• LIFE

  The power of pride

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 31/10/2013

  » Ihave just returned from my second visit to Taipei, a beautiful city with a lot to offer. Famed for its modernity, vibrant street life and political passion, Taipei holds another significance that not many Thais know about _ it is home to Asia's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parade.

• LIFE

  School of rock

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/09/2013

  » For those about to rock, we educate you. After more than two decades in the local and international music industry, Chomthawat Yongkittikul wondered whether there was a new business model that he should turn to. He tried to recall what he and other people had wanted when they were young, and he realised it was a music school where you don't feel obliged but instead inspired.

• OPINION

  Remember those without mothers

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/08/2013

  » Yesterday was the day most Thai mothers had their moments, as it was National Mother's Day. Unfortunately, mine was not among the many happy mothers, as I couldn't make it to visit her this year. And a promise was made on the phone that I will make it up to her as soon as possible.

• LIFE

  Worth getting excited about

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 26/07/2013

  » It's campy and flamboyant, feisty and funny. I'm So Excited is everything you love about the works of prominent (and gay) Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.

• LIFE

  She's still 'real'

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 09/07/2013

  » Everything about singer Jennifer Lopez screams sexiness: her eyes, her hair, her curves, her honey-coloured skin and her infectious giggle. The dancing diva is bringing sexy back with her latest dance single Live It Up featuring Pitbull, which was premiered worldwide last month.

• LIFE

  British Invasion

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/04/2013

  » Playing their first showcase in Thailand and Southeast Asia earlier this month was UK pop-rock boy band Lawson. Currently based in London, Lawson consists of four members: Andy Brown (acoustic guitar and vocal), Ryan Fletcher (bass guitar), Joel Peat (lead guitar) and Adam Pitts (drums).

• TECH

  Add Same-Sex and stir

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 28/03/2013

  » I'm sure many of us have the habit of switching television channels during commercial breaks. So perhaps the mark of true creativity in the ad-making world is when we don't do that _ when a commercial grabs our attention and we stick to watching it instead of shunning it.

• OPINION

  The crying shame

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 14/02/2013

  » I always cry at wedding ceremonies, and I think I like doing it. I like it to the point that it has become one of the main reasons to go to a wedding: to cry as a congratulatory gesture to the groom and the bride.

• LIFE

  Triumph in adversity

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/02/2013

  » Klao Rojanamethakul was 10 years old when he had to quit school. With seven siblings to look after, his parents couldn't afford all their children full access to complete basic education. Young Klao decided to follow his father _ a well-known master of nang talung shadow puppetry native to south Thailand _ to such performances in the region.

• LIFE

  Razor's edge

  Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/01/2013

  » Everything about a barbershop is nostalgic: the buzzing-bee sound of a clipper, the fragrant scent of talcum, the cut-throat razor and rotating chair. For most Thai men, they evoke memories of their formative years, a place where as students they were given a proper (military-style, in certain cases) short haircut as required by their schools.

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