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Aquaria to make Thailand debut on Jan 25
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/01/2026
» Aquaria, the youngest winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10 will make her Thailand debut at "Aquaria Live In Bangkok: The Total Mayhem" as part of her Asia tour in five countries.
Optimistically dazzling
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 02/12/2024
» Last Wednesday night, the girls, the gays and their allies came out in shimmering attires, curve-showing dresses, mesh tops, cowboy hats and feather boas. They converged at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani for "Dua Lipa: Radical Optimism Tour — Bangkok", her second performance in Bangkok, following her Thailand debut in 2018 at GMM Live House (now called CentralWorld Live).
A roaring return
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/11/2024
» The return of American pop-rock band Imagine Dragons on Saturday was worth the six-year wait.
All-you-can-eat chocolate at sky-high Cocoa XO
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/02/2023
» If you have a cray-cray craving for chocolate, Bangkok might have plenty of offerings, but none can beat a chocolate buffet, definitely in terms of altitude, quite like sky-high Cocoa XO.
Over 50 titles from Disney are coming to cinemas and Disney+ in 2023
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/12/2022
» More than 50 titles were presented at Disney’s star-studded Content Showcase held at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands on Nov 30 and Dec 1, including a host of movies and series from Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Lucasfilm and new Apac originals for Disney+ Hotstar.
A show of strength
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/09/2022
» Over the past few years, American superheroes have dominated the movies in cinemas and series on various streaming services. That is likely to continue since Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe consists of planned releases in 2023 and 2024, while DC Extended Universe also has at least five films to be released next year. Last month, a reboot of the Red Eagle, perhaps Thailand's best-known superhero, was also announced for a planned release in 2024. Guru thinks home-grown heroes need long overdue love from us, so here are some of the memorable ones for your reading pleasure.
The Chadchart Effect
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/05/2022
» It's only fitting that when Chadchart Sittipunt, the most meme-able political figure in Thailand, has been named the next Bangkok governor, it should be commemorated with, well, more memes. Let's take a look at some of the most viral moments inspired by his run and eventual landslide win for the post of Bangkok governor.
For the (curious) records
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/09/2019
» It seems like not a month goes by without Thailand being recognised on a global scale. Recently, Bangkok beat Paris and London as the most visited city in the world for 2018, for the fourth consecutive year, according to a MasterCard ranking. Thailand's capital hosted 22 million overnight travellers. In the midst of the flattering and not-so-flattering world titles Thailand has received, you may not be aware of the times we receive recognition for rather peculiar feats. If your curiosity is piqued, allow me to present the strange/cool world records in the Land of Smiles.
People Who Do Worse Jobs Than You
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 15/03/2019
» At the risk of sounding like a Debbie Downer (or should I say Sad Somchai), there may be days when we question whether we're doing well or enough at our jobs e.g. making a typo and struggling to write something relevant and fun on a weekly basis. And once that feeling takes over, you can console yourself by looking for people who're at worse at their jobs compared to you, automatically patting yourself on the back. The good news is that you don't have to look far -- and I've done that for you, dear reader. These examples should leave you thinking, "I'm not that bad."
Ways Thais Can Improve Their English
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/11/2018
» Published earlier this week, the annual report by EF Education First on English proficiency of people in countries that don't use English as their mother tongue revealed Thailand scored 48.54 out of 100. Our English skills are considered "low" (fourth out of five levels) since the first report in 2011 (Ministry of Education, what exactly have you been doing?) The report gauged people's English proficiency by focusing on listening and reading via an online test, and they admitted that the results may be optimistic given that participants have access to internet, thus, potentially excluding your average Somchai and Somsri.