My Bangkok Story by
Eric Lim
First let me share
that the author asked me to be the first person to buy his book and review it
for all of you. It is a pleasure as an experienced book reviewer on Amazon and
other social networking sites to give you an overview of this book.
Back in 1966, news
of a missing American from Bangkok on holiday in the Cameron Highlands,
Malaysia hit the headlines. He disappeared without a trace and was never found.
Back then, the name Jim Thompson meant little to me. Still that incident led to
Eric Lim's journey to Bangkok. Right then I knew this was a book I wanted to
read because of the compassion and passion that Eric had to find out more about
what really happened. True stories area always a type of book most readers
enjoy.
Eric Lim first
arrived in Thailand in 1985, he was not sure where to live or what to do but
had an intuitive notion to be there. In the 1990s as a visitor a Thai friend
drove him around the city and we passed the Democracy Monument. As the trauma
of Black Sept 1992 fresh into his being, he knew it was destiny to find out
more. "So many people have died here. Why don't we learn from
history?"
Finally in 2003 he
met his dream by living in Thailand to learn about the landmarks in the city
and the landmarks in Thai history. Thailand was never colonized and Eric Lim
has often wondered how this European architecture ended up there? He wanted to
learn about the monument and who and what it was for.
My research and
travels have helped me to uncover the historical and cultural treasure. Eric
Lim had no idea he would write a book about it. Eric Lim wants to share with
you as he journeyed into a world that you may treasure as he has. This book and
what he learned began Eric Lim's own website for the "Tour Bangkok
Legacies" for all of the reader who wish to adventure into a world shared
by my firsthand knowledge. © 2014 Jackie Paulson
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