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Thursday , August 23 , 2007

I challenge The Economist....(updated Friday)

Posted by natee , Reader : 911 , 06:10:42 | Category : General Interest

====== 24 Aug Update =====Here's the article, as predicted, in the Leader's section of The Economisthttp://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9687376To The Economist's credit, their opinion article is actually more balanced than I expected. This actually shows a significant improvement from some of their recent articles. Although some factual errors exist (a wide section of the Thai ....

====== 24 Aug Update =====Here's the article, as predicted, in the Leader's section of The Economisthttp://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9687376To The Economist's credit, their opinion article is actually more balanced than I expected. This actually shows a significant improvement from some of their recent articles. Although some factual errors exist (a wide section of the Thai ....

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Tuesday , August 14 , 2007

The Aug 19 Referendum - What are we Voting For??

Posted by natee , Reader : 651 , 23:28:48 | Category : General Interest

Mankind has a disturbing knack for missing the point, and in our debate on the virtues of the new constitution, we have again missed the point. There is no 'clash', or common point for debate, in the issues. In other words, we are arguing about completely different issues.Ask around the debating societies at various universities throughout Thailand, particularly the ones at Mahidol University, Chulal....

Mankind has a disturbing knack for missing the point, and in our debate on the virtues of the new constitution, we have again missed the point. There is no 'clash', or common point for debate, in the issues. In other words, we are arguing about completely different issues.Ask around the debating societies at various universities throughout Thailand, particularly the ones at Mahidol University, Chulal....

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Wednesday , August 8 , 2007

‘Ab Wrong’ scholars: ‘Ab’ in ‘Ab Baew’ is NOT from ‘abnormal’

Posted by natee , Reader : 1053 , 06:49:09 | Category : General Interest

Let’s get one thing straight, ‘Ab’ in ‘Ab Baew’ - the trendiest word in Thai teens' vocabulary today - does NOT originate from the word ‘abnormal’. Yet, a number of antique Thai language scholars have managed to define the word so incorrectly that they have managed to mislead a Thai Prime Minister. Although I have been increasingly disillusioned with the va....

Let’s get one thing straight, ‘Ab’ in ‘Ab Baew’ - the trendiest word in Thai teens' vocabulary today - does NOT originate from the word ‘abnormal’. Yet, a number of antique Thai language scholars have managed to define the word so incorrectly that they have managed to mislead a Thai Prime Minister. Although I have been increasingly disillusioned with the va....

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Thursday , July 19 , 2007

Wimbledon Tennis Adventure (end) - Ivanovic vs Sharapova

Posted by natee , Reader : 1033 , 06:46:35 | Category : General Interest

It was completely unexpected, but I found myself mesmerised with the way Anna Ivanovic interacted with her spectators and how much she appeared to enjoy her tennis. Watching Sharapova felt suffocating, like all the joy in our lives were being sucked out, and even the smile at the end didn't help.I woke up at about 5:30AM in my cold, clammy tent. By that time, the rain had managed to soak through th....

It was completely unexpected, but I found myself mesmerised with the way Anna Ivanovic interacted with her spectators and how much she appeared to enjoy her tennis. Watching Sharapova felt suffocating, like all the joy in our lives were being sucked out, and even the smile at the end didn't help.I woke up at about 5:30AM in my cold, clammy tent. By that time, the rain had managed to soak through th....

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Monday , July 16 , 2007

Wimbledon Tennis Adventure (3) - The Overnight Queue

Posted by natee , Reader : 4116 , 09:25:57 | Category : General Interest

I walked towards the end of the queue, drenched in the English showers, and as if possessed. It was coming towards 8PM, and in a few minutes I would know exactly where I was in the queue. This would decide whether I would get a centre court ticket for tomorrow where the likes of Tim Henman, Maria Sharapova, and Rafael Nadal would play.After battling the uphill climb on Wimbledon Park Road, I finally ....

I walked towards the end of the queue, drenched in the English showers, and as if possessed. It was coming towards 8PM, and in a few minutes I would know exactly where I was in the queue. This would decide whether I would get a centre court ticket for tomorrow where the likes of Tim Henman, Maria Sharapova, and Rafael Nadal would play.After battling the uphill climb on Wimbledon Park Road, I finally ....

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