SEPTEMBER

- Thailand’s First TRULY Viral Ad
1,258,716 views for a teacher destroying a student’s cell phone—too bad it was all an evil plot to sell spicy burgers.
-  THE BAHT
Stronger and stronger.
- CAT blocks 3G
On Sep 12, the Government-owned company wins the hatred of every single geek in the kingdom by blocking 3G—just as the rest of the world is gearing up for 4G.
-  IPHONE 4
You know something’s gone too far when even 10-year-olds on the BTS have a 26,000 baht phone.
- NAHM WARS
Everyone is cheering the opening of David Thompson’s Nahm, until the New York Times runs a story titled “Thais Bristle at Australian’s Take on Thai Cuisine” on Sep 23. Let the chauvinistic, misinformed mud-slinging commence.
-  TRENDING: POLITICAL ART
Tonson Gallery becomes an oasis of political expression in an increasingly repressed society. First, Pichet Klunchun impersonates reds and yellows in a gripping choreography. Then, Rirkrit Tiravanija illustrates the gallery’s walls with scenes from the protests. At Akko Art Gallery, Vasan Sitthiket lambasts Thaksin and the Army, while Pichet stages another very political performance at Patravadi.
- KRISPY KREME
‘Nuff said.

OCTOBER

- Rebellious FLIP-FLOPS
On Oct 3, a woman is arrested in Ayutthaya for selling flip-flops with Abhisit’s face on them and the message, “People died at Ratchaprasong.”
- Pinky vs Thunya
Hot chicks having slapfests over a guy in TV soaps are fine. But when it’s in real life, we’re totally psyched.
- TRENDING:ANANDA’S REMAKES
Released Oct 7, In See Daeng, by director Wisit Sasantieng (Fah Talai Jone) resurrects the 1960s superhero starring Ananda Everingham as the masked defender of good. Shortly after, Ananda stars in Eternity, another remake, this time of a 1955 movie based on a 1943 novel.
- TRENDING:HEALTHCARE WOES
2010 sees Thailand’s healthcare system fall apart. It starts with corrupt health ministry officials misappropriating Thai Khem Kaeng funds, followed by doctors refusing us the right to sue them for malpractice and, finally, the realization that healthcare costs for civil servants (which doubled from 2005 to 2009) are spiralling out of control.
- VAMPIRE WEEKEND
On Oct 22, the preppie band can’t live with the hype as fans complain their gig is just way too short.
- DANISH-THAI
Sra Bua, the sister restaurant of one-Michelin star restaurant Kiin Kiin opens. The big deal (apart from the star)? Kiin Kiin and Sra Bua serve Thai food although the original chef is Danish.
-  FLOODS!
Bad, bad weather. Boo!
- TRENDING: COMMUNITY MALLS
On Halloween, Mansion 7 opens, the last of a long string of community malls to open in Bangkok in 2010: K. Village, Grass Thonglor, Park Lane and Paradise Park.

NOVEMBER

- Aung San Suu Kyi is Free!
Following the Burmsese elections and her release from house arrest, she addresses the crowds on Nov 14.
- 2,000+ FETUSES FOUND IN TEMPLE
Nov 18, in Thonburi, Lanjakorn Jantamas, 33, performed illegal abortions, charging B5,000 for women under three months pregnant and up to B30,000 for those past five months. She also accepted fetuses from clinics, charging them B500 per fetus. She would then deliver the remains to a temple’s undertaker, who she paid B100 per fetus.

DECEMBER

- 8
Number of months between the US release of the iPad and its official release in Thailand, on Dec 3.
- WIKI-LEaks
Where we finally find out that Thailand’s politicians are considered corrupt by the rest of the world. Shocking!
- INSECTS BANNED
Insects in the Backyard, an indie film dealing frankly with sex while blurring gender lines, gets banned by the film commission.

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