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Dining-in directory
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 19/09/2014
» Spoiler alert: It’s rainy season; it’s chucking down like there has been a drought for two years and the traffic is just as painful to watch as it is to be stuck in. The chances of leaving the office by car and actually making it to dinner at 7pm on the dot is close to zero. And unless the new PM decides to add cars to his next ban list (along with shisha/hookah), commuting in Bangkok city is a painful experience that one must simply suck up and face (yes, weekends included). So to make life a little easier, and to help you continue to have the best eating experiences you’ve been accustomed to, we’ve compiled a list of places that deliver culinary treats and drinks for every occasion.
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The campaigns
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 03/10/2014
» Recently, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha issued a 23-page policy statement on how he intends to get this country back on its feet. Of course, we’re not one to criticise his foolproof plans, nor suggest that he should come up with another song, this time collaborating with popular artists like Thaitanium or Joey Boy to keep the young’uns from switching radio stations every time the tune comes on. Instead, Guru enlists the help of aspiring change-makers from different industries to come up with their own political campaigns of what improvements they’d like to see, what laws should be implemented and even the lyrics to their own songs; so if the present and future PMs ever run out of ideas, they’ll know where to look.
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Bangkok, uninterrupted
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 17/10/2014
» In the past few months, numerous crackdowns and clean-ups have been happening in and around the city. From demolishing street stalls to arresting irresponsible drivers, clamping vehicles parked illegally, and banning the use of hookahs in restaurants and bars - it’s all fine and dandy but aren’t the powers that be stripping the city of its charms? Tourists don’t travel thousands of miles to spend their holidays in our parks nor do they come to experience fancy restaurants that pride themselves on top-notch hygiene standards. Sure, residents of Bangkok complain about how there are too many cars or how bad the traffic is but wouldn’t it be a frighteningly quiet city without the honking, cursing and deep bass sounds of molam music pumping from neon-lit tuk tuks? We imagine what Bangkok would look like, uninterrupted.
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Truth be told
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 21/11/2014
» As Thailand prepares for yet another crackdown, it’s the false adverts this time that are on the chopping block. We’re proud supporters of the big clean-up regime — especially this one that involves the removal of (not so) little white lies that assume we’re all idiots and want ridiculous products like an armpit whitener.
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Create a scene
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 27/02/2015
» Maybe that secret bar, your favourite hideaway known only to a lucky few, is turning into a Thonglorite mosh pit. Or perhaps your eyes are finally giving in after an intense, five-hour competition with a blank Word document.
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Get 'em wet!
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 10/04/2015
» Hooray. It's that time of year again, when we once more get to throw gallons of water around and cause talcum powder-induced asthma attacks on as many tourists as we can. To make Songkran more fun, Guru has come up with a definitive guide on the different types of hydrophobes you'll see — and the ways to get them (after all, it's more entertaining than hosing down someone who's already soaked from head to toe). Lock 'n' load those water pistols and fill up them buckets, dear readers — we're comin' in hot!
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Gridlock grumblings
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 19/06/2015
» Lo and behold, there’s not a single long weekend in sight for something like five weeks. Sadly, June and July is the longest stretch of the year we go without a public holiday. What this means for Bangkokians is that the horrific state of traffic will top our list of complaints, followed closely by the unbearable heat — which not even the subzero blast of BTS air-con can staunch. We feel your pain, Dear Readers, and to help you pass the time while you’re stuck at a red light for what feels like an eternity — or hanging around the office until rush hour passes — we present 10 situations in which every motorist has found themselves while driving in central Bangkok.
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Taking the (Digital) Leap
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 17/07/2015
» Thailand is a long way from being recognised a high-tech country; sure we’ve got hundreds of glitzy malls and world-class restaurants but let’s face it, we’re not even sure if the 3G we’re using is real. All hope is not lost though, with Polpat “Popp” Songthamjitti, co-founder of GetLinks — a mobile recruitment platform that helps the new generation network and find jobs within the tech and digital industry — who’s spearheading the highly anticipated Bangkok Startup Job Fest (Jul 25-26, register at www.bkkstartupjobfest.getlinks.co). We catch up with him to find out what he’s trying to achieve at this event and what advice he has for those who wish to work for a startup company.
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Let's roll
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 22/01/2016
» Not to sound like an uncivilised Bangkokian, too uncouth and ill-groomed to fit in with the well-mannered hi-sos who ever-so-graciously provide our city with such sophistication and class, but I've found myself, on various occasions, without the time to sit down and enjoy a proper lunch. I've actually become incredibly adept at eating on the go. Literally. I can speed walk while enjoying a 7-Eleven sandwich with ease, and I've even mastered the eating-and-driving manoeuvre. Is it safe? Probably not. But when you're living in this traffic-clogged metropolis, you learn to multitask.
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The art of being a Bangkokian
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 22/04/2016
» Despite the common perception that Bangkok is one of the most exciting and convenient of cities to live in, surviving this concrete jungle requires its inhabitants have far more than thick skin and a love for shopping malls. This entails a certain know-how, a knack of knowing-how-to-get-s***-done, or as we like to call it, the art of being a Bangkokian.
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