Emily Osment Measurments

Holidays! At each door

"Ah, finally the holidays!"

We say the same thing when you live in America or Europe, but the meaning is quite different here in Thailand. Many large companies grant only six days of vacation the first year of employment, 12 days during the second year and a few more days after each additional year. Stop dreaming especially not get 2 months of vacation per year!

Yes, there are holidays, there are 15 or 16 usually based on the Buddhist calendar. On December 24? On December 25? Normal days. On the Job It must be said that the majority of days off from sick leave. A maximum of 30 per year. Just go to the clinic on the corner of sputter a bit, buy a few pills and get a medical paper we apologize to work. 100 baht for a holiday? Why not. Thais fall strangely ill on Friday or Monday ...

Anyway, tomorrow starts my real vacation. I leave early to go to Koh Chang again and spend five days. Read a novel on the beach, take a ride (half-circle) of the island by motorbike, 31, celebrate in style. To all I wish Merry Christmas!

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Listening # 12 Le Concert des Nations: small trip listening Europop

Give yourself go to a place not known [1]

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Announced at the party found the body, this twelfth Listening Room will take place. Why the rush? To stick to the 50th anniversary of the Treaty Rome. Indeed, the title of this listening room is the concert of nations: a small trip Europop (Series Territories imaginary).
For 20 years, I bring the pop records of the four corners of Europe and I take for this anniversary to honor. So it's not folk music but music pop VO.
Dishes from our friendly host table will be a foretaste of the route. A new cocktail, the Turkish D-Lite will be offered: the usual treat as they say in English (a language that will be banned that night).
By cons, a small change: I can not find out about all the groups scheduled because they are documented in VO but, instead, I will contribute to some of my students and friends to translate the songs (Romanian, Finnish, English, Slovenian, etc.).



A group visit to the exhibition Inside Agorafolly (27 artists from 27 European countries) to the Power Station. A walk to
Gardens Florist (the center of Brussels for the Arts garden). One way to travel in virtually any garden in Europe.
An urban drift in Cologne. Again and again, the most livable city in a radius of 200 kilometers, with a major retrospective at the Ludwig Mondrian. A meeting
with two friends very Europhile (subject).



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[1] Title influenced Beckett's Mercier and Camier "Mercier and Camier did not know this place. That is what brought them probably give them an appointment. Some things we never do know with certainty. "Beckett because he is Irish while writing in French and who lived in Trieste, perhaps the most European city ...

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Not bad for the fight against unemployment. I do not know when the Thai company employs security guards at every door, but this policy has the merit of creating work for very little.

If you went through Bangkok, you probably took the subway or you went into a big shopping center of the chic district of Siam. In both cases, you meet a "safety officer" who beckons you politely to open your bag. There's even a board with pictures that explain everything. Put your bag on the small table, open it, let the agent look at the content and continue your path.

All this is purely formal and decorative. In most cases, agents do not touch anything and watch the light of a small flashlight Portable. One wonders why they exist. To fight against terrorism? I highly doubt it. I happened to carry a cat in a bag (not the subway). I had two bags so I do open one. No problem.

To all these guards, Greetings!

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Learning Thai

When I arrived in Thailand for the first time I was not prepared. I was in Sri Lanka and I had to return to India to continue my journey along the west coast, but the night before my departure, I change my plans, call the airline and change my ticket Colombo-Trivandrum to Colombo-ticket Bangkok. The real voyage improvised what.

Normally, I study the country, learn rudimentary phrases to be polite to people, just before departure. I think once we arrived in Thailand, it took me at least a week to say correctly and quickly "hello" (sawatdii KRAB) and "thank you" (kob khun krap). Then we learn small phrases of everyday life over time: "how much it costs" (thaoray), "no thank you" (May August), "Shrimp fried rice (khao phad goung), etc.. But we reaches a threshold pretty quickly and then it stagnates.

For those who do not know the language, it must be said that the Thai language is a very simple level grammatical, but very difficult to pronounce correctly. In Thai, not masculine or feminine, no plural, no verb conjugation or declension. They talk a bit like those Indians that are cartoon "I love you." "I love your dog" is said to be "dog love you." For cons, the Thai is a tonal language with 5 (neutral, up, down, up and down). There are also long vowels and short vowels. We can say "my" 10 ways: ma, maa, ma, maa, ma, maa, etc.. (If I can afford to transliterate well). Of course, each of these pronunciations have different meanings.

