In search of a new 'magic eye'

Published: 28 Feb 2013 at 09.54
Online news: Opinion

"Magic Eye", back in the 1980s everyone knew how to sing the song: "ah-ah yaa ting ka-ya" or "no-no don’t throw the trash". We sang it and we lived it. Have trash in your hand? Better throw it in the bin, not on the street. Magic Eye is watching!

A Magic Eye poster (File Photo)

Magic Eye was a social campaign to clean up Bangkok created by Khunying Chodchoi Soponpanich in 1984. Everyone knew the Magic Eye logo and poster, they were everywhere. We loved the song. We loved the campaign. We bought the vision.

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hillfarang
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Discussion 37 : 01 Mar 2013 at 14.4737
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D@28: "I thought Democracy was invented by the Greeks, and perfected by the British..."

Are you kidding me???

Modern democracy was established in the USA (1776-87) l-o-n-g before the UK... in fact, when they still had a pretty crazy king on the throne (George).

Although it struggles nowadays, there is no doubt that these documents (Declaration, Constitution, Federalist papers) of democracy have never been exceeded.
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Discussion 36 : 01 Mar 2013 at 10.0236
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Khun Oldexp #31, well, don't all Democracies have a Prime Minister to lead their Govts?
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Victor
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Discussion 35 : 01 Mar 2013 at 09.2135
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Words and actions do not belong in the same equation.
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Discussion 34 : 01 Mar 2013 at 08.5534
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Regarding the election on Sunday.
My question is :Why are there hundreds of stickers going around with yingluk as the number 9 candidate?
IS she running for the BKK governor?
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Discussion 33 : 01 Mar 2013 at 08.0933
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It is never too late.If only all thais can see what you see,it will be a giant step for Thailand.
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Discussion 32 : 01 Mar 2013 at 07.5232
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D24: oldexp

Switzerland did not give women federal voting rights until 1971, the last European country to do so, so hardly a scion of democracy.
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Discussion 31 : 01 Mar 2013 at 07.3631
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Khun spiceman .. D28
The Swiss see themselves often like this. Sarcasm didn't show, sorry.
But the "the invention of a position of the Prime Minister" being the perfection? Come on.
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Discussion 30 : 01 Mar 2013 at 07.2030
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Excellent condemnation of our system.
Isn't it time to move on from the ancient way of worshipping and/or deferring to a mere human leader?
We have created such an incredibly complex system to live within and it is obviously impossible for top-down hierarchies to provide what is needed within it. Thanks to the internet, we live in an inter-connected world - we should be providing every person with access to the latest, constantly updated knowledge. When the people know, the problems will go.
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Discussion 29 : 01 Mar 2013 at 05.5029
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Thailand needs heroes.

Alas, all it gets is martyrs.

Maybe that is the price that has to be paid.

Great position. Poor future.
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Discussion 28 : 01 Mar 2013 at 05.2928
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Khun Oldexp #24, I thought Democracy was invented by the Greeks, and perfected by the British with the invention of a position of the Prime Minister?
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