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Marathi warrior vs Ayutthaya oarsman
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/01/2016
» History need not be boring. Tales of two historical heroes have hit cinemas: Bajirao from India and Pantai Norasingh from Siam, and as rosy (or muddied) as they get upon shape-shifting into films, they are hype-worthy cinematic goodies that rival the dominance of the Force.
Laos en vogue
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/03/2014
» They say to buy real French haute couture starts at around a million — something that also applies to Lao haute couture as well. Here, however, it’s more like 1 million kip (4,000 baht) we’re talking about. And that, thankfully, is only about a month’s worth of lunches, as opposed to a lifetime of lunches, dinners, breakfasts and snacks — for the whole village. Much of the Lao fashion scene still operates within the confines of traditional culture and propriety, but nevertheless, it is an industry that recently got its official milestone beginning.
Degrees of Fame
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/02/2013
» Can you learn to be a star? Perhaps, or at least that's what a lot of young people believe, for it has been biologically embedded in our instinct to want the easiest and most entertaining job that also comes with fame and money.
Now Showing!
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/01/2013
» Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaai! The world of 10-minute songs, pot-bellied-and-sari-clad starlets, moustachoied heroes and lovebirds romping around the scenic hills of Bollywood was once a staple of Thai audiences _ then it was washed away by the shifting tide of pop-culture whims, and now, it has come back again in its full glory: Indian movies are playing consistently on the big screens of Bangkok cinemas.
Enter the art apartment
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/10/2012
» It's a place slightly outside of the heart of the city, just 15 minutes away in the nooks of Singapore's Mountbatten district on a traffic-free day. Serene and surrounded by lush greenery, a centre of some sort comes into sight.