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#169: New Year, New You - Your eight-fold path to physical nirvana
February 5th, 2008
Fresh market Bon Marché is re-born as a community mall.
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January 19th, 2007
The Silly Fools’ new “mini album” may only have five songs on it, but that doesn’t mean their vision is short-sighted. After a short break and a line up change, the Fools are back with their sights set higher and wider than ever. (read more...)
January 19th, 2007
Though a full-fleged superstar since his romantic indie song “Rak Thur” launched him into the heavens, Ford-Sobchai Kraiyurasain was far from an overnight sensation. He entered the Siam-Kollakarn singing competition five straight years before bringing home any awards, for example. (read more...)
January 19th, 2007
Think you’re so smart, piggie? Prove it by taking this month’s news quiz.
Why are clear plastic garbage cans being placed around Bangkok?
a. They symbolize the transparency of the current government.
b. They symbolize the crystal clear waters of the Chao Phraya.
c. They symbolize the roof of Suvarnabhumi, but without leaks. (read more...)
November 23rd, 2007
Dear Mr.KIA: Ever since my boyfriend got into the Band of Brothers TV series, military aircraft, tanks and submarines have become his new best friends. He simply can’t stop talking about them and looking them up online. I don’t mind really, but it’s beginning to get a bit annoying since it is all he ever talks about. (read more...)
October 25th, 2007
Foodies know Jim Thompson specializes not only in silk, but also in food. Located at the end of the non-descript soi in the same leafy compound as the Jim Thompson Thai House, Jim Thompson Bar & Restaurant is a well-kept secret among local diners. Enter the two-story house through the automatic glass door and you are not in Thailand anymore. (read more...)
October 25th, 2007
Japanese aesthetics and the bold tastes of Mongolia come together at Shan to create Bangkok’s best Chinese hotpot. It’s a funny place, though, featuring a mix-mash of often incongruous elements. It looks like a piano bar, and indeed there’s a piano on one end of the dining room. There is modern blue lighting but also a couple of chandeliers. (read more...)
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