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Take Thainess with a grain of salt
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/01/2015
» The main intersections of downtown Bangkok were once again closed to traffic and packed with crowds last week, but it had nothing to do with political protests. We were just being encouraged by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to "discover" our "Thainess" with an elaborate procession of decorated floats replete with dancers and literary tableaux.
The kindness of strangers
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/05/2014
» My faith in humankind has been restored. And all because of a car breakdown.
The Bard in Bangkok
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 28/04/2014
» Besides Songkran, this April also saw the celebration of the Bard’s birthday, William Shakespeare, who would have been 450 years old this year. It is for this reason that theatres, schools, charities and organisations around the UK and the world are commemorating and honouring his influence to the arts and society in a variety of ways.
The thin brown line speeds to wrong conclusion
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/05/2013
» I am constantly amazed at our wonderful Men-in-Brown, our city's finest, Bangkok's police force.
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.
Time to walk the walk, guv
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 28/01/2013
» The gubernatorial election has kicked off with a bang, with quite a large number of candidates, many of whom are probably there with the vague hope that Bangkok's population of 7 million just might decide not to go with any of the obvious choices.
Don't rain on my parade
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/06/2012
» I missed Venus in transit last week. Actually I didn't even bother to try and view this rare natural phenomenon, which occurs when Venus orbits past the surface of the Sun (from the viewpoint of Earth) and appears as a tiny black dot against the huge golden orb. It is in essence a solar eclipse, the same way the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, allowing us to see its dark side.