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Getting away from it all, and bringing more back
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/01/2015
» The holiday travelling season is over. So I'm sure many of my fellow Thais have a fresh experience of fak sue khong, which loosely translates to "asking someone to buy something for you".
Plane your fears away
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/02/2015
» When did you last travel by air?
Chinese etiquette comes up short
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 23/10/2014
» No matter how much travellers complain about the increase in numbers of Chinese tourists, who over recent years have flocked to popular holiday destinations across the globe, my vacation experience (OK, only a part of it) was actually enriched thanks to them.
A human scandal
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/08/2014
» Today is World Humanitarian Day and coincides with the anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, that killed 22 aid workers on Aug 19, 2003. It commemorates all who have lost their lives in humanitarian service and honours the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world.
An education for Obec
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 19/09/2014
» Recently, Life ran a story on how Thai students were paying others to do their school assignments for them.
Running away from parental responsibility
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/07/2014
» Last month, a family from the country found out that they had inadvertently built up a huge bill by purchasing items in a smartphone game and thus owed a fortune to a telecommunications company. The story hit the news and caused a public outcry and from what I know, at least three similar incidents have since become public knowledge.
The drugs do work
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/05/2014
» For the past 30 years I’ve had the duty of preparing the weekly medication for my 97-year-old grandma. Each day she takes approximately 10-15 pills for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, among other ailments. Some of the pills are prescribed, others aren’t.
The career or the kid — what matters most?
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 12/06/2014
» Several weeks ago, I came across an Intelligence Squared debate on BBC World News. This particular episode, a tribute to International Women’s Day, titled The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Cannot Rock The Boardroom. After watching for a few very intriguing minutes, I was firmly hooked.
Time to stop the trash overload
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 01/04/2014
» The recent fire at an illegal landfill in Samut Prakan, which sent toxic fumes across the province and parts of Bangkok, strengthens my long-held feeling that we have been producing too much junk — and that has to stop now.
Don't carry the donkey
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/01/2014
» Vexatiously, the political tension that has been going on for the past couple of months has brought a new lifestyle hype to Thais. I'm not talking about people joining the rallies, blocking intersections, expressing political opinions on Facebook or dressing up to present their standpoint. I'm simply talking about a new sense of political awareness, especially among those in Bangkok.