Nov 15, 2010
La Habana, Cuba… Coincidences are not Casual
Casualidad es no tan Casual It is just you are not intelligent enough to understand it, said my Meskwaki teacher.. We tend to believe that things happen in a random…
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Nov 15, 2010
Welcome Abstinence from Internet ….CUBA mi isla Rica
I am going into Exile, to use the abused word in MIami among Cuban Immigrants, most of whom since about 1962 have been economic migrants, from Internet. An extremely welcome…
Nov 15, 2010
Where is Quiberon? Kiberen?
Yet another Journey is about to begin: this one a very pleasant one to look forward to, to two places that I love, one day in Miami which would include…
Nov 15, 2010
To Live Longer, Eat Less: Less Quantity and More Quality
When asked to examine a Monk in the Upper Irrawady Region, I had to use all my prowess as an Anthropologist. What does a Monk Eat? When are his eating…
Nov 15, 2010
Affection to Affection, carrying a Net of Friendships.. Paris to KL Fourth time this year
I was made aware of the value of friendships very early in life, when for various reasons, my own family couldnt be with me (then or later in my life)…
Nov 15, 2010
First Snowflakes of the Season in Paris…Cambodian Food at the Japanese Quartier of Paris
While the Americans were celebrating Thanksgiving Day, an important holiday for them, there was nothing in Paris to remind one that such an important holiday of eating and celebrating and…
Nov 15, 2010
Plus Ca Change, Plus C’est al meme chose: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
Jean Baptiste Alphons Karr: His epigrams are frequently quoted, for example " plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose "-"the more it changes, the more it's the same thing",…
Nov 15, 2010
Malaysia in Cuba.. Malaysians need to polish their Image abroad
Malaysia in Cuba I have had no desire to get in touch with Malaysian Embassy in the past but with my increasing connection to Malaysia, on a whim, I decided…
Nov 15, 2010
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL OBSERVATION OF WESTERN MEDICINE PRACTICED IN FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
Western Medicine is practiced without empathy and understanding of the person, in a totally un-holistic way in all the five countries mentioned. The Cardiologist in Miami was friendly, the Cardiologist…
Nov 15, 2010
The Sage of Sioux City, Iowa in the United States
Was it fifteen years ago? That I walked into a Coffee shop in the Midwestern town of Sioux City, a nondescript place with no great intellectual fountains to speak of……
Oct 15, 2010
The Deep Legacy of Khmer in Mekong Delta. Soc Trang Province
When I visited Cambodia regularly in the past, I was vaguely aware of a Khmer population in the delta region of South Vietnam. I had expected pockets of small communities…
Oct 15, 2010
Cochini Jewish Influences in Cochin INDIA
Yet another gift from Cochin I had the good luck to make friends with a young Cochini, Thoufeek. He is very talented in Calligraphy and we are fortunate that he…