There's No Way But Up

After the brief visit to the Arowana fish farm, we had a delicious vegetarian lunch and planned our visit to Kek Look Tong cave temple. We were rather worried because it started to rain midway through our meal but it died down not long after. So, Seng Piow armed with his GPS 'thing-a-magic' led the…

Well, there is really no such thing as a dragon fish. But to the Chinese, the Arowanas look remarkably similar to a dragon. Although they are highly prized the Chinese because of that but these fishes are not indigenous of this region but are actually from South America. They were obviously brought over a long…

On Monday evening, I found out that I was invited to go on a day trip to Ipoh, in the Perak state. The itinerary included a visit to Arawana fish farm, Kek Look Tong cave temple (Yay!) and the Lost World of Tambun theme park. It looks like its going to be a fun-filled trip and to…

This is Sara and she was found breathing heavily near Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA). Her backside is bloody and was very weak so kind Beng Kooi, Jean Ai, Fang and Martin Chow brought her to the vet. The doctors gave her blood transfusion because she only had 9.5 litters our of 44 litters! She had…

Enshrined within the new KH Gompa are three large statues of Lama Tsongkhapa, Vajrayogini and Setrap. Combined, there would be a staggering 493.4 billion Buddha images within these three statues. These images are actually stored upon 27 hard disks collectively and placed within the statues.  Here are how the actual Buddha images (stored within the…

I was at a fantastic Liaison’s meeting yesterday and just before the meeting began, Rinpoche gave a wonderful little explanation about how the Buddhas will manifest on the very same spot and how we can connect with them in our future lives. He said Buddhist thought matches scientific explanations of the Big Bang and the…

While I lay at home recovering from a bout of horrible flu, I checked out what's the latest at the cinemas. I realised that Harry Potter is back. Well, the end of the year is coming up and it figures. Time to cash in on holiday-makers.  This time, it is the finale but they didn't…

I have weak spot for chocolates and I recently got a whole bag of blue M&Ms from Paris and Sharon. I have been having mouthfuls of them the whole day. I fear it has been ruining my diet. I think all the Herbalife I have taken the past few weeks have gone to waste. Diets…

Lady luck must have been shining down on me because I received an sms invitation to H. E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s ‘cave’ last night. (I know Rinpoche would probably laugh at my apparent enthusiasm!) When I got there, he told me that I will be joining him in a Medicine Buddha puja for sick Mumu…

Alas, Paris and Sharon Saw are back in KMP office today after a 3 week hiatus. Naturally, they were touring America like a rockstar troupe. Well, not everything is rock’n’roll as they were doing some serious interviews and research on Rinpoche’s background in America. The research, video footage, photos and contacts would lead to amazing…

My phone, the Nokia E71 broke down and past out. The earpiece went dead so I can’t hear you when I pick up your call.  Hence, I am using my spare phone…    The Sony Ericsson Satio touch screen. It is really a cool phone with a 12.1 Megapixel camera. However, the touch screen’s responsiveness is…

During lunch, I was talking to June Kang and she told us (Judy, Deborah, Dr Lanse and myself) of a recent 5-day public speaking workshop she attended. She said it was really good because it was given by an expert from China who had an academic background in Psychology. On top of that, the workshop…

Dear Dato’ Ruby Khong, You have been a great friend and Dharma sister for the past 6-7 years. I am in awe at your meteoric rise in your Dharma work. I just love what you are doing with Kechara Soup Kitchen and on top of that, you do it with such sense of style. What…

Judy Lam on the left and Deborah Pereira sharing a cake… Judy Lam, our beloved administrator of KMP and Deborah, our equally beloved Production Manager told a rather hilarious story that occurred earlier. Apparently, while I was working away on my laptop, a salesman came up to KMP and tried to sell printing services to…

