Showing 21 - 30 of 155
Into the swing of it
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/09/2015
» She was born to entertain; the hotel business is just an incidental venture that happens to be very successful and keeps her busy during the rest of the year. Or that’s how it seems with Kamala Sukosol.
The social (reading) network
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 24/08/2015
» I am joining a book club. "How quaint and antiquated that sounds," remarked my daughter when I told her. Is reading truly a thing of the past? Newspapers are fading into oblivion, gradually to disappear off the face of the earth, like the dinosaurs. That's what people in the know have been telling me. At least that's not going to happen within this year, so I assume my job is safe until I retire.
Crown Prince puts talents to good cause
News, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/08/2015
» A keen long-distance cyclist, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn rallied the entire country Sunday behind a campaign to mark Her Majesty the Queen's birthday on Wednesday, recognised as Mother's Day in Thailand.
Thumbing your nose at traffic signs
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/08/2015
» The other day a friend of mine asked a taxi driver to drop her off near an intersection. She planned to cross the road to get to the other side, but the taxi driver, being the dear sweet gentleman that he was, insisted on dropping her off on the side she wanted to go, though it meant going a long way further to make a U-turn. To her surprise, he made a quick U-turn right at the intersection.
Recognising beauty
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 16/08/2015
» It was an exclusive crowd that gathered for the annual Marie Claire Best Beauty 2015 Presented by Central/Zen award night under the theme “Beauty is Infinite”.
Inspired by her royal mother
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/08/2015
» HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has long been known as a well-rounded artist, having produced a huge body of work in various artistic fields such as prose, poetry, translated works, paintings, cartoons, music (both performing and composing). For this, and other achievements in the field of intellectual property such as the protection of traditional knowledge and geographical indications, the Princess is to be awarded the WIPO Award for Creative Excellence by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Aug 27.
Little chair of horrors
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/08/2015
» Going to the dentist is an ordeal that I dread. I try my best to avoid having to go to the dentist by brushing my teeth after every meal. And since I'm not a fan of fizzy drinks and sweets, I've managed to keep my teeth intact to a certain extent. I can't remember the last time I was at the dentist's; it must have been at least a decade ago. I have great admiration for those who manage to keep their teeth until they're old. I'm hoping I'm going to be one of those people, but last week, after eating some crispy dried pork, my tooth chipped. It's a horrible feeling, to suddenly feel something like a grain of sand in your mouth which you know shouldn't be there.
Lament for a mango tree
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/08/2015
» Last week, on the night of the heavy rainstorm, a big mango tree in my family compound uprooted itself and keeled over, right over the driveway and on to my fence and poor frangipani tree. The heavy wind in the afternoon might have shifted the weight of the tree and the rain-soaked branches and leaves later that night finally triggered the fall.
Everything changes, yet remains the same
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 27/07/2015
» Change has come to my neighbourhood and I'm going through a bit of a nostalgic mood.
China's love of the leaf
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 23/07/2015
» To enhance the atmosphere of the launch of Lao She's book Tea House: A Play In Three Acts translated from Chinese by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, an exhibition on "HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Studies Of China" and "The Teahouse And The Chinese Way of Life", which features a full-scale tea house, has been set up at Siam Paragon's 2nd floor Lifestyle Hall.