How did the band’s current line-up come together?
Seph: After my former bassist and drummer left the band, I got to know Toon from the Siam Bass website. I’d known of Art’s great drumming ability for a long time as I saw him playing at a blues bar in Chiang Mai. So, after Art...
I never had a goal in life as a child. I just went to school in order to graduate to please my parents and fulfill my duties as their son.
I hate math. It just makes no sense to me. That’s basically why I chose to study communication arts—so I didn’t have to bother with math.
I...
Ratchanok Inthanon, 17
Sport: Badminton
Successes: THREE TIMES World Youth Champion
How did you start playing badminton?
I started when I was about 6. My parents worked at the Banthongyod dessert factory. Afraid that I and the other kids would bother the workers and hurt ourselves on the machines...
1.) Long Leng/Bae Siang Kung
Rama 4 Rd., Between Chula Soi 7 and 9, across from Sapanlueng Church, Bangkok, 02-611-6338. Open daily 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm.
This place had been around for 70-80 years under the name of Be Siang Kung, but the second-generation owner has made it catchier, changing it to...
BK: Why did you become a motorcycle taxi driver?
After finishing sixth grade, I worked in my family’s rice field in Srisaket province for five years. But I realized there was little future in that, so I headed to Bangkok. I attended non-formal education and worked in a factory. But everything...
Newly-opened Gallery Ka Fae Drip (1/F, BACC, Pathumwan Rd., 081-989-5244) serves up drip-brewed coffee and homemade desserts to match its fashionably homey premises. With an impressive list of java varieties and an almost anachronistic attention to detail, it’s already garnered a fervent...
Café Claire (Oriental Residence Bangkok, Wireless Rd., 02-125-9000) now offers a Diplomat Set Lunch for B650, throughout August. The price covers appetizers, a main course (such as miso-glazed snow fish or braised wagyu beef cheek), dessert and a choice of TWG tea or ILLY coffee.
Not as far-fetched as it sounds, Shala One Ostrich & Wine Bar (Sanambinnam Market Park, Nonthaburi, 02-526-9292. www.shalaonewine.co.th) combines one family’s two businesses. It’s decorated to resemble a wine cellar and featu
