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Thank you and goodbye!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 29/05/2015
» Perhaps I would simply string together a bunch of random words, because who really cares? Tally juniper owns pumpkin sneaks froong-fring cats sneak milk, amirite?!
Poetry
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 15/05/2015
» Why is a South Korean publisher recalling copies of a book of poetry written by children?
The "difficult" life of Bangkokians
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 06/03/2015
» Gosh, what a terribly hard week it has been! First there was the holiday on Wednesday, which probably threw off your whole schedule and made you wake up in a panic thinking you had to go to work. (Kudos to those of you who cunningly managed to score Thursday and Friday off too!)
Four behaviours that need to stop now
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 30/01/2015
» I don't fool myself into believing that anything I write in this space will transform an entire country. Of course, I'm not trying to start any revolutions here. All I've ever wanted is for certain people to stop annoying me with their bothersome behaviours. I don't think that's too much to ask, is it?
All hail the parking stamp!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 23/01/2015
» You know the scenario: It's a lazy afternoon, and with nothing better to do, you hop into your car and drive to one of Bangkok's many shopping malls/lifestyle centres/hypermarket chains/trendy cafes. You spend some time walking around, doing a bit of shopping, and eating 10 servings of whatever the latest food craze is.
Full-body helmets
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 09/01/2015
» If you've spent a lot of time in Bangkok, there are some sights that probably don't faze you anymore. Street vendors selling fried insects, ladyboys that are prettier than actual women, traffic jams stretching as far as the eye can see, people putting ice cubes in their beer/wine, multiple 7-Eleven stores in every soi, selfies being snapped in public restrooms…
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 12/12/2014
» What was the most-liked Instagram photo of 2014?
Blame it on the alcohol
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 12/12/2014
» You know what’s dumb? Alcohol, that’s what. This good-for-nothing fermented elixir only causes its imbibers to make embarrassing late-night calls, send incomprehensible text messages, and view every sweaty, overweight Sasquatch through boozy Ananda-coloured goggles.
13 everyday things that are more frightening than Halloween
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 31/10/2014
» 1. The terror you feel when you have shaky hands while holding a small bowl of nam pla. Handling the pungent fish sauce requires the same level of care and finesse as dealing with an explosive – one drop of the toxic spillage and you may smell like you sprayed yourself with bottled khlong water.
A lazy person attempts running
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 24/10/2014
» Last weekend, I participated in my first run. I don't mean the kind of manic movements I exhibit when there's a rabid soi dog chasing me, or when I hear the jingle of a Wall's ice cream truck coming down the street.