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Making the best of life in the flood lane
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/10/2016
» I am sure brake lights and wheels of cars -- be they Japanese, European or American -- are the latest hip art fad in Bangkok. In the past few weeks, my Facebook wall has been bombarded with photos of a flooded Bangkok with commuters stuck in paralysed traffic. (Actually, bad traffic is one of the rare occasions when rich and poor people share the same plight that may last for hours. The rich are far better off though, confined in an air-conditioned private space with some music and probably nice food.)
Bus service is a long way from 'special'
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/09/2016
» Riding a bus earlier this week gave me a new experience, and not a good one.
Makkasan snag is good news
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/09/2016
» Once again, plans by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to develop its lush Makkasan land have hit a snag. To me, this is close to the best news ever.
BMA needs to stop erasing our heritage
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/09/2016
» For a few seconds, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when my 13-year-old Eurasian niece looked at me -- blankly -- and asked me why I kept taking her to see run-down buildings, some of which are nearly a century old, in the old town of Bangkok during her visit last month.
A new recipe to promote Thai cuisine
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/07/2016
» It was no accident when two modest hawker stalls in Singapore were each awarded a star by the Michelin Guide last Thursday.
Capital tour, fit for a billionaire
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 06/07/2016
» I had never considered Bill Gates a wizard in the way the rest of the world sees him until last week when a photo on his Instagram account, showing a pole with messy electrical wiring in Bangkok -- a familiar sight to us all -- led to a lightning response from officials.
Slice of NYC in Bangkok? Not for me
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 22/06/2016
» I've never been to New York. But I don't think I have to travel that far to get a glimpse of the iconic American city now that a local land developer plans to redesign my neighbourhood, Sam Yan, into a Thai version of it.
City leaves commuters in the lurch
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 15/06/2016
» After a long fight, commuters in Thon Buri's Wutthakat area who have to cross a small canal via the BTS station of the same name are to get a facility they have long deserved -- a bridge.
Cyclists being led down the garden path
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/05/2016
» Backpedalling cannot be good, especially when it comes to biking affairs. But City Hall is about to do just that if it listens to a group of experts who believe some bike routes should be scrapped.
New Purple Line makes me see red
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/05/2016
» After having patiently waited for the Purple Line to get going (so I can move to live in Wong Sawang and travel to town easily as planned for the past several years), its launch should make me happy.