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Singapore Slinger
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/04/2013
» If you follow Southeast Asian politics, you will find yourself paying extra attention to Lee Kuan Yew.
The life Aquatic
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2013
» Is it his legendary lungs or daredevil spirit that makes Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras "The deepest man in the world"?
Filling in the blanks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/04/2013
» Whether it's the caped crusaders from DC Comics in the US, the swashbuckling heroes of Japanese Manga or Noo Hin _ the famous Isan character from Noo Hin Inter _ comics the world over have a similar power: they can make us smile.
Animism and the Chinese New Year
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/02/2013
» The Chinese New Year has been one of my favourite holiday seasons. If I were in Bangkok, I would have purchased a red shirt printed with a little snake, the zodiac sign and mascot for this year, and attended a ritual of worship at any of the Chinese shrines you see in Yaowarat and other Chinese communities in the city.
When building fences beats taking offence
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/02/2013
» I'm no fan of apps nor of online games. Yet the news on Monday about the launch of Human Fence, an app created by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Tha Sala community in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, prompted me to download it to my Facebook page right away.
Meet the makers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2013
» Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, the third book by writer Chris Anderson, comes at a perfect time _ again. The writer has been known for writing the right book at the right time, almost exactly when the events he mentions are moving towards the spotlight.
Put up with this air pollution? You've got to be choking
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/01/2013
» I've almost completed the checklist for my Beijing journey. From Beijing duck, and a palace walk to Beijing's food street, I've finally arrived at the "Beijing cough" _ the one thing on the list that no one wants to tick.
Let leaders sit in the democracy of the traffic jam
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/12/2012
» I remembered feeling startled after hearing my Chinese friend mention motorcades _ with their resulting traffic diversions or blockages to allow official vehicles to pass _ exist in China.
Here comes the Green Dragon
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/11/2012
» Allow me to make it clear at the start: the Green Dragon in this column is not a nickname for any endangered wildlife species. It is neither the sobriquet for a newly opened budget airline, nor the Bar B Q Plaza restaurant chain in Thailand, that uses a green dragon, named Bar B Gon, as its mascot.
Taking the animal mystique out of the mall
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/10/2012
» I have a special agenda for the month of October. No, I am not talking about political memorials of any sort. Since 2007, I have usually cast my critical eye on The Emporium on Sukhumvit Road. During this month, The Emporium usually hold its annual Flora & Fauna Exotica, when the front terrace is turned into a jungle with exotic animals in cages.