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Self-restraint over rules and regulations
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 10/06/2015
» Rangsit University recently experienced a tragedy that resulted in the death of a student, along with a few other casualties. The students were on their way home from a night out at a local watering hole near campus when they were attacked.
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End our self-harming celebrity obsession
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/07/2015
» Admit it — we're not above soap opera addicts, harlequin novel champions or airport mobbing fangirls/boys.
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Hands up, it's the moral police!
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 10/12/2014
» Over the weekend, one of Thailand's biggest music events, Big Mountain Music Festival (BMMF), drew huge crowds.
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Ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 11/11/2014
» I may not be Bodyslam’s biggest fan, but I have a lot of respect for Thailand’s biggest rock band — its unflinching dedication to its art and musical advancement doesn’t seem rest on its laurels or established fame. I understand why the band is where it is today, and I’m convinced it deserves its place in Thai music history.
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Big girl, you are beautiful
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 02/09/2014
» I am fat. I am overweight. I am big. I am obese. I am large. I am big-boned.
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In the name of 'liberalism'?
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 24/04/2014
» If I have to pin down one word that I hear more than “selfie” these days, it would have to be “liberal”. The term gets thrown around so much, it should have been hit out of a ball park already.
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Tourism troubles
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/03/2014
» In the past few years, Chinese tourists seem to have become the bane of our existence. We make fun of them. We complain about them. We stay away from them. We even tend to be pre-emptively rude toward them.
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What happened to Thailand's vaunted tolerance?
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 07/01/2014
» During the boozy holiday season, between drinking bouts, I came across a disturbing post concerning how a famous Thonglor watering hole refused entry to a pretty transgendered person on the grounds that their new policy wouldn't allow any transgender women to receive the joy of overpriced drinks, inane music and shrieking boozehounds.
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Discretion is the better part of valour
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/11/2013
» While Thailand is currently buzzing with the anti-amnesty bill protests, this week another news item also captured my attention. It would have been elevated to talk-of-the-town status if it weren't for the current political quagmire.
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Sound off your support
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/08/2012
» For Thais, Japan is a Shangri-La. I've lost count of how many people I know who have fallen head over heels for this lovely land, its diverse culture, food, social conscience, mindful citizens and working infrastructure.
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