*miserychick is actually happy

The People’s Alliance for Democracy (I don’t care what they say, their name is still a misnomer… actually the whole concept of democracy in Thailand is a misnomer, but that’s a story for another time) came out onto a busy Bangkok street on Monday to hand out leaflets and VCDs on the police brutality that [...]

Picked them up from the printer this morning.

You could say I’m having a relatively free schedule in Bangkok at the moment, so when a friend asked if I wanted to do some translation work for a Thai artist being interviewed, I didn’t really have to think much about it. It would involve a trip to Nakhonsawan (a few hours north of [...]

Dear Internet,
It’s been a while since I was last in touch, but it seems that all is well with you.  Bangkok is hot, humid, chaotic and overwhelming.  Both my sisters don’t have connection to you at their apartment, and my parents’ house in Chiang Mai has a super old telephone line that even hi-speed feels [...]

Mangosteen
Despite the global food trade, you can still can’t find these tropical goodies in the Western market. According to the wikipedia article, it is only grown in warm climate, as exposure to temperature lower than 40F will kill the plant. Naturally then, it is easily grown in Thailand. Exposure to a temperature [...]

The political situation in Thailand is now so rotten that it’s become another soap opera on TV.  Two sides are going against each other and the audience is forced to watch.  Most people who aren’t taking sides complain about both because they’re already sick of it all.
Few days ago the police sprayed tear gas to [...]

Jane for Barack, originally uploaded by miserychick.
Democrats Abroad in Bangkok organized a debate-watching event at a local American bar & grill, and we went to join them in the obligatory cheering for Biden, rolling our eyes at Palin and took a drink every time she said maverick.  We ran out of beer pretty early.
Overall, I [...]