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whipping up a storm
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/06/2015
» Why anyone would want to live in Westeros sounds insane (and morbid), but to those that fantasise about it, Jessica Henwick suggests that Dorne is probably the best city to do so.
Sail away with the family
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 12/06/2015
» Even if awkward silences, nosey aunties and shameless pretentiousness is part of the package, it's still hard to not accept an invitation to an all-paid-for 10-day cruise to Greece. If anything, it's the much-awaited all-star cast of Dil Dhadakne Do (Let The Heart Beat) that makes you want to tag along, even if you want no part in their drama. Using an upper crust 30th wedding anniversary as the backdrop, director Zoya Akhtar serves up a condensed trip through every type of familial problem Indian families face in just under three hours.
TV Thrones tomes good company
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/03/2015
» With the premiere date for the fifth season of Game Of Thrones only a month away, now is a good time for fans to refresh their memories of what has happened so far.
Sisterhood of the travelling bicycles
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 29/11/2014
» 'It's different from being in a car," the tall blonde, Carlijn Bettink, says. "There's lots of interaction when you're on a bike, which is really good for travelling. We're four girls cycling in the heat and people just enjoy watching. When we try to go up hills, people are always laughing and they all go, 'You girls are crazy! What are you doing?!'."
British style with a Korean accent
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/10/2014
» It may sound out of place: a Korean brand that sells quintessentially British clothes.
Dog-eared distractions
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 19/05/2014
» Dogs have always been more than a mere pet to Nathawee “Nat” Limpanilchart, who has been surrounded by canines all her life. Recently, she’s struck a publishing deal with Banlue Books, which has made her Facebook page, Maa Ja (Dog Please), into a book of the same name.
A step in the right direction
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/03/2014
» The health and fitness industry has grown at a spectacular pace as people have become more aware and concerned about their health. People today are more prepared to spend a greater proportion of their income on their health than before. For most, however, the gym experience probably doesn’t really conjure up any colourful and fun images but Virgin Active, established in the UK in 1999, is definitely striving to raise the bar and almost Disney-fying the experience.
The business of graduation
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 11/06/2013
» It was once a solemn, sacred day, more scholarly than social, more ceremonial than festive. But around five or six years ago, with the boom of digital cameras and social media that allow self-celebratory broadcasts, the commencement and graduation ceremonies in Thailand have shifted to a whole new level. They've become our culture's most glorified rite-of-passage milestone _ not to say the second most expensive, perhaps only after a wedding.
Behind-the-lens perspective
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 11/06/2013
» Donning a distinctive top to make himself stand out from the crowd is just one of the survival tactics that Piya "Zong" Chayphiphitthaphan employs to get through yet another graduation/commencement day, that busily stage-managed milestone in the lives of many Thai students.
A life at the Opera
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 08/02/2013
» Judge Bao, the flinty and decisive Chinese opera character with a crescent Moon on his forehead, starts to sing and glide across the stage. As usual, he's handing out his verdict to criminals and upholding morality, yet something sets this particular Bao apart from his other incarnations: He sings in Thai.