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A drought of understanding
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 09/05/2016
» Tonight there will be a new moon. According to the Thai lunar calendar, tomorrow will be the first day of the sixth month. And that reminds me of the classic Thai country song Fon Duen Hok (Rain Of The Sixth Month) and its famous description of rice fields at this time of year, when the air is moist with light rain and filled with the resonating frog calls that mark the beginning of monsoon season.
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Ways to help make a change
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/12/2020
» As usual, time flies. Believe it or not but we're already in the final weeks of 2020 and despite the pandemic, which has put much of the world in idle mode, it's been quite an eventful year here in Thailand, especially on the political front. But is there another way to create a better society other than mass demonstrations and fierce online wars with complete strangers who think differently? Is there anything one can do that will instantly and effectively result in positive change?
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Love your mother, love your country
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/08/2019
» Today is National Mother's Day. In recent years, every time the occasion has come around, I've been reminded of a popular Isan folk tale.
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Paradise in jeopardy
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/06/2018
» I get to know people when I travel for work, but I rarely see them again in person because each time I travel, I go to someplace different. Earlier this year, however, as I was about to leave a tourism fair, I bumped into the owner of a resort on Koh Mak, the island of Trat province famous for its efforts to become a "low-carbon destination".
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The final call for home
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/06/2015
» A few days before my mother passed away, she asked me, her eldest child, "When I die, can you hold my funeral at Ban Tha Lo?"
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Thailand: for your biking needs
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/02/2015
» With increasing popularity, cycling is featured more often in the media, both as good and bad news. Recently a unique biking video was posted on YouTube. Shot in New Zealand, it shows two riders racing down a mountainside overlooking a beautiful lake, one dressed as a tortoise and the other as a hare. Unlike most downhill-mountain-biking-themed films, there were not many hair-raising stunts. But what I found very interesting was the fact that it was not a production by bike makers, star pro riders, bike magazines or major race sponsors. It was created by an airline.
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United in diversity
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/06/2013
» Tired of the political rift that has been so prevalent in Thai society the past several years, I need to give myself a break every now and then. The Thailand Tourism Festival which took place recently at Impact Convention Centre in Muang Thong Thani was a great respite.
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