Reality TV

Posted 09.06.2007 in Ying Thai

Who is still watching Academy Fantasia 4? I asked because according to my sources among the upmarket media ladies munching set and the members’ bar boozing set: “Nobody is watching AF4. Nobody.” It hasn’t set Bangkok on fire, nor has it excites me and why? Because there is really no outstanding singer in the series [...]

The Thainaissance Period

Posted 08.24.2007 in Ying Thai

A Lack in quality museums and art galleries is nothing new to Thailand. The ones you can find in Bangkok are usually small and lacking in various aspects, and outside the capital they are virtually non-existent. I yearn to make people see Thailand as the espresso of creativity and culture, not instant Oishi green tea [...]

Tech Savvy Mums

Posted 08.17.2007 in Ying Thai

A growing number of modern women say parenting is a full time job that impinges on their career. More than half of the working mothers I know say working part time would best fit their life, preferring it to working full time or staying at home. Employers, though, are not always happy to offer appealing [...]

Work It Girlfriend

Posted 08.10.2007 in Ying Thai

Ever wonder what it is like to work for Google, recently voted the world’s best company to work for? Life in the Googleplex is already a modern legend, with free gourmet food, gyms, massage rooms, hairdressers, car wash, child care and dry cleaning – That is more than most of us even get at home! [...]

Publishing a Book

Posted 08.03.2007 in Ying Thai

J. K. Rowling became the first billionaire author, even before the release of her final Harry Potter book. Back when the writing Goddess was fiddling on her first draft, she was without a job and had to operate on her soon-to-written-millionaire-masterpiece from a small shabby café. Little did she know how her life would unfold.