I found this on Youtube. It's so funny that I have to post it in my blog (but really, who would ever read my blog anyway?)
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 17 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
วันพุธที่ 9 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Busy
I'm back to be quite busy again. That kinda detains me from writing a lengthy blog. Oh well, I guess I'll have to stop my English writing practice for a while. Gosh...I hate office work sometimes. I'd rather work on my own finding fun stuff to write on this blog. But, hey, reality bites. I have to work to pay the bills. I wish I were born rich like Paris Hilton or someone that level. She doesn't have to do a damn thing and still has tons of money to spend! Of course, if I were as rich as she, I would make myself more useful to the society. Sigh...I can only dream. Ok. I must get back to work. X(
วันอังคารที่ 8 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Never Trust a Man
I'm beginning to have a feeling that I might be partying too much at this point. Last Friday, Mark called me up right when I was about to fall asleep. It was a bit past midnight. He said Dave and Lily were with him at Route 66 in RCA and was wondering if I wanted to join. Of course, I ran out of the door within 15 minutes to party with them. I drank and danced until 3 or 4 in the morning. It was the usual stuff I have been doing a lot since I recovered from the appendix incident. Wow...come to think of it, it's been like 7 months since I almost died in that hospital. Life is indeed full of surprises.
Anyway, after going out last Friday, Mark called up again on Monday to see if I wanted to join Dave and him again. I said yes like I normally did. This time though, I learned a very very important lesson -- never trust a drunk man even if he is your best friend.
The thing is that Dave and I have been buddies since university. I kinda know that he has a tendency of acting funny when he is drunk. He can get to the point where he can't remember a thing the next morning. I've seen him like that many times before, but I never thought that he would be so out of control like on Monday night.
It was the usual stuff. Dave, Mark, and I went out and had beer. The boys were pretty stressed from work, so they tried to loosen up by drinking tons of alcohol. We first began by sitting and drinking at a bar then moved on to a club. Dave was extremely drunk and started to act funny like always. However, it was different because he played with me in a way that made me feel really uncomfortable. Although Dave is good-looking for being half Thai - half European, I don't appreciate him touching me in a sexual way. We are friends for crying out loud, and he has a girlfriend. Maybe it was because we were in a gay bar, so I was the only girl within Dave's reach. I totally understand that Dave wasn't himself because of alcohol, but he really scared me that night. There was one point that I actually considered it to be sexual harassment. Thank goodness that Mark was sober enough to help me out. Gosh...I wouldn't know what to do if Mark wasn't there. I bet Dave probably doesn't remember a thing of what he did. How could he remember when he didn't even know how he lost his money, ID, credit card, phone, and even his shoes the next morning? I haven't talked to him since Monday night because his phone was gone. However, Ying called me and asked if Dave was really that drunk. Well, I guess he was.
To be honest, I'm still pretty shock with Dave's behaviour. That lead me to the decision not to party with the boys for a while. I'll give it a rest a week or two. Good thing that Dave and Mark are out of town for business this week and won't be back until the end of the month. Dave'll probably be too busy with work to notice that I avoid him. I hope that Mark won't say anything about it since it would be weird and embarrassing for both of us.
Next time we hang out, I'll be more careful to stay away from Dave when he is wasted. Men are not meant to be trust even if they are your best friends.
Anyway, after going out last Friday, Mark called up again on Monday to see if I wanted to join Dave and him again. I said yes like I normally did. This time though, I learned a very very important lesson -- never trust a drunk man even if he is your best friend.
The thing is that Dave and I have been buddies since university. I kinda know that he has a tendency of acting funny when he is drunk. He can get to the point where he can't remember a thing the next morning. I've seen him like that many times before, but I never thought that he would be so out of control like on Monday night.
It was the usual stuff. Dave, Mark, and I went out and had beer. The boys were pretty stressed from work, so they tried to loosen up by drinking tons of alcohol. We first began by sitting and drinking at a bar then moved on to a club. Dave was extremely drunk and started to act funny like always. However, it was different because he played with me in a way that made me feel really uncomfortable. Although Dave is good-looking for being half Thai - half European, I don't appreciate him touching me in a sexual way. We are friends for crying out loud, and he has a girlfriend. Maybe it was because we were in a gay bar, so I was the only girl within Dave's reach. I totally understand that Dave wasn't himself because of alcohol, but he really scared me that night. There was one point that I actually considered it to be sexual harassment. Thank goodness that Mark was sober enough to help me out. Gosh...I wouldn't know what to do if Mark wasn't there. I bet Dave probably doesn't remember a thing of what he did. How could he remember when he didn't even know how he lost his money, ID, credit card, phone, and even his shoes the next morning? I haven't talked to him since Monday night because his phone was gone. However, Ying called me and asked if Dave was really that drunk. Well, I guess he was.
