Beware of ATM culprit I do not know should I praise the ATM culprits for their exceptional ability to swindle money from the public through ATM. Or should I blame the stupidity of those people who got cheated again and again repeatedly by these swindlers. For the past year, I have […]
What do you say when you greet people?
What do you say when you greet people? The first word I like to learn when I come to a new country is the word of greeting in the local language. It normally gives me a good way to start a friendly conversation. People will normally smile or trying to teach me how to […]
Thai Politic looks hazy after the election today (December 23, 2007)
Thai Politic looks hazy after the election today (December 23, 2007) It is now cleared that the former ousted Premier Taksin Shinawatana by the military coup and his nominated Plalang Prachachon (People’s Power) party has won the election. The total unofficial counts now stand at 230 out of the 480 Parliamentary seats for Plalang […]
Thai politic after Sunday (December 23, 2007) election
Thai politic after Sunday (December 23, 2007) election It’s winter time in Thailand. The temperature is normally hovering between 18-28 °C (64.4-82.4 °F) this time of the year. But the weather this winter is unusually warm in Thailand or at lease in Bangkok. The temperature we have today is 33 °C (91.4 °F). It is […]
Christmas 2007
Christmas 2007 Well, it’s Christmas again and a time for joy to the world. Reading back 2000 years ago, we see the first Christmas was proclaimed by an angel. And there were shepherds living out in the field nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night….and angel appeared, praising God saying […]
International Anti-Corruption Day
International Anti-Corruption Day The United Nations Convention, in the October 31, 2003, signed a resolution number 58/4 declaring the 9th of December each year as the world anti corruption day. The first annual International Anti-Corruption Day met on December 9th, 2004 in Mérida, Mexico. Since then it has convened a conference each year to fight […]