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Be@r With Me
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 22/07/2015
» The toy craze is hardly anything new in Thailand, a country where most of us grew up bingeing on Japanese manga and animé. Hello Kitty and her Sanrio comrades readily spring to mind as they have been widely counterfeited on these shores, but for real connoisseurs, one of the most mentioned and collected contemporary toys of today would be none other than the Be@rbrick.
Surreal eyes wide open
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 01/07/2015
» Aof Smith doesn't have 3G on his phone and he's not connected to the mobile internet — a rarity for a 28 year old. He doesn't feel he needs it, as he spends most of his time at home painting for up to 14 hours a day.
Birthday Bash
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 02/06/2015
» Central Embassy lived up to its luxury reputation with an extravagant first birthday bash last week.
A rising, completely normal, Asian star
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 29/05/2015
» With 2,807,437 subscribers and 612,323,137 views on TimothyDeLaGhetto2, Thai-American Tim Chantarangsu is a certified internet star. Timothy DeLaGhetto, as he is better known to his legions of fans worldwide, also has sizeable numbers from his other YouTube channels: thetimothydelaghetto where he vblogs and TraPhikMusik where he presents his rap music. Combined with his followers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, it makes for a dizzying digit of views that confirm his online celebrity status.
Reunited and it feels so good
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/04/2015
» Band reunions are hardly anything new in Thailand, where top hits remain on the airwaves forever and a day. Still, it's nice to reminisce from time to time.
Break on through
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/04/2015
» For Thai musicians, breaking into the international market is a coveted goal. Much like with any other area of popular culture, the influences, imprints, looks and inspirations of contemporary Thai music largely come from other parts of the world — especially the West. A Thai touch is often then placed into the mix.
The man who is everyone's type
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 04/03/2015
» Sean Freeman understands Thailand. He might have not known it before he arrived here, but his "Absolute Siam" art installation feeds right into Thais' pervasive, photo-obsessed, colour-enthusiast psyche.
Fighting your heroes
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 20/02/2015
» John Cusack and Adrien Brody, both in Bangkok last weekend, couldn't have been more different.
Hot gigs 2015
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 07/01/2015
» The next three months usher in a bright start for Thailand in terms of musical activities and events. This year is slated to be the year of EDM, with various electronic music festivals set to erupt throughout 2015.
Wonderfully fruity
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 25/12/2014
» The first ever Wonderfruit Festival was picture perfect. And perfect pictures continue to flood social media. You can't really blame the "Wonderers" as the first lifestyle festival of its kind in Thailand was just plain pretty. There weren't any spots, even though it could use a bit more greens, that weren't Instagram-worthy.