NY Adventure 35: Barricades Bronze-like barricades the colour of the Charging Bull at Wall Street, perhaps for preventing terrorist vehicles from charging along walkways to plough through pedestrians. Note that they look polished, perhaps to reflect hopeful prosperity. They are slanted too,...

NY Adventure 34: Charging Bull So many folks kept charging towards the Charging Bull that it was impossible to snap a clear shot. And of course, many ladies cannot resist posing with the Fearless Girl. Check out the contention between these two sculptures at...

Super Short Story #486: Luck As she deeply believed a certain number to be unlucky, she was terrified when she got a ticket with it, while she attributed her dread to it. As it turned out to be his favourite number, he suggested switching tickets, after which he was full of delight, while he...

We often hear of how ‘humans are more scary than ghosts’. However, there are some scary ghosts, who were scary humans in their past lives! There can be this continuum! Imagine the most scary human you know as a ghost. Is s/he not even more scary? However, the truly wicked ones...

There is no need to worry about our dark side if we keep going towards the light of truthfulness and kindness (i.e. wisdom and...

In a physically expanding universe, may we find our spiritual bearings within, and to be liberated...

It is a rule, as if, in horror movies and stories, that no matter how terrified the protagonists are, of whatever greater terrors possibly lurking in the dark, the sensible ones will pluck up their courage, hopefully prepared, to seek them out, to face and conquer their demons. The...

Super Short Story #407: Tweak Dreams are often of hopes and fears. In it, he was not the exact person in form and character – but tweaked, off sync with reality –  which is why it is but a...

There is some struggle between the wish to adorn a new notebook with inspiring stuff, versus fear of possibly desecrating it. But hey, I’ll use it anyway! It’s like life – too valuable to leave blank due to excess fretting. (Pardon the usual bad English on such notebook...

When courting, with honesty gone, it will be untrue. When marrying, with trust gone, it will be unreal, When married, with love gone, it will be ‘dread-full’! (‘Gone Girl’ is about how, if you are not careful, you might end up fearing most the one you are supposed to...