Month: April 2007
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Travelling by train in Thailand
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In April we had a holiday and decided to go down to the beach. To save money we took the night train to Bangkok. From there the third class train to Cha Am. Going by train slows the journey down a lot. Time to read, play games and just relax.…
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Richard Gere wanted in India
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I first was amused when I heard about the incident in India where Richard Gere publicly hugged and kissed Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an Aids awareness event. He caused an uproar from the Indian public. Yesterday he a warrant was issued. I saw the incident on CNN (read…
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Buddhism and Thailands new Constitution
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Thailand is a Buddhist country and in fact kept it’s religious identity very much through decades of globalization and influences from the other countries. Other major religion like Islam and Christianity co-existed in the country. Thailand gives freedom to all religions. This might all change with the new constitution where…
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Back office
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You are in a work where you should be on the "field". I mean doing the stuff, laying water pipes, digging wells, taking care of the poor, sharing the good news and be the never get tired missionary. What am I doing here in the office hacking numbers in my…
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Still here
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The heat wave has arrived in Chiang Mai. It is often up to 40 degrees here and it is hart to think while you feel that your brain is being fried. Today I was doing the book keeping and realized once again the wonder that we are still doing what…