I'm not attempting to justify or defend the horrible things those horrible priests did to their victims, but I think in this whole witchhunt, people seem to have lost track of context.  True, the things that happened were very shocking and I feel saddened that such incidents occurred and should never be allowed to happen again, but I feel that a ( Read more... )

This evening, I went to have dinner at a neighbourhood kopitiam.  Right in the middle of the kopitiam was a Malay food stall selling Nasi Ayam, Briyani, and other Malay food.  The stall to the right sold Char Kway Teow with Lup Cheong.  2 stalls to the Malay stall's left was a Western Food stall selling Pork Chop.  3 stalls to Malay stall's right ( Read more... )

We live in a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-cultural city-state.  In this tropical melting pot, it is very important to have some sense of sensitivity and tolerance for all races and religions, including their unique beliefs, practices, requirements, and taboos.


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Last month, there was some furore in some circles when a woman in The Sudan was arrested, jailed and almost flogged for indecency.  Her purported crime?  Wearing pants.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/07/sudanese-woman-escapes-lash- ( Read more... )

Actually I don't think so lah, but it's quite uncanny how he addressed a topic I brought up recently during his NDR:Religious activities not a must in mission schools

PRAYER, Bible classes or other religious activities must not be compulsory activities in mission schools, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Rally speech ( Read more... )

I found it interesting that in yesterday's news, SM Goh made a speech where he urged Singaporeans to avoid mixing only in enclaves of people with the same religion.  He insightfully pointed out that Singaporeans becoming more religious could lead to people of the same faith mixing only with each other, which over time could result in " ( Read more... )

Govt won't interfere in AWARE sagaBy S Ramesh/Cheryl Lim, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 April 2009 1900 hrs ( Read more... )

In pictures: two monasteries today.

Bodhinyana Monastery, Serpentine
Yup, I went down for Dāna again this morning-an act of tremendous willpower considering that last night was initiation night (the last one I would ever attend here) and I slept at 0530.  This time I remembered to whip out my camera.  Pity it was too hot today so no kangaroos ( Read more... )

OK I'm sure I'm spelling it wrong, but you get the idea lah.

This morning I somehow managed to wake up bright and early to go with frimframsauce to the Buddhist Monastery at Serpentine on the Darling Escarpment.  Being 50 minutes' drive from Jandakot, I spent the ride trying to get my brain to wake up as well as enjoying the view out of the window.  I managed ( Read more... )