20
Apr
2009

Productivity Vs Tidiness

A colleague I sat near apologised for her work desk being messy. I grinned and replied that it doesn’t matter,…

19
Apr
2009

The Ordinary Can Be Extraordinary

I knew of this video from a friend’s blog. To my utmost surprise, it totally moved me to tears. Later,…

17
Apr
2009

Katz for Cats!

Pic: Which is scarier – a grinning Cheshire Cat or a scowling one? I saw two stationary stray cats gazing…

17
Apr
2009

If Only Samsara…

If only Samsara does not has… Piles of laundry to wash Piles of trash to throw Piles of dishes to…

16
Apr
2009

What If It Takes Forever to Turn Green?

If there is no car around, would you wait for the light to turn green before crossing? As a pedestrian…

16
Apr
2009

New Moonpointer E-flyer

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14
Apr
2009

Come Back To Me

Yup, Depeche Mode does slow and sentimental songs too. The above is the moving studio version of ‘Come Back’ from…

14
Apr
2009

Do You Admit You Cheated If You Didn’t?

The Million Dollar Question… Q: How do you admit how you cheated if you did not? A: You don’t –…

13
Apr
2009

How Deep is Your Love?

In ‘Kin: The Good Neighbours’ by Holly Black, Aubrey the faerie father tests the human Thaddeus on his love for…

13
Apr
2009

Are You a Maple Street Monster?

From ‘The Twilight Zone: The Monsters are Due on Maple Street’ by Rod Serling (adapted by Mark Kneece), a mysterious…

13
Apr
2009

Fancy Being ’17 Again’?

In a sense, the movie ’17 Again’ is yet another version of ‘Groundhog Day’. A 37-year-old man gets to relive…

13
Apr
2009

What’s Missing is the ‘S(piritual)-Factor’!

I once had an acquaintance in school. She had long straight flowing hair and big round eyes. The usual attributes…

13
Apr
2009

Good & Bad English

Shakespearean English, unless spoken at plays, sounds like bad English in our times. Modern English, unless spoken in our times,…

13
Apr
2009

How to Live Forever

In ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’, the first emperor of China (Qin Shihuang), after his conquest of the…

13
Apr
2009

Poll Analysis: Should All Taking the Three Refuges Commit to the Five Precepts Too?

Here is an analysis of the poll question ‘Should All Taking the Three Refuges Commit to the Five Precepts Too?’…

13
Apr
2009

Bittersweet ‘School Days with a Pig’?

< Movie poster for Singapore The award-winning movie ‘School Days with a Pig’ tells of a teacher’s special project for…

12
Apr
2009

A Piece of Stuck Vegetable

Pic: Dharma Hall at Kong Meng San After lunch, just before the next round of the Pureland retreat recitation, I…

10
Apr
2009

What’s Wrong with ‘Wrong’?

Catch the new single from Depeche Mode’s new album ‘Sounds of the Universe’ (performed live in Berlin). After the lyrics…

10
Apr
2009

Soldiers… You’ve Got to Soldier On

We were there among the some 12,000, and it was truly fantastic. (Yes, I said it before.) Many say it…

07
Apr
2009

Not a Master

Received my cert for the MA in Buddhist Studies in the mail recently. Ironically, it reminded me of how little…