The Thailand Adventure
September 23rd, 2008 | by Paul |Okay, so that title isn’t misleading. I’m really in Thailand.
As part of my continuing effort to have the strangest, most meaningless life ever, I have thrown away all the friendship and love I have undeservedly acquired in Chicago for adventure abroad. I have taken a three-month internship writing for a wire service in Bangkok. Depending on whether I can stand being away from the people I left behind, I might try to stay in Asia for a few years.
Another factor is whether I can handle this fucking heat. I’m steaming like a barbecued pork bun, which they have in plentitude here and which are delicious.
But to the point.
My first assignment was to cover the Bangkok International Film Festival. Part of the press packet was the Thai Film Directory 2007-2008. Some of the films listed were in the festival, some weren’t.
This one wasn’t, but I read the description and had to include it in the anticonsumer blog. Here’s a link to something about it, but below is the verbatum description from the film directory.
9th Gift
Director: Araya Booncherd
This hand-puppet play involves an evil two-headed dragon from hell, which is sucking water from the earth, and generally making life difficult for everyone. A king knights a young man and his dog to do battle with the dragon. Eventually, the king must become involved himself to rid society of the dragon, and in so doing imparts advice to society about building a sustainable economy, which involves everyone living within their means, buying only what is truly needed and can be afforded and living a simple life - a philosophy that His Majesty the King has himself espoused with his sufficiency economy theory.
Awesome.