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The art of craft
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 31/12/2016
» Of the five days Pimm Chongcharoen spends at a fair selling her paper-based goods such as gift-wrapping and cards, only five people actually know and understand what it is that she's doing. "You've used coaster paper! Good stuff!," she recalls them exclaiming. "Just hearing that makes my heart soar. It's a very, very small group of people, but they do exist."
From the Netherlands, with love
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 08/07/2016
» If you ever get the chance to chat with His Excellency Karel Hartogh, the Netherlands Ambassador to Thailand, you would be amazed at how the breadth of his well-informed conversational topics (and his involvement in them) can range from beach dangers and endometriosis to flood management and yoghurt.
Exquisite Thai-French fusion
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/02/2016
» 'I only go to countries where there is durian," says Gilles Garachon. This would explain why the latest French ambassador to Thailand's diplomatic career in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has included only Asian postings in India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand.
Sexy, strong and superhuman
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/08/2014
» Some thick people we know may give off the impression that they are using only 10% of their brains. It may be a long-time hoax and also the biggest controversy surrounding Luc Besson’s latest film, Lucy, but nevertheless, it serves as the main road map that drives the picture. Lucy, which hits Thai cinemas tomorrow, stars a strangely unprovocative Scarlett Johansson as the unapologetically invincible heroine.
Thailand's sweetheart
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/03/2014
» With the sort of background she has, it’s hardly a question why Pimdao “Mutmee” Panichsamai is Generation Y’s most prominent nation-loving poster girl. As the young adult incarnation of all things Thai, be it a nickname, looks, mannerisms or musical abilities, Pimdao is the darling hand-chosen by entertainment doyens, admired by those that surround her and the kind of loving daughter and sister households wished they had.