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Of death and dying
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 01/08/2014
» In the space of one month, five people I know have passed away — a close friend, a good friend’s brother, a former student, a distant relative and a friend’s father. Four died from accidents, one from natural causes.
Goodnight, sweet cosmic prince
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 27/06/2014
» It’s never easy saying goodbye, permanently or temporarily.
Finding solace in Rage
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/05/2014
» Music has always been an integral part of my life. As a kid, I’d bonded with my dad over his Western tunes and <i>luk thung</i> numbers — something that lovingly sticks with me until today.
In the name of 'liberalism'?
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 24/04/2014
» If I have to pin down one word that I hear more than “selfie” these days, it would have to be “liberal”. The term gets thrown around so much, it should have been hit out of a ball park already.
Tourism troubles
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/03/2014
» In the past few years, Chinese tourists seem to have become the bane of our existence. We make fun of them. We complain about them. We stay away from them. We even tend to be pre-emptively rude toward them.
Beauty and the eye of the beholder
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 06/02/2014
» For the past few weeks, I've been mulling over three separate pieces of news.
What happened to Thailand's vaunted tolerance?
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 07/01/2014
» During the boozy holiday season, between drinking bouts, I came across a disturbing post concerning how a famous Thonglor watering hole refused entry to a pretty transgendered person on the grounds that their new policy wouldn't allow any transgender women to receive the joy of overpriced drinks, inane music and shrieking boozehounds.
Discretion is the better part of valour
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/11/2013
» While Thailand is currently buzzing with the anti-amnesty bill protests, this week another news item also captured my attention. It would have been elevated to talk-of-the-town status if it weren't for the current political quagmire.
My cross to bear
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 09/10/2013
» Last weekend, one of my best friends and his fashion brand-founding wife gave me a belated birthday present. It was an oversized, cross-shaped, glow-in-the-dark necklace decked out in hand-sculpted daisies and pearls, an item from his wife's latest collection. Even though it's cross-shaped, the necklace didn't strike me as having religious overtones as it has been stylishly manipulated into an amazingly well-crafted accessory. I love it so much that I wore it two nights in a row when I was out about town over the weekend.
Farewell, my friend
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 13/09/2013
» One of the most admired Thai street artists/graphic designers Pharuephon Mukdasanit, or Mamafaka, passed away from accidental drowning at the weekend. It has been devastating news beyond what words can describe. The outpouring of responses from all over the world has been the best testament to how Pharuephon, better known as Tum, spent his short 34 years.