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Man & myth
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 04/07/2014
» Michael Uslan believes in mythologies and the gods and demons that inhabit them.
Dog-eared distractions
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 19/05/2014
» Dogs have always been more than a mere pet to Nathawee “Nat” Limpanilchart, who has been surrounded by canines all her life. Recently, she’s struck a publishing deal with Banlue Books, which has made her Facebook page, Maa Ja (Dog Please), into a book of the same name.
Cartoon loonies
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/05/2014
» Thai characters have recently been making their presence felt on global chatting app Line. Life talks with two local artists about their roads to success and how their stickers don’t bring in a lot of money, but mostly memories of beloved comics
Support the real cause
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/02/2014
» A protest of three months is nothing to throw confetti for, but what has festered around various spots in town is no doubt a curious wonder to witness — it will surely fuel stories of sorts that I will tell youngsters in the future.
The world at their feet
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/11/2013
» It has taken Roy Flynn, 36, and Nicole Denise Schreiter, 31,500 days to travel by car from Switzerland to Thailand. Leaving their old lives as a technical businessman and nurse in Switzerland behind without any doubts in March last year, thanks to a sense of wanderlust, the couple has travelled through 23 countries, four world religions, and many plateaus and climates after saving for the trip for seven years. Their route on land has led them to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia, Western China, the Himalayas, India, and finally to Southeast Asia.
Resorting to this
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/08/2013
» Maurice Jones' first book The Last Resort, about senior citizens seeking solace in Thailand during their last years in life, encourages the British to start asking deep and penetrating questions regarding their care for the elderly.
Swept up in the royal wave
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/08/2013
» The many jubilant happenings in the United Kingdom are currently making the British well worthy of a spot on world's social radar and our undivided attention. The arrival of a certain baby may have commanded an unwavering spotlight, but another recent royal event is also worth a mark in the record books. To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary on the throne (she was crowned on June 2, 1953) the Coronation Festival was last month held right in the very gardens of Buckingham Palace for the first time.
Days of being wild
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 07/06/2013
» Coming-of-age films usually plant a new seed of hope in our hearts, and while Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (This Crazy Youthful Feeling) will strike come chords with young adults, it doesn't quite wrap up all that it started.
Time to ditch those digital delusions
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/05/2013
» My relationship with books is what you might call unhealthily zealous. After all, the place in which I spend hours at the mall is the bookstore. My favourite designer (Olympia Le Tan) makes clutches that look like books. My childhood fixation revolved around strategically hiding books when I was over my library borrowing limit, alongside incessantly rearranging my bookshelf, and ultimately, I flatly refuse to date guys who don't read. Reading seems to cover most aspects of my life and has, by far, been a life-long love affair that has yet to wither.
Literal change
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/04/2013
» Nila Tanzil dedicates much of her spare time to improving children's literacy, and nowhere is this more evident than on 10 islands in eastern Indonesia. The founder of Rainbow Reading Gardens has helped establish 25 children's libraries in 25 villages, with the promise of more to come, which the non-profit organisation runs with the help of volunteers.