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Avoiding communication breakdown
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 15/07/2015
» My mum turned 90 this year. I was fortunate to celebrate the occasion with my family in the United States. At the birthday party, my mother was showered with gifts, food, cakes, hugs, and love from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I think that my mum was very happy to see everyone in one place.
The importance of foreign language learning
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 12/05/2015
» As Asean moves towards one community at the end of this year, learning foreign languages will be important. Past and present Thai governments have fully realised this urgent need and have implemented many initiatives aimed to encourage Thai students and workers to improve their English communication skills as well as learning a third language so they can increase their value as members of a future quality workforce for the Southeast Asian economy.
Beauty and the beholder: no longer skin deep
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 03/09/2014
» When conversations come up about beauty pageants, the names Apasra Hongsakula and Porntip "Bui" Nakhirunkanok are never far from everyone's lips. Well, anyone, that is, over the age of 20. The two Miss Universe winners — Apasra in 1965 and Bui in 1988 — were the icons of beauty for the world. They were two beautiful women, poised, and grand. But before they graced and consequently charmed the world stage, we should not forget that they were first crowned Miss Thailand.
Guiding the tech kids, analogously
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 30/07/2014
» In late June, Alysia Montano, an Olympic-class runner, ran the US Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800m race while 34 weeks pregnant. The news went viral, stirring up all sorts of opinions and outcries on the internet. Montano, who consulted her doctor and received the OK to run, was praised by many (including other pregnant women) for inspiring them to get in shape and condemned by others for being reckless with her unborn child.
Becoming a grandma in the computer age
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 12/03/2014
» I think that most women have a love-hate relationship with the “G” word. When I first learned that I was about to become a “grandmother”, I admit that I had mixed feelings. Initially, I was very excited when my daughter told me that she was pregnant; I was happy that she would get to experience the joy of motherhood and I was anxious to spoil my grandchild rotten.
A second chance
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 05/02/2014
» By the third week of January, I knew I was doomed. Like many, with the start of a new year, I made a New Year's resolution. I wanted to eat better, take a better care of my body and sleep and exercise more. They seemed like doable goals. But as the days of January passed, they turned out to be harder to achieve than I thought.
Sugar-coated fun - but at what cost?
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 04/10/2013
» I vaguely remember video games when my children were growing up. There was a console connected to the television and something handheld called a Game Boy. My kids would pull twisted faces when they played video games. "Your faces will get stuck that way," I used to tease them. For me, video games, like comic books and cartoons, were something that kept my children occupied on rainy Sundays. I did my best as a parent to limit their exposure to violence and rationed their video-game-playing time. But personally, I never took an interest.
A virtuous life in a material world
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 23/07/2013
» Today is Wan Khao Phansa, one of the many sacred Theravada Buddhism holidays. It signifies the beginning of Buddhist Lent in which monks are to retreat back to the temple and concentrate on studying dhamma and meditation for three lunar months during the rainy season. For many Thais, it is a time to actively engage in merit-making by offering necessities to monks including candles, lanterns and lamp oil that is burned during morning and evening recitation time.
A design that flops
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 05/04/2013
» There is a common joke among my foreign friends. How many seasons are there in Bangkok? Three _ hot, really hot and hot like hell. I've lived in Bangkok all my life and I agree that the weather is hot and humid all year round. But hot like hell is a bit of an exaggeration. If it is true, then the devil has met his match in the City of Angels.
Snapping at food
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 05/03/2013
» I would like you to meet my dinner companion _ the BlackBerry. Well, not just dinner, but breakfast, lunch, brunch, coffee and snack too. And I'm sure that everyone is also familiar with other similar meal-time companions _ the droid, the iPhone, the iPad, the Galaxy, etc.