Archive for the 'Fashion & Style' Category
CNNGo
Life in Asia is about to be enriched by CNNGo.com, a new local lifestyle and travel site from CNN. “A work still in progress,” as CNNGo’s Bangkok city editor Karla Cripps tells aB.com, is launching the Asia regional site covering the six city sites Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo on September 28th,
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$1,192 ++ The Celeb Night
“Remote Thai Getaway: Remote but accessible aptly describes the Thai island of Kood, on which Soneva Kiri is set amidst the lush tropical rainforest, off the south-east coast of the Gulf of Siam. International guests are personally met on arrival at Bangkok’s Suvarnabuhmi airport and transferred to the resort’s own airplane for the one-hour flight
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Miss Hopeful Universe
It’s this time of the year again, on August 23rd, of the Miss Universe contest, this time on the Bahamas. Hopeful Thailand, known around the world for the most pleasant aesthetic singularity of her female offspring, is represented by Chutima Durongdej. Chuti-who? Miss Thai Universe?! Gimme a break! She’s 23 years old, measures 35-26-35, has
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Thailand’s New Face
He’s Nichkhun Horvejkul, born June 24th, 1988, of 182cm height and 64kg weight. And he’s Thailand’s first new celebrity ambassador. Who?! After the unforgettable, ever-lasting, worn-out Amazing Thailand campaign the tourism supremos are betting on something fresher. Here comes a young guy and sings Come to Thailand; Let’s take a break! Nah? Caught the fever?
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Ask The Locals
Once in a while absolutely mirrors a Bangkok story that’s worthwhile. Here’s another one picked from off-beat travel site Peter Greenberg; a site that describes Bangkok as “OK, it’s a cliché, but Bangkok is a marvelously eclectic city that is worth at least one visit in your lifetime.” “The city is steeped in ancient tradition
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So You Want To Run A Thai Film Festival?
You heard it. We were looking forward to the Phuket Film Festival under the directorate of Scott Rosenberg who was kind and willing enough to write this exclusive report for us. Scott cancelled the fest 15 minutes too early … And you think the title says it all? Sit back, relax and enjoy the back
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Expat Women’s Voice
Most expat publications and websites covering Bangkok and Thailand are focused on men – even though that’s not an explicitly stated policy. There’s a ton of purely male-oriented sites out here. As a woman, looking for like-minded information, you quickly find yourself in the desert. Local women’s magazines are with practically no exception published in
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Bangkok Sirens: Sonia Couling
What’s up everyone! Sorry for the huge delay (busy doing other projects, switching jobs, finding one in the recession, the usual), but I’m back! Anyway, enough about me, let’s cut to the chase and talk about our featured Thai hottie. As you have read from Yardthip Rajpal last time, I’m into the luk kruengs. And
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The Ad, Mirror Of Society
Recently, while trying to concentrate, I somehow caught a glimpse of an ad that was both ingeniously Thai and refreshingly tantalizing. Most probably Khun Ladda Tangsuphachai, our overzealous director of cultural monitoring at the Ministry of Culture, just wasn’t yet aware of the ad. But how much more nipple can you show without actually showing
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White Skin, Whiter Skin … Ghost
Who doesn’t marvel at the Thai culture of outdoor laborers covering the last square millimeter of skin to avoid a single ray of sunlight. It may be freaking hot, still, even the eyelid has to be covered. While the ad industry pressures women to whiten up. You may like chocolate brown skin – but you’re
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