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Ain't no stopping us now
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/04/2018
» 'I would like to thank my friends and family for supporting me through all this and letting me know that it's OK to study rotting leaves," said Professor Amy T. Austin during her acceptance speech last month in Paris. There was good humour and chuckles rang throughout the Unesco House, but there was also an underlying distress that provides a portal to understanding what sort of tribulations female scientists must go through.
Soul chef
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/05/2017
» Frank Sinatra's New York, New York comprehensively captures why Hong Thaimee first decided to chase her dreams in the Big Apple 10 years ago. "You know that song right, how it says if you can make it there you can make it anywhere," the New York-based chef and founder of Ngam Restaurant in East Village explains. "It's a city where all the best of the world is at, including food."
Turning over a new leaf
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 24/07/2015
» Ironically, one of the oldest German tea traders feels more at home opening up their very first tea lounge in Thailand than they would in their motherland. Still, they wouldn't be the first to do so, as Twinings and Whittard of Chelsea are among other European tea powerhouses that chose Bangkok as their choice of destination.
For a brighter blue
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/06/2015
» It's a downward spiral that the fashion industry is heading towards. As season after season of "the look" cannibalises itself, mounds of unsold clothes result in waste. An overwhelming overproduction of clothes today means only 30% is sold in stores, 30% go on sale and the rest ends up as waste, according to Prof Lucie Huiskens, programme coordinator at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts.
Mum's the word
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 02/11/2013
» It doesn't say much to describe a model as lean and gorgeous, but the fact that Cindy Bishop is still so after recently giving birth to her second child Aiden does bring about an element of wonder.
Are we losing our last saving grace?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/10/2013
» As Thailand creates itself a new low in practically every segment of society (whether it be education or economy), I can no longer rest assured that the saving grace of our nation _ the service-mindedness and tourism industry related to five-star hotels _ will continue to be our pride, and something Thais can change the subject to whenever the conversation heads towards the PM's mispronounced word-of-the-day. My misadventure in a (supposedly) immaculate five-star hotel that most recently mushroomed onto Ratchadamri's landscape took place last Friday _ an example of how we need to look at ourselves long and hard if we still want to make more money from serving people, whether locals or tourists.
Lessons in life
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 13/03/2013
» As the first non-Thai and non-cleric to be appointed head of Ruamrudee International School, Dr Peter Toscano has come prepared for the challenge.