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Falling on deaf ears
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/10/2019
» I've always had a soft spot for the Siam Sinfonietta Orchestra … not just because it's great to hear young people play classical music, but also for the soap opera that plays out constantly behind the scenes as it struggles to remain in existence.
Eyes on the road, please
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/12/2018
» There is a new business that has opened up on my way to work.
Between the verses
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/11/2018
» Two songs threatened to bring down Thai society in just the last seven days. One was about the evils of military rule.
Novice monks get dose of reality
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/07/2018
» I once was a special guest on a kids TV show where my task was to explain the story of Father Christmas.
When the spirit fools you
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/06/2018
» My office was abuzz with the news of the medium who went on TV last week and summoned the spirit of an ancient Brahman god.
A very touchy subject
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/04/2018
» This week our prime minister came face to face with the hottest musical group in Thailand.
A song that unites Thais in their grief
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/10/2017
» The royal anthem is known as Pleng Sansern Phra Baramee, or "The Song that Praises the Glory of the King". This piece of music is 130 years old. It was the third national anthem of Siam for more than 40 years, from 1888 to 1933 -- the one prior to that was Britain's God Save The King/Queen with Thai lyrics.
Three twerks in time save nine
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/06/2017
» Back in January 1956, a young unknown American singer named Elvis Presley released his first single called Heartbreak Hotel.
A skytrain to deafness and brain death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/03/2017
» That unexpected fire at the Thai-Belgian flyover caused havoc with inner-city traffic on Wednesday. That was the evening of Sundowners, the monthly meeting of Austcham (the Australian Chamber of Commerce) at the Grand Hyatt Erawan. It was also the evening Austcham was having its presidential elections, but how to get there?
How I lost my past but found nirvana
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/12/2016
» Dateline Brisbane, Australia: A reunion of cadet reporters is under way at the iconic Breakfast Creek Hotel. It is a feel-good gathering; each of my three friends produces old photographs and paraphernalia harking back to the alleged good old days of 35 years ago when we had our whole lives ahead of us. We gasp and scream and realise that despite what we thought, we really have changed physically over 35 years.