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#TillDebtDoUsApart
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 12/02/2016
» Unless you've been living under a rock -- or in a place with horrible 3G -- you'll have heard about the dentist who refused to repay a 30 million baht scholarship and is now living a supposedly hi-so life in the US. Her guarantors were forced to pay her debt. After the news became widespread, she made a promise to pay them back.
#TaxSeason
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 22/01/2016
» Here's a little news round-up for you.
#DigitalEconomy
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 16/10/2015
» I've heard about the "digital economy" for a while, and like the term "AEC", I don't really know what it means. But if it means we're going to go fully digital -- or at least planning to -- we have a lot of work ahead of us.
#FakeItToMakeIt
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/09/2015
» Online shopping is the latest addiction for today's women. And who can blame us? When we're browsing our favourite celebrity's Instagram accounts, shops make their presence known in the (irrelevant) comments. When we're spying on our exes on Facebook, the ads on the side provide a nice distraction.
#ISpeakEngrish
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 19/06/2015
» One of the disadvantages of flying low-cost is that you don't get any in-flight entertainment.
Take your time, not anyone else's
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/04/2015
» A seasoned Thai actor was in the hot seat recently for repeatedly arriving late to work — or failing to show up at all. Some of his fans argued that this is understandable, since he works very hard and is a father of two. Besides, a handsome man like him can do no wrong.
It's the mother of all responsibilities
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/11/2014
» I recently came across an online forum asking singles and childless couples why they had decided not to have kids. I braced myself for some anti-child answers — something a mother like me does not like to see.
E-bortion is not OK
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 17/10/2014
» Every day I see disturbing things on social media. Sometimes it's something minor, like boastful friends posting pictures of their latest luxurious purchase, but from time to time, some really depressing things emerge on my screen, such as the recent forum discussing the prevalence of "abortion pills".
The problem with financial trust
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 11/06/2014
» A few months ago, a person whom I would have described as a “close friend” up until the incident I’m about to share, contacted me out of the blue with two sentences: “Can I borrow 10,000 baht? I will pay you back in three days.”
Charged... with deadly misconduct
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 28/03/2014
» Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, sort of like an extra organ we can’t live without. Many of us are constantly checking how many Likes we’ve received on our most recent Facebook post, catching up with the latest episode of Thai melodrama Samee Tee Tra, sending meaningless stickers on Line and tapping away like a maniac in Cookie Run. Just look at the passengers on any given BTS train — how many of them don’t have their eyes locked on a screen?