It was quite a busy period, thinking back to 15 years in Singapore, as a lot of people would come to see me for discussions… usually, these were relating to personal matters. One of them was a lady who was experiencing strange occurrences in her own bedroom...
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Early Life My name is Chia Song Peng. I was born to a large family of 10 siblings in a small village in Johor called Muar. My family were very simple people. My mother worked hard to keep the family fed, tending to the farm that belonged to my father’s family while my father...
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I found this article online rating the 20 Most Peaceful Countries in the World according to the Global Peace Index. Many of the countries on the list have good urban planning, incorporating a lot of greenery even within their major cities. I thought that I’d share with you this article which shows pictures and...
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I just read the news and found out that Singapore's best actor has taken ordination vows! Wow! I am so amazed!
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This was sent to me by Sharon Saw who really can find wonderful life changing experiences to ponder.
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One of my students just shared with me this beautiful underwater restaurant in the Maldives. The restaurant is called 'Ithaa', and it is built 5 meters (16 feet) below sea level making it completely submerged in the sea. The acrylic view allows the restaurant diners to have a 180-degree panoramic view of the sea...
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How encouraging sometimes people and large organizations will take the right stand and go the right direction. If a stand is taken it will have a domino effect, sometimes slow, but still takes effect. I am very happy to see what Carrefour is doing to contribute to saving animals. Congratulations to WWF as it...
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Hope Rinpoche is well and that everything is going very smoothly in Singapore. This is just to update Rinpoche that our teenaged Kechara member, Hecelus Tan, has finished his personal Manjushri retreat in Jamyang House...
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Anandha Bhavan Restaurant is a restaurant located along Selegie Road, just within Little India in Singapore. It was established in 1924, and has been serving vegetarian for...
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This year, I got so many gifts from a wide variety of people… from those whom I have met just once, from those whom I have met occasionally and from long-time students of mine...
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I have previously blogged about a dog named Hachiko. The golden-brown Akita (a breed of dog) was made famous because of his extraordinary loyalty towards his owner...
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Most of us lead very busy lives. Some people even feel that their lives are so busy that the have little time for themselves, let alone friends and family. These days, it’s an easy trap to fall into due to the hectic nature of life. However, if you stop for a moment and imagine...
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Here is some research sponsored by Siemens, to measure the environmental performance of the 22 major cities in Asia. This study has graded the cities accordingly and placed them under 5 performance categories...
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There is one opposite Mustafa Centre, Serangoon (Little India). Whenever I visit Singapore, I visit Mustafa’s. You can find almost anything inside and open 24 hours. Can you imagine a dept store open 24 hours?? How convenient for people. We do not have anything like that here in Kuala Lumpur. Then just 15 seconds...
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