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The shopaholic robot leading the blind
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/08/2015
» While grocery shopping can be an enjoyable ritual for some, it usually is not something looked forward to by the blind. With thousands and thousands of different products cluttered on shelves and fast-paced crowds thoughtlessly moving around their shopping carts, searching for the right product is very difficult for the blind. They surely could use a helping hand, yet the best hand for them may not necessarily be a human's hand.
Decisions, decisions
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/08/2015
» One thing in this world that cannot be counted are books. And one ugly truth for all the bookworms out there is that no matter how fast or passionately they read, they are not going to be able to read every book in the world. So why not trust a guidebook that makes selecting a good book a whole lot easier?
Eyes on the prize
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 25/07/2015
» Rumour has it that the UK-based hipster magazine Monocle is working on a Bangkok edition of its Monocle Travel Guide Series, having recently released New York and London versions. These rumours may be true as the information was revealed by some happy co-founders of an up-and-coming Thai eyewear brand which is set to be featured in the guide.
Yielding dining excellence
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 22/07/2015
» Eatigo, an online restaurant reservation platform, recently won the Global Brain Award and was second place in the Best Startups in the Region category from Tech in Asia Singapore 2015. The service, which requires no coupon printing and no credit card, works with more than 300 restaurants in Bangkok, Pattaya and Singapore, and has racked up more than 250,000 app downloads since being founded in 2013.
The flame of hope
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 21/07/2015
» Today, 29 Thai athletes will board a plane to Los Angeles in the US. For most, this will be a first on a jet plane. Some have no clue where the US is but have been told it takes a day or so to get there. The one thing they all know is that their destination is the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which will begin on Saturday.
Pole to Paris
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 08/07/2015
» Daniel Price, a British scientist with a PhD in Antarctic studies from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, currently en-route to Paris via bicycle from where he started in Australia, finally made it to Bangkok late last month. The 27-year-old hopes to raise public awareness on climate change with his campaign "Pole to Paris".
Teaching for Thailand
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 30/06/2015
» Teach For Thailand (TFT) is a non-profit organisation which is a part of the Teach For All network. Working with local schools, the organisation hand-picks individuals of all academic disciplines to become "change agents" through teaching at needy schools in Bangkok. Now in its second year, the operation is thriving.
Students: Please take note
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 29/06/2015
» The female reproductive system is illustrated by a cartoonish drawing of a girl, ovum and all. On her head, she is crowned with a brownish pea, which represents the pituitary gland. Aureola in screaming colour encircle her body with labels suggesting different hormones that run in the cycle. The title of the page reads: "It's a girl's story."
Mapping travel paths
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/06/2015
» Finding the right van to your destination from Victory Monument — home to the biggest fleet of commuter vans in the country — used to be no easy task. There are more than 170 routes offered by the hundreds of vans sitting at seven different service points at the roundabout, but there is zero signage. Frequent commuters may have mastered their ways around the slipshod management, but first-timers often end up going round in circles and foreign tourists simply lost in translation.
Investing in the future
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 27/05/2015
» Although the USA Fair was called off last year because of the coup, the annual event will make its comeback this year at CentralWorld, from Friday until Sunday.