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Dan Dances to a Romantic ‘Melody’
B Magazine, Published on 12/02/2012
» 'I feel like I fill my life with crap,'' Worrawech ''Dan'' Danuwong says. It's an odd statement coming from a guy who at only 27 years of age has played numerous roles including being an entrepreneur, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, short film and
E-mogul Moo
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/02/2012
» WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO MARKET E-BOOKS AND E-MAGAZINES IN THAILAND?
In the name of love
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/02/2012
» Love is indeed a strange and powerful force. It can make us do crazy things like stare at the phone willing our darling to call for the fifth time of the day. It can make us spend a year's salary impressing our khun noo girlfriend with an LV bag despite an unwavering credit card debt. It can drive us to hide in the bushes behind the object of our affection's house, going through their trash in the hope of finding a lock of their hair to use in a love spell.
Ambassador at large
Life, Published on 09/02/2012
» He roams the streets of Bangkok and suburbs on his 3,000-horsepower motorbike. While posted in Vietnam he formed a rock band with himself as the guitarist. He was ambassador to Iraq for two years before moving to Bangkok last year. Mikael Hemniti Winther, Denmark's point man in Thailand, has a lifestyle that few would expect of a high-ranking diplomat.
Taking sips, not gulps
Life, Su-Mei Yu, Published on 07/02/2012
» After a 14-hour flight from the US, I arrived in Taipei on a morning when the sun was hidden behind a cold, grey mist. Dripping wet from the rain, I stepped into a car. It wasn't exactly an auspicious beginning to a vacation I'd been looking forward to for weeks. Before I set off to spend the Christmas break with my brother and sister-in-law in Taiwan, I'd been struggling through an unusually cold, damp California winter, hoping and praying for a sunny holiday. What greeted me was worse than what I'd left behind. A near-constant drizzle and a sky so dark I was convinced the sun had left to take a holiday in another part of the world.
Privileged to do business
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 06/02/2012
» Thailand Tatler recently honoured Daranee Charoen-Rajapark as the woman who has made a significant difference for Thai business and society in the field of marketing. Receiving the prestigious award encouragingly starts off her 30th year in market research.
Our Thai big brother
Guru, Published on 03/02/2012
» Us Thais have it sorted. The system is working perfectly, there are no social issues of any real note and som tam is more delicious than ever! So how do we do it? How does a super city like Bangkok function so smoothly? Is it due to our impeccable manners? Our low sugar diet? And how come we are the only country in Asia to not have been colonized or affected in any way by the West?
Alternative ways
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/02/2012
» Although we're all budding non-materialistic Buddhists, we need money and can always use more of it. And while most of us try to get a degree and become a white-collar salary slave, some people have made serious baht in more imaginative ways. Besides drug trafficking (which we strongly advise against), here are six unconventional ways people have generated their dough.
The Food Fights Back
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/02/2012
» Over the past several years, the Japanese food craze has proliferated around the world. Nippon restaurants are mushrooming in large cities worldwide, while much of the Japanese culinary lexicon is comfortably entering the world's dictionaries.
Recurring nightmare
Life, Published on 02/02/2012
» Winter has finally gone _ for a while, maybe. It is supposed to be arid in the country this time of year. People are worrying if the draught would be more drastic in times of climate change. Typically, January is the period when we have to start stocking up water in our dams for irrigation as the Thai economy depends greatly on agriculture.