Côté writes, Thai has 44 consonants and vowels and thirty of diphthongs. What a challenge! That said, I decided to learn to read and write Thai more seriously. I found an excellent site on the net (most free) that I share with you. Leave your comments!

http://www.learningthai.com/books/manee/introduction_01.htm

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Our friends mosquitoes

I still remember my first days in Asia. I was in India and I spent a night in Indore, a dirty city and industrial midway between Mumbai and Pushkar, where I headed. My room was really shabby, but I was traveling budget and I was too tired to look for another place. As I left for India on a whim, I had not taken the time to buy drugs against malaria, the dreaded (at least, they like to scare us with it in travel guides).

the evening, so I begin to hear the mosquitoes flying in the darkness of my room. Paranoid. I back up my coverage under my eyes, it's hot, I think I'm in danger. I get up, light the light, trying to find those pesky mosquitoes and then to exterminate them sleep, but to no avail. Anyway the net in the chamber is broken. Well, I exaggerate a little, but it still took me some time to stop thinking about it. In the end, I stayed three months without any pill.

There's a little interesting article about it on the web (link below). I copy here for you.

http://www.kiwoui.com/Voyagez-en-toute-securite-protegez.html

Travel safely: protect yourself against malaria

One of the questions most frequently asked travelers who are traveling to tropical destinations in Asia is whether it is necessary to take drugs against malaria (malaria). The fact that there is no single answer to this question. The risk varies greatly depending on where you visit and what you do. For example, it would be prudent to take preventive treatment against malaria if you are planning a trek in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, whereas these same measures will not be required to travel to a resort island Phuket as .

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), prevention against malaria is simple. Here is an outline of their prevention program:

• Know the risks of malaria encountered in the country, symptoms and incubation period.

• Avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, especially the early morning and dusk.

• Follow the prescription prophylactics.

• See a doctor immediately if you have a fever for a week or more in the country where you have traveled, it will diagnose and prescribe treatment.

How to prepare? Keep in mind the instructions of WHO mentioned above, the prevention of malaria is largely a matter of common sense. Other tips: •

How do his bag. Because malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, it is easy to take measures to avoid mosquito bites. Wear long sleeves and long trousers at night and use mosquito repellent and mosquito nets.

• If you travel in a high risk area, prepare yourself properly. Note that in many areas at high risk of malaria has become resistant to drugs. Check with your doctor if you have the correct treatment.

• Talk openly with your doctor about the actual risks of contracting the disease while traveling. Remember that malaria can be costly, they have side effects can be very annoying and they are not 100% effective. It is therefore important to take regularly.

• Go on Internet forums to read accounts of other travelers who went to countries where malaria is prevalent.

Where can I find information? If you would like more information and list of countries affected by malaria and preventive measures, you can also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Making the leap

One of my best friends told me this week that he was applying for jobs Bangkok in hopes of settling there, news that made me very happy. So he started asking me a series of questions. I must say it has never been in Thailand or even Asia, but the weariness of the motherland and the attractiveness of a new world are making the leap to more adventurous souls. So I said I could answer some of these issues here to inform other curious or undecided.

Q: What language should I speak to live in Bangkok?
A: We live very well in Bangkok with a good foundation of English in the city's most popular. If we really want discover Thai culture, if the distance from the center and if you want to get good prices, we must begin to learn Thai. With French as the only language you must live as a recluse and associate only with the French.

Q: How much money does it take to live well in Bangkok?
A.: A Thai worker earns 6,000 baht per month, a policeman 8000, a graduate may be 12 000, a foreign teacher in the neighborhood of 50,000 per month. IT professionals and executives can earn in the 100,000 baht per month. In Bangkok, you can find accommodation very well for 10 000 baht a month, a good restaurant for 150 baht a beer in a bar for 100 baht. It all depends if one hopes to live in Western or Thai way.

Q: What should check with their employer?
A: Check the nationality of her boss is not negligible, as a Thai, a Chinese and Westerners do not run a company the same way. Make sure your employer will pay for your work permit. Some employers will pay you generous as the visa. In all cases, require commitments on paper. Verbal agreements are quickly forgotten and we find ourselves here with the wind!

Q: What are good neighborhoods to live in Bangkok?
A: It is better to live near a metro station (MRT) or Skytrain (BTS) to avoid traffic and congestion of Bangkok. If you live far from their place of work, you can lose one hour to and 1 hour to return. Consider well the map of Bangkok, although it is huge!

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Sukhumvit multicultural

Bangkok is a massive city, of course. The various districts themselves are a maze of streets and streets of Thanon and soy . In this cosmopolitan anthill of small ethnic communities are microcosms. There is the famous Chinatown the small district of India and an Arab community.

I personally discovered or explored it rather recently. I must say that it is in Sukhumvit, a district that includes numerous parallel streets. So in the vicinity of Soy 3 and 5 we see the largest concentration of women wearing headscarves or burkas accompanied their husbands to hairy. An amusing contrast with the Thai bars with their clothes "minimalist" and Thais often beardless.

If you want to vary your daily meal of rice, curry and Thai soup, I suggest a restaurant that called Nefertiti. There are succulent nans, hummus, good olives and eggplant well dressed, all at an affordable price. It can also smoke a shisha with tobacco good apple for as little as 150 baht (350 baht must be paid at the Shamrock Bar on Khao San Road). Bon appetite!

