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#June
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 03/06/2016
» June has always been a special month for me, because my birthday is in June. Honestly, though, I stopped caring about my birthday once I turned 30.
#SchoolRules
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 27/05/2016
» One of the things I hated most about school was lining up in the morning, as one of the teachers went on and on about things that didn't really matter. Or maybe they did -- I wasn't really listening.
#FirstMemory
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/01/2016
» Tomorrow is National Children's Day, and while we are no longer children (need a mirror for confirmation?), I want you to take this opportunity to remember how it felt to be a child.
#LINEHyperactivityDisorder
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 17/07/2015
» I've recently taught my mother how to use Line, because she'd been to a reunion and suddenly realised how much she had missed out on.
Reading between the lies
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 14/08/2013
» I was watching a news programme the other day, and a headline captured my attention. The news anchor said that according to Unesco, Thais read four lines a year. Several years ago, I also heard something similar, only at the time it was eight lines, and that headline continued to circulate in our society, sparking debate and criticism about Thailand's education and people.
Equal is artificial sweetener
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/03/2012
» March 8 has been marked International Women's Day since 1911, and it's been 101 years on this remarkable journey in which people worldwide celebrate women's success, and are reminded of inequalities still to be redressed.
An escalating problem
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/02/2012
» You might think that three years in kindergarten, 12 years in school and four years in university would teach all the basics needed for daily life. If not, then your parents should have helped bridge any missing gaps in your knowledge. Apparently however, neither the education system nor many parents teach children about some important manners. It might sound like a trivial thing, but for a society in which department stores are everyone's second home, escalator etiquette is important.