I would like to propose a new code YP (Yellow Press) or YJ (Yellow journalism) every time the Nation, Thaivisa.com, or ASTV is mentioned as news source. I am rather reluctant to include BKK Post in this category because this newspaper has some fair-minded columnists.
Let’s face it, vandalism is a habit for us Thais. Just look at public properties that have been destroyed or crippled, e.g., public telephones. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. Any political party willing to eradicate this habit?
I “simply do not have the local experience to contribute seriously to this Malaysian national conversation”, either. It’s refreshing to hear the Professor Doctor admit the same.
I’d think that “compulsory texts” are not the way to go, whether in Texas, Australia, or Malaysia.
On Sukhumvit Square, as most would know, after the use of MIB to clear it, Chuwit had the site boarded up for a long time, vacant. Now it is Chuwit Park, open to the public in the mornings and late afternoons. One of Chuwit’s inscriptions has it being built for the glory of the Christian god. Anyone know anything about this reference?
Great idea. Perhaps your students could prepare assignments or even PhDs in code form. If they need further tuition I suggest they write to development agencies who paint everything by numbers but some people just annotate their remarks as FW, BS or GS….
A lawyer with First Class Honours, believing those news? Oh dear…tell her friend to use the lawyer skills she has acquired in law school and in practice (analysing the credibility of evidence, analysing the fairness of the process of publication of The Nation etc) And last, but not least, think about the Constitutional Law stuff she has studied in class, and ask herself whether the King signing the coup is unconstitutional or not.
If a profession which teaches people to be most analytical and most rational like a lawyer still believes in these stuffs, there is no hope for Thailand I guess.
CT – 15
Had I not witnessed the audacity some people possess by daring to come up with the most ridiculous fabricated story, I would have been shocked when I read it. Fortunately I have seen too many that it would take much more than this to shock me.
What surprised me the most is that some people that believed in those fabricated stories tend to be those educated elite. I happened to met a lawyer (according to her colleague, a first degree honor with gold medal from TU) who totally believe The Nation Tanong’s news about Thaksin having prostrate cancer. Even the maid in my office was skeptic about the news, but no, not the first degree gold medal honor lawyer.
Here’s a link to a very detailed account and description of Chuvit’s brutal and heartless midnight destruction of Sukhumvit Square and the shops, homes and lives of the ordinary Thai’s living and working there, a very graphic example of the total impunity and lack of any rule of law or impartial justice that exists in Thailand:
Re the drug war killings, strange how the Junta never went after Taksin for that one when they could have…I wonder why?
Remember as a kid collecting lots of labor posters and putting them in a friends front yard whose father voted Liberal. Gave him a surprise in the morning. Democrat posters here have a few defacement but it only seems to be Abbhisit and not the local person running.
That is probably how it will go down, PT won’t be allowed to form a government. Like last time expect the Judiciary to start the ball rolling, with numerous invalidated seats, if that doesn’t get there the army will step in again subtly or not. Obviously Taksin knows this so will be interesting to see what counter-move he will make.
Mind you if PT can hang on and if they can trim back the military budget again might be a good short om Mercedes stocks.
And Sukhumvit Square contained – apart for the bars – a number of really nice antiques shops, including one that sold exquisite stuff from Nepal. They (and all the antiques, I assume) were completely destroyed in the raid.
He may not have been convicted for the charges of underaged prostitutes available in his massage parlours, but it is not even a secret that anything was available there.
Don’t forget please the way how he got rid of the tenants of Sukhumvit Square back in 2003, in which he paid one of the most heinous underworld figures in Bangkok for the nightly raid.
Please ask some journalists what was offered after they finished their interviews and photos with him back then…
Passionate on social issues? Hardly.
Good in marketing? Definitely!
Perhaps more in keeping with AW’s post, I prefer the other version of that.
New inmate hears numbers being called out – followed by varying amounts of laughter from the others. He asks an old lag what’s going on – who explains: “See, there’s only so many jokes and everybody in here has heard them so many times – so we just give each joke a number”.
“Oh, I get it…..” says the newbie “So, could I try a number?”
“Sure” says the old lag.
Newbie stands up and shouts “127!”. The other inmates collapse into hysterics – literally ROFL. Amazed, he asks the old lag what makes that joke so incredibly funny.
Speaking of numbers…
Seems a new inmate arrived in prison one day. He was gregarious and liked to fit in, so quickly began to blend in and share thoughts with fellow prisoners.
One day he was sitting with several when one shouted, “Twelve!” Everyone laughed profusely. In a moment another prisoner shouted, “Nineteen!” and the laughing grew louder. Fascinated, and wanting to try his own, the new inmate stood up and shouted, “Nine!” There was complete silence.
The inmate asked his friend, “What did I do wrong?”
His friend replied, “Ah, some people just can’t tell a joke.”
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I would like to propose a new code YP (Yellow Press) or YJ (Yellow journalism) every time the Nation, Thaivisa.com, or ASTV is mentioned as news source. I am rather reluctant to include BKK Post in this category because this newspaper has some fair-minded columnists.
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I prefer to comment on the credibility/knowledge/political stripes of western academic observers using longhand. Some things need to be done properly.
Vandalism and democracy
Let’s face it, vandalism is a habit for us Thais. Just look at public properties that have been destroyed or crippled, e.g., public telephones. It’s nothing out of the ordinary. Any political party willing to eradicate this habit?
