Enough already. I’ve spent the past five hours updating WordPress and installing my new theme. I haven’t finished, but I’ve done as much as my brain can handle for one night. Let me know what you think of things anyway. I’ve added a video function and will be making and uploading my own videos in the near future. I’m aiming …
Apr 17, 2008
Apr 17, 2008
Thailand music video: Flure — Gan lae gan
This is from Flure, one of my favourite Thai bands. Just listen to his voice — it's beautiful and he can pull it off live.
Apr 16, 2008
The trouble with Burmese migrants
The sickening case of 54 Burmese migrant workers suffocating to death in the back of a truck has caught the attention of the world’s media. Almost every major media outlet has recognized the tragedy. The truck was transporting 121 Burmese workers on their way from Ranong to Phuket. There are several groups who should be held accountable for such a …
Apr 15, 2008
The Lost Boy vents
It’s been a long, hard few days. While there was the brief interlude of Songkran on Sunday, we still had a newspaper to write, edit, lay out and polish on Monday and today. We did it – just about – thanks to a solid effort, but today’s deadline is bittersweet. You may recall that we had a phantom one-week employee …
Apr 14, 2008
When puppies go wrong
My girlfriend told me this story. A Bangkok-based friend of my girlfriend’s once went to Chatuchak weekend market with the intention of buying a puppy. She found the perfect pup, a black-and-white dog that melted her heart with how adorable it looked. She bought the puppy for about 5,000 baht and took it home. It wasn’t long before the puppy …
