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...fret. It's not all raging nature at Phulay Bay. In fact, the architect's official design mantra is luk sanuk, a Thai phrase that translates as "have fun with the sun." And it's amorous fun to boot, judging by the fittings at this 54-villa love den, which include ridiculously enormous beds (the largest measure four by two meters) and myriad bathing options (colossal indoor bathrooms, outdoor rain showers and hot baths). Space is the most ostentatious luxury. Depending on which villa you're booked into, you can expect broad rooftop verandas, sprawling patios or plunge pools...
...didn't happen. Instead, the Thai government launched a comprehensive education and prevention campaign. Brothels started using condoms. Public-service messages were broadcast on radio and television every two hours. Anti-AIDS messages--often served with a healthy dose of sanuk, the Thai sense of playfulness--were spread in schools, hospitals, police stations and courthouses. After peaking at 143,000 in 1991, the annual number of new cases of HIV infection fell to 19,000 in 2003. That still leaves 600,000 Thais living with HIV or AIDS, but it could have been much, much worse...
...didn't happen. Instead, the Thai government launched a comprehensive education and prevention campaign. Brothels started using condoms. Public-service messages were broadcast on radio and television every two hours. Anti-AIDS messages-often served with a healthy dose of sanuk, the Thai sense of playfulness-were spread in schools, hospitals, police stations and courthouses. After peaking at 143,000 in 1991, the annual number of new cases of HIV infection fell to 19,000 in 2003. That still leaves 604,000 Thais living with HIV or AIDS, but it could have been much, much worse...
...like to travel and am something of a loner, a friend had recommended the book," says Ressner. He assures us that even in the jungles of Asia, DiCaprio fans abound, and the king of Hollywood has not forsaken his storied Epicureanism. "Leo holds to what the Thais call sanuk, which is more than just fun; it's a philosophy of fun," says Ressner, who has sojourned to Thailand twice before. As for his own sanuk, Ressner spent one lazy day aboard a rickety boat and another in a Buddhist temple. He says he did not suffer much culture shock until...
...Sanuk dee" (very entertaining), was the audience's judgment on the movie, as a movie. The only man in Siam capable of giving an absolute verdict on its accuracy was unable to attend. Just as the movie began, the Bangkok radio took the air to announce that death, after hovering long near his hilltop suburban home, had come at last to scholarly, slim, 84-year-old Prince Naris (pronounced Nar-ritt), 62nd child and last surviving son of the movie's hero, King Mongkut...
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