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Bringing home a star
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 15/12/2015
» In Bangkok, the closest you get to eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant is to visit L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, eponymously-named after the Michelin-starred French chef.
Looking the gift horse in the mouth is the point
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 03/03/2015
» At the front of the line, a boy pushes his friend forward as his turn approaches. His friend is eager. They have been waiting in line since before 9am to get their teeth cleaned, cavities filled or milk teeth extracted. Four dental chairs are lined up, and volunteer dentists from the Private Dentist Foundation of Thailand work tirelessly. When a child is finished being treated, a nurse runs off with a tray of equipment to be washed, go through a UV-light cleaning system and sealed up in sterile bags. The dentist wipes down the station.
The giving team
Muse, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 28/02/2015
» Spend two nights in a pool villa on a private island for 40% of the listed price? Use that money to support a foundation that teaches children to swim by contributing to the renovation of toilets and shower facilities instead of simply paying the hotel? The gift of giving is now possible — and literal — with just a few clicks on socialgiver.com.
Now, Still Showing
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 27/02/2015
» In 1978, Sutin Wangpaibul lived next to a temple in Thon Buri. He was in Prathom 5, and each Friday he would rush home to complete his homework so he could go to the open-air movies at the temple grounds in the evening.
Supporting the team
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 17/01/2015
» Jeerapat Yamsri had just returned from Singapore for a family vacation over the New Year holidays with her family, her phone full of photographs of mascots from Universal Studios — close-ups of their feet, Shrek’s butt, a Minion’s goggles, a few pictures of her three children with the gang from Sesame Street.
Finland's world-beating education systemoffers lessons for Thailand
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 28/10/2014
» Besides Marimekko, Nokia, Moomin, saunas and summers without darkness, Finland is also known for its excellence in education. In 1968, the northern European country went through a major educational reform. In the following decades, Finnish students consistently achieved the highest, or near highest, average results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).
Going for Gold
Muse, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 11/10/2014
» 'I remember the exact moment. It was in 2004. Hurricane Charlie swept through our town. I remember the only channel we had was NBC. We were sitting there watching the Athens Games. I remember that exact moment. I was watching this girl, Carly Patterson, and she won the Olympic All-Around Champion medal. I was like 'Man, that chick is 16 and she's a gold medallist'. That's the ultimate dream of any athlete — to compete in the greatest stage in the world. And I knew I wanted to go there one day but I had no idea how. BMX wasn't in the Olympics in 2004," says Amanda Carr. She was only 14 years old then.
Raising the yellow flag
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 30/09/2014
» The sky above Chinatown is blocked by a dense layer of yellow flags and lanterns and banners; the air heavy with grease from industrial-sized frying pans. Navigating Yaowarat with any form of transportation, on foot or on a bus, during the past week has been more chaotic than ever. The annual Vegetarian Festival, which ends on Thursday, is celebrated not by just believers, young and old, in white and in every other colour, but also by the media and sponsors ranging from banks to amusement parks.
Weird world of Westwood
Muse, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 20/09/2014
» "I was punk before it got its name," Vivienne Westwood once said in an interview.
Give and let live
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 11/03/2014
» Picture a motorbike messenger delivering your dying mother, father, sister or lover a heart for transplant. The donated heart must be preserved in a solution at about 4C and can only remain viable for transplant for no more than four hours, though a kidney can last up to 24 hours. And not all dead bodies are viable for organ donation. Only donors who have been declared brain-dead by three doctors, or on life support and with functioning disease-free organs, will be considered. More importantly, the organ must match the body of the recipient.