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House # 11: The Body revealed : Tracklisting



Introduction Thank you for being here tonight. The pretext for this evening is to present, for the first time, the paintings of Stephen Lengrand. We are (Ingrid and me) friends with this family for a long time but it was only during our holiday together in Spain I saw Stephen perform the sketch. More recently (this summer), we had a first contact with his painting. Our enthusiasm has quickly blown the idea of putting feet on this joint project. I thank Stephen for giving me confidence and I give the floor to these questions exchanged by mail.


painting of Stephen Lengrand: short virtual interview

Etienne Lengrand
Born December 26, 1963

> What motivates the choice of a subject?

is a natural topic for the artist as a result of continuous observation. A gesture, an attitude, a motion creates emotion, touching or upsetting the artist. Represent it, the drawing is an attempt to apprehend, to better understand it.

> Your characters display a certain "vulnerability". Are you agree with this statement?

is, I think, one possible interpretation among others. My characters are airtight, impassive but not especially vulnerable. The expression on their faces reflected that allows you to project themselves and each viewer will make its own symbolism, its own fantasies, or, conversely, cause fear of the unknown world without landmarks ....

> What are your spiritual fathers (in the history of art or of ideas)?

To name a few:
Goya, Bacon, Hockney, Lucian Freud, Marlene Dumas.

> How is this temporal dimension (waiting, idleness, etc. ...) in your paintings?

I think my characters are embodied castration. In their expectations, their inaction, they refer the viewer to vacuum, to the unsaid, hence the discomfort that may leak out, leaving him an open field. This is a time suspended that leaves no intentionality, each of us there goes his own imagination.

> What is the role of nudity in your painting?

My characters are rarely completely naked. The few clothes they wear to depict, reveal a small part of their personality, giving the viewer the desire to learn more and make a free interpretation. This near nudity is a way to unleash everyone.

> What would be your definition of art? And its role?

Art, I think is a reflection of a company or a specific time. It not only man to find landmarks in the world in which he lives but also enrich it personally inspiring in him feelings, emotions ...

body found: tracklisting

General Magic: I love you (label Mego): I chose this song to start because except in extreme cases of rape, birth of a body goes through a feeling. Here it is expressed by General Magic in a robotic tone and repetitive. This duo is composed of Ramon Bauer and Andi Pieper. A three (with Peter Rehberg, see below), they founded the influential Mego label (in the 90s, Vienna). They also co-authored the first piece of the label "Fridge Trax", made entirely with sounds from the fridge (a future classic for our series "Objects"). General Magic has specialized in the exploration software.

SPUNK: Kamelmusikk (label Rune Grammofon): This all-female group chose a name to its ambitions: spunk means the guts, the courage but also the shit. This name is a way to emancipate the whole semantic woman phallic dominance. Among its members, this group has Ratkje Maja, the prolific explorer sound (Spunk, Fe-mail, and many other collaborations). This disc is released by the Norwegian label Rune Grammofon has the particularity to publish only artists from Norway. The founder of this label, on the border between jazz and noisy electronics sharp, Rune Kristoffersen is none other than the Group of 80's Fra Lippo Lippi.

Efterklang: Fetus (Leaf Label): Following the logical path that I decided to follow after the feeling and the exchange of fluids, creating a fetus. This ensemble was formed in 2001 Danish. In 2003, they were joined by filmmaker and graphic work is very important. Their debut album Tripper (which is extracted Fetus) brings together 32 musicians (there are violins, brass and a sound collage of videos).

Colleen babies (Leaf Label): The fetus, not yet fully a person is born. The body then turns to her parents. This first contact is through the skin and rupture. Colleen is the artist name Cécile Schott (just a Parisian thirties) who has published a few years a delicate music that mixes traditional instruments and found sounds and looped. Some here were present at the concert she gave at the Planetarium of Brussels (concert grounds at the first Listening Room Area).

Peter Rehberg: Skin (label Mosz): Better known by the name of Pita (his name for publication abrasive music to which he has accustomed his fans), Peter Rehberg is one of the founders of the label Mego. People often go to the Mego terrorists sound but because they are convinced that the noise has the potential creator and deliverer. Here, Peter Rehberg published under his name, music composed for a ballet: Fremdkoerper (foreign body). The extract is called Skin.

Polwechsel: Mirror (label HatHut): I wanted to start with this piece because, in terms of physicality, everything starts with the mirror. But I prefer to keep this clip as a little nod to Lacan associates the mirror and the discovery by the young child's body and of otherness. Even for the adults we are, we need a mirror for understanding our bodies, even to treat him. The care and maintenance will check in the mirror. Seduction, too.
Polwechsel Austrian is a collective whose members change. The base group consists of Werner Dafeldecker (double bass) and Michael Moser (Cello & computer). They are joined here by Martin Brandlmaier (the best drummer in the world to me, cf. Working with Radian, Kapital Band 1 etc..) Burkhard Beins (Drums, percussion) and John Butcher (saxophone).
Their music belongs to the very dynamic field of "electro-acoustic improvisation". Their working method is to take advantage of the specificity of each musician and constantly redefine the boundaries between composition and improvisation.

