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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.
The neck's best things
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 25/02/2012
» When talking about anti-ageing, we often focus on the face, somehow forgetting that the delicate skin area immediately below the face - the neck - needs attention too. In fact, your facial skin and your neck skin are generally as delicate as one another, but your face may be more exposed to sunlight and more abused by your make-up.
An escalating problem
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/02/2012
» You might think that three years in kindergarten, 12 years in school and four years in university would teach all the basics needed for daily life. If not, then your parents should have helped bridge any missing gaps in your knowledge. Apparently however, neither the education system nor many parents teach children about some important manners. It might sound like a trivial thing, but for a society in which department stores are everyone's second home, escalator etiquette is important.
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.
Thirty, Flirty and Thriving
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 18/02/2012
» In your twenties, you can pretty much mistreat your skin and it will still look reasonably good. As you grow older, however, your skin becomes more demanding.
The look of Love
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 11/02/2012
» Self-pampering is a much-needed indulgence, as well as a show of appreciation for your body. If you haven't got a date on St Valentine's Day, make an appointment with the person you love most (your best friend, your sister, your mother, yourself, or even your pet!) and indulge in these five most relaxing self-pampering activities that you can do at home, and spare yourself the jealousy or annoyance of being surrounded by lovey-dovey couples. If you've got a Valentine, you can also try these tips to look your best on this special day.
Meal-time madness
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 24/01/2012
» Every parent wants their children to eat well _ the right amount of nutritious food, consumed at the right time, in the right manner. As a mother who has to feed her 18-month-old every day, I know full well that it is impossible to expect cooperation from him at every meal. Truth be told, I'd be glad if he cooperates half the time I feed him.
Looking on the plus side
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/01/2012
» For women with curves, it can be annoying - heartbreaking, even - to walk around the market looking at clothes that look like they were made for 12-year-olds. Even worse is to hear "We don't have your size" remarks from the vendors.
The curtain raiser
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 07/01/2012
» Alisa Phanthusak's simple style and demure elegance might strike a sharp contrast with the eye-widening extravagance of the world-renowned spectacle she's in charge of - the Tiffany's Show - but the philosophy is one and the same: Having faith in creativity.
A colourful way to help kids
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 02/01/2012
» When thinking of children with special needs, an image that often springs to mind is the one that we have seen on the front of donation boxes _ the sad face, the pleading eyes, the helplessness and the need for sympathy. Rosalina Alexander of The Rainbow Room, a special needs awareness centre in Bangkok, resolves to change that.