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#183: Om - A beginner's guide to yoga and other healthy disciplines
April 27th, 2007
Cells may be little known in Bangkok, but they’re huge in their home country, Laos. The “Lao Limp Bizkit” are in the City of Angels for the Sanamluang Connects by Nokia Connecting People project. This album, which features tracks by Thaitanium, Dezember, Bear Garden and others, is available through your mobile phone or at www.ikeyclub.com. (read more...)
May 4th, 2007
Most celebrities are both loved and hated. Not so “Mew” Lalita, who by and large is simply loved. Following TV stardom, Mew showed she could be more than just a soap queen by playing a murderess in Pen-ek Rattanarueng’s film noir, 6ixtynin9. Nearly eight years later, the mother of two returns to the silver screen in Pen-ek’s upcoming movie Ploy. (read more...)
May 4th, 2007
While most people his age go to Siam Square to shop, watch movies or get their hair done, 19-year-old Santasak Amornmaneekul (Saint) is there to play basketball. When he has time off his studies, the young streetballer turns the footpath under BTS Siam into his playground, flaunting his smooth moves to impress the crowds. (read more...)
May 4th, 2007
Victor Silakong, director of the Bangkok Film Festival, talks about his latest project: a synthesis of an 18th century French play by Marivaux, Isle of Slaves, and Thai likay (see +onstage page 25). (read more...)
April 27th, 2007
Yuthlert Sippapak is a controversial figure thanks to his outspoken nature and out-of-the-box thinking apparent in such daring, unconventional films as Killer Tattoo (Muepuen Lok Prachan), Buppah Ratree, and, most recently, Ghost Station. Some critics complain that his movies are too commercial; others say that he’s just plain crazy. (read more...)
November 19th, 2007
Years ago, when the government announced its intention to make Amphawa a tourist attraction with firefly-watching tours, locals, including our boatman guide Teelek, thought the idea was ridiculous. “Who would come to see something so ordinary?” people asked. But time is proving the TAT right. (read more...)
October 29th, 2007
Achieving peace of mind is no easy task. Much more of a journey than a destination, it involves your entire lifestyle: from the food you eat and the way you think to the friends you choose and manner in which you interact with the world. And no matter how you hope to achieve it, a key element for anyone who desires peace of mind is some form of physical exercise. (read more...)
May 4th, 2007
Special lecturer at Thammasat University Pongthep Thepkanjana, deputy leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party, was recently criticized for including the following question on a final exam: “If you were a judge and you were invited by coup makers to work for them for a salary more than you receive now, will you accept the work or not and why?” (read more...)
October 25th, 2007
In stark contrast to the blond wood and bright lights of most Japanese restaurants, Michi is a cool, dark cave. (read more...)
October 25th, 2007
As its name suggests, MIXT is a mixed bag. It’s in an airy space decked out in chic contemporary style and features a compact one-dish menu to suit speedy urban lifestyles. Unfortunately, its sexy red-and-black dining area is often left empty despite its prime location in popular CentralWorld. (read more...)
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