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Style straight from the oven
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/06/2013
» Finding accessories that suit a man's particular taste can be quite a challenge _ which is exactly why Titat "Pete" Kuantrakul decided to start making his own bow ties and shirt buttons. It was supposed to be a pet project to sate his own needs, but eventually evolved into an online business, Tabbed Boutique. The boutique's philosophy is in line with and but a mere reflection of the way Pete dresses, which he describes as: "Simple and polished but with one eye-catching or playful decoy."
Lost for words
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/05/2013
» I still remember the day Chai came back to class after meeting a girl during our gap hour when we were still in college. Pat was her name. She had perfectly light, fair skin and she was decked out in pearl earrings, a costly print scarf and a status handbag, according to his description.
The Bangkok tea party
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/04/2013
» Just like bell-bottoms morphing into boot-cut and eventually skinny jeans, the way people enjoy their cuppa also changes over time. Sipping tea from porcelain cups with pinkies raised may not be a common sight in Thailand just yet, but tea-drinking is very much a part of our everyday life whether we realise it or not. The availability of tea is more relevant when it is staring at us through a plastic bottle, usually with a brightly cluttered tag, or in a tea bag that we mindlessly dunk into hot water. In other words, it is produced for the masses with nothing personal or delicate at all. The recently opened tea salons around town, however, are looking to stimulate the fine culture and experience of tea time: scones, timers and all.
Breaking the nation's moral bankruptcy
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/02/2013
» Not everyone is cut out to become a fascinating, world-changing leader who gets interviewed by The New York Times, but that doesn't mean they don't bring anything to the table. I know I am just another person, but I try to be more than a lump who changes oxygen into carbon dioxide. With that said, I want to offer the reader something of value, rather than taking the easy way out and ranting about getting bitten by a dog the other day.
Keeping abreast of the latest innovations
Muse, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/11/2012
» There's a certain irony to clothing - it seems to matter because it's seen (everyone wants to look pretty and well dressed, right?), although in reality, it's what's not seen that actually matters.
Reflecting home, from a distance
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/12/2012
» Vikas Swarup is best known for his global hit novel Q&A, which became an even bigger hit in 2008 when Danny Boyle made it into an Oscar-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire.
Rendered speechless
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/10/2012
» The name Nipan Oranniwesna should ring a bell for those who prefer art that doesn't necessarily look like art as we know it. By that thinking, you will be greeted by mundane everyday objects: wooden planks, rice or whatever that is so easy to dismiss.