Hanne Hukkelberg: Little Girl (Leaf Label): Of course, the body turns into a little girl. Hanne Hukkelberg is also from Norway. She has been singing since she was three years (as our little Elina to whom I dedicate this song) and found music hidden in the most unlikely objects (knife, pan etc..). Moreover, its Disk full of little sounds that complement the rich palette of instruments deployed on his album.

Babila: Wisdom tooth (extraction) (label Stilll): Babil: literally "abundance of idle talk," the Belgian group, based in Brussels, produces abstract compositions based on sounds of guitars, basses, keyboards, flutes and small objects. The title makes me think of several things: first of all to our little girl growing up and feels that growth (puberty) into his mouth. Then, the dentist is an event that always makes us take a radical consciousness of our corporeality (through pain, anesthesia and alarm). Finally, the characters of Stephen Lengrand have an air of waiting their turn (for some unknown experiments).

Depeche Mode: Somebody (remix) (Mute label): Our body grows and, in turn, the little girl wants a shoulder on which to build. Love comes and the feeling is starting to look again. The fluids will resume the service: the first saliva, sweat and semen afterwards. Depeche Mode is, since 1980, a true pop phenomenon: they fill stadiums and leave records for success ever confirmed. Since the beginning, they are on the label (independent up until recently) Mute. A beautiful story, really.

Mi & L'Au: Nude (label Young Gods): Enigmatic, Music In The Mid & East to more than one way. Recorded in a small cottage in Finland, these pieces were reworked in Brooklyn by the Young Gods label head Michael Gira (former leader of Swans).
Nude, the song is in your ears tonight not because of the title (it would have been too easy) but to do justice to the words that make the link between body and paint, the little girl becomes muse
"I welcome you nude

... Sit down, take a pen, a pencil, SOME
Clay
My pastels, gold book, harry or simply lay
Down
and play For a while ... "

Matmos: Lipostudio ... and so on (label Matador): Extract from the album A Chance to Cut Is A chance to cure (a favorite album for me, already used previously for the listening room), this piece uses sounds liposucion surgery (registered in California using scalpels Bard Parker, Draeger's anesthesia, fans and medical equipment liposucion Gramm). Matmos, as always, raises the question of using musical sounds recorded on the field (field recordings). I thought it appropriate to insert a song that deals with cosmetic surgery in this sequence on the body revealed. It is a contemporary relation to the body: a rejection of its own envelope and the frantic quest for another. Cass Mc Combs

: I Went To The Hospital (4AD): For each body, death is an unsurpassable horizon. The time for prosthetics and other devices gives way to decay. "I May be gone soon" We sing Cass Mc Combs, the young Californian of 30 years who has three albums to his credit (two on the 4AD label and a new on Domino Records). He was heavily influenced by Sept. 11 because at that time, he resided in New York. Next

Listening Room # 12

The next room listening will take place during the Christmas holidays. It happens to us, with a buffet (as before). Its name and its theme: Le Concert des Nations: 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome in Music (Series Imaginary Territories).
For almost 20 years, I pop music back from my travels. This evening will be an opportunity to share with you these discs can not be found, a buffet and a cocktail Erasmus (provisional name: Absolut Schengen).

House listens to come

- # 10 DJ Culture: 5x10 (five DJs ten songs they prefer to dance). In Zonneklop, rue de la paix. A nod to the dictatorship of the dancefloor.
- H2O # 13: the sound qualities of the Blue Gold (Series 4 elements). With a mineral water bar (as in Japan).
- # 14 From fingering: accordion and harp in the service of pop music (instrument set).
- # 15 Music and Politics: from my village in the world (and back) (series Para / / ELE). With policies to prepare for regional elections next year.
- # 16 Central Station: Trains, sounds and imaginary voyages (Series Items)
- # 17 New Weird America: United States: a continent Sound imaginary (imaginary territories series)
- # 18 To continue in French, type 1: the phone and its diversion into music (Series Items)


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Extensions (to be together or separated)

Evening with Jacques Rancière at Bozar November 21, 2007: the fourth and final lecture of the cycle in the folds of this organized by our friend Ivana Momcilivic. An opportunity to hear the great philosopher of the "sharing of the sensible" (and despite some disappointments, a reference must for us). Delays versus
trio Vivat conventionné dance and theater scene in Armentieres (15 minutes from Lille) Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 21h: one of the ten best shows of my life (with Laurence Weerts seen the last dance festival at the Balsa) where bodies are to shoot at the same time they are projected. The New Pornographers at
Botanic Saturday, November 24, 2007: An excellent pop-rock band from Canada. Nothing porn but I could not resist the ease.
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Complain sun and rain

