Musing on Thailand (my homeland)

I am perplexed and angry about what is going on in Thailand now. While I am not in the country I follow the Thai news keenly on Thai newspapers, including Bangkok Post and Nation Newspaper, the idea perpetuated by Western media that has no idea about what's going on in Thailand. First The Puen Thai government (which is not being led by the PM Yingluck but her older brother on the run, ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra) were not voted for by the contributing parts of Thailand. The Southern region, where all the tourist and natural beauty area) and most of Bangkok (the capital where all the GDP revenue is generated) They also happen to be areas where the people are more educated (perhaps this is circumstance but probably not)

Unfortunately the North contributes very little to GDP yet have many people. This is also the region which voted for the Puen Thai government (bribes and cash handouts are used as extra incentives) So the government now is representing a region of Thailand (the North) and everywhere else in Thailand (particularly the Southern Region and Bangkok) has to endure a lesser government for 4 years (god I hope they are not in office for that long) This type of democracy is not really representative democracy but more domination of one part of the country that happens to be the worse educated and not much of a contributor to the Thai economy.

Of course now that there is an election, regardless of the competency of the current Thai govt Western media will ignore the country. It does not make news unless there is coup or natural disaster. This is not unique to Thailand but is similar to many non-Western countries. They are forgotten quickly until a big disaster strikes. It is sad but all I can do is try not to think about the mess and hope that Thailand succeeds somehow, whether it be with the current govt (although that is probably not likely) or a better one that replaces it. This may be off-topic but it matters to me and many other people who care about Thailand.

Thanks for reading!

-A Myabuy guy

Quality can be measured by the values of its leader

I notice corporations often take the shape and attitude of their leader-whether it is deliberately enforced by the co. or that their ethics (or lack of) are natural magnets to like minded folk. Regardless of the reason, I have never seen a corp where the leadership is evil and the co. itself is pure of heart.

That is why Myabuy is special-it is designed by an ethical leader, who hopefully will attract equally ethical Users. Trust (or lack of) is so important online.

When you cannot reach the person in charge because the leader has deliberately made themselves incognito, that is a bad sign.

I often wonder if people find it fishy that some of the largest social networks have no number attached to their website (be it phone/fax or something) Most do not even have direct email address to the people in charge. While some may think its not important, they are wrong.

There has never in history of the been a major corp that was allowed to be completely uncountable to its members (both paid and free users) I wonder why the media does not mention that either-its a pretty OBVIOUS omission. I wonder if they think that regular users have access to anyone who can resolve issues.

the leadership of the biggest social network is one such unccountable business that has a lot to be desired. Particularly when they do not seem to respect anything about the very users that can make or break their company.

For all those who have not thought about it, I pose this question to you:

If something goes down, what will you do or contact-well there is no number or direct email address. When that happens who will resolve your situation-probably no one:(

What about businesses that use social networks to put up those cheesy advertisements, Same Question. If something bad happens what can you do? Its worth thinking about when evaluating leaders of corporations and whether they have real accountability to its users...

Till Next Time folks!