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#Heat
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 29/04/2016
» I never see the point of saying something obvious -- it's a waste of time, like saying today is Friday. What good does it do? Nada. But how can one not talk about this extreme heat we're living with?
#PublicTransport
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 24/06/2016
» I grew up taking the bus on a regular basis. My school was walking distance from my home, but on lazy days, I would just hop on the bus and save myself maybe five minutes in doing so.
#LifeWellTravelled
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/03/2016
» Would you look at the calendar -- it's almost Songkran! Oh, long holiday, how I have missed you.
#PrayForThailand
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 21/08/2015
» About a week ago, I told my friend I didn't ever want my kid to grow up. She agreed, saying it's probably irresponsible to bring a new life into this kind of world. Our reasons were simple -- the ever-worsening traffic, people's deceitfulness, cruel climate change and just the struggle of life in general. Try getting through Friday evening traffic on payday when it rains on Sukhumvit Road -- you'll see what I mean. Or read this issue's cover story, which pretty much sums it up.
#BangkokDriversSyndrome
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 10/07/2015
» I was about a few years short of being able to apply for my driver's license when they announced they would no longer be offering lifelong permits. That means, for the rest of my life, I'm required to visit the Department of Land Transport every five years to renew this little white card that I've never really used — for which I am proud, as it means I've never been flagged down by traffic police!
Virtual reality can be just that - virtual
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 13/03/2015
» My friend recently revealed something I never imagined would happen to someone I know. She told me that our mutual, distant friend had been creating a fake life on Facebook, posting pictures taken from other websites.
The fine line between teaching and cheating
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/01/2015
» When I was a second-grader, I remember being assigned by my art teacher to draw an image of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. What's an eight-year-old to do? I told my mother to help me out.
The fine line between 'right' and 'self-righteous'
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/02/2015
» Religion is a sensitive topic and needs to be approached with extra care, so much so that people sometimes avoid talking about it altogether.
Don’t hate the player — hate the game
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 20/02/2014
» It is funny how either Thaksin or Suthep is blamed for virtually everything today. Recently, when the lights went out momentarily in my community, one of my neighbours cursed: “Thaksin is behind this. What an evil man, making people suffer like this!” When stuck in the usual traffic in front of a mall a few weeks back, the taxi driver complained: “Damn those protestors. Suthep is making us all suffer! He’s behind everything!”
The path of enlightenment
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 25/10/2013
» Siam Square used to feel like my second home, since I went to a school in that area for three years, and spent four years at the university next to it. But today, I dread going there, what with the traffic being so awful and the clothes sold there being so tiny I feel like a giant.