Recent Entries
Understanding Filipinos When They Talk
Philippine Language from an ALG PerspectiveBy Antonio GraceffoAbout my Exposure to Filipino LanguageFor four months I studied emergency medical techni... read more
Kung Fu Panda and the Brooklyn Monk
By Antonio Garceffo“Your training is a lonely war.”When you train, you battle yourself. You wrestle your internal demons forcing your mind... read more
EMS Duty in Tondo
by Antonio Graceffo“How do you shower on a twenty-four hour shift?” I asked, noticing that there was no plumbing in the radio shack, where... read more
Nursing the Shan
By Antonio GraceffoOn a bamboo bed in a dark clinic at LoiTailang, a woman sits with her three children. One has a severe foot burn, which is all infe... read more
The Hero of Your Own Life Story
Nim's Island and the Brooklyn MonkBy Antonio Graceffo “The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”This quote has bee... read more
Shan Lai Tai Kung Fu
By Antonio Graceffohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=5pNFM40bxZsThis is the next in a series of 'Martial Arts Odyssey' episodes shot inside of Burma, at Loi ... read more
Burma Shan Video: Porter and Human Shield
By Antonio Graceffohttp://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc7qMyIu4G4The Burmese SPDC military forces raid Shan villages. They kill, they loot, and they rape. ... read more
Around the World and Back to Your Beginnings
Audio CD from Brooklynmonk, Antonio GraceffoThe wisdom of Shaolin Temple monks and years of adventures in the deserts and mountains of South East Asia... read more
The Plight of the Shan People of Burma
By Antonio GraceffoGenocide, Torture, and Ignorance: The Shan are dying and the world takes no notice. “When I fled my village in Burma I had to... read more
Ambulance Duty in Manila
The Philippines is a tough place to have a medical emergency. by Antonio Graceffo After graduating EMT-B (Eme... read more