Choosing to play only leading roles is unintelligent in my opinion, as you limit your career potential.
In Thailand, I think people still look at acting as a lifestyle rather than a career. I don’t agree with that.
Of all the parts I’ve ever played, I love Tan in Me…Myself the...
Crime fiction and stand-up seem a little incongruous. What motivated the move from the one to the other?
MB: It wasn’t deliberate. I’ve always loved crime fiction and when I started writing it I got very lucky. I enjoy doing the two things: dark imaginings by day and jokes by night....
Akbar
In business for 25 years, Akbar serves mostly Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani dishes, but there are a few Arabic ones available, too.
The food: If Middle Eastern food isn’t really your thing, this place can help out with its wide variety of food from the Subcontinent. The special...
Come on, admit it: sometimes you wish you were famous. In the old days, you had to be “discovered.” But now, thanks to the internet, you can become a star without even having to leave your comfy crib. Or maybe it’s not fame you’re after but friendship, companionship,...
Why do you play here?
I used to play with my high school friends at a court in front of Siam Discovery, but lately they haven’t set up the hoop. Also my friends have now scattered around to different universities, so it’s hard to get together for a game. I still want to practice my...
Quick Cure
Too busy for a proper long spa escape? Visit Relax One Hour (173/1-2 Surawong Rd., 02-634-9500), where you can quickly unwind before heading back to your PC monitor, without the need for a change of clothes or a shower. Designed for the time-short urbanite, the shortest treatment (...
One of the first proper commercial spaces in Bangkok, Sampheng was built when King Rama I gave permission to the Chinese to move from the Ta Tien area to Klong Wat Sam Pleum and Klong Wat Sampheng. Sampheng then became the biggest inland market in Phranakorn, and even now a huge variety of products...
Why did you combine two relatively obscure art forms in one?
I found Marivaux and likay made a per-fect combination. Likay is low class theater. The Isle of Slaves, meanwhile, is social satire: it’s about class and manners.
Was it difficult for the troupe to adapt to the demands of Marivaux...
It’s all about timing. Tom [Pen-ek] told me about the film, and I just happened to be free during this time.
I took this role because he wrote the script himself and I trust him after working with him in 6ixtynin9. And it made me feel really good when he said that he had me in mind when he...
Achieving peace of mind is no easy task. Much more of a journey than a destination, it involves your entire lifestyle: from the food you eat and the way you think to the friends you choose and manner in which you interact with the world. And no matter how you hope to achieve it, a key element for...
