Dec 15, 2016
AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST TO THE INDIANS : LIVING IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
I have just spent ten days with the Omaha, the original inhabitants of the State of Nebraska in the USA. They live in an isolated part of the world, but…
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.
Nov 15, 2016
THE BEST PLACE TO STAY IN FORT COCHIN WITH A LOVED ONE THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE BRISTOW HOTEL
This photographic essay would convey to you the spirit of hospitality, the ambiance of the Arabian sea kissing your front porch and the great Kerala food served by efficient waiters…
Nov 15, 2016
THE JEWISH COCHIN: TWO MIZRACHI BROTHERS IN COCHIN NOVEMBER 2016
This is a pictorial essay of a recent visit to the JEWISH COUNTRY in the COCHIN area in Malabar/Kerala, INDIA. My brother Eliahu, was born in Bombay of Iraqi and…
Oct 15, 2016
AN APOLOGY OF LOVE TO IRAN
Iran entered my life early as my biological father was working there ,before he left for Brunei. I could have a wonderful conversation about Iran if we were to meet…
Oct 15, 2016
FORT COCHIN 5777 EREV YOM KIPUR.. AN ENJOYABLE EVENING WITH A SYRIAN ST THOMAS CHRISTIAN FAMILY
YOM KIPUR 5777 IN COCHIN, KERALA I am impressed with the Christian Community in Cochin, their fierce devotion to their faith but done in good faith and vigour. Chicken and…
Oct 15, 2016
A radio Interview with DURIAN ASEAN in KL in 2014 Misconceptions about JEWS JUDAISM and ISRAEL
During the early part of 2014, I had stopped by the synagogue in Yangon to pay my respects to Moshe Samuels the custodian of the once magnificent synagogue of the…
Oct 15, 2016
THE TEDIOUS ITINERARY OF A PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST TO THE INDIANS
The tedious itinerary of a Physician Anthropologist Most of you will have absolutely no interest in this itinerary, I am putting this down on paper because I am so confused,…
Oct 15, 2016
HOME TO HOME HAVANA 1230 PM 25.9.2016 TO BRUSELAS/BRUXELLES 29.9.2016 1900
The day of departure from Havana is always sad, I had the feeling that this time around I will miss my Little Island more than the usual for various reasons.…
Sep 15, 2016
A TOUR GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS TO HAVANA, CUBA
Gordon and Gaye, two friends from Melbourne wanted to add La Habana to their itinerary of a tour to South America. We had been friends for a long time, having…
Aug 15, 2016
AN UNUSUAL AND IMPRESSIVE ENCOUNTER IN COCHIN, KERALA MR.ANSIF ASHRAF AND COCHIN HERALD
AN UNUSUAL AND IMPRESSIVE ENCOUNTER IN COCHIN, KERALA. Mr. Ansif Ashraf and Cochin Herald. At the beginning of this visit, I had been thinking of Cuba and my new role…
Aug 15, 2016
DS AND COCHIN HERALD: SHE HAS JOURNALISM IN HER BLOOD
DS SHE HAS JOURNALISM IN HER BLOOD The sweet part of my short visit to Cochin in August 2016 was the reunion with DS, who is in charge of Corporate…
Jun 15, 2016
THE SCENERY CHANGES, WE REMAIN THE SAME
THE SCENERY CHANGES, WE REMAIN THE SAME In Bruxelles, in the European Quartier, I used to pass by a Tabac when I walked along with LBGS to her Garderie. On…
Jun 15, 2016
KERALA IN SALALAH
KERALA IN SALALAH ANCIENT CONNECTIONS AND MODERN HOPES I had rented a car, in fact it is the best way to get acquainted with Salalah and Dhofar. Driving along the…
Jun 15, 2016
KADDISH AT THE TOMB OF JOB. RECITING SHEMA AT THE EDGE OF THE EMPTY QUARTER OF ARABIA
KADDISH AT THE TOMB OF JOB. RECITING SHEMA AT THE EDGE OF THE EMPTY QUARTER OF ARABIA The drive up the mountains from Salalah had its own spectacular beauty, a…
May 15, 2016
THE CHAOS OF BEING EXOTIC, YOUNG ABLE BODIED MEN ARE ITS ONLY EXPORT THE CASE OF COCHIN
Cochin is exotic because it is chaotic, has no order and no explanation. One finds in the flow and if you are lucky you make friends like I have done.…
May 15, 2016
A FRIENDLY MORNING IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 9 MAY 2016
After a long flight to Bogota from Madrid via Cali, I had hoped to rest well at Hilton Bogota, where they had upgraded me to a spacious room on arrival…
Apr 15, 2016
Ambiguity Sadhguru And My Travel Plans
AMBIGUITY, SADHGURU AND MY TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS When I woke up this morning, my good friend MC from KL had sent a discourse about Planning your…
Mar 15, 2016
PURIM IN LA HABANA, JOY OF PURIM FROM COCHIN
The Purim greetings I fondly recollect was the one my younger brother Ricardo sent me from Jerusalem in 2009. Two young orthodox Jewish children were dressed in Arab costumes of…