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Lapland comes to Bangkok
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/12/2015
» Central Embassy has taken on a festive look for the Christmas season under the theme “The Winter Ville”. The winter wonderland was officially opened with a colourful event, “Let’s Celebrate 2016: The Winter Ville”, hosted jointly by Central Department Store, Central Embassy and Central Credit Card on the ground floor of the shopping centre.
Stylish in the clutch
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 22/11/2015
» Judith Leiber, the name behind the crystal-encrusted evening clutches that come in myriad cute designs, is among the most popular brands for Thai socialites who love bling.
Teach our children how to think
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/09/2015
» Politics and religion may be taboo conversation subjects, but the subject of education in Thailand is always a great way to get the ball rolling. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an opinion to give. Not much of it is positive. The recent announcement by the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) that schools are going to reduce class hours from eight hours a day to six in order to give children time for more extra-curricular activities has caused a lot more concern than praise. I don't think the quantity is going to make any difference, if the quality of teaching is not up to standard and you're not going to get quality teaching in the classroom if you can't pay teachers a reasonable salary. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Just to put things into perspective, according to figures from the 2015 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Switzerland is the country with the most well-paid teachers.
Frog in a slowly boiling pot
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/07/2015
» The current dry season, which is said to be the driest in a century, has put everyone on red alert. Threats of tap water rationing have already got some people stocking up on drinking water and buying giant plastic water bottles to store water for use in the home.
Taking time to smell the roses
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 29/06/2015
» If travelling helps you grow as a person, then my growth must have been stunted over the past five years when I laid low and concentrated on my house reconstruction and other distractions.
Travels with friends and family
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/02/2015
» I am blessed to have great friends. They are the people who have helped me manoeuvre past the obstacles life has thrown at me over the years, and the ones who have joined me in moments of great pleasure. And there have been a great many.
Smartphones go glam
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/04/2014
» One tends to think of smartphones as utility items, but Samsung managed to imbue them with glamour at the recent “Discover the Glam” dinner event. Held in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Erawan, the event was hosted by Samsung, in conjunction with AIS, to introduce its latest gadgets, the Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit.
Fare play
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/06/2013
» Water, water, everywhere; nor any drop to drink. This could have been the Ancient Mariner stuck on the "becalmed" roads of Bangkok during rush hour in a thunderstorm.
Hitting the roof, rolling on the floor laughing
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/04/2013
» I love Thailand. It's truly the Land of Smiles. This was especially true of the front-page news last week describing the bungled casino raid by detectives and policemen from Tao Pun Police Station on the infamous Tao Pun casino.