Siem Reap and Angkor Wat

June 24, 2010

One thing you have to allow when you are planning a trip to Siem Reap is to have USD25 left to pay the airport service tax. As far as I can see this amount is to pay the salaries of the officers to frisk you, tell you rudely to drink whatever water you have left [...]

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Siem Reap Cambodia

June 18, 2010

‘Five for one dorlah’ ‘Buy sum thing’ ‘Xiao je ni hern piao liang’ ‘See temple so lucky’ ‘Temple nothing to see’ Such are the phrases you hear over and over again while in Siem Reap and Angkor. The first three at least. The last two were uttered by a cynical ticket inspector at East Mebon [...]

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Cambodian Siem Reap Lime Coffee

June 17, 2010

This time I was in Cambodia, Siem Reap specifically. There I learnt something new about coffee. Me and the inn owner debated whether Cambodian or Vietnamese coffee was better. In between he fixed me a cup. Cambodian style, lime to go with the coffee! That was when I first learn of lime coffee.

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Spouses, Lovers and Mothers

June 7, 2010

This morning, during that routine, I got thinking. The way one looks at a person makes a world of a difference. For example, seeing a person as a spouse and loving that same person is entirely different. When a person is a spouse, there are expectations. Got to be this tall or that pretty. Got [...]

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My first Reiki Treatment

May 31, 2010

Well, not really my first Reiki treatment but the first time that it really set me thinking about how Reiki benefits. Many of us, and I think that would include many Reiki practitioners, sometimes do wonder how this universal energy helps in healing bodies. That treatment got me thinking about how Reiki energy works. We [...]

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Reiki Recall

May 23, 2010

The river of life flows almost always in strange ways. Things that we used to do before suddenly become relevant again. Sometimes they take on new meanings. What do they call it? Oldies remake? Retro? Recently, Reiki nudged me again.  Its coming back brought back stories of great Tibetan Buddhist masters who say that it [...]

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Prayer for Yushu

May 22, 2010

Two weeks after the earthquake brought great suffering to the folks of Yushu, the coconut tree in my garden burst forth flowers in all its glory. Being  in a rather pensive mood then, I took this photograph and made a silent prayer that just as this tree springs new life, may the Yushu people too [...]

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Dalai Lama Path to Bliss

May 22, 2010

He carries many epithets. To most Tibetans, he is the Lord of Compassion. Also known as Kundun, the omniscient one. He is Buddha. I first caught sight of him in person in 2003, in India. He was within touching distance. Escorting him then under parasols were The Sakya Holiness and The Drikung Chetsang Holiness. It [...]

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Barber Ghost Stories

May 17, 2010

After a night of rain, the air is so clear and the skies so blue. Something missed for a long time. So off to the barber I went and we exchanged stories. This time, it was ghost stories and encounters with the unknown. Story no 1 This mother’s day, my barber went with her sister [...]

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Commonwealth Essay Competition Winner Amanda Chong

May 10, 2010

I received this and enjoyed the read so I thought of sharing it here. But as you read, please do not forget the people of Yushu. Every small contribution go some way. Visit http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=114671665218930 to find out more. Here goes my share for today: In the annual Commonwealth Essay Competition, Amanda Chong of Raffles Girls’ [...]

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