“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on”
John F. Kennedy
Personally, I am about walking alone in a darkened world
Political and Economic Philosophy
I am a classical liberal
Position on Intelligence:
Good intelligence supports democracy, human rights and business. Bad intelligence supports totalitarianism and hurt business.
Position on Thai King and the Thai Crown Prince?
Well the Thai King have dedicated a great part of his life helping the poor and as a classical liberal, I love justice and the poor are treated un-justly. So how can I not love someone, especially like the Thai King, who helps the poor.
Well the Crown Prince is really the future of Thailand, in that he lives a very open and liberated private life and yet he is dedicated to things I love like national sovereignty and also charity. So he is like an ultra-modern guy who still is tied to tradition. That is hard to do and I respect him for trying his best to do that.
Position on Taksin and Jai?
Taksin brings opportunity and hope to the poor and disfranchised. Jai is very anti totalitarianism and very pro-democracy.
What Am I about?
Many say I am a “Democratic Activist”
Into Tao, Zen and individualism……… Definitely a classical liberal who hates big government and loves fair play……….. Mentioned in Taksin’s book as the guy who first warned him of the coup………….. Trashed often by Matichon and Manager as being Taksin’s lackey……………………… Hounded and prosecuted by right wing powers at be…………………………… Former Bangkok Post, Manager and Nation writer/journalist………………….. Former senior staff of Securities One Research Institute, Stock Exchange of Thailand and Ogilvy and Matter……………………. Reuters Foundation trained writer……………………. US MBA. Thai-American mixed race…………………… Son of a famous Thai billionaire eye doctor…………………………. Married twice with two kids…………………….. Very crazy at times, but mostly just another happy guy in an un-happy world.
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Excerpt from the “2006 Coup wiki” on Terry/Tavivoot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Thai_coup_d’%C3%A9tat
In July 2006, 3rd Army Area Commander Saprang Kalayanamitr gave an interview where he stated that Thai politics was below standard and that the Kingdom’s leadership was weak. He also claimed that Thailand had a false democracy.[7] The public was becoming alarmed with each fresh rumor. On 15 July 2006 a democratic activist, Tavivoot Chulavachana, posted an open letter in Thailand’s most popular political webboard, citing military sources, saying the military and Sondhi Limthongkul were conspiring to stage a takeover to rid the country of Thaksin, and then return power to the people—after a period of cleansing the country.[8]
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Excerpt on Terry/Tavivoot from Economist
The Economist Intelligent Unit Quotes Terry:
Excerpts on Terry’s Comment:
Managing up is an undeniably important part of the IT modernisation process. But because these projects can affect virtually every part of a company, experts warn IT leaders not to forget the end users.
“The best thing I can recommend is to remember that an IT upgrade like this has a direct impact on organisational culture and values,” says Terry Chulavachana, an IT adviser in Thailand.
“You must involve employees at all levels of the company, especially the end users. That helps the project stay focused on the ‘customers’ of the technology.”
Part of the problem is that IT and non-IT employees disagree about the level of interaction that is needed between the two groups.
For example, when asked to identify the most challenging aspect of aligning IT modernisation with business goals, 40% of IT function respondents say limited interaction between IT and high-level, strategic decision-makers. Only 29% of non-IT function respondents agree.
A Global Survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit
IT modernisation: An exercise in alignment
IT modernisation, defined as major changes in a company’s technology infrastructure, applications and overall operations to replace legacy systems, can be a complex process.
To be effective, it requires close alignment with strategic business goals, clearly defined objectives and the continual involvement of the C-suite as well as those who will use the IT applications in their everyday work. Unfortunately, these elements are often lacking when companies undertake such projects, putting their initiatives at risk.
This is the main finding of a new research report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, IT Modernisation: An exercise in alignment, sponsored by Oracle and HP.
The report, based on a global survey of 170 senior executives and interviews with top executives worldwide, concludes that while firms recognise the importance of modernising IT systems, they do not always implement such projects effectively.
The research identified clear differences between companies whose IT departments are considered “world class” or “high quality” and those with “undervalued” IT units, with respect both to drivers of IT modernisation projects and benefits of such projects. It also investigates the impacts of the current economic upheaval on organisations’ modernisation efforts.
The following are my other internet activities:
1) http://www.freewebs.com/tavivoot-web-portal/ (Link to about 10 of Terry’s websites in Thai and on Thai politics)
2) http://tavivootthaipoems.wordpress.com/ (Thai and English on poems and books by Terry)
3) http://tavivoot.hi5.com/friend/p55054797–Terry–html (English about Terry’s life and lots of sexy stuff)
4) http://tagged.com/tavivoot (English about Tao and Nature)
To my Thai Friends:
……….ผม เขียนหนังสือเล่มแรกเสร็จแล้ว เป็นภาษาอังกฤษ นะครับขอโทษด้วย หาอ่านได้ โดยอีเมล์ มาที่ tavivoot@gmail.com……..เว็บ ใหม่ล่าสุด สำหรับแฟนพันธ์แท้ของผม คือ tagged.com/tavivoot เป็นเว็บ Network เกี่ยวกับ ลัทธิ Tao ส่วน เว็บ poems และ book ดูได้ที่ tavivootthaipoems.wordpress.com………เว็บ อื่นๆ ด้านการเมือง ก็มีมาก จุดเริ่มต้นคือ freewebs.com/tavivoot-web-portal มีอยู่เกือบ 10 เว็บที่นี่………….เรื่อง การเมือง ผมเปลี่ยนไปมากครับ จากสนับสนุนทักษิณและเสื้อแดง มาตอนนี้ผม ต่อสู้เพื่ออิสรภาพ เสรีภาพ และสิทธิมนุษย์ชน อย่างเดียว แบบไม่เลือกข้าง ไม่เลือกใครแล้วครับ……..ส่วนคนที่รู้ว่าผม ทะลึ่ง มากขนาดไหน (เมื่อตอนหนุ่มๆ 5-6 ปีที่แล้ว) เข้าไปดูได้เลยที่ tavivoot.hi5.com ตอนนี้ปรับปรุงตัวแล้วครับ อยู่ในขอบเขตุของสิ่งที่รับกันได้
Contact Point:
E-mail Terry at tavivoot@live.com
Terry’s Guru Includes:
- Joseph Schumpeter: Who said capitalism will fall because of failing ethics and that there is a destructive wind of creativity that give birth to growth and opportunities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schumpeter
- Sydney Reilly: The Ace of Spy who nearly ended Lennin reign through clandestine operations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Reilly
- Tom Peters: Who teaches us that strategic planning or long-term planning, is loosing the war to the concept of actually doing it rather planning to do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Peters
- Gahndi: Whosed peaceful protest is a model for the world’s liberty and intellectural advancement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi
- Carl Jung: Where psychology meets religion meets genetics. The very religious Western psychologist who tells us that all of us were borne with in-grained programming that can only be understood through dreams and hynotism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung
- Bhudha: The main man of Easter Religion who tells us to be moderate and that the world is inter-connected and we are all part of it all-that comes and goes in repeated cycles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha
- Che Guvara: The guy who believbes so many wrong things but got it right in fighting against Imperialism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara
- Thaksin Shinawatra: Thailand’s own man who will be remembered as the modern Robin Hood in taking it from the rich and giving it to the poor-but may end in a nightmare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra
- JF Kennedy: The man who changed America and Americans for a great leap forward towards justice and prosperity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States
