Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold Or whether the weather…
There was a solar eclipse yesterday. Traditionally, the Chinese (and even Indians) call the phenomenon ‘the heavenly dog eating the…
Three intriguing reads from 2008, which remind me of Jianxie’s reviews: The Atheist Delusion: http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=1738 The Beginning of Faith: http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=1737…
(Caution: Lame irreverent humour ahead) On the left is an ‘asso’, the poor result of unmindfully sitting wet on a…
Over the top X’mas-ish CNY festive deco at Plaza Singapura? Why do humans ‘need’ festive days to celebrate? Because it…
A Zenny white Buddha image On a Zenny white iMac Makes me think of ‘iBuddha’ Of the Buddha I can…
This is the first photo I snapped with my iPhone… with the protective film on. It looked nice enough to…
While selecting films for a Buddhist film event, we sampled some movies. A friend wondered why many of the shortlisted…
I was looking through my old phone’s notes… a collection of words, most of which do not form complete sentences,…
Beliefs of a ‘Non-Believer’ http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=8,7674,0,0,1,0 I watched the live telecast of Obama’s inaugural presidential speech last night. It was largely…
As an unconventional Chinese New Year greeting, above is a simple calligraphic piece of ‘Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s Admonition for the Masses’…
From the story ‘The Maggies’ in ‘American Splendor’ by Harvey Pekar – Harvey: (Detecting untruthfulness) When you talk about dishonest…
I came across the following stories from the Theravada tradition relating how even animals can be reborn in the heavens….
The ‘Twilight’ or Dawn of Desire? http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7673,0,0,1,0 What if you have the power of great strength and speed, and are…
The Unseen ‘Ip Man’ Behind Bruce Lee? http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7663,0,0,1,0 The mild-mannered ‘Ip Man’ (pronounced ‘eep-mun’: Bruce Lee’s martial arts master) is…
From ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, Delusion to Realisation http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7665,0,0,1,0 In the first Bollywood-Hollywood action-comedy ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, an Indian…
The Ponyo Paradox of Change & Acceptance (Review of ‘Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea’) http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7664,0,0,1,0 The Japanese animation…
Bing: Why is there paint over forgotten masking tape on this wall? Ding: The renovation guy must had been sloppy……
Customer: Two cold barley (drinks). Staff: Barley – hot or cold? Customer: Cold. Staff: One? Customer: Two. I had the…
Many are against animal-testing. But not many are against animal-tasting. How ironic!
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