[Cerilopasei]

Oh, one more thing: if you want to read true Thai history, make sure you do it while still outside Thailand. Check your university library; order books via the statewide library network, if necessary.

If you try to do that here, too late. Books of the 'real deal' are often banned or difficult to find. I had two years in the US to read such books, yet I keep finding out about more and more interesting works that I want to read but can't access from here. I wish I'd read them while I still had the chance...