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Day of the dance
Life, Published on 23/11/2012
» Get to know more about dances from around the globe at "Dance the World in One Day 2012" on Dec 1 and 2 at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
E-bikes may be the thing to end our scooter chaos
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/11/2012
» Oh yes, I was constantly asked, challenged and reprimanded. "Are you cycling in Beijing?" And: "Why don't you ride a bicycle in Beijing?" And then, a line which came out like an insult: "It is good that you don't. You will get hit by a car anyway." Ouch.
Feel the power of Agera R
Life, Published on 23/11/2012
» Niche Cars is now taking orders of one of the world's most powerful and fastest cars: the Koenigsegg Agera R, priced from a staggering 80 million baht up.
Baptism of fire
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/11/2012
» Nothing in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master matches the freakish intensity of the milkshake moment at the end of There Will Be Blood, but here's another strange, affecting character study whose quivers come off from the acting: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix holding court, while Amy Adams, gentle yet febrile, lighting a fire of neurosis and mystery from the fringe.
Bilimbi
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/11/2012
» A backyard fruit (Averrboa bilimbi) found all over Southeast Asia but not yet commonly available in markets, bilimbi looks like a tiny cucumber and has a very sour and acidic taste even when ripe.
Hurray for Honmono
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/11/2012
» The atmosphere was rather jaunty. Upbeat tunes enlivened the dining room in which nothing much more than an extraordinarily long sushi bar was set against a white brick wall underneath an industrial loft-style ceiling. Young office workers were spotted among other casually attired diners, all of whom came mainly for the variety of sushi.
Gallic Classics
Life, Pamela Tan, Published on 23/11/2012
» Selecting, preparing and serving all the fine wines for the fourth Bangkok Post Charity Wine Dinner is Tiwa Yenwattana, the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok's wine expert who, for the past 10 years, has been the sommelier for Le Normandie and all of the hotel's restaurants.
BP, Rosneft say they have signed off on TNK-BP sale
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» British oil major BP and Russian group Rosneft said Thursday that they have signed a final agreement on the sale by BP to Rosneft of half of the third biggest Russian oil company, TNK-BP, as part of a major shift in strategy by the British company.
I have nothing to lose, says Alonso
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Fernando Alonso insists he has nothing to lose in this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix title showdown in which he seeks to wreck defending champion Sebastian Vettel's bid for a third title and take the crown himself for a third time.
Archos launches family tablet
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» The Archos FamilyPad is the latest in an emerging market of oversized tablets designed for simultaneous use by multiple users.