Revival of a Severed Manhood

The Oxford dictionary defines “manhood” as the state of being a man rather than a child. It is also synonymous with the qualities traditionally associated with men such as courage, strength and sexual...

The State of Health of Our Nation

“For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future”. These are the wise words from arguably the most...

Constant cravings

The compelling appetite for substances that are largely non nutritious such as clay, metal, chalk, glass, soil, sand or ice is well studied and known as pica. JUDGING from my bodily stature, it doesn't take...

That Seven Year Itch

Last week, I wrote about my obsessions with the old movies. I know I am not a complete ancient dinosaur, I guess it was the mere feeling of nostalgia. I remember watching the black and white P. Ramlee films...

‘Bubbly’ Pee

“We are raising today’s children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In so doing, we are failing to cultivate artists, pioneers and entrepreneurs. Instead, we cultivate a generation...

Living with Genital Herpes

British-born writer and speaker Alan Watts is best known as the interpreter of eastern philosophy and popularised it for the western audience. His first best selling book The Way of Zen explored the human...

Barriers To Love

I used to hate travelling long distance. The laborious and restless journey to the “other side of earth” is just so unappealing, when one is stranded in a confined space, and need to ask permission from a...

The Pain of Circumcision

Pain according to the dictionary is defined as “an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neuron, the discomfort that signals actual or potential injury to the body.” Presumably...

Low Sperm Count

Steve Jobs once said: “I have great respect for incremental improvement, and I have done that sort of things in my life, but I have always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. I don't know why....