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Eye-opening adventure
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/12/2019
» To many Thais, me included, the mention of Sri Lanka will suddenly bring to mind Colombo, the capital, Ceylon tea, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, and some other religious sites. But what about Sri Lanka's southern coast? Hmm. Of course, there must be beaches and the sea. But what else?
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Overlooked treasures
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 31/01/2019
» If you make a northward journey to Phrae via Highway 101, just before you reach the provincial capital, you'll pass Sung Men. As you rush along the highway that cuts through the small town, you'll find Wat Sung Men right on the roadside.
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Lottery is life
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/12/2017
» Politics, religion and money are globally considered the things one should never bring up in polite conversation. But are you aware that in Thailand there's one topic you can talk about with anybody, no matter the circumstances? It's a special subject that even complete strangers can chat about like buddies.
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The evolution of a track
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/12/2016
» Like life itself, bike trails evolve, but probably none in Thailand has seen more transformation than Hua Hin's Wall Ride Track.
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The final call for home
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/06/2015
» A few days before my mother passed away, she asked me, her eldest child, "When I die, can you hold my funeral at Ban Tha Lo?"
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Making tracks in the middle of nowhere
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/12/2014
» As a journalist for 25 years, I've travelled to many remote parts of the Kingdom. But rarely have I found myself in a place that made me feel as if I was "in the middle of nowhere". Recently, however, such a feeling surfaced. The cause was nothing else but mountain biking.
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Making it to the podium
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/05/2014
» It’s been more than 10 years since I took up downhill mountain biking. So, despite being 46 years old, I thought the time was definitely ripe for me to once and for all get myself a place on the National Championship podium.
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Bagging rights
Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/01/2014
» There was a time when Thais carried around foldable checkerboards on the streets. The checkerboards were printed on the backs of paper bags, and were popular until about four decades ago, before the use of plastic bags became widespread.
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Nakhon Si Thammarat is a place for all seasons
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/10/2012
» Mention Nakhon Si Thammarat and the image of the province's most revered Phra Borommathat pagoda would pop up in the mind of many Thais. That, perhaps, is followed by the famous sat duen sip ceremony, the grand event in which locals gather to make merit for their deceased relatives; nang talung shadow puppets; manorah folk performance and many more.
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