Jun 15, 2019
NOW TO BOTATAUNG PAGODA TO PRAY FOR LBGS AUSTRALIA FRANCE CUBA
The next person to pray for at various corners and shrines of Botataung Pagoda was LBGS Nats are pre buddhist spirits which are revered in Burma. BO BO GYI is…
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.
Jun 15, 2019
The Best Cultural Experience In Yangon
THE BEST CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN YANGON, BURMA/MYANMAR Burma as it is now in 2019, convulsed through democratic change whilst the military is in tight control, inviting the world condemnation with…
May 15, 2019
KADDISH FOR EDDIE IN RANGOON . RT HON EDWARD SEAGA OF JAMAICA
It was Friday and I had a superlative day visiting special places in Rangoon in Burma (Yangon in Myanmar). The dusk was falling as I reached back at the hotel…
May 15, 2019
WALKING ALONG WITH MEMORIES IN THE LANES OF DOWNTOWN RANGOON/YANGON
BURMA or as it is called now MYANMAR and/or Rangoon/Yangon always had a special tender attraction in my heart. I heard about them from my biological father during one of…
May 15, 2019
GLOBAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST . DOES THAT EXIST ?
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Apr 15, 2019
DINING EXPERIENCE WITH REFUGEES…. IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
As a traveller I am looking for different experiences in countries that i visit and also looking for technology APPS to make it easier. Malaysia is a country close to…
Apr 15, 2019
HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY TO MY LATEST PASSPORT .. TIME TO RENEW
I began travelling alone earlier in life than most people. I had always had the travel sensation imbedded in my heart even when I was in school. I began travelling…
Apr 15, 2019
APRIL 14, 2019 . HAPPY NEW YEAR TO SO MANY PEOPLE IN SO MANY LANDS
It is perhaps our eurocentric leanings that we tend to emphasize the european-christian new year (distinct even from the orthodox new year celebrated in certain slavic countries). Today is April…
Mar 15, 2019
TOP 10 OR MOST POPULAR PLACES TO VISIT . AVOID THEM
WHENEVER I SEE A HEADLINES IN A BLOG OR TRAVEL MAGAZINE Top 10 Travel Destinations In The World For 2019, According To TripAdvisor I quickly make a mental note to…
Mar 15, 2019
LEAVING RANGOON/YANGON FOR MIAMI, FLORIDA . 48 HOURS
Not a normal route but journey made pleasant by Malaysian Airlines Yangon to Kuala Lumpur Mingalar Sky Lounge at Mingaladon Airport in Yangon Malaysian Airlines Premium Lounge at Satellite, KLIA…
Mar 15, 2019
THE NIGHT HAS FALLEN OUTSIDE AND ALL OF US ARE THE SAME
The Malaysian Airline Lounge at KLIA 1 is an excellent place to wind down. I am sitting in their dining room, looking outside, where I can make out the skeletons…
Mar 15, 2019
A MESSAGE ARRIVED FROM MY UMONHON INDIAN BROTHER
and gratefully received I am in Rangoon/Yangon; Birmanie/Myanmar.. here is his message Good morning brother! Off to work this morning and the sunrise is a beautiful purple and pink color.…
Mar 15, 2019
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM RANGOON./YANGON
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM RANGOON/YANGON, BURMA/MYANMAR My burmese name is Aung Khant and my father would have called this city where I am now Rangoon and the country with which he…
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, 2018
AMAZING SPIRIT WORLD OF AMAZONIA
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Jun 15, 2018
WHERE DOES DIVERSITY BEGIN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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May 15, 2018
TRAVEL MADE EASY, BUT WHO DOES MAKE IT EASY AND ENJOYABLE FOR YOU
When you are travelling, and often, you become aware of all the people responsible for your pleasure of travel. There are people who are obvious, such as Pilots who take…