Review of Ruth
No kidding. In Buddha’s company really, the Thai army would be a lot less sinful than what it is. Or is it a wrong Buddha?
Abhisit on the streets
Whatever picture of Apisit, the guy always looks tricky—someone not to be trusted.
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I “simply do not have the local experience to contribute seriously to this Malaysian national conversation”, either. It’s refreshing to hear the Professor Doctor admit the same.
I’d think that “compulsory texts” are not the way to go, whether in Texas, Australia, or Malaysia.
Chuvit on the streets
On Sukhumvit Square, as most would know, after the use of MIB to clear it, Chuwit had the site boarded up for a long time, vacant. Now it is Chuwit Park, open to the public in the mornings and late afternoons. One of Chuwit’s inscriptions has it being built for the glory of the Christian god. Anyone know anything about this reference?
New Mandala’s new comment policy
Great idea. Perhaps your students could prepare assignments or even PhDs in code form. If they need further tuition I suggest they write to development agencies who paint everything by numbers but some people just annotate their remarks as FW, BS or GS….
Vandalism and democracy
A lawyer with First Class Honours, believing those news? Oh dear…tell her friend to use the lawyer skills she has acquired in law school and in practice (analysing the credibility of evidence, analysing the fairness of the process of publication of The Nation etc) And last, but not least, think about the Constitutional Law stuff she has studied in class, and ask herself whether the King signing the coup is unconstitutional or not.
If a profession which teaches people to be most analytical and most rational like a lawyer still believes in these stuffs, there is no hope for Thailand I guess.
Vandalism and democracy
CT – 15
Had I not witnessed the audacity some people possess by daring to come up with the most ridiculous fabricated story, I would have been shocked when I read it. Fortunately I have seen too many that it would take much more than this to shock me.
What surprised me the most is that some people that believed in those fabricated stories tend to be those educated elite. I happened to met a lawyer (according to her colleague, a first degree honor with gold medal from TU) who totally believe The Nation Tanong’s news about Thaksin having prostrate cancer. Even the maid in my office was skeptic about the news, but no, not the first degree gold medal honor lawyer.
Chuvit on the streets
Here’s a link to a very detailed account and description of Chuvit’s brutal and heartless midnight destruction of Sukhumvit Square and the shops, homes and lives of the ordinary Thai’s living and working there, a very graphic example of the total impunity and lack of any rule of law or impartial justice that exists in Thailand:
http://bangkokeyes.com/2003feb01.html
Vandalism and democracy
Re the drug war killings, strange how the Junta never went after Taksin for that one when they could have…I wonder why?
Remember as a kid collecting lots of labor posters and putting them in a friends front yard whose father voted Liberal. Gave him a surprise in the morning. Democrat posters here have a few defacement but it only seems to be Abbhisit and not the local person running.
Hangover 2: The Coup
That is probably how it will go down, PT won’t be allowed to form a government. Like last time expect the Judiciary to start the ball rolling, with numerous invalidated seats, if that doesn’t get there the army will step in again subtly or not. Obviously Taksin knows this so will be interesting to see what counter-move he will make.
Mind you if PT can hang on and if they can trim back the military budget again might be a good short om Mercedes stocks.
Chuvit on the streets
And Sukhumvit Square contained – apart for the bars – a number of really nice antiques shops, including one that sold exquisite stuff from Nepal. They (and all the antiques, I assume) were completely destroyed in the raid.
Chuvit on the streets
“Rachel”:
He may not have been convicted for the charges of underaged prostitutes available in his massage parlours, but it is not even a secret that anything was available there.
Don’t forget please the way how he got rid of the tenants of Sukhumvit Square back in 2003, in which he paid one of the most heinous underworld figures in Bangkok for the nightly raid.
Please ask some journalists what was offered after they finished their interviews and photos with him back then…
Passionate on social issues? Hardly.
Good in marketing? Definitely!
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Perhaps more in keeping with AW’s post, I prefer the other version of that.
New inmate hears numbers being called out – followed by varying amounts of laughter from the others. He asks an old lag what’s going on – who explains: “See, there’s only so many jokes and everybody in here has heard them so many times – so we just give each joke a number”.
“Oh, I get it…..” says the newbie “So, could I try a number?”
“Sure” says the old lag.
Newbie stands up and shouts “127!”. The other inmates collapse into hysterics – literally ROFL. Amazed, he asks the old lag what makes that joke so incredibly funny.
“We haven’t heard that one before”.
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Speaking of numbers…
Seems a new inmate arrived in prison one day. He was gregarious and liked to fit in, so quickly began to blend in and share thoughts with fellow prisoners.
One day he was sitting with several when one shouted, “Twelve!” Everyone laughed profusely. In a moment another prisoner shouted, “Nineteen!” and the laughing grew louder. Fascinated, and wanting to try his own, the new inmate stood up and shouted, “Nine!” There was complete silence.
The inmate asked his friend, “What did I do wrong?”
His friend replied, “Ah, some people just can’t tell a joke.”
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@Khun Tarrin said:
“8 is death unfortunately but I hope one day we will know why 8 is death”
Usually the mystery is kept with what succeeds it. In this circumstance 9 succeeds 8. More research into 9 should reveal why 8 is ‘death’ 🙂
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Not sure that everyone here understands what 555 means ?