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A bright spark
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/05/2018
» Upon first meeting, Prof Yongyuth Yuthavong comes across as the sort of intelligent, all-knowing grandfather we'd all like to have and it's no surprise that he's something of a superstar in the world of science.
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Filthy rich, and loving it
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/08/2015
» Days of back-breaking labour in the desolate boonies, farming for their lives, is a stale cliché concerning the Chinese. Women are no longer under some ring of patriarchal oppression and they contemptuously shun haute couture dresses bedecked with phoenix and dragon embroidery. This is a new and brave China we are talking about -- they are not just crazy rich -- they are China Rich, as Kevin Kwan's second book title aptly coins it.
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Lessons from the top
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 24/02/2018
» A conversation with renowned couturier Somchai "Kai" Kaewthong is usually sparkled with the names of khunyings and historical titbits. It is exceedingly difficult to get the man to talk about himself, even if he would be well justified in doing so having been named this year's National Artist. In fact, today is National Artist Day. And along with 16 other figures who have also been honoured with the title, Somchai will be going through the formalities of royally receiving his recognition pin and honour plaque on this very day.
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Glossy READS
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 23/12/2016
» If you aren't going on a rampant shopping spree or jet-setting off anywhere for the holidays, escaping through the slow-burning medium of print can offer a glossiness and introspective calm that an iPad screen cannot. Skip the airfare and frivolous fashion clutter this season to instead feed the soul, by learning some style history and getting inspired by things pretty and edgy. Here are some recent releases by the big fashion houses that bring sheen and glamour to any table they sit on.
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When love and duty conquers pain and heartbreak
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 08/08/2016
» Is it better to come across those big blows earlier in life so you have more time to adjust to them? Or is it better to encounter tragedies when you're older, when you have more experience and a deeper understanding of life? Despite its title, How I Love My Mother by Pariorn Watcharasiri is not a how-to book. The premise that calls for this memoir may be a gloomy one, but not all sob stories need to be tear-jerking.
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Keep calm and wear pastel
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/12/2015
» Say goodbye to masala red because the colour verdict for next spring's fashion (and everything else on the planet) is out. Colour classifier Pantone has announced Rose Quartz and Serenity as 2016's colours of the year. In the award's history of 15 years, this will be a first where two colours are to share the influential title -- it's also a match made in pastel heaven, where a soft warm pink grazes next to its opposite: a soft cool blue.
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The year in style
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 18/12/2015
» The highs and lows of fashion in 2015
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Much more than saris
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/03/2015
» The world instantly associates saris with India. But if Mehzabin Ershad could have it her way, it would also think of the mekhela chador, a half-sari that comes specifically from the Assam state in India. As one of the forces who shaped the northeastern region's fashion industry to the colourful array it is today, the pioneering fashion designer was recently in Bangkok to showcase her designs at "Celebrating Assam", at the inaugural "Festival of India in Thailand".
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The beginning anticipates the end
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/01/2015
» Photos in San Francisco-based artist Stephen Albair's new book, The Beginning Anticipates The End The End Anticipates the Beginning, are a visual journey that only takes natural sunlight, a 42-year-old Nikon and lots of knick-knacks.
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Sticking the world together
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/09/2014
» Eighteen billion stickers are sent through Line every day. The emotions they carry with them however, are boundlessly immeasurable. This green-iconed chatting application has changed the way we communicate, merely through its infectious selection of cheeky rabbits and poker-faced bears.
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