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Scare up a fabulous time in scotland's first city
B Magazine, Published on 15/09/2013
» 'What not to see?" exclaimed my Scottish friend Fiona, her long blonde curls waving in the air, when asked about her dear hometown of Edinburgh. I was unsure if her excitement came from pure Scottish pride, or her heavy afternoon consumption of English lager under a rare sunny sky in Cardiff. Having listened to Fiona unrelentingly blab about how hot, hip, modern and rich in history Edinburgh is _ far outreaching premier European destinations such as London, Paris and Berlin _ I was sceptical of the objectiveness behind her claims.
Racing to the finish line for a good cause
B Magazine, Published on 01/09/2013
» Phiravit "Win" Phataraprasit, a sleek and laid-back looking 17 year old, isn't your average high school student. He left the City of Angels three years ago to board the prestigious St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire _ and while many other students were geeking out on social media and video games, Win took up a charitable cause that took him 48 days and more than 5,600km. Now back in Bangkok on holiday after graduating, Win speaks to Brunch about his cycling trip for Ride2Recovery, a US-based charity dedicated to recovering war veterans, "making a difference in the lives of healing heroes", according to its mission statement. He has honourable achievements to boast about _ Win and his seven high school friends crossed the finish line of their student-run fundraising cycling trip for Ride2Recovery just two weeks ago.
Asia goes APE for a girl just like XU
B Magazine, Published on 11/08/2013
» Dubbed the "Asian Dakota Fanning", 15-year-old Chinese actress Xu Jiao has no reason to be envious of her American counterpart. Having started her rise to fame in the critically acclaimed CJ7, Xu Jiao took her career to another level by crossing over the Yellow Sea to the Korean Peninsula. and starring in Mr Go, which opened internationally, including in Thailand, in early August. Promoting the movie on her first trip to Thailand, Xu Jiao was up before dawn, landing at 4am. She had a quick taste of the local culture (apparently pad thai) before facing an intense and stressful day before the cameras, flanked by journalists whose questions stay pretty much the same no matter the country.
Lured to the big time
B Magazine, Published on 04/08/2013
» It's not often a man gets to parlay his hobby into a lucrative career, but Sittipon 'Oz' Chanarat is doing nicely after turning his back on a 9-5 job and going fishing.