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…
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Nov 15, 2012
HAVANA TO MIAMI: IN 39 MINUTES YOU CAN BE IN ANOTHER PLANET
AA 9471 HAV-MIA 39 Minutes 15 minutes after leaving Havana, our aircraft was already over the Marathon Bridge, by 30 minutes we had entered the Everglades National park, descending into…
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
Kaddish for Sen. George McGovern 1922-2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE KADDISH FOR SENATOR GEORGE MCGOVERN Once on my way to the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota, I was excited to see…
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 Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS This week is a week of pride for Jews who take pride in being Jews. As each…
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
WARM WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES..BUT THE FRIENDS CAME FROM MEXICO, BIENVENIDOS Y GRACIAS
After a short stop in Houston, arrived at San Antonio Airport, 11 hours from Paris to Houston and a short 40 minutes from Houston to San Antonio. My friends were…
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…
Sep 15, 2012
INDIANS SAY: POVERTY MAY BE FINE BUT MISERY IS NOT: MURAKAMI IN THE BLUE HOUSE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The alarm rang at 0630 as I was already opening my eyes. I am in the Blue House among the Omaha Indians.…
Sep 15, 2012
ATTIRE FOR WORK.. NOTES FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Attire for Work, notes from the Indian Country I am at work. I am a Consultant Physician, specializing in Endocrinology, and work…