by John Curtis | Jan 2, 2016 | John's Blog
The dictionary defines bigotry as a person that is narrow minded, intolerant, and holds a prejudice against a racial or religious group. Where does this attitude come from? Are we born with it? Does it suddenly envelope us when we turn eighteen? I think we...
by John Curtis | Dec 7, 2015 | John's Blog
December 7, 2015 NATIONALISM This is a word that galvanizes folks, because it means loyalty and devotion to a state or nation. It’s a strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. It is a sense of national...
by John Curtis | Jul 29, 2014 | John's Blog
Landing in Taipei, the capital of Nationalist China was not much different than Hong Kong. People were busy trying to survive, or selling whatever was available. I took a van to downtown Taipei and checked into a modest hotel. I noticed a man at a table on each...
by John Curtis | Jun 21, 2014 | John's Blog
Once back in Kuching, East Malaysia, we took a bus across the top of Borneo. Buses in Asia are not built for someone my size, 6’4”. I had to take a whole bench seat sitting sideways to fit. The bus, like the boat, was full of humanity, animals, and birds. The...
by John Curtis | Jun 14, 2014 | John's Blog
We were the guests and we were to be entertained. Dancers of all ages entered the main house room, with silver bangles, bracelets, and necklaces, twirled, hopped, and leaped about with native handmade guitars and drums in accompaniment. Many of the children played...
by John Curtis | May 8, 2014 | John's Blog
Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the World and largest in Asia. Three countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei reside on the island. Chinese were the first and are the most populous people. I landed in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo aboard Malaysian flight 129 with my...
by John Curtis | May 1, 2014 | John's Blog
Our driver Banjeet, was a cordial friendly fellow, even at 4 A.M. He loaded our photo and audio equipment, canteens of water, plus our bag of goodies for our very long day. Lee, my partner, and I for this film project, were in Medan, Indonesia on the island of...
by John Curtis | Apr 27, 2014 | John's Blog
Malaysian Airlines flight 247 from Singapore touched down on Penang Island in the Malacca Strait. My partner, Lee Hall, and I were in Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia to get a visa to travel to Indonesia across the Malacca Straight to Medan, Sumatra. Our...
by John Curtis | Apr 17, 2014 | John's Blog
When we are young we are never old enough. You have to be so tall and so old to ride on the large carnival rides at the county fair. Too young to go to the movies alone; too young to drive the boat. Too young to sit at the big people table on holidays. Too young...
by John Curtis | Apr 8, 2014 | John's Blog
Life in your sixties is a time for grandkids, a time to think about retirement, or the battle to keep your body going. Life in your sixties is also a time for loss of friends. The past few months I have lost two friends, Syd and Larry, both 67 years old. Too soon,...
