Will try to eat vegetarian for the whole day. Have a good rest everyone. […]
Happy Vesak Day
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Vesak Eve
It's Vesak Eve once again, Vesak being an annual affair for Buddhists in Singapore and the region to observe and commemorate. The Buddha was born more than 2500 years ago for the sole purpose of saving sentient beings from suffering. I identify myself as an agnostic albeit Mahayana Zen Buddhist, […]
Couldn't Sleep
Blatant disregard for the clock as my mind told me to stay awake till the sun is ready to rise. Nights are long for foolish people like me, who despite taking my medication piously, still have problems such as unable to sleep. I therefore went downstairs to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf outlet at […]
Throwback: Germany
Last autumn, my uncle and aunt accompanied me to Germany where we visited my cousin Shujian who is doing his PhD there. It was my first trip to Europe, and I enjoyed myself a lot as we went sightseeing in tourist hotspots such as Garmisch. This photograph was taken with my uncle at Zugspitze, the […]
End of Life Plans
I'm 44 reaching 45 years old this year, male, Chinese, Singaporean by birth, and completed NS. I am single and unmarried though my last girlfriend lasted for 14 years before things waned and we went separate ways. I am not seeking a new relationship because I am diagnosed by IMH with mental illness […]
I Love Money
Slept too much in the day since there were no urgent projects, so ended up couldn't sleep at night. It's a vicious cycle: daytime sleep too much, nighttime not sleepy. Nighttime don't sleep, daytime want to sleep even more. Earlier in the evening an online friend wrote an argumentative essay about […]
Meeting New Friends Online
Recently I befriended two new acquaintances on Hardwarezone's forums. It's been a long time since I chatted with someone via private messaging, yet the experience brought me back to the year 2000 when I first started to meet new friends over the internet. I still remember I became a fan of Stefanie […]
Imperfections
Because I chose to be politically active, I have to be even more careful with my interpersonal relationships, and this commitment has made it even more difficult for me to find a suitable girlfriend given that I want my girlfriend to be at least a Buddhist, Taoist or Confucianist and to be agreeable […]
Light Transference Ceremony
Attended the Lights Transference and Wish Aspiration Ceremony at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery this evening. The Venerable lit my lotus candle with his, and I passed it on to my aunt and so on. So says the Vimalakirti Sutra: “A single lamp may light hundreds of thousands of lamps without […]
Kindness Day Singapore 2026
I trust Singaporeans, I also don't know why, but when I visit other countries, their residents might sound good and feel good, but I only feel at ease and at home whenever I come back home to Singapore. To be fair, Singaporeans are cranky but they are a thoughtful and considerate bunch. I grew up […]
Why I Support UNICEF
I'm a monthly donor to UNICEF. Even though the money I donate is not alot, I firmly keep faith with UNICEF's mission: standing for every child, everywhere. There is so much suffering in this world, and I hope that with every breath I partake in, I'm actually doing something to alleviate all that […]
Belated Mothers' Day Celebration
Tried not to celebrate Mothers' Day when everyone was going about the wayang. Chose this Sunday to have a simple meal with my family including my mother of course. Mothers are always right even when they are wrong!
I love Cats!
Meow just one meow! […]
Voluntary Exclusion from Gambling
With the World Cup 2026 around the corner, I took the opportunity to review my voluntary exclusions with National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). I don't gamble, partially because I don't have much savings to begin with, but also a lot has to do with my gambler dad who borrowed money from loan […]
Tzu Chi Day
Saw President Tharman Shanmugaratnam for the first time. Accompanying Him are several PAP MPs such as Murali Pillai and Valerie Lee. […]
It's Mothers' Day.
All these years I have quit Tzuchi Singapore due to internal politicking, but as a Mahayana Buddhist I swear by Tzuchi's efforts at promoting filial piety. No Buddhist organisation does it better than Tzuchi at brain washing young adolescents about the importance of gratitude towards our parents […]
Photo of Monastic Retreat
Saw this photograph of myself taken by the Bright Hill Monastery team during my monastic retreat. During the retreat, I decided that I won't become a monk this life, not because I didn't like being a monk, but because I still believe in marrying a wife, having kids, and carrying on a family […]
Non Mihi Solum
I took this photograph of my alma mater i n the year 2015 during the release of A Levels examination results. I was there to support my cousin who obtained rank points 90 and was one of the school toppers that year. It was a proud occasion for our extended family. Till this day since my graduation […]
Computing When I Was Younger
This isn't the exact replica of the first desktop computer my family owned when I was in primary school, but it is the same brand: ALR. I first started to tinker with computers during the days of 286 processors, and my workstation came with two 5-1/4" floppy drives. One drive was meant to […]
My Sheffield Wednesday FC Ended this Season with 0 Points
I have been a fan of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club since the year 1994 when it was a challenger of the FA and League Cups to Arsenal. Back then SWFC was in the Premier League, but it is long past its heydays and have since dropped to the second tier Championship. Due to financial […]
My Encounter with the Sigalovada Sutta
The first time I learned about the Theravada Sigalovada Sutta was in the year 2007 when I was doing my Basic Buddhism Course taught by lay teacher Brother Richard Vajiro Chia. The introductory Buddhist course was meant for laypeople like you and I, so the subject matter was very relevant to most of […]