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Tuesday , September 11 , 2007

Thai Names, Thai-ness and the Necessity of Conservatism

Posted by natee , Reader : 1207 , 10:12:25 | Category : General Interest

I was once a very liberal Thai person, but as I grow older, I suddenly feel that there’s no need to be liberal, for Thais are liberal enough. This is why I find myself suddenly siding with people I once considered dinosaurs. Perhaps, wisdom does come with age and the so-called dinosaurs at the Culture Ministry might be wiser than we think, after all.Even after reading a brilliantly argued article on ....

I was once a very liberal Thai person, but as I grow older, I suddenly feel that there’s no need to be liberal, for Thais are liberal enough. This is why I find myself suddenly siding with people I once considered dinosaurs. Perhaps, wisdom does come with age and the so-called dinosaurs at the Culture Ministry might be wiser than we think, after all.Even after reading a brilliantly argued article on ....

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Wednesday , August 29 , 2007

Studying in the UK (4) – The Local/International Student Divide

Posted by natee , Reader : 1254 , 07:57:59 | Category : Studying in the UK

“I try talking to English students all the time, but they just look at me, mumble, and turn away,” said a new Thai student who only recently arrived in England. I nodded my head in agreement with her and remembered how very few Thai students who study in the UK will ever be able to overcome the linguistic, social and cultural barriers to an extent that they would become best mates with an English stu....

“I try talking to English students all the time, but they just look at me, mumble, and turn away,” said a new Thai student who only recently arrived in England. I nodded my head in agreement with her and remembered how very few Thai students who study in the UK will ever be able to overcome the linguistic, social and cultural barriers to an extent that they would become best mates with an English stu....

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Tuesday , August 28 , 2007

Book Review: Trespasses by Padcha Tuntha-Obhas

Posted by natee , Reader : 1153 , 05:39:08 | Category : General Interest

Thailand is a lonely place to be a bilingual. We straddle the linguistic and cultural balance on a daily basis, often speaking in the same language as those who surround us, and while you understand our words, it is rarely a given that you will understand what we actually mean to say. This sense of loneliness drenches ‘trespasses’ written by young Thai author Padcha Tuntha-obas to the extent that you....

Thailand is a lonely place to be a bilingual. We straddle the linguistic and cultural balance on a daily basis, often speaking in the same language as those who surround us, and while you understand our words, it is rarely a given that you will understand what we actually mean to say. This sense of loneliness drenches ‘trespasses’ written by young Thai author Padcha Tuntha-obas to the extent that you....

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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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