06-18-2007: Always in Beta

The new digital mantra to live by. Thanks to Russell Davies for coining this one.

04-04-2007: Our Self in the Universe

Our sense of self in the universe is captured in its holistic simplicity by the creative minds at PhunkStudio. The wonders of doodles I say.

This one is part of the work (based on the theme of 'universality') that PhunkStudio is exhibiting at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei.

03-01-2007: Harmony

I am engrossed in Richard E. Nisbett's book 'The Geography of Thought: Why We Think The Way We Do' to deepen my understanding of the nuances and differences between Western and Eastern thought formations. Harmony and balance and thinking in terms of the environment or the whole picture are the mainstay of Eastern thought; symbolically captured in this picture I stumbled on Gisela Giardino's Flickr photostream. The image is a visual nutshell of the philosophy that:

"The Law of Time is the union of art, science, and spirituality."

01-31-2007: The Drama Called The Universe

Today I finished the last (Book 8) of Osamu Tezuka's Buddha series. It is a fascinating story of the Buddha's life told in Osamu's philosophical depth and Japanese pop cultural wit. The picture above from the comic is my takeaway for the rest of my life.

01-21-2007: A Speck Called Human Life

As I progress through Osamu Tezuka's version of the life of the Buddha, the opening page of 'Book 2: The Four Encounters' makes me aware of the insignificance or minuteness of human life in the grand scheme of things that comprise our universe.