The Bong ETU is also a training ground for many healthcare workers from different NGOs who come for a few days for hands-on experience so...

The only remaining patient in the Suspected Ward moved into the Confirmed Ward after her Ebola test came back positive. She was the...

Walking into the first room of the Confirmed Ward for the first time two days ago, we found eight-year-old Ryan lying on his side, neck...

This morning there were 26 patients, 15 in the Confirmed Ward and 11 in the Suspected Ward; many in the suspected ward would be...

We began at 6:45 am when the sky brightened very quickly. Morning hand-over given by the night shift of one death. There were 33...

I left for Liberia on Royal Air Maroc. It seems that Brussels Airline and Royal Air Maroc are the only two airlines that are still...

Tomorrow I head to Liberia to volunteer with International Medical Corps (IMC) in their fight against the Ebola virus right at the heel...

Welfleet, Cape Cod is our summer refuge for at least two weeks of the year. The tradition started when my first child was born. Last...

The sun shone brightly on our reunion weekend at Wellesley College welcoming returning alumnae from the 5th to the 75th reunion years. ...

Leading up to this one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings, there was numerous continuous coverage on the news, reminisces...

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire that burned down the College Hall of Wellesley College which took four years to build...

I came home over two weeks ago. It had been snowing. At some point when I was in Sarawak, out of the blue I felt very travel weary and...

Malaysia is in the midst of an outbreak of Dengue. Dengue is endemic here. Last year in the first three weeks of January, there were...

Penang or Pulau Pinang, an island that is shaped like a turtle, was founded in 1786 by Captain Francis Light. It strategically stands at...

I sat on the balcony on the second floor and had my simple breakfast. A row of pigeons perched on the wire preening. Today I planned to...

The early morning mist covered the mountains and the river lending mystery to the surrounding areas. Soon the sun burned up the fog. I...

Two years ago when I was traveling with my daughter Cara in Sabah we were looking to see if we could find the elusive and rare Rafflesia...

This morning the sun came up bright and strong. We packed up and had an oriental breakfast of fried rice noodles as requested by the...

We got up at six and had a breakfast of toasts, beans, eggs and tea, packed a sandwich and an apple for lunch, some water, a raincoat...

In the morning I went to the airport to catch my flight to Mulu. My driver was an Iban so he did not celebrate Chinese New Year. I...