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Saving the planet
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 04/07/2016
» There's no doubt that the world has completely evolved into a dynamic and hideous platform of consumerism.
Learning tough lessons on the field
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 13/01/2016
» Over the past week, there have been two viral video clips that have captured wide public attention and sparked off massive internet outbursts. The first incident occurred right here in Bangkok and is currently making headline news, and involved a fabricated accusation of road rage. The accuser, who backed up his pick-up truck and ran over a mid-sized sedan during a fit of road rage, made up a false report of the incident without knowing his actions had been captured on video.
The social media police are onto you
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 04/11/2015
» Two weeks ago, a group of 20 social media bystanders gathered outside the headquarters of a local bank to protest against what they called "an assault on a pregnant woman".
Child is the father of man
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/07/2015
» The surfacing of recent vulgar rants by Thai youngsters towards their parents on social media has stirred my frustration. Causes of parental let-down are often the same. These teenagers, mostly from hard up families, believe they are being abused by their parents' inability to provide them with modern-day frills — the latest smartphone model or a motorcycle.
The pursuit of knowledge
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/05/2015
» Lately I've been seriously thinking about pulling my son, now almost 11 years old, out of school.
Prioritising pleasure above all else
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/04/2015
» I once witnessed a restaurant employee walk out on her job in the middle of a busy lunch rush simply because her Western boss commented on the quality of her work, which made her unhappy.
Plane your fears away
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/02/2015
» When did you last travel by air?
Getting away from it all, and bringing more back
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/01/2015
» The holiday travelling season is over. So I'm sure many of my fellow Thais have a fresh experience of fak sue khong, which loosely translates to "asking someone to buy something for you".
Chinese etiquette comes up short
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/10/2014
» No matter how much travellers complain about the increase in numbers of Chinese tourists, who over recent years have flocked to popular holiday destinations across the globe, my vacation experience (OK, only a part of it) was actually enriched thanks to them.
An education for Obec
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/09/2014
» Recently, Life ran a story on how Thai students were paying others to do their school assignments for them.