Ow…quit it

From the Nation, Bangkok’s English language newspaper: Fire drill goes awry Lance Corporal Bunlert Polphra, a police commando from the elite Arintharat unit lowering himself from a helicopter and hitting the ground during a fire-rescue exercise at the Police Aviation Division yesterday. Upside: He was only 10 meters away from the ground out of the 35-meter drop when he repelled down Aussie style. So yeah, he lives....
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Wide awake

I have a glass of wine in me. And my body screams “Go to bed already you stupid bitch.” But my mind ain’t having any of that. I’m tired. But my brain is racing. I can’t seem to turn off the music that keeps popping into my head. I guess that’s just me adjusting to having music device in my life again. Brandon bought me a beginner’s kit of Lexar JumpDrive Sport MP3 player. Stick a USB flash drive into your computer, get your music, and stick the drive into the player. The one we bought only have room for...
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Planes v.s. Birds

Another BRILLIANT display of Thai government. I’m sure that in a rush to get their graft from the new Bangkok airport, the Suvanabhumi Airport, they didn’t think twice about the fact that the location of this airport is in the frickin’ bird migration path! And now they’re making it sound like the birds are the problem that they have to deal with. No shit, sherlock. You put a frelling airport on a bird sanctuary. A resounding duh from Thai citizens. I’m sure an international protest will soon follow....
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RIP Reagan and my childhood

Yesterday I watched most of both memorial service for President Reagan in DC and the evening ceremony in Simi Valley. I’ve been tearing up all day starting from Margaret Thatcher’s speech. I actually shed some tears when President Bush choked up and when the bagpipe played “Amazing Grace”. I lost it completely when Nancy Reagan went up to say goodbye one last time. It’s hard to imagine what she has been through all these years, watching her beloved husband drifted away. It’s even harder to imagine going through all of these emotional ordeal in the eyes of the whole world....
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