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What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 01/07/2017
» 1. As part of the Bangkok Design Festival at ChangChui, contemporary dancer Lordfai Navinda Pachimsawat and a few collaborators will be performing Human at the newly launched creative artspace in Thon Buri. Performing at the abandoned aeroplane site, Human explores the progression of time, physical and mental development, origin and destination, and how people experiment with different experiences in a lifetime. Admission is free and will take place on 8pm today and at 7pm tomorrow.
Pity the pig
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/06/2017
» Pattanadon Taesakul didn't know what he was getting himself into when he had the bright idea of buying a miniature piglet. After coming across a booth selling baby pigs at an electronics expo in Muang Thong Thani, the 25-year-old tool shop owner was smitten by their cute and cuddly appearance. Promised that they wouldn't grow any larger, he bought one for 3,000 baht and named her Junior.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 03/06/2017
» 1. Those who frequent Siam Paragon may have seen the new and enticing smoothie booth on the ground floor. Jamba Juice, the Californian smoothie chain that claims to be "the world leader in made-to-order smoothies and freshly squeezed juices" has made it to Bangkok. The first of its 30 planned stores in Thailand, Jamba Juice offers a similar smoothie menu to the original chains in the US, including special smoothies with local ingredients like mango, watermelon and pineapple. Classic smoothies like Strawberry Dream (strawberry and banana) and Banana Berry (banana, blueberry, apple and strawberry) costs 110 baht, while protein and fibre filled shakes like Green Getaway (spinach,mango, passion fruit, chia seed, yoghurt) costs 130 baht.
Barking mad
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/05/2017
» After the Krispy Kreme, Glico ice cream, and Pablo cheesecakes mania, it seems that Thais have found themselves spiralling down into another unexplainable food craze for 2017 (and this time it's locally made): dog-shaped jellies.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 20/05/2017
» 1. Fans of Starbucks will have a hard time stopping themselves from buying their latest set of drinkware. Joining hands with Ban.do -- a Los Angeles-based design house known for creating bright and joyous artwork, the coffee-giant is celebrating the summer with colourful tropical ceramic mugs (1,200 baht), plastic tumblers (500 baht), passport holders (1,000 baht) and pencil cases (600 baht). The collection is available at Starbucks stores nationwide.
A piercing kind of peace
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/05/2017
» In the dimly-lit, cosy treatment room of the Mandarin Oriental Spa, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialist Ken Rosen was balancing himself on a wooden board placed atop of a wooden cylinder. It was an image few would expect to see from a professional acupuncturist.
The connoisseur's cornucopia
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 12/05/2017
» No supermarket in the world is like a fresh-food market -- particularly a Thai fresh-food market.
What's trending and happening this week.
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 06/05/2017
» 1. As video streaming services go all out in their marketing campaigns to spread the word, one service has seemed to completely gone off the radar. Amazon Prime Video has launched in Thailand (since December actually), with subscriptions starting at US$2.99 (105 baht) for the first six months and US$5.99 (210 baht) thereafter. Although not offering as many movies and series in the US, the big draw to subscribing would be its original series The Grand Tour, hosted by ex-Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. Amazon Prime Video is available on both iOS and Android platforms.
Riverside revelry
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/05/2017
» From a traditional market to the new centre of cool, Klong San has a surprise in store.
put your hands up
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/04/2017
» Premier auction house Christie's will be showcasing some of their to-be-auctioned highlights in Bangkok next month to woo luxury and art enthusiasts to raise their paddles in the much-anticipated Christie's Hong Kong Spring Auctions scheduled for May 26-31.