Category: Free Books

  • Reprinting Pawprints on My Heart (my first book)

    Pawprints on My Heart was written in 2008.  It tells the stories of my childhood pets and my rescue and caregiving work.  It is my first non-academic book (there have been five more after that, and no more academic books!!).    Since then, a total of 12,000 copies of Pawprints have been published, all for free distribution, and…

  • Book distribution in Penang

    Huey has been helping me distribute my animal books in Penang – thank you, Huey! Huey writes: Here are photos I took during the Charity Concert last night, and also this morning at Little Penang Street Market. I only have a few Indy Jones with me now. Luckily Wah will be in KL tomorrow and…

  • Close encounters of the sweetest kind

    Yesterday was our Pre-Wesak tshirt sale in the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society.  Even before my talk started, a little girl and her mom came up to me and introduced themselves.  According to mom, Yi Lin (the little girl) loves reading my books and because of what she has read, they have now adopted a stray…

  • Books to South Africa

    A friend, Mr Lim, has recently posted some of my books to South Africa.  Here’s acknowledging, with grateful thanks, for his efforts to spread the message of kindness to animals all the way to South Africa. Mr Lim has frequently helped some of the rescuers we have featured here in this blog, too.  AnimalCare records…

  • From a teacher at Tenby International

    A teacher from Tenby International, Mrs Ching, wrote to me recently to request for my books for her students. Here’s an excerpt from her email to me: I noticed pin drop silence in my class this morning during registration, when I looked up from the register, I realised that most of them were reading your…

  • My books at Little Penang Street Market

    While we were busy distributing books at Petfinder’s Carnival this weekend, Huey was helping me distribute books in Penang at the Penang Animal Sanctuary Society’s (PASS) booth on Penang Street! PASS is a proposed no-kill sanctuary and they are in the process of raising funds to set up their sanctuary now. From Huey: Hi Dr Chan.…

  • Books going to Singapore and Penang

    Today, all my five books will be sent to Singapore for distribution.  All five titles, including the 3 animal books, ie. Pawprints, Indy Jones and Rainbow Bridge. Many thanks to everyone who has helped and is going to help transport these books from KL to Singapore and distribute them there:  PC Leong, Mr Ma, TY…

  • Why I blog and write

    In the wee hours of this morning as I got up and starting thinking about what else we can do to help Imm and her 59 animals in Ipoh, how Twinkle and Jingle are doing, whether Isis has fully recovered, and if Patches (a dog) and Rani’s cat would be ok today, after their spaying,…

  • See You at Rainbow Bridge, the book

    After a very long delay at the publisher, my fifth book, See You at Rainbow Bridge, is finally ready!  Here it is… A synopsis: For every living being who comes into our lives, one thing is for certain – whether by voluntary separation or death, parting is inevitable.  In See You at Rainbow Bridge, Chan…

  • Thank you to all the SJBA donors

    Fund-raising is never easy.  This is where I must thank the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) for allowing us to raise funds twice a year, during the Wesak and Kathina celebrations at the temple. Today was Kathina Day at the SJBA.  Like last year, we obtained permission to set up a booth to raise funds…

  • Pawprints & Indy Jones, available in Klang

    Two of my books, Pawprints on My Heart (revised edition) and Indy Jones & the Four Pillars of Kindness, are now available for free distribution in three places in Klang: 1) A pet food & medical supplies centre @ Bandar Botanic Klang.   2) A pet shop @ Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2 (opposite Aeon Bkt Tinggi)…

  • Pawprints on My Heart – Revised Edition

    The latest edition of my first book, Pawprints on My Heart, arrived yesterday, just two days after its second anniversary.  Pawprints was written on Earth Hour two years ago, in 2008.  It was the first time observing Earth Hour for me, and we had turned off all the lights.  Having nothing to do for a…

  • Many thanks to today’s donors

    I gave a talk today, at the Shah Alam Buddhist Society in Bukit Rimau, and shared with the audience what AnimalCare has done so far, especially with regard to the Ketam dogs. The devotees donated generously to our fund as well as to the next two books that I would be publishing for free distribution.…

  • Free books – Pawprints and Indy Jones

    If you’d like to read my books about animals, they are available for free download.  Please click on the links below: Pawprints on My Heart Indy Jones & the 4 Pillars of Kindness I also give talks on leading a more spiritual and simpler life, and have written two books on this. If interested, please…