Sep 15, 2009
Sad News of the Death of Sammy Hallegua in Cochin
Received an email from my good friend Rockey Neroth from Fort Cochin to say that his local guardian, whom he had known since 1986, had passed away in Cochin. It…
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Sep 15, 2009
Looking for Postcards in Miami
I had promised the Indians in Nebraska that I would send them postcards from my forthcoming destinations and I had made up my mind to write to many patients of…
Sep 15, 2009
Thank you Continental Airlines..Platinum Frequent Flier for yet another year
OnePass Elite Level: Platinum SkyTeam Elite Level: Elite Plus Year to Date Elite Miles: 77,681 Year to Date Elite Points: 28 Flexible Elite Miles: 11000 Lifetime Flight Miles: 1,409,126 There…
Sep 15, 2009
Pampering yourself in KL Part 2
I wonder how many Men have regular Facials? being a traveller, with at least once a month voyage transcontinentally, I find Facials at my destinations to be good for the…
Sep 15, 2009
Australian Sense of Humour
Those of us who grew up in Australia, and many others who have made this great brown continent their home, an australian sense of humour is essential for an integrated…
Sep 15, 2009
I am going to work 12 september 2009
I thought to myself, I am going to work… On this day, 12 th September 2009 As the Continental Airlines 767-400 took off from CDG, I had a curious sensation:…
Sep 15, 2009
Death of a Philosopher Gerard Cohen
Gerard “Jerry” Cohen, Jewish, Montreal-born, was till his recent death Professor of Philosophy, Fellow of All Soul’s College. He was a fervent egalitarianist-the kind we do not come across very…
Sep 15, 2009
What am I doing here?
WHY MunChing with two Hocank youngsters Today is 10th September 2009. In exactly 11 days, I will leave MIAMI for a long flight to KLIA.. leaving at 5 45 pm…
Sep 15, 2009
Food that does not Harm you.. in Paris
If you are interested in my musings about Nutrition and Health, some with a heavy cultural overlay, you can consult www.crossculturalendocrinology.blogspot.com When coming home this evening, I thought, what is…
Sep 15, 2009
Thinking about Mahler on a Bright Sunny Day in Paris
Sitting on the steps of Opera Garnier, this afternoon, reading the excellent Biography of Gabo, and feeling elated and hopeful, I thought of Gustav Mahler, the austro hungarian jew who…
Sep 15, 2009
Sorry, I want to say to the Japanese Lady, in Marais, Paris
Corruption of Morality to other Human Beings Last night, around Midnight, was walking along Marais, a Hip neighbourhood of France, after a very satisfying dinner at Breizh Café, a Breton…
Sep 15, 2009
Makan in Malaysia.. so Delicious..
Even as a child, I thought of Malaysia as a destination for Food! so in the 72 hours that I spent in KL on this trip to see Friends, I…