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All hail the parking stamp!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 23/01/2015
» You know the scenario: It's a lazy afternoon, and with nothing better to do, you hop into your car and drive to one of Bangkok's many shopping malls/lifestyle centres/hypermarket chains/trendy cafes. You spend some time walking around, doing a bit of shopping, and eating 10 servings of whatever the latest food craze is.
15 wishes for 2015
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 26/12/2014
» Well, Guru has somehow made it to our last issue of 2014. The year has been a blur of procrastinating by sleeping under our desks, copious amounts of vodka, and lots of grammatical mistakes – but hey, we hope you were mildly entertained and that your birds enjoyed having our pages line their cages.
Winter is coming
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 05/12/2014
» It's finally that time of year when Bangkokians can reference the infamous Game of Thrones tagline without irony. But while winter signifies doom and gloom in the fantasy show, it's more of a cause for celebration in our tropical land. Heck, we deserve it after roughly 11 months of wielding our umbrellas to dodge sunlight and raindrops. In the spirit of the breezy days, here are some unique elements that contribute to a very Bangkok winter:
Guru Asks
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 28/03/2014
» Where is the dirtiest place in Thailand?
20 local quirks that baffle me
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 31/01/2014
» 1. How a group of people can just shut down a city in a way that cars are being parked willy-nilly on the streets, there's a complete loss of order with no consequences, and roads and bridges can be blocked when there's no one even standing there!
Guru Asks
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 13/12/2013
» What holiday-inspired Guinness World Record did Thailand set last month?
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 26/07/2013
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
The tourist traps
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 31/05/2013
» We're just hitting the halfway mark of 2013, but Bangkok has already managed to win the award for being the world's top tourist spot for this year! Well, that's according to the recently released Global Destination Cities Index by MasterCard, who estimates that 15.98 million visitors will descend upon the Thai capital, beating out other hotspots like London, Paris, Singapore and New York.
Beware the camera-wielding faux-tographers!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 02/11/2012
» Citizens of Bangkok,
Do not pass go
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 31/08/2012
» Great news, people! You can now cross "taxi driver" off the list of people who constantly reject your advances because starting from tomorrow (Sep 1), traffic police are going to arrest and fine cabbies who refuse service to passengers.