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Three easy ways to adjust your attitude
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 27/02/2015
» If you've read anything besides restaurant menus and cocktail lists lately, you may have noticed one catchy buzzword making its rounds in the news: "attitude adjustment."
The blunder games
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 28/11/2014
» It was just another day in the Capitol of Bangkok, and I was spending the morning honing my archery skills in the park like I usually do. After hours of practicing how to shoot a bow and arrow, I realised I was famished.
A guide to surviving the shutdown
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 10/01/2014
» The PDRC says they will occupy 20 major areas in Bangkok in an effort to paralyse the city and prevent government officials from going to work until the caretaker administration quits. When (or if) that happens, they will set up a "people's council" to reform the whole political system because they apparently have the magic formula that has eluded the greatest thinkers from the beginning of time.
Guru asks
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 10/01/2014
» The anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) plans to shut down Bangkok on Monday (January 13) because the power has presumably gone to their heads. Which areas should Bangkokians avoid on that day?
The Whistle Games: Catching Deafness
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 22/11/2013
» The "whistle", from the ancient Latin word meaning "to emulate a shrill noise comparable to Satan's fart", has emerged as the latest icon of activism. Protesters have resorted to "whistle-blowing" smear campaigns to loudly and annoyingly voice their disapproval towards members of parliament.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 06/09/2013
» 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!
What our corruption looks like
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 01/02/2013
» Corruption this, corruption that! From the highest ranks of government to the lowest thugs on the streets, the "C" word is constantly cited as the reason our country will never flourish to its full potential. But don't look to the typical apathetic citizen for solutions, as a 2011 Abac poll found that 64.5 per cent of Thais find corruption acceptable if the government can make the country prosper. And even if you find this ethically degrading, I'm sure all these so-called morals go out the tinted window when you're in a situation where some purple or grey notes can easily get you out of a bind.