Over a lunch of fish and chips at his golf clubhouse, Mr Thaksin enthuses over new business opportunities in Africa and the benefits of Buddhist meditation. But he is still fuming over his downfall.

他在自己高尔夫的俱乐部会所吃午饭时说，他对在非洲新出现的商业机会和从佛法的沉思中受益十分欣喜，但它仍然对自己的下台很愤怒。

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"Instead of sitting around watching baseball, I'm thinking of things to write about, " he enthuses.

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He enthuses about the feeling of community he hopes will permeate the event, a bit like a larger version of meeting fellow parishioners after Mass on a Sunday in the church porch.

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"This is the see-and-be-seen thing, " he enthuses.

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