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Chinese life Cycle
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/01/2012
» For non-Chinese people, Chinese New Year (Jan 23) probably conjures images of dragons, lions and ang pao. But there is much more than simply these things to the Chinese way of life. You really don't know what goes on in the life of a Chinese unless you're born one. And, as the resident Chinese-descendant of the Guru team, I feel it's my duty to offer insight into the different stages of Chinese life in Thailand so you can enjoy the upcoming Chinese New Year like a true Chinese no matter what age or ethnicity you are. Kung Hei Fat Choy, everyone.
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Alternative ways
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/02/2012
» Although we're all budding non-materialistic Buddhists, we need money and can always use more of it. And while most of us try to get a degree and become a white-collar salary slave, some people have made serious baht in more imaginative ways. Besides drug trafficking (which we strongly advise against), here are six unconventional ways people have generated their dough.
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The iron Lady
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/02/2012
» WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND YOUR FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION?
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You're fired!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 09/03/2012
» What's the riskiest thing you've ever done at the office? Stealing your boss's hair from his/her desk to use in a voodoo doll? Taking a secret nap in the meeting room? Coming to work unwashed after partying all night? Or just generally slacking off? We have all done a thing or two that management would frown upon (if they came to know of it). And you should be careful because, unlike esteemed MPs and high-ranking officials, Somchais and Somyings get fired every day for their mistakes and sometimes for causes you can't imagine. We've selected five cases of extraordinary sackings which, in hindsight, reveal tips to help you keep your job or at least give you some ideas to go out with a bang.
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Digital Gains
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/04/2012
» Are we the only ones who think that some people use social media - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and all that interwebs jazz - rather pointlessly?
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So you think you can Waack?
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/04/2012
» Making whoopee with a teddy bear; displaying a picture of a butthole; donning a golden costume head-to-toe as "Nang Gwak" while dancing in platform shoes at Lumpini Park - these are some of the provocative things Pan Pan Narkprasert, 23, has done in the name of bringing the avant-garde to the Thai art scene. The performing artist/curator/choreographer/drag queen is at the forefront of creative expression again with his latest passion - waacking.
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A Bullish market
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 01/06/2012
» Opening a Japanese restaurant these days is about as safe as grabbing the horns of an untamed bull and trying to get on its back. Despite the sheer number of Nihon-esque eateries there are now in town, hotel firm Baiyoke has taken up the challenge by importing Gyu-Kaku, a yakiniku franchise of around 700 branches all over the world. And it seems its grip on the yakiniku sector of Bangkok is pretty tight since it has opened two branches in two prime locations - Thaniya and now Thong Lor - within the period of only five months.
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Draw Something
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/06/2012
» While most of us have outgrown the "draw-on-the-wall-and-get-yelled-at" phase, Jirachai "Keng" Taweesarn is still there. The 27-year-old turned his family's house into a gallery of nightmarish cartoonish monsters, and he didn't stop there. Keng has drawn on everything from a toilet seat to a motorcycle, a water cooler, his own body and more.
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Thailand's got weird talent
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 29/06/2012
» With the current barrage of talent shows on television, we guestimate that every Thai person will have their 15 minutes of fame by the end of 2013. However, most of the "talent" we have seen is either debatable (painting with bare breasts), as original as eating green curry with kanom jeen (covering the same ol' songs) or kinda disturbing (children belching out love songs). To flesh out the real capabilities of this fine nation, we have sought out individuals with unique and special abilities for your entertainment. And for our own amusement, we decided to appoint ourselves as the judge for our very own "Thailand's Got Weird Talent" show. Here are the finalists.
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Double Lives
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 13/07/2012
» Not everything is what it seems when it comes to defining someone by their occupation. For example, Itthipat Kulapongvanich made some serious cash by selling online game items before he became the CEO of seaweed enterprise Taokaenoi. Pleum Leekpai is the energetic, funny and politically incorrect co-host of TV show VRZO but he also wore a tie and looked professional during his time as an assistant to a Ministry of Culture spokesperson. And even Superman works as a reporter named Clark Kent when he isn't fighting villains and saving the world.
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