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The quick fix bane of street food
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 09/11/2015
» Despite the proliferation of som tum carts in every nook and cranny of the city, do you realise how hard it is to find a really delicious som tum nowadays?
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Taking time to smell the roses
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 29/06/2015
» If travelling helps you grow as a person, then my growth must have been stunted over the past five years when I laid low and concentrated on my house reconstruction and other distractions.
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Take Thainess with a grain of salt
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/01/2015
» The main intersections of downtown Bangkok were once again closed to traffic and packed with crowds last week, but it had nothing to do with political protests. We were just being encouraged by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to "discover" our "Thainess" with an elaborate procession of decorated floats replete with dancers and literary tableaux.
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Sweeping dust under the carpet
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 26/10/2015
» There's been a lot of effort on the part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to "regulate" streetside vendors. Silom Road was a prime target area, followed by Saphan Lek and various other locations in the city. In some areas, not only were vendors using up pavement space to sell their wares, they had also erected semi-permanent structures with steel reinforcements.
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When enough is enough
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/11/2015
» Everyone is talking about a philosophical gem shared by The Voice Thailand judge Singto Numchok. This first-time judge, who is recognised by his fedora and ukulele, remarked to two contestants in the battle round, knowing that one of them would be sent home that day. "Someone asked me: 'If I hadn't been successful in music, what would I have done with my life?' I asked them back: 'What is your definition of success in music? Is it fame? Is it a hit song? Is that success, and is that the only way to achieve happiness?'
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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.
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A killer named Happy
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 02/03/2015
» I consider myself fortunate to have met so many interesting people during my lifetime. And they keep coming, sometimes when I least expect it.
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Driven to insanity
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 12/01/2015
» I was intrigued to read an extensive article in this newspaper recently on the whys and wherefores of getting a driver's licence in Thailand. It was a topic that I recently had to experience a second time in my life, and I thought I should add my own two satangs to the topic.
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The promise of sunrise
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/12/2014
» There is something magical and mystical about sunrises and sunsets. Perhaps it's the transition from night to day, day to night, the passing of time, the impermanence of life, or of being reborn.
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Driving me up the wall
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 09/06/2014
» The Department of Land Transport has made it a little more difficult to get your driver’s licence. This is good news, as it is supposed to mean that we will be better qualified drivers behind the wheels.
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