Jul 15, 2014
TOURIST NOT AN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN MALAYSIA: LAZY DAYS IN KUALA LUMPUR
This is the first time, in a very long while, that I have spent any time as a tourist in the capital of Malaysia. First of all, I have to…
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Jul 15, 2014
MEDICAL CARE IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY: STORY OF IGNORANCE, GREED AND SUFFERING
MEDICAL CARE IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY STORY OF IGNORANCE, GREED AND SUFFERING Let us call this South East Asian country, Srivijaya. Charming people, wonderful smiles, tolerant of others, they had…
Jul 15, 2014
THE BARBER POET OF LA HABANA
THE BARBER POET OF LA HABANA EL ULTIMO ROMANTICO It was a balmy evening in La Habana, Cuba. As usual people were milling about, this being a Friday, more than…
Jun 15, 2014
WELCOME TO FRIENDLY CHICAGO TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY 2014
FRIENDLY CHICAGO This was my first visit to the Windy City, by the lake to attend the annual meeting of the professional association I belong to, The Endocrine Society, They…
Jun 15, 2014
UPDATE FROM CAMBODIA.. DONE WITH MIXING WITH LOCALS, NEXT TIME NOVOTEL or RAFFLES
I am writing this from Joe to Go Cafe in the centre of the tourist area in Siem Reap, in the relative comfort of an early morning air conditioning, while…
Jun 15, 2014
EXTRAORDINARY EVERY DAY INTERACTIONS IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA
THE EXTRAORDINARY NATURE OF EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA These are the lessons brought home to me, during my four day stay in Siem Reap, second time this year…
Jun 15, 2014
LESSONS FOR A VISITOR TO ISRAEL
LESSONS FROM ISRAEL A visit to Israel is an eye opener, even those who keep abreast of what is happening there. On a recent short visit, I was amazed how…
Jun 15, 2014
WANDERING JEW: THE SHABBATH VARIATIONS
I have been fortunate enough to be traveling on an irregularly irregular basis all around the world since 1993, and since 2002 fairly regularly to South East Asia. I have…
Jun 15, 2014
BODY AS PROTEST; THE CUBAN CONTEXT
BODY AS A PROTEST: THE CUBAN CONTEXT Two very distinct, contrary to each other, changes has been occurring to the Cuban Bodies over the course of few years. 1. Overweight…
Jun 15, 2014
CAMBODIA: AN EYEFUL FOR AN ANTHROPOLOGIST
I was recently in Siem Reap and fondly recollected the first visits in 2002 and 2003, when it was but a village with very few amenities. there has been explosion…
Jun 15, 2014
MH MALAYSIAN AIRLINES: WHY IT MAY FOLD
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES: WHY IT MAY FOLD! Simple things about an enterprise or a government give clues to why it is bound to fail or succeed. Why has Pakistan failed so…
Apr 15, 2014
NATURE VS NURTURE WHEN IT COMES TO HUMANITARIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE
Nature vs Nurture Science vs Entrepreneurial While watching a short video about some of the eye boggling science that is coming out of Israel, I began thinking about Nature vs…