Of Sir Alex, Manchester United and geese
It takes two to make a good cross. This great piece of football wisdom was what first sprang to mind when the world went crazy over the weekend following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement declaration. Before you start calling this sour grapes from...
A prostitute's take on uproar over cartoonist
Dear all: I speak English no good so please not mind me say this in the language. I only want to tell everyone leave me alone. If this is insult anyone I sorry. I just want go back my old life, where everyone was hypocritical silent about...
Again, time to reflect, and be afraid of ourselves
Like October, May is historically a politically significant month in Thailand. They both demonstrate the great volatility and irony of Thai political life. October brought the country's first popular uprising in 1973, only to send many of the...
Things we learned from Songkran accident statistics
Thanks to a foreign friend, the newly-released figures related to the traditional road carnage of Songkran seem to offer some added perspectives. The numbers show both what we expected - i.e., the high risks of riding a motorcycle during the water...
The secret of 'Pee Mak's' success lies with the...
Writer's note: I assume most of you have seen "Pee Mak", and those who have not may not be that interested anyway, so I will pull no punches on spoilers. If you haven't seen the blockbuster film but intend to do so, you may as...
What kind of news will be finding you?
They say that "news will find you" nowadays. "No matter what," one may add. A question being asked, however, is that with journalists being swept away left and right by the information technology revolution, what kind of news...
The Bt2 trillion shame: views from the future
The following conversation takes place in the year 2063. A five-year-old boy, his 25-year-old father and 50-year-old grandpa are having a virtual get-together one day ahead of the child's neurological implant that will make him 100 times...
Don't underestimate the charm factor
Ever since she entered politics, I have avoided discussing Yingluck Shinawatra's looks and demeanour. There are such things as "sexist" charges, which are not nice. That's why I have kept the "charm theory" to...
A fine line between idealism and hypocrisy
Maybe the trickiest part of being an idealist is that you don't realise it when you stop being one. It's quite different from "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave". Most idealists never realise it when...
Thais give new meaning to 'reconciliation'
When people want to reconcile, they talk. That is not happening in Thailand, despite all the fuss about forgiving, forgetting and bringing back political peace. Nobody is opening up or reaching out. Dirt is dug up everywhere, although it should be...
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