Had a lazy day today and relaxed re-reading Hollinger’s Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind. I’m always astounded when I realise how her observations of Thais in the 1960s are still so relevant today. She put Thainess in a nutshell and was brave enough to question the sometimes-entrenched views her fellow compatriots held of Thai people and their culture.… Read More The Thai Culture of “Never Mind”
I am very grateful to Lode Engelen for permission to publish this on my own website. Thanks again, Lode. Phu Phrabat was formed millions of years ago by the erosion of sandstone layers of different hardnesses. The layers with higher hardness remained virtually intact and thus formed the top layer. Rocks with lower hardness were… Read More What only a few people know about Phu Phrabat Historical Park
Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, said Suella Braverman was “seeking to exploit the sensitivities of this moment, and an ignorance of Northern Ireland’s history, to inflame community tensions for her own leadership campaign”. He was referring to the Home Secretary’s reference to the proposed peaceful protest during the Remembrance Day events in 2023, when she… Read More Sunak and Braverman. Body Language