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Twinkling stars
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/05/2016
» Around 13.8 billion years ago, when the Big Bang gave birth to the universe, stars were formed. Then, time after time, substances that are known as primordial minerals -- what make up the stellar bodies -- are believed to have travelled to the Earth in the form of meteorites. One of the minerals was carbonado, or black diamond, a type of diamond speculated to hail from space.
Sworn out of secrecy
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 24/02/2016
» Thailand may have been taken to task by the international community for its treatment of émigrés escaping persecution, from the Rohingya to the Uighur and some Chinese dissidents. But for North Korean defectors running away from their country, Thailand is often their only safe haven.
A native son returns for some homecooking
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/03/2016
» On a nondescript cul-de-sac in the lively Ekamai neighbourhood, several cars disappear into a house tucked behind a tall maroon-coloured gate from approximately 6-7pm every day. You may guess that it’s people visiting a friend’s house.
Banking on sustainability
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 03/02/2016
» TMB Bank recently won the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards (Aces), hosted by the MORS Group in Singapore, under the category Top Community Care Awards, making it Thailand's only company to win such an accolade.
Comfort for the soul
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/02/2016
» Dear readers, if you were born in 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986 or 1998 (the Year of the Tiger), read carefully. If you're looking forward to a rosy year ahead, you might be in for a major disappointment. Because 2016 is out to get you. If you scrape your car against a tree, get bitten by a dog, get pooped on the head by a pigeon, or end up on a delayed flight, remember that it might not be a pure coincidence. This year, for you, is filled with predestined mishaps.
Majestically poised and lit up
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 28/12/2015
» When the 70s British rock band The Soft Boys sang I Want To Be An Anglepoise Lamp, they had a point. Why wouldn't you want to be one of these, considering the supreme privilege that is associated with this the iconic British brand, famous for desk lamps engineered with a pivoted arm and counterbalanced springs.
No concept? No community mall!
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 30/12/2015
» While the definition of a "community mall", according to The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), is a shopping centre that offers convenience-oriented merchandise and usually comes with a specific anchor, size and design format, what the term is known for in the Thai context is slightly different. Here, we have nationally come to terms with using the term "community mall" to fondly describe any open-air, gentrified shopping place that disproportionately houses a bunch of mundane eateries that never really go beyond shabu-shabu restaurants or wine bars.
Biking for the joy in life
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 18/01/2016
» Most people in their right minds would agree that cancer is the last thing they want to have in their lives. Onusa Loetsuwanphaisan thought likewise before she was diagnosed with the demoralising illness five years ago. Now, however, she says something that probably makes her sound slightly cuckoo: she is thankful that she had cancer.
Flower Power
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 20/01/2016
» What makes you different as a floral artist? Asked this question and Sakul Intakul, who is the man behind a string of exquisite works, from his royal commissions for Her Majesty the Queen to his floral installations at Bulgari Hotels & Resorts in Bali and Rome International Film Festival, will give you his answer, one that is humble and yet sounds like a bluff.
Dying in the spotlight
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 22/01/2016
» It has been four days since the Thai people lost their beloved actor Thrisadee "Por" Sahawong to dengue fever. His passing has had the nation frozen in mourning. Considering the fact that we mostly got to know him through his roles in soap operas, the phenomenal scale of public reaction means the actor must have done something very right.