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Tony Buxton

“I suppose you could say I have lived my life something like a line from Kipling, ‘Walk with kings nor lose the common touch.’ I’ve tried never to look down on people, and then again, I’ve tried not to look up much, either.

Editorial : December 2006

They call me a half child – lukkrung.

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Work in a Thai TV station and appear on TV Have a makeover Go back to school Fly plane Work in a local market Swim the moat

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