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IN 2008, On an Air Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Siem Reap, Cambodia, I met MCY who would become my closest friend in Asia. We shared/continue to share…
Bhutan is a mountainous kingdom nestling in the Himalayas, where most of the people live in remote villages, most of which are not accessible easily. In some cases, you may…
I am familiar with the health care systems in many parts of the world. The best, in my opinion, has been the one in FRANCE and the most chaotic is…
While at the beginning of the Pandemic in 2020 and the various types of isolation that were to follow, many people, including me, welcomed the isolation and lack of intrusion…
Cuban Revolution, considered to be a classical example of People's uprising against tyranny and Imperialism, happened in 1959. The Giant to the north so used to the kowtowing of the…
This morning I received a message from an artist friend of mine from Teheran. and included was a song "I really love this song. I cant understand the meaning of…
One of the simple pleasures in life is to sip a cup of Cuban Coffee. I walk to the nearest cafe, and order a Cortadito which is a Cuban style…
When asked to accompany an European-Australian to go for a run around a football field, an Australian aboriginal person accepted the invitation and ran with him around the ground. When…
Tonight is the Full Moon of April 2021. I joined on line to a philosophical/spiritual discussion by a leading Guru from South India. Normally his talks are entertaining but this…
This is my Blood Pressure before my meditation practice towards the end of the day. a Systolic BP of 112 is very decent and a diastolic of 79 is acceptable.…
Google Doodle celebrates surgical face mask inventor Dr. Wu Lien-teh's 142nd birthday Unfortunately, the good doctor's country of brith a century later did not do well with the Pandemic. At…
If you work more than 40 hours a week, you are either an economic slave or an inefficient worker who needs psychologic care .. We talk about efficiency but never…