To be honest, I'm still pretty shock with Dave's behaviour. That lead me to the decision not to party with the boys for a while. I'll give it a rest a week or two. Good thing that Dave and Mark are out of town for business this week and won't be back until the end of the month. Dave'll probably be too busy with work to notice that I avoid him. I hope that Mark won't say anything about it since it would be weird and embarrassing for both of us.
Next time we hang out, I'll be more careful to stay away from Dave when he is wasted. Men are not meant to be trust even if they are your best friends.
วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 3 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Bring the Party Back
So, many of us just witnessed parts of Censure Debate between the government and the opposition which just ended just a few days ago. The government survived the censure vote quite easily. The PM's performance in giving speech in public was, in my opinion, as excellent as usual. I've never seen any politician as polite, calm, and collected as he. I'm no fan of politics and politicians, but I'm surely a big fan of politeness and calmness, especially in the heated situaion like what Thailand as a country is facing today. Many Thais doubt if he could lead and fix the problems. I can't say that I have much confidence. He, afterall, also took part in the crackdown of the Reds. Still, he appears to be a good person, and I'd like to believe that there are at least enough good people left waiting to shine and change the world for the better. Ah! Here I go rambling about politics again. Let's change the subject.
The curfew was finally over. Since hell broke loose on May 19, the government anounced the curfew every night until last Friday. Bangkok is a big city like NYC or LA; It never sleeps...er..."Slept" would be more accurate in this case. During the curfew, the city was so quiet. I never thought I would see the nights where my neighbourhood was dead silent and empty. Anyway, the government thought that it was safe enough now, so it cancelled the curfew on Saturday. My folks came up with a brillian idea that we should take this occasion to revive our party spirit.
21.00: The gang gathered and had glasses of beer at a bar recommended by Mark. There were 4 of us -- Dave, his girlfriend (Ying is the name), Mark, and me. We just chilled out and had random conversations until we got bored and decided to move on to another place.
22.30: After wandering in Sukhumvit area for a moment, the guys lead us to a sport bar. I thought the guys wanted to play pool, but I guess they suddnely didn't feel like it and told us girls that they would just have a beer and try to come up with a better place to go. Boy! the night was getting boring. However, Dave's girlfreind said she would have Long Island Ice Tea since the guys seemed to have problem with having a good time at the moment. She said Dave rarely asked her to come out with him, so she should just have fun and get drunk for the heck of it. Yeah! That's the spirit. Therefore, while Dave and Mark were engaging themselves with what seemed to be a deep discussion, Ying and I ordered our drinks and tried to accustom ourselves to throwing darts. It seemed as the amount of Long Island Ice Tea got lower, the better we played. By the time the male duo fetched us to leave with them, we were pretty tipsy.
Midnight: Mark took us to another bar with live band playing. Another friend, Jay, showed up and made a group of five. Alcohol consumption kept increasing. We sang merrily, shouted, laughed for no apparent reason, etc. At this point, I lost track of time, and my memory function flew out of a window. However, I did remember that I played counselor for Dave and Ying seperately. They've been dating each other for so long. Dave is my best malfriend, and Ying is also a nice woman. I would hate to their relationship end, but I have no idea how much longer they can last. Gosh...drama, drama, drama. It must be nearly two in the morning when we left that bar because I remember seeing a wait staff started cleaning as I tried to balance myself out of the door.
Some AM of Sunday: Finally at a dance club that opens until dawn. It was time to pull out my move. If you've ever listened to a song "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga, you can probably imagine what Lady Jane would be like at this hour. No. I didn't lose my phone nor my keys, but I, indeed, had a little bit too much and all that. The boys left us on the dance floor alomost immediately after we arrived. Ying and I had no clue where they could have gone, but we were too drunk to care. Two of us just danced and danced until we got tired. Eventually, we found them outside the club talking about something. They told us to wait for them and took of to have a talk somewhere else. Damn! were these men planing to assassinate the Prime Minister or something? So secretive! (I actually found out later about their secret. I was mad at Mark and Dave, but oh well...what's done is done.)
