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Tracking down food trucks
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/10/2014
» You may think the food god has already blessed Bangkokians with endless choices of mobile eateries but this year we’ve seen a rising number of food trucks popping uPrice: in different corners of Bangkok .
Run for your life!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/10/2014
» As more and more people seem to be taking up running and many races are being held all over the country, this week we present you with all the things you should know before deciding to run after this healthy trend.
Ad granter
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/09/2014
» Amy Kunrojpanya is the head of communications and public affairs at Google Thailand. Prior to that she worked in 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region with Coca-Cola, Syngenta and Austrade. Google recently launched a programme called Ad Grants in Thailand that helps non-profit organisations get their word out through free online advertising. Amy talks to us about how Google empowers non-profits and helps better the world through Ad Grants.
Craft curator
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/08/2014
» Phuvadol Thongthavorn was born and raised in California. After working as a programmer for companies like Yahoo!, Sony and NFL.com for 15 years, he came to Thailand for a few months’ break, fell in love with the Kingdom and has been here for more than three years. He founded <a href="http://www.blisby.com">www.blisby.com</a> as an online platform for makers and buyers of hand-made products. Crafters can open an online shop via the website for free until the end of August while shoppers can browse through numerous unique products such as accessories, home decor items and hand-painted mugs. Check out the website and <a href="http://fb.com/Blisby">fb.com/Blisby</a> for more information.
Daddy dog care
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/07/2014
» Jay Spencer, 38, is a former business development manager at Thailand Creative & Design Center. Now he is the founder — aka “top dawg” — of a new dog-centric community space called The Barkyard Bangkok (10:30am-6pm. 65 Sukhumvit Soi 26, Soi Thanphuying Phuangrat Praphai, fb.com/thebarkyardbkk, IG: @thebarkyardbkk). The place for canines and their owners as well as those who go “aww” whenever they see dogs just opened its soft launch phase on Jul 7. Jay, the proud dad of three beagles (and one human child on the way), talks to us about his unique venue.
Lights, camera, Waller
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/06/2014
» Born in Thailand to an Irish father and Thai mother, Tom Waller is an international film-maker and film producer. In Thailand, he’s best known for his second film, Mindfulness and Murder (2010), which was nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the Subhanahongsa Awards. Tom’s latest feature, The Last Executioner (fb.com/thelastexecutioner), is based on the life of the late Chavoret Jaruboon. Chavoret was Thailand’s last man to use a sub-machine gun on death row inmates at Bang Kwang Central Prison before the capital punishment method was changed to lethal injection. Vithaya Pansringarm of Only God Forgives plays him in the film, which was selected as one of 15 nominations for The Golden Goblet of the Shanghai International Film Festival last week where Vithaya won Best Actor. Tom talks to us about The Last Executioner, which will hit Thai cinemas on Jul 3.
Up-and-comer
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/05/2014
» The 22-year-old Ekathep Michaels, aka Dinsor Michaels, will soon graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communication design from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Architecture. But the young photographer, who is represented by Wilhelmina-One Thailand, has already had his photos featured in the Thai edition of Attitude while more will appear in foreign magazines soon. Moreover, Dinsor has shot over 30 look books for various Thai fashion brands. He tells us how he got a start in the fashion industry and his name out there so early. Check his photography and his current projects at goo.gl/gdXsfv and www.dinsormichaels.com.
Growing Green Communities
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 28/03/2014
» This month marks the first anniversary of Bangkok Farmers’ Market and they will celebrate by having a big market at K Village over the weekend. In the past year, the market has helped encourage people to embrace organic and healthy products while creating a community in which people can learn and share new things. To highlight the trend of green living in Bangkok, we talked to the market’s coordinator to see what Bangkok Farmers’ Market has in store as well as document other organic ventures in the city.
Barking with style
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 14/03/2014
» Graphic designer Kiddee Charoenpanitkul co-founded Barketek with landscape architect Piyanat Ratanawongsarot through their mutual love for dogs and great design. Barketek, a portmanteau between bark and architect, currently offers stylish products for pets such as bowls and hammock-type beds so your pooch or kitty can eat and sleep in style. With a bachelor’s degree in urban design and a master’s degree in landscape architecture from two American universities, Kiddee is also the creative director of a collaborative called Paper Planes where he works with designers, photographers and programmers on various projects. If you’re interested in Barketek products, visit their Facebook page (fb.com/Barketek). Buy their products online (www.etsy.com/shop/barketek) or go to Room Concept Store in Siam Discovery (10am-10pm. 4/F, 02-658-0140) or Pet Lover Centre in Thong Lor (Mon-Thu 10am-9:00 pm, Fri-Sun 10am-10pm, 02-714-9600). We talk to Kiddee about the pet venture.
Cab connector
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/11/2013
» The smartphone app called Easy Taxi was originally developed in Brazil in 2011 to help people find cabs. Since then, it has rapidly expanded and is now available in 18 countries. Felipe Kasinsky, 31, is the young CEO of Easy Taxi in Thailand. He talks to us about how the app benefits both passengers and drivers (but most importantly, saves us all from face-to-face taxi rejection). Go to facebook.com/EasyTaxiThai, Twitter @EasyTaxiThai or www.easytaxi.com for more info.