Tag: Thailand
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“To take, or not to take”: Where Superstition Trumps Logic?
Why would a rational being not take a stone from an island full of stones?
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Labels: Useful Heuristics or Dangerous Stereotypes?
They say love blinds and power corrupts. Well, I’m starting to think morality is pretty good at both. When I was depressed in early 2013, I began attending weekly CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) sessions in the hope that it would make me better. During one of these sessions, the therapist (counsellor? psychiatrist? I never quite…
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Afternoon at a Café
I was pretty conflicted about putting this café up on my blog (reviewer’s dilemma). But meh. Good things should be shared. 🙂 Also, it’s not like my blog is read by that many people. Ha-ha. (bitter laughter) Nah, I’m not complaining. And yes, do check this place out if you live in/happen to pass by Bangkok!…
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Two Worlds
When you live in a city, you don’t only become part of it; it becomes part of you. I first had the idea for this post in a shower. And for weeks it has been brewing in the back of my mind. Partly because I have been feeling tired recently, which is no good for…
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On Religion
PART I The Monk One fine December day, about two weeks ago, my mom and I went to a temple near our house to give ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (as we say in Thailand) to the monks. The day marked a one year anniversary of my late grandmother’s passing, and giving ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (essentially a package of household goods –…
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On Democracy
Fictional Lincoln on democracy: All we’ve done is show the world that democracy isn’t chaos. That there is a great, invisible strength in a people’s union. Say we’ve shown that a people can endure awful sacrifice and yet cohere. Mightn’t that save at least the idea of democracy to aspire to? Eventually to become worthy…
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Hyeonseo Lee: My Escape from North Korea (TED)
When I was young, I thought my country was the best on the planet.
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Review: Purr Cat Café
So. I’m a cat person. This shouldn’t come as a big surprise if you’ve been reading my blog. Dogs are much too – what’s the word – dependent for my taste. I already have a tough enough time taking care of my emotional well-being. I’d probably go nuts if I had a dog wailing after me each time…
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Hitchhiking Adventures – from Kuala Lumpur to Cambodia
For the full story, go on: Hitchhiking Adventures – from Kuala Lumpur to Cambodia!
Val Saksornchai 