A Day at the ‘Beach’

It was a gloriously sunny morning when I boarded the bus in Penang; unaware that, less than four hours later … 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

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 Corner Where Pain & Hope Meet

It’s heartbreaking to watch and listen to a person describe their unrelenting and debilitating pain; to hear how they have … More

My Health: From Standard to The Sublime

Strange but true: I just came home from the pharmacy, where I went looking for denture cleanser. Given my overall … More

The Surgical Detox

This sunny hot Saturday morning, while most people were taking it easy, sleeping in, watching cartoons, heading to the pool, … More