Tag Archives: News
The English translation of 1Q84 has not yet been published, but Murakami’s new novel is set to be a literary sensation
Yesterday, the Guardian published an article about Haruki Murakami’s new novel. There is an insightful opinion from Jay Rubin, one of Murakami’s regular translators. What Mr. Rubin said about the Japanese author is entirely spot-on. “Rubin also remarked on Murakami’s … Continue reading
101 East – Thailand’s unborn
I know someone who had an abortion and some of my friends told me that their girlfriends had had an illegal abortion. I think the problem needs to be addressed. However, I would not dare to be so presumptuous as … Continue reading
Thai third-sex hostesses ready for takeoff
“Thai transsexuals were overjoyed as new airline P.C. Air yesterday took air hostess job applications from “third sex” candidates at Bangkok’s Esplanade shopping mall.” Source: The Nation You can read the full story via the link. I think this news … Continue reading
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Unfair and brutal tragedy
It is said that Dr. Sastra Chaothiang, a researcher at the National Science and Technology Development Agency who was among the nine passengers of a van killed in the last week accident, was an exceptional and talented individual. He specialised … Continue reading
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The accident
It was somewhat inappropriate of me to go on about my forthcoming holiday in my previous entry as at the moment there has been a rather intense discussion going on regarding the demise of nine innocent Thais who were killed in a car crash. … Continue reading
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Comment of the day
Actually, the comment was made yesterday by a reader of the Guardian’s website in relation to the news of the WikiLeaks man’s upcoming autobiography. I think the comment is quite fair: “I support wikileaks, but after listening to the humphries interview … Continue reading
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Men will shag anything as long as they can find a hole
That was what I wanted to tell Mr. Blatter. Instead of telling people to refrain from any sexual activity – which is impossible as humans are sexual beings – he should have said it was none of his nor anybody’s … Continue reading
It’s not soon enough to declare English the second language for teaching in schools.
It is a well-known fact that there is a paucity of decent Thai teachers well versed in English. It is going to be a tough road and take some time for Thailand to attain its goal of improving its citizens’ English skills. … Continue reading
A penis cutting incident
I have been considering writing about this topic on my blog for quite some time, but I could not be bothered to get round to it. Then an opportunity arose for me to relay this brutal anecdote and warn about the danger of disrespecting … Continue reading
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