Three television channels interviewed Chalerm yesterday. My minor celebrity boyfriend says he is not sure when it will go on the air, or if they will use the segment with him at all, but I hope to see it.
Today Chalerm is dressed up to go to the government offices to hand them flowers (again). I guess there will be more media present.
I haven’t heard anything formal, but hopefully this activity means that the military will drop their “permanent mental illness” stamp, which they currently give gay boys and ladyboys when they exempt them from service. It has taken a while. The campaign started when Chalerm was hurt and angry to see this stamp in his military book last year, and told leaders in Rainbow Sky.
The real Mother Noodle was here yesterday, for the first time. Younger sister Noodle was sitting at my computer doing her homework, and Chalerm told me I could only borrow the computer for five minutes to check my email. What a strict regime.
Farang N called to warn me about the not-so-nice pro-Thaksin demonstrators. They like to beat people up. I saw a swarm of them on Silom on Wednesday. Unlike the cheerful anti-Thaksin crowd, who included women and children and the elderly, the pro-Thaksin people were only grim looking men from out of town. They were Thaksin’s hired thugs.
I had been thinking for a long time about selling a surplus television set we have stored. It is a 20 inch Samsung I paid 10 000 baht for four years ago. We don’t use it anymore since the landlord gave us a bigger TV. But I never got around to putting in an ad for it in a newspaper or on the Internet. Now Chalerm had found a buyer among his friends.
New 20 inch televisions are only 5 000 baht now. Chalerm got a good price for our used one. We argued about the table that came with the TV. Chalerm wanted to keep it for future use. I wanted to get rid of it, thinking it will only fill up space and probably never be used for anything again. I won and we gave the table away with the TV set. Chalerm took care of the dealings (cash only please) and handed me 3 000 baht this morning. That’s the way I like it.
March 31st, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Congratulations to Chalerm for his persistence! I just checked the Bangkok Post and in part they said: “Army scraps insensitive labelling”
The army yesterday promised trans-gendered people that it will no longer label them as people with a ‘’mental disorder'’ in this year’s conscription process, which starts tomorrow.
‘’We’ve told the committees to be aware of the sensitivity of the issue, and that they must be more careful when dealing with this group,'’ Col Chalermpol told a forum organised by the National Human Rights Commission.”
Good job Chalerm!
Michael
March 31st, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Silom on Wednesday. Unlike the cheerful anti-Thaksin crowd, who included women and children and the elderly, the antis were only grim looking men from out of town. They were Thaksin’s hired thugs.
i think you are referring to the pro thaksin who are thugs.
August 28th, 2006 at 12:33 pm
cash til payday cash til payday