by Ricky Ward | Jun 6, 2013 | Education / การศึกษา, General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
No doubt some have been wondering why some of the Red Songtaews in Chiang Mai show the letters CMU and what they mean? .. Well to digress for a moment: When I first attended university in 1963 – yes 50 years ago, I and my classmates found it a liberating...
by Ricky Ward | May 26, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Well the ancient nursery rhyme begins “Here we go gathering nuts in May” .. on a cold and frosty morning. Well May in Chiang Mai is hardly frosty but the early morning cool and maybe a light shower of rain make gathering seeds a pleasant task. Tiny hair...
by Ricky Ward | May 26, 2013 | Climate Change / การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ, Education / การศึกษา, General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ, Vegetation / พืซ
May 22nd 2013 saw a one day meeting of Chiang Mai folk on a Vision for Chiang Mai. (Mostly folk not invited to the big meeting at the new Convention & Exhibition Center) The Meeting was held as part of a national consultation process for a bill on local government...
by Ricky Ward | May 17, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Pollution / มลภาวะ, Vegetation / พืซ
It appears the second Asia Pacific Water Summit now under way in ChiangMai’s newest extravagant building project and scheduled to end on 20th May 2013 is already creating controversy with government officials asserting that no protests will be allowed and when...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 30, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง
Chiang Mai residents can hardly help to notice the so often newly painted Red & White painted kerbs to indicate no parking. What may have gone unobserved are the on road markings for the safety of road users. These have largely disappeared under a film of grime...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 30, 2013 | General / ทั่วไป
So often, coming from Australia, where love of the water is the national religion, one is perplexed by the fear of water shown by the majority in tropical Thailand. But this day, with the mercury reaching 38 celcius, were youngsters not only braving the water but some...
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