The Healermen of KL: Part III

I’m still learning that sometimes our biggest gifts materialize in the smallest of packages. Including those that lead us towards … More

The Healermen of KL: Part II

The Samkkya Naturo-Medic Centre is hidden away behind a high wall at the end of a busy road in Bangsar, … More

The Prophet of Putrajaya

A short walk from the train station of a planned city in the middle of Southeast Asia, stands a medical … More

The Healermen of KL: Part I

If you’ve ever contemplated exploring the world of Chinese medicine, it might be worthwhile to hop on a plane to … More

Sothea’s Story

A handful of ex-pats: One South African. One Swiss. One Canadian. A few Americans. Three Cambodians (including two from Phare). … More

Sisterhood of the Checkered Pants (& Tops)

Children who are admitted to Emergency are accompanied by a relative who remains on the ward until the child’s release … More

Meltdown

Perhaps it was waiting to happen. Triggered by a relatively innocuous incident on C ward: A father, quite slight of … More

A Tale of Two Hospitals

On a wide swath of land between Highway 5 and the main police office, the grass, trees and flowers bloom … More

A New Year’s Pilgrimage (x2)

Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit. A year of reverence towards furry pets. It was a day when caricatures … More

A Swim to Remember

It was the kind of morning that made me wonder why our government hasn’t yet (to the best of my … More