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Learning from experience
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/03/2012
» With compensation money from his company, Tiwa York had initially planned to backpack to 16 countries over a 10-month period. He first travelled to Thailand, then proceeded to China, but soon returned to Thailand and travelled no further as the Thai-American from Arizona had, by then, fallen in love with a Thai girl who he married and was blessed with a baby girl, and decided to make the land his mother was born his home.
Where there's smoke...
Guru, Published on 17/02/2012
» Red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan unsettled a few Bangkokians with his recent tirade in which he claimed that the Red Army must take to the streets once again because his inside sources at US Intelligence HQ told him there's going to be a coup to overthrow the beloved sister of Mr Thaksin "The Outlaw" Shinawatra in April.
Still bobbing and weaving
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/01/2012
» As the sun starts its daily ascent from the eastern horizon, the early morning air is crisp and cool. It's November and not a single cloud is to be seen in the clear blue sky. Heavy dew blankets everything in Mae Lao-Mae Sae, a wildlife sanctuary situated in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Mist rises from the forest as the morning heat builds. The scent from pine trees, some hundreds of years old, is refreshing. A sea of fog covers the lowland valleys and the view from the mountaintop is truly breathtaking.
What if JFK lived?
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 30/01/2012
» There are two aspects to time travel, travelling to another time; making a change before returning to the starting point. That change leads to other changes and those to other changes still. HG Wells noted this in The Time Machine, Hollywood in its Back to The Future series.
Cultivating good fortune
Life, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 23/01/2012
» Trees and flowers can add a lot more than freshness, shade and colour to your home. According to feng shui practitioners, they can also represent growth and development _ as well as weakness _ so house-owners should be careful to cultivate the right plants in order to ensure the best of luck.
Chinese life Cycle
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/01/2012
» For non-Chinese people, Chinese New Year (Jan 23) probably conjures images of dragons, lions and ang pao. But there is much more than simply these things to the Chinese way of life. You really don't know what goes on in the life of a Chinese unless you're born one. And, as the resident Chinese-descendant of the Guru team, I feel it's my duty to offer insight into the different stages of Chinese life in Thailand so you can enjoy the upcoming Chinese New Year like a true Chinese no matter what age or ethnicity you are. Kung Hei Fat Choy, everyone.
Plan International to the aid of Dili youths
Life, Published on 10/01/2012
» In Timor-Leste, Bebonuk has a bit of a reputation. Near the Comoro Bridge, just outside the centre of Dili, the area is famous for youth gangs, stone-throwing and violence.