Meeting with Thai Military regarding the Southern Conflict Zone

This past week has been very busy, and I am just getting back to blogging. I am currently working on a Conflict Assessment paper and another blog article on the use of mediation techniques in criminal interrogations for the Rotary Fellowship.

I ended the week with my friends at the top of the Dome Hotel, where they have the #2 ranked Sky Bar in Bangkok (possibly the #1 in terms of recognition). The Mojito was pretty expensive ($20) while the view of the river below with the jazz in the background was priceless.

Jan Sunoo, a retired federal mediator/facilitator gave an excellent class on the same topic with hands on mediation/facilitation workshops. He also taught members of the class how to play the ukelele and incorporated the "Rotary Fellows" song every morning. Jan later took us to his favorite Korean restaurant, ordering for all of us in Korean. With his positive energy, you would never guess his real age - he is a graceful role model who easily imparts timeless wisdom!

We also enjoyed the insights of Kishu Daswani, an International Law Attorney and Rotary Peace Fellow alumnus from Mumbai, who had us present aspects of internatioanl law in a simulation of the International Court of Justice. What a great learning platform to apply international law with Rotary Fellows acting as judges and attorneys! Thank you Kishu for your insights and friendship. While presenting a segment on the Law of Armed Conflict, Kishu cited Macbeth's in war, "fair is foul and foul is fair". The other quote he cited was from Aeschylus who passed in 456 BC, "in war, truth is the first casualty". This ispired me to look at other quotes from Macbeth:

“What's done cannot be undone.”

“False face must hide what the false heart doth know.”

“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.”

Friday, I enjoyed a dinner with my friend and Peace Fellow Maqsood from Afghanistan. We had a chance to sit over dinner with our friends from the Thai military who had been our hosts in Pattani Province. We had a chance to discuss our shared insights to the challenges of violent extremism afflicting the world.

Well, I guess I have to get back to writing my Conflict Analysis paper...

Sawatee Krub!

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