Archive for the 'Health, Fitness, & Medical' Category

An Era of Urban Impatience: the Elevator Syndrome

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Living in an age of over populating rapid urbanization that has seen many o’ wide open spaces replaced with the likes of slums and suburbia, the cities of the world continue to expand across horizons, expanding through the upper stretches of the biosphere. With longer horizontal and vertical distances to cover, we’ve come to be [...]

Crocodile Blood Capsules: Health Supplement Boost

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Croc Blood Serum as a Savior?
It’s a common observation that reptiles heal quicker than mammals, far less prone to disease and infection of exposed wounds. Considering crocodiles, particularly, are constantly exposed to millions of microbes and pathogens that would pose threat to exposed humans, one must wonder what can be learned or gained from crocs, [...]

Mangosteen Name Mystery: Thai joke version

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

With lifts on import bans in recent years, much of the western world has finally been introduced to the sweet & juicy delight of the mangosteen. This native Asian fruit identified scientifically as Garcinia mangostana is so new to the mass markets of US and Europe, common spell checkers  have yet to recognize it.
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Bangkok 2009 New Year’s Blast: Popular Night Club Scorched during Count-down; Human Barbecue

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

For thousands of people, 2009 kicked off with a horrific tragedy as one of the Thai capital’s popular night club’s Santika (sometimes spelt Zantika) went into flames shortly after the New Year’s count down.
At least 60 people either were trampled, suffocated and/or burnt to death within the once classy compounds, and several hundred more barely [...]

Moped Freight Truck Freak Accident on Thai Highway: Gruesome Blood and Guts Death Reality Check

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

If you got a weak stomach, take a few deep breaths before continuing…
 
The witnesses, descriptions, images, and critique regarding death that follow might shake/stir your innards a bit, but none-the-less, should be held as a prime reinforcement factor for insight, focus, and ultimately a true determination and dedication for harmonious survival and persistence in [...]

Burmese Corpse Collectors Arrested: Military Junta Nabs Volunteers

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Surfing the web, I was quite taken by this story about a group of Burmese volunteers who had been cleaning up corpses in Myanmar’s cyclone stricken coastal plains and river beds.

How to Survive Thailand Roads & Traffic: Thai Motorcycle and Car driving safety

Friday, March 21st, 2008

After six years motorcycle driving experience in Thailand and counting, with all his limbs and organs still in working order, the author has gained sufficient experience hours on end on thousands of kilometers of urban and rural roads, paths, streets, sois, and highways, giving him the valuable insight, hindsight, and perspective to share with [...]

Gig – Kik- Gik lovers in Thailand: Thai casual polygamy sexual culture การมี กิ๊ก

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

As Jane and Jack sat side by side on the hot traffic-stalled Bangkok bus, Jack stared out the window. Though there was plenty of city action before his eyes, Jack wasn’t paying any attention. He was thinking about his ‘gik’.A familiar beeping sound knocked Jack out of his daydream and he immediately turned to his [...]

Klaus’ Kolumn: Cladistics and Don Stenson on intelligence

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Does the things that happened to us in the past make us who we are today? – Don Stenson (rundonrun @ hotmail.com)
Dear Mr. Stenson
I have attempted to ascertain a bit about the History of your family and as a practicing Anthropologist I feel that a correlation
does exist between the events of your past and the [...]

Klaus’ Kolumn: The Massage-Thai masseuse and Homosexuality

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Having succeeded at remaining true to my convictions never to tread the path of homosexuality, I am nevertheless shaken by my last encounter with…..Thai massage.