03
May
2014

Mindfulness For Happiness

An unfortunate case… Amituofo… Yes indeed… Mindfulness is needed for real happiness. (And mindfulness of Amituofo leads to Ultimate Bliss.)

03
May
2014

佛印良品

无印良品有佛印! Muji Buddha stamp – for stamping on the spot only.

03
May
2014

Semi-Virtual Offering With Real Sincerity

S: Vegan pesto pasta offering to the Buddha before lunch. C: Are you kidding? S: Real, offered and eaten thereafter. C: Ohh! S: There…

20
Apr
2014

Kimchi Attack!

Ever since the airing of the Korean drama series, Dae Jang Geum (大长今), we started to see the slow thinning out…

18
Apr
2014

Live A Good Life

In Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’: ‘Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how…

18
Apr
2014

Brilliance: Super Short Story #335

Super Short Story #335: Brilliance He thought it was going to be a supernova, some superstar, when he saw what…

18
Apr
2014

Holiday: Super Short Story #334

Super Short Story #334: Holiday He decided to take a holiday from the usual holiday, by going on an actual…

18
Apr
2014

Scare: Super Short Story #333

  Super Short Story #333: Scare He thanked instead of scolding her, for the truly unexpected ‘scare’ — her sudden…

18
Apr
2014

Bird: Super Short Story #332

Super Short Story #332: Bird He hears a neighbourhood bird who sings only at night. A bird whose distinct song…

13
Apr
2014

It’s YOUR Life!

Neighbour: Last night, I had a horrible stuffy feeling about my throat after dinner. Me: Was it heartburn? Neighbour: Am…

13
Apr
2014

‘The Counsellor’ Seeks Counsel

‘The Counsellor’, as in the titular character in the movie, is a lawyer, supposedly one who gives legal counsel. Yet,…

13
Apr
2014

Suspect: Super Short Story #331

Super Short Story #331: Suspect The most suspicious man in the supermarket hangs out there for hours in a go,…

13
Apr
2014

Windoor

In the movie ‘The World’s End’, Gary muses over a glass office ‘door’, ‘Is it a door? It doesn’t have…

13
Apr
2014

Communication: Sam & Sara #416

Sam & Sara #416: Communication Sam: Sometimes, someone might not speak to you not because he does not want to, but…

06
Apr
2014

Accident: Sam & Sara #415

Sam & Sara #415: Accident Sam: Save your file… in case I accidentally turn off the switch! Sara: Why don’t you just…

06
Apr
2014

Death: Sam & Sara #414

Sam & Sara #414: Death Tot: I don’t want to die! Sam: It’s okay, because we’re all going to die! Tot: Huh? How…

06
Apr
2014

Mirror: Sam & Sara #413

Sam & Sara #413: Mirror Sara: *Whisper whisper… * Sam: *Whisper whisper… * Sara: Huh? Sam: Exactly! I heard you the same way! Do…

06
Apr
2014

Reminder: Sam & Sara #412

Sam & Sara #412: Reminder Sara: What do you think of restaurants that serve meat having Buddha images for decoration? Sam: What…

06
Apr
2014

Blessing: Sam & Sara #411

Sam & Sara #411: Blessing Sam: I’m happy to be sneezing. Sara: I’m happy to be not sneezing too. Sam: I couldn’t sneeze…

29
Mar
2014

Question: Sam & Sara #410

Sam & Sara #410: Question Sam: I didn’t know! Sara: Why didn’t you ask me? Sam: I didn’t know you knew! Sara: I don’t!…