beware of one, who is slow to apologise, for one might believe in pride, that under the power of Mara,…

30
Nov
2009

More Unpredictably than My Dogs

Daoni and company (my soft toy dogs) look different from different angles. They might look sad from one, but glad…

30
Nov
2009

Have You Learnt the Dharma Long?

Part 1: Shi’an: To the temple please. Cabbie: Are you a Buddhist? Shi’an: Yes, are you one too? Cabbie: Yes….

23
Nov
2009

The Buddha Didn’t Prophesise about Jesus

There has been a email circulating for years already. Its subject header reads: ‘Siddharta [sic] Gautama Buddha (First Buddha) [sic]…

23
Nov
2009

How to Clean Potatoes

An easy way to clean dirty potatoes is to put them in a tub of water, and jiggle them about,…

23
Nov
2009

Great Service

A Tit for a Tat (64) Tit: Why did you tell the cabbie ‘Great service’? Tat: What do you think…

23
Nov
2009

Not Sure Now

A Tit for a Tat (63) Tit: What do you think of her? Tat: Oh! She IS a …… person!…

18
Nov
2009

Greater Mindfulness or Mindlessness?

Question: How do we discern if a self-improvement program is reliable or not, in line with the Dharma or not?…

17
Nov
2009

Compliment & Complaint

A Tit for a Tat (62) Tit: Why didn’t you thank the waitress? Tat: Why should I? Her service was…

16
Nov
2009

Thanking Each Other

A Tit for a Tat (61) Tit: Why didn’t you thank the waiter? Tat: Why should I? Tit: Why not?…

16
Nov
2009

Having the Last Word

A Tit for a Tat (60) Tit: Why must you always have the last word? Tat: I don’t always have…