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The best lessons are in a class of their own
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 10/01/2013
» With the audacious daydream that I might be able to change the world through one kid at a time, I tutor during the weekends. I honestly really fear for the future of (Thai) mankind, so I drag myself out of bed every Sunday morning and try to give my students what their clearly lacking schools fail to.
Now Showing!
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/01/2013
» Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaai! The world of 10-minute songs, pot-bellied-and-sari-clad starlets, moustachoied heroes and lovebirds romping around the scenic hills of Bollywood was once a staple of Thai audiences _ then it was washed away by the shifting tide of pop-culture whims, and now, it has come back again in its full glory: Indian movies are playing consistently on the big screens of Bangkok cinemas.
What's new, pussycat?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/01/2013
» If you haven't been living under a rock for the past two months, we're pretty sure you must have come across, or heard about the newest cat cafe in town: Purr Cat Cafe Club. We're sure this concept cafe is nothing obscure to ailurophiles, but for those who exhibit indifference to these curious creatures, a cat cafe is one where the shop's kitties are free to walk wherever they want.
Beauty and the blogs
B Magazine, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 27/01/2013
» Chavaporn Laohapongchana, better known as "Ploy Chava", is hard to miss on the Thai fashion scene _ attending all the right events and parties, palling around with A-listers who have come to depend on her fashion and style advice, and recently named Elle Thailand's first style and social editor.
Forever Running Alone
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 30/01/2013
» Temple Run 2 is here! Developed and released by Imangi, fans of the Indiana Jones-esque game who have gotten tired of running around in the same old primeval, deserted temple can now run on another ancient structure... but on a mountain above the clouds. Visually speaking, it's more exciting as there are a whole lot of new things to surprise you at every corner, whether it is a waterfall, spinning spiky traps, a river, fire, stone ruins or string bridges to jump over or duck under.
Cheers to tradition
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 31/01/2013
» Among the people that always show up at the annual football game between Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, there is probably no one who knows every step and particular of the event from start to finish, down to the very last second, than Boonpachakasem "Jeng" Sermwatanarkul.
Siam center goes fourth
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 11/01/2013
» It's not easy to be the first, not in the retail business. And against ambitions of regional magnitude from CentralWorld and Siam Paragon, Siam Center _ the first speciality shopping centre in the prime area of Pathumwan-Ratchaprasong _ has been struggling with a few renovations and rebranding to keep its long-cherished "cool".
Degrees of Fame
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/02/2013
» Can you learn to be a star? Perhaps, or at least that's what a lot of young people believe, for it has been biologically embedded in our instinct to want the easiest and most entertaining job that also comes with fame and money.
Plain but priceless
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/12/2012
» I have a great secret that I really don't want to share, because I don't want to see hordes of people at my favourite place to wallow in solitude the moment this review comes out. But since it's my job to do so, I have no choice but to spill the beans on where to head for, what I think, the best desserts in town.
A life at the Opera
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 08/02/2013
» Judge Bao, the flinty and decisive Chinese opera character with a crescent Moon on his forehead, starts to sing and glide across the stage. As usual, he's handing out his verdict to criminals and upholding morality, yet something sets this particular Bao apart from his other incarnations: He sings in Thai.