Jun 15, 2013
INCREDIBLE MALAYSIA: HIGH LEVEL HOSPITALITY
AIR ASIA, whose CEO, Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian Indian, has done more for the integration of ASEAN countries than any SINGLE politician of the region, and now connecting both India…
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Jun 15, 2013
THE COURAGE OF SOPHISTICATED IRANIANS
HAIL TO THE COURAGE OF OUR IRANIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS The Islamic Republic of Iran recently held a Presidential Election. There were many candidates all but one of whom were…
Jun 15, 2013
INFORMATION IS THE NEW SOIL.. INFORMATION OVERLOAD VS INFORMATION ANALYSIS
INFORMATION OVERLOAD OR INFORMATION ANALYSIS Dedicated to people from whom I learned so much about the art of being a Physician Dr Howard Lessner Dr Julio Ferreiro Dr Eric Reiss…
Jun 15, 2013
REGIONAL AMERICAN VARIATIONS IN WORD MEANING
I have been very lucky to be visiting various parts of the USA on a regular basis. Initially there was no pattern to my travels, but lately: South Florida, Nebraska/Iowa/South…
Jun 15, 2013
PUTIN AND DEMOCRACY: IS IT REALLY THAT DIFFERENT FROM MANY OF THE ELECTED DEMOCRACIES IN THE AMERICAS?
I read something very interesting in Simon Kuper's column in the FT a few days ago. He was describing his meeting with an old friend who stayed on in Moscow…
Jun 15, 2013
You don’t leave your friends, they are always in your heart..The Extraordinary Family Practice Doctor of South Dakota
Many poets have written about friendships. I think it was Mireilles from Brasil who profoundly stated about the absence of a close friend. One that gnaws at your heart and…
Jun 15, 2013
PITY OR COMPASSION IS NOT LOVE
Walking around this latin american city, watching the empty shops, sad faces in the streets, I felt a sadness which can be due to a combination of emotions and as…
Jun 15, 2013
LIFESTYLE CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE BODY: OBESITY, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
INFLAMMATION AS THE COMMON PATHWAY TO CHRONIC DISEASES IN 2002, I was wandering around the streets of Johor Bahru, Malaysia when I came across books being sold at a Hindu…
Jun 15, 2013
INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA: THE PALLAVA ORIGINS OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN LANGUAGE SCRIPTS
WHO BROUGHT THE SCRIPT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA: HINDUS OR BUDDHISTS IN OTHER WORDS, WHO IS THE REAL BUMIPUTRA? I was merrily walking along the street in front of the…
Jun 15, 2013
GIFTS OF INDONESIA: THIS TIME FROM BALI
GIFTS OF INDONESIA: THIS TIME FROM BALI I had to divert my trip to the USA from Europe, so that I could once again be with my Indonesian friends. My…
May 15, 2013
THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU For those who hide behind their identities and the exteriors of themselves and their skin as…
May 15, 2013
CHOLERA AND TYPE 2 DIABETES: A METAPHORIC CONNECTION?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST THINKS ABOUT CHOLERA CHOLERA AND DIABETES IS THERE A METAPHORIC CONNECTION? When we talk about a CURE for Cholera, what…