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Meet your maker
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/01/2018
» Maker Faire Bangkok 2018, which took place over the past weekend, was inspiring for six-year-old Champ, who accidentally dropped by with his parents in the late afternoon. While everything looked exciting to him, he said the highlights were when he rode on an electric three-wheeled vehicle and designed his own one-of-a-kind key ring.
Skills to pay the bills
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 22/06/2016
» People interested in learning from online courses can now access a wider variety of content from 100Skills.com, a website designed to cover almost every skill set.
Become a maker!
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/08/2015
» Maker Faire is an event that celebrates art, craft, engineering and science and was started in San Francisco and New York. It has since expanded all over the world to countries including Tokyo, Rome, Detroit, Oslo and Shenzhen and is now making its way to Thailand.
Thai trio go to Tokyo
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/02/2014
» While animated Japanese hits like Pongo On The Cliff By The Sea, My Neighbour Totoro or even the Oscar-winning Spirited Away haven't been as popular here as computer generated imagery from Hollywood (films such as Frozen, Despicable Me or Finding Nemo for example), Japan is still a favoured destination for budding Thai animators given that country's firmly established reputation for producing high-quality anime" the idiosyncratic Japanese genre of animated films which are often based on popular manga comic-book adventures.
Seeking inspiration in the real world
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/12/2013
» While waiting for my daughter to finish her piano class at a private music school, a couple of parents accompanied their teenage son to apply for a music course. I didn't mean to pry, but what prompted me to glance at them was when I overheard the mother tell the school official: "I wouldn't just like my son just have a talent, I want him to be popular."
Breaking down barriers
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/10/2013
» Autistic and physically handicapped children have often been excluded from regular schools because they are considered to require special care. But that barrier has been overturned by Kunlajin Kindergarten School, where such children are integrated with regular students.
Lessons from disaster
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/07/2013
» At the time of the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis, the world admired the way the Japanese conducted themselves - they even had the discipline to queue for food in the face of such a heartbreaking diaster. Later in the same year, Thailand was hit by the worst flooding in half a century, driving people here to engage in mini-battles where they snatched up as many bottles of drinking water as possible.
The future is here
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/01/2012
» 3Dtechnology, a subject of much discussion last year, is now here for real and you can see its imprint in television, computer games, phones, tablets and cameras on show at a trade fair organised by the Board of Investment (BoI) where eco-friendly innovations hog the spotlight.
Anticipate and innovate
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/03/2011
» The most searched terms online in 2010 by Thais can be interpreted as the trends that are shaping contemporary Thai society. Entertainment, technology and society were the three most popular categories, reflecting a change in consumer behaviour.
Building bridges
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/03/2011
» The door of opportunity has opened wider for general users, software developers, and businesses looking for software applications associated with language and services technology.