I'm a traitor.

I've switched to a Wordpress.com account, and the link and name of this blog is exactly the same. I've done so simply because Wordpress has an app that lets me blog from my Blackberry. I used to use Wordpress over Blogger anyway, but I tried Blogger for a while because of my interconnected Google accounts. But you will see exactly the same things on the new blog as what I have here. :)

Thank you for visiting and I look forward to catching you on my new platform. ^.^

First Eurasia character designs!

This one for the protagonist, Jivaka, is only preliminary, but they are on the verge of being finalized. :) Thanks go to Keiichi Iwakura for his amazing game designs.

An article about The History Boys

I have a whole slew of favourite fictional characters. One is that has stuck with me for quite some time is Donald Scripps from The History Boys, a British play (and later movie) by Alan Bennett. I think he's a wry, savagely sharp, yet coolly compassionate and observant member of the cast who prefers to counsel rather than judge, and to poke fun at the serious sides of life.

If you're interested (or want to learn more about the quirky world of The History Boys), have a look here for my analysis of the character. The movie itself is excellent, I highly recommend it if you aren't squirmish about homosexual undertones and themes (although IMO there's no reason why anyone should feel that way in the 21st century). :p

Blatant self-advertising

Here are two of my showcased articles on our New Lotus bulletin over at Buddhistdoor International:

Buddha Tang: Pure Land, Ch'an, and the Heritage of Chinese Buddhism

China's Buddhist Pride: Consolidation and Custodianship of the Blessed One's Heritage (a piece about the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation)