Archive for August 15th, 2005

Prison of water, revisited

August 15, 2005
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Prison of water, revisited

Chopper-evac, boat rescue, emergency visit from PM Thaksin, relief supplies and sandbags, one billion baht damage, floating dead… …for most people, these words evocate the horrible scenes of the tsunami that hit Thai shores last Christmas. However, the scene described with these phrases happened just yesterday and today, in my city, Chiang Mai. Read...
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Language of the Heart

August 15, 2005
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Language of the Heart

Hands down without doubt the thing I love best about Thailand is the language. Listening to spoken Thai and reading written Thai can even edge out a deliciously so-spicy-will-kill-a-normal-human plate of pad gra pao from my affections. Thai language is such a beautiful language and really, when you think about it, such a simple...
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Thailand and me… for an introduction

August 15, 2005
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Thailand and me… for an introduction

Sawat-dii kha! I’m glad to be back in Thailand – well, at least virtually, for the time being. I stumbled upon this blog a few weeks ago, now I’m spending my evenings reading the archives, and…. maybe I have a few interesting stories to tell or ideas to share…. I’m a 29-year-old Hungarian, at...
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Just Shoot Me

August 15, 2005
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Do I know what product I’m selling? No. Do I know what I’m doing today? No. But I’m here and I’m gonna give it my best shot. Sawasdee, Last month, I was at this uber-private “share” party (which was a blogworthy event on its own, remind me to tell you about it if I...
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