Mar 15, 2021
WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE BUT IS IT BECOMING LESS FREE ?
Regardless of which part of the world you live in, there is a slow slipping towards the right in body politics. Of course we will not talk about countries where…
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Mar 15, 2020
DONT JUDGE THE PROFICIENCY OF A LANGUAGE SPEAKER BY HIS OR HER ACCENT
I have always been interested in languages. I am not sure what language was the one I first heard or understood but study of languages (more cultural anthropological rather than…
Nov 15, 2018
A GREAT HONOUR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MEMORY OF THE GREATEST ADMIRAL OF THE SEVEN SEAS CHENG HO/ZHENG HE
I cannot remember when I first heard about Cheng HO, the greatest navigator who travelled the realms of the Ming dynasty over the course of many journeys, as far as…
Oct 15, 2018
JAPANESE ARE LUCKY, THEIR PASSPORT IS BEST FOR TRAVEL VISA FREE, SINGAPORE IS A CLOSE SECOND
Japanese nationals seem to be the luckiest ones, having far more countries to visit without bothering with VISA.. The second one is also no surprise, Singapore, which allows almost every…
Jul 15, 2014
A NEW DAWN FOR INDONESIA : WELCOME PRESIDENT J0KOWI
WELCOME PRESIDENT JOKOWI OF INDONESIA I am sure there are thousands of politicians and businessmen in Indoneisa, shivering in their boots at this welcome news of a simple son of…
Jun 15, 2014
UPDATE FROM CAMBODIA.. DONE WITH MIXING WITH LOCALS, NEXT TIME NOVOTEL or RAFFLES
I am writing this from Joe to Go Cafe in the centre of the tourist area in Siem Reap, in the relative comfort of an early morning air conditioning, while…
Feb 15, 2014
MACHINES WITHOUT DOCTORS: USELESS MEDICAL CARE IN INDONESIA AND EMERGING ECONOMIES OF ASIA
MACHINES WITHOUT DOCTORS DON'T PROVIDE GOOD HEALTH CARE COST OF USELESS MEDICAL CARE IN THE EMERGING NATIONS: THE CASE OF INDONESIA This was the story told to me by a…
Oct 15, 2011
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK… Cherry Creek, South Dakota
in travel forums like The VirtualTourist, i see people wanting to go to Off the beaten track, for me , they exist everywhere, not only in cheap countries which are…
May 15, 2010
One Week of ETHNIC eating in Paris
It is a pleasure to contemplate about eating in Paris. The choices are so great that one has the pleasure of thinking about it and choosing. There is no anxiety…
Feb 15, 2010
Air Asia to Cochin.. From Kuala Lumpur
arriving at the LCCT at KL International Airport with a heavy heart, always sad to leave this country which has become dearer to my heart. Sad good byes remind us…