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Bluto vs Barbarella
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 31/08/2015
» Last week we had one of our rare family gatherings, this time to make merit for my late father who passed away 30 years ago. I write quite a bit about my mother, who is still doing well at the age of 97. So today I thought I'd do a bit of reminiscing about my father. Having your own column allows you that bit of self-indulgence.
No place for sissies
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/05/2015
» There is no way around it. Nothing has occupied as many of my thoughts and emotions over the last week as my birthday. How self-centred can I get?
Puck works in mysterious ways
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/11/2014
» There is something going on with the stars.
Modern parents are sophisticated, love is timeless
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 27/10/2014
» There seems to be a baby boom on Facebook at the moment. The younger generation of adults are cooing goo-goo ga-ga over their little bundles of pink and wrinkled Mini Mes.
Shutdown blazes a trail for cyclists
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/01/2014
» Politics aside, the most amazing thing that happened when Bangkok shut down last Monday was the lovely lack of traffic.
Upping stakes, shoeboxes and that sundered feeling
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/11/2013
» Last week I went through a major trauma. I moved house. For a lot of people, relocating is just another one of those things you do every few years. For me, it's about uprooting my entire life.
The mother of all concern
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/08/2013
» It's National Mother's Day, and what better time to reflect on mothers? Mothering seems to have changed from generation to generation, no matter what Dr Spock says.
Occupied v preoccupied: how kids spend their time
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/12/2012
» Top of the list of arguments between me and my kids these days is time management. My daughter, in particular, seems to have no sense of time and is constantly complaining that she doesn't have enough time to do everything she needs to do. I scold her for spending too much time on her phone, downloading music or uploading pictures to her Instagram.
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.