Friday, 25 April 2008
· Filed under bangkok, sapientia, struggle, thai
Everyone’s liar (Bangkok, Mar 2008 )
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thai held for not standing at anthem
AFP
BANGKOK — A Thai man who refused to stand up when the royal anthem was played in a cinema has been charged with lese majeste — offending the dignity of the monarch, police said Wednesday.
Chotisak Onsoong, 27, on Sept. 19 last year failed to get to his feet when the anthem was played before the film started, as is customary in Thailand, where King Bhumibol Adulyadej is widely revered.
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Friday, 25 April 2008
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Trench coat… I really wanted one, simply because of pictures like this:
BUT what if I have SO SHORT winter this year?! My real winter was the two weeks spent in Japan in January. After that, back to almost-always-warm Southeast Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
· Filed under life, photography, sapientia, struggle, work · Tagged mekong
Fly! (Thailand, Apr 2008 )
Today is such a nice day. Nice breeze, not too much sun. It’s a bit funny (or interesting) to think that in Japanese “good weather (ii tenki)” literally means sunny. I cannot say “ii tenki” for a weather like this. Maybe because all Japanese-speaking people supposed to think “good weather” is sunny? It’s weird, just like no matter how hot in May, Japanese students cannot wear uniforms with short sleeves.
I am having a bit of summer vacation now. For a while, no particular work (in other words, I am jobless). I read, write, draw, photograph, walk, go out, chat, study, cook, clean, take shower, sleep. As I have rested pretty much, I started to think again what I am to do in my life.
What am I to do? Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, 17 April 2008
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Long and winding road! (Thailand, Sept 2007)
I got a call from a Korean guy, who used to be one of my co-workers. He wanted to know the contact numbers of some staff, to send English books to establish a library in a Burmese refugee camp in Thailand.
I tried to be polite listening to his story… He already got fund from UN people and NGOs in his country. And I simply wondered if he really knows about aid, human rights and development. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, 17 April 2008
· Filed under amor, life, sapientia · Tagged marriage
Sawasdee! (Koh Samet, Mar 2008 )
Many of my friends have been married. Many will marry pretty soon. And I wonder, why marriage anyway?
A couple of a man and a woman probably is the oldest form of community in the animal history, including humans. With or without any official authorisation, many choose to stay together with certain commitment. My parents are not a perfect couple, and yet they have stayed together for more than 25 years. Why? Is it that good? Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
· Filed under thai · Tagged festival, songkran, thai, 日本語
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
· Filed under thai · Tagged festival, songkran, thai
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008
· Filed under bangkok, comida, japan · Tagged cucina, italiano
Gigante… Calzone in Thailandia (Bangkok, febbraio 2008 )
English edition of this post available here
In Thailandia, la cucina italiana è molto meglio di quella in Giappone. So che mi mancherà molto quando ritorno in Giappone. La pizza ottima (forse un po’ piccola da quella in Italia), la pasta senza male.
Non ho idea perché in Giappone, dopo tutta la moda di fare tutto alla italiana, la cucina italiana pur troppo rimane non tanto italiana… Insalata all’inizio (tipico americano), pizze mai croccanti, olio d’oliva troppo unto.
In Thailandia è molto meglio, anche se non è perfetto (Beh, è perché la cucina di una certa ragione si mangia meglio nel proprio posto! Giusto così). Ma mi domando… che cos’è questa “calzone”? Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
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Give thanks! (Udonthani, Songkran 2008 )
Night at Kaosan (Songkran 2008 )
