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The most tempting taro of all
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 30/10/2014
» It's official: being nosy is now an attribute Thai people have willingly added to their biodata. We even have a particular word to soften it. The crude Thai slang suak, meaning irritably meddling and snooping in the most repugnant manner, has been given a curse-free incarnation, so people can use the word more openly and flagrantly. To avoid sounding boorish, people now say puak, which still sounds like the original slang word, but actually means "taro".
Exploring the last frontier
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/10/2014
» Uncle Nelson Howe sent 3 million viewers into hysterical laughing fits when a viral video of him swearing in Thai was posted on YouTube in March. Scripted, directed and shot in just a day by Salmon Books' cash cow writer, Thanachart "Benz" Siripatrachai, the video propelled Thanachart's book it was unashamedly peddling — New York 1st Time — to bestseller status.
Living happily ever Active
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/04/2014
» If you’re familiar with the brand Virgin, you’ll probably know that this lifestyle, entertainment and travel conglomerate has a tendency to bombard you with flashes of neon and purple lights. The hipness and high-energy is ever present in all fields the empire touches — an airline, music festivals or soft drinks. Their fitness business is no different, as Virgin Active Fitness Club definitely also puts fun back into something that would entice even the worst of gym-phobics. This successful gym operator has more than 270 branches across the world and after its grand opening on Thursday in Bangkok, the city will officially be the second in Asia to house this leading-edge and lively workout destination.
A step in the right direction
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/03/2014
» The health and fitness industry has grown at a spectacular pace as people have become more aware and concerned about their health. People today are more prepared to spend a greater proportion of their income on their health than before. For most, however, the gym experience probably doesn’t really conjure up any colourful and fun images but Virgin Active, established in the UK in 1999, is definitely striving to raise the bar and almost Disney-fying the experience.
Cheer's leader
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/02/2014
» Watit Panichchawong, or Ping, 24, loves dancing and cheerleading so much that although he doesn’t have any professional training, he has managed to make it a stable profession.
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.
Read, and thou shall find
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 12/11/2012
» We are living in an age where humans are swamped with more printed words than ever before, whether from Facebook, Twitter, text messages or email. And yet those words are fleeting. Poetry, with its slow-sinking gravity, can be really important at a time when so much fast language is being spewed. It can serve as a way to slow things down and let people appreciate every syllable, vowel, thought and sentence.