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Donald Trump, President-Elect
“Veni, vidi, vici”, Julius Caesar once said after a successful battle: “I came, I saw, I conquered”. A fitting maxim, perhaps, for the most successful general of the ancient world, but also, surprisingly enough, for a billionaire businessman-turned amateur politician. Against the seventeen Republican candidates, Trump triumphed; against the Democratic nominee, he repeated the feat. […]
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10/8/15
Just a few status updates. Three days, into a new academic year at school, and I have entered firmly uncharted territory. For one, I’m starting the IB Diploma programme, which supposedly is one of the most rigorous high school academic programmes you can find. I don’t know about that quite yet, but I do know […]
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Father of the Nation
It is, once again, December 5th: Father’s Day in Thailand. Every time this day comes around, scanning through the newspapers or turning on the TV will show you the same images: thousands wearing yellow, lining on the streets, waiting through the night. Thousands of articles and messages of well-wishing, of which this post is only […]
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Rambling Excuses
Wow. I haven’t been writing anything on here for around two months now, and that’s a pretty long time to be gone from writing.I don’t even know if it’s worthwhile anymore for me to make these posts on this blog that says something like, “I’m planning to write _______!” The fact is that whenever I […]
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In For a New Round
The golden rule of writing is supposed to be ‘just keep writing’- ‘it takes time to find your voice and style’ – ‘practice makes perfect’. To be honest I’m really not sure if that’s happening to me. Maybe it’s that I’m one of the exceptions to the classic wisdom that the older you grow, the more experience […]
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Short Story: Perpetual Agony
Short Story: Perpetual Agony Sapporo, Japan – 2048 A.D I played a final arpeggios to end the song, before standing up and bowing deeply to the general. General Sato’s guests clapped, and so did the general himself. “What a prodigy! He’s only sixteen, yet he plays the piano so well!” I heard someone saying. Such […]
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Short Story: Descending Higher
Today, June 28th 2014, is the centenary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which would trigger what was back then the most destructive war in history. Here’s a short story about the First World War. Short Story: Descending Higher “Sir, what we’re considering right now…it’s illegal, sir.” “Please, sir, reconsider. It’s a violation of […]
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Where Next?
In which this will be a rambling post with little to no structure where I will just get some thoughts out. Not like most of my posts aren’t like this already. Anyway, I’ve spent the past few days relaxing at Thailand’s southern beaches, which is quite a nice change of atmosphere from Bangkok. Above is […]
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Short Story: Valiant Undertakings
New short story! This short story was originally written or an English assignment, so it’s a bit on the short side. It’s a return to the more ‘political-thriller’ side of me. Enjoy! This short story was originally published at Publish Your Mind. SHORT STORY: VALIANT UNDERTAKINGS “We’re not ready for such a war.” I say, […]
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February Update
Hello. I haven’t written much about my writing status and things like that lately so maybe it’s time for a post on that. My posts have been very political lately. The highly polarized, prolonged and increasingly tense conflict is becoming something that I feel must be written about. The protesters do not seem to have […]
Ken Mathis Lohatepanont 