Word: pange
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...bung fai paya nak (Naga fireballs), which have been bubbling up from the mighty river on the late autumn night of the full moon at the end of the Buddhist Lent for as long as anyone can remember. "I've seen them since I was a little girl," says Pang Butamee, 70, who lives in a flood-prone hut on the river's edge. Nearby is Wat Paa Luang?an elegant, 450-year-old temple and one of the most popular spots to watch the fireballs. "I've seen them come up from the river, and also from canals...
...Bangkok's King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi say they plan to settle the mystery once and for all. They have developed a submarine robot capable of probing the river's depths and reporting back to a land-based control center. But "some things are better left alone," warns Pang, the 70-year-old riverbank resident. "Don't try to put the Naga to the test. He will become angry...
...night I couldn’t sleep and I turned on C-SPAN and I saw Mike Capuano speaking and I said, ‘Jesus, that’s great,’” he said. “You get a little pang in your heart...
While he waited for his visa, Pang missed two weeks of classes and significant work in the GSD’s Urban Planning and Design program...
...They were sympathetic to my situation but they basically just gave me a deadline,” Pang says...