After our brief stopover in Singapore, we caught a Valuair flight to Bali. The flight cost S$172 (about 4,000 baht) and took about two and a half hours. I had never been to Bali. We chose to spend about a week in Bali because it’s one of the stops on the way to Dili. The cheapest, easiest way to get …

Oh boy, do I have a lot to update. I have been absent from posting here for a few days and I don’t expect updates to be more than sporadic for the time being, but I am safe and in Bali. I decided not to dwell on long goodbyes and nostalgic moments by leaving Thailand at the earliest possible moment. …

Sad news today. Thai Rath reporter Thongtuan Sukmuang, who was also president of the Phuket Reporters’ Club, died today when the minivan he was travelling in blew a tire and overturned in Narathiwat. Four other Thai Rath reporters were also killed in the accident. Khun Thongtuan was a familiar face all over Phuket and he will be missed.

Is this a coup? Thoughts: What the hell are the guys from PAD trying to prove with all of this? With every update that I read, PAD increasingly comes across as a bunch of lunatics. Is this supposed to win the hearts of the people? It's an ugly, ungraceful attempt to do something, but it's unclear exactly what the goal …

Is this wishful thinking spilling over onto The Nation’s website? Whoever made this blunder had the comical insight to do it next to a picture of the prime minister looking at a row of toilets. (Spotted by Denis at Bangkok Recorder.) Also, did anyone happen to see the Bizarro cartoon in the Bangkok Post over the weekend? Very provocative.

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