Author: Alex Abraham
Publisher: East West Books
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 203
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8186852956
Description
A collection of twenty nine stories from around the world, based on the author's peripatetic wanderings. Exploring the peoples' psyche, attempting to understand their motivations, their values and their pursuit of difficult, demanding and widely varied daily lives.
Searching far and near for differences but finding only a same universal decency, uprightness, and courage in adversity. Reveling in the diversity, in the goodness, the rectitude, and the integrity of all peoples.
A grand adventure across many nations, open, and welcoming meeting with ordinary people in everyday situations and yet experiencing extraordinary, and moving events. An elemental open celebration of life, camaraderie, humanity, and mother earth.
Contents
I will ever never forget you.
Fastest by ONE Second
A Question of Existence
The Brilliant Bajaj Chugs On!
Six Halts on Wedding Day
Mystical, Magical Rain Forests
France’98 & the Hooligans
Learning from Fautage
Canons of Righteousness
Marketing Bloopers & BSC
Tian Tan, The Temple of Heaven
The Chinese Nets at Kochi Harbour
An Ode to Joy
Awestruck on Orchard Road
True of Voice
Myanmar Musings
Wining & Dining in Snake Alley
Did South East Asia Go Totally Wrong?
Tiger spring
In the Footsteps of God’s & Mighty Emperors
Lighthouse at Bada Minicoy
Twist of Fate
Kavita Needs a Visa
The Crying need for Web Access
The River of Kings & the people
The Drive from Davao
Rahaels’ Winning Ways
The Broom’s Holiday
Travel Truths are Strange Contradictions