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    Reviving a nostalgic fantasy

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 17/07/2013

    » First released in 1991 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), the forth installment of the world’s best loved Role Playing Game series, Final Fantasy IV holds a special position in the heart of those RPG aficionados whose gaming life didn’t begin with the invention of PlayStation, and whose love affair with the genre didn’t begin with the slightly overrated Final Fantasy VII.

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    The write stuff

    Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 30/03/2013

    » Sulada Limpichart never wanted to work in fashion, not in the least, although there's no way you could imagine her working in any other business after seeing her immaculate look.

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    Let the punishment fit the crime

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 28/02/2013

    » I'm an old-school mother who is reluctant to condone the modern school of spank-free parenting. Not that I enjoy handing out a spanking or two once my little one starts her meltdown routine. But as a single mother who works full-time, I guiltily admit I cannot afford a rod-free disciplinary method in order to ensure she grows up rational, conscientious and with self-esteem.

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    It's a sweet treat

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 01/02/2013

    » Love it or loathe it, February is the month when everyone is seeing red, whether or not they're in love. There's no way you could get through a day in mid-February without spotting that red heart _ the symbol of love, the epitome of cultural commercialism that is St Valentine's Day.

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    New year sneak peek: fashion

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 31/12/2012

    » As Oscar Wilde said, "You can never be overdressed or overeducated", and the number of new luxury retail stores to be opened in 2013 prove that Thai people can never have enough apparel choices, whether or not that makes them overdressed.

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    Designing the feel-good factor

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 18/12/2012

    » Simon Rawlings was reflecting on a certain moment _ one he deems among the best of his work for the project which is to be Thailand's landmark building: The Ritz-Carlton Residences at Mahanakorn.

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    Hail to the Highlands!

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 13/12/2012

    » The Scots don't say the word "loch" the way we do. It's the first and most obvious difference I spot soon after boarding the coach on a journey to the Highlands, and it became the first Scottish Gaelic way of pronunciation I have unconsciously adopted ever since. It's pronounced with a fricative sound, with the back of the tongue against the soft palate like the way the German pronounce "Bach".

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    Function over form in affairs of the family

    Life, Samila Wenin, Published on 05/12/2012

    » My seven-year-old daughter falls into a typical pretty-mirror-image-of-the-absent-father cliche. Brought up by her mother's family, she bears an unmistakable resemblance to her father _ large, deep-set eyes, full lips, and skinny limbs that betray her daily calorie intake, let alone the trace of developing rock star cheekbones.

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    Iconoclastic chic

    Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 17/11/2012

    » One of the top names in fashion with an artistic flair that never fails to delight fans, Jimmy Choo is launching its special collaborative capsule collection once again this year. And it looks to be one of the wildest takes, literally and metaphorically.

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    Hollywood in the palm of her hand

    Muse, Samila Wenin, Published on 10/11/2012

    » Teresa Palmer has a habit of shrieking in a high pitch when she gets emotional, followed by mischievous giggles like a teenage girl - a normal teenage girl and not the Hollywood star-in-the-making whose acting career is enveloped in anything from intense dramas to big-budget sci-fi to comedies. In fact, anything but teenage catfights and high school romcoms, you could say.

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