“WHAT is wrong with you?” a stranger asked as I passed by him outside a shop. He had been observing…
Browsing: Breaking Barriers
Of quacks and snake oil pedlars
Older and hopefully wiser
AGE is not just a number. Each is a marker of our journey through life. For good or for bad,…
The bane of man-made barriers
MY teenage years in the Boy Scout troop were full of adventures. We hiked across jungle trails to camp at…
Privileges and rights
SATURDAYS are grocery shopping days for my wife Wuan and me. We usually spend a few hours at the supermarket…
Don’t abuse accessible facilities
IT was impossible to miss the wheelchair logos painted on the pillar and floor. The signboard at the front of…
Of pressure sores and wheelchair cushions
CUSHIONS are simply padding over hard surfaces for the buttocks. Many of us do not give them much thought as…
In times of disaster
HOW prepared are we in dealing with the evacuation and rescue of disabled persons in Malaysia in the event of…
Journeys of love, food and everything in between
MY wife Wuan and I went on a road trip earlier this week. It has become an annual ‘pilgrimage’ to…