Tag Archives: Thailand

Talk Is Cheap; Show Me Your Works

Posted on August 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night I saw a humorous and horribly translated list of professions that were said to be off-limits for foreign workers in Thailand. Some of the jobs, like the unfortunately titled thirteenth position, “Paper hand job,” were a bit mysterious, … Continue reading →

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A Reason To Be Anxious

Posted on January 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning, when I looked at the sources of views on my blog, I happened to find a website that was a new source of page views, and one that made me a little anxious. I am used to receiving … Continue reading →

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Yacht Rock, Or, The Incestuousness Of Cultural Elites

Posted on July 2, 2014 by nathanalbright

Yesterday, my wanderings through the world of Wikipedia led me to a humorous mockumentary called “Yacht Rock” [1] which lovingly tackles the incestuous soft rock music scene of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. According to the show’s creator, the … Continue reading →

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The Constitution Writers

Posted on June 29, 2014 by nathanalbright

When I was a teenager, I played in various text-based roleplaying games, and one of the interests I had both in and out of character was the writing of constitutions. This may seem to be an odd interest, as most … Continue reading →

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The Errors Are Still My Own, But I’m Working On Them

Posted on May 23, 2014 by nathanalbright

One of the conventions among writers of books is to have an acknowledgements section in them to give credit where credit is due to those who have provided help in research, editing, encouragement, and other related matters. Although for most … Continue reading →

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Stay Standing

Posted on December 11, 2013 by nathanalbright

When I lived in Thailand, one of the notable quirks of life there was the fact that before every soccer or Muay Thai match or even every movie or play, the audience was expected to stand for the royal anthem, … Continue reading →

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Ramen Life

Posted on October 4, 2013 by nathanalbright

I have an inside joke with many people, but probably enough people that it should probably not be considered an inside joke anymore, especially since I am writing about it so openly. I suppose in part that this joke itself … Continue reading →

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There’s No Such Thing As A Good Coup

Posted on August 17, 2013 by nathanalbright

My interest in the legitimacy and stability of regimes foreign and domestic, a possibly fatal interest of mine, was probably established from a very young age. In fact, it may be dated to the first ever trip I took outside … Continue reading →

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The Kindness Of A Stranger

Posted on August 4, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today was a day where I happened to meet and get to talk to quite a few people who were complete and total strangers to me. This has happened fairly often recently–I am still fairly new in Oregon, after all, … Continue reading →

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The Unseen Deeps Of A State

Posted on August 2, 2013 by nathanalbright

Yesterday I came across an article [1] that dealt with the deep state of Turkey, a nation whose moves towards democracy have been somewhat hindered by a tension between the increasingly Islamist electorate and the military and bureaucracy that since … Continue reading →

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