Nov 15, 2012
TRADITIONAL SOUP OF THE KIKAPU
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE PUMPKIN SOUP WITH CHICKEN: A TRADITIONAL MEAL OF THE KIKAPU My Kikapu sister brings big sized squash from Mexico and with the…
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Nov 15, 2012
MALAYSIA IN CUBA, THANK YOU AMBASSADOR JOJIE SAMUEL
MALAYSIA IN CUBA I have been very lucky to meet some excellent people in Malaysia, the best among them being MCY whom I had met serendipitously in 2008. She introduced…
Nov 15, 2012
A Morning in La Habana, Cuba: My Walk around my Neighbourhood
I have Pak Joe to thank for.. For the past three months, starting on August 3rd, I have tried to walk most of the mornings, except the days I am…
Nov 15, 2012
POOR IN BRAZIL HAVE BETTER DIABETES CARE THAN THE RICH IN USA
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I have never been a great fan of “Guidelines” issued by Professional Medical Bodies, especially for Chronic Diseases where a substantial…
Nov 15, 2012
A DIPLOMAT GOES HOME TO CUBA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A DIPLOMAT GOES HOME TO CUBA I was the first one to board the short AA flight to Havana in Miami. As…
Nov 15, 2012
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH: SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS, IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE INVEST IN FRIENDSHIPS, IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Looking at the habits of healthy and happy people, all over the world,…
Oct 15, 2012
LEARNING TO BE HUMAN FROM AMERICAN INDIANS
Up here we are HUMAN...learning to be a Human Being among the Indians.. I have spent the past week with the Lakota at Cheyenne River. As each day came to…
Oct 15, 2012
AUNG SAN SUU KYI IN MIAMI
Miami is not the place one expects to say a large mural of Aung San Suu Kyi. The majority of people in Miami are either Immigrants or children of Immigrants,…
Oct 15, 2012
COINCIDENCES ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM: LAWRENCE ROWE OF JAMAICA
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE COINCIDENCE DOES NOT EXIST YOU MAY MEET LAWRENCE ROWE ON THE ROAD A friend of mine was going down to Barbados…
Oct 15, 2012
The Phenomenology of Perception: The Importance of Context in Clinical Medicine
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I minister to poor people with Chronic Diseases in many remote areas, in clinics with good support from colleagues. On this visit…
Oct 15, 2012
“To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ― Pablo Neruda
Friendships that spring fountains of love of shared thoughts, aspirations and love for others, love of each other, do clearly attach to our emotions with an everlasting brilliance. I was…
Sep 15, 2012
MINDFULNESS AND THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR: PAK JOE
Today is September 28 th , 2012 I have just finished reading an interesting book by Murakami Haruki: What do I think when I am Running. It has very little…