October 13, 2008 | Bangkok

#232: SURVIVING SONGKRAN - YOUR 72-HOUR PLANNER FOR THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

Amphawa, Bangsaen, Krabi, Ssmui, Pattaya and Hua Hin

April 9th, 2008
Amphawa, Bangsaen, Krabi, Ssmui, Pattaya and Hua Hin

AMPHAWA

Sailing with the Firefly (read more...)

New Year News Quiz

April 10th, 2008

Pencils ready, boys and girls? Here’s another chance to test your recall of real news events. No wagering, please—we don’t want you getting thrown in a cage or something.

Which of the following did the government warn people not to eat:
a. Nam tok muu.
b. The blood of a homosexual. (read more...)

Q&A: DJ Antoine & Colin Queen

April 10th, 2008
Q&A: DJ Antoine & Colin Queen

Representing Basel and Fribourg, Switzerland, DJ Antoine and Colin Queen bring us the sounds of the Swiss Connexxxion. See +nightlife page 24.

Hardest part about your profession: (read more...)

Q&A: Jetrin Wattanasin

April 10th, 2008
Q&A: Jetrin Wattanasin

Jetrin Wattanasin The king of danceable Thai pop, jet ski champion and father is back with his seventh album, Seventh Heaven. (read more...)

Q&A: Koravic Jandon

April 10th, 2008
Q&A: Koravic Jandon

Police cadet Koravic Jandon, or DJ Van, has just taken some time out from cadet school and won the Pioneer DJ Championship 2008. (read more...)

Q&A: Natthaphong Rattanachokesirikul

April 10th, 2008
Q&A: Natthaphong Rattanachokesirikul

After creating animated TV series such as Dracula Tok and Power Kids, director Natthaphong Rattanachokesirikul, along with his 30 other crew members at BeBoyd CG animation studio, recently made their big screen debut with Nak. (read more...)

Q&A: Sumet Srimuang vs. Santi Tan

April 10th, 2008
Q&A: Sumet Srimuang vs. Santi Tan

In the red corner, founder of gCircuit, Sumet brings us Part II of the huge gay Songkran event held last year. Pick your theme, pick your night. See +nightlife page 24. (read more...)

Songkran Solutions

April 10th, 2008
Songkran Solutions
All those days off, and you still haven’t made plans. By Sonia Boonchanasukit,

illustration by Kattiya Chan-urai (read more...)

Songkran Strategies

April 10th, 2008

Heatstroke, gouged eyes and 361 road deaths. Here’s how to survive the fun. (read more...)

Space Savers

April 11th, 2008

Multi-purpose furniture to help you survive your micro home. By Sabina Ahuja and Alisara Chirapongse (read more...)

Strange Scoops

April 10th, 2008
Strange Scoops

Wrap your mouth around something different this summer. By Nuttaporn Srisirirungsimakul, photography by Badre Mammar

Another hot sweaty summer is upon us, which means you’re allowed to enjoy as much ice cream as you like, guilt-free. But chocolate, vanilla and even green tea can get boring after a few dozen scoops. Fortunately, Bangkok’s ice cream makers have been busy creating refreshing alternatives to the old favorites with ingredients like black pepper, fish sauce and flowers. Here’s lickin’ at you. (read more...)

The Five-Star Jungle

April 10th, 2008
The Five-Star Jungle

Kick back in Kota Kinabalu. by John Robertson

Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu offers a walk on the wild side for the 21st-century creature of comfort. With its lavish, opulent resorts and with equally lavish natural attractions, modern city slickers can act out their primitive “Wild Man of Borneo” fantasies by day before beating a hasty retreat to their plushly pampered regular habitats by night. (read more...)

Tradition Revisited

April 18th, 2008

The Moral Precept

Number 1 Gallery The Silom Galleria, 919/1 Unit B-15, Silom Soi 19, 081-684-6577. Open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. www.number1gallery.com. (read more...)

“I Hate Songkran”

April 10th, 2008

If turning into a prune isn’t your idea of a fun afternoon, here are some alternatives. (read more...)

Book Binding

April 10th, 2008

Dear Mr. KIA: I recently fi nished my first novel, and I am as proud as a peacock. Unfortunately, the publishers I have approached have not been nearly as excited as I am. I’ve tried Amarin, even less commercial ones like Book Time and a few no one has ever heard of. I guess the only solution is D-I-Y! (read more...)

Coca Suki

Once an old-school, 20-seater restaurant in Soi Decho, the 50-year-old Surawongse branch of Coca has successfully been relocated to larger and brighter digs in the neighboring soi. And don’t expect any nostalgia. (read more...)

Gedhawa

There are still a few aging Thai restaurants stashed away in the quieter side-streets of odd-numbered Sukhumvit that still make food like our grandparents enjoyed. (read more...)