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Notice to Teachers in Bangkok, March 12 13 14

The following email regarding precautions for certain areas to avoid addressing English teachers, and overall anyone in Bangkok who has logical sense:

Dear all,

In case you are planning to travel this weekend, please be informed (in case you aren’t clear) that the Red Shirts‘ march is scheduled to converge at the following places in the Bangkok area:

Wong Wian Yai, in Thonburi
Bang Ken
Lumpini Park, Rama IV and Silom
A couple places in Laksi
Bangna intersection at Suk 103
Din Daeng, near the field
Nonthaburi
Patumthani
Samut Prakan

Please try to maneuver around these locations.  No one really knows how big this will be, but as many fear a similar situation as last April’s riots, I don’t recommend a weekend night on Silom, for instance.

The trains are supposed to be running, with extra security, but at certain stations that seems improbable given present Red plans.

Classes Cancled due to Mass Red Rally

Presumably as an effect to the proposed threat of unrest caused by the massive red shirt political protest rally expected to ensue aggressively this weekend, classes at Bangkok University International  have been halted to ensure safety on Friday, March 12, post 16.40, and all day Saturday, March 13th and Sunday, March 14. The following email was sent out to students:


Dear all students,

Please be informed that all classes will be cancelled on Friday, March 12, 2010 from 16.40-17.50 and Saturday – Sunday, March 13-14, 2010, all day.

Regards,

BU International

While the reason is not overtly stated, it is obvious to those following the media mayhem. Students and all citizens in Bangkok whom cherish life as it is are advised not to flounder about high profile spots  if not absolutely necessary. Though we shouldn’t let propaganda run our lives, just to be on the safe side, it would be a wise decision avoid going to the following places during this particular weekend:

1 Supreme Court
2 Criminal Court in Ratchadaphisek ring
3 Bangkok Bank HQ at Silom
4 Bangkok Bank - Nana Branch
5 Kasikorn Thai Bank - Nana Branch
6 Siam Commercial Bank - Ratchayothin HQ and Phetburi HQ
7 Grand Place
8 Siriraj Hospital
9 Major Ratchayothin
10 Big C Rat Boorana - Southern terminal of Chao Phraya express
11 Central World - Main target for looting
12 Central Lad Phrao - Main target for looting
13 Phrannok Market
14 Minburi Market
15 Dao Khanong Market
16 Patthmawikorn Intersection
17 Arun Amarin Intersection
18 Rom Klao intersection - close to motorway and Suvarnabhumi Airport
19 Kaset - Nawamin
20 Kaset - Nawamin - Crossing Lad Pla Khao
21 Kaset - Nawamin - Crossing Pradit Manootham road.
22 Nawamin Intesection
23 Sathon Intersection (Narathiwat crossing Silom) - Chong Nonsee
24 Saladaeng Intersection to storm Chulalongkorn Hospital
25 Saphan Kwai Intersection
26 Klong Toei Intersection
27 Ram Khamhaeng road - from Lam Salee to Suwinthawongse
28 Minburi Intersection (Ram Indra Road crossing Suwinthawongse)
29 BMA Office at Giant Swing and Dindaeng
30 Lumphini Park
31 Pathumwan Princess Hotel - MBK
32 Pathumwan Vocation School - MBK
33 Uthenthawai Vocation school & possibly Chulalongkorn U.

Information & Communication Technology Age

Internet Mass Media Channels

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Can you imagine a world without television, newspapers, magazines, or books? At the rate technology has transformed our daily lives, it probably won’t be long before such traditional mediums become obsolete and replaced by mobile and digital forms of communication media. (more…)

The most important aspect of the Communication process

The following article was initially an essay composed for a Communication & Development course at BUIC in 2008-2009:

Obviously, all aspects of the communication process—sender, encoding, message, channel, receiver, decoding and feedback—are essential to the greater communication picture. Lacking emphasis in any one of these aspects will result in mis-communication. Therefore, in that sense, all aspects are the most important. However, for the purpose of this article, I will execute a difficult argument by choosing the aspect which I think is the most important, and therefore should receive the most emphasis.

Many might argue that the sender, message, encoding, decoding and even channels are the most important aspect. After all, without these, there would be no communications to analyze at all. After much contemplation, I have decided that neither of those aspects is any more important than the one which is truly the starting and ending point of all communications. The most important aspect of the communications process is the receiver. (more…)

Barbaric BUIC Late Registration Requires Reform

The first week of every semester at BUIC is a hectic time for many students and faculty alike. Though it’s not necessarily a demanding and stressful week academically, administratively it has proved consistently to be a day-time nightmare (daymare?), particularly on the last three days of this first week referred to as the ‘add-drop / late registration’ period, where students can add-register for open seats in classes they didn’t get in the initial registration (during the end of the previous semester a month or so prior), as well as drop undesired courses and/or change course sections for whatever convenience/conflict that calls.
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