Well, I'm running out of idea, so I'll discuss a bit of rain and sunshine. What kind of fun here in Thailand is to see people complain about the rain (we understand) but also the sun. Indeed, it is not uncommon during a sunny day, a pretty girl walking with an umbrella or, on a construction site, a man wearing gloves, long sleeves and ... a hood!

must understand that in Thailand, one of the main canons of beauty is to have white skin, almost diaphanous. Thais who have dark skin are almost seen as provincial farmers cope with posh urbanites of Bangkok. Almost all the stars of television (except actors) are white as snow. The women here do not skimp on the "whitening creams" which are advertised everywhere and create complex swarthy women. A friend remarked to me that recent advertisements in the Sky Train showed a woman crossing his ex in the street with a new flame. The new girlfriend's skin color paper and dropped the girl with dark skin. The ad ends with a display of poor contemplating whitening cream in a glass case ... Pathetic.

Try to understand that Thai girls with us slip into the machines to burn your skin! And they pay for it! The sight of red as lobsters tourists returning from the beach is quite a sight too. Contrast world!

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An evening of "Bot ding"

I have fond memories of Koh Samui. I lived first near the airport where I could see the planes take off and land on the runway by looking through the window of my kitchen. There were vibrations and we no longer hear talk for a few minutes, but there were more flights, at least, past 11 pm. I then moved

to Maenam, north of the island. I lived there in a little soy who entered the interior, a small street lined with banana and palm trees with huge water holes during the rainy season. My house had a huge terrace (almost bigger than the inside of the house itself) where they spent evenings playing cards and drinking Chang.

A card game popular in Thailand is called "Ding Bot" is literally means "double blind". As this is a kind of Black Jack where to bet, this game is illegal, but in the jungle, there is only one law. So there is a "dealer" who distributes two cards to all players and they have the option of taking a third. Sum the 2 cards (aces are worth 1, Figures 10) and be closer to 9. It drops the tens, so a king and a seven (10 + 7) give 7. The highest is 9 with 2 natural cards only, the lowest 0 (eg 3 + 7). To zero, we say " bot" (blind). There are ways to double, triple or even quintuple their initial bet by certain factors. A total of nine cards with two hearts and is called "gao ding " (nine doubles).

This game is very fast, but the most fun is to see the superstitions of the Thais when they play. For example, place the figure of the king up with good luck coins. Do not look at the two cards together, but open one, like the figure of the second and reveal very very slowly. When the "dealer" loses too much, the cards when changing direction. If you have the chance to play, do not miss not!

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Rixe on Khao San Road

Friday night, I go out with friends to see a ska concert at Brick Bar, a box that is located behind a shopping center in the famous Khao San Road. For those who have already traveled this road is near a famous fast-food restaurant that I boycott and prefer not named (my friend likes to say we will eat shit clown " ).

The atmosphere is overheated, the dense crowd, the powerful music as it should and cigarette smoke everywhere. I appreciate that, but at some point I sneak away from the bar to take a deep breath of fresh air. On the sidewalk, few other friends drink a beer bought at Family Mart (the crooks sell the big bottles at 60 baht instead of 40 at night). Suddenly, a small concussion. I turn and see a Thai seated, obviously drunk, bringing his hand to his face. Beside him stands a security guard comes, it seems, to give Klitschko a kick. Why? No idea. Thailand's long hair stands up, looks at attention and in the race. It smells bad.

It moves away, continuing to drink, discuss, observe wildlife alcoholic Khao San Road. Suddenly, the Thais appeared together again a friend and ... a knife 30 centimeters long. Loss of face in a Thai is to seek trouble. There are cries of panic, anger, surprise, the crowd moves on all sides. In the tumult, I saw another Thai who comes out and points a revolver at I-don't-know who. A moment a second, I think it's the guard who will die of his stupidity, but no. The cops arrive (they have stores), handcuffed the two assailants. The security guard part in an ambulance with a leg cut.

Two shows in one evening.

Bangkok is not a violent city, at least not more than any other major city in the world, but violence is a universal reality. Thais are known to be Zen, "jai yen yen " (Heart quiet calm) as they say, but they are proud. Let them lose face and the dragon awakens in them.

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It sun, but it is dark

Bangkok. The sun finally shining after several days of rain monotonous, but not everyone in the capital. The City of Angels home actually several blind. There's no pretty white canes, no coaching, no dogs. Since I am in Thailand, I think I found two jobs "traditional" for these unfortunates: singer and seller of lottery tickets.

The first category seems more to be pitied. With a small speaker sometimes hanging from their necks, he wanders the streets with their microphone in hand. A relative, perhaps, is their arm, bring them from point A to point B, then from point B to point C. The blind man stops in front of a crowd of tourists he sees it, he sings frantically, hoping to hear some sounds of small coins in his little cup of metal. But hey, there are fears scams, you say 'This is probably not a true ", it is reinforced in thinking that another good samaritan will certainly give him money.

