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Asking the eternal why?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 30/11/2015
» I've just indulged in a few museum visits in London, an activity that doesn't often present itself in Thailand.
Edge of darkness
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 18/08/2014
» Among the disasters the world had to face this past week — plane crashes, mudslides, building collapses, disease outbreaks, wars — the one that struck a chord with me most was the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams.
It isn't all just entertainment
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 21/09/2015
» It's a bit appalling when you wake up to watch the morning news and you find, on what is arguably the country's most watched programme, this sort of content: An offer of five programme T-shirts, emblazoned with a cartoon version of the news anchor's face, to winners of the day's "Viewers' Top Picks".
Take a U-turn on mindless voyeurism
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 23/03/2015
» Amateur video clips taken with smartphones or dashboard-mounted cameras have now become big news items. I suppose once in a while these cameras provide important evidence when a crime has taken place, probably more useful than even an eyewitness account.
Schooled on traditional values
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 16/02/2015
» My old school, Wannawit, has suddenly been thrust into the limelight after almost 70 years of existence.
Armed and ready for 2015
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 15/12/2014
» Do you believe in feng shui?
The impermanence of choux creme
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/10/2014
» I don't wish to start the week on a sour note, but last week was rather a gloomy one for me.
Shutdown blazes a trail for cyclists
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/01/2014
» Politics aside, the most amazing thing that happened when Bangkok shut down last Monday was the lovely lack of traffic.
An apocalyptic state of mind
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 25/11/2013
» I'm in one of those deep, dark places at the moment.
For Commerce Ministry minuet, it's a (w)rap!
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/07/2013
» I just love Thai politicians for their tendency to be anything but dull. When you wake up to a gloomy, overcast morning and a grumpy kid who's running late for school, what's even better at perking you up than a double espresso? A video clip of a rapping politician and his dancing subordinates!