Some AM of Sunday: Minutes later, Ying and I were still waiting. I was getting bored and sleepy, so I lied down on a bench very close by. I was probably rambling about something (can't really remember) to Ying when a man came from nowhere asked if he could take a seat across me. He started a conversation and asked me different questions. I don't remember much about that guy nor our talk. I can only recall vaguely that he was French, that he was pretty cute and charming, and that he tried to persuade me to go somewhere with him. Haha...you know what this means, right? Sorry, no matter how good-loking a guy is or how drunk I am, this is not my kind of romance. I somehow managed to have Ying called the boys to get me away from the French womanizer. I remembered that Dave came running and was pretty mad because he thought that his girlfriend was the victim. Well, the party seemed to end right there.
Epilogue: 11am of Sunday, I found myself waking up in Mark's luxurious condo along with the rest of the group. Hungry, really wanted to eat something, found tons of cooking ingredients in Mark's fridge, asked permission to cook omelet. Mark asked if I actually knew how to cook and said he was usually the only one cooking. Gosh...what's with a man and his ego? Anyway, he let me use his kitchen, so all of us had omelet for brunch before bailing out of Mark's apartment.
That's it for the latest party update. My parents would probably shake their heads with extreme disapproval. But really, I'm not their little girl anymore. Sorry, I just want to go crazy until I got bored of it.
วันอังคารที่ 1 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553
Political Freak Part II
Round 2: Facebook Message (May 18, 2010)
ac: For your information, NO western news report anything about the reds holding civilians as hotages. Where do you hear that from?
me: There are no literal hostages. But how about normal civilians who live right in the red zone and won't dare to or can't get out of the house for fear that they might get shot? They are as good as hostages in their own houses, if you ask me. And where do you get your news? I guess it must be CNN, right? Do you think they know everything other than "Government = Bad, Red Shirts = Fight for Democracy"? Really, by occupying the shopping district of the city, the Reds cause thousands of people to lose jobs and Thailand's economy suffers. They ask for their rights. But how about the rights of people who just want to live a safe and normal life? Don't those people have rights too? Those Red people have been pushing their limit even before the solidiers came out. They raid hospital, threaten people who don't agree with them, etc. Gosh...I understand why you support them, but I never thought you would come this far in defending them and with only tiny sympathy for those suffering innocent people.
Here are some WESTERN news that you might not have read -- http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63H06E20100430?rpc=60 and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1278839/Thai-protesters-use-child-human-shield-country-faces-civil-war.html
No need to reply me back. I just want you to know what's going on. Oh, and read some comments from Westerners too. You might find them interesting.
ac: Foreigners in Bangkok are weird. One guy said he would kill a child. I don't think I want someone like this joining my side.
Well, it's so fucked-up to use children like that. But, how many soliders have died in this clash? I only see the Reds got hurt or killed. So, of course, the government is the bad guy. Besides, they are to blame for not accepting the vote in the first place. They called these people stupid and refused the vote.
(May 19, 2010)
me: I guess the comment you refer to is this "...(copy of the whole comment)..." Now, I believe your English is way better than mine. Re-read the comment again and tell me who kill who. From my understanding, he didn't want to kill the child, but the person who ordered the child to be killed. What's wrong with this logic? Don't you try to manipulate me.
And you know what? Since the first clash back on April 10th til now, almost a hundred people have died, soldiers included. So, just because no soldiers died in that last 2-3 day doesn't mean the Reds should keep on protesting by burning the city down. Let me quote this:
"The military coup in 2006 wrongly overthrew the then democratically elected prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. That was no democracy.
The coup council handed the power back to the people in 2007. The People Power Party (PPP) won the following election. That was democracy.
The PPP was banned by the Constitution Court for electoral irregularities and the parliament _ the democratically elected representatives of Thailand _ voted the Democrats into power. That was democracy.
The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) argue against the Democrat-led coalition government's legitimacy and protest for the government to step down and call a general election.
That was democracy.
And the UDD had won.
