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Log out for life in the slow lane
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 05/10/2015
» It's quite amazing how dependent we are on technology. The other day, the internet was down at the office, making life quite miserable for those working on a deadline. My emails were not coming through, I couldn't download pictures, and I couldn't use Google to check facts. Only the spinning icon seemed to be working.
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Midterm vs midlife crisis
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/10/2014
» My daughter is going through her "midterm crisis" at the moment, cramming for exams and being generally cranky. She was particularly upset when prior commitments meant she couldn't join friends for a weekend study session.
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Cityscape re-imagined: Bangkok without billboards
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 29/09/2014
» My office is only about a kilometre from my house and, on a good day, I could probably cover the distance on foot in half an hour.
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The dreaded Auntie Man
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 16/06/2014
» While the overseas media are pointing their fingers at the void of democracy in Thailand at the moment, they are seemingly unaware of a particular species of Thai people to whom democracy has never been part of their vocabulary.
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The long, winding and gridlocked road
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/04/2014
» The highlight of my past week was the traffic.
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Watch out! Graduates ahead!
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 05/05/2014
» Graduation photo sessions and cyclists don’t mix. I learned this last week when I went to Benjakiti Park to do a few rounds on the bicycle track. I have been feeling a bit guilty recently because I’ve been on an unusual binge of doughnuts and ice cream, both of which I rarely touch.
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Setting the scene for summer
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/03/2014
» When the golden shower trees and the yellow and pink trumpet trees start to flower profusely, you know summer is coming in Thailand. They can be considered the Thai version of Japan’s cherry blossoms, the only difference being that there is nowhere in Bangkok where they grow together in a floral landscape worthy of selfie indulgence.
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I'm ready, bring on the blackout
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 25/02/2013
» Good morning! Have you removed your jackets and ties yet? Have you got around to turning your air-conditioning down to a moderate 25C? Have you opened your bedroom windows yet? Have you ever opened your bedroom windows?
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Getting our backs up over technology
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/09/2012
» Our computer system crashed last week. Over a decade old, it is ancient by IT standards where new versions are upgraded every other day. According to our managing editor, we are running like a car that has lost one wheel, and a second ready to collapse any minute. The manufacturer has stopped making spare parts, so we are essentially tying it up with string and hoping, with our fingers and toes crossed, that the flimsy string won't break during peak moments of the evening before going to print.
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Doing time made easier by FaceTime
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/02/2012
» One of the funniest stories in the past week has got to be the protest by prisoners in Trang province who burned their beds and belongings, as well as that of their wardens because they wanted, among other things, to get rid of the chief warden because he was too strict.
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