May 15, 2012
THE BOSS OF BOGOR: PHILOSOPHY OF A HUMBLE INDONESIAN
PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR He runs a company, which employs 150 people. He has to travel a lot to USA, Europe, SE Asia, which keeps him away…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
May 15, 2012
Breakfast in Indonesia; Lunch in Malaysia and Dinner in Cambodia: Thank you Tony Fernandes, an Indian from Kuala Lumpur
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May 15, 2012
THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE UNEXPECTED PLEASURES OF TRAVEL THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR 2 May 2012 the flight from Singapore touched down at Spoekarno-Hatta International Airport…
Feb 15, 2012
BROTHER WHERE ARE YOU? YOUR GIFTS ARE ATTRACTING ATTENTION
This afternoon I had a chance encounter with Dr J, a visiting academic from Australia.. who is doing research into the social context of the first Rajah of Sarawak.. After…
Feb 15, 2012
THOSE REMARKABLE MEN AND ?WOMEN OF KUCHING
To call People of Kuching, Malaysians, is not doing them justice, since they are friendlier than the average Malaysian, more open minded than the Singaporean, less devious than the Vietnamese…
Feb 15, 2012
TRAVEL IS THE SADDEST OF ALL PLEASURES
I am looking out through the large glass window/door to the last vestiges of the last snow flakes,as it very rarely snows in Paris. But the past few days have…
Feb 15, 2012
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, ITS TIME HAS COME : Yoga, Philosophical Counseling, Homeopathic Medications in addition to the Western Allopathic One
I am a Physician and most of my patients suffer from Chronic Diseases, most of them correctable if social situations permitted a greater autonomy for the patients. So I am…
Jan 15, 2012
VISA ON ARRIVAL INDIA
VISA ON ARRIVAL INDIA Those of us with an urge to visit this teeming land of Real Fakirs and Fake Yogis, Excellent Food and Mediocre Wannabees imitating the West, full…
Nov 15, 2011
Advance Australia Fair.. not for the Pommies it looks like
Increasing number of British Migrants are leaving Australia to go HOME! Something like this would have been unheard of when we were growing up..What has happened? Has Oz gone sour?…
Oct 15, 2011
The Long Way Home from the Blue House: The Vagaries of Travel
Because y itineraries and plans change without much notice or plans, I end up in journeys longer than planned. Take this last one for example. To get back home to…
Oct 15, 2011
VISIT THE FRIENDLY SKIES OF USA..outsiders made welcome here
Despite my repeated visits to this sprawling country and the remoteness of some of my destinations, Eagle Pass, Texas Walthill, Nebraska Eagle Butte, South Dakota; I am amazed at the…
Sep 15, 2011
GIFTS FROM OKLAHOMA
GIFTS FROM OKLAHOMA Oklahoma is a Choctaw word for Okla Red Humma Earth. Oklahoma City feels so neat, organized with a mixture of odl and new architecture, a sense of…
Jul 15, 2011
MALAYSIA MY SECOND HOME, FOR NOW
MALAYSIA TO MALAYSIA MY LIFE IN BETWEEN VISITS TO MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Singapore to Tokyo. Tokyo to London. London to Paris. Paris to Miami. Miami to The Indians,…
Jul 15, 2011
FREQUENT FLIERS, OBESITY AND HEART DISEASE
Frequent Fliers, Obesity and Heart Disease Gone are the days when flying around the world was a glamorous affair, when flying to distant locale itself had an exciting connotation. Nowadays…
Jul 15, 2011
MALAYSIA FRIENDS FOOD AND CLASSICAL YOGA
MALAYSIA TO MALAYSIA MY LIFE IN BETWEEN VISITS TO MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Singapore to Tokyo. Tokyo to London. London to Paris. Paris to Miami. Miami to The Indians,…
Jun 15, 2011
7000 MILES TO SEE YOUR BEST FRIEND
The Flight, an Air France Boeing 777 left Paris Airport at 12 midnight. After a good flight of 12 hours, we reached Singapour Airport. The only turbulence was over the…
Apr 15, 2011
FRIENDLY SINGAPOUR.. YES COMPARED TO NORTH KOREA
During my few hours here in this place, I was without provocation told that Visitors have to be considerate of the Singaporeans! This to me shows their emotional immaturity and…
Dec 15, 2010
Symbolic Healing among the Kickapoo of Mexico
I have a sister, Menacuatucua. Eventhough I do not belong to her tribe (The Traditional Kickapoo who have homes in Eagle Pass, Texas and Nacimiento de los Negros at the…