Maybe it's do with the weather of late - cool, dreary, wet; or maybe it's to do the long runs I've been doing - lonely, peaceful, contemplative. Whatever it was, I've been thinking about life - about how it has been; about how it is now; and about how it is going to be. I... Continue Reading →
What are you doing to help the person next to you?
Was taking a break from my studies (exams next week, people!), having my dinner and watching some YouTube vids on "leadership" (just because) when I came across Simon Sinek and this video. Reminded me of something I knew very well sometime back, but forgotten in the hustle and bustle of corporate life: that we sometimes... Continue Reading →
On Catholicism, science, and being good. Amen.
I was just thinking back to the days when I'd I used to pray each night like the semi-devout catholic I was. Semi, because I wasn't so much into catholic traditions and beliefs, but more of a "being good is what I want to be and Catholicism just so happens to be the most accessible... Continue Reading →
Beethoven vs. Internet Pornography
I like to think of myself as a rather rational person. I weigh pros and cons before making (fateful) decisions; I (try to) think before I speak; I abhor superstition (as best I can) and gravitate toward science. And when you tell me that a certain product, idea, or bias is preferred to another, I... Continue Reading →
Be the Best You Can Be!
I was recently reading a personal development blog when I recalled the days not too long ago that I, too, had wanted to start my own personal development blog. Back then, I had wanted to be something along the lines of a "life coach" to people; I'd envisioned that I’d write self-improvement articles, give prep... Continue Reading →
The Monkey Typewriter Fallacy
I recently read an article refuting the infinite monkey theorem: that if you have lots of monkeys hammering away on typewriters one of them will eventually reproduce one of Shakespeare's sonnets through pure chance alone. What the author was really refuting was the theory of evolution (some writers having used the infinite monkey theorem to... Continue Reading →
The Relationship Between the Infinite Monkey Theory and Evolution
I recently read an article refuting the infinite monkey theorem: that if you have lots of monkeys hammering away on typewriters one of them will eventually reproduce one of Shakespeare's sonnets through pure chance alone. What the author was really refuting was the theory of evolution (some writers having used the infinite monkey theorem to... Continue Reading →
On Religious Lies
Today I came across a most persuasive argument for religion; and it came from a work of fiction by Kurt Vonnegut, in his book Cat's Cradle: Anyone unable to understand how a useful religion can be founded on lies will not understand this book either. So be it. Cat's Cradle is based on a made-up... Continue Reading →
Does Jesus Really Save?
Imagine that you are going through one of the hardest times of your life. Your performance at work is much to be desired, and your relationship with your loved ones appear to be going down the drain. You turn to drinking to ease your troubles, but this habit only serves to make things worse. One... Continue Reading →
On Goodness
I have been fascinated with "goodness" from a young age. My younger days: 5 - 13 years My younger days (pre- to early-teens) were concerned with how goodness was necessary to ensure one didn't go to hell. I remember taking a boat ride through "hell" at the now defunct Haw Par Villa -- a Buddhist/Toaist/Chinese-based... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 