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What we can learn from Clarkson catastrophe
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 30/03/2015
» I am heartbroken.
A question of common sense
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 23/11/2015
» I've been asking the wrong question all my life. From the moment you embark on a professional career, you ask: "How high is my salary going to be?". My starting salary upon graduating was a mere pittance -- a couple of thousand baht for a bachelor's degree entrance level job in government service. That was more than a few years ago, mind you.
Teach our children how to think
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/09/2015
» Politics and religion may be taboo conversation subjects, but the subject of education in Thailand is always a great way to get the ball rolling. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an opinion to give. Not much of it is positive. The recent announcement by the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) that schools are going to reduce class hours from eight hours a day to six in order to give children time for more extra-curricular activities has caused a lot more concern than praise. I don't think the quantity is going to make any difference, if the quality of teaching is not up to standard and you're not going to get quality teaching in the classroom if you can't pay teachers a reasonable salary. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Just to put things into perspective, according to figures from the 2015 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Switzerland is the country with the most well-paid teachers.
It isn't all just entertainment
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 21/09/2015
» It's a bit appalling when you wake up to watch the morning news and you find, on what is arguably the country's most watched programme, this sort of content: An offer of five programme T-shirts, emblazoned with a cartoon version of the news anchor's face, to winners of the day's "Viewers' Top Picks".
Winded by internet windfalls
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/07/2015
» I’m going to be rich! Or, to be more precise, I’m going to be rich if I believe all the e-mails that are sent to me.
Have we been sold down the river?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 16/03/2015
» Despite the growth of Bangkok as a modern metropolis, it is the Chao Phraya River that remains the heart of the city. That's why riverside hotels have that little edge over their city counterparts. Soaring skyscrapers on the horizon aside, once you are by the river, there is a sense of serenity and timelessness that is somehow reassuring.
A killer named Happy
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/03/2015
» I consider myself fortunate to have met so many interesting people during my lifetime. And they keep coming, sometimes when I least expect it.
Schooled on traditional values
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 16/02/2015
» My old school, Wannawit, has suddenly been thrust into the limelight after almost 70 years of existence.
No ticket to ride
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/11/2014
» There was a rumour last week that Bangkok's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was going to be closed down due to operational losses.
Armed and ready for 2015
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/12/2014
» Do you believe in feng shui?