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The international voice
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/06/2015
» A thousand unread messages are waiting for Nida "Rimi" Doowa in the hilariously named chat group "Choom Tang Siang Tong" (Junction Of Golden Voices) on Line. Her fellow contestants from The Voice Thailand Season 2 are clearly a chatty bunch, but the Thai-born Indian smiles at the thought of other things the show has brought her in launching her music career.
You can always go Downton
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/01/2015
» On Monday, Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey fame won her first Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a series. I started to squeal, scream, cry and do a victory dance in my head as if I had just won the award myself. But because I was at work, I dutifully simmered down and continued with my enchanting office life.
Eyes wide open
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/07/2013
» With her undeniably good looks and the cachet of having seasoned thespian Karnjana Chindawath as a mother, it would have been a shame if Kavita "Pleng" Rodkerd hadn't given a stage career at least a brief try-out. But this sweet-faced 25-year-old did a good deal of soul-searching before accepting her very first acting jobs, the fruits of which can be seen in two dramas currently airing on Channel 7.
Beyond the call of duty
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/07/2013
» Movies and television series have always romanticised aspects of the human condition and careers are just one of the frequently visited universal subjects. Channel 3's faddish lakhon Suparbburuth Chutathep follows the gilded lives of five blue-blood brothers. As the series draws to a close this weekend, we remove our rose-tinted spectacles and talk to five professionals to find out what the lead characters' careers are like in real life.
Lessons in life
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 13/03/2013
» As the first non-Thai and non-cleric to be appointed head of Ruamrudee International School, Dr Peter Toscano has come prepared for the challenge.
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.