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Raising a glass to a vintage year
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/01/2014
» One of the perks of my job is that I get to meet so many interesting people and do so many interesting things. Last week, almost as a prologue to my new work year, I was invited to a wine lunch to meet a pretty, young, second-generation winemaker of the Jean-Luc Colombo wine estate in the northern Rhone Valley, France.
Shutdown blazes a trail for cyclists
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/01/2014
» Politics aside, the most amazing thing that happened when Bangkok shut down last Monday was the lovely lack of traffic.
Appreciating the beauty of an imperfect life
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 27/01/2014
» What would you do if you could go back in time and change things?
Canine capers and the company they keep
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/02/2014
» After three months in temporary lodgings on the outskirts of Bangkok, I'm just beginning to get the hang of things.
What's wrong with using textbooks?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 10/02/2014
» The end of the school year is fast approaching, and not long after that the next cycle will begin again.
Can we go back to basics in the smartphone era?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/01/2014
» Happy New Year! This is still considered a valid greeting since this is the first Breezy Monday of 2014. Hope you all enjoyed the long break, and feel refreshed and raring to get back to your first full work week.
Upping stakes, shoeboxes and that sundered feeling
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/11/2013
» Last week I went through a major trauma. I moved house. For a lot of people, relocating is just another one of those things you do every few years. For me, it's about uprooting my entire life.
Welcome to the hood!
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/11/2013
» The trauma of moving house has been slightly softened by the novelty of a new neighbourhood.
Cremation rituals and comic relief
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 18/11/2013
» Last week I attended the funeral of a former classmate at a non-mainstream temple, by which I mean that it wasn't held at one of the venues Bangkok residents normally choose for such events.
An apocalyptic state of mind
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 25/11/2013
» I'm in one of those deep, dark places at the moment.