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Bluto vs Barbarella
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 31/08/2015
» Last week we had one of our rare family gatherings, this time to make merit for my late father who passed away 30 years ago. I write quite a bit about my mother, who is still doing well at the age of 97. So today I thought I'd do a bit of reminiscing about my father. Having your own column allows you that bit of self-indulgence.
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Teach our children how to think
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 07/09/2015
» Politics and religion may be taboo conversation subjects, but the subject of education in Thailand is always a great way to get the ball rolling. Everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an opinion to give. Not much of it is positive. The recent announcement by the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) that schools are going to reduce class hours from eight hours a day to six in order to give children time for more extra-curricular activities has caused a lot more concern than praise. I don't think the quantity is going to make any difference, if the quality of teaching is not up to standard and you're not going to get quality teaching in the classroom if you can't pay teachers a reasonable salary. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Just to put things into perspective, according to figures from the 2015 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Switzerland is the country with the most well-paid teachers.
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Frog in a slowly boiling pot
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 20/07/2015
» The current dry season, which is said to be the driest in a century, has put everyone on red alert. Threats of tap water rationing have already got some people stocking up on drinking water and buying giant plastic water bottles to store water for use in the home.
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Taking time to smell the roses
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 29/06/2015
» If travelling helps you grow as a person, then my growth must have been stunted over the past five years when I laid low and concentrated on my house reconstruction and other distractions.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 06/07/2015
» Saying farewell is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. This past week has been one of parting and farewells and there is nothing sweet about it, contrary to Shakespeare's beautiful lines; only a heavy heart.
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Winded by internet windfalls
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 13/07/2015
» I’m going to be rich! Or, to be more precise, I’m going to be rich if I believe all the e-mails that are sent to me.
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The Southern Belle of East Bangkok
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 27/04/2015
» I am spoiled. Totally spoiled.
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Mother of all challenges
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 04/05/2015
» I was at a mega shopping complex one day, having a quick bite at a Scandinavian-style cafe with high tables and tall stools. Three young sisters, aged between four and eight I imagine, were seated at one long table, enjoying their meal. Their parents must have been nearby, but not seated with them at that particular moment.
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No place for sissies
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 11/05/2015
» There is no way around it. Nothing has occupied as many of my thoughts and emotions over the last week as my birthday. How self-centred can I get?
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In search of the muse
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 18/05/2015
» You would think writing a weekly column is a cinch. There must be so much to write about — things that happen in the world, things that happen in your life, things that occur around you. That's probably true, yet sometimes it's agonising to sit in front of the computer, staring at a blank screen and finding nothing of substance to write about.
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