In the US, where choosing their leaders is for some strange reason a very serious matter, the discussion centers on whether the candidates for president are “ready” to do the job. Not here. We know that our prime minister isn’t ready. Even Samak knows that Samak isn’t ready. (read more...)
Dear Mr. KIA, I’m looking for a restaurant where my alumni friends (along with their husbands and wives and kids) and I can meet up and blurb about the good old days. (read more...)
You may know it as break dancing, but it’s now known as B-boy. The young guys taking up the challenge congregate around the BTS station near MBK after 6 pm. (read more...)
From performance art to film, this all-round artist is involved in many projects. He plays a supporting role in Kwamsuk Khong Kati, based on the award-winning novel. (read more...)
Songyos “Yong” Sugmakanan, one of the directors of Fan Chan, made a name for himself with the thriller Dek Hor, which garnered rave reviews and many awards, including Best Feature Film from the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival. (read more...)
For a while forgotten, or remembered because of her incident with Tata Young in 2006, Supassara is now a Sahamongkol Film star. After the hilarious Ghost Station, she’s now back in Pongchayut’s latest flick, Baan Phee Perb. (read more...)
We’d be forgiven for thinking that the USA’s answer to real Italian pizza is Pizza Hut. But in fact there are more delicious interpretations of this ubiquitous Italian export, and “New York”-style is perhaps the best-known of these. NYSP is a “chain” with outlets in several US states, four in China and now two in Bangkok. (read more...)
Loosely translated as “very good,” Sanyod definitely lives up to its name. This long-standing eatery has stood the test of time and taste and become an institution for its loyal patrons. Originally, Sanyod was a small shop sitting at the corner of Soi Charasvieng. (read more...)