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We're Thai, therefore we shop
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 09/01/2012
» I can hardly believe it has been a year since I started sharing my deepest and darkest thoughts with you in this column. There's not much you don't know by now about my driving habits, my kids, my dogs and cats, my mother or my housekeeper. Yet there always seems to be something new to share, so I hope you bear with me.
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What's the price of goodwill?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/06/2012
» It's been a while since I've been to the beach, and so a visit to Hat Nang Rong in Sattahip was a pleasant experience for me. After the high rise condominiums, modern shopping complexes and ladyboys of Pattaya, it was a relief to find a beach that was pristine, with clear blue water, white sand and no mushroom umbrellas and 50 baht beach chairs, or even somtam vendors at that.
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Galloping into a distant dream
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/09/2012
» Who would have thought a bow-legged gallop would become famous the whole world over?
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Occupied v preoccupied: how kids spend their time
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/12/2012
» Top of the list of arguments between me and my kids these days is time management. My daughter, in particular, seems to have no sense of time and is constantly complaining that she doesn't have enough time to do everything she needs to do. I scold her for spending too much time on her phone, downloading music or uploading pictures to her Instagram.
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Maintaining charm in the face of progress
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 22/04/2013
» I recently spent a couple of days during the Songkran break in Hua Hin. I'll take any excuse to go to Hua Hin since it feels like a second home to me.
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On the road again
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/12/2013
» The roads of Hua Hin seemed to go back in time when a convoy of veteran cars paraded past as part of the 11th Hua Hin Automobile Concours 2013.
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Roaring twenties in Hua Hin
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 05/01/2014
» It has been a stressful year for Thailand, and it seems people were ready to let down their hair for a while as they ushered in the new year. A large number of Bangkokians seem to have opted for the beach resort of Hua Hin, where traffic in the town centre rivalled that of Sukhumvit on a Friday evening.
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Setting the scene for summer
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/03/2014
» When the golden shower trees and the yellow and pink trumpet trees start to flower profusely, you know summer is coming in Thailand. They can be considered the Thai version of Japan’s cherry blossoms, the only difference being that there is nowhere in Bangkok where they grow together in a floral landscape worthy of selfie indulgence.
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Life on paper
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/06/2014
» Sometimes you have to wonder whether the digital age has actually made life easier or more difficult.
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Raindrops on roses
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/09/2014
» There's a new bug making its rounds on social networks. It's called the Positivity Challenge. For five consecutive days, you're supposed to post three things you're grateful for, and challenge three other people to do the same.
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