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#232: SURVIVING SONGKRAN - YOUR 72-HOUR PLANNER FOR THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
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...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
 Jetrin Wattanasin The king of danceable Thai pop, jet ski champion and father is back with his seventh album, Seventh Heaven. (read more...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
.jpg) All those days off, and you still haven’t made plans. By Sonia Boonchanasukit,
illustration by Kattiya Chan-urai (read more...)
April 10th, 2008
Heatstroke, gouged eyes and 361 road deaths. Here’s how to survive the fun. (read more...)
April 11th, 2008
Multi-purpose furniture to help you survive your micro home. By Sabina Ahuja and Alisara Chirapongse (read more...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
 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...)
April 10th, 2008
If turning into a prune isn’t your idea of a fun afternoon, here are some alternatives. (read more...)
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...)
April 10th, 2008
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...)
April 10th, 2008
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...)
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