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Hey, soul sister
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 20/01/2017
» When Lezlie Harrison sings, she captures the attention of the whole room. We've had the pleasure of listening in on one of the nights she was performing and we fell head over heels with her sound and bubbly personality. Hailing from New York, she has returned to our beloved city and graced us with her original take on jazz, blues and soul music at The Living Room. Guru chats to her as she lets us in on her favourite artists, what she thinks about the jazz bars in Bangkok and a few of the non-touristy must-do's if we ever find ourselves in the Big Apple.
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Extreme new year pep talk
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 30/12/2016
» What does a new year bring, if not hope and the prospect of starting over with a clean slate? Especially when 2016 was such a mess. And no, we're not just talking about America electing a racist and sexist narcissist for a president.
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Son of vinyl
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 23/12/2016
» Not a fan of the overplayed, for-the-masses type of music? Then you need to tune into Cat Radio, the number one independent music station in Thailand. What makes this station (available on www.thisiscat.com and application: Cat Radio) special (apart from its absence of the typical high-pitch DJs screeching down the microphone stressing the 'r's and 'l's in every sentence — yes we get it, well done, you've finally mastered the American accent!) is its unique picks of songs. This is all thanks to Arthit Promprasit, aka DJ Sonny, whose passion lies in vinyl records. He's been collecting them for over 25 years. His experience in the music field lies beyond the decks and building a huge record collection; he is also a music critic and journalist — as well as a DJ with the smoothest voice we've ever come across.
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Young, wild & free
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 08/07/2016
» Although the term "changemaker" is becoming increasingly popular in Thailand, finding someone with this occupation whose interest and passion lies in creative learning and community building is a rare gem. Meet Sikharin "Chrissie" Langkulsen; while she works full-time as a project manager at HUBBA, her spare time is wisely spent organising artistic projects that brings individuals together. We catch up with her as she tells us about the latest project "Young Ja Tum" that kicked up quite a storm on social media.
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Welcome back to school
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 13/05/2016
» With Trump setting his sights on building a gigantic wall across the US border to keep out illegal immigrants, Clinton fighting to be the first female president and Cameron scratching his head over the Brexit biscuit, what is currently on our leader's mind, you might ask? Why, setting up a re-education camp for frequent government critics, of course.
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Post-new year's syndrome
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 08/01/2016
» Let's nip this in the bud. Holiday season is officially over. Phew, and we thought that was going to be hard to say. As it turns out, writing it down is much easier.Since we're not ones to mope nor sulk about how we've already broken the resolutions we set seven days ago (thanks to that piece of leftover cake in the fridge), we thought it best to give you, Dear Readers, a quick rundown on how to get over holiday withdrawal and grab life by the horns (and 2016 by the balls).
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Lindy hop, We don't stop
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 04/09/2015
» The growing community of dance studios in Bangkok is one of many signs that our beloved country is finally embracing the multiple facets of art and dance. You can now take pole dancing and belly dancing lessons without worrying about the stigma they once bore, or practise aerial acrobatics just for the fun of it, as opposed to actually wanting to join the cast of Cirque du Soleil. Chayapong "Oat" Naviroj, founder and owner of The Hop dance studio (252/8 Silom Road, between Silom Soi 18-20, www.thehopbangkok.com), has been instrumental in introducing Bangkok to the art of swing dancing, which has kicked up a quite a stir within the dance community, as well as in the social scene. He tells Guru about how he got into the swing of things — and reveals a few of his favourite swing-worthy tracks.
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Colleague complexes
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 22/05/2015
» Unless you work in a magical land where heinous crimes such as nicking your co-workers' stapler don't occur, you're living the nine-to-five dream like the rest of us. Sometimes, it's not the workload itself that gets on our nerves -- it's those irritating human beings you call “colleagues” who linger around your desk. Fear not, dear readers, we've compiled a manual that'll help you through yet another week. (Disclaimer: Any resemblance to real people, especially those working in our office, is purely coincidental.)
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Full metal madness
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 12/12/2014
» Jon Nutt is a familiar name in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) scene in Thailand. The American is the country’s biggest promoter of the sport, both figuratively and literally (he’s 193cm). After becoming fed up with run-of-the-mill martial arts competitions, he set up Full Metal Dojo (fb.com/fullmetaldojo) – a series of events across Thailand that aims to give local and international talents a chance to compete and be recognised. Here, Jon gives us a few insights into the world of MMA and tells us why there’s more to the sport than just people beating each other senseless in a cage.
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The campaigns
Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 03/10/2014
» Recently, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha issued a 23-page policy statement on how he intends to get this country back on its feet. Of course, we’re not one to criticise his foolproof plans, nor suggest that he should come up with another song, this time collaborating with popular artists like Thaitanium or Joey Boy to keep the young’uns from switching radio stations every time the tune comes on. Instead, Guru enlists the help of aspiring change-makers from different industries to come up with their own political campaigns of what improvements they’d like to see, what laws should be implemented and even the lyrics to their own songs; so if the present and future PMs ever run out of ideas, they’ll know where to look.
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