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The road to nowhere
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 22/02/2013
» Since you all faithfully follow my life-changing columns each week, you probably know that it has been a while since I used this space to rant and rave about the horrendous driving habits in Thailand.
Saturday night spoof
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 08/02/2013
» It's almost that day of the month when it's perfectly acceptable - even encouraged - to spend money for the possibility of getting lucky. Yes, Valentine's Day is looming much to the delight of couples who need a special occasion to break out of their dry spell, while lonely single folk are probably honouring Feb 14 by throwing a "Happy Four Days After Chinese New Year" party.
What our corruption looks like
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 01/02/2013
» Corruption this, corruption that! From the highest ranks of government to the lowest thugs on the streets, the "C" word is constantly cited as the reason our country will never flourish to its full potential. But don't look to the typical apathetic citizen for solutions, as a 2011 Abac poll found that 64.5 per cent of Thais find corruption acceptable if the government can make the country prosper. And even if you find this ethically degrading, I'm sure all these so-called morals go out the tinted window when you're in a situation where some purple or grey notes can easily get you out of a bind.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 18/01/2013
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
So much drama!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 11/01/2013
» I Last Friday night, around 8pm Thailand Television Time, we became a nation forever changed. A crisis of monumental proportions descended upon the country as hordes of citizens sat in front of their blank TVs, confused, lost and disoriented. The natives of this once-flourishing land were abruptly stripped of their Buddha-given right to fill their brain with mindless and nonsensical storylines. People wept and cursed at the evil entity that dared to mess with the sanctity of scheduled programming.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 05/10/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Think youknow what's happening in theworld aroundyou?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 21/09/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Slacking on the job
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 14/09/2012
» I Boy, would I be embarrassed if I was an official at the Interior Ministry right now. The whole country has learned (well, those who follow the news anyway) that the ministry's staff basically spend all their work time on Facebook. So much so that Thailand's favourite words - "crackdown" and "ban" - have had to be thrown in to combat this scourge.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 31/08/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Rise of the misunderstood machines
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 17/08/2012
» By the time I finish typing this measly sentence, there will probably be geniuses all around the world completing ideas, prototypes and inventions for amazing things my scientifically inept brain can't even begin to understand. Innovations that could potentially revolutionise the world and make life easier for everyone, except maybe for the people who are still "learning" how to use Facebook.