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    Enjoy your noodles the Thai way

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 08/02/2021

    » According to the Chinese calendar, we'll be welcoming the Year of the Ox this Friday. Thanks to the pandemic and for the first time as long as I could remember, the Chinese New Year of 2021 is officially regarded as a national holiday.

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    Otop fair has all you could want

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/08/2020

    » If you're no longer thrilled by online shopping and mass-produced goods, here's a chance to once again enjoy the shop-till-you-drop experience in immense halls full of not just exquisite hand-made products from across the Kingdom but also fascinating and uncommon travel ideas.

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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.

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    Banding together to help those in need

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/04/2020

    » Chula Marketplace, aimed primarily as an online marketplace for students and alumni of Chulalongkorn University affected by Covid-19, is one of the fastest-growing groups on Facebook. In just a couple of weeks, the group has grown to over 218,268 members and counting. However, to make the numerous products and services offered by members available to the wider public, the closed group recently launched a spin-off, which can also be accessed on Facebook.

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    Float among the flowers

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/12/2019

    » After years of environmental issues, the lotuses and water lilies of Thung Sam Roi Yot have returned to the wetlands. Thousands of the flowers are now in full bloom.

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    Digital nomads blog around Thailand

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/07/2019

    » What will happen if young international bloggers get the chance to experience community-based tourism in Thailand? To find out, the Thailand Village Academy project was recently launched.

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    Saving the best for last

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/03/2021

    » After spending a couple of late morning hours exploring Photharam on my foldable e-bicycle, I found myself on an islet on the Mae Klong River that runs past the west side of the business district of this old town in Ratchaburi province. The seafood phad kaphrao and rice I had bought for breakfast but didn't have time to eat still looked tempting. With the cool tree shade, the refreshing river breeze and the tranquil natural surrounding, it was a splendid lunch.

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    The temple of our concrete jungle

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/12/2020

    » Each day countless numbers of Bangkokians commute past Wat Pathum Wanaram, the royal temple sandwiched between Siam Paragon and CentralWorld. Every day, they see it from the windows of their cars, buses or Skytrains. Few, however, actually step into the temple to learn more about it.

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    Ways to help make a change

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/12/2020

    » As usual, time flies. Believe it or not but we're already in the final weeks of 2020 and despite the pandemic, which has put much of the world in idle mode, it's been quite an eventful year here in Thailand, especially on the political front. But is there another way to create a better society other than mass demonstrations and fierce online wars with complete strangers who think differently? Is there anything one can do that will instantly and effectively result in positive change?

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    Mercury falling, spirits rising

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/12/2020

    » The Colours of Doi Tung Festival is one of Chiang Rai province's best-known annual events. Every weekend and public holiday in December and January, a fair featuring the sale of food and goods by hilltribe people and other ethnic groups living in Doi Tung and nearby mountains is held near the Mae Fah Luang Garden, a famous attraction that is part of Mae Fah Luang Foundation's Doi Tung Development Project. The idea is to draw more visitors to Doi Tung and enable the villagers to benefit from the high season.

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