Apocalypse 2012 And The Plight Of The Tibetans

January 4, 2010

Watching the movie 2012 was fun but who would believe that the world would end in 2012. Not for another million years! Well, in the movie it did. Well…almost did. (I will not tell you the ending so as not to spoil your fun, just in case you have yet to watch it).
I have a [...]

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Dalai Lama Book on How To Practise

December 31, 2009

It is the Season of Christmas cheer and soon it will be 2010.
This year round instead of making the annual resolutions, I found myself reading “How To Practise” by His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
I have had this book around for quite some time and only got round to reading it. I suppose in many ways, [...]

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What’s Wrong with Susan Boyle

December 23, 2009

Guess I am a bit late on Susan Boyle (click to visit fansite) but better late than never. We’ve all heard how great she is so here’s a link to youtube where you can watch her sing.
No doubt part of show is staged if not at least planned but there is a message. We prejudged [...]

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What Friends Are For

December 18, 2009

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten the lyrics.”
I read this today and would like to share. Anything I say now will only tarnish its beauty so…

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“Reminiscences of a Stock Market Operator” by Edwin Lefevre

December 13, 2009

I am reading a book called “Reminiscences of a Stock Market Operator” by Edwin Lefevre.
No likely you would not have heard of him. He’s no equivalent to Dan Brown but his book is a classic. Those in the finance industry especially equities and stock markets say this is a must read.
I find the writing style [...]

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The Hippocratic Oath

December 6, 2009

Today I heard two stories. Both concern the same person. One story is heartwarming and the other I leave open.

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Smiling Face over the Earth

December 3, 2009

I remember the smiling face and consider myself so lucky to actually have seen it. I took this photo last year and am reposting it again. Hope you like it. (this year there was only one eye.
I remember Ernesto who told me one of the other eye is Venus (or was it Jupiter he said). [...]

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For the Benefit of Others

November 29, 2009

I had the rare and great opportunity to have a cup of tea with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche at his home in Jangchub Ling a few weeks ago.
Khenchen Rinpoche was his usual smiling self when he invited us in. All our fears of disturbing him at an awkward time were melted away by his warm [...]

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How to Avoid Altitude Sickness

November 26, 2009

Talking about altitude sickness. It usually starts with a slight throbbing of the head and if not taken care of, burst into a full blown migraine. It can start at any time and you should stop and rest. Further physical exertion will only make it worse. Some get hit so bad they throw out every [...]

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Golf And Learning A New Language

November 10, 2009

I attended a Tibetan language course and my teachers were very “official’ in the sense that they thought the official Lhasa Tibetan. It was the Tibetan which is used in official scripts and documents.
It is a great language to learn and it helped me to decipher some of the strange looking characters in Tibetan pechas [...]

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