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Lettuce eat clean
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 01/04/2016
» I was very upset when my regular tea place at Silom Complex vanished without notice -- at least I wasn't notified. I had so many memories there: using the free Wi-Fi to submit my Guru articles and being constantly convinced I needed another nifty tea gadget from the little boutique. Hung up on the loss, I didn't think I'd ever embrace the replacement. But to my inner skinny-bitch's defence, it's an organic salad and juice bar. Life goes on, people.
Business is child's play
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 11/03/2016
» Charlie Nagara na Nagara is a 23-year-old strategist at a local ad agency, who also recently returned from Germany with offers to put his children's toy prototype on the market. Guru sits down with the young "Santa" to talk about his unexpected side project, Taksa Toys.
Panda tour hits Thailand
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 04/03/2016
» Pandering to us with their cuteness for a good cause this week are 1,600 paper mache pandas, the famed work of French sculptor Paulo Grangeon. This massive herd previously toured Europe and is now making its throughout Asia. Until Mar 19, the pandas will appear at 10 major landmarks around the city (plus Ayutthaya), for three hours at each location — a panda flashmob, if you will.
On the marc
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 04/03/2016
» On your last trip to Tokyo, remember that one guilty-pleasure commercial croissant cafe that seemed to be everywhere? And those chocolate croissants that nearly every customer seemed to be eating? This need not be a distant vacation memory, because St. Marc Cafe has extended its franchises to Thailand.
Please label us
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 26/02/2016
» Multi-label retailers have been popular for a long time in progressive urban cultures such as Los Angeles, Melbourne and Tokyo, so where has Bangkok been? Obsessing over high-rise luxury malls housing tonnes and tonnes of single-label shops. But at last, it seems we are evolving, refining our tastes to prefer low-key, even local splendours. We're also becoming lazier. Wouldn't we all rather visit one cool little store that conveniently brings together the best items from the best labels? You know that's the truth, so here are the one-stop shops in Bangkok you need to know about.
#CNY
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 05/02/2016
» Despite the fact that most Thais born and raised here aren’t dual citizenship holders, many like to tack on “Chinese” when asked by foreigners their nationality. No one can tell you your great-great-great-great-great grandparents on your father’s side weren’t Mainlanders, but is a small percentage of blood significant enough to call someone Thai-Chinese? Not really. We give people more credit if they can prove knowledge of their heritage. Since Chinese New Year is a huge cultural celebration observed annually by Chinese descendants worldwide, we are putting you to the test. How many CNY customs on our list apply to you?
Goh against the flow
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 05/02/2016
» All you need to know about the celeb's current art exhibition
Break like a salaryman
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 05/02/2016
» Parked directly outside Platinum, Pratunam's famed fashion wholesale extravaganza, is a yellow food truck with the name Tokyo Truck in flashing letters.
The tangled web they weave
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 22/01/2016
» Awasarn Lok Suay -- Grace, in English -- the highly anticipated Thai film about a young, so-called internet idol and her slightly more-than-obsessed haters, hits theatres today. Guru tracked down directors Punn Homchuen and Ornusa Donsawai to talk about the psychological thriller.
Big, sticky, flavourful balls
Guru, Mika Apichatsakol, Published on 08/01/2016
» The Thai-Singaporean couple behind Sam Yan's trendy ice cream lounge, Creamery, has opened Ryce, a new snack bar just paces away that servers gourmet Japanese rice balls, or "onigiri".