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Feeling good, outside and in
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/10/2014
» As a health and beauty centre, Prannara adheres to the popular saying that true beauty starts from within. There is a varied selection of treatments on the spa menu, all of which are infused with Chinese and Ayurvedic medicinal values and modern skin care technology, that promise an holistic approach to addressing a client's requirement.
Let it go in a winter paradise
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/12/2014
» As a rain shower stopped over Hong Kong Disneyland, our tourist group stepped into the "Frozen" zone, the park's newest themed area based on the animated film. After walking through the entrance of the Sleeping Beauty Castle and keeping left, we saw a small castle decorated like the one seen in Frozen. Looking up at the surroundings and seeing Queen Elsa and Princess Anna, we felt we were part of the fairy tale.
A new crime series
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 01/06/2015
» Time was when James Patterson penned a crime novel annually. Then semi-annually. Then seasonally. At the rate this reviewer is now receiving them, they seem to be coming out weekly. No sooner do I critique one than the next crosses my desk. Alone and with his team of co-authors, he's clearly on a roll.
Sex, lies and videotape
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/09/2015
» The title is appropriately provoking. The Elle Men Film Festival 18-Plus, which begins on Sept 25, has prompted cinemagoers to imagine a feast of mild pornography served up on the big screen uncut. Don't get overexcited, anyway. While three of the six films in this mini showcase indeed feature sexual content deserving the R-rating, the interpretation of the "18-plus" here can be less libidinous than that. In fact, the other half of the films shown are almost family-friendly, and that 18-year-old milestone should designate the intellectual ability to grasp a world whose complexity can only stir feelings in adults.
Preying on the rich
Life, Published on 21/09/2015
» If mythology is to be believed, Midas was the richest man in the world. But his wealth was a curse. Everything he touched turned to gold, including food. Back in time, emperors were decked out in jewels, which is why tomb raiders broke into pyramids and tombs.
Disney has first mobile board game
Life, AKIN, Published on 04/05/2016
» Disney recently launched its first mobile board game, Disney Magical Dice, available in 155 countries.
Female Lawrence deserves more
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/06/2016
» Gertrude Bell was an adventurer, desert explorer, cartographer, polyglot, writer, kingmaker, and an overshadowed figure during World War I. She spoke Arabic, German, French and several other languages; T.E. Lawrence sought her advice; the Arabs respected her; the British Empire wanted her to spy for them; she helped Sheikh Faisal, who fought with Lawrence against the Ottomans, become the king of Iraq. In short, a great woman who lived a full life. And now in the motion picture Queen Of The Desert, Bell is played by Nicole Kidman in her wind-kissed scarf, lovelorn smile and in a story fraught with Oriental romanticism. The great adventurer doesn't receive a great cinematic treatment after all.
Cruisin' down the river
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 01/09/2016
» Myanmar has stunning treasures and the most unique way to view them is cruising down the Irrawaddy River.
Praying hope trumps hate
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/01/2017
» The Thai LGBTI scene begins 2017 with news that the much-anticipated Bangkok Pride has now been postponed to the end of the year. Originally set for May, the country's first pride parade in 11 years has been pushed back out of respect for King Bhumibol's one-year mourning period. The wait goes on, unfortunately. So for now, we occupy ourselves with the daily mishaps and surprises happening around the world.
Hail and farewell
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 19/05/2017
» Contemporary historians are predictable -- penning book after book about Atlantis, ancient Rome, the Templars, World War II. But then a few looked at the calendar and the penny dropped. 2017. Isn't this the anniversary of something? Indeed. The Russian Revolution a century ago.