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#Lies
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 01/04/2016
» Today is April Fools' Day, another useless celebration human beings have come up with, perhaps out of sheer boredom.
#Summer
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 25/03/2016
» Earlier this month, our intern interviewed artist Nakrob Moonmanas. One of his quotes particularly resonated with me. "Look at us, we celebrate everything -- Songkran, Valentine's Day, New Year's, Christmas and Chinese New Year."
#PlasticBeauty
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 11/03/2016
» I was recently at a hospital visiting a friend. This particular hospital is famous for cosmetic surgery, so much so that I admit I was at first a little surprised my friend said she gave birth to her baby there.
#Tescology
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 18/03/2016
» Here's my theory -- the best way to learn about Thai people's behaviours is to go to Tesco Lotus.
#LifeWellTravelled
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 04/03/2016
» Would you look at the calendar -- it's almost Songkran! Oh, long holiday, how I have missed you.
#Universe
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 26/02/2016
» Two weeks ago, when my news feed was flushed with reports on the discovery of gravitational waves, I also discovered something.
#Confidence
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 19/02/2016
» If you went to a Thai school, you know that confidence is something highly discouraged. Confidence can lead to rebellion — or so Thai adults think — and must be suppressed from a young age.
#TillDebtDoUsApart
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 12/02/2016
» Unless you've been living under a rock -- or in a place with horrible 3G -- you'll have heard about the dentist who refused to repay a 30 million baht scholarship and is now living a supposedly hi-so life in the US. Her guarantors were forced to pay her debt. After the news became widespread, she made a promise to pay them back.
#CreativeTradition
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 05/02/2016
» I was in an elevator with two university girls. One, I assume, was a Chinese-Thai, and the other was probably not. That's not the point. The point was, naturally, I eavesdropped.
#NoComment
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 15/01/2016
» I recently read a great quote: "Maturing is realising how many things don't require your comment."