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Crazy Pre-wedding Photo Ideas
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/02/2022
» If you think Thais take taking photographs for their social media seriously, you haven't seen the extra lengths couples go through to make their pre-wedding photos a lasting (and viral) memory. To mark St Valentine's Day and warm your heart a little, here are a few of the craziest Thai pre-wedding photos, ranging from cute to creepy.
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Cool It With Virtue Signalling
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 15/10/2021
» The uber-popular South Korean series Squid Game on Netflix got free publicity earlier this week when a spokesman for Thai police spoke out against it.
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Political Art Toys
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/07/2021
» The frustration against the status quo can be expressed in several ways. If you're a hip-hop artist, you can rap and rhyme about it in a viral music video. If you no longer give a damn, you can put a certain uncle on blast in your Facebook post and mention his official page (you know who you are). Even if you're just a bystander, you can't dodge political illustrations and memes on your newsfeed.
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BAB in Brief
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/11/2020
» Bangkok Art Biennale 2020 is in full swing, showcasing more than 200 artworks by 82 artists at 10 venues until Jan 31, 2021. River City Bangkok was the last to be added as the tenth venue. If you don't know where to begin, allow me to present a cheatsheet to help you discover pieces that you shouldn't miss from BAB.
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How to Name Your Car Like You're One of the 0.1%
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/02/2021
» The 0.1% of Thais (not 1% 'cause Thailand has the highest wealth inequality in the world, you see) may rejoice at the recent news that soon you can pay an extra fee to give your vehicle a real name on a licence plate instead of the two-alphabets-and-numerals combo the 99.9% are familiar with. The new rules will allow a combination of more than two alphabets, vowels, tone marks and numbers in a vehicle registration plate for a personal car with no more than seven seats. In short, you can name your car after you or give it a person's name. For example, PM Prayut Chan-o-cha can name his "ประยุทธ์ 2 กรุงเทพมหานคร (Prayut 2 Bangkok)" to commemorate his second term. The plan is expected to be implemented around the middle of this year and you can bid for such a plate with starting price of B1 million. Money raised this way will be spent to improve road safety.
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Of the people, for the people and by the people
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/06/2020
» Locall Thailand connects small, individually-run shops, and even food vendors, with customers while creating a sense of community. Peangploy Jitiyatham, co-founder of Locall Thailand and civil society network Satarana's management team member, has introduced an online delivery platform that is created "by the community and for the community".
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Questions for Future Miss Universe Thailand
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/12/2019
» It seems every Thai was talking about Miss Universe 2019 earlier this week (and I'm sure we'll be hearing about it for another week). Even though our Fahsai didn't win the title, she reached the top five and made us proud. What got people talking so much, besides how gorgeous she looked, was how she answered the question, which many think was picked for Thailand. MC Steve Harvey asked her, "Government surveillance is used to keep many nations and their people safe. But some believe this invades our right to privacy. What is more important to you, privacy or security?" Fahsai gave a PC answer, saying the government should find a way to keep people safe without invading people's privacy. A very safe answer but how would you come up with an answer to a complicated question in 30 seconds? A few people said her safe answer was because she wanted to return to Thailand.
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Tech show at malls reopening
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/05/2020
» Malls reopening on Sunday has brought with it many curious things, besides the possibility of selling your privacy to the govt just to get in, multiple checking-in-and-out you need to do while hitting different shops and cardboard dragons as your new dining companions. While strolling and practising social distancing, one may also come across innovations that have been put in place as part of the new shopping norm. It seems like major malls are trying to get one up on each other in terms of high-tech measures against Covid-19 to put shoppers' minds at ease. At the risk of sounding like a mall maniac (and being a free ad for malls), here are a few examples of technology spotted at various mall reopenings for your curiosity. Their effectiveness against Covid-19 (or originality) may not be guaranteed but their gimmicky effect is.
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To the max
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/12/2019
» He can sing, dance, act and model. And he's about to perform his debut concert in Thailand on Jan 17, 2020. The rising American pop singer Max, aka Max Schneider, has been nominated for Streamy Awards, Radio Disney Music Awards and iHeartRadio Music Awards.
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Two new boats on the Chao Phraya later this month
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/01/2024
» The Chao Phraya Express Boat, operator of passenger boats between Pak Kred in Nonthaburi and Wat Rajsingkorn in Bangkok (near Asiatique), has recently unveiled two new boats, which are said to be pilot models that will replace its entire fleet of more than 60 vessels in its ongoing plan to revamp boats.
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