I am Iron Man

Today my friend, the Dude, had to come to my neighborhood to sort out some personal business for himself, so he called me and we got together for lunch. We consumed a lot of food, eating like Isaan natives. We had two plates of Som Tam, three plates of grilled pork, four pieces of grilled chicken, three plates of sticky rice, three bowls of chili sauce and three large bottles of pepsi. We were stuffed by the end.

Sex Crimes

I followed a link to a blog today. The blog was nothing special, and not particularly well-written, but it triggered a connection in my brain to something I heard recently elsewhere.

In the blog, the writer — Ms. Sanitsuda Ekachai — makes a number of statements that I want to offer to you here.

As a mother, the news that grabbed my attention over the weekend … was about a boy gang rape. A nightmare for any parent, the incident involved three boys, aged 8, 11 and 12, raping a 7-year-old girl neighbour. The boys said they just wanted to copy the porn they saw in the Internet shop.