Category: Life

• An Educational Tale

  Let me tell you a story. It’s a story I tell often. So I was in high school* (this asterisk is an indication that there’s an explanatory note at the end of the post – in case you haven’t seen one before. I know. What arrogance.). I’m not sure what year it was. But I’m…

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  December 2, 2013

  Learning, Life, Photography, Reading

  D’Overbroeck’s College, Education, England, Essays, History, Multiple choice, Nazism, Oxford

• Not Another Post on Politics: Events v.s. Facts

  War does not determine who is right – only who is left. The above quote, often attributed to Bertrand Russell, keeps ringing in my head. I first saw it this morning on a friend’s Facebook page (that’s where everything seems to be these days). And I couldn’t get it out of my head. I’m not…

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  December 1, 2013

  Bangkok, Curiosities, Economics, Life, Mind, Politics, Thailand

  Bangkok, Bertrand Russell, conflict, events, Facebook, facts, government, Immanuel Kant, political, Politics, proof, Protests, reason, red shirts, Suthep Thaugsuban, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thought, yellow shirts, Yingluck Shinawatra

• A plea to Thais out there…

  It’s your right to hate, but I think it’s your duty – as a citizen of our constitutional monarchy – not to incite hatred among others. I don’t want to be rude. But all these posts and status updates about how the ‘other’ side is disseminating lies and should therefore be condemned and opposed at…

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  December 1, 2013

  Life, Politics, Reason, Thailand

  Bangkok, constitutional monarchy, Democrat Party, Pheu Thai, Politics, Suthep Thaugsuban, Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra

• A Day in Berlin

  Have you been to Berlin? It’s one of my favourite places on earth – second favourite city, actually. (Do guess what the first city is. It’s not that hard. You won’t get anything for guessing correctly though.) So, this day in Berlin I want to tell you about. It’s the best day I’ve ever had.…

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  November 29, 2013

  Beer, Coffee, Life, Photography, Traveling

  Berlin, Berlin Wall, East Berlin, East Side Gallery, Germany, Treptower Park, World War II

• First things first

  Ce qui embellit le desert, dit le petit prince, c’est qu’il cache un puits quelque part… Why this as my first post? Well, I really like this quote. I really like Little Prince. I really like reading. And I’m really starting to ramble. Moving on!

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  November 29, 2013

  Life

  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Little Prince