Painful Intercourse

The American mythologist, writer and lecturer, Joseph Campbell, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion once said: “Find a place inside where there is joy, and joy will burn...

Painless Red May Not Be Pain-free

The Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson once said: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from...

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...