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Everything changes, yet remains the same
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 27/07/2015
» Change has come to my neighbourhood and I'm going through a bit of a nostalgic mood.
Going through changes
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 23/07/2015
» HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is an acknowledged scholar of China, having studied the Chinese language for over 30 years. She first visited China in 1981, a trip which resulted in her first book on China called Yam Dan Mungkorn (Travels Through The Land Of The Dragon). She has made a total of 38 trips to China, visiting all 22 provinces and five autonomous regions. She has written 13 travelogues on China, translated Chinese poetry compiled in two books, translated several novels as well as other articles on China.
Love in a time of flux
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/04/2014
» Local publishers Nanmeebooks has just brought out a translation by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of a Chinese-language novel which reflects on the conflict of values and morals between traditional and contemporary Beijing society in a narrative which spans several decades, starting with the revolution that brought the communists to power.
When ageing takes over
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/10/2013
» My 96-year-old mother has the kind of health any 60-year-old would kill for. Her blood pressure is normal, her sugar and cholesterol levels are better than mine. She enjoys as much food as her remaining teeth allow and all her bodily systems are functioning normally, more or less.
Sustaining happiness in the Land of Smiles
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 30/09/2013
» Are you feeling happy today? That was one of the questions asked for the World Happiness Report which was launched earlier this month by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute, Columbia University. It's interesting in that the world is suddenly realising something the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has known all along, that "Happy people live longer, are more productive, earn more, and are also better citizens".
Broken records
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 09/09/2013
» Thailand has an obsession with superlatives. We want to be featured in the Guinness Book of Records as having achieved something beyond what anyone else in the world has ever done, whether it is the record for the world's longest kiss, mass hula-hooping, mass massage, mass water pistol fight, photo mosaic.
Hitting the roof, rolling on the floor laughing
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/04/2013
» I love Thailand. It's truly the Land of Smiles. This was especially true of the front-page news last week describing the bungled casino raid by detectives and policemen from Tao Pun Police Station on the infamous Tao Pun casino.
The real charm of Bangkok
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 21/05/2012
» One of my favourite drives around Bangkok is the one that takes me through the old town _ Bang Lamphu, Phra Athit Road, Bamrung Muang Road.