It is sometimes amusing to see people coming up with analogies to fit their ideas, as if a perfect fit…
When in China, a TV program caught my attention, that focused on demystifying myths. It was about the cultural belief…
I heard this story at the ‘Buddhism and Science Symposium III’. I can’t remember all the details. If anyone knows…
Learnt from Geshe Damdul’s talk tonight, in my own words: Actualisation of Bodhicitta brings about tenderness (an aspect of compassion)….
In the original version of Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, as in his book, Benjamin is born…
There was talk about how a mass-murderer-terrorist might plead insanity and how the plea is not likely to be accepted….
I find shows featuring makeovers for glamour shots on TV amusing… not that it’s a joke that these makeovers do…
George Michael’s ‘Waiting for That Day’ is also known as ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’, as that line…
A reflection on states(wo)men quoted via Wikileaks: Though it’s true that one said what one said, having said it doesn’t…
Nothing is more surreal than the shimmering lights of the city, and its colourful cars and people fleeting by. Nothing…
Something written a long time ago… (Facebook has changed much since) Checking if a friend sees me as a friend,…
How far away must I be to not be at the coast? A metre, ten, a hundred, more, or what?…
In the ‘brutal’ game that is Survivor in one of the recent seasons, Fabio, seemingly a simple-minded goofball at first,…
I heard a parent order a dish of pasta for his kid. He asked if there is prawn in it,…
What happens when a guru blesses you? Does he or she passes over some special force of goodness or merits,…
Walking in the Evolution Garden of Singapore Botanic Gardens, it was a journey through the evolution of flora. On the…
A participant who completed Project Rebirth (Round 2) asked me what would be three key takeaway tips to sum up…
Part 1: It is amazing… how a total stranger on the street can be all smiles, greeting you, offering a…
I’ve no intentions of being a killjoy when it comes to others’ gastronomical pleasures. But I do find it as…
I heard a Mother scolding her child for folding across a page of a library book. She said, ‘Don’t spoil…
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