The second category makes me smile. They have their board with all their lottery tickets. They are sitting, waiting, but not much. Thais seem to be given some powers of divination to the blind. Get advice from them on the winning number is not really negligible. It should be understood that the lottery is the only gambling license in Thailand. Interpretation of dreams, blessed amulets, prayers at the temple: everything to maintain their dream of money.

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It rains, it rains shepherdess

"It rains, it rains shepherdess" the song says, "watching television".

I do not know, but it seems that Bangkok has three different seasons than the rest of Thailand (for those who do not know, there's the hot season, cold season and the rainy season). In Bangkok, I feel it is the rainy season, the season of mist and rain season.

Super! Weekend !"... "Shit !"... It's raining I

crushes watching television. This film on HBO? Déjà vu. That one on StarMovies? Too. I still have the Thai channels. Nothing better to learn the culture of a society that soap operas ("soap"). No need to understand the language. For 5 minutes, the players cry of joy or pain, for 5 minutes they shouting at each other between couples or friends. For each serials, there are two songs: a dramatic and romantic.

Well, well, I caricature, all the Thai soap operas are not identical, although the scene of the stepmother who puts poison in a glass is a true classic. There are soaps for teens, where young students who possess supernatural powers live all kinds of adventures and a little more masculine soap with Mafiosi, guns and prosecution 4x4.

If you always try to understand love Thai, watch soap operas and you contemplate the immutable paradigms of their collective psyche.

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Psychology Thai is she? Cheap Charlie

I do not know, but I am wondering. Thai psychology is she? Yesterday, my colleague tells me that a person of his property was thrown off of I-don't-know-what floor to arrive too death, of course, in the street. The third case of suicide in his apartment building apparently.

Well, there are suicides in all countries, no surprise. What intrigues me the most, for having discussed with the Thais is that depression is not something that seems to exist. We do not feel well, we had a bad day, you're tired. "May sabai " they say. In French, we have a whole range of negative emotions: melancholy, melancholy, nostalgia, sadness, depression ...

In Thailand, it seems rather say: 'Come you worry too much about nothing, eat a little to regain strength and it will be fine. Why not? I've never seen a psychiatric clinic or office in Thailand to see a psychologist. Pilulles no, no berth to lie down and talk to the ceiling. What are the Thais? I do not know. They say "Mai Pen Rai ", "Never mind," "Never mind" and continue to live. Maybe they will go to the nearest temple burn some incense sticks.

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Listening Room # 11: Body found

must participate to feel [1]

Opening Vs House listening



A few days, it will be a year that had the last room listening. Too long for my taste. Some are still angry with us for the chaotic distribution of this CD Pop & Oriental evening. But now is the time to fix it.
This new listening room [2] looks like a painting. The evening's theme is "The body revealed."
one hand, we have the great honor to present the painting of Stephen Lengrand. It's a bit like a media preview for Etienne Lengrand not yet knighted by a gallery (although he had offers), a unique opportunity to see the painting of this painter trained by the Academy of Wavre . You want to pin the patience with which he built up his expertise. The strength of his subjects is matched only by the mystery he manages to extract. I resist the temptation to say too much. My meager computer skills prevent me from sending you digital photos of his works (photographs, they are far from top). On this one, I tell you: "Trust me".
On the other hand, you've chosen the music in perfect harmony with the body painting of Stephen Lengrand. I am happy for you to choose a selection of music that will emphasize the fragility of our bodies, the difficulty of discovering and vulnerability of one who dares to show it. As each time it will be 45 minutes of music available to your contextualized listening.
To discover the "Bodies Revealed", we chose a place at the height of the subject. The Bunker Movie Theatre is a former film development laboratory (for cinema). The dirty side strengthen the sense of unease. The place looks precarious. The label Kraak Ghent-3 to 4 times per year organizes concerts of adventurous music. In addition, Patrice, the owner, gives us the opportunity to use the real theater seats it has.

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-Evening with Jacques Rancière at Bozar the 21-11-2007: the fourth and final lecture of the cycle in the folds of this organized by our friend Ivana Momcilivic. An opportunity to hear the great philosopher of the "sharing of the sensible" (and despite a few disappointments an essential reference for us). Delays versus-
trio Vivat conventionné dance and theater scene in Armentieres (15 minutes from Lille) Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 21h: one of the ten best shows of my life (with Laurence Weerts seen the last dance festival at the Balsa) where the bodies are to shoot at the same time they are projected.
-The New Pornographers Botany at Saturday, November 24, 2007: An excellent pop-rock band from Canada. Nothing porn but I could not resist the ease.
Other extensions will complete this list.



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[1] I borrow this phrase Leroi-Gourhan, cited by Bernard Stiegler.
[2] Officially it is the eleventh since the tenth was temporarily put on ice.
[3] Reminder: the extensions are a way to extend the collective evening.

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City of Angels is full of bars. Most of them are all alike: the popular music business, a pool table, bar stools and daughter on the stools. Not the kind of place where you can sip a drink while discussing philosophy.

