Sawasdee to all ka! Lots of different things to do these days and I wish to share one personal story and one on Thailand-US partnership ka.
- I saw another musical 'แฟนฉัน' late last week and liked it a lot ka! However, at the end of the show, I think I was far too excited to take pix without knowing that I lost one gold earring ka.
The loss made me feel upset but it reminded me of my sister's late husband's advice when she forgot some stuff at a shop ka.
'Think of it as a gift to someone who may be in bad need to make use of it.'
It made me feel even much better loei ka.
- Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the JFK Foundation in Thailand and I attended it as the most recent board member ka. It was set up in memory of JFK on the very day when he was assassinated. I hope the Foundation continues to promote education and social development, enhancing the Thai-US partnership ka..
The roundtable had several interesting sessions and several key messages I got were:
- The US and Thailand haven't been as close as it should and can be. The US has focused its interest on Vietnam and Indonesia, distancing Thailand from being included in its new initiatives and visits.
- Internally between the political parties and within the State Department, there are conflicts against each other except one common agreed issue on China. Yet, without engaging Thailand enough for decades, China has become closer to Thailand.
- We need to lessen our dependence on China for our tourism and export like durians.
- Thailand's own challenges are about structures like economy which needs to be more attractive, decision on some specific aspects (military cooperation) needs to be made, not tend to sit on the fence.
Any comment mai ka?
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