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Sometimes we're all a bit prickly
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 20/08/2014
» Because it's in season this time of year, durian comes at a much cheaper price, allowing me to indulge in the yellow fruit as much as I can.
The price of luck
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 16/07/2014
» One afternoon, as I was walking through a fresh market, the normally talkative female vendors were rather quiet. All ears were pressed to the radio, their attention captured by the broadcast of the lottery draw. After the results were read, it was interesting to see the jubilant and disappointed reactions on the faces of the people in the market.
Talent at your fingertips
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 14/05/2014
» Have you ever entered a talent show? I did, once crooning The Everly Brothers’ All I Have To Do Is Dream in front of an audience of pupils and teachers at a British primary school.
Violence, bad kharma and just desserts
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 25/02/2014
» The ongoing political conflict in Thailand could be viewed through the prism of bantuek kharma (an account of the commission of deeds which bring bad kharma). The individuals who were responsible for last weekend’s horrific attacks on anti-government protesters in Trat and the Ratchaprasong area of Bangkok that resulted in the deaths of innocent children will one day have to pay for their evil deeds.
Water, water everywhere
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 02/04/2014
» Catching a cab in Singapore, you may get the chance to meet Oli Pettigrew, the cute host of the on-the-road TV game show that challenges passengers with general-knowledge questions to win a cash prize.
Age ain't nothing but a number
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 21/01/2014
» Today, I have fellow writers half my age and find myself interviewing people whose parents are as old as me, yet they still call me Pi (sister) instead of Pa (auntie).
Is the 'dirty snowball' an omen?
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 28/11/2013
» I happen to be a superstitious person, and with the boiling political turmoil, hopefully today's advent of a celestial body is not a bad omen.
Don't forget the poor in rush to become medical hub
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 24/09/2013
» Today marks Mahidol Day, which pays tribute to HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej who passed away on Sept 24, 1929.
Few creature comforts
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 29/10/2013
» Last week, pachyderm problems came under the spotlight and raised concerns about the future of Thailand's national animal.
When burglars get bolder
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 16/08/2013
» Daily robberies are reported on TV news showing CCTV footage of crimes at convenience stores and gold shops. We can see how bad guys with their covered faces can easily get away with gold ornaments or money from the cash register.