21
Mar
2011

Snakey Stuff

Not that I believe in God, Eden or the Devil, but… If good St. Patrick could drive all the snakes…

21
Mar
2011

Clean Dirt

A Tit for a Tat (235) Tit: The washing machine added specks of dirt stuck in it from previous washings…

21
Mar
2011

Any Reservations?

A Tit for a Tat (234) (At a near empty restaurant) Tut: Do you have a reservation? Tit: No. Tut:…

14
Mar
2011

Do Disasters Happen on the 26th?

Below is my reply to an email that proposes disasters happen on the 26th of months. You can see the…

14
Mar
2011

The Wedding Koan

From Adrian Tomine’s ‘Scenes from an Impending Marriage’ is this dialogue: Guy: (About whether to invite someone just because one…

10
Mar
2011

Let’s Talk!

‘I’m busy, email me and I’ll reply later.’ Emails are an incredibly efficient means for procrastinating a reply. Let’s talk!…

10
Mar
2011

Which Restaurant to Go?

Should veg*ns patronise veg*n or non-veg*n places more? If we order veg*n food in a non-veg*n restaurant, will we urge…

10
Mar
2011

Really Never Worth It

Those who hold their liquor well think they are always in control but all it takes is a moment of…

09
Mar
2011

Middle Path is Morality

The Middle Path means not to take extremes, while it is often mistaken to mean one should be moderate in…

09
Mar
2011

She Smiles On

Roach resting on her image’s crown I freak out but she* smiles on Namo Guanshiyin Pusa! * not the roach!

09
Mar
2011

No Deterrence

Not catnip, not eucalyptus, not anything I know, that shoos him away. Nothing seemed to deter the cockroach. Like death,…

09
Mar
2011

She has Time

A Tit for a Tat (233) Tit: She has time to chat with colleagues but no time to answer my…

09
Mar
2011

Count Your Blessings

A Tit for a Tat (232) Tit: The ATM is so far away. How inconvenient! Tat: Not as inconvenient as…

03
Mar
2011

The Mysterious Brown Cloth

Before the retreat began, there was already a mysterious brown cloth placed on each meditation cushion. Many wondered what it…

03
Mar
2011

Attention Please!

A Tit for a Tat (231) A texting dialogue during a talk: Tit: Stop looking at your phone! Tat: Hey…

03
Mar
2011

(Non-)Confidence

A Tit for a Tat (230) Tit: I’m so confident I’ll win that I see no need to join the…

03
Mar
2011

Making Up

A Tit for a Tat (229) Tit: Be ‘wary’ of those who look good with heavy make-up! Tat: Why? Tit:…

03
Mar
2011

Ugly Paradox

A Tit for a Tat (228) Tit: Isn’t it strange? Tat: What is? Tit: We like to see good-looking people…

01
Mar
2011

Expectations

A Tit for a Tat (227) Tit: He passed me your stuff already. Tat: But I’m supposed to pick it…

01
Mar
2011

He Is Like Death

There is a stranger in the house. There is an uninvited guest in the house. There is a phantom cockroach…