Tag: perception

20
Apr
2012

Why Not Wear A Wig?

A Tit for a Tat (350) Tat: Her hair looks so separate from her head that she might as well wear…

20
Apr
2012

Pseudonymity

Below is an extended note to a sub-editor who sent a piece of my writing to a second editor, who…

20
Apr
2012

How Real Is Your Money?

If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, is there a sound? Is…

11
Apr
2012

Super Short Story (3): Siren Lullaby

Because the siren became a paced lullaby, the silence became disturbingly deafening .

28
Mar
2012

Mightier Than The Sword

Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford says in the movie, ‘Anonymous’ – ‘All art is political, Jonson. Otherwise,…

22
Mar
2012

Broad Generalisations

This is the best Facebook joke I came across in a while – in Facebook. If you don’t get it,…

21
Mar
2012

An Actor Paradox

A good actor can act as a bad actor, to the extent that you believe that (1) he or she is…

09
Mar
2012

For What Purpose?

A: Someone wants to meet me. B: For what purpose? A: The purpose is not clear. B: There is no…

07
Mar
2012

Advantages Of Dharma Discussions In Class

Note: In case any reader is in the category of (1) and/or (2) below, please note that this article does not…

07
Mar
2012

Words & Actions

If one had created a misunderstanding with inappropriate words, one should just clarify with appropriate words. (Sometimes, no other action…

22
Feb
2012

The Cloudian Scowl or Smile

Like a cloud that shapeshifts, the object, issue or person we perceive changes too, along with our angle of perception,…

22
Feb
2012

The Other End Of Freudian Slips

I don’t know if there is already a term for the receiving end of Freudian slips, but I have been…

22
Feb
2012

Are You Like Your Moniker?

S: It’s funny when some claim that you don’t resemble your pseudonym, because the very point of using pseudonyms is…

15
Feb
2012

Super Short Story (2): She’s The Boss!

As the company failed her stringent interview, she sacked it, boss and all, to interview another. She might not be…

06
Feb
2012

Starry Night (2)

Ironic that the picture of calm was painted while Van Gogh was in an asylum. Perhaps the stars helped ease…

06
Feb
2012

Colour Obsession

Colour was my visit-long obsession and joy too, gazing upon Monet’s works, learning about his hard life, which makes his…

06
Feb
2012

Starry Night (1)

And the sight of stars on his paintings make us dream on too. And look… Stars in the darkness above…

30
Jan
2012

Double Rainbow

There is no rainbow without rain. There is no rainbow without sun. – Stonepeace There is no rainbow without sight?…

30
Jan
2012

Achilles’ Heel Or Skills?

Reflection after watching ‘Troy’: Achilles is better known more for his weak heel despite his near superhuman skills. Interesting how…

30
Jan
2012

Troubling Thought?

Possibly more potentially troubling than a thought troubling you now is what is not troubling you now. For example, you…