The goals of the UDD from the very start: They wanted a House dissolution. They will have one in September. They wanted a general election. They will have one on Nov 14. All within six months and PM Abhisit Vejjajiva's term actually ends in January 2012, a year and a half from now.
They should be dancing in the streets, celebrating victory. Then we can all go to the voting booth in November. Peace and democracy. But no.
The truth has revealed itself. The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship is simply using democracy as a front in the interests of dictatorship.
Refusing the peaceful compromise, forsaking the democratic process, continuing to harm the country for the interests of one man, Thaksin Shinawatra, fighting against security forces of the rightful democratic government of Thailand _ that's an uprising, it's a rebellion.
It's criminal. That is not democracy.
If you disagree with me and think the UDD is in the right, then let me simplify it: The next time you're pulled over by the law in a traffic stop, you should just burn tyres, shoot slingshots at the cop and call him a dictator.
Anyone with an arrest warrant? No need to surrender. Barricade and fortify your home, fire slingshots and fire-crackers and call the law tyrannical.
Buy a lifetime membership to the Association of Anarchists. You don't belong in a civilisation.
It's worth repeating: They wanted a House dissolution. They have one in September. They wanted a general election. They have one on Nov 14. That's democracy. Instead, they flushed democracy down the toilet.
Let me repeat it again: They wanted democracy. They had democracy. We can all go to the voting booth on Nov 14. But they flushed democracy down the toilet and chose instead, a rebellion.
And when there's a rebellion, the government must put down the rebellion. Otherwise, we have anarchy. The law must be swift, severe and certain _ any student of criminology can tell you that. "
ac: Oh, I got it now. I just misread that comment.
Nowadays, in order for a country to grow, you need Democracy and Commerce. It means you need Western people like us to invest in your country. It's clear that you don't agree with the way of the Reds fight for democracy, but you need democracy nevertheless. And you know why. We support democracy, and it will make it easier for you to get money from us
From what I've heard, this current government term ended last fall, but they keep postponing the election.
By the way, the Reds are not burning down the city, they are just burning tires.
me: No. The term of the current government ends January 2010, I insist.And Didn't I tell you that the Reds could have had general election in November, if only they stoped protesting? Really, just hold on to your opinion that the Reds have the rights to burn "tires" for democracy. However, look at the picture I send you below and tell me if the thing in the picture looks like "tires" to you. For me, that looks like a building there. Oh, and please get your damn fact straight on the government's term. (attached a photo of a burning building with Red shirts in presence)
ac: I guess you're right on the government's term. However, please don't send me anything about this anymore. I will not reply.
me: It's a deal. As I siad, you have your opinion and I mine. My sincere apology that we have this debate. I started it anyway. I hope our friendship survives this.
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Well, that acquaintance in US hasn't written anything back to me since. I guess I kinda nailed him down and hurt his pride a bit. Seriously, I support democracy, but I don't see who in the right mind would go as far as burning down one's own country, ruin the country's economy, and bring harm to innocent lives for the sake of it.
Gosh...Thailand is in such a huge mess. How has my beloved country come to this point? Sigh...
ac: For your information, NO western news report anything about the reds holding civilians as hotages. Where do you hear that from?
me: There are no literal hostages. But how about normal civilians who live right in the red zone and won't dare to or can't get out of the house for fear that they might get shot? They are as good as hostages in their own houses, if you ask me. And where do you get your news? I guess it must be CNN, right? Do you think they know everything other than "Government = Bad, Red Shirts = Fight for Democracy"? Really, by occupying the shopping district of the city, the Reds cause thousands of people to lose jobs and Thailand's economy suffers. They ask for their rights. But how about the rights of people who just want to live a safe and normal life? Don't those people have rights too? Those Red people have been pushing their limit even before the solidiers came out. They raid hospital, threaten people who don't agree with them, etc. Gosh...I understand why you support them, but I never thought you would come this far in defending them and with only tiny sympathy for those suffering innocent people.
Here are some WESTERN news that you might not have read -- http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63H06E20100430?rpc=60 and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1278839/Thai-protesters-use-child-human-shield-country-faces-civil-war.html
No need to reply me back. I just want you to know what's going on. Oh, and read some comments from Westerners too. You might find them interesting.
ac: Foreigners in Bangkok are weird. One guy said he would kill a child. I don't think I want someone like this joining my side.
