It was with slightly mixed feelings that I read the Bangkok Post will celebrate its 72nd anniversary on Wednesday - Aug 1. Any newspaper that has lasted that long and in the process survived approximately 15 coups or attempted coups and assorted other upheavals, deserves a pat on the back.
My reservations are for purely selfish reasons. I happen to be the same age as the newspaper -- we were both established in 1946 -- so the Post's birthday is an annual reminder that I am not exactly a "spring chicken" anymore. I think the official term is "old codger".
Having been associated with the newspaper for many of those years, the anniversary got me thinking about those early days.