, there are few benchmarks against alcoholics who have their own character. The bar Cheap Charlie is one of them. Along Sukhumvit 11, you will see on your left a bar in the street, surmounted by a pile of assorted objects. Behind one man, a Thai of course, serves a small Chang for as little as 50 baht. "To be a Cheap Charlie" is actually a very popular expression in Bangkok and is often used for Thai girls to describe foreigners who do not want not burn all their money for them.

short, it sits on one of the stools, they enjoy its cheap beer, listening to Elvis or other music coming out soon and a tourist or an expat you initiate the conversation in a natural way and friendly. Not sure where to go out at night in Bangkok? I suggest you quickly and simply.

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The charm of Koh Chang

Like many travelers, I have a weakness for the charms of the islands. Each island is like a little world unto itself, cut off from everything, we can explore thoroughly. We went around (literally), we learn to know the places peaceful views, small nice restaurants, places to party, markets and shops.

In Thailand, I lived in Koh Samui and Phuket. I also visited Koh Tao, Koh Phangan and Koh Lanta in the south. Living in Bangkok, I escape the weekend to see the sea where possible. I just came back to visit Koh Chang for the first time and I must say that this island has a special charm. Maybe this is the fact that we are not yet the tourist season, but everything was so calm and serene.

motorbikes, almost no traffic on the roads, only after the arrival of a ferry. If one goes to the east of the island, the road is lined with trees, the mountains rise in the mist on our right as the water comes to our left.

For backpackers, near Lonely Beach are heavenly. There are many cheap bungalows. Those who want more luxury and comfort can also find more hotels in Koh Chang at attractive rates. Several resorts are currently under construction on the island, but the pace is not yet alarming. Visit Koh Chang absolutely before it's too late!

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The triple system of prices in Thailand Travel Tips

is a recurring theme in Thailand: prices, prices that fluctuate depending on the color of the face, according to the portfolio, by language spoken. It is not uncommon to get on a bus, talking to other foreigners who come to the same place and realize that everyone has paid a different rate.

In Thailand, there is a triple system of prices. First there is the tourist price, whichever is greater, that the Thais shamelessly ask those who speak only English. A T-shirt? 250 baht. There then the price of the expatriate, at least from abroad who is doing with the language. A T-shirt? 200 baht. "Lot noi dai na May Krabi?" Ok, I finally get to 130 baht. Finally, there Thai prices for Thai people. A T-shirt? 60 baht.

This system of price discrimination is quite a reality in Thailand and it is not going to change. When it comes to pay her food more than a 5 baht Thai, this is not the end of the world nor a reason to make a big deal, but when it comes to negotiating the price of housing, for example, 2000 baht per month, it enrages.

Tips So. In all cases, hide yourself and send a Thai who you absolute confidence to negotiate the price. Once you know the real price, make the purchase. If you are alone or you do not know of Thais trustworthy, learn the basics of Thai to negotiate, that is to say some numbers and expressions like "Peng law jang" (too expensive). First try to make people laugh Thais before playing the role of serious businessman. If the price is still too high, say "I'll think about it" and begin to move away from the store quietly. You should hear the price down ...

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Hello. Not much new in the capital. The price of the curry did not increase, women are always beautiful, office buildings grow in the horizon and seem to compete for the few rays of sunshine which is making its passage through the smog and gray clouds.

I went for a ride to Phuket for business this weekend. You will not be surprised to learn that I preferred to take the bus because of the plane crash last week. Sixteen-hour bus ride is long. In return the driver decided to take a Thai horror film on the screen. Very bloody. Perfect for children before bedtime. Anyway, I found a small article on the net that I share with you.

bottled Luggage: Agoda advice on the transport of liquids

With more and more airports that adopt more stringent regulations on the transport of liquids, Agoda.fr , a website that specializes in booking hotels in Asia, decided it was time to look at why and how of security hand luggage.

transport of liquids on planes has become a complicated and not very clear. Especially because there are disparities between the airport regulations. Most countries thus prefer "safe than sorry" by taking precautions that are aligned with international safety standards.

The banning of certain products liquids on planes began in 2006 after a terrorist attack on transatlantic aircraft involving a large detonation of liquid explosives had failed. Immediately after the incident, new regulations prohibiting the transport of liquids and aerosols in the aircraft were taken. Most of these regulations are still in force today and the majority of airports follow the American administration for the Transportation Security (CAS).

According to regulations of the CAS, the basic rules are: all liquids in containers larger than 100ml are not allowed on airplanes except for baby food (milk included) and medical prescriptions. The products most commonly banned are products everyday as water, butane lighters, hair gel, and lotions, perfume, toothpaste, lotions and all kinds of products liquids. Only liquids in containers of less than 100 ml can be brought on board. These containers must be contained in one transparent bag having a capacity not exceeding one liter.

