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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 20/12/2013
» It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Bangkok city, Even though our holy day is Buddha’s birth, not Jesus and the nativity. But who cares, the festive holiday season brings joy and cheer, So I won’t complain about Xmas carols at shopping malls hurting my ear.
For Commerce Ministry minuet, it's a (w)rap!
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/07/2013
» I just love Thai politicians for their tendency to be anything but dull. When you wake up to a gloomy, overcast morning and a grumpy kid who's running late for school, what's even better at perking you up than a double espresso? A video clip of a rapping politician and his dancing subordinates!
In Thailand, the little things mean a lot
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/06/2013
» During recent weeks there have been a number of reports concerning today's by-election in Don Muang district of Bangkok. News items have also appeared on the airport, which although in the same district, is spelled Don Mueang with that sneaky , "e" creeping in. It's very trivial, but that little "e" can be quite irritating and the different spelling must be a bit puzzling for readers.
Frustration starts with a queue
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/05/2013
» Every time I walk to the passport control area at Suvarnabhumi airport, I see members of staff standing next to the automatic gate system that scans passports. They always reach out their hands and ask for passports when they see passengers come close to the gate. What they normally do is open the first page of your passport and insert the book into the slot scanner. When the doors swing open, they take the passport out of the machine and hand it back to you. Then they will tell you to step in, stand at the mark, put an index finger on the finger scanner and look at the camera. Then they will speak up again to alert you that all the process is done, another gate will open and you are clear to leave the station.
Waiting for answers
News, Published on 23/02/2013
» I have two questions for the Bangkok governor candidates and ex-governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, should he be re-elected.
When the crows' cruel footprints get too much to bear
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/02/2013
» I hate to admit it, but I've reached the age where you begin to wonder whether the Fountain of Youth really exists, and whether there really is a Pillar of Fire hidden in the dormant volcano somewhere in middle of Africa where H. Rider Haggard's Queen Ayesha gained immortality.
Countdown clarity, please
News, Published on 03/02/2013
» With the number of candidates for Bangkok governor standing at a whopping 24 as of last week, you can't say voters in the capital lack for choices in the March 3 poll. But then again, trying to find substantive differences in the candidates is another matter, because for the most part they make promises that are seldom if ever backed up by analyses of their feasibility and cost.
Time to face reality, not Facebook
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 03/01/2013
» Wacky internetainers Rhett and Link released the Facebook Song in 2008, the year that Mark Zuckerberg's baby became the largest online social network, fuelled by the growth of international users.
Can you keep it down to a scream?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 26/11/2012
» I normally just glance through the business section of the paper each day, finding profit margins and corporate takeovers a little beyond my scope of interest.
Lotus leaves will not cover up rice problem
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 08/10/2012
» "You cannot cover up a dead elephant with lotus leaves." So goes this popular Thai saying, which means that a scandal or something evil which is widely known can never be concealed or covered up because the truth about it will, sooner or later, be exposed.