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…
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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…
Sep 15, 2011
Toxicity of Plastics.. Consumer Association of Penang
It may have been in 2004, I had gone across to Johor Bahru to relieve the tedium, when I ran into a Book Exhibition inside a Hindou temple.. Intrigued I…
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…
Sep 15, 2011
THE INCREDIBLE DOCTOR OF KUALA LUMPUR
The Incredible Doctor of Kuala Lumpur Dr Li Zi Qi Each of the visits to KL has rewarded me with new friends usually ready with their minds to open new…
Aug 15, 2011
SELF REALIZATION: THE REALITY OF EVERY DAY ORDINARY LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
Amidst the Spiritual Ambience of UmonHon Indian Nation Pow Wow August 2011 There is so much TALK about spirituality these days in all media: electronic and written that people forget…