Thailand's S.E.A Write Awards 2008

Congratulations to Watchara Satchasarasin's (วัชระ สัจจะสารสิน) short stories "เราหลงลืมอะไรบางอย่าง" [We have forgotten something] on winning Thailand's S.E.A. Write Awards 2008

Ps. A review from Laughable Love's blog might give you some idea. Unfortunately, it's in Thai.

A change to come

I don't think this government will last another month, to be the most optimistic.

With Thaksin fading from the scene, fractions among politicians are more visible than ever. We will now able to see the real opportunists stepping on the foreground of Thai politics.

I have one remark:
Since the 1970s, political conflict in Thailand has become less apprent in terms of ideology. That is, it is not the dictatorship VS democracy battle as it use to be in the last half century. Rather, democracy became an instrument for some groups to use as means to power.
Now you can see artists, poets, and musicians who opposed the military government in the 1970s turn to oppose the elected government.

I wonder...is this just manipulation?

Ps. If anyone wants to catch up, Bangkok Pundit provides the best current situation in English.

8-8-88

Twenty years ago, Burma went through a situation in which is still debatable today whether it was "hope" or "failure".

Suu Gyi's National League of Democracy (NLD) was established and won the election over the SPDC. But the result was cancelled by the army.

Today, many countries are pressuring Myanmar. But as we can see, nothing has changed much.

According to Mary P Callahan's new monograph, maybe we might see a change sometimes soon?

I mourne to those who lost their lives in 8-8-88.