I believe extra-terrestrial lifeforms are out there, somewhere in the galaxy. They must be. The universe cannot be this lonely. Perhaps they have even visited us? Perhaps they are observing us from afar, paying close attention to our life, monitoring our behaviour and studying our mental capacity. How do they see our world? What do [...]

I used to dream of flying through space: observing life from afar. This habit of mine started not long after riding aboard an airplane for the first time in my life. Seeing parcels of land and clusters of buildings becoming tinier as I flew further away was a very fascinating experience. I was intrigued by [...]

Years ago, when I just arrived in Vancouver, I would often lose my way while navigating the often-confusing highways. I did not have the luxury of Google Maps, or any maps for that matter. On one of my mis-journeys, I had to drive through a bridge. I did not know its name at the time, [...]

The eye is a powerful organ. It helps us distinguish the real from the unreal. It feeds into the brain, letting it interpret the signals. Is this reality? What makes it real? Seeing it? Touching it? Recognising it? What are the factors that help us separate the authentic from the fakeries? Certainly many other factors [...]

As a child, I hated mealtimes. I was never interested in eating. Faced with the gargantuan task of feeding myself, I would divert my attention to playing with my food. All the broccoli florets would become a forest, all the mounds of rice would be molded into cliffs, I would pour in all the soup [...]

In this day and age of Flickr and Facebook, I have very few pictures of myself taken. The only ones that surface are ones you see as my avatar. The last time I had a picture taken was during my trip to Malaysia - a year ago. I just do not like the idea of [...]

As a child, I feared darkness. My imagination would run wild, shadows would lurk behind me. I was afraid of ghosts - of the mysterious dead nothingness. I was afraid of being dragged into the bowels of the unknown, never to see the light of day again. But my fears were not warranted, as they [...]

I am simply not able to understand war. I understand conflict, and I acknowledge that conflict is the sapling that would eventually bloom into war. But why can we not resolve our conflicts in a peaceful manner? Why must we attempt to solve it with salvos of missiles? Why do we think that destruction can [...]

The sky cried all night long. Her breath is cool and damp. I still feel her tears, light and soft. Her mood is changing - she was agitated just a few moments ago, but now she is quietly reflecting on the events that came to pass. I know her well. She [...]

I do like animals. I like to watch their movements, their behaviours, their interactions each one another within the community, their instincts, their habitats… Observing them always reminds me of the great power evolution wields in all biological life that unfolds in our ecosystem. It becomes even more awe-inspiring when the animal [...]