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The international voice
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 26/06/2015
» A thousand unread messages are waiting for Nida "Rimi" Doowa in the hilariously named chat group "Choom Tang Siang Tong" (Junction Of Golden Voices) on Line. Her fellow contestants from The Voice Thailand Season 2 are clearly a chatty bunch, but the Thai-born Indian smiles at the thought of other things the show has brought her in launching her music career.
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To selfie or not to selfie?
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 03/07/2015
» The photograph was fuzzy, but ironically, I clearly remember the moment of coming across it, and what was on it, as if it were just yesterday. It was a picture of a pale, blurry blob of a face, framed by jet-black hair tied in a low ponytail. On that face, lay an eager smile and two unfocused specks of flash in what appeared to be beady and squinty eyes. Two pale arms on the sides implied that the camera was already as stretched out as far as it could be. But all this happened a terribly long time ago, circa 1994, way before the ghastly concept of the selfie was born.
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A British step above
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 11/06/2015
» Golden platform heels and see-through box-clutches may have been reinterpreted, redesigned and reproduced by many "impressionists", but it all trickled down from Charlotte Olympia. Recently celebrating their first flagship store in Bangkok, the British luxury and accessories brand boasts a shop that exudes old-world Hollywood glamour, selling the kind of shoes that have people looking at your feet before they look at your face. Currently, there are eight stores across the world, with Thailand's being the second store to open in Asia.
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whipping up a storm
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/06/2015
» Why anyone would want to live in Westeros sounds insane (and morbid), but to those that fantasise about it, Jessica Henwick suggests that Dorne is probably the best city to do so.
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Filling in the pages of history
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 30/04/2015
» I roll my eyes so hard I can practically see the back of my brain. My 16-year-old tutee, Jag, hasn't the faintest idea of the difference between World War I and World War II. I don't think I'm going to let him off the hook — by this age he should at least have some rough idea about two of the most crucial turning points in modern history.
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Beam me up
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/04/2015
» Out of the myriad of shiny, new stores at EmQuartier, a brightly lit one oozes organised and happy vibes. Those who frequent Tokyo are sure to know Beams, a lifestyle and fashion destination established in Harujuku in 1976, selling American duds and imports.
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Summer treats to beat the heat
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 17/04/2015
» Songkran's over but the temperature is still smothering. Stay cool with Life's selection of Thai-owned, home-made novelty ice cream parlours.
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You can always go Downton
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 15/01/2015
» On Monday, Joanne Froggatt of Downton Abbey fame won her first Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a series. I started to squeal, scream, cry and do a victory dance in my head as if I had just won the award myself. But because I was at work, I dutifully simmered down and continued with my enchanting office life.
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Exploring the last frontier
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 20/10/2014
» Uncle Nelson Howe sent 3 million viewers into hysterical laughing fits when a viral video of him swearing in Thai was posted on YouTube in March. Scripted, directed and shot in just a day by Salmon Books' cash cow writer, Thanachart "Benz" Siripatrachai, the video propelled Thanachart's book it was unashamedly peddling — New York 1st Time — to bestseller status.
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Jewel in the crown
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 21/11/2014
» Fine jewellery brand Anyallerie has launched its first flagship boutique in Thailand at Central Embassy under the theme "The Glorious Birth".
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