thailand
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Four days ago in the wee hours of the morning I felt a terrible itch that permeated throughout my whole body: its the kind of itch that makes you want to crawl out of your skin. Half awake, half asleep I eventually dozed back into sleep while my legs felt increasingly uncomfortable against my bedsheets
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The past few months has toppled the world upside down and inside out. Lives for many will have been changed forever. It’s been around a hundred years since the last pandemic of the Spanish flu and we are the generation that have been born at a timely manner to experience this special time. It’s a
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It’s hard to write anything non-political when most of what occupies my mind these days is politics, even on a day of love. I think about politics every day, because it very much affects my life, and I do not mean just dealing with the commute or having to work at back-up sites or work-at-home.
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Politics is a serious topic and the situation in Bangkok isn’t getting any better soon. I wonder everyday how it will all end, will there be bloodshed? Will this end in civil law? Will the protestors get tired and disperse? (I doubt it) Will the government step down? (I don’t think they will either) When
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Yesterday was Children’s day. Entire families were out en masse watching airplanes, dancing, singing and having quality family time. Shops and restaurants were filled and everywhere there was a queue. You’d think food was being given out for free. Tomorrow, it’s the Bangkok Shutdown. Literally. Major roads and intersections will be filled protestors, protesting against
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Tomorrow has been set as the D-day that Thais will walk out on the streets of Bangkok and protest against corruption and misuse of power by the current government. Still many are asking, why are you protesting when the government has already abandoned the controversial amnesty bill? Isn’t it enough? Protesting a democratically elected government
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It’s politics today. It kept me up last night and to sleep I had to get this out of my system, so here goes. I’m not a red shirt, I’m not a yellow shirt. I don’t think the Prime Minister or her government is stupid. In fact, I think they are smart and know exactly
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Happy Songkran everyone! It’s the Thai New Years now and how wonderful it is to have a peaceful one filled with sounds of laughter, happiness and splashes of water. It’s a great way to cool down during the hot summer weather where the sun burns in the mid thirties (Celsius). I won’t dwell on Songkran
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Today is Father’s day in Thailand as it is our Majesty the King’s Birthday. He is the “Father” of our beloved country. I therefore would like to wish all the father’s of this world a very Happy Father’s Day! Without our fathers none of us would not be here today. What I love about days
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