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  Tom 10:59 am on September 5, 2009 Permalink
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  A DESTINED WRITE OF PASSAGE 

  Travel writer Ploy Mallikamas shares the journey of her life

  

  Ploy Mallikamas

  If you ask a professional writer how to excel in their industry or seek out such advice from how-to-become-a-writer books, the advice you will most likely discover would be something along the lines of “just write” – as simple as that.

  But committing your life to the job title of “writer” may require second thoughts, said travel writer Ploy Mallikamas.

  “Anybody can write, as I was once told by a professional writer. But, to write for a living, in Thailand especially, you need a good deal of courage and a back-up plan before pledging your life for your passion instead of your pay cheque.” (More …)

   
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  Tom 9:29 pm on August 29, 2009 Permalink
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  Tourists flock at two stone sanctuaries in Buri Ram 

  

  Phanom Rung Historical Park

  Tourists flock to the Phanom Rung Historical Park and the Mueang Tam Stone Sanctuary in Buri Ram Province, as the Preah Vihear Temple is temporarily closed.

  During the five-day-long weekend covering the Commencement of the Buddhist Lent, an average of 5,000 tourists per day visit the Phanom Rung Historical Park and the Mueang Tam Stone Sanctuary in Buri Ram. Usually only 1,000 to 2,000 tourists per day are seen. Souvenir shops and food shops have been doing brisk business. Billions of baht is expected to circulate during the five-day long weekend. (More …)