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Thailand’s Happiness Index Deficit

May 14, 2007 – 3:17 am

In 1972 Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck attempted to reform his country’s feudal economy on a Buddhist spiritual level rather than a capitalistic model. To best judge his efforts the king created a Gross Domestic Happiness Index based on life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The Wall Street Journal ignores […]

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One Giant Step for Mankind in Pattaya Park

February 12, 2007 – 3:42 am

As previous reported Thais and farangs have not been feeling as happy as in 2006. Whatever the reasons a Swiss national decided to step into space off the 56th Floor of Pattaya Park Beach Resort. He was not a base jumper. His impact in the parking lot did not add to the general malaise as he missed […]

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Thieves like Duh

October 13, 2006 – 5:54 am

I can’t remember which commandment belongs to ‘thou shalt not steal’. I’ll guess #6. I agree with this rule, for aside from being karmically wrong, the rewards of theft are outweighed by the negatives. Why? Because people make mistakes and two heads are not smarter than one and three are stupider than two. The proof comes […]

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