I sat beside the two elderly men in their mechanized wheelchairs and their foreign helpers. Did I intrude into their space in front of the lake on an unusually cool Saturday morning? Were they envying my ride and my mobility? Did it bring back memories of their youth when they too moved about with freedom […]
Walking Israel by Martin Fletcher is a good read for those who want to peer into the soul of modern Israel. There are those whose interest in Israel is only in its role as a time clock to the end-times. They are not interested in its people, their identity and their culture. This book can […]
The annual haze from fires in Sumatera, Indonesia has been blown here by the south westerly monsoon winds. The density increased over the days. These are also the days that political parties have been out campaigning for the elections. The polling took place today. However the haze was at its worse yesterday, or more strictly […]