The train service run from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur for 30/1/11 was canceled.

Reason? Incessant rain has flooded the tracks. That has left hundreds going south to singapore and those heading north stranded. KTM might have planned that the tracks do not get flooded when it rains heavy but if they can’t better the pre-war toilets, what hope is there?

Weather changes has left us Malaysians with a wet January. I remember back in the old days, round near Chinese New Year, the sun would be blazing down but not this time around. Global warming? 2012?

If this weather trend continues, the cool spell may turn out to be something disastrous. What happened to Brisbane recently is a stark reminder!

What to do? What to do? What to do?

It is taught that the practice and fruition of all virtues begin with generosity.

Come to think of it, it seems to make sense. It is only through being able to give things away that stuff like ego, pride, selfishness can be conquered. Suddenly, that voice of ours that says, “Hey, this ten dollars is mine so why should I give it away?” sounds so loud. If we pause to listen, that is.

There is the giving of money and there are other forms of giving like giving of a smile, assistance, knowledge, trust and so forth which brings me to a movie.

I saw the movie Seven Pounds recently. It is an old show – Will Smith and the lovely Rosario Dawson. The theme is giving and it is the giving of what is dearest to all of us – our body parts and our life! It is also about paying for our mistakes, about remorse but that is only what I perceive from the show and not what the script intended.

Reverend Dhamaratana talked about donation of organs recently. It is logical that once we are dead, our organs are of no use to us. And truth be told, our carcass has to be left behind. It is not likely that the keeper of Hades will ask us to see our passport and do a body search to check that all the parts and organs are complete.

Eerie thought but I have an excuse. My old worn out parts are a bad bargain.

Presenting … that grand old man of words … Mark Twain!

He was one of my favorite writers of old…er…my young days. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn,

One of his favorite phrases which I still remember was, “Giving up smoking is so easy I have done it a thousand times.” Or something like that.

I beg your pardon for the pages a little twisted but what is a great tale if not twisted? Hope you enjoy the man’s wit and inimitable style as much as I did. Still do.

The rest of the pages are here..

To know more about Mark Twain, click this.

What is life without a laugh? Thought of this when I was thinking of auspicious marriage dates at fengshui-insights.com.

acknowledgement : old master q comics