Personal 101: Prelude to Kojak Excited Time
(Still, remember this show from the ’80s? Back then, we used to call anyone who is bald, Kojak! Image source: https://www.cancertodaymag.org/)
Religion 101
Anything to do with religion, morality, belief and God
Religion 101: Muddling Manchester United With Shortsighted Muslims
(The famous Manchester United’s famed Red Devils logo after years of acceptance as a sign of an excellent football team in the country has found its way to the mind of a short-sighted religious man. Image source: E Daily Sports)
First, it was the cookies, and then it was on yoga and now the Manchester United’s football shirts? It looks like we have highly paid (with our money) civil servants with too much free time at their disposal.
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Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 7 – Visit To A Historical Temple
(One of the things to do in Chennai is to visit an ancient temple and we indeed managed to get this done. The main entrance to the 300 plus years old temple – Click for higher resolution photo here)
A trip to India will not be complete without a trip to the majestic and historical temples, right?
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Religion 101: Should We Get Hyped Out On Kali Mints?
(Kali Maa on a box of sweets? This is indeed certainly insensitive to the Hindus around the world but in the western world, where there is freedom of expression and speech, being insensitive is not that too surprising)
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Religion 101: Playing Ignorance Of Law Is Not A Defence
(The magazine’s cocked up story was done after 2 Muslim reporters went undercover as Catholics and make a mockery of themselves, the notion of tolerance to other religions and fellow Malaysians and then claimed ignorance of the law. Image source: Nut Graph)
In law, there is a maxim that states “ignorance of the law is not a defence”
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Religion 101: Which is Better? More Temples Or More Schools?
(Reality is having beautiful temples is good but having better-educated students is even better – Image source: http://media.merchantcircle.com)
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Religion 101: The Illusive Year 2012 & The 4 Yugas
In my earlier post on 2012, it was stated that the Hindus believed that there will be a golden year within Kali Yuga. But what is Kali Yuga anyway? Image source: Innerpath
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Religion 101: Timeless Code of Good Conduct From Vedas
Here’s something for the start of the week, something that everyone can embrace to (without the need to change religion)…
(Lies within the Vedas are the common-sense code of conduct recorded in the Upanishads, the final section of the Vedas. Image source: Stack Exchange)
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Religion 101: Six Steps To Address Hindu Temple Fiasco
Almost a year ago, I talked about the temple fiasco faced in the state of Selangor and the latest protest by Section 23 residents had somehow prompted me to revisit this delicate issue.
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Religion 101: Nasty Cow Head & Missing Racial Harmony
(When I first saw the image of a dead cow head as part of a religious protest on the net, my initial thoughts was ‘Oh God, don’t tell me that this happened in Malaysia – what these jokers are trying to prove?”. Image source: www.malaysiakini.com)
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Religion 101: Decoding The Grand Hindu Temple Architecture
The architecture of Hindu temples like this in Morib evolved over a period of more than 2,000 years and there is a great variety in this architecture but it has the same key elements.
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Religion 101: Thaipusam Scary Trip to Batu Caves 2009 Part 3
Trust me, sometimes dark alleys can be scary in the wee morning especially when one is coming back to his parked car after going to Batu Caves during Thaipusam. Image source: Photo by Pixabay from Pexels)
I don’t know why but I guess standing in a sea of rubbish was making everyone crazy.
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