the ART of reBIRTH

F rom the moment we open our eyes in the morning, to the quiet time we have (hopefully) just before bed; we consume, consume and consume. There is this quality we have, besides intelligence, no other animal or plant have; GREED It's not about going back to the stone-ages, to go around hugging trees or treat stray cats better than our fellow humans; But rather, the excessive consumerism that is ever so conveniently projected in our lives these days; confusing us the difference between a Need and a Want. It's all about being Environmentally Mindful... Mindful when we next go to the shopping mall/supermarket; Mindful when we use the next straw or plastic stirrer; Mindful when we celebrate festive occassions (from catering to decorations); that we are just one of the 6.6 billion humans living on Earth right now. that all the plants and animals can 'live happily ever after' without us BUT not vice versa that we have just been walking upright 200,000 years ago (earth is 4.5 b...

It's been a good two weeks up in the chilly year end winds. Not really northeast, as i hear the local farmers lamenting the winds blow in every directions...

(9 Aug)Took the super long weekend (Singapore's 42th National Day) off and drove up with the usual suspect up to Melaka and Genting Highlands. On the first day of our journey, we received news from Singapore that Arthur/Steven's dad finally succumbed to old age....he was 92. Mum had to take the next morning bus alone whilst the rest of us cont northwards to Genting for 2 Nights. Been more than 15 years since i stayed at the Highlands; only rode up for coffee with bike pals couple of years back. Did all the unconventional stuff at Genting... Back in Singapore(13Aug), while at 1st uncle's wake, received an sms from CJ that Kim Peng was killed in a bike accident during his weekend supper trip to GP....was in shocked for a while. Celebrated Dad's 68th Birthday at a vegetarian restaurant before attending Kim Peng's Wake...Barely 2 days later, i took the nite bus with Devin to his home town of Teluk Intan, some 80km from Ipoh. Stayed at his home and soaked in heaps of loc...

It's not everyday we get to arrange a time to fit in everybody's busy schedule; this time round, we took opportunity to use Jeffrey's Brand New MPV-the sleeky Kia Carnival and off we went for 4 days to Cameron Highlands and Ipoh. 8 person in all; parents, Jef, Jose, Jose parents, Marve and myself. It certainly gave us time to catch up on lost time! photo gallery on request.

I always believe once a year, one should go for a trip alone to a place to recharge one's Batt....far from the maddening crowd...here's where i ended up... Photo Album

finally...after 2 mths of emailing the webmasters of geocities..i finally gotten my homepage back

My recent insight from a buddhist meditation course i took...