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Who's for seconds?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/03/2019
» Good things don't last forever. But if we're lucky, they morph into something new that carries with it the spirit of what made the original so great.
Ain't no stopping us now
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/04/2018
» 'I would like to thank my friends and family for supporting me through all this and letting me know that it's OK to study rotting leaves," said Professor Amy T. Austin during her acceptance speech last month in Paris. There was good humour and chuckles rang throughout the Unesco House, but there was also an underlying distress that provides a portal to understanding what sort of tribulations female scientists must go through.
Mumraisin.com and the new parent
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/07/2017
» How Pimpisa "Pear" Chirathivat compartmentalises her life is astonishing. Although she is better known as a Central heiress and part of the A-list set regularly seen at the biggest events and parties about town, the freshly appointed business development executive at Post International Media is also the force behind the newly launched website Mumraisin.com, a one-stop destination that's out to catch all the cool mums of Thailand. Filled with pastel-hued photos and cute illustrations exclusively drawn for the site, Mumraisin packages content about parenting, children, pregnancy and lifestyle into an attractive, easy-to-read manner for the hip parents of now.
A place at the table
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/05/2017
» These days, there is no shortage of pointers that can direct you to the right eatery should your stomach start rumbling at whichever hour. Food pictures deluge the internet thanks to the torrent of food bloggers who make a living from "reviewing" restaurants and cafés.
Style for daft punks
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/10/2016
» Once upon a time, being a web designer was considered an obscure and uncommon occupation that nobody really understood. Today, the same feeling may be applied to "fashion engineer". Fashion technology is the new field to place your bets on.
Wanna Courtyard and chill?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/07/2016
» It's a full-scale war going out on Thong Lor now, with the recent opening of 72 Courtyard, situated between sois 16 and 18. Those who brave to venture this already-packed road better bring it to Bangkok's glitziest wining and dining high street.
Museum (store) dreams
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/07/2016
» The Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York is the second-most visited museum in the world, trailing only after France's Louvre. This legendary statistic alone should be more than enough to make this institution a must-see whenever you're in Manhattan. With over 20 centuries of artefacts around the world of cultural, historical and artistic significance, the museum's collection is one that Thailand may never rival.
Descendants of dance
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/09/2015
» Kenny Ortega has another hit on his hands. If there's a movie featuring dancing, then we tend to think of this acclaimed American director, producer and choreographer. Ortega is behind various cult musical phenomena that different generations of teens have grown up with, from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, Michael Jackson's This Is It concerts, to the globally-embraced High School Musical trilogy.
For a brighter blue
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/06/2015
» It's a downward spiral that the fashion industry is heading towards. As season after season of "the look" cannibalises itself, mounds of unsold clothes result in waste. An overwhelming overproduction of clothes today means only 30% is sold in stores, 30% go on sale and the rest ends up as waste, according to Prof Lucie Huiskens, programme coordinator at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts.
Whimsy and wonder
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/02/2015
» ‘People who know the craft can make some A$5 [125 baht] fabric look like it’s worth $100,” says Chitra Mangma. The fabulously-dressed designer doesn’t just know her French seams and how to create shapes from textiles — she’s got the ABCs of running a brand down too.