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Thai architects vie for international honours
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 25/07/2016
» Thai architecture can feel anonymous and banal -- but then maybe we don't look close enough. The design scene has its share of clever, outstanding or unusual architecture and emphasis on material, location and the environment.
Retro grade
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 09/12/2015
» Charoen Krung Road, Thailand's first road completed in 1864, was once a hub of prosperity, rich with money, culture and diversity. Now in 2015, the road that runs past the Old City, along the river all the way to Thanon Tok, has enjoyed an urban revival. Once home to expats, embassies, religious and ethnic communities and shophouses, the road and its many sois have now been enlivened by a younger vibe, from Maitri Chit Road near Yaowarat (Chinatown) to the galleries in mid-Charoen Krung.
When it comes to cosmetics, anything goes
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 13/09/2016
» Salmon is great as food -- it's a consensus. But to have a bit of it in beauty products can probably raise some eyebrows, especially when the extracted part is not the meat but its milt. The seminal fluid is mixed with other ingredients and here we have locally-made salmon semen soap.
An uncommon village
Muse, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 12/03/2016
» Flooded with shops and restaurants, Thong Lor is one of the most prosperous neighbourhoods in Bangkok. There is hardly nothing you cannot get there. But Vicharee and Varatt Vichit-Vadakan, siblings who have spent their lives hanging around this area, can still discover a jigsaw piece this neighbourhood is missing.
Five things you need to know this week
Muse, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 16/01/2016
» 1 Admit it — you feel annoyed when ads and surveys keep popping up while surfing the internet. But Doo Ads may be an app that makes you rich. Hmm, not really, but at least you can get those Line stickers you want for free! How does that work? Doo Ads gathers ad lists, surveys and apps installed together, while users can collect real money by completing given tasks like watching ads, completing surveys or downloading apps. Currently, users can redeem money to top up on mobile phones or get a free prepaid card. Now the app is available only on Google Play, but will be on the App Store soon.
Wasting the plastic enemy
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/08/2015
» After skimming through The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art Of Decluttering And Organizing, a book by Marie Kondo, it pushed me into thinking about the last time I did a big clean-up. I set about doing one, and one unexpected discovery was that I own so many cloth bags, which occupied a whole cabinet.
Welcome to the Hotel Bangkok
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/07/2015
» As a city that receives 25 million visitors a year, Bangkok abounds with hotels. The majority of them are new, gleaming and built according to the latest design trend — imposing structures with a lot of glass. Hidden in the shadows of modernity, however, are hotels that seem to be trapped in time, voluntarily or not. Wrestling with the changing decades and urban development, a number of hotels in Bangkok have maintained their quaint appeal and their existence today tells stories about Thailand's economic development, the Cold War era and the time when the city first began to receive mass tourism in the second half of the 20th century.