A rockin’ good time
HARD ROCK CAFE in Siam Square Soi 11, the first Thai outlet of the American burger chain, recently celebrated its silver jubilee with an exhibition of memorabilia, a rock-themed fashion show, a rock...
View ArticleSquare but with nice curves: My housemaid, the robot
SMART TECHNOLOGY finds its way into such mundane tasks as house cleaning with the launch of LG’s new Hom-Bot Inverter. The VR65710LVMP, as the new |robot cleaner is called, is much more than a vacuum,...
View ArticleOn the road with Nga
FRONTMAN OF songs-for-life band Caravan, writer, activist and passionate environmentalist Surachai “Nga” Chantimatorn returns to the stage next month for a concert that records his life as a musical...
View ArticleLong ride to the past
CYCLING IN Central Vietnam is always amazing thanks to the lovely natural scenery and interesting history and culture, but visiting the end of April and beginning of May can be startlingly different...
View ArticleSlow ride through the south
“SLOW LIFE RIDE in Hidden Cities”, part of Nation Broadcasting Corp and the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s bid to get more cyclists touring the upcountry provinces, began last Sunday with 300 people...
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Carrying his own tune
Aof Pongsak will join diva duo New and Jiew in a joint concert, ‘The Battle of BFF’, later this month. ‘Hi, my name is Aof. I’m a singer,” pop star Pongsak Rattanaphong, 31, coyly introduced himself...
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A bag with a heart
Panchalee Phenjati, Monlacha Skulthai and Kongthanatkul Sethisathaporn. Grand opening of Longchamp flagship store Longchamp flagship store, G Floor, Helix Building, The EmQuartier HOST: Suvadee...
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Open office
Sutee Limpanachaipornkul, managing director of NYE Estate. When new-generation developer NYE Estate was looking for a new office space, the managing director Sutee Limpanachaipornkul knew that the...
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What’s trending and happening this week
1The affordable Swedish furniture brand just got even more affordable as today until June 12 marks IKEA’s Mid-Year Sale, with home furnishings and accessories having up to a 70% discount. Over 500...
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The future of Philippine fashion
Meet two young designers from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde who participated in “Face-Off: A Cut Above the Rest,” an event organized to showcase the design talents of students from four fashion...
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‘Gang’ wars erupt, Great payroll swindle, Wild thing
Former politician Wan Yubamrung has dressed down a youngster associated with the “gang” of former political stablemate, Pai “One Point” Lik, after the young man threatened his teen idol son. Wan, son...
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Friends in need
This friendly mother came to us with two tiny babies. Blind in one eye, she was discovered living in an old armchair at Big Buddha hill. Her kittens have since been re-homed and now it is her turn to...
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Now yousee me, too
Tiffany’s has always had a touch of magic. Under the flurry of feathers and the flash of sequins, the beautiful performers of the famous Pattaya cabaret have spent 42 years using illusion and sleight...
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He Came, He SawHe Conquered
The former Woods bassist comes into his own on his third solo LP, a captivating body of work inspired by the wilderness and death. Kevin Morby/ Singing Saw Kansas City native Kevin Morby is an artist...
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Exploring the world garden
Soft on the inside: The mangosteen was too tender to grow even in the tropical climate of southern Florida. During my visit to the Philippines two months ago, a good friend of mine gave me a bag of...
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Falling for his charms
Those ardent followers of the abbot of Wat Dhammakaya remind me of a story that occurred 30 years ago with an equally ardent group known as the Friends of Finch. The saga is intriguing, dear reader,...
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Everything but the sink
There is no need to think that the day is coming when supermarkets in Thailand will have lured so many customers away from smaller general-purpose stores that they all go out of business. The variety...
View ArticleLost in theatrical wonder
Two decades ago a Singaporean theatre artist friend commented that there were many skillful theatre artists and companies here in Thailand but the problem was they didn’t like working together. The...
View ArticleA question of religion
Disguised as a samurai in kimono and topknot, Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti stole ashore on a small Japanese island in 1708, daring to enter a land hostile to his Christian creed. He was...
View ArticleMusic for all the senses
Thailand has an abysmal record in initiating projects to help its disabled members of society so it comes as something of a surprise to see a group of children, all of them blind or severely visually...
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