tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post7901882854728849598..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: River Kwai: the movie and the real thing – by Peter ChanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-31299480606143536822012-07-02T10:01:36.668+08:002012-07-02T10:01:36.668+08:00That is due not merely to DHT on your own scalp bu...That is due not merely to DHT on your own scalp but also how that is 'received' by your hair receptors: it is the most typical type of baldness but also probably the most difficult to take care of and, sadly, it requires a whole lot more than an oil massage on your scalp to be 'cured'.<br /><a href="http://www.procerin.com/" rel="nofollow"> Male scalp therapy </a>syndry davidhttp://www.procerin.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-31010126171177501062012-04-16T21:57:01.468+08:002012-04-16T21:57:01.468+08:00The best (or worst?) time to go Kanchanaburi is du...The best (or worst?) time to go Kanchanaburi is during November? when they have this light and sound extravaganza re-enactment of the war.Icemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174805596607457468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-59978877566674991472012-04-16T16:31:31.721+08:002012-04-16T16:31:31.721+08:00We visited Kanchanaburi as part of our round the w...We visited Kanchanaburi as part of our round the world trip in 2009 and the reason was to visit the site of what is known as 'The death railway', there is an extremely moving and realistic museum and recreation of the huts used by the POWs and a very large and moving war cemetary.<br /><br />Incidentally one of the great inacuracies of the film was the Lt. Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) role protrayed in the film as a rather crazed collaborator when the real commander was a considerable heroic figure who saved many lives.Brian and Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208616667962513171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-9771108182844529762012-04-16T12:05:02.270+08:002012-04-16T12:05:02.270+08:00I had been to the Kao Yai / Sai Yok area very near...I had been to the Kao Yai / Sai Yok area very near to Kanchanaburi thrice for training during my army days; once during active and twice during reservist days. Navigating that area used to be very easy for me as my army job was largely involved with reconaissance. <br /><br />And twice Kanchanaburi was one of the stopovers for R&R. We used to make fun of the name - pronounced hokkien way taking out the 3rd syllable. All those times I hated that place until I went there recently and really appreciated the rich history and nature there.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-27404257153677922842012-04-15T21:06:03.522+08:002012-04-15T21:06:03.522+08:00Thailand and Sri lanka (formerly ceylon) are attra...Thailand and Sri lanka (formerly ceylon) are attractive places to retire. In fact many foreigners are making home there. The famous author Arthur C Clark retired in Sri Lanka and recently passed away there. My former boss once joked: "you can become a thai citizen very easily (how?)- just marry a thai girl and that's it". I doubt his off-the-cuff statement, but anyway I do not bother to find out its validity .ZENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757194942912897073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-7354897332625348142012-04-15T18:16:56.698+08:002012-04-15T18:16:56.698+08:00There are many good and reasonably priced guesthou...There are many good and reasonably priced guesthouses and makan shops. Imagin bathing in a lana-style toielt with c-thru glass and a landscaped garden (I was told this is very common with guesthouses along the river bank). <br /><br />A bowl of noodles goes for S$1.20/. Fresh veggies for only S$2/- at a restaurant and can feed 2 persons.<br /><br />NO wonder my former teacher retired to Kanachanaburi and lives like a "king".peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-19619207401246417232012-04-15T15:08:18.682+08:002012-04-15T15:08:18.682+08:00Thanks for sharing that Edward. I remember seeing ...Thanks for sharing that Edward. I remember seeing a docuentary of this famous railway line on Spore Cable Vision before.<br /><br />Recently my friends who came back from holiday showed many nice photos of the holiday resorts in that area. I always this place is only famous for the railway.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-6622788930519161002012-04-15T13:39:34.831+08:002012-04-15T13:39:34.831+08:00The 1957 award winning “The Bridge on the River Kw...The 1957 award winning “The Bridge on the River Kwai” is an excellent movie that portrayed the POW experiences from one perspective. A number of books have been written on the building of the bridge, some focused on the personalities of the senior officers involved, others on the prisoners’ experiences in the death camps. One of the most moving books I’ve read on the construction of the bridge is “One Fourteenth of an Elephant” by Ian Denys Peek. The book takes you on a deeply emotional journey through the death camps and the immense suffering experienced by the POWs. I quote verbatim from Denys Peek’s “Dedication”:<br /><br />“Death came bearing a dismal shroud of utter loneliness, which sealed off dying men from all those they had loved and who had loved them, warmed only by the intense compassion of those few friends who were with them at the time.<br /><br />We must never forget them, or allow them to pass from their people’s memories. Indeed, our constant remembrance is our own personal thanksgiving for our survival.”<br /><br />I commend this book to those with a keen historical interest in the construction of the Thai-Burma railway.Edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-27176510455000512762012-04-15T12:01:48.100+08:002012-04-15T12:01:48.100+08:00One of the railway exhibits at Kanchanaburi is no ...One of the railway exhibits at Kanchanaburi is no 804. This is a former Federated Malay States Railway locomotive that was confiscated by the Japanese and taken to work in Siam. It was never returned to Malaya, and became part of the Royal Siamese Railways fleet after the war.<br /><br />As one of the express engines of its day, it probably visited Singapore many times.<br /><br />http://www.travel-pictures-gallery.com/thailand/west-thailand/west-thailand-0040.html<br /><br />A lot of Malayan railway vehicles found their way to Siam during the war, but the majority were returned.<br /><br />The biggest loss was the Malacca branch. This line was ripped up to provide materials for the Siam-Burma Railway, and it was never reopened.Timnoreply@blogger.com