The Stuff of Monsters I must admit I’m pretty fascinated by monster lore – not so much because the creatures…
Me: I see you are wearing ‘Transitions’ eyeglasses. He: Yes. Me: Seems like a good idea… auto-tinting when it gets…
The Meaning of Meaning Zeph doesn’t consider himself a very ‘deep’ person. But he recognises that he contemplates on stuff…
Amorous feelings are overrated. As if they are ”all or nothing” for some. Why must your love interest be your…
In the backdrop story of the movie ‘Cape No. 7′ set in the post WWII era, a Japanese man leaves…
A friend texted me a question – ‘How to have compassion for terrorists?’ He was asking about the recent Mumbai…
My Macbook’s power supply unit stopped working suddenly. It didn’t trouble me as much as it made me curious as…
A toddler nephew is undergoing a strange phase of growing up. Barely a month ago, his baby sister was born….
Just finished teaching the last lesson of a series of four weekly classes on the Heart Sutra. This last lesson…
Jon: As an artist, I wonder is artists are necessarily self-cherishing by nature? Is there a difference between being selfish…
During last evening’s movie screening (of the film ‘Angulimala’) cum Dharma discussion for NUS Buddhist Society’s Dharma camp (at Shuang…
If you position yourself such that I cannot share my advice with you, it is not so much the end…
I would dread the day when all around me would only agree with me, as if I’m thoroughly enlightened. But…
Feng: Shi’an, is this change of things what you wanted? Shi’an: Yes and no… as with many things in life….
The below email dialogue with a fellow reader is about the ethics of neutering cats to prevent the multiplication of…
In the movie ‘Cape No. 7’, the female protagonist, who was in charge of organising an outdoor concert was feeling…
It’s probably not the best combo to attend a Heart Sutra lesson and watch a rom-com movie (Cape No….
Ja: How rude, he ignored me when I greeted him. Ya: Maybe he’s shy or didn’t recognise you? Ja: Nay,…
I just returned from hosting an encore screening session of the multiple-award winning documentary ‘Buddha’s Lost Children’. (The review…
Jinx in ‘Die Another Day’ says, ‘Most artists are only truly appreciated after they are dead.’ Yes, this is a…
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