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Carte blanche for bad taste
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 18/12/2013
» Recent political activities have been very heated. No matter where I go, I hear people talking and gossiping about the mob and protest activities. Even friends and families are taking sides.
Sugar-coated fun - but at what cost?
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 04/10/2013
» I vaguely remember video games when my children were growing up. There was a console connected to the television and something handheld called a Game Boy. My kids would pull twisted faces when they played video games. "Your faces will get stuck that way," I used to tease them. For me, video games, like comic books and cartoons, were something that kept my children occupied on rainy Sundays. I did my best as a parent to limit their exposure to violence and rationed their video-game-playing time. But personally, I never took an interest.
Walking a fine line
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 30/08/2013
» When I first heard the news that the Thai police had plans to monitor Line, I immediately scrolled through my Line logs and searched for texts about my sad golf scores and a disastrous picture of me in a not-so flattering dress that I wore a month ago.
A virtuous life in a material world
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 23/07/2013
» Today is Wan Khao Phansa, one of the many sacred Theravada Buddhism holidays. It signifies the beginning of Buddhist Lent in which monks are to retreat back to the temple and concentrate on studying dhamma and meditation for three lunar months during the rainy season. For many Thais, it is a time to actively engage in merit-making by offering necessities to monks including candles, lanterns and lamp oil that is burned during morning and evening recitation time.
A design that flops
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 05/04/2013
» There is a common joke among my foreign friends. How many seasons are there in Bangkok? Three _ hot, really hot and hot like hell. I've lived in Bangkok all my life and I agree that the weather is hot and humid all year round. But hot like hell is a bit of an exaggeration. If it is true, then the devil has met his match in the City of Angels.
Snapping at food
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 05/03/2013
» I would like you to meet my dinner companion _ the BlackBerry. Well, not just dinner, but breakfast, lunch, brunch, coffee and snack too. And I'm sure that everyone is also familiar with other similar meal-time companions _ the droid, the iPhone, the iPad, the Galaxy, etc.
The weighty task of keeping resolutions
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 22/01/2013
» Hello 2013. Though the holiday feeling has slowly dissipated from the air, it has been replaced with a new sense of vigour and rejuvenation. The New Year celebrated a resetting of the clock, a new start, a do-over for the past year. It's an occasion when we look towards something positive and refreshing, to begin a new cycle with optimism and to achieve new goals.
Sport participation should come from the heart, not the bank
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 07/09/2012
» The London Summer Olympics have come and gone in a blink of an eye. The spectacle of the opening and closing ceremonies has settled into memory. The Olympics are always known for the heart-stopping competition, the dramas of defeat and upsets, and the moments where history is made.
The spirit of selfless giving
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 10/01/2012
» We usher in 2012 with flair and celebrations _ never missing out on the social value of the gift-giving ritual whether it's accepting, giving or exchanging.