Archive for September, 2007
Thailand Crashing? Poll
You have this nice and this ugly face of Thailand. You do not only have the first Thai head of government in living memory who’s presentable and speaks some proper English. You also have events pushing Thailand back to the Dark Ages and the high-profile fugitive who laughs of Thailand’s justice system as a joke.
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The Vongthip Letter Sep 09
As long as it takes: August was a hot, humid and stormy month in Bangkok. Residents were feeling less miserable because of the heavy rain and traffic jams than the on-going political pantomimes, staged in and outside the parliament by the red shirts and the opposition. With so many permanent secretaries and key ministerial officials
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A Sad Story
A few days ago, after a fairly good Aikido session at Thai-Ippun Dojo in Din Daeng, I had dinner at one of my usual restaurants. I was quite hungry but I didn’t want to eat too much as it was already late, so I ordered just one plate of fried rice. As the owners of
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The Bank: Nightclub Unplugged
I was shocked. Utterly shocked. Doesn’t happen often that I’m shocked. But there I was. Speechless. Must have had my mouth open all the time, struggling to keep the head straight. It actually was soon too much for me. Slightly dizzy, without a single drink, and I had to leave. A few minutes later, walking
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