By Wakeupnow, on 30th July, 2008 This is a tricky thing for some many some people. Using pirated software that is. For most people, their computers come preinstalled with WindowsXP or some variant of Windows. Some would also come with Microsoft Works while higher end versions come with MS Office installed. Using word, excel and powerpoint files have also become common fair on PCs (btw, PCs include desktop and notebook PCs  ). The tricky thing for some is that not all PCs come with MS Office while some cheaper ones don’t even come with a proper OS!
So some resort to piracy, and I’m not talking about folks with bandana.
. . . → Read More: Time to use Linux or Do you use pirated software?
By Wakeupnow, on 23rd July, 2008 A long time ago in a living room far far away … … ok, it was not so long ago, more like 7 to 8 years ago, and it’s not really far away, if you happen to live in Singapore. There was a time, before I became a monk, when I owned a car, a green Mazda 323. Decent car, got me around. After the company transport allowance, I only had to top up $200+ monthly for the car loan. Life was good. Until The Dent. Or The Scratch.
. . . → Read More: The Car or a Million ways of getting scratched!
By Wakeupnow, on 12th July, 2008 Someone recently used logic and reason to refute a statement I made. What she said about it (potentially) vexing me got me thinking about whether that actually vexes me.
Logic and reasons do not vex me. Absence of it and denial of its absence, potentially … .. escapes and perhaps vex me to a certain extent. 
So what vexes you?
By Wakeupnow, on 10th July, 2008 It’s interesting when we think about how we often talk about pursuing happiness in life bla bla blah, when in real life, no one will quite answer “I’m pursuing happiness” when asked “What are you pursuing in life right now?”.
When I meet some new people, I like to ask them “What do you do?”. They would then tell me they are in whatever trade or profession they are in. When I ask them “What you are doing these days?”, they would reply with a gist of whatever projects or activities they are currently engaged in.
When you ask them what they hope to see happen in their life 10 to 20 years later, maybe some will say marriage, a good career etc etc, depending on their age, direction in life and so on. I’ve yet to meet someone who would tell me, they are “pursuing happiness” right this moment.
Maybe it’s because you cannot just go to the mall to get it. Or that it’s so intangible. While you are experiencing it, you barely think about it, when you loose it, then you realise its absence! Nevertheless, I would like to suggest this, for you and everyone to do . . . → Read More: Making the choice to be happy
By Wakeupnow, on 1st July, 2008 I was recently talking to a friend and she indicated that she is keen in volunteering to help out in Marine Life protection. So I was wondering if anyone would know where she can volunteer in. Kindly leave a note.
On a side note, for those of us who may not be ready to volunteer our time to save marine life, we can avoid harming them. For a start, you may want to give up the rod and stop fishing or netting fishes, crabs etc. I do agree that going out to the beach or sea is rather relaxing and calming, and I know of friends who join in such fishing trips, not really to fish, but for the company or just to enjoy the sea breeze. However, one could still enjoy the sea breezes without leaving the hook out in the sea. And if one really wants to feed the fishes, just bring along the appropriate feed and scatter them into the sea without the hook! Trust me you, the fishes would appreciate it a lot better!
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