Monthly Archives: October 2008

Updating my Thai / Sanskrit chart … adding Lanna

So I’ve been meaning to update my Thai (ภาษาไทย) -> Devanagari (संस्कृता) chart for a while and three things seemed to collide tonight which made me finally start on it. 1: I have a Spanish final tomorrow which I should … Continue reading

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What exactly makes people think that McCain / Palin can fix this country?

Part of me thinks it is just plain stupidity, that most people are just dumb and don’t know any better. I mean, most people don’t read much more than USAToday and some gossip magazines, so I guess I can’t expect … Continue reading

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Well … nobody is left out today

Both the international and local papers had a crisis to report on (anyone know what the Chinese language one says) …. the world really is a mess. I blame อี Bush for it all. In other news, my voter ballot … Continue reading

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traffic in the rain

So I just got one of those new iPhone things that seem to be all the rage. It really is the most amazing phone that I’ve ever used, really just an Apple computer that fits in your pocket. There are … Continue reading

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Sunset on my way home

It’s almost always a zillion degrees in Bangkok, but for some reason it was rather mild when I finished work at 5pm today. Usually I take the skytrain 2 stops, but decided to walk the 30 min or so today … Continue reading

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a first, even for bangkok

I hope that someone will laugh at my pun when i say that I’ve discovered Siamese cockroaches in Bangkok. Seriously … attached at the tail.

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