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#LookThep
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/05/2016
» I was beyond relieved when those creepy lookthep dolls stopped making headlines. It was just too weird seeing people spending obscene money pampering a lifeless doll.
School's not out for summer
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 27/04/2015
» A few decades ago, after-school tutoring was just for children who really needed it — those failing classes and not keeping up with their peers. Summer holidays were spent relaxing at home, helping parents with chores, or doing other non-academic activities.
Take your time, not anyone else's
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/04/2015
» A seasoned Thai actor was in the hot seat recently for repeatedly arriving late to work — or failing to show up at all. Some of his fans argued that this is understandable, since he works very hard and is a father of two. Besides, a handsome man like him can do no wrong.
Recipe for resourcefulness
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/12/2012
» While many girls grow up playing with miniature pots and pans, chef Nathinee Chiralaksanakul spent much of her childhood in an actual kitchen, helping out her mother, who just loved to bake.
Quality before equality
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 03/03/2012
» Thailand has made significant progress in social development over the last few decades, and according to UN Women, it now ranks 92 out of 138 countries on the Gender Inequality Index. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, Muse talked to legal personnel from the Division of Foreign Law, Office of the Council of State to reflect on Thailand's law and gender equality issues that it entails.
Outsmarting the 'smart' label
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/02/2012
» I had a chance to attend a seminar organised by Abbott Thailand recently under the topic "Nutrition for your children's sustainable brain development". The most interesting thing I got from it was not the useful information on nutrition, but a very interesting sentence delivered by one of the speakers, Dr Nalinee Cherwanidchakorn, a developmental and behavioural paediatrician. It was a question I wish someone had bothered to ask me when I was little.