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Songkran 2012: Siam Square: On Day Two
Songkran 2012: Siam Square: On Day Two… Did you miss the first day of Songkran? Me too! The closer it got to 4pm on the first official day of the celebrations, the more I wanted to stay high and dry (so I never made it out of my PJs). But seriously, getting drenched at Songkran [...]
The Common Koel & Why I’d Make a Lousy Buddhist
The Common Koel and why I’d make a lousy Buddhist… Around November of last year a longtime member of my neighbourhood bird community, the Common Koel (lovingly known for his stealth gliding through the trees), transformed his pleasant warbling into an incessant, high-pitched shrill. Right outside my bedroom window. All of my windows actually. And [...]
