Sam & Sara #452: Nag Sam: Why nag at him? Sara: Because he’s not listening! Sam: Why is he not…
三慧 Three Wisdoms: 闻慧：Wisdom of Listening (and reading) for learning 思慧：Wisdom of Contemplation for internalisation 修慧：Wisdom of Practice for realisation…
Written some years ago in anticipation of the end-of-2012-is-end-of-world hoo-ha to ease the panic while offering a reality check. Read…
Me: Look! A cup of Sng for Sng! (‘Sng’ is the name… of ice in Teochew too.) Friend: Sng Sng…
Post X’mas plus pre-CNY lighting overkill in the heartland, by adding red lanterns. Truth is, CNY has never been about…
#ssInterestingFacts #2: 麟虎逢瑞 Qilin and tiger meeting with auspiciousness… Do you know that qilins (Chinese ‘unicorns’) are vegan and never…
The truth is, in Buddhism, the essence of all we have to let go of (i.e. renounce) are the three…
Super Short Story #432: Ego The egoistic guy, hearing that there is someone like him, thought aloud, ‘Finally! Some competition!’…
The Surangama Sutra taught that Bodhisattvas do not even bear to tread upon grass (to prevent trampling on plants which…
A friend remarked that he does not eat vegan chicken rice (which of course has a mock version of the…
(Thus spake the Duchess to Alice.) A meaningful life is but the learning and sharing of its ‘hidden’ morals…
Shortest traffic light crossing ever? Became so curious to know how short it is that I crossed while counting 9…
The 三慧 Three Wisdoms begin with listening… 闻慧：Wisdom of Listening (and reading) for learning 思慧：Wisdom of Contemplation for internalisation 修慧：Wisdom…
Though the more or less similar fireworks mark the end of a year and the beginning of another, we must…
#ssInterestingFacts #1: Sugar-apples (custard apples)are also called ‘Sakya’ (释迦), as they are shaped somewhat similar to Sakyamuni Buddha’s (释迦牟尼佛) crown. Among…
Bring your resusable bottle and glass straw! (Koi cold oolong and green tea with aiyu.)
It is an open but often unspoken secret that the devil is as powerful as God in god-versus-devil faiths, because…
A stranger in a park tried to ask my Dad to go to church, saying that Jesus is his saviour….
You can’t be mindful of how you lose mindfulness because you were not mindful enough… but you can be mindful…
Super Short Story #431: At Any Time Because he kept thinking he could do it at any time, at no…
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