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Do you know what a shoulder is?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 13/03/2015
» No, I don't mean that part of the body that you sometimes bounce up and down while mimicking a Bollywood dance. Nor is it the area that begins to start aching when you get a little older and all the stress starts piling up there.
The motorcycle diaries
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 04/07/2014
» In this week’s instalment of “The Army Continues its Efforts to Make Thailand a Utopian Society”, the latest group to come under fire are motorcycle taxi drivers.
Why I’ll never take a cab again* (*Unless I have to)
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 25/04/2014
» This week I thought it would be super-duper fun to analyse every single political group that has ever cropped up in Thailand’s history, and then provide you with every painstaking detail of their demands. But I realise that no one actually cares, so let’s talk about something much more interesting… me!
The grinch that “Stole” songkran
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 28/03/2014
» Once upon a time, there was a country not too far from here, which seemed to have everything (except gum). From economic wealth to high safety records and an orchard wondrously masquerading as a road, you would think they would be satisfied. But no, just like their delicious chicken rice, they wanted more, more, more.
Creative crimes
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 01/11/2013
» Like many other places in the world, there are lots of illicit and dishonest activities that take place in Thailand. But for some reason, it seems our law-breaking behaviour is so much weirder than your average wear-a-ski-mask-and-rob-a-convenience-store type of offence. Here are some real cases of recent misdemeanours that prove we have some creativity when it comes to crime.
If Bangkok was redesigned to reflect reality
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 14/06/2013
» For far too long now, Bangkok has tried to keep up with modern societies by implementing foolish systems like democracy, laws and traffic lights. Well, spoiler alert: It's just not working! Instead of wasting time trying to blanket the capital with a "one city fits all" mould, why don't we just restructure Bangkok into a place that suits our current reality? For starters, we could...
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 05/04/2013
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
The road to nowhere
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 22/02/2013
» Since you all faithfully follow my life-changing columns each week, you probably know that it has been a while since I used this space to rant and rave about the horrendous driving habits in Thailand.
How to be the worst tuk-tuk driver ever
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 29/06/2012
» Regular readers of this column will know that I've written before about my intense hatred of anything road-related in Bangkok. But since it would be silly of me to assume that anyone remembers what I write - or reads anything I write - let me elaborate.