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Filial piety is not a duty, it is not a must.

This post is me against a conventional teaching: My mother got angry with me one day (quite some time ago). And when she got angry, she ran away from home for a day. During that time, she confided in one of her friends whom I shall call him Uncle here. Many many days later, I got a ride from Uncle together with my mother again. Incidently, Uncle picked up a small book and chuck it to me and said: "Read this. Don't always shout at your mother (跟妈妈大声小声)" It was a children buddhist book in the car which has its title translated to english to sound something like: "It's hard to repay our parents who have gone through hardships for bringing us up." Straight away you and I know what the book is about. Without shame and guilt, I know exactly where I am going to counter the arguments in the book already. I read quickly (it was not hard to speed read, it's for kids!) and it goes exactly (in meaning) as what I am going to recite here: A high monk and his disciples...

Ponder: Turn to God

SCENARIO 1 Evanglist: Are you leading a life that is without meaning or purpose? Stranger: Sigh... yes.. Evanglist: Do you often wonder why are you so lost? Stranger: Yea.. all the time. Evangelist: Do you often wonder why are you so uncertain about the future? Stranger: Absolutely! Tomorrow is so scary! Evangelist: Do you keep drifting around aimlessly? Stranger: What to do.. don't know what to do... Evangelist: GREAT! Be a christian! SCENARIO 2 Evanglist: Are you leading a life that is without meaning or purpose? Stranger: Err...no... Evanglist: Do you often wonder why are you so lost? Stranger: Huh?... not lost at all. Evangelist: Do you often wonder why are you so uncertain about the future? Stranger: No.. not at all... Evangelist: Do you keep drifting around aimlessly? Stranger: Sorry, can don't watse time or not? I've got things to do. Evangelist: Oh you people blinded by pride. May God open your eyes to make you realize your life is a full of mess. SCENARIO 3 Evangli...

Reflect - Nothing is Absolute in this World

I was DDL-ing someone and he said: "Nothing is Absolute in this World. Period". I'm sure many people have used this statement as and when they need to get out an argument. They take it for granted and believe it's the ultimate truth that can shut people (me) up. But I quickly dismissed him and said: "Not true". He argued saying "That's your opinion." meaning "it's not the truth - the truth is Nothing is Absolute in this world. Period." But I can prove the controversy: If Nothing is Absolute, then how can you be absolutely sure that Nothing is Absolute? Moreover, he said Nothing is Absolute in this World. Which world? Your world? or the Universal World? What this usually implies is that Nothing is Absolute in his World. If he truly believes so, many bad things will happen to him and he is unlikely to live life to the best. The effects of this belief is another full topic you have to analyse yourself. Sometimes I go around teaching ...

Nocturnal Life

This post is dedicated to Shu Juan who made me feel excited, hungry and shameful all at the same time. Worked on the FMSS, as derrick calls it, preshowloop for the whole night and finally came up with something i'm pleased with. nothing surprising or unusual and definitely not what i intended to do. but i'm exhausted to go any further mile to make it better. feel no incentive to do so. then play maple story until it's 9am to wake my brother for Ngee Ann Poly. Then I sleep..... rise and shine - 4pm. I could have slept longer if not for a client's call. she taught me something interesting today. "my documents were gone so i decided to use ACER recovery hoping that I can recovery the lost files" "well, madam, it might be good to note that ACER recovery actually does not recover any files, in fact, it further wipes out your programs that were installed" "Oh no! but it says RECOVERY!" "Well... perhaps they meant recover from all the junk pr...

Surrender - The Indians are Powerful

Much of my heart is sinking... Under a corporate' sky No one be with you And no one's gonna be around If you think that you won't fall Well just wait until Til the sun goes down all around the worldwide - worldwide There's a very cheap pricing - so wrong It'll steal your clients tonight You can try to give in Pretend they never exist But you know But you know that you can't fight the indians Deep in the dark You'll surrender your client But you know But you know that you can't fight the indians No, you can't fight them It's gonna get to you hard There's no escape from "cheap" Once a gentle breeze Weaves it's spell upon your heart No matter what you think It won't be too long Til your in their shoes all around the worldwide - worldwide There's a creative design - so wrong Feel it steal your clients tonight You can try to give in Pretend they never exist But you know And you know that you can't fight the indians Deep i...