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For over a week, Bangkok has been in a state of panic. Everyone is packing up their houses, sealing doors and windows with silicone, buying sand from other provinces, finding ways to block their pipes and other points of weakness where water may enter. Plastic bags large enough to seal entire cars are in hot…
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The past two days the hot topic on everyone’s lips has been “Steve Jobs has died.” It’s strange that I should find out about this on my iPhone, a few minutes after waking up. When talking to others the first reaction is a little ‘gasp.’ Everyone knows him. Even those who are not Apple fans. He’s dead…
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It’s raining cats and dogs again tonight. The street in front of my house is flooded. It’s nothing compared to elsewhere in the country where houses are flooded up to the second story. Residents have no where left to sleep but on the roof. Workers were stranded in a factory after flash floods closed their exit. …
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Many people think health comes along when you have another “half” another “soul” to be by your side. Some say “love” will make you lose weight, be healthy. There is some truth to it, but I think that is somewhat oversimplified. You do not need to have “someone” to get healthy. The only reason you…
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It’s been two days since my good friend’s birthday and believe me the words have just been flowing in and out of my mind in an endless stream that ebbs and flows. There are so many things I want to say, so many things I want to write, yet having only 24 hours in a…
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I was thinking about growing up the other day and how some skills you acquire along the way depends a lot on where you live. Living in Thailand, as in any other asian country, life requires one to tip other people every now and then. A tip for good service, tip for the valet, tip…
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The other day I wrote about how important it was to fail before you can succeed. I realized I did not quite emphasize enough how important it is to actually LEARN from your mistakes. Learning is key. It is what you must do before you can succeed, for if you keep failing over and over and…
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Having just read the New York Times article “What if the Secret to Success is Failure?” I can’t help but nod in agreement. Yes, to have an education, finish school, graduate from highschool or even a college degree does not ensure you will have a successful life. A degree does not guarantee that you won’t jump…
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“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts,” William Shakespeare I think Shakespeare was really right to compare our world to being a stage and us merely players. We are all born onto this…
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The world is a great place to live in. Although it isn’t perfect, there are many wonderful initiatives out there created by people who strive to do good for society, for mankind, for this earth. If only there were more initiatives out there. On the iPad Alex had downloaded the National Geographic Magazine which has…
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