Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Anything wrong? Hell no, it's just a coup . . .
Saturday, September 02, 2006
How to change provinces without moving.
Sorry for the long silence, folks, but I've been trying to break away from the keyboard a bit more!
So what's new? Well how about this? Here I am living on the northern edge of Thailand's northernmost southern province, but next year, I might be living in the heart of Thailand's newest province. Yes indeed. You see, the politicians are striving to come up with a suitable 80th birthday present for his majesty the King. Not feeling like touring the department stores, the Cabinet thought up the idea of establishing a new province out of areas around the royal summer palace here in Hua Hin. The new province will take in Cha-am (currently in Petchaburi province), together with Hua Hin, Pranburi and Sam Roi Yot, presently located in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
The reason for doing this, apart from His Majesty’s birthday, is said to be that establishing the new province would make it easier for the authorities to provide security for the Royal Family as well as ministers and senior officials who are granted audiences at the summer palace. Makes sense in a way – very untypical of Thai politicians!
So what’s the new province going to be called? What will replace Prachuap Khiri Khan on my headed notepaper? That hasn’t been decided. You see, appropriately enough for his birthday present, His Majesty will be asked to choose the name of the new province if and when it becomes reality.
This isn’t the only new province being considered by the boys in Bangkok. The other one will be much, much smaller, due to be created out of the area around the long awaited Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, which will open at the end of next month – or so we are told! However, if that province -- & the bigger one around here – takes as long to be realized as the new airport, then I won’t need to change my address till at least 2046! Time for another cup of tea, I think…
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