November 22, 2008 | Bangkok
Issue #263: Live Music

#229: Wondrous Years

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March 18th, 2008
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The best market for lunch-hour shopping around Silom. By Alisara Chirapongse, photography by Duangtawan Nilayon (read more...)

A Tribute to 7

March 21st, 2008
A Tribute to 7

To celebrate BK’s 7th anniversary, BK compiles seven top seven lists. By Nuttaporn Srisirirungsimakul, illustration by Manasya Sachorfah.

BK‘s Seven Steps

This magazine, 2001-present

1. March 2001
 BK Magazine is born. Then, a free bi-weekly magazine. (read more...)

Donating Your Junk

March 18th, 2008
Donating Your Junk

Dear Mr. KIA, I am sure that among your readership, there are many people who are willing to donate items to charity but not sure where to go. (read more...)

Fingerprints Are the New ID Cards

March 18th, 2008

Give’em the Finger (read more...)

Indian Sweets

March 18th, 2008
Indian Sweets

Care for a South Asian dose of sugar? By Sonia Boonchanasukit (read more...)

More to Mongkok

March 18th, 2008
More to Mongkok

Beyond Nathan Road, the hidden reaches of Hong Kong’s best shopping district. By Johannes Pong and Winnie Chau (read more...)

Pull over? Pull this.

March 18th, 2008

When we were young, we played cops and robbers. Of course, everyone wanted to be a good guy (or gal). The only volunteer for the role of criminal was always some weird kid who constantly had his hands down his pants or liked to torture cats—maybe at the same time, as far as you knew. But these no-names would show up one day and disappear soon after. (read more...)

Q&A: David Teh

March 18th, 2008
Q&A: David Teh

The Bangkok-based writer/lecturer/curator from Sydney has been behind many contemporary art programs. He is now curating the 5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF5), which is set to take place on Mar 25-30. (read more...)

Q&A: Frankye Kelley

March 18th, 2008
Q&A: Frankye Kelley

An international performer with three CDs under her belt, Frankye Kelley is the Bamboo Bar’s latest addition. Her current project is a fourth music album: a tribute to the famous jazz singer and pianist, Shirley Horn. (read more...)

Q&A: Jorge Bernal Marquez

March 18th, 2008
Q&A: Jorge Bernal Marquez

Having worked on events with artists like The Rolling Stones, U2 and Santana, this production manager and DJ from Mexico City is now based in Bangkok spinning everything from salsa to Latin pop at La Rueda.

Stupidest trend: War (read more...)

Q&A: Thawunrat Boonchiangrak

March 22nd, 2008
Q&A: Thawunrat Boonchiangrak

Street talk Thawunrat (Aui) Boonchiangrak is in her 40s but stays healthy thanks to her daily aerobic session at Lumpini Park. How to find her in the mass of sweating bodies? Thursdays and Fridays, look onstage. (read more...)

Q&A: Zoe Popham

March 18th, 2008
Q&A: Zoe Popham

Business manager of InFocus Asia, Zoe tells us what to expect from their upcoming networking event.

A sentence to explain the Creative Ministry:

Creative Bangkokians network and party! (read more...)

Q&A; Nipaporn Pangoun

March 18th, 2008
Q&A; Nipaporn Pangoun

The cute-faced 20-year-old luuk thung superstar Kratae began as a muay Thai boxer. Now, she’s thinking of representing Thailand in the Olympics, in taekwando. (read more...)

Tech Review: Asus Eee PC 4GB

March 18th, 2008
Tech Review: Asus Eee PC 4GB

No, you can’t slip it into an envelope like Apple’s MacBook Air. But if you don’t have B70,000 lying around, the Asus Eee PC can still get the job done in an incredibly compact format and to the tune of a mere B12,900. (read more...)

The Garden Rooms

Dining at The Garden Rooms, in many ways, is like embarking on a treasure hunt. Customers not only have to head out of town and cross the river to Taling Chan, they also have to drive further up the road that leads to Suphanburi until they spot a Toyota showroom on the opposite side of the road, take a U-Turn and, bam, they’ve found their restaurant. (read more...)

Three on Convent

Despite its self-proclaimed “Northern California wine-country cooking,” Three on Convent’s goal is not to impress diners with artichokes from Castroville or oysters from Tomales Bay. Instead, they channel the spirit of Northern California, where there’s a barbecue in every backyard and a farmer’s market on every corner. (read more...)

New & Noted

  • New and Noted: Nov14, 2008

Choose Couscous

Escape Routes

  • Escape Routes: Nov14, 2008

Winter beach pormotions

After Hours

  • After Hours: Nov14, 2008

Rated X

First Person

  • Q&A: Kalamare

Going solo

Scenestealer

  • Q&A: Sandy Shum

Body of the dead