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#Heat
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 29/04/2016
» I never see the point of saying something obvious -- it's a waste of time, like saying today is Friday. What good does it do? Nada. But how can one not talk about this extreme heat we're living with?
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#SchoolRules
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 27/05/2016
» One of the things I hated most about school was lining up in the morning, as one of the teachers went on and on about things that didn't really matter. Or maybe they did -- I wasn't really listening.
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#Sex
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 17/06/2016
» Every newspaper I read in the last few weeks talked about sex. A teacher was accused of having sex with minors and posting videos of his dirty deeds. Nataree Massage Parlour was raided and police have pressed charges for human trafficking and prostitution. On a global platform, everyone was talking about the former Stanford University athlete convicted for raping a woman, or as his father put it, his "20 minutes of action".
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#LifeWellTravelled
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/03/2016
» Would you look at the calendar -- it's almost Songkran! Oh, long holiday, how I have missed you.
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#Summer
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 25/03/2016
» Earlier this month, our intern interviewed artist Nakrob Moonmanas. One of his quotes particularly resonated with me. "Look at us, we celebrate everything -- Songkran, Valentine's Day, New Year's, Christmas and Chinese New Year."
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#Lies
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 01/04/2016
» Today is April Fools' Day, another useless celebration human beings have come up with, perhaps out of sheer boredom.
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#NoComment
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 15/01/2016
» I recently read a great quote: "Maturing is realising how many things don't require your comment."
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#TillDebtDoUsApart
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 12/02/2016
» Unless you've been living under a rock -- or in a place with horrible 3G -- you'll have heard about the dentist who refused to repay a 30 million baht scholarship and is now living a supposedly hi-so life in the US. Her guarantors were forced to pay her debt. After the news became widespread, she made a promise to pay them back.
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#Confidence
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 19/02/2016
» If you went to a Thai school, you know that confidence is something highly discouraged. Confidence can lead to rebellion — or so Thai adults think — and must be suppressed from a young age.
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#FatherFigure
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/12/2015
» As a single mother, one of the most awkward holidays of the year is Father’s Day (it’s a close tie with Valentine’s Day). You hear these wonderful stories about fathers and can’t help but wonder if your child is missing out, despite the fact that you’ve tried your absolute best, with the occasional “oops” here and there, to give them a warm, happy upbringing.
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