tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post8403921445184650324..comments2023-10-20T18:47:34.841+07:00Comments on Religion, Sex & Politics: What Goes Round, ComesDr. Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788468231312646543noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-63921401646981650332012-04-21T18:45:16.112+07:002012-04-21T18:45:16.112+07:00What a great video that your students made! You mu...What a great video that your students made! You must have the best teaching job, I am very envious... <br /><br />Thai Buddhism and culture really has me stumped sometimes... will continue reading for other opinions and points to ponder, thanks!Elizabeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378935930043976990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-60476980502811488162012-04-12T02:45:43.490+07:002012-04-12T02:45:43.490+07:00sorry to hear about your future house no going thr...sorry to hear about your future house no going through<br /><br />You will still retire in Thailand though?<br /><br />Enjoy your writings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-12375409743734143162012-04-06T05:34:22.140+07:002012-04-06T05:34:22.140+07:00Oh and I also meant to say that your references to...Oh and I also meant to say that your references to events and stories from back home in the US (recent as in Afghanistan and past as in the life and crimes of John Foster Dulles) are appreciated. Although as a Brit (now in New Zealand) I am in a weaker position to comment on United States issues than yourself maybe, I do share your concerns. I also know how it feels to feel separated idealogically as well as geographically from your native land.I found this quote recently:<br />"The important thing to remember about American history is that it is fictional, a charcoal-sketched simplicity for the children or the easily bored. For the most part it is uninspected, unimagined, unthought, a representation of the thing not the thing itself. It is a fine fiction.<br />Neil Gaiman<br />American Gods<br /><br />Again warm regards<br />Richardrich.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06040890632176724051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-53235753055875298042012-04-06T04:42:46.420+07:002012-04-06T04:42:46.420+07:00Hi
Yes it's a shame the house in Phayao may be...Hi<br />Yes it's a shame the house in Phayao may be no longer available. However, Bangkok is a great place to be. I'm a great fan of Saxophone jazz club at Victory Monument, and the great (cheap) foodstalls and restaurants to be found there. And despite unhealthy levels of consumerism and the overt materialism, I still like the energy and 'busyness' of Siam. You can get the best of both worlds!<br />Regards<br />Richard<br /><br />ps I fully understand your escaping Songkran last year for the delights of HK. Even travelling by bus can be 'dangerous'. The potential for soggy clothes and dead cameras can take the gloss off the festival for me.rich.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06040890632176724051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-24778548893504566592012-04-04T00:36:50.990+07:002012-04-04T00:36:50.990+07:00Hi, Will:
I am so sorry about the house in the co...Hi, Will:<br /><br />I am so sorry about the house in the country falling through. It seemed like you were really looking forward to that.<br /><br />The video made by your students is wonderful. I really enjoyed watching it.<br /><br />I, too, am not (at all) convinced that good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds punished. I do not recognise this "basic moral transaction," as you so aptly described it. After I escaped my daughter's abusive father, he continued to torture me and caused what little money I had (including my retirment plan) to be absorbed by court costs. I found it very unsettling, nauseating even, when people tried to cheer me up by saying, "Don't worry; he'll be punished by God in the afterlife." Um, although meant well, somehow not very comforting.<br /><br />Take care,<br />RoxanneRoxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832599201865638856noreply@blogger.com