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Bluto vs Barbarella
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 31/08/2015
» Last week we had one of our rare family gatherings, this time to make merit for my late father who passed away 30 years ago. I write quite a bit about my mother, who is still doing well at the age of 97. So today I thought I'd do a bit of reminiscing about my father. Having your own column allows you that bit of self-indulgence.
Playing the numbers game
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 25/05/2015
» The death of revered monk Luang Por Koon last week was eye-opening in many ways.
The last year of youth
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/04/2015
» Songkran is coming up, and this will be the last year that I will be in the "young" group for my relatives' Songkran ceremony.
A killer named Happy
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/03/2015
» I consider myself fortunate to have met so many interesting people during my lifetime. And they keep coming, sometimes when I least expect it.
Driven to insanity
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/01/2015
» I was intrigued to read an extensive article in this newspaper recently on the whys and wherefores of getting a driver's licence in Thailand. It was a topic that I recently had to experience a second time in my life, and I thought I should add my own two satangs to the topic.
The promise of sunrise
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/12/2014
» There is something magical and mystical about sunrises and sunsets. Perhaps it's the transition from night to day, day to night, the passing of time, the impermanence of life, or of being reborn.
Moment to moment
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 21/07/2014
» What do you do when you helplessly see your mother gradually slipping away?
A rose among the thorns
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 30/06/2014
» Within the same morning last week, I was zapped by three stories offering two sides of the same coin. It was just too irresistible not to share in this column.
Life on paper
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/06/2014
» Sometimes you have to wonder whether the digital age has actually made life easier or more difficult.
Vintage fashion
Muse, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/05/2014
» Since the economic crash of 1997, Thais have changed their habits. While they used to frown upon second-hand items or used clothing, it suddenly became trendy to visit flea markets and buy vintage clothing or other used products.