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- Poomjai
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- Competitive instinct ( naive )
- Fort Hood Shooting: Has America Reached a Level of "Over Streessed." ( Piset )
- More love for Jiwamol from >>--> ( Pomjuk )
- TOAST BOX just opened at Siam Paragon ( panalwayscute )
- Breakfast at Foodland Sukhumvit Soi 16 ( panalwayscute )
- In response to HA_HA from my previous blog MORE LOVE TO WINDY ( Pomjuk )
- My Home Made Macaroni with Meat Balls and Carbonara Sauce ( panalwayscute )
- Confucius: 2560 Years Later, He is Educating the World ( Piset )
- The Dividing Line ( Piset )
FRT - Farang Rak Thai
Humdrum musings on life in Thailand
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Thursday , September 20 , 2007
Unseen in Thailand!
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| This blog is entirely whimsical. There is no big point to make nor debate to provoke.Simply that I noticed today a nice brightly painted blue Toyota taxi near to my home. It had several advertising logos on the bodywork. One of which carried the tourist logo:'Unseen in Thailand'Through fate or merely coincidence, beneath it was a sign that attested to the provenance of the driver, who no doubt was.... |
Thursday , September 13 , 2007
Mad dogs, Englishmen, Marathons and my Mum
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| My mum was recently diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer. She is being wonderfully strong and I talk to her everyday. I feel rather helpless being in Thailand with her in the UK, but I know that my dad and brothers are giving her lots of support. I shall go home soon for a visit before she starts her chemotherapy.I guess that so many people scratch their heads trying to think of the things they ca.... |
Monday , September 10 , 2007
OK, so England won, but one swallow doesn't make a summer!
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| OK, so perestroika was not in evidence tonight as England cruised past Russia 3-0.Despite all of the doubts about him, Emile Heskey was commanding in the air and a solid presence up front. And then, of course, there is only one Michael Owen. He reached the 40 goal milestone for England with two class goals. That boy is special, and he will still only be 31 when England compete in the 2010 World Cu.... |
Thursday , September 6 , 2007
Does Thailand's social hierarchy perpetuate feudalism?
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| Thailand is truly a lovely country to live in. Great people, wonderful tropical climate, fantastic food, fascinating culture and history. This country feels like my home. But culturally of course it is so different from England.One of the most notable differences I find is the systemic culture of hierarchy. From 2 year old kids learning to call their 3 year old cousins 'phee'. University student.... |
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