Ping Pong for Peace

Sunday morning. I slept through my alarm, went out at 8am and bought a fresh baguette (still warm), waited for the single-size coffee pot to peculate and read some newspapers & blogs online. Two thoughts before I head out to coordinate the chaos of Sunday afternoon soccer:

1. This is a great article on the border conflict in the Bangkok Post.

2. I read another blog post this morning that saying: "... poverty, violence and despair" don't always make the most "inspiring" work environment. Roger that.The only downside of this job is that some days there seem to be rather a lot of poor people around me. Sick kids who remain sick for a couple of months. Eleven-year-olds who can't write their own name. Mothers who seem to have given up. Homeless guys who sleep half-naked outside our front gate. No answers today... just an observation that this stuff can be a bit of a downer after a while and sometimes I do get a little bit jealous when another short-term volunteer gets on a plane.