13
Jul
2011

Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Above is Saint Etienne’s version of ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’. Below is Neil Young’s original version. Seems worlds…

13
Jul
2011

Zen Elephant of Joy

Here, Edward Monkton gets his ‘Zen’ right, though he doesn’t use the word ‘Zen. But Zen is Zen whether you…

13
Jul
2011

Minimal

While researching on Zen design, I remembered Pet Shop Boys’ song ‘Minimal’. I googled for its lyrics and hey, they are…

12
Jul
2011

Never Let You Down

She says, ‘I think I can’t handle lies or betrayal well. It’s hard for me to trust anyone now.’ ‘Trust…

12
Jul
2011

Transcending Read Books

In ‘The Night Bookmobile’ by Audrey Niffengger, a book-lover picks up librarian skills in this life, ‘dying’ to be a…

12
Jul
2011

Right Is Wrong?

A Tit for a Tat (325) Tit: That guy is so inconsiderate – he’s standing on the right side of…

12
Jul
2011

A Study of ‘A Study in Scarlet’

‘A Study in Scarlet’ is the debut Sherlock Holmes story. It is a good reminder of several truths… The plot of…

12
Jul
2011

Big Or Small?

A Tit for a Tat (324) Tit: This sink is really too small for washing! Tat: Not really… Tit: Huh?…

12
Jul
2011

Zen Dog Not

I like most of Edward Monkton’s stuff, but he got this one wrong… Being Zenny is not about not knowing where…

12
Jul
2011

How Lovely Are You?

Please don’t mistaken you are lovely because you think you have lovely hair, for hair is but dead cells. Please…

12
Jul
2011

For What?

A Tit for a Tat (323) Tit: You should live in the moment. Tat: For what? Tit: For ‘now’! Next…

12
Jul
2011

Peak Hour Paradox

At peak hour, there are more cabs, which means it is easier to hail a cab. At peak hour, there…

12
Jul
2011

A Horse Brotherhood

I’m generally not supportive of domestication as it is a often form of exploitation but in the documentary ‘The Monk…

06
Jul
2011

Karmic Disaster

The moment a natural or man-made disaster affects sentient lives, it is also a karmic disaster for those very sentient…

06
Jul
2011

For Whom?

For whom the phone rings, if there is no one there to hear, to pick it up? For you the…

06
Jul
2011

I Will Survive

Parts of this song is fantastic, almost Buddhistic… 寂寞寂寞就好 (田馥甄 Hebe) I’ll Be Better After I’m Lonely For A While…

06
Jul
2011

Do You Get Zen?

A Tit for a Tat (322) Tat: Because he didn’t get it, he says it’s very Zen! Tit: Because she got…

06
Jul
2011

Flower Haiku?

The silent Buddha’s silent flower… What was he saying? Or ‘not saying’?

06
Jul
2011

One Timeline

While the humans try to nip the problem in the bud by preventing Skynet from forming, why doesn’t the robots just nip the problem…

06
Jul
2011

Red Riding Hood

Lessons from ‘Red Riding Hood’: Anyone can be a werewolf in disguise. Even yourself, with a hidden beast inside. With…