Notes From Thailand.net

How to pack a tire

James Quilty — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:34:06 +0000

Yui and I are trying this on Landy this week – we want to make a simple tower of packed tires to become a water tower for the bathroom. It is hard work – takes about 15 minutes (if you are really good) to pack a tire with dirt. This is our first [...]

Thailand in Crisis 5 and 6

James Quilty — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:39:31 +0000

More from The Australian Nation University’s excellent series on the aftermath of the Red Shirt [...]

Sri Sangwan Teacher’s Day

James Quilty — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:48:05 +0000

From Last Thursday's celebration for the Teachers at the Sri Sangwan Khon Kaen School for Children with disabilities

Stop Motion Pet Food

James Quilty — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:41:45 +0000

Made in for a Thai industrial video. I don’t think PETA would like this.

Fast Monsoon

James Quilty — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:17:55 +0000

Bangkok Thunderhead Time Lapse June 25, 2010 from Chris Gwynne on Vimeo.

Time Lapse Lightning & Storm shot from his apartment, June 25th 2010. Bangkok, Thailand

Coming soon to Thailand: Solving History With Olly Steeds

James Quilty — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:33:53 +0000

I’m excited this is coming to Asia’s Discovery channel – Yui is a big fan of archaeology documentaries. There was an interview with Olly Steeds in today’s Bangkok Post.

Thailand in Crisis part four

James Quilty — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:41:41 +0000

“This episode includes an interview about history and political protest with Professor Thongchai Winichakul from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and a discussion with Andrew Walker focused on Thailand’s agricultural budgets.”

Great series from Australian National [...]

Al Jazeera’s Thailand documentary

James Quilty — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:52:08 +0000

Saw some of this on TV this morning and caught the rest on-line. Well-produced post-crackdown documentary by Rahgeh Omaar of Al Jazeera English.

Making “Day and Night”

James Quilty — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:26:10 +0000

Love me some Pixar animation shorts – can’t wait to see this in front of the new Toy Story.

Samurai robots invade Thailand and wait for orders.

James Quilty — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:50:01 +0000

Looks like they were made by the people behind Disney’s 1979 movie “The Black Hole” – wonder if the food is also cheesy.

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Arc of a Diver

James Quilty — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:51:01 +0000

Tom jumping from the new pier we had built on Landy

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“Thailand in Crisis” parts 2 and 3

James Quilty — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:22:26 +0000

More excellent programs from the Australian National University on the aftermath of the Red protest.

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Elephant Parade London and Thailand at Trafagar

James Quilty — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:20:59 +0000

4 of the 250 elephants scattered around London

I thought I was getting away from Thailand for a couple weeks, but Thailand was everywhere I went – it seemed that every other restaurant in Amsterdam was Thai and in London I ran into Thai elephants – many painted by Thai [...]

And the Palm d’Or goes to…

James Quilty — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:47:20 +0000

A man from Khon Kaen. Awesome news – his films are kind of hard to find in Thailand mainly because they are very arty and one recent one was partially censored. Was this award politically modivated by events in Thailand? I don’t think so – he has been a favorite of the [...]

Thailand in Crisis

James Quilty — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:31:46 +0000

Good video series on what could be next for Thailand’s political crisis from the good folks at New Mandela.

The Saddest Last Words

James Quilty — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:55:38 +0000

The reactions to hearing their leaders giving up. Nicolas Asfouri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

“Please listen to me!” he pleaded to the crowd. “Brothers and sisters, I will use the word ‘beg.’ I beg you. We have to end this for now.” His call was not heeded, and protesters began setting nearby buildings [...]

Memories of Central World Plaza

James Quilty — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:37:06 +0000

From The Boston Globe's "Big Picture" on Bangkok

It feels a little like September 11th today – like the world is now a different place. It was just a big shopping mall – so big I would always get lost in it. But it had one of my favorite movie theaters there [...]

It’s Always the Men in Black…

James Quilty — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:18:07 +0000

Not Over

James Quilty — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:50:31 +0000

AlJazeera English doing great reporting from Bangkok. We are safe and sound in Khon Kaen watching (mostly avoiding) the news on television. Peace out.

“It Must Be Over…” – UPDATED

James Quilty — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:05:11 +0000

“It should be over tomorrow,” said Jaran Ditapichai, a protest leader who was a lead negotiator in back-channel talks with the government over the past week. “It must be over tomorrow.”

From “Thai Protestors Accent Deal That Sets a November Vote” in Today’s New York Times

Great news. Looks like Thailand’s political crisis (this round) is coming to [...]