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Unity in Olympics
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/08/2020
» If Covid-19 had not struck the planet, we would be enjoying humanity's most celebrated sporting event by now -- the Summer Olympics. This year's Olympics has been postponed and rescheduled to take place between July 23 and Aug 8 next year, leading many to now refer to it as Tokyo 2020+1. Anyway, thinking about the Olympics takes my thoughts back to Atlanta 1996.
New tricks for an old dog
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/10/2019
» With the constant evolution of the internet and digital technology, the world has changed furiously fast. Many aspects of life are no longer the same. At the age of 51, I know full well if I want to survive another decade I've got to learn a new skill. So I took up aikido.
What Thai youths do not know
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 08/04/2019
» It's no secret that a large number of new-generation Thais have poor attitudes toward their homeland. Scornful posts and non-constructive comments are rampant on the internet. The causes of their resentment are numerous: politics, traffic, laws, the economy, culture, social values, cost of living -- you name it.
Boxing is not cool unless you do it right
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/09/2017
» Boxing may not be popular as a sport these days, but as fitness training, it has become trendy among working men and women. On social media, videos of people doing mitt drills are a common sight. To the untrained, they may look cool. But often when I watch these clips, I see myself pretending to do ballet moves. I wince.
Sharpen up the mind and learn Chinese
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 16/07/2015
» Languages are more than a tool for communication. I have experience to prove that.
Art is to conceal concealer
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/03/2013
» It may be none of my business, but something has been disturbing me in recent years. Virtually everywhere I go these days, I see so many women, from salary earners to high school students, wearing make-up. However, I believe more than half of them have no need to cover their faces with cosmetics.
Reflecting on lives past
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/01/2013
» This year, National Children's Day was not just about parents spending quality time with their offspring and Thai society paying attention to the younger generation, the so-called "future of the nation". No, on Saturday a huge number of grown-ups also took the time to reminisce about their own childhood.It was another viral phenomenon on the internet. To mark the occasion, there was a widespread practice of people, celebrities included, of course, posting cute and often funny portraits from their school days on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networking sites. Some even juxtaposed their old pictures with those of their little ones, revealing the striking similarities that attracted loads of "likes" and admiring comments.
Kicking a violent habit
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/10/2012
» I bet millions of people across the country spent their holiday at home on Tuesday viewing the afternoon live broadcast of the first round of "Thai Fight 2012", the highly popular Muay Thai tournament featuring competitors from around the world, including the superstar Thai boxer Buakaw Banchamek.