Just three nights ago, Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA), Kechara’s arts department just opened its doors at a completely new location. Prior to this, it was on the first floor of SS2, a bustling part of suburbia but also a complete parking nightmare. Now, spirituality through arts is easily attainable and accessible, just behind Kechara House…

Back in school, I learned during history class that Hindu-Buddhist beliefs were once widespread throughout the Malay archipelago (that includes modern-day Malaysia). The Indian traders and merchants brought over their beliefs, culture and religion as they were blown over by the Indian Sea winds. All that changed when the king of Chola from India attacked the…

We just celebrated Rinpoche’s birthday last night at the main Kechara House’s prayer hall, which is also affectionately known as KH1. The hosts for the event, Margaret Lee and Dino (for Chinese) pointed out that it would the last major event held at KH1. I don’t know about everyone there but I felt a wave…

Yesterday was H. E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s birthday (24th October)   and so I offered the following gifts to Rinpoche….   The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia… Why Wonder Woman? Well, she is Rinpoche’s all time favourite comic book heroine and I think she is somehow related to Vajrayogini. And… 10 Bunches of red-film wrapped Vajrayogini Incense….

The whole of Kechara organisation is right now gearing up towards Rinpoche's birthday just two days from now. So, I keep hearing people whispering and asking each other what they should get for Rinpoche's birthday. Therefore, I thought I list here some of the things that Rinpoche likes (from my memory) so it might give…

The Kechara organisation is on the verge of a major expansion again with the renovation of the NEW KH Gompa (prayer hall) nearing completion. I am extremely excited about it and have been taking and posting almost daily photos of the progress on Facebook. So I shall present here some of the highlights of what…

My friend shared that his siblings were giving him a hard time because he just joined Kechara as a full time staff a few months back. They were Christians but they didn't use the religious card. However, they harped on his financial capability to support his kids and their future. At this point, he was…

Not too long ago, I turned 30 in Shanghai. It went by so quickly that I hardly noticed it. When I got back from Shanghai, I was caught up with a major crisis of my own doing. Sigh… Consequently, I was a little distracted and now I have finally found the time to think and…

I can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged. So much has happened since Shanghai. Well, I am back in town and I am most excited about the upcoming opening of the new KH Gompa. Check out the main image that will be enshrined there…. It is just so nice! I can't…

Wow! I just realise that I haven't been updating my little blog in such a long time. I had so many different thoughts swimming in my head as to what I am going to blog next about. I still want to mull about the next thing I wanna blog. The good thing is that I…

A while ago, the thought of addressing homosexuality in Buddhism did arise in my mind and I wanted to blog about it but that idea was shelved as I was lazy (my biggest vice) and I had to do some research on this matter. So I was inspired by men dancing in tutus (not related…

Sorry for the absence although and I am wondering if I was ever missed? Hehe Anyway, I have been on a long blogging retreat and if you can see on my numerous comments strewn all over Rinpoche's blog. Some rather insightful, others rather playful and all written with as much angles I can find. I…

A biting comedy for the underdog in all of us! My colleague, Fang a few weeks ago had borrowed me a series called GLEE. I think the world is familiar with its amazing musical and the hype has got me intrigued. They called it a darker, more cynical High-School Musical. When I first watched the…

1.  I recently had a nice interview with Jojo Struys in Kechara Paradise Bangsar store. She is a pretty girl, speaks well, is street-smart and seemed deeper than her makeup. It is part of StarProperty's efforts to have us in it with her talking about Buddhist art. I love Buddhist art, especially Tibetan Buddhist art….

  His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche was the Junior Tutor to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama ( This is an amazing account of the leading Lamas of the last century. Many teachings, scriptures and Tantric lineages survived because of this great Lama. Spiritually, we consider him an emanation of Vajrayogini and Heruka. He is a…

Lately, I have been down in the doldrums and wallowing in a lot of self-pity for things I did wrong or decisions I did or did not make. I would like to think that there are many people out there would be able relate to where I am coming from and I felt that I was…