The main Asian airports, the most recent of the world, that of Suvarnabhumi in Thailand, following U.S. safety standards. For many travelers in Southeast Asia, particularly in Bangkok, these new regulations were a surprise.

Thus, to avoid losing your precious products, Agoda.fr offers some tips to prepare for takeoff:

• Before you pack, make a list and highlight your products prohibited in carry-on (go on Site travelinsider for advice or on the CAS website for a brochure).

• Put your cosmetics in a carry-save rather than in your hand luggage.

• When you purchase products on duty-free ", check with vendors how they should be packaged and what regulations apply once you have opened.

• When you take your need for beauty in your hand luggage, be sure that products do less than 100ml and is packaged in a bag with zipper. It is convenient to buy beauty products to travel to avoid the hassle of packing each product. To travel with class, try Khiel travel kits for men or beauty kits Ren Lamer or cream for women.

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plane crash Phuket - Ad requiem

I stayed with me all day yesterday. The sky was gray, with rain and thunder was almost rattle the windows of my condo. This morning, the motorcycle taxi wonder 20 baht before I am seated. As the normal price to get to the subway is 13 baht, I take offense a little, thinking it must be new in the neighborhood and he thinks to be a bit more money with a stranger. I told him " sip baht Sat kab " and he replied " Touam nam. I do not know that word, but I understand very quickly when he turns the corner and I see it transformed into a small river. I lift my feet not to wet my shoes and prepares my twenty baht.

For 123 passengers to Phuket, the effects of rain have been much more dramatic. You've probably all read in newspapers or on TV. At last, we spoke of 87 dead and 43 wounded, mostly foreigners, but Thais. It makes you think when you've already made the same journey by plane. To all friends and all the families of the victims, I offer my deepest condolences.

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Contemporary Art in Bangkok

You live in the City of Angels, you've seen the countless temples, sumptuous malls of Siam, Chinatown, sailed on the Chao Praya played endless hours of pool, diverse wildlife viewing Khao San Road and drank gallons of beer Chang in bars. Saturday, day off. What to do?

I suggest you take a little trip to the National Gallery in Bangkok, an art gallery modest but nonetheless interesting. Permamente in the exhibition, you can also see a painting of King Rama IX (the present king). It was painted in the 60s and looks like Alfred Pellan for those who know. Very colorful and ... abstract.

Until 28 September you can admire the paintings of young Thai artists, an exhibition which will tour various provinces. Artworks (paintings, sculptures) are very original. For a brief moment, it looks like a mini Pompidou Centre. The National Gallery is located between the Royal Palace and Khao San Road, the artery to Chao Fa The cost of entry is only 30 baht for foreigners and 10 baht for Thais. If it is hot, enjoy the air conditioning!

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tracks or subway

Small bracket literature. As I take the subway every day, I read a few pages on the way to avoid watching commercials alienating. Last week I finished reading "The Beach " Alex Garland, the book that inspired the Hollywood movie of the same title. Frankly, I have not even seen the movie because I do not like the face of Di Caprio. Anyway, the film is officially banned from broadcasting on Thai because we see drug dealers and that it does not give a good image for good little tourists. There are all pirated DVDs on street corners, but it was quite legal ...

The book? Entertaining. The story of a young British backpacker named Richard who, during his first days in Bangkok near Khao San Road, is given a map to a legendary beach, a paradise known of the chosen few only. He is joined by a French couple. After a short trip to Koh Samui, a short boat ride and a good dose of swimming, they could reach the beach itself which hosts multiple (mis) adventures. I leave you to read this book. Nothing too removing, but it will fill idle time in the subway or on the beach.

In fact, if anyone knows a good bookstore in Bangkok where you can find anything but thrillers and The Da Vinci Code, let me know! Books intellectuals do not fill the shelves here.

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Mysteries of waay

Know salute properly is probably one of the most important things to learn in a foreign country. Indeed, a simple gesture and a simple word can completely change the way your partner will react. Thailand is no exception to this rule. Foreigners living in salute to the language of the country will get better service, better information and ... better prices too!

Wave in Thailand is both a word and gesture. To say "hello" a man must say "krap Sawatdii ," a woman " Sawatdii kha", the last particle of politeness marking a bit like the French "vous". In pronouncing the sentence (do you practice), we must the waay, that is to say, join hands, stand in front of her face and tilt your upper body slightly forward. With a smile and as a tourist, this should suffice for your stay.

If you live in Thailand, some additional information are not negligible. First, the height of waay . You greet a child? Bring your hands to your chest. You greet a subordinate? Bring hands up to your mouth. Someone of your social status? At your nose. You greet a monk or a superior? At the height of your eyes. For King, above your head. In all cases, the best way to learn Thais is to observe them.

That said, we are in 2007 (2550 of the Buddhist era) and new generations do not always follow the customs of yesteryear. Taking waay to people in their twenties can make them smile if you're a tourist, but the "old felt" in general. For friendly relations, just to say "krap sawatdii " or "kha . With that, goodbye!