It’s 11:45 PM on Tuesday, July 3 and I’m just finishing up a long day as I write this post before I head to bed. Again, another good day, but different than the previous days-I’m calling this my Ying/Yang day.The day started out with illumination and brightness (Yang) as we visited the ancient temple ruins of Ayutthaya, one of the former capitals of the Kingdom of Siam. I loved the huge statue of a reclining Buddha that was wrapped in a giant yellow cloth. We stopped and visited a practicing temple and I was blessed by a monk. 
He gave me a yellow cloth bracelet to wear, which I’m not to take off until it rots. When this occurs, I’m to make a wish. I have a wish in mind but may have to change it when my bracelet finally decays and falls off as it may be outdated.
The day ended with a fascinating visit to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Bangkok to listen to a panel discussion of the key players involved the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The presentation was titled, “Justice Delayed, or Justice Denied?” It was really interesting to hear panelists give their insights to these upcoming war crimes tribunal on the Khmer Rouge era. I could have stayed their all night listening to them talk about the possible
implications of the tribunal and how it might serve justice and/or enhance healing within Cambodia over the Khmer Rouge era. This represents the worst in humanity as Cambodia tries to heal itself over this very dark (Ying) period in its history.
Tomorrow, we have a meeting in the morning from 9-11 and then we have the rest of the day to ourselves. Everyone is really excited about having some free time tomorrow. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do, except run in the morning at Lumpini Park again. There is a street market I’m thinking about going to in the afternoon with some of my colleagues in the program.
I have decided that I’m going to include an interesting fact about one of my colleagues every day that I have a post on this blog. So, today’s “An American in Bangkok’s Interesting Fact of The Day” is…. Matt took a leave of absence from his school last year to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
He gave me a yellow cloth bracelet to wear, which I’m not to take off until it rots. When this occurs, I’m to make a wish. I have a wish in mind but may have to change it when my bracelet finally decays and falls off as it may be outdated.The day ended with a fascinating visit to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Bangkok to listen to a panel discussion of the key players involved the upcoming Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The presentation was titled, “Justice Delayed, or Justice Denied?” It was really interesting to hear panelists give their insights to these upcoming war crimes tribunal on the Khmer Rouge era. I could have stayed their all night listening to them talk about the possible
implications of the tribunal and how it might serve justice and/or enhance healing within Cambodia over the Khmer Rouge era. This represents the worst in humanity as Cambodia tries to heal itself over this very dark (Ying) period in its history.Tomorrow, we have a meeting in the morning from 9-11 and then we have the rest of the day to ourselves. Everyone is really excited about having some free time tomorrow. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do, except run in the morning at Lumpini Park again. There is a street market I’m thinking about going to in the afternoon with some of my colleagues in the program.
I have decided that I’m going to include an interesting fact about one of my colleagues every day that I have a post on this blog. So, today’s “An American in Bangkok’s Interesting Fact of The Day” is…. Matt took a leave of absence from his school last year to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
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