Sep 15, 2011
MALACCA THE BIRTHPLACE OF MALAYSIA
It does feel good to be back in Malacca. a certain tranquility not to be found in KL or Singapour, which lies 2-3 hours away on either side of Malacca.…
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Sep 15, 2011
FAKE YOGIS OF THE WEST
Fake Yogis from the West Having recently come across some Yoga students and Practitioners from the West who had been wandering around India, I have decided to follow an American…
Sep 15, 2011
Thank the Spirits for the Good Month of September
Grateful for a good month of travel, friends, good food and family. Highlights were certainly: Malacca in Malaysia Paris Miami Lecture at Oklahoma City Harvest Festival of the Hocank Steve…
Sep 15, 2011
Dr Jagdeesh and his Elegant Dental Team in Bangalore INDIA
During many years of my peripatetic wanderings as a Humanitarian Physician, one aspect of self care was often neglected: Dental Care. I shudder to think the state of affairs of…
Sep 15, 2011
SHANAH TOVAH 5772 FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
I am waiting for the sun to go down so that I can light the candles and welcome 5772.. My family is not with me on this special night: they…
Sep 15, 2011
BAD MEALS IN BANGALORE
AT LAST A GOOD MEAL IN BANGALORE The last time I visited Bangalore was in February of 2010. This time was a visit of 4 days and here are some…
Sep 15, 2011
Generosity and Gratitude: Says the Philosopher of Sioux City
GENEROSITY AND GRATITUDE, SAYS THE PHILOSOPHER OF SIOUX CITY Where else in USA would the owner of the coffee shop would give his keys and say: you guys are deep…
Sep 15, 2011
The Metaphor of Lotus in India
I have been visiting this part of India, in reality, one house in an area lying outside a major city, once a year, for reasons of umbilical remembrances. The person…
Sep 15, 2011
Harvest Festival of the HoCank and the Jewish New Year
I stepped out of the gymnasium into the pleasantly chilled air of this waning days of the Northern Summer; I could still hear the drums and jingle of the dresses.…
Sep 15, 2011
THE TOLERANCE IN INDIA
After a morning pleasantly attending to Hearing tests and Dental cleansing, the anticipated lunch time arrived. Empire Resto is a very Kerala oriented resto with an ambience of an up…
Sep 15, 2011
NAURU AND DIABETES WISH YOU WERE NOT HERE
WISH THEY WERE NOT HERE.. At the recent meeting of the European Association of the Study of Diabetes (September 12-16, 2011) at Lisboa, Portugal, alarm was sounded by the troubadours…
Sep 15, 2011
Philosophy of the man in seat 4 D LH 747-400
Philosophy of the man in Seat 4 D This year, for unknown reasons, I had been assigned to seat 4 D on Lufthansa long haul flights, usually to Asia. It…