The Buddhist Driving Technique
The natural instinct when something isn’t working is to fix it. And in order to fix something, you first need to know exactly what…
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Personal stories, observations and the occasional awkward question.
Echo Chambers and Sex Bot Aliens
I’ll admit it: I’ve been Googling things that probably aren’t great for my sanity. It started with the U.S. congressional hearings on UAPs (Unidentified…
Mateship: Me, Nguyen, and Depak
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Manila, waiting for a mate who’s travelled three hours on a bus just to catch up and…
The Free Speech Delusion
I was walking back from the laundry in Makati, Manila when I spotted a sign from the Rotary Club. It read: “The Four-Way Test…
The Digital Matrix: Mind Control and Social Divisions
Imagine living in a world where reality is shaped by unseen forces, a digital Matrix that crafts our beliefs and fuels our biases. We’ve…
Why I Won’t Attend Your Divorce Party
Oh yeah! Bill and Mary have officially ended their 12-year marriage after a messy divorce that paid for the lawyer’s new Porsche 911 Turbo…
Enlightenment Among the Dead
A ghostly calm envelops the typically bustling streets of Manila, starkly contrasting the city’s usual cacophony. In the heart of the city, where the…
Western Society – Culture or Cult
The memories of a humbling dinner with a Filipino family, curious about the customs and traditions of Australian society, linger in my mind. Their…
Metal Ain’t Noise Pollution – a Cultural Revolution – Bloodywood, Bloody Good.
As cultures merge and become more alike due to the reaching fingers of technology, isn’t it great that we find heavy metal bands worldwide…
Mad dogs and self-righteous twats
We’ve all encountered them—those smug, self-righteous individuals who, without any real understanding of the situation, proudly declare, ‘I told you so,’ or ‘They should’ve…