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Same but different
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/06/2020
» As Thailand officially enters the rainy season according to the Thai Meteorological Department announcement released last month, the country is also gearing towards a bad flu season.
Supporting the art of cinema
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/06/2020
» While we have relied on streaming platforms like Netflix, AppleTV+, and HBO Go for entertainment for months, Lincoln Center's virtual cinema is another option worth checking out for new releases and restored classics.
Entertainment to cool us down
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/05/2020
» Thailand's scorching summer weather is upon all of us. In some provinces, especially in the northern region, the temperature reached 47C according to the weather forecast from the Thai Meteorological Department.
Home is where the virtual background is
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/04/2020
» Although Thailand is seeing a drop in daily coronavirus infections nationwide, it seems people in provinces where the spread is huge such as Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Chon Buri, Phuket, Samut Prakan, Pattani and Yala are still being asked to hunker down as the lockdown is expected to continue until June.
The greatest test
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 13/04/2020
» Songkran is strange this year. There will be no water war where people dowse buckets of water on each other to cool off from the summer heat. We are encouraged to stay home and not to visit our old parents. Or if we do, we have to stay at least 2m away from them.
Tune in, branch out
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2020
» Famous spots and public places around the world have become deserted as governments in various countries encourage people to stay home instead of going out in crowds. From an artistic point of view, this is a time when people can see the great emptiness of locations which were once crammed.
Mindful meals
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/04/2020
» After the government announced last month that it would invoke an emergency decree effective from March 26, people took refuge in supermarkets. Instant noodles, canned foods and ready-to-eat packages -- all were swept into shopping trolleys as if it were doomsday.
Flattening the emotional curve
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/03/2020
» Department stores are closed. Barber's poles stop moving. Masseurs cease servicing. Bangkok is nearing lockdown as over 820 Thais have fallen victim to Covid-19 -- the newly defined disease that has infected over 370,000 people and killed more than 16,500 around the world.
Seeking certainty
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/03/2020
» Questions and confusion are spreading now that the novel coronavirus 2019 has wreaked havoc in at least 70 countries. The virus has so far infected over 90,000 people and taken more than 3,100 lives across the globe, according to figures from the Department of Disease Control under the Ministry of Public Health.
Streaming picks for International Women's Day
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/03/2020
» March is the month of International Women's Day, which falls every year on the 10th. So let's take this opportunity to shine a spotlight on female lead characters from movies and animated feature films -- old and new.