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Our age of anxiety
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/04/2017
» We are living in probably one of the most chaotic times in history. Terrorism, crime and the breakdown of the family unit are at all-time highs. These are just a fraction of the issues we're bombarded with daily, causing our emotional health to suffer. The need to keep tabs on our mental health should be prioritised if we desire to live life to its fullest.
New year, new you
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/01/2016
» Keeping New Year's resolutions has always been a struggle for me. Hardly a week into 2016, history seems to have repeated itself. Bad habits of bingeing on chocolates and sleeping late resurfaced as quickly as I had made my promise to turn over a new leaf.
Find better solutions for age-old problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/12/2012
» While surfing through the news channels I recently noticed a disturbing trend that is becoming more prevalent in Thai society _ elderly folks being abandoned in old people's homes, or worse, being left to fend for themselves.
Blame it on the booze
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/05/2012
» Alcohol-related crimes and traffic fatalities continue to dog Thai society, dominating front-page headlines on a daily basis. Judging by last Songkran's death toll, campaigns against drink driving seem to have done little to influence the masses to become responsible drinkers. In my opinion, it takes more than campaigning to dissuade perpetrators, most of whom have a long history of drinking problems, to be model social citizens. And this goes for both people who drive intoxicated and criminal minds, who might start with petty offences _ often slapped with a fine or a night in lock-up _ and gradually progress to more serious offences such as rape, spousal battery and even murder.
Motorcycle taxis saddled with problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/02/2012
» Motorcycle taxi drivers have had to contend with extortion gangs for as long as we have had this convenient mode of transport shuttle us around to beat the city's horrendous traffic jams.