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Prioritising pleasure above all else
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/04/2015
» I once witnessed a restaurant employee walk out on her job in the middle of a busy lunch rush simply because her Western boss commented on the quality of her work, which made her unhappy.
Getting away from it all, and bringing more back
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/01/2015
» The holiday travelling season is over. So I'm sure many of my fellow Thais have a fresh experience of fak sue khong, which loosely translates to "asking someone to buy something for you".
Too much on the plate of consumers
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 02/10/2015
» As children, we were taught to eat every single grain of rice on our plate. This was to treasure the hard work of rice farmers, as well as pay respect to rice: our dietary staple and part of our culinary heritage.
Disease of the victimised mind
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 01/09/2015
» I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2009 and have been admitted to hospital twice because of the disease. It was during the time when I was studying for a master's degree in Colorado, in the US. I woke up one morning feeling thoroughly numb from the abdomen down to my toes. I had lost most feeling in both my legs. I couldn't tell whether I was wearing shoes.
The pursuit of knowledge
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/05/2015
» Lately I've been seriously thinking about pulling my son, now almost 11 years old, out of school.
Education isn't everything
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 26/06/2015
» Recently I wrote a column about my intentions to pull my son out of the Thai school system to allow him to choose his own learning path.
The drugs do work
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/05/2014
» For the past 30 years I’ve had the duty of preparing the weekly medication for my 97-year-old grandma. Each day she takes approximately 10-15 pills for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, among other ailments. Some of the pills are prescribed, others aren’t.
Time to stop the trash overload
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 01/04/2014
» The recent fire at an illegal landfill in Samut Prakan, which sent toxic fumes across the province and parts of Bangkok, strengthens my long-held feeling that we have been producing too much junk — and that has to stop now.
Don't carry the donkey
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/01/2014
» Vexatiously, the political tension that has been going on for the past couple of months has brought a new lifestyle hype to Thais. I'm not talking about people joining the rallies, blocking intersections, expressing political opinions on Facebook or dressing up to present their standpoint. I'm simply talking about a new sense of political awareness, especially among those in Bangkok.
Modern religion, old vices
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 21/02/2014
» Label me a sinner, insensible or harsh as you wish. I’ve been thinking recently that making merit at most urban temples is quite an absurdity, especially in this hideous, blackhole moment of Buddhist history.