Free Tibet! Wait, where is Tibet?

Got this in the mail today:

Learn more about the history of Tibet.

Through the video below, you will see how China actually freed Tibet from the caste system, where 5% of Tibetans ruled the country with 95% of Tibetans serving as slaves under them.
Watch “Tibet: The Truth” (A Political History)

Free Tibet? It’s already freed! And it [...]

Yellow birdie

I was doing my work when a tiny yellow bird landed on my window grille next to me, literally within arm’s reach. I grabbed my camera (also within arm’s reach) and snapped a few photos of this daring yellow birdie.

What do Catholics believe about confession?

Loren, a reader, asked some honest questions about Catholic beliefs. I have chosen to write separate posts in response to her questions, for the benefit of keeping the topics separate and make it less confusing, and for the benefit of future readers.
Loren’s third question is on confession.
Q: Why must sins be confessed to priests? In [...]

What do Catholics believe about the Pope?

Loren, a reader, asked some honest questions about Catholic beliefs. As replying to them in the comments section would result in too long a reply, and may result in confusion later on, I decided to respond to her questions in the main blog.
Loren’s second question is on the Pope.
Q: As I understand it the Pope [...]

#5 I give thanks to my government for controlling the taxi fares to make sure that I don’t get conned by almost every taxi driver

In some countries, it can cost an arm and a leg just to take a cab from one part of the country to another. In other countries, there is no meter on the taxi, and even if there is, the cabbies will say that it is not working, and you have to haggle for a [...]

My new book has been published!

Regular visitors to this blog might have noticed the sudden appearance of a link under the Recommended Sites on my sidebar. It links to my new website www.TheCatholicWriter.com. I added it a couple of nights ago.
I bought this domain name about a couple of months ago, and was initially planning to use it for a [...]

What do Catholics believe about Mary?

Loren, a reader, asked some honest questions about Catholic beliefs. As replying to them in the comments section would result in too long a reply, and may result in confusion later on, I decided to respond to her questions in the main blog.
Loren’s first question is on the Virgin Mary.
Q: Mary the physical mother of [...]

#4 I give thanks to my government for controlling the traffic in my country so that it doesn’t take two hours to get to anywhere in the country

In Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Singapore’s nearest neighbour, people prefer to take the bus to Singapore than to take the plane, because it can be said that it takes about the same time. The traffic jams in K.L. are that bad.
In some cities in India such as Calcutta, people have to wake up [...]

#3 I give thanks to my government for giving me a wonderful transport system that runs efficiently and smoothly.

Some people whine about the transport system being inefficient in Singapore, where they have to wait 35 minutes for a bus. You can see some samples here, and here, and here, and here. However, I am glad that I have to wait only 35 minutes for a bus, unlike in some [...]

#2 I give thanks to my government for giving me a country where I can worship my God freely in my own way

There are countries in the world where it is against the law to build a church. There are places where you can get arrested for praying as a group or carrying a Bible. There are places where it is against the law to convert from a specific religion. There are nations where publicly being a [...]