The Siamerican

It has been a while since I’ve had an update here; Been so busy adapting to this new phase on the north flanks of Bangkok Metro that I’ve neglected my personal digital dissemination to the world. Coming on two months since moving to the rural University campus in Pathumthani province and starting my latest teaching gig, my satisfaction and emotional stability levels are mixed–speaking in both the personal and professional realms. [Read more →]

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Here in Rangsit, Pathumthani apartment, having been given the rest of the week off due to National Emergency Decree, only half way through the first week teaching of the new School term, I’m left in solitude with just my thoughts distorted with the modern comforts of multimedia, fridgerated-cold water, air conditioning and fan to screen the heat and conflict somewhere outside.

Even though the 9:00 PM to 5 AM curfew set for a total 24 provinces including the capital for at least three more days doesn’t really affect my situation of budget inability and preexisting low desire to go out at night regardless of crisis, though because of the fact that all potentially marked daytime financial and capitalist institutions including banks and shopping centers in the capital and other provinces under the decree, I’m left without the security of scraping my last remaining savings remnants, and thus opportunity to consume. [Read more →]

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10 minutes till the last class of the term begins. Hopped in a cab, reckon some 15 minutes away from University pending whether post rain traffic holds out or not. [Read more →]

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Just one of those days so far. This anticipated Wednesday came so fast, I didn’t give myself ample physical and mental preparation. As planned, I was to attend University this morning for Publicity and Publication class as we had to present our Drunk Driving Campaign Public Service Announcements (PSA).

Initially boarding the taxi this morning at 9.00ish with my friend, I realized I forgot my phone at home, prompting the taxi to turn back and wait. My friend was also in a rush to get documents from Uni for immigration tasks, increasing the pressure on me to hurry. [Read more →]

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Farewell to the month of March, greetings to the full-on Thai summer that comes with April! March 2010 represents yet another month beginning and ending on the full moon, as is anticipated for April and May, before things get back to random wack in June.  If you recall the January and February both started and ended on full moons.

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Early this morning, Mr. Sandman gifted me with precious jewels and gems galore: In this inspiring dream, I was with a few friends  in what must have been a lower elevated plot of land in the middle of the jungle. We were surveying the bottom of the natural pool which we were standing about knee deep. It was flooded, somewhat revealing  a  pond with overgrowth surrounding the elevated land around us.

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With the exodus of my roommate, March prompted the beginning of some necesarry changes, moving to a smaller room on a lower floor of the same building at 75 percent the rate, i.e. from the 42 square meter room I ws paying at 6000  thb/month to a 32 square feet toom for 4500 thb/month.  Hesitant of settling via  rapid organization, the first week has seen the new living space in material turmoil, as if the Chilean Tsunami had somehow affected matters on this side of tfeh globe. [Read more →]

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Following are a few images from the cam-phone of conservative lifestyles spent back in the South Central Bangkok pad:

When all else proves inconvenient, impracticle, and outright unhealthy, a 30 baht (about 1 usd) can of Tuna in brine, soy oil, or some other generic flavored sauce is always a sure and  rich source of protien

Blooming Morning dawns of the sun contrasted with the Pink Blossom of a Rock Rose กุหลาบหิน

Sun rises at dawn

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The first waning moon will emerge tonight, rotating away just a few degrees from last night’s fifteenth and final waxing moon which brought the fourth lunar month’s full moon; reflective solar insight secondary capacity is resetting. You’ll recall the Chinese New Year falls on the New (No) Moon which kicks off the fourth lunar month (hence the changing solar date every year) that this entry has peaked in and begins recline.

Yet another peculiar solar coincidence of recent times is the first waning moon beginning the first day of March. Recall that the last day of 2009 was a full moon, seeing both January and February ending on full moons. So what does all this mean? Only time will tell. [Read more →]

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The good thing about Chinese New Years falling on Valentine’s Day for those of us who don’t have hot dates is we can play stupid, greeting the opposite sex with a Happy (Lunar) New Year instead of facing the dialogue of lacking romances; besides, who needs such love on a new moon?

Today was a lax and lazy day off of eating, napping, interneting and some reading in preparation for the first midterm in Political Marketing and Campaigning come Tuesday. Had to take all of Friday off from school for Seminar course at Uni which we were hosting a guest speaker’s lecture about rhetorical approaches, followed by the final pre midterm lecture for Mass Media Law and Ethics. Saturday was no cakewalk, getting the first major presentation-paper out of the way for Political Mkt. and Cam. Plann which was contrasting Thai – US media in high profile elections.

And solemn are these Sunday nights, especially on this supposed day of love, and excitement for billions of Asians, where I am without the intimacy intended. Har, har has these hedonistic helpings of history happening! There was some fireworks visible through the late evening from the balcony, and now it has passed calling for bedtime. The school term teaching is soon to wrap up coming on the final normal academic week. Exams be the demand in both the academic lands I hand.

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