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Precious papillons
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 10/04/2026
» Butterflies have graced Van Cleef & Arpels' creations for over a century. As a matter of fact, sales records from 1906 -- the founding year -- included a piece portraying the delicate insect as a motif, adorned with emerald, ruby and pearl.
Elux lights the way
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/10/2024
» Panerai has long been an innovator in glowing timepieces. Originally based in Florence, the company patented its luminescent Radiomir and Luminor compounds in 1916 and 1949.
Sweat it out for good health
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/09/2022
» In two years' time, baby boomers born in 1964 will turn 60. I happen to be one of the last born in the boomer years counting down to retirement in the Year of the Rabbit.
Style up your home
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/11/2021
» In recent years, H&M has started to focus on more than just fashion by turning to homes with the launch of its home textile concept in 2009.
Chiming with the times
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/05/2021
» It was a striking moment for Franziska Gsell when one evening, her 10-year old son asked: "Mummy, will I have a future, will the Earth still be here?"
Drowning in plastic
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 25/01/2021
» Last January, Thailand kicked off the year and a new decade with the ban on single-use plastic bags, initially adopted by department and convenience stores as well as some other retailers, who would no longer provide customers with the plastic bags in order to lessen the environmental impact.
Protecting our planet
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 12/06/2020
» Blancpain's passion for the underwater world dates back to 1953, when the Fifty Fathoms made its debut as a modern diver's watch.
Sea of change
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 17/02/2020
» The other day, I was walking in the park near my house when I saw this plastic bag, puffed up and blown along by the wind, crossing my path. It reminded me of that famous scene in American Beauty, where teenager Jane Burnham and boy-next-door Ricky Fitts watch a video that Ricky captured of a discarded plastic bag dancing in the wind.
All being well
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/12/2019
» Out of 89 nations, Thailand came in sixth on CEOWORLD's list of the world's best healthcare systems, announced just in August of this year.
Food for thought
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/07/2019
» Som tam is a staple that I eat almost every day, but always skipping the tomato and long bean that end up in the restaurant's bin. The other day, I started drinking soya milk -- it was too sweet. The remaining amount was discarded in the kitchen sink. I often have to throw away rotten carrots and other vegetables as well as unconsumed kub khao in plastic bags. Those ready-to-eat foods became expired items in the fridge.