Posted in Medicine, Taiwan, Travel on Sep 16th, 2006 No Comments »
I hope that when I’m 97 my eyes have a similar sparkle to those of Doctor Jiang. Actually, just getting 90 would a fine accomplishment.
Walking back into Quan De clinic is like coming home.
Not much has changed. There are few new jars of tonic herbal wines, and he has somehow acquired a collection of cute [...]
Posted in Taiwan, Travel on Sep 12th, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve returned to the streets of Taipei, where the rules for traffic are the same as for water.
Flow..
Merge…
Yield….
Swirl…..
It’s like fast action game of GO, it’s all about territory and relationship, vector and power. Seattle’s rule bound roads move like a robot without joints. In Taipei, traffic slitters. It will force your attention into a 3D [...]
Posted in Acupuncture, Health, Medicine, Wellness on Sep 4th, 2006 4 Comments »
Yong Kang Clinic is not just a place where people come to find relief from allergies and headaches, or to find natural methods of coping with chronic illness, or to freely drop in when their back goes suddenly out.
It’s also a place where practitioners gather to drink tea, puzzle over the meaning of the medical [...]