Well, it's so fucked-up to use children like that. But, how many soliders have died in this clash? I only see the Reds got hurt or killed. So, of course, the government is the bad guy. Besides, they are to blame for not accepting the vote in the first place. They called these people stupid and refused the vote.
(May 19, 2010)
me: I guess the comment you refer to is this "...(copy of the whole comment)..." Now, I believe your English is way better than mine. Re-read the comment again and tell me who kill who. From my understanding, he didn't want to kill the child, but the person who ordered the child to be killed. What's wrong with this logic? Don't you try to manipulate me.
And you know what? Since the first clash back on April 10th til now, almost a hundred people have died, soldiers included. So, just because no soldiers died in that last 2-3 day doesn't mean the Reds should keep on protesting by burning the city down. Let me quote this:
"The military coup in 2006 wrongly overthrew the then democratically elected prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. That was no democracy.
The coup council handed the power back to the people in 2007. The People Power Party (PPP) won the following election. That was democracy.
The PPP was banned by the Constitution Court for electoral irregularities and the parliament _ the democratically elected representatives of Thailand _ voted the Democrats into power. That was democracy.
The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) argue against the Democrat-led coalition government's legitimacy and protest for the government to step down and call a general election.
That was democracy.
And the UDD had won.
The goals of the UDD from the very start: They wanted a House dissolution. They will have one in September. They wanted a general election. They will have one on Nov 14. All within six months and PM Abhisit Vejjajiva's term actually ends in January 2012, a year and a half from now.
They should be dancing in the streets, celebrating victory. Then we can all go to the voting booth in November. Peace and democracy. But no.
The truth has revealed itself. The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship is simply using democracy as a front in the interests of dictatorship.
Refusing the peaceful compromise, forsaking the democratic process, continuing to harm the country for the interests of one man, Thaksin Shinawatra, fighting against security forces of the rightful democratic government of Thailand _ that's an uprising, it's a rebellion.
It's criminal. That is not democracy.
If you disagree with me and think the UDD is in the right, then let me simplify it: The next time you're pulled over by the law in a traffic stop, you should just burn tyres, shoot slingshots at the cop and call him a dictator.
Anyone with an arrest warrant? No need to surrender. Barricade and fortify your home, fire slingshots and fire-crackers and call the law tyrannical.
Buy a lifetime membership to the Association of Anarchists. You don't belong in a civilisation.
It's worth repeating: They wanted a House dissolution. They have one in September. They wanted a general election. They have one on Nov 14. That's democracy. Instead, they flushed democracy down the toilet.
Let me repeat it again: They wanted democracy. They had democracy. We can all go to the voting booth on Nov 14. But they flushed democracy down the toilet and chose instead, a rebellion.
And when there's a rebellion, the government must put down the rebellion. Otherwise, we have anarchy. The law must be swift, severe and certain _ any student of criminology can tell you that. "
ac: Oh, I got it now. I just misread that comment.
Nowadays, in order for a country to grow, you need Democracy and Commerce. It means you need Western people like us to invest in your country. It's clear that you don't agree with the way of the Reds fight for democracy, but you need democracy nevertheless. And you know why. We support democracy, and it will make it easier for you to get money from us
From what I've heard, this current government term ended last fall, but they keep postponing the election.
By the way, the Reds are not burning down the city, they are just burning tires.
me: No. The term of the current government ends January 2010, I insist.And Didn't I tell you that the Reds could have had general election in November, if only they stoped protesting? Really, just hold on to your opinion that the Reds have the rights to burn "tires" for democracy. However, look at the picture I send you below and tell me if the thing in the picture looks like "tires" to you. For me, that looks like a building there. Oh, and please get your damn fact straight on the government's term. (attached a photo of a burning building with Red shirts in presence)
ac: I guess you're right on the government's term. However, please don't send me anything about this anymore. I will not reply.
me: It's a deal. As I siad, you have your opinion and I mine. My sincere apology that we have this debate. I started it anyway. I hope our friendship survives this.
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Well, that acquaintance in US hasn't written anything back to me since. I guess I kinda nailed him down and hurt his pride a bit. Seriously, I support democracy, but I don't see who in the right mind would go as far as burning down one's own country, ruin the country's economy, and bring harm to innocent lives for the sake of it.
Gosh...Thailand is in such a huge mess. How has my beloved country come to this point? Sigh...
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